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Fast Company

Grace Snelling

Zoom just rebranded itself to Zoom

Zoom just dropped the ‘video’ from its name, and is going all-in on AI.

Zoom just announced that it’s changing its name. But its users will still call it Zoom.

Fast Company

Joe Berkowitz

Why 2025 will be the year of the K-drama

As ‘Squid Game’ returns to Netflix, K-dramas have never been hotter. And global streaming service Rakuten Viki is seeing huge growth.

Next month will see the return of Netflix’s Squid Game, the Korean class-war allegory that racked up 1.65 billion viewing hours within weeks of its 2021 debut—and drew the world’s attention toward the fast-growing field of Korean dramas, or “K-dramas.” And interest has only continued to grow. Netflix and Disney are both ramping up investment in...

Fast Company

Eleanor Hecks

How ‘Quiet Hiring’ Is Hurting Your Diversity Efforts

It might be a short-term solution, but it can lead to bigger issues in the long run.

Quiet hiring has been a norm in companies in recent years and is shaping workforces across the corporate world. Some employers see it as a way to relieve hiring burdens, and some employees see it as a skill improvement move. However, the overwhelming consensus is that it can potentially cause more trouble than create benefits for the company and business—particularly when it comes to diversity, equity,...

Fast Company

Yasmin Gagne

Want to upgrade someone’s daily routine? These bed and bath gifts have you covered

Our experts have your gift-giving needs covered, from items to cozy up a bedroom or level up a skincare routine.

For its annual gift guide, Fast Company asked business leaders who know the home—and some of our staff members—for space-specific recommendations.

Fast Company

Chris Morris

‘I wanted to do something different’: Why Danny McBride treats his tequila startup like a movie

‘There were no ad agencies involved, there was no marketing department,’ says McBride, founder of Don Gato tequila.

Danny McBride knows the question is coming before the interview gets underway. Yes, he acknowledges, the celebrity tequila field is a crowded one, but he wasn’t going to let that stop him from entering Don Gato, his recently-launched tequila line, into the fray.

Wired Top Stories

Chris Baraniuk

Why an Offline Nuclear Reactor Led to Thousands of Hospital Appointments Being Canceled

Radioisotopes are a vital resource for imaging patients’ organs and tumors—but these unstable elements also suffer from an unstable supply chain.

Wired Top Stories

Brendan Nystedt

Vintage Digicams Aren't Just a Fad. They're an Artistic Statement

In a time when AI-powered imaging software tweaks and smooths every digital photo to appear perfect, some photographers are embracing the quirky flaws of vintage digital cameras.

Mashable

Squid Game Season 2 trailer gives us our best glimpse yet at one of the new games

Squid Game Season 2 is getting closer by the day. We've already had a teaser, and a longer teaser, and now we've got the first official trailer — and it comes with our best glimpse yet at one of the new games Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae) will have to survive during his second round in the titular competition.

The shots are only brief, but at a couple of points in the trailer (1:00 and 1:13) we see glimpses of what looks like a giant merry-go-round. All the contestants are gathered on this...

Mashable

Hulus Black Friday deal is back. Get a whole year for just $0.99 per month.

SAVE OVER $100: As of Nov. 27, Hulu's Black Friday deal is back. Pay just $0.99 per month for a whole year of Hulu (with ads). Hulu with ads normally retails for $9.99 per month, so you'll save over $100 with the best Black Friday streaming deal.

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Mashable

LGs stunning 65-inch G4 OLED TV has dropped to its lowest-ever price this Black Friday

SAVE OVER $1,000: In Amazon's Black Friday sale, the 65-inch LG G4 OLED TV has dropped from its list price of $3,399.99 to $2,296.99. That's a discount of 32%.

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Beats Studio3 headphones are on sale for under $100 in Walmarts Black Friday sale

SAVE $70: As of Nov. 27, Beats Studio3 headphones are on sale for $89 in Walmart's Black Friday sale. That's $70 off their list price of $159.

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27 Hair Products With Before And After Photos For Anyone Who Needs A Little Help With Their Look

Skip the salon and get these model-worthy transformations at home.

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kate.magdziuk

Top D/STs for Week 13, plus three viable streamers

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Kate Magdziuk shares her Week 13 defense rankings and highlights several streaming options that could be available in your leagues.

After a week where we had six total teams out on bye, Week 13 is suddenly feeling like a smörgåsbord of options at D/ST. There’s a full 16-game slate this week, including four days of football between Thanksgiving, Black Friday, the Sunday slate and “Monday Night Football,” so it’s time to hydrate, buckle...

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ChetGresham

Week 13 QB fantasy football rankings

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Which quarterbacks will shine in Week 13 for your fantasy football teams? We’ll take a look at all of them in our rankings.

Welcome to Week 13 of the NFL season. At this point we have a firm grasp on what players have helped teams into the fantasy playoffs this season. Your top fantasy quarterbacks are led by Lamar Jackson, who has averaged 24.9 fantasy points per game. In second place we have Jalen Hurts and his 11 rushing touchdowns at 22.3...

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ChetGresham

Week 13 PPR RB fantasy football rankings

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Which running backs will shine in Week 13 for your fantasy football teams? We’ll take a look at all of them in our PPR rankings.

Welcome to Week 13 of the fantasy football season. Monday gave us yet another look at the league’s leading rusher, as the Ravens Derrick henry went for 140 yards, raising his total to 1,325 yards. He amazingly didn’t score a touchdown, but has 13 rushing and two receiving to lead the league with 15...

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ChetGresham

Week 13 PPR WR fantasy football rankings

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Which wide receivers will shine in Week 13 for your fantasy football teams? We’ll take a look at all of them in our PPR rankings.

Welcome to Week 13 of the NFL season. Thankfully the stud wide receiver injuries have slowed down a bit and Nico Collins is back in full force! Overall, Week 12 was a resurgence for some good wide receivers, but one that was too late to help many of their fantasy backers. We saw Jordan Addison, Jaylen Waddle, DJ Moore,...

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ChetGresham

Week 13 PPR TE fantasy football rankings including injury news, sleepers, more

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Which tight ends will shine in Week 13 for your fantasy football teams? We’ll take a look at all of them in our PPR rankings.

Welcome to lucky Week 13 of the NFL season. After a frightful start to the fantasy tight end season, the position has mostly righted the ship and are smoothly sailing into the fantasy playoffs. The latest tight end to make a big move is Jonnu Smith, who has thrived in the Dolphins quick passing game. And over the last...

The Verge

Jess Weatherbed

No, Microsoft isn’t using your Office docs to train its AI

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Microsoft says it isn’t using customer data from its Microsoft 365 apps to train its AI models. The clarification addresses reports circulating online in the last few weeks claiming Microsoft required Word and Excel users to opt out of training the company’s AI systems.

The confusion arose from a privacy setting in Microsoft Office that toggles “optional connected experiences” — a feature that helps users...

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Liz Brown

Emma Corrin and Maggie Nelson on the Strength in Vulnerability

The “Nosferatu” actor and the writer discuss solitude, self-editing and the playfulness of their work.

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John Yoon

Record Snowfall Hurls Seoul Into Winter

The heaviest November snowstorm on record in the South Korean capital was a nuisance to commuters, and a delight to tourists, children and dogs.

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