Automaker GM will invest $500 million in ride-sharing startup Lyft, which is now valued at $5.5 billion.
Lyft, the ride-hailing startup, announced today that it is partnering with General Motors to create a network of on-demand self-driving cars. The announcement comes as Lyft closes a $1 billion funding round, half of which came from GM. Lyft is now valued at $5.5 billion.
Kick off the year with the finest films, shows, and albums your favorites made for you to consume with your frozen face this January.
Around this time last year, Co.Create put together a statistical, 100% scientific analysis proving that January is the weirdest month of the year for movies. Perhaps you’ll recall that this study coincided with the release of Mortdecai, a film about Johnny Depp’s bracingly eccentric mustache. It is with no small pleasure that we announce Hollywood has indeed done it again, releasing into the wild a flock of flicks that could only come out during the dead of winter—including Michael Bay’s Benghazi biopic, 13 Hours. Worry not, however, because even though January’s movies form a typically mixed bag of nuts, this month’s music and TV offerings will still likely take over your brain like an Oregonian wildlife refuge. Here’s what you’ll be watching and listening to while waiting out winter.
John Cleese is the latest actor to reprise a beloved role for a brand.
Over the last few years we’ve seen it happen again and again—brands diving head first into our endless appetite for TV and movie nostalgia by bringing back classic characters in a completely transparent, yet still pretty fun, move to use the halo of a still-strong popularity to distract fans from the fact they’re actually watching an ad.
Amazon’s Pay Monthly initiative lets shoppers in the U.K. pay for large orders in installments.
When Amazon shoppers in the U.K. go to pay for their orders, they’ll now see a new payment choice on the checkout page: Amazon Pay Monthly. The new option lets customers pay for more expensive items in installments, a move that could position the online retailer to further disrupt brick-and-mortar stores.
The much-anticipated VR product will come with a couple of free games and experiences.
Oculus, the Facebook-owned virtual reality company, today announced that its signature product, the Rift, will start taking pre-orders on Wednesday, January 6, at 8 a.m. (PST).
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 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.
Users just kept on coming back.
If the Facebook app were down, would you keep checking it every few minutes?
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.
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.
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