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Hawaii and Oklahoma are the most recent states to introduce laws that would give consumers an alternative to manufacturer service departments when something breaks, says a report by advocacy group Repair.org. In general, the proposed Right To Repair laws to be debated in 17 states would require device makers like Apple and Samsung to make …

Apple now faces 45 lawsuits surrounding “Batterygate,” a day after CEO Tim Cook vowed to let iPhone users disable battery throttling.

President Trump is gushing about Apple—and CEO Tim Cook—following news that the company will contribute $350 billion to the U.S. economy in the next five years. During a speech Thursday in Pennsylvania, Trump said Cook was a “great guy” and claimed he called to thank him for Apple’s investment. “In the news, I heard $350 billion,” …

Snap just laid off about two dozen employees, sources have confirmed with Fast Company. The layoffs hit many on the company’s content team, although eight teams were impacted in total. The company is now consolidating this team to California, which had members in New York as well. The layoffs were first reported by the Information (paywall). People with …

Exhibiting products in the real world is filled with hassles and high expenses.

Back in October, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg met with the Congressional Black Caucus and promised Facebook would appoint a black member to its unfailingly white board in the “very near future.” That day is finally here: After 14 years, Mark Zuckerberg revealed earlier that Kenneth Chenault, the soon-to-be-former American Express CEO, is joining Facebook’s board. …

The Senate joined the House in passing a six-year renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, over the objections of civil libertarians who say the law makes it too easy to spy on Americans without a warrant, Politico reports. The law is mostly designed to allow warrantless surveillance of people overseas with …

A deal giving Softbank 15% of Uber has officially closed. Softbank has made its initial investment in Uber, providing the company with $1.25 billion in new cash. The purchase of stock shares from existing investors will happen throughout the day. “We’re proud to have SoftBank, Dragoneer, and the entire consortium in the Uber family. This …

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities program is letting small cities share and collaborate on evidenced-based solutions to urban problems.

Travis Kalanick may no longer be Uber’s CEO, but his time at the top continues to provide irresistible fodder for journalists. Bloomberg’s Eric Newcomer and Brad Stone have a report on his downfall, which fleshes out the story we already knew in fascinating detail. Kalanick was unrealistic, isolated, and erratic—qualities that you can theoretically get …

African-American- and Hispanic-owned small businesses get the most benefit out of Facebook, a new study concludes, even as the company’s recent changes to News Feed seem likely to make it harder for such operations to drum up customers. According to a study published today by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Morning Consult, and Facebook, more …

Despite the fact that Spain had a horrifying terrorist attack and massive demonstrations surrounding Catalonia’s bid for independence, more tourists wanted to visit Spain than travel to the United States in 2017. While France has maintained its hold on the top spot, with 82.6 million croissant-craving visitors pouring into the country, last year was the …

Last March, Zapier, the work automation platform, announced it would be offering $10,000 to cover moving expenses for any employees who wanted to ditch the Bay Area for someplace where the cost of living is less insane. By midsummer, Business Insider reported that job applications had spiked some 30% but there weren’t any takers yet for the …

In its new-headquarters search, Amazon seems hellbent on accelerating the rapid urbanization of work. We should be trying to reverse it.

Amazon Studios went on a somewhat unexpected cancellation spree this week, and among the casualties was One Mississippi, the acclaimed comedy series by Tig Notaro and Diablo Cody. The move has fans and a number of top-teir TV critics voicing their disappointment and sparking the hashtag #SaveOneMississippi on Twitter. Not lost on the show’s fans is Amazon’s singularly …

Appolition links to your credit card and rounds up your purchases, donating then spare change to a fund to pay bail for people who can’t afford it.

Looking for a new job takes time and energy, so be sure you know what you want before you even start the process.

The campaign from The Ad Council and Droga5 features popular YouTubers Liza Koshy, Hannah Hart, Markiplier, and Tyler Posey sharing their own personal stories about mental health.

When I was a sophomore in high school, I started writing nature poetry and started a group called The New Luddites, in honor of the British textile workers and weavers who rebelled against the new machinery they feared would replace them. I made T-shirts with our logo, wrote manifestos, and fulminated about the dangers of …

Like Flappy Bird and Angry Birds before it, Google’s Arts & Culture app and its “Is your face in a museum?” feature has gone viral. Everyone from Kristen Bell to Silicon Valley star Kumail Nanjiani are snapping selfies with the app, which then matches them up with faces from museum artworks around the world. On Wednesday, …

A new University of Wisconsin study finds the middle class portrayed in advertising is twice the size of the real middle class in the U.S.

U.S. investigators are looking into whether a Russian banker with direct ties to the Kremlin used the National Rifle Association to funnel money to help Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election, reports McClatchy. According to the report, which cites many anonymous sources, the FBI is zeroing in on a man named Alexander Torshin, who …

You might get stage fright when you have to present, but chances are you’re already a natural storyteller.

After an HR meltdown last spring at her period-proof underwear company Thinx, Miki Agrawal stepped down as CEO to found Tushy, which makes devices that convert ordinary toilets into bidets. This morning Fast Company’s editors were invited to a get-together at Agrawal’s Williamsburg home “to celebrate and honor that special body part that we tend to …

(And what to leave off.)

Maybe getting another college degree or adding an internship isn’t the best way to land a job.  Perhaps you just need to update your resume with a few stats and key words.

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