Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech for 2026 celebrates the year’s smartest advances in 31 categories, including applied AI, fintech, enterprise, consumer, health, space, and more.

All it takes is one good vintage image to make you stop and reminisce about your youth. That’s the power of a good photo—it opens the door to a deep yearning for the ‘good old days’ and reminds you of ...

Consumer technology is at its best when it’s solving problems that exist outside of the tech world. This year’s honorees include better ways to clean your floors, put on your shoes, hear the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. On The Vergecast: a look back at a year that changed tech in huge and new ways. On The Vergecast: a look back at ...

If you feel like the riptide of fast evolving technology is pulling you out to sea, let this be a life preserver. We’ve pulled out a handful of tips from a year’s worth of my Tech Things newsletters, ...

What is really worth your attention in the busy, buzzy world of AI? Our reporters and editors have spent years thinking about this question, charting AI’s progress and mapping out what’s next. Now, ...

Peggy Johnson, Agility Robotics CEO, sits down with WSJ’s Joanna Stern to discuss Digit, her company’s new humanoid robot built to work alongside humans, handling tasks such as repetitive lifting and ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Baltimore, MD — January 5, 2026 — Baltimore Public Media and WYPR 88.1 FM, Baltimore's NPR news station, announces that Thoughts on Tech & Things, hosted by technologist and author Jason Michael Perry ...