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Fast CompanyFollowCOVID-19Co.DesignTechWork LifeCreativityImpactPodcastsVideoNewsRecommenderSubscribeNewslettersMagazinePodcastsFastCo WorksMcKinsey CompanyVerizonHomepageCOVID-19Co.DesignTechWork LifeCreativityImpactPodcastsVideoNewsRecommenderSubscribeHelp Centerfastco worksAdidas WomenAlteryxMcKinsey CompanySAP for MidmarketUserTestingVerizonFastCo WorksAn award-winning team of journalists, designers, and videographers who tell brand stories through Fast Company s distinctive lenscollectionsTech ForecastWhat’s next for hardware, software, and servicesMost Innovative CompaniesOur annual guide to the businesses that matter the mostMost Creative PeopleLeaders who are shaping the future of business in creative waysWorld Changing IdeasNew workplaces, new food sources, new medicine--even an entirely new economic systemInnovation By DesignCelebrating the best ideas in businessNewsletterEventsInnovation FestivalThe GrillCourses and LearningAdvertiseCurrent IssueCurrent IssueSUBSCRIBEFollow us:UPDATES: COVID-19ImpactThe big ideas that are changing the worldImpactBanana leaf packaging and pineapple powder: How Dole plans to eliminate food waste by 2025News06.30.20 | 7:53 amThis map shows the racial pay gap is in each state06.30.20 | 7:44 amThe Paycheck Protection Program ends today—and it’s got $130 billion left unused06.29.20 | 7:48 pmLululemon buying Mirror could be the beginning of a new era for activewear and fitness content06.29.20 | 6:32 pmCirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy, lays off 3,480 previously furloughed employees06.29.20 | 4:18 pmFICO has a tool to measure your creditworthiness during a recession, but you can’t see it06.29.20 | 3:58 pmChina-based TikTok and other apps are banned in India following border conflict06.29.20 | 2:32 pmSecond stimulus checks? Some Republicans want ‘back-to-work’ payments06.29.20 | 10:52 amReport: China has approved a COVID-19 vaccine for military use06.29.20 | 10:12 amCOVID-19 drug remdesivir will cost as much $3,120 in the United States06.29.20 | 8:22 amWant to make $50? Support small businesses with your Amex card06.29.20 | 7:14 amCOVID-19 vaccine: Dr. Fauci explains why it might not help Americans06.28.20 | 9:16 amHow to watch the 2020 BET Awards live on CBS or BET without cable06.26.20 | 5:50 pmWill the Navajo Nation buy the oldest U.S. gunmaker? Maybe06.26.20 | 4:00 pmFTC approves Caesars-Eldorado acquisition deal—on one condition06.26.20 | 2:23 pmReopening states isn’t going as planned: The latest from Florida, Texas, California, and elsewhere06.26.20 | 12:35 pmWhen do the $600 in extra unemployment benefits end? Earlier than we thought06.26.20 | 11:28 amMicrosoft joins the list of retail casualties with plan to close almost every store06.26.20 | 7:59 amAmazon reportedly just scooped up Zoox, a self-driving car company06.26.20 | 7:18 amBill Gates says the U.S. is ‘not even close’ to doing enough to fight COVID-1906.25.20 | 4:08 pmFor the first time, the majority of people under 16 in America are nonwhite and HispanicImpactBill Gates says he’s ‘not optimistic’ COVID-19 vaccines will successfully complete trials before end of the yearImpactExclusive: Change.org to dedicate $6 million toward racial justice effortsImpactCitizen journalists are documenting COVID in the world’s conflict zones to stop disinformationImpactInstead of police randomly enforcing traffic laws, cameras and smart design could make safer streetsadvertisementadvertisementVideoadvertisementadvertisementAll Impact StoriesImpactBanana leaf packaging and pineapple powder: How Dole plans to eliminate food waste by 2025The company generates huge amounts of waste from the parts of the fruit it doesn’t use. In the next five years, it’s hoping to find new ways to repurpose it all.ImpactBill Gates says he’s ‘not optimistic’ COVID-19 vaccines will successfully complete trials before end of the year“There’s no case where we get much below the current death rate, which is about 500 deaths a day, but there’s a significant risk we go back up to the even 2,000 a day.”ImpactExclusive: Change.org to dedicate $6 million toward racial justice effortsAfter withering criticism for soliciting donations on its petition for justice for George Floyd, the company is announcing new policies on what it does with its donations.ImpactCitizen journalists are documenting COVID in the world’s conflict zones to stop disinformationIn conflict zones, fake news is rife. A new project uses citizen journalists to report vital coronavirus stories and technology to help identify misleading sources of information.ImpactInstead of police randomly enforcing traffic laws, cameras and smart design could make safer streetsPart of reallocating police budgets could involve taking the bias out of traffic stops and instead doing real work to change our streets.ImpactThe extreme Arctic heat wave is the latest part of a disturbing patternThe loss of reflective snow and sea ice in the Arctic is further warming the region, creating what’s called “Arctic amplification”—which is bad news for the rest of the planet.ImpactHow to decontaminate an N95 mask in just 3 minutesScientists have developed a method of steaming your mask in the microwave that kills all the viruses living on it. You have all the equipment you need at home.ImpactThis reusable ‘Origami Bottle’ folds to fit in your pocketFoldable, reusable packaging could accelerate the switch away from single-use plastics.ImpactMasks, gloves, and other coronavirus waste are starting to fill up our oceansThe key to preventing coronavirus waste threatening the oceans may be to discourage the use of disposable masks and other single-use PPE.ImpactOur fruits and veggies are sucking up microplastics through their rootsPlastic is everywhere—and now it’s in our produce.advertisementadvertisementImpactTo help communities survive a crisis, invest in hyper-local food, art, and cultureBuilding local resilience involves building local organizations that provide services that hold communities together.ImpactThis bridge used to be a highway—now it’s for pedestriansThe highway once cut off a Providence neighborhood from the rest of the city. Now residents can easily walk between them.ImpactThis map shows where Americans are most at risk of evictionAs the extra $600 weekly federal unemployment nears its end, paying the rent may become even harder for millions of Americans still out of work due to the coronavirus. Here’s where the problem is most acute.ImpactPlanned Parenthood asks companies to pledge to guarantee employee birth control coverageTumblr, Postmates, and more commit to keeping coverage even if the Supreme Court throws out a government mandate to provide it.ImpactSiberia is supposed to be cold—instead, it’s burningTowns in the Arctic circle are seeing summer high temperatures 30 degrees hotter than normal, and it’s creating perfect conditions for raging wildfires.ImpactThis circular economy furniture startup designs its couches for rental and reuseFeather wants to stop furniture from going into landfill, by making a line of easy-to-clean and -repair furniture that can go to a second owner when you’re tired of it.ImpactShould we model all policing on the suburbs? Not so fast“The suburbs” have been cited as an example of communities that have eliminated police brutality and lower arrests, but even if you live outside of a city, how present the police are in your life still comes down largely to race and class.ImpactThis interactive map shows police violence during protestsThe tool, from human rights organization Amnesty International, is an effort to illustrate how police violence is widespread and systemic.ImpactAmazon will invest $2 billion in climate techIts new fund, called the Climate Pledge Fund, will invest in companies working on transportation and logistics, energy generation and storage, the circular economy, and agriculture.ImpactCountries where everyone wore masks saw COVID death rates 100 times lower than projectedNow that there is global data about where COVID is spreading, scientists can see the various factors that help mitigate its spread. The simplest and most effective: masks.See More StoriesadvertisementadvertisementadvertisementImpactImpactBanana leaf packaging and pineapple powder: How Dole plans to eliminate food waste by 2025ImpactBill Gates says he’s ‘not optimistic’ COVID-19 vaccines will successfully complete trials before end of the yearImpactExclusive: Change.org to dedicate $6 million toward racial justice effortsCreativityCreativity5 experts reveal how we’ll experience live sports after COVID-19CreativityWhat it really means to be ‘canceled’ in 2020CreativityThe Facebook ad boycott has to be indefinite to actually workCo.DesignCo.DesignCOVID-19 maps may mislead—even when they come from trusted sourcesCo.DesignDesign legend Milton Glaser has died. See 7 of his greatest worksCo.DesignHigh school sports will be tough to restart in the midst of COVID-19. Here’s how to do it safelyWork LifeWork LifeHow 3 sets of parents found childcare workarounds during COVID-19Work Life3 easy ways for women to build up self-confidence at workWork LifeLGBTQ employees regularly face discrimination at work. Here are 5 steps companies can take to be more inclusiveAdvertisePrivacy PolicyTermsNotice of CollectionDo Not Sell My DataPermissionsContactAbout UsSite MapFast Company Inc © 2020 Mansueto Ventures, LLC

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