Christopher Zara
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This company launched a renewable-powered nanogrid designed for disasters
Sesame Solar, one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2023, launched a renewable-powered nanogrid that can generate electricity for weeks and purify water. → Read More
How to help Turkey and Syria earthquake victims: 11 things you can do right now
Relief groups are on the ground to assist victims, families, and children. We’ve rounded up some resources here. → Read More
Moving to Florida from NYC or California? You’re helping usher in a historic population shift
Last year, the South outgrew other U.S. regions by well over 1 million. → Read More
Goodbye, jumbo jet! Final sendoff for Boeing’s long-flying 747
A big crowd of current and former Boeing workers is expected for the final send-off. The last one is being delivered to cargo carrier Atlas Air. → Read More
Will Americans buy more EVs and other green tech? Biden’s climate plan depends on it
A PR challenge could determine whether the country meets an ambitious goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. → Read More
Greenland is the hottest it’s been in 1,000 years, says an alarming new study of ice cores
Until now, Greenland ice cores hadn’t shown a clear signal of global warming, but data also hadn’t been updated since 1995. → Read More
Is the Gates Foundation too powerful?
As the foundation gears up for a new year of giving, some critics question its outsize role in education, health, and agriculture. → Read More
How Danica Roem brings her most authentic self to heavy metal, politics, and the press
Roem unseated a conservative delegate in Virginia. Then the hard work began. Here’s how she builds consensus to get things done. → Read More
Quiet quitting seems to have pissed almost everyone off at once as it spread like wildfire
New data from Sprout Social reveals that online chatter about the workplace trend was overwhelmingly negative. That didn’t make it less of a phenomenon. → Read More
Starbucks is getting a new CEO: Reckitt’s Laxman Narasimhan will take over for Howard Schultz
The new boss of the world’s most recognizable coffee brand will have his hands full when he takes over next year. → Read More
Snap stock price falls to fresh lows on report that layoffs are coming for Snapchat’s parent
In addition to reported layoffs, the company is losing two of its top ad executives, who are leaving for Netflix. → Read More
Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted is stepping down in a surprise departure
‘The past years have been marked by several external factors that disrupted our business significantly,’ said Rorsted, who has been in the role since 2016. → Read More
Why are some people left-handed? MRI brain scans are finally revealing an answer
Just in time for International Left-Handers Day 2022, we look at recent research about how brain symmetry differs between righties and lefties. → Read More
She’s alerting lawmakers to the organized crime happening on social media, and they’re listening
Meet Gretchen Peters, one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business for 2022. → Read More
This brave puppet designer figured out how to bring Miyazaki’s ‘Spirited Away’ characters to life on stage
For pulling off an otherworldly puppetry challenge, Toby Olié is one of ‘Fast Company’s’ Most Creative People in Business for 2022. → Read More
Kansas voted decisively to protect abortion rights. These states are voting next
Abortion-rights supporters have a clear reason to celebrate after Tuesday’s vote, but the fight over reproductive care is just heating up. → Read More
Snap stock price tanks in a warning sign for social media investors: Here’s what happening
Social media stocks including Meta and Twitter took a tumble after hours on Thursday after Snap reported disappointing financial results. → Read More
How much does an EV cost? Pete Buttigieg offers an optimistic price comparison
The transportation secretary had received criticism for suggesting that Americans who are hurting from gas prices switch to electric vehicles. → Read More
Fad or frenzy, BeReal is having a real moment right now
The anti-Instagram was born in France, but the United States is emerging as its biggest market, according to data from Sensor Tower. → Read More
Omicron Ba.5 symptoms: What to look out for as the new COVID variant spreads
The Ba.4 and Ba.5 subvariants of omicron are now estimated to make up more than half of all COVID-19 cases in the United States. Here’s what to know. → Read More