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Remember the iPod? It’s making a quiet comeback.Four years after Apple killed off its digital music player, secondhand sales are surging. It’s fueled in part by young people interested not just in its retro looks but a desire to listen to music in a focused way and with playlists not determined by algorithms.“There’s a growing trend, particularly amongst younger users, to mitigate the ease with which they can be distracted by smartphones, often driven by mental health and well-being concerns,” said Ben Wood, chief analyst at CCS Insight. “Having a dedicated music device, such as an iPod, is a good way to…
This week on How Success Happens, I sat down with longtime writing partners Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, the duo behind How I Met Your Mother, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rescue Rangers, and, most recently, the hit The Naked Gun reboot starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. They’ve gone from scraping together sketch shows at NYU to crafting a movie that crossed $100 million at the box office. “That guy Liam Neeson really needed a break,” jokes Gregor. “We put him on the map.” During our chat, the duo discussed risk-taking, partnership, pitching, and getting over the inevitable bombs that come with…
The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% as the United States, Iran, and Israel disagreed on the details of their two-week ceasefire, whose announcement had sent markets flying in optimism on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 40 points, or 0.1%, as of 10 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.2% lower.The oil market was jumpier, and the price for a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude oil climbed 6.8% to $100.79. It rose after semiofficial news agencies in Iran suggested forces have mined the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that has been at the center of President Donald Trump’s…
Tax day is right around the corner, but for some, the true deadline to complete returns is nearly a week earlier. That’s because if you’re planning to mail your tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) instead of filing them electronically, they’ll need to be postmarked — not mailed — by April 15.Due to recent changes at The United States Postal Service (USPS) that impact transportation operations, mail may not arrive at originating processing facilities on the day it is mailed, the organization said in a January announcement. “This means that the date on the postmarks applied at our…
One of our favorite meme stocks is up more than 9%, but this time it’s for legit business reasons.BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB) saw its shares sharply rise Thursday morning following the release of its 2026 fourth-quarter and fiscal year results. The stock has previously been volatile due to BlackBerry’s place in the meme stock craze a few years ago. The Canadian company, once a leader in the mobile phone industry, reported $156 million in revenue for quarter four, a 10% increase year-over-year (YOY). Its adjusted net income also rose by a whopping 92% YOY.On a year-long scale, BlackBerry saw its revenue…
April is off to a bruising start for people working in Hollywood. Since the month began, two major studios and one of Hollywood’s most high-profile production companies have announced layoffs totaling more than 1,000 jobs combined. The job cuts come at a time of great volatility in the movie and television industry, which is facing disruption from AI while also experiencing a rapidly changing business landscape and consolidation. Here’s what you need to know. Bad Robot to cut jobs as it leaves L.A. for New York The April layoffs began with an unexpected announcement from one of Hollywood’s most successful…
Leadership and management lessons aren’t always figured out off the bat. Making some mistakes and realizing that what works for you doesn’t work for everyone else is valuable. It’s impossible to go back and change the past, but you can think through how you manage now and see if it’s still effective. We asked our Fast Company Impact Council members about their staff management lessons and how their approach has evolved. Their insights can help you lead your staff better without having to make those same mistakes yourself. Here’s what nine Impact Council members shared—hard earned pearls of wisdom. 1.…
GoPro’s announcement that it plans to cut 23% of its workforce this week didn’t come as a complete shock to anyone who’s been following the wearable camera maker over the past few years.Once a leader in the action camera market, the company has seen its stock fall from highs of more than $93 in 2014 to just 80 cents today. The $10 billion valuation it once boasted is a distant memory. (GoPro’s current market cap is just under $122 million.) Now it’s betting on an ongoing turnaround plan to stabilize the business.Part of that plan involves becoming an even leaner…
A study of hundreds of hikers and runners reveals a dangerous gap between how safe we feel and the gear we actually carry. Here is what you really need to survive a day in the mountains.Listen to this articleListen (Photo: SeanXu / Getty)Published April 9, 2026 03:41AMA few years ago, while running down a gnarly trail outside of Tucson, Arizona, I caught my toe on a rock and went flying. The landing was ugly and left me in very rough shape, alone in the mountains several miles from the trailhead, just after sunrise, with nothing in my pockets except my…
The company announced this week that it’s beginning to roll out an option for users to stack their tabs in a panel on the left side of the browser instead of horizontally at the top.For tab hoarders like me—who get lost in a million tabs while trying to remember which favicon went with which website, or who have multiple websites open with the same favicon—vertical tabs will give us more information to determine which tab is where. It even works when you have so many open that you have to scroll to reach the end.The vertical tab interface has two…