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The Humane Society rebrands as the Humane World for Animals to showcase its global efforts

Fast Company Tech

The Humane Society of the United States is going global. Beyond the local shelters it’s perhaps best known for, the group works on behalf of animals to combat wildlife trafficking, factory farms , and animal testing, among other causes, globally. As the Humane Society grew beyond the U.S., Sia performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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The Roblox economy is going global, as users can now set regional pricing

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The company says this will make it easier for active community members to "better adapt to local market conditions and maximize earnings." The software will not only automatically determine optimal local prices for items, but will update costs periodically as the global economy shifts.

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Funding Beyond Borders: Corporate Philanthropy in a Global Environment

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The increasing trend toward globalization in the past 30 years has changed the way American interests do business. As America’s preeminent companies find themselves competing for markets and influence outside the United States, the targets of their philanthropic efforts have also shifted.

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Mauro Porcini, PepsiCo’s first chief design officer, is leaving the company

Fast Company Tech

After nearly 13 years leading PepsiCo design, its first chief design officer Mauro Porciniis departing the company. And he spent the next decade investing in more internal talentsuccessfully arguing that the approach would actually save the company money while offering stronger creative autonomy. Porcinis next move is still unknown.

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The 10 most innovative computing companies of 2025

Fast Company Tech

The heated race to develop and deploy new large language models and AI products has seen innovation surgeand revenue soarat companies supporting AI infrastructure. And in October, the company opened its first global quantum data center outside the U.S., in Ehningen, Germany.

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How to better support girls globally?

Fast Company Tech

An estimated 129 million girls are not in school, globally. And progress is possible when it comes to education as welltoday, 50 million more girls are in school globally compared to a decade ago and completion rates have ticked up too. Education is vital We must protect girls. But protection is not enough.

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The most innovative companies in applied AI for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Contextual AI lets organizations put a companys proprietary intelligence into a secure data store, then lets them build AI apps that can call on that data. In June 2024, the company transformed its existing enterprise AI assistant and search engine into a platform called Work AI platform. billion valuation.

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