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Published April 16, 2026 09:34AMThe biggest cycling tech story of 2026 is not a new electronic drivetrain, lighter carbon frames, or another tweak to geometry. It’s a wheel—specifically, a much bigger one. After years of quiet prototyping, rumors, and one-off customs, 32-inch wheels are arriving in public view in multiple places all at once. They’re showing up on prototype cross-country race bikes, on production-ready gravel grinders, and in the product plans of tire and suspension companies that usually don’t make a move unless they believe a new category has real legs.Why 32” Wheels Are a Big Deal Over the past…
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week via email here. Is the Altman firebomb just the start of extreme doomer violence? On April 10, someone threw a molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s house in San Francisco. The alleged assailant, 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama, didn’t stop there. He then went to OpenAI’s headquarters and told the security guards there that he intended to burn down the building and everyone inside. Two days later, someone allegedly fired two shots from a car driving past Altman’s…
Ready to get more from your e-bike? This full-powered eMTB delivers a premium ride at an accessible price.The Norco Sight VLT Bosch A. (Photo: Cam Mackenzie)Published April 16, 2026 09:53AMAmid a sea of e-bikes at widely varying costs and features, there’s a sweet spot where accessible pricing meets high-quality riding, and at the heart of that sweet spot is Norco’s new Sight VLT Bosch A. It’s a full-powered all-mountain e-bike ready to take on any singletrack you want to tackle. It has all the power and torque for grueling climbs, without sacrificing the confident handling and maneuverability you need for…
Since opening in Silicon Valley in 2019, NTT Research has operated as a long-horizon science lab, a dedicated arm of Japan’s telecommunications giant NTT Group, which invests more than $3 billion annually in global R&D. Now in its seventh year, the lab was built as a research subsidiary insulated from quarterly pressure and product roadmaps. Unlike startups or typical corporate innovation teams, NTT Research is a wholly owned entity focused on seeding advances in computing, security, and healthcare that can later fold into NTT’s global infrastructure and enterprise services. Many of these efforts take five to fifteen years to approach…
It seems that change and volatility are the only things that are certain when it comes to the labor market. Jobs and professions that once seemed ‘stable’ are not immune to the forces of artificial intelligence and other technological advancements. At the very least, AI is changing the nature of what jobs look like and will likely continue to do so at a fast rate. All of this can make it difficult to know what to do to foolproof your career. Liz Tran is a leadership coach to CEOs and founders and the author of AQ: A New Kind of…
Music lovers who have complained for years about Ticketmaster fees for concert tickets are surely reveling in a jury verdict Wednesday that found its parent company Live Nation has been running a harmful monopoly over large venues across the U.S.But they will have to wait to see if the verdict leads to changes that make concerts more affordable.Here are some things to know about the verdict in the closely-watched antitrust battle: No immediate relief for concertgoers The lawsuit, initially led by the U.S. government under former President Joe Biden, accused Live Nation of smothering competition and blocking venues from using…
In 1988, a London pre-teen with a penchant for programming and gaming wrote a version of the classic board game Othello—also known as Reversi—for his Amiga 500 home computer. Teaching a piece of software to play the game was an ambitious coding project for someone so young. And with that, Demis Hassabis notched his first achievement in the field of artificial intelligence. The Othello-playing app “beat my kid brother, who was only five at the time,” Hassabis remembers. “It was an ‘a-ha’ moment for me, because I just thought, ‘Wow, it’s incredible that you can make a program that’s inanimate…
To buy one of each item in President Donald Trump’s company’s online storefront today would cost you nearly six figures. The good news is you’ll qualify for free shipping for an order over $125. The Trump Store sells a whole skincare line plus branded golf gear, robes, blankets, glassware, and more. There’s the classic red “Make America Great Again” hats for $47, an $80 Trump Home jasmine room spray and diffuser set, and Trump-branded coffee pods that sell for $18 for a 12-pack. All told, there are 1,492 total items for sale at the Trump Store that together cost $91,145.12,…
Published April 16, 2026 04:19AMAfter a Trump administration–appointed panel rolled back endangered species protections near ten Gulf Coast national park sites, critics have sued the federal government, accusing it of playing God with threatened wildlife.On March 31, the Endangered Species Committee (ESC), a seven-member panel comprised of political appointees, voted to allow oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico to bypass regulatory requirements. Dubbed the “God Squad” for its power to decide whether a species survives or goes extinct, the ESC can override the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when it deems economic or national security interests take priority over…
Synthesia isn’t just making AI avatars—it’s rewriting the rules of corporate communication. Forbes editor Alex York travels to London to meet Victor Riparbelli, the visionary co-founder behind the AI company Synthesia valued at $4 billion. While the world was focused on ChatGPT, Synthesia was quietly solving a massive enterprise problem: the high cost and slow speed of video production. Source link