<![CDATA[Fast Company]]> https://www.fastcompany.com https://www.fastcompany.com/asset_files/static/logos/fastcompany/fc-fb-icon_big.png Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com Fast Company Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:01:44 +0000 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:01:44 +0000 Is Mythos a blessing or a curse for cybersecurity? It depends on whom you ask Industry experts weigh in on Anthropic’s Claude Mythos—a powerful new AI model that can uncover long-hidden bugs and turn them into exploits—and whether they believe it gives defenders an edge or accelerates the threat from nefarious actors.

The real question about Anthropic’s new Claude Mythos Preview AI model is whether it (and future models like it) will be more helpful to defensive cybersecurity or to hackers. To find out, Fast Company asked a number of cybersecurity pros. 

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91525413/is-mythos-a-blessing-or-a-curse-for-cybersecurity-it-depends-who-you-ask https://www.fastcompany.com/91525413/is-mythos-a-blessing-or-a-curse-for-cybersecurity-it-depends-who-you-ask 2026-04-11T10:11:00 <p>Industry experts weigh in on Anthropic’s Claude Mythos—a powerful new AI model that can uncover long-hidden bugs and turn them into exploits—and whether they believe it gives defenders an edge or accelerates the threat from nefarious actors.</p> Take some tips from ‘hypermilers’ to maximize fuel efficiency Here are some simple hypermiler tricks to help you increase fuel efficiency as gas prices continue to hover at four-year highs.

Filling up your gas tank didn’t always require a second mortgage. But since the onset of the war in Iran, global oil prices have soared–and we’re the ones paying for it at the gas station. And nobody knows this better than hypermilers, drivers obsessed with squeezing every last possible mile out of each gallon of fuel.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91524443/take-some-tips-from-hypermilers-to-maximize-fuel-efficiency https://www.fastcompany.com/91524443/take-some-tips-from-hypermilers-to-maximize-fuel-efficiency 2026-04-11T10:00:00 <p>Here are some simple hypermiler tricks to help you increase fuel efficiency as gas prices continue to hover at four-year highs. </p> The brand tightrope of the summer: How to make a patriotic sales pitch for America250 that won’t make anyone mad Brands are gearing up for America’s 250th birthday celebration. But invoking an all-inclusive patriotism that doesn’t alienate anyone in 2026 is a fine line to walk.

Back in July 1971, Coca-Cola debuted a TV commercial that would become one of the most iconic in the brand’s history. “Hilltop” featured a diverse group of people gathered on an Italian hillside, sharing their voices and bottles of soda, and famously singing, “I’d like to buy the world a Coke.” It was a Don Draper-approved multicultural, apolitical masterpiece. 

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91525214/the-complicated-marketing-question-of-the-summer-how-to-make-a-patriotic-sales-pitch-for-america250-that-wont-make-anyone-mad https://www.fastcompany.com/91525214/the-complicated-marketing-question-of-the-summer-how-to-make-a-patriotic-sales-pitch-for-america250-that-wont-make-anyone-mad 2026-04-11T10:00:00 <p>Brands are gearing up for America’s 250th birthday celebration. But invoking an all-inclusive patriotism that doesn’t alienate anyone in 2026 is a fine line to walk.</p> 20 major housing markets with enough inventory to create homebuyer deals later this year Among the nation’s 50 largest metro-area housing markets, these 20 are now above pre-pandemic 2019 inventory levels.

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91525404/housing-market-20-major-markets-with-enough-inventory-to-create-homebuyer-deals-later-this-year https://www.fastcompany.com/91525404/housing-market-20-major-markets-with-enough-inventory-to-create-homebuyer-deals-later-this-year 2026-04-11T10:00:00 <p>Among the nation’s 50 largest metro-area housing markets, these 20 are now above pre-pandemic 2019 inventory levels.</p> Here’s the meeting planning magic trick Google Calendar is missing Zoneless is a splendidly simple tool that visualizes time zones like never before. Where has this been all our lives?!

Imagine you need to organize a meeting with people in Portland, Tokyo, and Sydney at the same time. Off the top of your head, what’s a time that’d actually work for everyone?

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91513000/heres-the-meeting-planning-magic-trick-google-calendar-is-missing https://www.fastcompany.com/91513000/heres-the-meeting-planning-magic-trick-google-calendar-is-missing 2026-04-11T09:00:00 <p>Zoneless is a splendidly simple tool that visualizes time zones like never before. Where has this been all our lives?!</p> This iPhone trick lets you use ChatGPT without the privacy risks If you care about preserving your anonymity when using ChatGPT, you can use your iPhone to obscure your digital profile. Here’s how.

Using AI chatbots opens people up to numerous risks. The most obvious is that, given their propensity to hallucinate, an AI chatbot’s answers may be factually incorrect while sounding completely authoritative. But beyond this informational risk lies another worrisome one: the risk to your privacy.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91522029/iphone-trick-use-chatgpt-without-privacy-risks-track-data-apple-intelligence-siri https://www.fastcompany.com/91522029/iphone-trick-use-chatgpt-without-privacy-risks-track-data-apple-intelligence-siri 2026-04-11T09:00:00 <p>If you care about preserving your anonymity when using ChatGPT, you can use your iPhone to obscure your digital profile. Here’s how.</p> 5 lessons from hypergrowth companies like Tesla and Lululemon For speed, you need a system that keeps decisions and progress on a short leash.

Below, Jon McNeill shares five key insights from his new book, The Algorithm: The Hypergrowth Formula That Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors, and SpaceX.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91523284/5-lessons-from-hypergrowth-companies-like-tesla-and-lululemon https://www.fastcompany.com/91523284/5-lessons-from-hypergrowth-companies-like-tesla-and-lululemon 2026-04-11T08:00:00 <p>For speed, you need a system that keeps decisions and progress on a short leash.</p> This invisible career ceiling is holding women back New data shows how autoimmune disease is quietly limiting women’s careers. Here’s what employers can do about it.

On my last day at my old job, I couldn’t go in.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91523364/this-invisible-career-ceiling-is-holding-women-back https://www.fastcompany.com/91523364/this-invisible-career-ceiling-is-holding-women-back 2026-04-11T05:00:00 <p>New data shows how autoimmune disease is quietly limiting women’s careers. Here’s what employers can do about it.</p> Amazon has a gas discount most Prime members don’t even know exists A little-known perk can knock up to 20 cents off per gallon—but hardly anyone is using it.

Amazon Prime members in the U.S. can regularly save on gasoline, but many might not even know it. Now might be the best time to jump on it—because for a limited time only, fuel savings can double.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91525332/amazon-has-a-gas-discount-most-prime-members-dont-even-know-exists https://www.fastcompany.com/91525332/amazon-has-a-gas-discount-most-prime-members-dont-even-know-exists 2026-04-10T21:15:00 <p>A little-known perk can knock up to 20 cents off per gallon—but hardly anyone is using it.</p> Phoebe Gates and the contentious debate over fair pay for influencers Early-stage AI startups often operate on a budget—even when they’re co-founded by the daughter of famous billionaires.

Frugal founders are often praised for trying to stay within budget. But when the founder happens to be the daughter of one of the world’s richest people, the expectations seem to be different.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91525218/phoebe-gates-ai-startup-debate-over-fair-influencer-pay https://www.fastcompany.com/91525218/phoebe-gates-ai-startup-debate-over-fair-influencer-pay 2026-04-10T20:45:00 <p>Early-stage AI startups often operate on a budget—even when they’re co-founded by the daughter of famous billionaires.</p> Melania Trump’s surprise statement about Epstein majorly backfired: Ghislaine Maxwell emails in spotlight If the first lady wanted people not to Google her and Jeffrey Epstein, she failed miserably.

If Melania Trump wanted people not to put her and Jeffery Epstein’s names in the same sentence, she failed miserably.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91525320/melania-trump-jeffrey-epstein-files-surprise-statement-backfired-ghislaine-maxwell-emails https://www.fastcompany.com/91525320/melania-trump-jeffrey-epstein-files-surprise-statement-backfired-ghislaine-maxwell-emails 2026-04-10T19:45:00 <p>If the first lady wanted people not to Google her and Jeffrey Epstein, she failed miserably.</p> This $3B builder moves from California to Arizona—signaling something about the housing market’s next decade Back in 2012, KB Home did almost four times as much homebuilding in Los Angeles County as in Maricopa County. Now it does nearly eight times more business in Maricopa County.

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]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91525385/housing-market-homebuilding-homebuilder-kb-home-moves-from-california-to-arizona https://www.fastcompany.com/91525385/housing-market-homebuilding-homebuilder-kb-home-moves-from-california-to-arizona 2026-04-10T19:15:00 <p>Back in 2012, KB Home did almost four times as much homebuilding in Los Angeles County as in Maricopa County. Now it does nearly eight times more business in Maricopa County.</p> Trump’s tariffs face a fresh legal test in federal court The tariffs are scheduled to expire on July 24.

The centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s economic policy—sweeping taxes on global imports—is under legal assault again.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91525372/trump-tariffs-lawsuit-trade https://www.fastcompany.com/91525372/trump-tariffs-lawsuit-trade 2026-04-10T18:34:47 <p>The tariffs are scheduled to expire on July 24.</p> ‘Dune 3’ IMAX movie tickets are selling for thousands of dollars on eBay Hype for the final film in the sci-fi trilogy is sky-high, and ticket resellers are offering ludicrous prices to match.

According to director Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Three is meant to be watched on a 70-millimeter IMAX screen.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91525133/dune-3-imax-70mm-tickets-part-three-movie-theater-limited-showings-secondhand-market-ebay https://www.fastcompany.com/91525133/dune-3-imax-70mm-tickets-part-three-movie-theater-limited-showings-secondhand-market-ebay 2026-04-10T18:00:00 <p>Hype for the final film in the sci-fi trilogy is sky-high, and ticket resellers are offering ludicrous prices to match.</p> Building a sharper brain is easier than you think. Here are 5 tips By working on improving the 5 pillars of brain health, anyone—at any age—can tap into the rejuvenating power of neuroplasticity.

Below, Dr. Majid Fotuhi shares five key insights from his new book, The Invincible Brain: The Clinically Proven Plan to Age-Proof Your Brain and Stay Sharp for Life.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91520096/5-simple-habits-that-keep-your-brain-young https://www.fastcompany.com/91520096/5-simple-habits-that-keep-your-brain-young 2026-04-10T17:55:01 <p>By working on improving the 5 pillars of brain health, anyone—at any age—can tap into the rejuvenating power of neuroplasticity.</p> How influencers fiercely strategize behind the scenes a Coachella The constant at Coachella is an insatiable appetite online for any and all festival-related content.

Sam Mintesnot had checked off everything she possibly could have from a long list of to-dos in preparation for the Coachella music festival. She crafted the best outfits, got her hair and nails done, booked a one-way ticket to Los Angeles and flew out on Tuesday with a spreadsheet full of ideas for videos she could post related to the festival.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91525252/coachella-influencers-content-creators https://www.fastcompany.com/91525252/coachella-influencers-content-creators 2026-04-10T17:38:04 <p>The constant at Coachella is an insatiable appetite online for any and all festival-related content. </p> The college industry is becoming K-shaped as acceptance rates plummet. What’s happening to admissions? Prestigious universities are seeing higher demand than ever, while smaller schools are closing their doors. So, what’s driving the split?

It’s a low time for higher education, depending on where you look.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91524683/college-is-k-shaped-admissions-acceptance-rates-plummet-ivy-league-competitive-selective-schools https://www.fastcompany.com/91524683/college-is-k-shaped-admissions-acceptance-rates-plummet-ivy-league-competitive-selective-schools 2026-04-10T17:30:00 <p>Prestigious universities are seeing higher demand than ever, while smaller schools are closing their doors. So, what’s driving the split?</p> Your YouTube Premium bill is going up. Here’s the new monthly cost The popular subscription now costs $15.99 a month, with family and student plans also increasing.

If you pay to keep ads out of your YouTube experience, keep an eye on your monthly bill.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91525197/your-youtube-premium-bill-is-going-up-heres-the-new-monthly-cost https://www.fastcompany.com/91525197/your-youtube-premium-bill-is-going-up-heres-the-new-monthly-cost 2026-04-10T17:30:00 <p>The popular subscription now costs $15.99 a month, with family and student plans also increasing.</p> AI Jesus and BuddhaBot: The faith-based tech boom is here Many people are reckoning with how AI shapes their relationship to faith, authority, and spiritual guidance.

For some evangelical Christians, faith is about having a personal relationship with Jesus. At $1.99 per minute, the tech company Just Like Me is taking that concept to a new level.

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91525244/religious-chatbots-ai-technology-jesus-buddhabot https://www.fastcompany.com/91525244/religious-chatbots-ai-technology-jesus-buddhabot 2026-04-10T16:46:26 <p>Many people are reckoning with how AI shapes their relationship to faith, authority, and spiritual guidance.</p> ‘Exit 8’ and liminal space horror: A low-budget movie trend shaped by Gen Z’s most traumatic formative years Lockdowns and the decline of shared physical spaces have produced a generation of young moviegoers with a taste for the deserted.

The scariest movie you see this year might be set in a liminal space. 

]]> https://www.fastcompany.com/91525150/exit-8-liminal-space-horror-movie-trend-gen-z-trauma https://www.fastcompany.com/91525150/exit-8-liminal-space-horror-movie-trend-gen-z-trauma 2026-04-10T16:30:00 <p>Lockdowns and the decline of shared physical spaces have produced a generation of young moviegoers with a taste for the deserted.</p>