Fast Company

In today’s fast-paced world, nearly every sector of the economy is reinventing itself with the latest advancements in technology. As the pace of innovation accelerates, companies both large and small are turning to groundbreaking approaches to create smarter, more sustainable solutions. Yet among the thousands of exciting new developments released each year, a select group of technologies stand out for their ingenuity. These are Fast Company's 2024 Next Big Things in Tech winners. The 138 honorees span 28 categories, including AI and Data, Space and Telecom, and Health. From corporate giants to ambitious startups, each honoree has demonstrated impressive progress—showing both immediate promise and potential to drive lasting change in the years ahead. You might see this dichotomy in some of our winners: Coursera, Electronic Arts (EA), Logitech, Headspace, Houzz, and Discord. It may be the first time you’ve encountered some of these brands, but it certainly won’t be the last. Whether using AI to improve disaster-response efforts, creating a hiking-friendly wearable exoskeleton, or making supply chains more ethical, each of these products, services, and technological breakthroughs reflects fresh thinking that inspires us. Read the full #FCTechAwards list: https://bit.ly/3Cz2HVj

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As Thanksgiving approaches, leaders reflect on the people, pets, places, and technologies that inspire them. https://bit.ly/4eSi1d0

What if the resistance to climate science is not really about science at all? http://f-st.co/oHPIRIG

What's bigger than a small bag but smaller a medium one? Shmedium, of course. That's what fashion brand Telfar has dubbed its new intermediate-sized Shopping Bag. http://f-st.co/BI0YscR

American Airlines is expanding its ‘airport lice’ crackdown http://f-st.co/NuaSnOT

'There were no ad agencies involved, there was no marketing department,' says Danny McBride, founder of Don Gato tequila. http://f-st.co/Y4n1ysw

While TSA officers may push back, all U.S. citizens are entitled to opt out of biometric scans. https://bit.ly/3ATA9W7

Imagine a world in which you have complete control over your online data. Tim Berners-Lee is working to make it real. http://f-st.co/ZZWHtS4

After Donald Trump’s Elon Musk–assisted reelection, Bluesky's user base ballooned to over 20 million users. On Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies podcast, we sit down with Bluesky COO Rose Wang to discuss Bluesky’s core tenets, what the surge in users has meant for her team, and whether Bluesky can succeed where others have failed: at being a permanent replacement for X. Full episode: https://lnkd.in/eaEa8C7N