advertisementadvertisementBy S. A. Applin The between Amazon and police departments could be a first step toward privatizing and replacing the police force—or at least deeply changing how it functions.advertisementadvertisementRing is a Trojan Horse. Amazon builds a network of surveillance cameras, offers deals to the police, who accept and include it into their portfolio of surveillance tools, and neighbors using Ring feel safer. But . Is that true? It could be. A Ring doorbell may help deter crime, but that impact cannot easily be measured.Perhaps the police do not wish to consider how...…advertisementadvertisementBy S. A. Applin The between Amazon and police departments could be a first step toward privatizing and replacing the police force—or at least deeply changing how it functions.advertisementadvertisementRing is a Trojan Horse. Amazon builds a network of surveillance cameras, offers deals to the police, who accept and include it into their portfolio of surveillance tools, and neighbors using Ring feel safer. But . Is that true? It could be. A Ring doorbell may help deter crime, but that impact cannot easily be measured.Perhaps the police do not wish to consider how...WW…

advertisementadvertisementBy Jon Friedman Over the past year, much has been made of where, when, and how we work. But the sweeping shift to working remotely has raised a deeper question that we’re still not sure how to answer: Who are we at work?advertisementadvertisementThe pandemic has scrambled so much of the “normal” professional experience—commutes, workspaces, business hours, childcare, business travel—that it’s also rewiring our concept of professionalism itself.For me, “professionalism” began 18 years ago when I started as an intern at Microsoft. Today, I lead a team of more than...…advertisementadvertisementBy Jon Friedman Over the past year, much has been made of where, when, and how we work. But the sweeping shift to working remotely has raised a deeper question that we’re still not sure how to answer: Who are we at work?advertisementadvertisementThe pandemic has scrambled so much of the “normal” professional experience—commutes, workspaces, business hours, childcare, business travel—that it’s also rewiring our concept of professionalism itself.For me, “professionalism” began 18 years ago when I started as an intern at Microsoft. Today, I lead a team of more than...WW…

advertisementadvertisement“I don’t know you’ve seen this thing yet, but it’s light enough, and it’s got Velcro mounting, so if you have a sunny window somewhere in the house, you can just open the window, reach out, and—after you turn it on—just stick it out there, and it’ll be solar-charged and run autonomously.”advertisementadvertisementRay Ozzie is on the other end of a Zoom call showing off Airnote, the new air quality monitor from his latest startup, . As he talks, he brandishes the device—a palm-sized white box with a small LCD display, a built-in AT&T data connection, and an...…advertisementadvertisement“I don’t know you’ve seen this thing yet, but it’s light enough, and it’s got Velcro mounting, so if you have a sunny window somewhere in the house, you can just open the window, reach out, and—after you turn it on—just stick it out there, and it’ll be solar-charged and run autonomously.”advertisementadvertisementRay Ozzie is on the other end of a Zoom call showing off Airnote, the new air quality monitor from his latest startup, . As he talks, he brandishes the device—a palm-sized white box with a small LCD display, a built-in AT&T data connection, and an...WW…

advertisementadvertisementBy Mark Keierleber Five days after extremists used the fringe video gaming platform DLive to livestream a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, a youthful white nationalist logged onto the site and offered his take about the future of a movement he helped create.advertisementadvertisementIn a drawn-out rant, alt-right provocateur Patrick Casey downplayed the Capitol insurrection while deriding social media platforms for cracking down on hate speech supporting an overthrow of the U.S. government. As he spoke, he was rewarded with a barrage of animated lemons—the website’s...…advertisementadvertisementBy Mark Keierleber Five days after extremists used the fringe video gaming platform DLive to livestream a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, a youthful white nationalist logged onto the site and offered his take about the future of a movement he helped create.advertisementadvertisementIn a drawn-out rant, alt-right provocateur Patrick Casey downplayed the Capitol insurrection while deriding social media platforms for cracking down on hate speech supporting an overthrow of the U.S. government. As he spoke, he was rewarded with a barrage of animated lemons—the website’s...WW…

advertisementadvertisementBy Jeff Bezos I like to putter in the morning. I get up early. I go to bed early. I like to read the newspaper. I like to have coffee. I like to have breakfast with my kids before they go to school. So my puttering time is very important to me.advertisementadvertisementThat’s why I set my first meeting for ten o’clock. I like to do my high-IQ meetings before lunch. Anything that’s going to be really mentally challenging is a ten o’clock meeting because by 5 p.m., I’m, like, I can’t think more about this issue today. Let’s try this again tomorrow at 10 a.m.Then on...…advertisementadvertisementBy Jeff Bezos I like to putter in the morning. I get up early. I go to bed early. I like to read the newspaper. I like to have coffee. I like to have breakfast with my kids before they go to school. So my puttering time is very important to me.advertisementadvertisementThat’s why I set my first meeting for ten o’clock. I like to do my high-IQ meetings before lunch. Anything that’s going to be really mentally challenging is a ten o’clock meeting because by 5 p.m., I’m, like, I can’t think more about this issue today. Let’s try this again tomorrow at 10 a.m.Then on...WW…

advertisementadvertisementOf all the ambitious feats a maker of computing devices can undertake, few are as tricky as switching processor architectures. It really is brain surgery, or at least its equivalent in digital form.advertisementadvertisementAnd even if moving to a new architecture offers clear advantages, much can go awry along the way. Consider Microsoft’s , which ditches the Intel processor in other Surface tablets—and most Windows computers, period—for a chip codesigned by Microsoft and Qualcomm. The Pro X is the sexiest, thinnest, and lightest Surface Pro to date, with the best...…advertisementadvertisementOf all the ambitious feats a maker of computing devices can undertake, few are as tricky as switching processor architectures. It really is brain surgery, or at least its equivalent in digital form.advertisementadvertisementAnd even if moving to a new architecture offers clear advantages, much can go awry along the way. Consider Microsoft’s , which ditches the Intel processor in other Surface tablets—and most Windows computers, period—for a chip codesigned by Microsoft and Qualcomm. The Pro X is the sexiest, thinnest, and lightest Surface Pro to date, with the best...WW…

advertisementadvertisementBy Fast Company staff Sometimes, it’s obvious from the get-go that a moment in tech history is . . . well, historic. Other times, it’s clear only in the fullness of time. Yet another type of historic moment flies largely under the radar, shaping our lives more than most people ever realize.advertisementadvertisementAs Fast Company celebrates our 25th anniversary, we’ve compiled a list of 25 moments that have defined the tech industry since our first issue hit the stands with a cover date of November 1995. (These calls are tough to make, so we also picked 10...…advertisementadvertisementBy Fast Company staff Sometimes, it’s obvious from the get-go that a moment in tech history is . . . well, historic. Other times, it’s clear only in the fullness of time. Yet another type of historic moment flies largely under the radar, shaping our lives more than most people ever realize.advertisementadvertisementAs Fast Company celebrates our 25th anniversary, we’ve compiled a list of 25 moments that have defined the tech industry since our first issue hit the stands with a cover date of November 1995. (These calls are tough to make, so we also picked 10...WW…