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Apple's new Magnifier for Mac is an accessibility feature everyone can use

15 hours ago | fastcompany.com | Jesus Diaz

Apple just announced new accessibility features coming to its operating systems. There's a redesigned braille input experience, and a new reader that allows you to customize your text so it's more legible. But there's one that will be great for anyone attending any lecture or presentation: Magnifier for Mac. The iPhone and iPad got their Magnifier apps back in 2016. It worked pretty much like the iOS camera: You point your device anywhere you want and zoom in to the desired level.
Sal Khan's new Dialogues program teaches students how to have civil, thoughtful discussions

1 day ago | fastcompany.com | Steven Melendez

In recent years, Khan Academy founder Sal Khan has been most visible promoting the organization's AI learning assistant, Khanmigo. But a second nonprofit he founded, called Schoolhouse, focuses on connecting students with their peers for human-centered educational interactions. Since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Schoolhouse has connected students with trained and certified volunteer tutors, often around their own age, who help them understand a variety of academic subjects.
Travel to Vegas on Mountain Dew’s dime. But there’s a catch - Fast Company

1 day ago | fastcompany.com | Hunter Schwarz

Mountain Dew is rewarding die-hard fans with a trip to Vegas. There's a catch, though: You'll need a Mountain Dew tattoo.
Your soap, lotion, and shampoo may contain formaldehyde

1 day ago | fastcompany.com | Kristin Toussaint

Common personal care and beauty products like lotions, soaps, shampoos, eyeliner, and even eyelash glue can contain formaldehyde or preservatives that release formaldehyde-a known carcinogen that has been linked to cancer. And Black and Latina women could be at particular risk. Formaldehyde is a preservative (it's a key ingredient of embalming fluid) and so it's sometimes added to beauty products as a way to extend their shelf life and inhibit the growth of bacteria or mold.
How the United Airlines brand is managing air traffic turbulence

1 day ago | fastcompany.com | Jeff Beer

This past weekend, there were more disruptions at Newark Liberty International Airport due to Federal Aviation Administration equipment outages. It has added to the air travel chaos at Newark over the past month, which has included air traffic controllers losing communication with planes for up to 90 seconds, and led to the delay and cancellation of hundreds of flights. On Monday morning, there were at least 59 flight delays and more than 80 cancellations at Newark, according to FlightAware data.
At World Cup 2026, soccer will be more than just a game

2 days ago | fastcompany.com | Chris Kay

Soccer, football, futebol, voetbal. Whichever moniker the world's favorite game's 3.5 billion fans use to describe this mega sport, this beautiful game is going through a cultural evolution creating more impact beyond the game than ever before. When I joined Manchester City FC in 2009, soccer clubs and the broader sport were just starting to open their eyes beyond the traditional rules of category marketing for the game and its impact was felt in soccer only.
Everything we know about Haemanthus, the blood-testing startup from Elizabeth Holmes's partner

2 days ago | fastcompany.com | Grace Snelling

Billy Evans, the partner of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, is currently in the process of raising money for his own startup. It's a blood-testing company. According to reports from NPR and , both of which spoke with anonymous sources close to the venture, 33-year-old Evans has already raised several million dollars for a new "stealth" startup focusing on diagnostics and health testing.
Nearly 76,000 cases of eye care products are feared to be of 'unacceptable quality'

2 days ago | fastcompany.com | Grace Snelling

If you're a frequent eye drop user, now's the time to check your medicine cabinet: The pharmaceutical lab BRS Analytical Service, LLC has issued a voluntary recall of five different ophthalmic solutions, including some eye drops and artificial tears, due to concerns that the products may be of "unacceptable quality." Here's what to know:What is the reason for the recall?
See the list of 68 pharmacy locations that will shutter across 7 states

2 days ago | fastcompany.com | Christopher Zara

Rite Aid is plotting an immediate wind-down of operations at dozens of additional locations as it scrambles this week to sell off its pharmacy assets and retail operations to potential bidders. The drugstore chain, which last week sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a second time, has marked 68 locations in seven states for closure, meaning it wants to promptly start the process of going-out-of-business sales.
Hot Wheels just fixed one of the biggest problems with its track sets

2 days ago | fastcompany.com | Nate Berg

As a nearly 60-year-old brand, Hot Wheels has been a playroom staple for generations of children. But while the tiny cars and buildable track sets have managed to find their way into the playrooms of millions of children, the looping, curving track pieces have always been a bit of a challenge to actually put together. Mattel, which created the Hot Wheels brand in 1968, knows this is a pain point, especially at the younger end of their target market.