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How Fanatics and the NHL used cryptic marketing to hype 32 new special-edition jerseys

‘Hometown Remix’ is Fanatics’ first leaguewide jersey program with the NHL.

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Inside KFC’s big plan to win the chicken wars

Buckle up, America: Colonel Sanders is ready for his big comeback.

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Lukas Bentel created Mschf’s Big Red Boot. Now, he’s striking out on his own

An exit interview with the guy who wrote the playbook to commanding the internet’s attention.

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The internet’s new punching bag is a golden orb with uncannily human teeth

Liberty Mutual’s new mascot, Liberty Biberty, is inspiring online vitriol and IRL protests. It’s been great for business.

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Why Instagram is about to look a lot more like YouTube

With Features, you can now post a 90-minute video to your Instagram feed.

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Anthropic IPO: AI giant is preparing for blockbuster stock listing. Here’s what the SEC filing reveals

The company behind Claude warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ as it prepares for what could be history’s largest initial public offering.

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The new, handmade Apple Music logo leans into the science of sound

Liquid glass UI design hits a high note.

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Why the NFL is painting a giant mural on the end zones of this football field

To reach the arts crowd, the NFL is bringing a work by Jammie Holmes to a football field in Paris.

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Overcoming personal branding’s biggest challenges: 148 ideas and insights to take control of how people think about you

Building ‘The Brand Called You’ comes with pitfalls. CEOs, consultants, investors, and others share their hard-won advice for keeping your...

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Anthropic says it will dedicate 5% of its shares to a fund for the ‘public good.’ The public is skeptical

Reactions to a new announcement reveal how the Claude maker is losing its ‘AI good guy’ shine.

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Tin Can’s next product is a Rolodex for Gen Alpha

The brand that made landlines cool again is bringing even more retro tech to a new generation.

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Duo the owl’s next big act is an animated series

Duo TV follows the learning app’s famous owl and its supporting cast of characters.

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Big Tech is cutewashing its AI agents

From OpenAI’s dots to Meta’s Muse, AI companies are trying to make their new agents look as friendly as possible.

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MorningStar Farms gets a retro rebrand in the era of the fake meat culture wars

The brand is pulling from its ’70s origins to sidestep the ideological debate over plant-based meat.

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Mukbangers are answering the age-old question, ‘Who is keeping Long John Silver’s in business?’

The fish chain is having an unlikely moment of stardom on social media.

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OpenAI’s new dots agent comes with a crew of friendly mascots

You’d trust a frog named Todd, right?

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Elder millennials are driving a hobby renaissance in 2026, but ‘funflation’ could ruin the party

As Americans spend more on at-home activities such as knitting and baking, rising prices mean they’re getting less fun out of every dollar.

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Dario Amodei’s ‘SNL’ treatment cements him as the face of AI doomerism

From ‘Weekend Update’ to dinner with Trump, Anthropic’s CEO is everywhere—but as the symbol of the current AI doom moment.

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This forgotten queer artifact was the key to old-school cruising

A new book explores the lost history of the vintage queer art of matchbook design.

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Caraway’s $495 coffee maker is designed to keep plastic out of your morning cup of joe

The kitchenware brand designed its coffee maker from scratch, removing every bit of plastic along the way.

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Merriam-Webster’s new words say a lot about our AI doomsday fears

“AGI,” “compute” as a noun, and “uncanny valley” are just a few of the latest words to be officially recognized by the dictionary publisher.

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7 ads that define ‘The New York Times’

For its 175th birthday, the publication looks back through its advertising history.

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Bill Ackman doubles down on Trump Iran war praise and Mamdani criticism: NYC mayor ‘scared away productive New Yorkers’

The Pershing Square founder stood by his controversial political tweets IRL, at the Fast Company Innovation Festival on Tuesday.

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R/GA’s new tool helps brands embrace the hyper-personalized future of advertising

BRDNA helps designers and clients streamline AI workflows and create more responsive campaigns.

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Zoom wants to reintroduce itself, courtesy of SNL’s biggest stars

Zoom wants to break out of the virtual meeting box. Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, and Bowen Yang are here to help.

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Personal Brand Special Report: 207 insights and ideas to grow your brand and career

We asked more than five dozen people, from CEOs to chefs, how they’ve used their personal brand to boost their careers and how you can too. Plus:...

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Worried your writing sounds like AI? These tools can help

The LLM cliché highlighter and Slop Tells can help you find the AI jargon in your own writing.

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This clever app turns photos of everyday objects into an aesthetic file system

Attention, ephemera obsessives: Archiv turns fire hydrants, furniture, and food into art—and organizes it, too.

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Pabst Blue Ribbon pulls a KitKat: Why brands are turning cargo theft into marketing stunts

Food and beverage heists are getting a social media-friendly rebrand.

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How Apple made its charming claymation Mac mini ad

Built entirely from physical materials, the new spot says a lot about Apple’s evolving advertising strategy.

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Ok Go’s addictive new app might be the next Wordle

Say the Same Thing will test how well you know your friends’ minds.

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Meta’s mega settlement could change social media UX as we know it

As part of the deal, Meta agreed to make several key design changes to its ‘addictive’ user experience features.

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Calendly gets a rippling, gloopy rebrand for the AI age

The meeting software company wants you to know that it’s more than just a calendar.

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The ‘Flocklash’ is getting louder—and more creative

From Darth Vader costumes to red balloons, statements against tech-enabled mass surveillance are resonating with a public worried about the end of...

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The NFL’s new ‘celly’ campaign is an homage to TikTok fandom

The league aims to drum up excitement for the upcoming football season by showcasing its biggest stars in a celly dance-off.

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These Levi’s 501s aren’t just sold out everywhere. They’re a snapshot of apparel history

It all started with a highly coveted, super rare pair of 1942 501s sourced in Tokyo.

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Dreamy handmade effects bring classic Disney magic to its new short film

The artful castles, underwater scenes, and backdrops were all made by hand.

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Gen Z is over dating apps. This 403% surge reveals what they’re doing instead

Dating-minded trivia events have exploded in popularity as young singles turn to hobbies to make connections in the real world.

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Jif’s new logo is a rebrand done right

It’s a reminder that oftentimes the best rebrands are about restraint.

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Celebrating the 90th birthday of the Wienermobile, the original marketing stunt

Inside the secret sauce that makes the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile such a strong brand asset.

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Why does Buc-ee’s keep suing small businesses over a cartoon beaver?

As social media users push back, the gas station chain may risk damaging the very brand it is seeking to protect.

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There’s just one person behind this viral ChatGPT knockoff

Tucker Bryant answers every query sent to his ChatTJB bot himself. And there are thousands of them.

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LinkedIn’s new anti-slop button is coming to every platform

Tech platforms are giving users the option to flag and modulate AI content. Is it a blessing or a burden?

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Sam Altman shared a parenting hack. Thousands of moms and dads instantly disagreed.

The OpenAI CEO suggested they use ChatGPT to generate podcasts for their kids’ car rides. Parents say they’d rather not, thanks.

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Yahoo just redesigned its weather app for the ‘weather geek’ in us all

With bright images, simpler navigation, and information for quick decision-making, Yahoo’s first weather app redesign in 13 years aims to make...

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Basic Business? Platinum Pro? Premium Plus? Airlines have a naming problem—here’s how to fix it

Naming experts explain why Delta’s new ‘Basic Business’ class doesn’t work, and what airlines can do to make flying at least sound fun again.

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Emirates just gave economy passengers something nice for once

The U-Dream headrest doubles as a neck pillow, and it’s kinda genius.

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Stats show LinkedIn’s ‘Open to Work’ badge works. Designers say it could be even better

The professional networking platform says the badge gets results for users, but its desperate reputation means it’s time for a redesign.

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Jimothy the raccoon merch is taking over Etsy and Amazon

Seattle’s own “Raider of Trash Cans” is joining the ranks of viral animals from Moo Deng to Punch the monkey.

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Play-Doh’s first set for adults is peak ‘kidulting’

Blooms by Play-Doh gives your favorite childhood toy an adult-centric glow-up.

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