The report’s set of figures will be scrutinized by Wall Street. It’s perhaps the biggest question swirling around the U.S. economy right now: Is inflation stuck at an elevated level — or will last year’s steady decline resume sometime soon? On Wednesday, the government will issue the latest monthly inflation report, a set of figures that will be...

Two more retailers have said they will recall cream cheese spreads over possible contamination. More than two dozen states are now impacted. The cream cheese recall that hit the Midwest last week has now expanded to include other products from additional grocery stores in other states. The reason for the recall is the same: fears of Salmonella contamination....

A survey of 16,000 workers reveals what office design features help them work best. In the aftermath of the pandemic, office design went through a frantic stage of adjustment. The 9-to-5 workday was totally upended, and once-necessary offices became optional, if not mostly avoided. Office designers were among those tasked with figuring out how to...

Quilt’s sleek new heat pump is aimed at convincing more consumers to switch from fossil fuels. When he left a job at Google, Paul Lambert knew that he wanted to work on a new challenge that would interest him for the next decade. The answer: Designing a better heat pump.

The idea that AI systems are right or wrong in a binary sense is a “faulty narrative,” says researcher Arthur Holland Michel. A new report commissioned by the International Committee of the Red Cross raises concerns about militaries’ use of artificial intelligence systems in warfare.

Being a manager is tricky because it can be hard to get honest feedback from your employees. But if you’re trying to improve, you are on the right path. Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s mini-advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace...