At first glance, FlexiQuad looks like a small drone. Just one more buzzing thingy doing its flying thing. Then you see it crashing against a tree. A regular drone would crash and fall to the ground, but this one bounces back from the tree trunk and happily keeps flying along. The key to this trick is a hollow ring design crafted from flexible materials. [Image: Courtesy Luca Girardi] Today, almost every quadcopter uses four stiff arms bolted to a central body that holds its battery, brains, sensors, and sometimes other payloads. ETH Zürich researchers trashed that core and the arms,…
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If you already miss Halloween candy, never fear. The end-of-year holiday season is sure to be sweeter than ever, thanks to Hershey. Fast Company was privileged to be part of a recent sneak preview of Hershey’s new and returning products for 2026, hosted by the confectionery giant’s “manager of merriment and magic,” Matt Spencer; director of marketing Alyssa Smith-D’Cruz; and associate brand manager Carly Andrews. Here’s a look at the numbers and some of the new and returning products. Which season is the most lucrative for Hershey? While Halloween candy does get the most sales, Hershey’s profits are also boosted…
CAPTCHAs are one of the great annoyances of the modern internet, yet they play an important role in keeping the web secure. These tests, which usually involve solving simple puzzles or deciphering distorted text, help websites determine whether a visitor is human, thus helping prevent malicious bot attacks. But now scammers are using the ubiquitous test to attack the humans—and if you fall victim to a CAPTCHA scam, all your data could be up for grabs. What is a CAPTCHA scam? To understand what a CAPTCHA scam is, you first need to understand what a CAPTCHA is. You’ve certainly seen…
In the aftermath of the Democrats sweeping the midterms, the internet has anointed this moment as “Woke 3.0”: an extension of the terminology people have used to describe the political and cultural movement that took hold during the pandemic, particularly after George Floyd’s murder. New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently referenced this shift during a widely discussed interview in which she appeared to distance herself from that brand of progressivism. (As she put it: “Woke 1 was crazy.”) On social media this week, the discourse around Woke 3.0 has taken the form of quips about pronouns and anti-AI rhetoric. But…
What I’m about to tell you has a bit of a Matrix edge to it, I realize, but hear me out: Some of my favorite tools are the ones that fill in gaps and improve the experience in other apps I’m already using. We spend so much of our time in core areas like our email and our photos, after all—and most of us aren’t gonna make a major switch in which services we’re using for those things. So when a crafty tool comes along that can make something like Gmail or Google Photos even more fully featured and pleasant…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The habits that got you through the startup phase can quietly become the obstacles to sustainable growth. The Five Carries (Up, Down, Across, Forward, Within) are lenses for reassessing responsibilities you already hold, not new ones to add. Success means deciding what to carry, what to share and what to release, while keeping the capacity to enjoy what you’ve built.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e Entrepreneurs are often praised for their ability to carry enormous responsibility. They build companies, manage employees, serve customers, make payroll and navigate uncertainty, sometimes all before lunch. In the beginning,…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Test how customers actually ask for recommendations, rewrite the opening of your most important page, and answer the five questions that recur right before someone books a meeting or requests a quote. Replace vague credibility claims with evidence, remove technical barriers before adding new content, make your expertise verifiable beyond your website, and measure qualified demand, not just mentions. AI search has changed the way some buyers research providers, but it has not removed the need for fundamentals. Imagine a prospect asking an AI assistant to recommend a business in…
Legendary economic forecaster and historian Martin Armstrong returns to The Outer Limits of Inner Truth for a wide ranging conversation on where America and the world are headed. Armstrong argues that neither political party can fix a $40 trillion national debt, and that voters must watch both sides fail before real political change arrives on the road to 2032. He explains why history shows revolutions can succeed with only 15 percent of the population, and why governments ultimately fall when the police and military stop backing them. On the Iran war, Armstrong breaks down how Tehran decentralized its leadership, used…
Key Takeaways Rising cost of living is driving people to their neighborhood libraries. Libraries offer savings on books, streaming services and even newspaper subscriptions. People can spend time in libraries without the pressure to buy something, like at a coffee shop or bookstore. Shoppers looking to cut costs are rediscovering an old favorite location in their neighborhoods: their local library. According to a new report from NPR, consumers are returning to the library to get more without stretching their paychecks. One avid reader, Izzy Rivera, picks up at least one book a week from local libraries near her residence in…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways 93.7% of ChatGPT visitors also visited Google, and 14.1% of Google’s visitors also visited ChatGPT.com. That finding should be read as channel overlap, not channel replacement. Businesses shouldn’t rely solely on last-click attribution. They need to track AI visibility, branded searches, qualified leads and conversions to better understand how customers find them. Rather than treating Google and AI as competing channels, companies should ensure their brands are visible, accurate and credible across both platforms. I keep hearing a version of the same question from business leaders: Is AI search taking…