Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

In effect, this means that D-Wave has achieved quantum supremacy on a useful problem, something it says nobody else has yet been able to accomplish, and which is detailed in a paper published on Wednesday in the journal Science. But there was a lot of work that went into it. D-Waves team did it in 20 minutes.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Do you feel stuck navigating office politics, micromanagement, or being overlooked at work? Its about taking control of your own work experience. Were working in a world of hybrid teams, instant messaging, and four generations collaborating side by side. and its not going to work for long. Whats the big idea?

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Remote work was the pandemic’s big gift to employees. walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. Although technology problems were urgent and frequently mission critical. The most challenging problems centered around culture.

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Wired

MARCH 23, 2025

Britta Spth has dedicated her career to proving a single, central conjecture. Shes finally succeeded, alongside her partner, Marc Cabanes.

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Ars Technica

MARCH 28, 2025

While human understanding of this internal LLM "decision" process is still rough, this kind of research could lead to better overall solutions for the AI confabulation problem. Read full article Comments

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 16, 2024

Small and medium-sized nonprofits, in particular, often lack the resources and expertise to craft compelling narratives, engage supporters, and clearly define the problems they address. Without clear, concise communication, potential supporters may not grasp the full impact of the nonprofit’s work.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

Some examples of rule-bender language include develops creative and innovative solutions to problems, communicates in a tactical and persuasive manner and thinks outside the box. The Research Brief is a short take on interesting academic work. This earnings management can misrepresent the companys true financial position.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

After making his mark in Silicon Valley, Icelandic designer and tech mogul Haraldur Halli Thorleifsson is now solving a far more analog problem: the inaccessibility of local storefronts. Thorleifssons work is beginning to change this. “These problems have been discussed for decades, often with very little progress.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 7, 2025

The Past Is Not Always Prologue On its face, it can make a lot of sense to look at what has worked, and continue doing that. What worked last year will likely be relevant to the interests of your members next year. Data can tell you what works much more than just the whims and musings of a longtime executive or board member.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

If he could just hear about our work, he’d give us the million dollars we need to build our new building! Statements of these are symptoms of a big problem at your non-profit. They are a sign that you, your board, or your team are waiting for a “magic bullet” to solve your fundraising problems. It seems like so much work!

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Ars Technica

MARCH 27, 2025

Which suggests, in their words, that the problem is "animus" against minority drivers. And the results also show that minorities aren't in any way more likely to speed or engage in unsafe driving.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

The biggest concern for most people when it comes to AI and work is: Are robots going to take our jobs? On the final episode in The New Way We Work s mini-series on how AI is changing our jobs, I spoke to Lorena Gonzalez. What we started with in the warehouse bill, we’re really seeing expand throughout different types of work.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

And yet, there is a well-established science on human potential, with decades of empirical research resulting in replicable generalizations to predict and explain why some people perform better than others (across different work settings), and why some people develop more than others. How can you work out if you may be one of them?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 24, 2025

In the ideal scenario, priorities align, the foundation recognizes the value of the proposed work, and the nonprofit receives a grant award. Evaluate – Take the time to gather all relevant parties and think critically about the problem. Ask questions to get to the root of the problem. Were the original goals too ambitious?

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

It turns out that if you want the people who work in an organization to feel appreciated, you need to show that they are respected and valued every day. Authentic employee appreciation is embedded in the daily workflow in a way that feels connected (or intrinsic) to the work itself. We spend a lot of our waking life at work.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

But in my experience working with senior executives as an executive coach and organization design consultant, bad leadership is often manufactured by an organization designed, albeit unintentionally, to produce bad leaders. When leaders work at cross-purposes with other leaders, it signals to those they lead to put their own agendas first.

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Futurism

MARCH 8, 2025

Now, it's a growing fact of life for billions of workers around the world, as companies break up full-time positions into contract work with less stability and protection by labor laws. Jump ahead to 2024, when over 76 million Americans were said to be freelance workers , up from 64 million in 2023. Involuntary freelance is hard enough.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

It’s a problem that has long littered the landscape in Kampala, the capital, where buveera are woven into the fabric of daily life. Can agriculture escape the plastic problem? Find AP’s standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

Let’s face it: The workplace is pretty much an extrovert’s world, with all those meetings and open work spaces. The jobs on this list emphasize independent work, problem-solving, and analysis. The trick is finding the right job fit. Here are the top 10 jobs for introverts: 1.

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Engadget

MARCH 12, 2025

Its just a software issue and Google is working on it. The company sent an email to users to say that its engineers are "working to resolve this as soon as possible, and will keep you updated when there is more to share. Google says the cause of the problem has been identified but didnt reveal any specifics. RIP Chromecast.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Over a lifetime, we spend approximately 90,000 hours working. Maybe one reason people aren’t happy at work is because they don’t expect to find happiness there. When I Googled “How to create joy at work” these are a few of the best ideas I found. There’s a reason they call it work. Let’s make joy a priority.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

That means performance won't be a problem on this phone. For whatever reason, they just didn't work consistently for me. Now, I have an iPhone with Face ID, and even though that has problems of its own, I find it faster and more convenient regardless. That's a good thing, in my opinion.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

We hope that this work will help us learn about the types of microplastics floating through the air in our study area, Michigan. Microplasticsa global problem The term plastic refers to a wide variety of artificially created polymers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 12, 2022

Basically, it is a third-party bit of code that tries to fix accessibility problems on your site as it loads on someone’s computer or phone. . They often look something like this: Why don’t they work as intended? The problem is so widespread that there’s even a community-developed browser plugin to block overlays from loading.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 6, 2025

The problems you are trying to solve are complex and the potential organizations you can support are many. Just because one path worked well for a peer organization doesnt necessarily mean its the right path for you. It means you made a difference, and peoples lives are better because of the work you did. Innovation is exciting.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

The rollout will be throttled and, initially, notes wont appear publicly as Meta claims it needs time to feed the algorithm and ensure this system is working properly. It feels more like a work-in-progress and not a clear-cut answer to the shortcomings of third-party fact checking. Images: Meta] An unsolvable problem?

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Children and teens who volunteer tend to have better health and lower levels of anxiety and fewer behavioral problems than those who dont volunteer. The total value of the hours of unpaid work volunteers put in totals an estimated U.S.$170 Halvorsen is an associate professor of social work at Washington University in St.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Consider an author hesitating before sharing their work, questioning whether its good enough. And when they finally share their work, they do so with confidence. The problem is, were often too caught up in the daily grind to notice these moments of uncertainty. That doubt didnt hold them backit sharpened their writing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 31, 2025

Unfortunately, thats not how community works. The Real Issue: Misaligned Strategy If your community isnt thriving, the problem isnt the platformits how youre using it. Gamification only works when it rewards meaningful engagement. Ask for member-led insights: Whats one tool or tip you swear by in your nonprofit work?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Clearly define the social problem the organization is working to solve. Define your value propositionwhy your organization is the best positioned to solve this problem. Ensuring agreement on these elements may involve working through disagreements, engaging in constructive critique, and resolving conflicting views.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Central to that success is their ability to leverage their innovation capital — the trust that funders place in their ability to solve problems and break new ground. You can’t really solve problems that way.” We know how to solve problems, and we understand the communities in which we operate.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Nonprofits are staffed by incredibly competent and dedicated people — experts who understand their work backward and forward, whether it be housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, or supporting these programs through effective fundraising and building sustainable solutions to the world’s most challenging problems.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Board members want and need meaningful work tied to the mission. That means they have to have time to commit first, then the skills we need — not all organizations need the same skills — and then the follow-through to get the work done independently.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 26, 2025

But that contradicts the recommendation that standing for too long can cause circulation problems. Sure, we know we're not supposed to work from bed but just having that as an option is awesome — not that we would ever do it. Opens in a new window Credit: FlexiSpot FlexiSpot H7 adjustable standing desk (large) $99.98 Save $50.01

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

Welcome to Pressing Questions , Fast Company s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions. Bonus: Taking on work above your level might set you up for a future promotion.) What can I do?

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Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Despite the importance of raising money well, the majority of small to midsize nonprofits use suboptimal strategies—methods that are expensive, time-consuming, and yield only minimal returns on a lot of hard work. Tackling too much Many nonprofits try to solve more problems than they have the resources to address.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 27, 2025

Reddit ran into some problems on Thursday. Reddit is not working for me on either a web browser or the mobile app at the time of writing. A Reddit outage started roughly between 3 and 4 p.m. ET on Thursday and is currently ongoing at the time of publication.

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