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Five moments that shaped Taylor's legendary career

From writing a letter to her idol as a 10-year-old to messaging a promoter on social media, here are five sliding doors moments that helped shape Katie Taylor’s career.

NASA Revamps Challenge Linking Community College Studies to Aerospace Careers

Community college students across the U.S.

Pretorius' career-best 94 sets up big win against lacklustre Zimbabwe

SA lost 6 for 31 to finish on 185, before Fortuin and Jansen shared seven wickets in 43-run victory

Maternity leave cannot lead to loss of role or career prospects: Delhi HC

Court directs Centre to frame rules or schemes within six months on workplace accommodation, protection of role and status, lactation support, and grievance redressal

Has early Scratch experience led to fulfilling careers?

Article URL: https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/2094450188911845827 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49516209 Points: 80 # Comments: 58

I climbed the career ladder and got my dream job at 30 - then I hit burnout

Just after Jo Hooper landed her dream role at 30, she struggled with burnout and had to take time off work.

Getting the right products to the right people at the right time

For global food and beverage brand PepsiCo, Mexico plays a critically important role.

Taco Bell’s newest menu item is a $3.99 twist on a discontinued favorite

Just in time for the last days of summer, Taco Bell is rolling out a taco made for the heat—alongside another frozen treat.

Pizza Hut closed hundreds of stores last year: See where restaurants shuttered as new ownership takes effect

In June, fast-food restaurant giant Yum Brands announced it would sell Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital.

Why leaders struggle with negative feedback

Years of psychological research show that leadership—the ability to coordinate collective human activity to turn a group of people into a high-performing team or unit—can be effective only if leaders are capable of providing people with constructive feedback .

Why aren’t there more courageous leaders?

I once worked with a senior leader who had mastered the art of playing it safe.

GoPro stock is soaring after YouTube star Markiplier buys an 8.5% stake

For most of August, shares of GoPro traded for about 60 cents as the once-lauded action-camera maker faded toward what seemed like a near-certain delisting and possible collapse.

GoPro stock soars after YouTube star Markiplier becomes large shareholder: How high will GPRO go?

Shares in GoPro Inc.

Shein stock fails to captivate as fast-fashion giant makes market debut

After failed attempts to list its shares in New York and London, Shein Global Holdings has officially made its stock market debut ( 0625.HK )—though it wasn’t exactly a success.

You can try Domino’s new Detroit-style pizza for free, but you have to act fast

Domino’s newest menu item is fresh out of the oven, and the pizza restaurant chain is ready to give some away.

IEEE Senior Membership Demystified

For most of my career, my IEEE membership sat quietly in the background—a line on my résumé, a discount code for a conference registration, and access to the IEEE Xplore digital library , which I underutilized.

How this Buffalo-based bank is using tech as a competitive edge

In 2018, Michael Wisler became chief information officer at M&T Bank , a now-170-year-old financial institution based in Buffalo, after spending years in technology leadership roles at Capital One.

Panera Bread’s fall menu goes heavy on the sweets and soups, including 3 items you’ve never seen before

It’s the first week of September, which means, cue Seinfeld ’s George Costanza, we’re “ shifting into soup mode .” Panera Bread is right there with us, rolling out its new fall menu today.

How the Kansas Department of Labor has implemented AI to make it easier to file for unemployment

Until a couple of years ago, the software running the state unemployment insurance platform in Kansas hadn’t been updated since the 1970s.

What happened to Costco Next? Customers stunned as access to curated marketplace is abruptly lost

Visitors to Costco Next have been met with confusion and consternation over the past several days after the wholesale giant’s curated marketplace for select third-party goods appears to have abruptly shut down without notice.

Chevron confirms it will invest billions to expand operations in oil-rich Venezuela

Oil giant Chevron confirmed that it will expand its operations in Venezuela , just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits.

Made Possible: A story of transformation

24/7 access for every customer, from around the world to around the block

Mexico City is home to more than 9 million residents in countless communities and neighborhoods that serve PepsiCo consumers through small mom-and-pop shops.

Google is helping bring cutting-edge battery tech to an old West Virginia strip mine

For decades, a sprawling site in West Virginia was mined for coal, and part of the operation is still active.

UN climate report, ‘among the bleakest’, outlines a new plan for Earth’s climbing temps

In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change , the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming’s harms.

Southwest is opening airport lounges for the first time. Here’s where

Southwest Airlines is getting into the airport lounge game.

The fastest-growing skincare brand at Sephora just named a new CEO

Gen Z favorite skincare brand Topicals has appointed a new chief executive officer to lead the company to new heights.

At G20, Treasury Secretary Bessent said all members align on cheap exports, except for one

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that 19 of the members of the G20 had agreed to address streams of “cheap exports” that cause global economic imbalances, but said China had dissented.

Uber cuts 10% of jobs today, stock up: Why these layoffs are different from others

Uber announced on Wednesday it is cutting 10% of its workforce.

How friction can spark creativity at work

Friction with others can mean conflict.

Workers who feel ostracized at work are less productive, study shows

Workplace ostracism—the perception of being ignored or excluded by colleagues or supervisors—affects 71% of workers.

1 in 4 homeowners are making this extra mortgage payment. Should you?

The affordability crisis may be preventing some homeowners from paying off their mortgages early.

How AWS has embraced AI agents—for itself and its clients

Ruba Borno leads AWS’s Global Specialists and Partners organization, working with companies that use Amazon Web Services to turn AI advances into business impact.

Petrus Palmér doesn’t want Hem to be the next Ikea

“No Black Friday.

How we chose the 2026 Pacesetters

To create the 2026 list of Pacesetters , a team of expert Fast Company editors and writers, along with a group of external judges, sought out groundbreaking executives in a variety of industries who are using generative artificial intelligence , autonomous agents, and machine lea

Introducing the Fast Company Pacesetters

Not long ago, using AI to optimize customer experience meant a chatbot, often a frustratingly limited one.

How E.l.f. Beauty is building AI into its community management

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How Caterpillar is using AI to augment human intelligence—and optimize its supply chain

Jamie Engstrom has a winning personal motto: “We reserve the right to work smarter tomorrow”—shorthand for her IT organization’s commitment to keep learning as AI advances and Caterpillar’s business evolves.

Delta’s path to integrating AI, from baggage handling to customer service

At the tech industry event CES in January 2025, Delta’s CEO, Ed Bastian, unveiled Delta Concierge, the airline’s generative AI travel assistant.

A call to celebrate your achievements — from dissertations to tenure

Nature, Published online: 01 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02456-x The pace of academia rarely slows, so researchers should make time to celebrate major career milestones.

Your greatest strengths as a leader may be holding you back

During the past 25 years, I’ve helped leaders build their executive presence.

Stop managing your time. Instead, manage your energy

It’s a familiar scene: After a day of work meetings, calls to extinguish spontaneous fires, and inbox navigation, it’s finally time to sit down and think creatively for a big project.

A comedian’s viral joke about Lovesac’s 24-box couch assembly wasn’t the problem. The company’s response was

Furniture brand Lovesac, best known for its premium cloud-like oversize beanbag chairs, is receiving backlash online after it attempted to create a cultural moment on social media.

Before your next date, Stud or Dud wants to run a background check

With the rise of dating apps, cyberstalking one’s matches before meeting them IRL, or soon after, has become a routine part of modern dating.

Why AI detectors can’t solve the problem they were built for

About a year and a half ago, I began deliberately deleting em dashes from my writing.

Connor Blakley used to tell America’s biggest brands what Gen Z wanted. He’s no longer waiting for them to listen

Mark Smucker probably should have taken the meeting.

AI ruined posters. This human designer is fixing them

Bad AI -designed posters have become so prolific that actual, human graphic designers are redesigning them on their own just to show the value of a living, breathing designer’s touch.

Try this one practice to reframe work stress when you most need it

Have you ever had a moment where the world fell quiet—not because everything stopped, but because you did?

This clever app turns photos of everyday objects into an aesthetic file system

A new app will let you build your own museum-worthy archive out of everyday objects and bring it with you everywhere you go.

How to conduct a ‘values inventory’—and why you should

“I know you can’t tell me what to do.” I hear some version of that sentence almost every week from coaching clients wrestling with career decisions .

Trump’s Lake Ontario name change clashes with a centuries-old treaty. Google Maps is on the hook, too

According to the president of the Seneca Nation, President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America is more than merely controversial: It flies in the face of a 232-year-old treaty—and social media thinks mapping platforms like Google Maps are just as

Prenups are ‘in’—but not for the reason you think

Traditionally, a prenuptial agreement , known as a “prenup,” is a legally binding agreement a couple signs before getting married that documents how a couple will divvy up their assets in the case the marriage ends.

How to prevent AI from lying to you

Recently I found myself having to disprove something that Google’s AI made up.

The Supreme Court just handed Trump a win for his White House ballroom project

A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power and remakes the capital in his image.

Tim Cook invokes Steve Jobs in his last message to Apple employees—just like he did when he became CEO

Today marks a historic turning point for Apple.

401(k), IRA, or HSA? Here’s a hierarchy for retirement savings

If you have a fixed sum of money to invest every month or every year, which investment account type gives you the biggest bang for your buck?

Social media companies are using AI and face scans to spot more kids on their platforms

Of the child safety measures agreed to in Meta’s landmark legal settlement , no category contains more detailed requirements than its commitments on age assurance —and for good reason.

Aspiring entrepreneurs are raving about this $699 Harvard course taught by AI clones

Creating artificially intelligent dupes of real people is .

The Twitter brand is back. It’s not how you remember it

Arguing that Elon Musk abandoned the old Twitter name and logo when he rebranded the social network to X , a group called Operation Bluebird has launched Twitter.now , an X alternative that brings back the Twitter branding and logo with a twist.

Buying a used Toyota may not be the bargain it used to be

If you’re shopping for a used car, get ready to pay more for less.

Where you retire matters more than ever. These cities just ranked the best in America

Retirees looking to steer clear of the flock who head south to Florida and Arizona might want to set their sights on a surprising alternative: Wyoming.

ChatGPT outage reminds users what life was like before AI

There was a time not too long ago where last-minute essays were written overnight by adrenaline-filled students, work emails were carefully crafted using corporate lingo passed down by generations, and time-consuming busywork was a rite of passage for entry-level employees.

Shopify is giving its engineers free rein on AI. Here’s why

For decades, e-commerce rewarded the biggest brands that could buy their way to the top of search results.

SurveyMonkey is betting AI can make surveys useful again

SurveyMonkey is getting one of its biggest revamps since its founding in 1999.

Remembering Tim Curry, the actor who could disappear into almost any role

Tim Curry built a career out of charismatic villains and unforgettable characters. His greatest talent, though, may have been making himself disappear inside them.

AI is making us sound the same—and killing our personal expression

More than a third of all internet web pages published since ChatGPT’s November 2022 launch were authored by AI , according to the Pew Research Center .

These are the skills you need to navigate an increasingly uncertain future

Most design and business education teaches students to solve problems that already exist.

Stanlake emerges as unlikely Test contender

The tall fast bowler has had an injury-hit career but, after a white-ball return, Australia's selectors are keeping an eye on him

Rain severely affects opening day of Notts v Leics

Nottinghamshire captain Haseeb Hameed passes 9,000 first-class career runs on a rain-disrupted first day against relegation-threatened Leicestershire.

Book Review: ‘American Scoundrel,’ by Kai Bird

“American Scoundrel” traces the career of Roy Cohn, whose smash-mouth politics continue to shape our own.

Swallows pitcher Masanori Ishikawa retiring with no regrets after 25 seasons

Ishikawa won 188 games for the Swallows, the only team he played for during his pro career.

Applying Different Forms of Mentorship

This article is crossposted from IEEE Spectrum ’s careers newsletter.

Nango (YC W23) is hiring across eng, product and GTM (SF and remote)

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'I'm getting emotional!' | Taylor gets teary reflecting on dream farewell fight

Katie Taylor struggled to control her emotions as she discussed the privilege of finishing her illustrious career at Croke Park.

Pangram Has Emerged as the Gold Standard of AI Detection. Should You Trust It?

Meet the AI police who can make or break careers—in publishing and beyond.

'It's an unknown' - Capsey takes England gloves for first time

Alice Capsey will keep wicket for England this week despite having only done it once in her career, but remains confident of successfully doing the job.

Telli (YC F24) is hiring engineers and designers [Berlin, on-site]

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In the studio with Kasabian: 'We never thought we'd see success again'

The rock band invite us into the studio to talk about the unexpected "third act" of their career.

Coco Jones’ Early Success in Music: A Blessing, a Burden, or a Little Bit of Both? ‘Am I Stuck? I Don’t Know.’

After “ICU” helped define her career, Coco Jones is pushing herself beyond expectations and figuring out what comes next.

Taylor prepared for test rather than testimonial

Katie Taylor is preparing for a stern test from Flora Pili rather than a Croke Park testimonial on Saturday night as she seeks to sign off on her career in style.