Samsung’s Gear VR and Google Cardboard were just the beginning of the revolution: Three major VR platforms hit the market in 2016.
There’s one thing that inevitably happens whenever someone gets their first taste of virtual reality.
This Year, Make A Better Resolution Than Hitting The Gym
Throughout 2015, we talked to folks whose passions will make you raise the bar on what you set out to do this year.
It’s the time of resolutions, including that one that is so often made and broken: to go to the gym. If you’re like a lot of people, you probably avoid the gym for two reasons: You find it boring, and you’re too focused on your career. So why not try an athletic activity that solves both problems at once?
Update: Microsoft Denies Report It Didn’t Notify Victims of Chinese State Hotmail Hack
The company will now join Google, Facebook in alerting victims of suspected state-sponsored hacks.
Microsoft is disputing a report that it failed to notify more than 1,000 users that they were victims of a hacking attack that Reuters says the company’s own investigators determined was sponsored by the Chinese government.
How To Change Your 5 Common Career Resolutions So You’ll Actually Be More Successful
Update some common career resolutions to be more effective, happy, and productive in 2016.
For many, a new year on the calendar means that it’s time for personal and professional goal-setting and resolutions. But, before you start mapping out your game plan for landing that new job or promotion, it might be time to think about whether the same old ways of getting ahead are actually holding you back, says Vicki Salemi, career expert at employment website Monster.
Instacart Raises Fees And Lays Off Recruiters As Its Frenzied Growth Slows
After tripling in size this year, Instacart is putting the brakes on recruiting in 2016.
Instacart is putting the brakes on hiring. After tripling in size in 2015, the on-demand grocery delivery company has laid off 12 full-time recruiters as it rethinks its priorities for next year, Re/code reports.
Are You Overscheduling?
It’s time to take control of your calendar.
Feeling overwhelmed? It’s time to take control of your calendar. Find out what you should consider before you say “yes” to an opportunity, when you should squeeze something into your schedule, and what kind of calendar you should be using. Do you use any of these tips? Tell us at #WorkSmart.
A U.N. Agency’s Radical Experiment In Addressing The Refugee Crisis
The Hive, an initiative of the U.N. Refugee Agency, has bold ambitions: Solve the refugee crisis, and use data to transform nonprofits.
When I meet Brian Reich at a restaurant in Manhattan, I ask him what’s new. “Just trying to solve the refugee crisis,” he says casually.
1995: The Year Everything Changed
Why everything from Amazon and eBay to Windows 95 and the PalmPilot came along in one memorable, wildly innovative 12-month period.
On November 6, 1995, the first issue of Fast Company debuted. Its founders, Alan Webber and Bill Taylor, were former Harvard Business Review editors who had been working on the idea for a while: in fact, they’d produced a prototype version in 1993. With funding from media tycoon Mortimer Zuckerman, they began regular publication with a cover that famously declared that business is personal, computing is social, and knowledge is power. The mantra was so prescient that it still captures our perspective two decades later.
How One Very Traditional Painter Created Her First iPad Pro Art
Tiffany Bozic was perfectly happy applying acrylic paint to maple panels. Then Apple called.
For years, San Francisco-based artist Tiffany Bozic wasn’t the least bit tempted to try her hand at creating imagery on an iPad.
Fast Company Editors Admit Their Biggest Regrets From 2015
We’ve compiled our biggest regrets this past year into a 3-minute video. Please don’t judge.
New Year’s Day is approaching: a time to reflect on the past year and to make resolutions that will make you a better person. Our very own Noah Robischon and Anjali Mullany are doing just that, looking back at what Fast Company and its staff regret writing about this past year. Perhaps we shouldn’t have added to the over-saturated field of Donald Trump coverage. Why did we write about The Dress? Tell us how we can do better in 2016—and share your own regrets—using the hashtag #29thfloor on Twitter.
