Unlike most rockets, the Falcon 9 did not fall into the ocean.
SpaceX made a major step forward in its quest to reuse the rockets it sends into orbit.
CES 2016: Live Updates
CES 2016 begins this week in Las Vegas. Fast Company‘s Daniel Terdiman will be bringing you live updates from the event.
If Christmas wasn’t enough to stoke gadget geeks’ fires, the first week of the year brings even more good cheer in the form of the annual CES, the world’s largest consumer electronics show, in Las Vegas.
Report: Facebook Tested User Loyalty By Sabotaging Its Android App
Users just kept on coming back.
If the Facebook app were down, would you keep checking it every few minutes?
New Gmail Plug-In Highlights Words And Phrases That Undermine Your Message
The Chrome extension called “Just Not Sorry” warns you when your messages contain wishy-washy language like “I’m no expert” or “sorry, but.”
Look back at the last few emails you sent. Do you see phrases like “I’m no expert” or “does that make sense?” or words like “actually” or “sorry?” If so you might want to download a new Chrome extension called Just Not Sorry, a free plug-in that taps into Gmail and warns you when you are using words and phrases that undermine your message.
Whatever Happened To That So-Called “Smart Gun”?
Two years after a group of investors announced $1 million in grants for new, safer gun technology, nothing is on the market—yet. Here’s why.
Late in 2013, a group of investors and entrepreneurs sat onstage at Fast Company‘s Innovation Uncensored event and announced a new initiative: The Smart Tech Foundation would put $1 million toward spurring innovation to create safer gun technologies. The goal would be to sidestep the political gridlock surrounding gun safety and look instead to “free market alternatives.” If government couldn’t solve the problem, maybe innovation could.
New York payphones become Wi-Fi hot spots
The first of at least 7,500 planned hot spots are due to go online early next year, promising superfast and free Wi-Fi
Read More Beer, once a campus hobby, now a course
The bar has been raised for brewers starting a business or working for one
Read More 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.
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.
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?
