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Klarna’s deal with DoorDash is a dystopian reminder that groceries are so expensive you need a loan to shop

The deal will allow DoorDash users to pay for their food in installments—a bleak reminder that the U.S. cost of living is only getting more prohibitive.

DoorDash just penned a deal with Klarna that will let you pay for your take-out burrito in installments.

Why these business leaders center culture at the core of their companies

At the Fast Company Grill at SXSW, executives from Minnetonka, Mabï Artisanal Tea and Issei Mochi Gummies shared why they place culture at the core of their companies.

As the Trump administration continues to wage war against diversity, equity and inclusion programs, many business leaders have had to grapple with either standing firm in their previously stated DEI goals or abandon them and face consumer backlash.

Recession-proof your finances with these 5 steps before the economy tanks

Between mass layoffs, escalating trade wars, and high grocery prices, the possibility of a recession feels likely. Here’s how to minimize the impact on your finances.

If you watch any economic news, you’ve probably seen economists biting their nails while raising the alarm about the dreaded “R-word”: recession.

Suffering from loneliness? These businesses may have a cure

At the Fast Company Grill at SXSW, the founders of Pie, Mozi, and Ghia explained how we need to rethink the ways we socialize.

Loneliness isn’t just a lingering by-product of COVID lockdowns—it’s a public health crisis. The impacts of social isolation are said to be as detrimental to human health as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, according to former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. Loneliness can increase the risk of heart disease and strokes by roughly 30%, and dementia by about 50%.

Inside the groundbreaking design of Boom Supersonic’s ultrafast jet

Boom Supersonic built a supersonic plane for a fraction of the cost of NASA’s X-59. Now all that’s left to do is build it again—and again.

“It is surprisingly kind of anticlimactic,” Tristan ‘Geppetto’ Brandenburg says about the time he broke the sound barrier. “You don’t hear a sonic boom from the cockpit because you are leaving the shock waves behind you. You can only feel that she is happy flying at supersonic speed.”

How to tell the difference between anxiety and intuition

Sometimes anxiety and intuition can feel confusingly similar. Here’s how to figure out the difference.

Ever get a feeling that something isn’t right? An internal voice that is trying to tell you something? It could be your intuition bubbling up. Or maybe it’s anxiety. Or both. Learning to tell the difference between anxiety and intuition can help you determine if that feeling is something you should listen to or address in another way, but it’s easy to confuse the two.

Yes, Apple is delaying some AI features. But does it really matter?

No one likes vaporware, particularly when it comes from Apple. But the company’s decision to postpone some AI features may not hurt iPhone sales at all. Here’s why

Earlier this month, Apple officially announced that it would be postponing the launch of some planned Apple Intelligence features to a later, unspecified date in the future. These features mainly revolved around an AI-supercharged Siri.

With AI, leaders need to re-engineer the workforce

Employee skills should change at the same time as technology.

AI is fundamentally re-engineering how work is done, who does it, and why. From AI-assisted nursing tools enabling healthcare providers to serve more patients to robotics improving retail fulfillment efficiency, the change is monumental. Organizations must establish a common language around work to navigate this transformation effectively. This raises a critical question:

From side project to core strategy

Why tech companies need to rethink social impact.

Is technology a hero or a villain?

How to unscramble healthcare for the U.S. workforce

As costs continue to soar, employers and consumers need to focus on the value of their healthcare dollar.

Lately it seems like collective uncertainty about the economy is mainly focused on one thing: eggs.