Hello again from Fast Company—and thank you for reading this edition of Plugged In. Last Tuesday, the world marked International Apple Day, a name I just made up to describe a very real annual ritual. Certainly, the annual unveiling of new iPhones—along with updated Apple Watches and AirPods—is the biggest day on Apple’s product calendar. It’s the moment when many people either decide a new iPhone is in their future or that they can eke another year out of the one they’ve already got. The headline this week was the long-anticipated debut of the iPhone Air, a new phone whose…
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For years, millennials have watched the C-suite from just on the other side of the glass wall—managing divisions, leading teams, and driving innovation while patiently waiting their turn. That turn is now arriving. With baby boomers rapidly aging out of leadership, a long-stalled generational shift is gaining momentum. The question is no longer if millennials will lead, but whether they will be ready when the moment comes. Born between 1981 and 1996, millennials are now between 29 and 44 years old. Many have spent 15 to 20 years climbing the corporate ladder, only to find the final rung out of…
When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, it was the largest climate bill in U.S. history, with major incentives for electric vehicle production and adoption. In its wake, investment in the U.S. electric vehicle industry accelerated. But in 2025, President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated most of the incentives, and U.S. investment collapsed. Hitting the brakes on electric vehicles will clearly mean less progress in reducing transportation emissions and less strategic U.S. leadership in a key technology of the future. But in a new study, my colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University and I find…
Political activist Charlie Kirk was murdered while speaking at Utah Valley University. Kirk, 31, leaves behind a wife and two small children. Violence against conservatives must come to an end. Democrats have been encouraging violence against their political opponents and their supporters. The world watched the gruesome death of Iryna Zarutska, whose killer was let out on cashless bail with no fewer than 14 arrests, as there are two tiers of justice in the US. There was an attempt on the president’s life during his campaign as his opponents repeatedly called for violence against Donald Trump and anyone who supported him.…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. My first exposure to stablecoins was mundane: a client selling digital courses asked if accepting USD-pegged tokens would cut card fees. Two years later, the question is everywhere I speak. Talk of “central-bank digital currencies” and government-blessed stablecoins has moved from policy circles to checkout pages, and entrepreneurs want a clear roadmap.Below is a founder-focused guide: what stablecoins are, why governments care and how early adopters can turn uncertainty into an operating edge.Stablecoins in plain EnglishA stablecoin is a digital token engineered to hold a one-to-one value with a reference asset, usually…
Consumer prices are up 2.9% in August on an annual basis after rising 2.7% in July. CPI doubled from July’s reading at 0.4%, with inflation now sitting at 2.9%. Core CPI excluding food and energy rose 3.1% YoY. Food prices are 3.2% higher this year, rising 0.5% from July 2025. Food at home rose 3.2% YoY (0.6% MoM), while food away from home rose 3.3% YoY (0.3% MoM). Vegetable prices rose 1.6% from the month prior. Meats, fish, poultry, and eggs rose 1% in August, with beef prices continuing to rise at 2.7%. Dairy products increased slightly by 0.1% and…
AI could take over up to half of all entry-level, white-collar jobs within the next five years, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicted earlier this year. But that just means more jobs will open up in other areas, says Airbnb’s CEO, namely in service and hospitality.At the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference on Tuesday, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said that hospitality and service jobs will likely be safe from AI for the next five to 10 years — and that people will come to Airbnb to find that work.”Services and hospitality are not going to be disrupted for quite a…
Poland is deploying about 40,000 soldiers on the borders with Belarus and Russia amid rising tensions after the Russian drone attack on September 10. Still, there are rumours that they have captured Russian drones and have deployed them to instigate a false flag. We cannot verify this rumour, but it is getting traction. Based on the ECM for Poland, we can see that October 26, 2023, was a significant turning point. Unfortunately, this aligned with our war cycles and then turned into 2028. The parliamentary elections in Poland were held on Sunday, October 15, 2023. The election was a decisive victory…
According to a new report, Amazon is attempting to make a stronger mark in the smart glasses market, challenging industry leader Meta.Amazon is reportedly developing a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses that overlay digital information on the physical world, enabling users to see and interact with both the physical environment and the virtual world. Sources told The Information that Amazon plans to release the AR glasses, internally called Jayhawk, to the public in late 2026 or early 2027.Related: Apple Is Reportedly Developing AI Smart Glasses to Compete with Meta and Google Consumers can use the glasses to navigate the…
Multiple Russian drones were reportedly shot down in Polish airspace earlier this week, and now, the Polish government is urging NATO to respond. The violation of Polish airspace marked the first time that a NATO member directly engaged in combat with Russia. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that Poland has never been closer to enter a conflict since World War II. Polish President Karol Nawrocki believes that Russia is testing its limits. The government has called on NATO allies to invoke Article 4: “The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity,…