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The Equinox Group has recovered from COVID, claiming that 2025 will be a record year from a profitability perspective.

Harvey Spevak, executive chairman and managing partner of Equinox, discusses the company’s expansion into the Middle East.

Full podcast episode: https://bit.ly/4itb7yj
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
There will be conversations about AI at Thanksgiving this year—and they'll most likely be bad. Have the discussion anyway.

Not because you’ll form a consensus, but because these long human conversations—at their best—come with love and tension. AI provides neither.

https://bit.ly/43R3eg5
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Americans have long ogled the rich, but the country’s widening wealth gap—and the billionaires fueling it—have been facing growing scrutiny. ⁠

A new Harris Poll shared exclusively with Fast Company highlights how everyday Americans are paying more attention to this inequality: bit.ly/3LDsLTM
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In a new analysis, urban design consultancy Copenhagenize ranked global cities on how far they’ve come to make it easier to bike.⁠ Spoiler alert: Nearly all of the top-ranked cities are in Europe.⁠

Read the full ranking: bit.ly/4rk2Vo9
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Debut fashion campaigns, movies over music, and the eternal voice-note versus paragraph debate.

Hailee Steinfeld, actress, singer, and founder of Angel Margarita, takes on Fast Cards.
November 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Jeff Beer, host of Fast Company's Brand New World podcast notes, as "Stranger Things" approaches its final season, the Netflix juggernaut has in fact become "Sponsored Things."

Listen to Brand New World: https://bit.ly/4p5BAUY
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Wicked" grossed $114 million in box-office sales on its opening weekend, going on to rack up nearly $750 million. Now director Jon M. Chu and producer Marc Platt are poised to do it again with "Wicked: For Good."
 
Chu said now is the moment to fight for big stories.
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Growing up, WNBA star Paige Bueckers says she was “huge” on sports memorabilia. Now, she’s having a full circle moment.

Bueckers just announced an exclusive, multi-year deal with Fanatics, which will make the sports apparel juggernaut the sole provider of her memorabilia and collectibles.
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
H Company and CEO Gautier Cloix are turning AI and APIs into the next office colleague by creating agentic systems to perform real tasks alongside humans.
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Since Congress released more than 23,000 pages of documents from the estate of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the release has garnered commentary from the Trump administration, SNL and, now, merch sellers on Etsy

Most sellers are focusing on one email exchange: bit.ly/4o67uPY
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A Gen Z employee emailed his boss asking for time off to recover from a breakup.

A screenshot of the email has gained over 14 million views since it was posted, sparking the debate: is heartbreak a legitimate reason to take time off work?

We asked our staff members to weigh-in.
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Something is going on with Marjorie Taylor Greene that’s making Americans furrow their brows.
 
The Republican representative from Georgia is suddenly making more sense—even to her detractors. 

Sarah Bregel discusses the motivation behind MTG's rebrand: bit.ly/4iafpKQ
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In 2017, Alex Honnold became the first person to successfully climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, a feat that was documented in the award-winning film "Free Solo."

Now, Honnold has stepped into climate advocacy, uplifting environmentalists in the podcast “Planet Visionaries."
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In a new report, Anthropic detailed a “highly sophisticated espionage campaign” that deployed its AI tools to launch automated cyberattacks around the globe. 
 
The attackers targeted government agencies, Big Tech companies, banks, and chemical companies, and succeeded in “a small number of cases.”
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Before hype had a name, Jeff Staple was already defining it. From silkscreening tees in NYC to sparking a sneaker riot with the legendary Pigeon Dunks, he built a streetwear empire from a single bird. 

Watch the full video: bit.ly/440p4h9
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Netflix House is the next big bet in the experience economy.
 
The streamer has been experimenting with bringing its digital worlds to life since 2020—but Netflix House marks the company’s first permanent physical location.
 
Global design editor Mark Wilson got an exclusive look: bit.ly/4oz7YiQ
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Casio's AI-powered pet is advertised as "a smart companion powered by AI, with emotions like a living creature."

Editorial assistant Grace Snelling spent three weeks with her pet, and became extremely attached to the fluffy creature.

Read more about her experience: bit.ly/43fwAEA
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Earlier this week, "Vogue" announced that it is folding its sister publication "Teen Vogue" into Vogue.com. Now, the internet is mourning the loss of a rare publication that let young people speak for themselves.
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Over 55,000 runners will be hitting the streets for the NYC Marathon on Sunday. Finishers will take home something truly unique.
 
For the first time, this year's medal represents the elevation of the course itself.
 
Ahead of the race, we spoke with one of the designers: tinyurl.com/4rfvsenb
October 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Last week, crews began demolition of the front facade of the White House's East Wing to make way for the construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

Despite the White House’s historic significance, there was little to protect it from the work now underway.
 
Learn more: bit.ly/49rwiOL
October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Nike has something to prove to fans and shareholders alike—namely, that it can still innovate.

But it’s making a strong case that it can, global design editor Mark Wilson writes, following a trip to the brand's headquarters. (1/2)
October 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It wasn’t until after being diagnosed with ADHD that Paris Hilton began to understand how to hone her creativity — and how physical workspaces impacted her ability to focus. 
 
She collaborated with Understood.org on the design of her home, and the new headquarters of her entertainment company.
October 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The job search can be excruciating.

That’s where Fast Company’s “Between Jobs” newsletter comes in. 

Each week, “Between Jobs” will fill your inbox with expert insights to make the job search work for you—and to end it as soon as possible.

Receive the first installment today: bit.ly/4hlksYl
October 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Fast Company's Next Big Things in Tech list is here!

A panel of 17 Fast Company editors and writers selected our 137 honorees, spanning 31 categories, including applied AI, sustainability and energy, robotics and automation, space and telecom, and more.

Full list of honorees: bit.ly/3JcY46V
October 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Journalist Mario Guevara was held for three months in a Geo Group-owned detention center – the nation's largest for-profit jailer of immigrants – before being deported to El Salvador today.
 
Fast Company took a closer look at Geo Group's operations: bit.ly/3WrLd3D
October 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM