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Gmail storage filling up? Here’s how to free up some space4 ways to help moms on Mother’s Day 20215 times when you should use a video call instead of chatOnly 3 in 10 parents want to vaccinate their teens against COVID-19Forget dogecoin, the real winner of Elon Musk hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ is ‘SNL’Taste alone won’t persuade Americans to swap out beef for plant-based burgersAre graphene-coated face masks a COVID-19 miracle—or another health risk?5 ‘SNL’ moments that set the stage for Elon Musk’s controversial episodeYour home life is about to get more complicated. How to manage a hybrid scheduleWhy Peloton is both succeeding and flailing: Reflections on a most memorable weekHow to track China’s Long March 5B rocket live as it crashes somewhere on planet EarthPresident Biden has reinvented the art of the flip-flop—and that’s a good thingSorry, but today’s jobs report sucked. Here’s what you need to knowThis fake leather is made from silkThe link between mental health and financial literacy for Gen ZNo, a Texas company is not paying people $14,000 a week for driving a truckThe one piece of data your company needs to track to improve diversity effortsPlanning a post-pandemic office? Here’s how much it will costHow a 1981 conference kickstarted today’s quantum computing eraUnpacking the CIA’s cringey recruiting strategyThis genetic tech could help save billions of baby chickens from unnecessary deathFood52’s secret recipe for building a $100 million media empireEvery company must be a tech company first and a media company secondIBM’s 50-billion transistor chip is tiny—and a huge breakthroughHow to deal with anxiety about returning to “normal”Welcome to the post-sellout eraOpen Mike Eagle is capturing the stories of hip-hop legends—and forging his ownPepsi Apple Pie and Candy Kraft Mac & Cheese: Why food giants are designing extreme new flavorsAt its Silicon Valley outpost, Microsoft is putting the park in office parkDavid Oyelowo’s directorial debut, ‘The Water Man,’ is a love letter to the ’80s . . . and love itselfTry this easy tactic to trick your brain into making better decisionsMost people are embracing iOS 14.5’s new anti-tracking featuresThe best new sandals for an adventure-filled summerWhat needs to happen now to get the whole world vaccinated?The Biden administration wants to finally deal with our lead pipe problemYour IRS refund might be delayed, but don’t make it worse with compromising screenshots: TASThe path to climate positiveDogecoin price will skyrocket again with Elon Musk hosting ‘Saturday Night Live,’ say analystsWhy Netflix is betting on ‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ to launch its own comic-book universeStarlink satellites lit up the night sky, and people thought they were UFOsThese stunning photographs capture synchronized swimming from aboveAsian American leaders share their vision for a more equitable futureHealthcare workers, here’s how to get your free Dunkin’ coffee on National Nurses Day 2021Our healthcare system failed me, but I’m still optimistic for its futureWhy your next refrigerator may have a radical (but invisible) makeover‘Remote first’ isn’t a culture. Here’s what companies should focus on insteadFacebook Oversight Board’s Trump ruling is about optics, not moderationWomen beware: Free fertility apps are stealing your sex dataAncient Greeks and Romans got a surprising number of things right about the spread of diseaseWe can 3D-print wood nowUsers went from loving to hating Twitter’s reduced image crops in 24 hours. Because it’s TwitterOakley’s Kato are sunglasses like you’ve never seen beforeCan the FTC stop the tech industry’s use of ‘dark patterns’?At this elegant new hospital, the doctors were the designersPlant-based meat companies need to stop fighting each other and fight industrial agriculture insteadDo this one thing to instantly boost your confidence at workNintendo’s Game Builder Garage teaches your kid to codeTherabody’s versatile new massage roller helps everything from back pain to carpal tunnel syndromeThe CDC’s eviction moratorium was overturned: Here’s what that means for rentersThis new app from Google is designed to preserve the words of fading languagesWhen are the Brood X cicadas coming? This map and tracker app will tell youThe new creator economy: What entrepreneurs can expectWatch this flat-pack pasta transform into shapes as it boilsWant to feel good about gymnastics again? Watch 32-year-old Chellsie Memmel trainPeloton Tread recall: What to do if you have a treadmill in your house right nowWill Donald Trump ever be allowed back on Facebook? After Oversight Board rules, we still don’t knowThis clever iPhone wallpaper ensures your battery will never die againAn exhausted founder asks Maynard Webb: Should I throw in the towel?The myth of multitaskingA CEO’s evolution from hard charger to ‘somebody who believes in human magic’LEED for the COVID-19 era is hereHere are the best Cinco de Mayo 2021 freebies and deals4 emotional signs that you may need stronger boundariesThis Stanford-designed system will help you navigate the workplace after COVID-19How holograms, deepfakes, and AR are raising the deadThis map shows the climate impacts on every county in the Western U.S.Natural gas and wood are replacing coal as the biggest pollutantsUsed furniture is about to become a $16.6 billion business. Even Ikea is getting in on it3 ways to be a better ally to your AAPI coworkers and the greater communityBeing ‘nice’ can actually hurt your career. Do these three things insteadNeed a gift for Mother’s Day? Try this $800 billion bouquet of flowersPodcast: This sustainable sneaker company is coming for the industry giantsThese tinted moisturizers are clean, nontoxic, and better for your skin than makeupProactive tech strategies for airlines to succeed after COVID-19Why is there a chlorine shortage? Here’s what summer swimmers should knowAre you hoping for a fourth IRS stimulus check? Here’s where you have the most companyWhat you need to know about consumer behavior post-purchaseThis reimagined stairlift proves that accessible design can be beautifulI just raised $30 million. Here are 4 questions I wish I’d asked before I started my businessBurger King goes green with eco-friendly packagingTwitter wants to help you break free from annoying internet ads15 leaders share secrets to creating an authentic brand that inspires connectionsThis DIY office in a box will transform your WFH setupWhy productive employees benefit from financial agency (not just high salaries)Why empathy is core to closing the customer experience gapMay the Fourth be with you: These are the top mobile games to download on Star Wars DayHow to fight post-pandemic anxiety after a year indoorsHere’s how the Army will use 120,000 Microsoft HoloLens headsets in battleHow California’s wildfires inspired a faster, cheaper way to build homesTo keep schools open during the next pandemic, they’ll need to look like thisMadewell designed a lightweight, hemp denim line for the summerWhy you might not be seeing iOS 14.5’s new privacy pop-upsDogecoin hits record highs as the cryptocurrency begins trading on eToroRIP gymnastics leotards. Hello, unitardsNew Balance unveils the world’s ugliest shoesThis automated superhive could help save the global bee populationA job-search game plan for the class of 2021Why American workers are having a momentHere’s how Grand Forks, North Dakota, created a successful drone delivery programWhat if you could condense all your pills into one? With 3D printing, you canIntroducing Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas honorees for 2021This robot exoskeleton could protect workers from injuriesHow farmers are using NASA technology to reduce carbon emissionsWhy so many songwriters you love are selling their catalogs for millions to this guyA bank account that’s good for the planet is one of Fast Company’s World Changing IdeasWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Art and Design Finalists and Honorable MentionsThese beers made from local ingredients are helping reduce poverty in BrazilWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Asia-Pacific Finalists and Honorable MentionsThis background check company wants to give everyone a fair shot at a job—no matter their pastSee the 34 ingenious, inspirational winners of the 2021 World Changing Ideas AwardsThis app lets you buy whatever food your favorite restaurant has leftover at the end of the dayWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: AI and Data Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Transportation Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: On The Rise (0-4 Years In Business) Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Impact Investing Finalists and Honorable MentionsLevi’s new jeans are made from old, worn-out jeansThis Pharrell-led pitch competition will provide much-needed capital to minority entrepreneursWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Apps Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Experimental Finalists and Honorable MentionsThis machine monitors mosquitoes to find—and stop—pandemics before they startThis startup is boosting e-commerce in sub-Saharan Africa by making deliveries work betterWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Students Finalists and Honorable MentionsHow John Deere is teaching small farmers better agricultural techniques to end ‘hunger season’Reporters Without Borders built a virtual library in ‘Minecraft’ to share banned journalismWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Consumer Products Finalists and Honorable MentionsHow Bookshop helped independent bookstores make it through the pandemicFrom AI-powered mosquito traps to underwater data centers, how Microsoft is innovating for goodThis energy company makes a ‘virtual power plant’ by using smart devices to shrink demandThis hybrid freight train uses 18,000 batteries to cut its carbon footprintWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Latin America Finalists and Honorable MentionsThis 105-story skyscraper takes wood construction to new heights (with zero-carbon footprint)World Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Media and Entertainment Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Corporate Social Responsibility Finalists and Honorable MentionsHow Regeneron developed its COVID-19-fighting antibody cocktailWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: North America Finalists and Honorable MentionsHow Citi made it easy for transgender customers to change the name on their credit cardsThis wind-up ‘electric’ toothbrush never needs an outlet or a new batteryThis carbon-negative vodka comes from captured CO2World Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Wellness Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Energy Finalists and Honorable MentionsThis AI-powered tech calculates a baby’s weight just from a videoWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Software Finalists and Honorable MentionsThis concrete sucks up carbon emissions as it’s madeThis animal-free dairy isn’t plant-based. It’s grown from real cow protein (with no cows involved)World Changing Ideas Awards 2021: World-Changing Company of the Year FinalistsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Architecture Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Creativity Finalists and Honorable MentionsThis livestream makes sure you can’t forget the rainforest is still burningThis fintech solution helps African refugees store and send moneyThis technology protects solar panels from extreme weatherWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Pandemic Response Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Politics and Policy Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Food Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Health Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Europe, Middle East, and Africa Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: General Excellence Finalists and Honorable MentionsThis high-tech bassinet helped hospital maternity wards survive the pandemicWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Developing-World Technology Finalists and Honorable MentionsOakland’s used cooking oil is being turned into renewable fuel for buses and trucksThink twice before choosing a blue logo. Here’s whyWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Established Excellence (5-14 Years In Business) Finalists and Honorable MentionsBring your old clothes and this in-store recycling machine will turn them into something newThis database of salaries helps companies see if their pay is equitableThis coalition of mayors is experimenting with giving no-questions-asked cash to their citizensThis bucolic, car-free Danish neighborhood is made almost entirely from woodWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Social Justice Finalists and Honorable MentionsThis anti-greenwashing web plugin blocks you from viewing unsustainable fashion brandsThis app is making it free for incarcerated people to make video callsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Urban Design Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Enduring Impact (15+ Years) In Business Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Advertising Finalists and Honorable MentionsWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Spaces, Places, and Cities Finalists and Honorable MentionsThis Instagram Stories novel is designed to get Gen Z engaged in literatureThe classic prescription bottle just got a compostable redesignWorld Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Education Finalists and Honorable Mentions5 things you must do to stay sane while you hunt for a jobAs Clubhouse downloads plummet, clones hope they can convince users that audio is the futureChild tax credits and stimulus checks for 2021 are not confusing with these handy calculatorsInnovating in a crisisHave you fallen for one of these 400 bogus COVID-19 health claims? The FTC hopes not‘We have never seen such an egregious case’: Inside Kaiser’s broken mental health care systemThis bill would put 90% of Idaho’s gray wolves at risk of being killedWhy powerful leadership depends on a genderless approachHow to ease the transition back to the officeIn memory of a ‘Fast Company’ and ‘Inc.’ colleague and friendCan you hear me now? Verizon is selling Yahoo and AOL for $5BWhy your late-night eureka moment is not enoughGaining weight? Your cold office might be to blameIRS tax refund delay: Still calling the phone number? Here’s why you can’t get throughShhhh, they’re listening: Inside the coming voice-profiling revolutionInspired by Patagonia, a surf legend debuts a clothing line for adventurersEthereum hits all-time high: Why the bitcoin competitor ETH is surging past $3,000A model approach to an equitable transition to a Green New DealBargaining for the common good is good for workers and communitiesHow shareholder activism is the secret weapon in workers’ long fight for justiceBiden’s tax plan is going to cost me millions—and that’s okayWhy we need one fair wage for workers nowThe 200-year-old inspiration for Zoox’s radically new robotaxiSix creative ways workers are taking back power15 worker groups taking on the tech worldWorkers strike back: Inside the new labor momentWe need to stop overlooking the importance of neurodiversity at workWhy WPP wants to be the LVMH of post-COVID-19 advertisingInside the novel antitrust case that could kick UFC in the teethThe ascent of Sara Nelson, workers’ great hopeBessemer, Alabama: Portraits of the American workerDyson’s new vacuum uses lasers so you can spot hidden dust particlesThis origami-inspired shelter is designed for fast post-disaster housing5 must-read free newsletters to keep you informed and productiveJen Rubio is 8 months pregnant and the new CEO of her travel startup. She’s the perfect person for the jobI painstakingly tracked everything I did for a month. Here’s what I learnedHow doing less can help you accomplish more