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June 15, 2015
The Instagram of News Is Here, And It's Way Smarter Than You Think
Browsing the web on smartphones and tablets stinks. How do you fix it? If you're Kite, you disguise your browser as a social network.
Last week, Apple announced News, an algorithmically curated news recommendation app, which has been territory well-explored to middling success by services like Flipboard and Zite. As usual, developers and reporters cheered the arrival of a new Apple offering, but there was at least one person bored by the new product. Trond Werner Hansen, the veteran browser developer who helped redesign both Opera and Firefox, thought News was stupid.
Think Your Apartment Is Small? Check Out Where Tokyo's Backpackers Stay
Plywood walls, a mattress, and one light bulb? It can be enough.
The capsule hotels of Japan are legendary. Just big enough for a bed, they'd make you feel like you're sleeping in a coffin, if not for the sci-fi chic decor.
Why British Designer Jasper Morrison Nixed His Drawing Board 15 Years Ago
"It requires an effort to keep a grip on reality but otherwise it's a huge advance," he says of the digital design tools he now uses.
Over the course of his 35-year career, the brilliant British designer Jasper Morrison has created everything from alarm clocks to furniture and kitchenware and has collaborated with a number of brands including Alessi, Cappellini, SCP, Muji, and Sony, to name a few. Every piece he makes reflects an acute attention to construction and materials; nothing feels overdesigned. His first-ever retrospective, hosted by the Centre d'Innovation et de Design au Grand-Hornu brings these objects together to offer an in-depth look at his vision and the breadth of work his studio has produced.
Introducing The Bridge, The Innovation Hub Of New York City's $2 Billion Tech Campus
Cornell Tech is building a new type of campus where companies and academia will work together more closely than ever.
At New York City's newest university, the Ivory Tower is being declared dead before it even gets built.
Inside Obama's Stealth Startup
President Obama has quietly recruited top tech talent from the likes of Google and Facebook. Their mission: to reboot how government works.
For Eric Maland, the whole thing goes back to that San Francisco wedding. Mikey wasn't there—well, wait, actually, Mikey was there. But Eric didn't meet him at that point. Eric met some other folks at the wedding who told him they were doing some fix-it stuff in Washington, and it sounded kind of interesting.
June 12, 2015
The Recommender: Diana Budds, Former Alto Sax Star
The best things on and off the Internet this week, curated by Fast Company employees.
[image error]Diana BuddsPhoto: Celine Grouard for Fast CompanyName: Diana Budds
Role at Fast Company: Senior editor, Co.Design. I write stories about design and architecture, which is pretty amazing since I learn something new every day.
Twitter: @DianaBudds
Titillating Fact: Nothing all that "titillating." So how about something potentially embarrassing instead? I played the alto sax from fifth grade up until college.
How Did Hackers Get The Personal Data of Millions of U.S. Government Employees?
And, more importantly, what does this mean going forward?
If you're a U.S. federal government employee, or have ever worked for the federal government, it's a pretty safe bet hackers now have your social security number, birthday, and home address. An agency called the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which is effectively the government's HR department, was systematically hacked for more than a year. The motives of the hackers, believed to be from China, remains unknown. Records belonging to more than 4 million people were stolen.
Make Yourself Impervious To Stress With These Tips From History's Most Successful People
Because if exercising helped Franz Kafka, we should try it once.
It's unavoidable that at one point or another, we all get stressed out at work. From Franz Kafka finding relief in exercise, Emily Bronte's love of seclusion, and Dwight Eisenhower creating a time management system, we've gathered advice from some of history's most successful people on how to best handle stress so you can be as productive as possible.
Take The Fast Company News Quiz
What happened this week? Here's our quiz for June 12, 2015.
Did you follow the news this week? Research says that one of the best ways to solidify new information is to be tested on it. Here's a chance to bolster your knowledge of current events—and earn a special emoji badge. 
Baidu And BMW Plan To Launch Self-Driving Car This Year
The Google of China may beat Google to market with its driverless car.
Chinese tech-giant Baidu wants to beat Google to the market for a self-driving car. Its new autonomous vehicle—created in partnership with BMW—will be released by the end of 2015, according to the Guardian.
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