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AI²: Why AI in higher education isn’t what you think it is

Alignment and inertia will determine the school’s ultimate success with the technology.

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What to know about the abortion pill under the Trump administration

Over time, the FDA reaffirmed mifepristone’s safety and repeatedly eased restrictions.

Many Americans wonder whether the pill used in most U.S. abortions will be restricted under the new Republican administration in Washington.

There’s no better time to apply for 2025 Brands That Matter

Apply before the end of the day on March 28 to get the Super Early rate.

The deadline to claim the Super Early rate for Fast Company’s Brands That Matter is this Friday. Rates go up March 28 at 11:59 p.m. ET. 

Walmart’s Easter meal kit leaves out eggs amid bird flu outbreak

The Easter meal kit serves eight people for less than $6 per person—an average price that is lower than what it offered last year, Walmart said.

Walmart will be skipping eggs in its Easter meal offer this year, the U.S. retail giant said on Wednesday, in the midst of shortages and sky-high prices spiked by the bird flu outbreak among poultry.

How founders of Black-owned brands are navigating a post-DEI era

In today’s anti-DEI climate, some Black entrepreneurs worry about personal repercussions or feel pressure to cancel contracts with retreating retailers.

The co-founders of a company that makes lip products for darker skin tones no longer hope to get their line into Target. A brother and sister who make jigsaw puzzles celebrating Black subjects wonder if they need to offer “neutral” images like landscapes to keep growing.

Supreme Court upholds Biden’s ghost gun rule requiring serial numbers and background checks

It comes after President Donald Trump ordered a review that could undermine or reverse the ghost gun regulations championed by his predecessor.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for continued serial numbers, background checks and age verification requirements for buying the kits online.

GameStop goes full crypto bro as board votes unanimously for Bitcoin investment

The video game retailer, famed for becoming a meme stock, revealed in an SEC filing that it will hold the digital currency as a treasury reserve asset.

GameStop, the video game retailer famed for becoming a meme stock and causing chaos in the stock market during the COVID-19 pandemic, is back in the spotlight for a new pursuit: investing in Bitcoin.

‘We Thank You, Elon Musk’: Superfan Alessandra Basher’s music video has divided the internet

The video, posted by a self-described stay-at-home mom, thanks Musk for ‘eliminating woke pain’ and includes lyrics about space lasers, self-driving cars, and making babies.

An Elon Musk superfan (or a master of satire) has released a music video filmed on the back of a Tesla Cybertruck—and it’s just as wild as you might imagine.

AI won’t replace you—someone using it might

Artificial intelligence will create more jobs than it displaces, but today’s leaders and workforce must prepare.

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From transaction to trust, with supply chain partners

Reframe the relationship and turn your suppliers into collaborators.

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