Fast Company

Fast Company takes you inside the minds of the most progressive business leaders. Meet the real innovators of our age and see the latest in design, sustainability, marketing, and social responsibility.

Running on Empty

1 SPORTS • A Lousy Bet Sportsbooks, leagues, and networks: the new unholy alliance to promote legal gambling.

2 WORKER RIGHTS • Toxic-Workplace Avenger Her landmark lawsuit helped ignite the Me Too movement. Gretchen Carlson is now on a crusade to protect all workers.

3 BIOTECH • What Went Wrong at 23andMe The company's DNA spit tests were going to remake healthcare. The science proved more complicated.

4 WORK LIFE • Reham Fagiri, cofounder and CEO of AptDeco, answers our career questionnaire.

5 EDUCATION • Campus Radicals Welcome to UATX, Austin's new well-funded and controversial anti-woke university.

Semiconductors set to skyrocket • THE RISE IN AI IS FUELLING A NEW DEMAND FOR COMPUTING POWER, AND MORE POWERFUL SEMICONDUCTORS ARE HELPING USHER IN AN AI REVOLUTION

IT'S A TOUGH JOB BUT GENZ NEEDS TO DO IT • HOW DAVID HOGG IS RALLYING YOUNG PEOPLE TO PURSUE ONE OF THE TOUGHEST AND MOST IMPORTANT CAREERS IN AMERICA: POLITICS.

FAST COMPANY INNOVATION BY DESIGN • For 13 years, our Innovation by Design Awards have been shining a light on stunning creations. The following pages highlight 20 of this year's winning projects, from an app that helps resettle political refugees to a massive restoration project in Detroit. Plus, a list of winners and finalists in all 50 categories.

GROWING A NEW BUILDING

A DYNAMIC NEW IDENTITY

A MARKETING PROVOCATEUR

GUIDING REFUGEES

THE WRIGHT MOMENT

THE POWER OF NATURE

REINVENTING THE FRIDGE

PERFECTING THE GRIND

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ORB

DOCUMENTING A DISEASE

THE WINNERS

THE JUDGES*

THE FINALISTS

$19.56, the hard way • A minimum hourly wage law for NYC delivery workers has boosted their pay—but not everyone is reaping the benefits.

CAN'T STOP ROLLING • MOBILE GAME MAKER SCOPELY TOOK IN $2 BILLION IN JUST 10 MONTHS FROM ITS HIT GAME MONOPOLY GO. PLAYERS, IT SEEMS, ARE ADDICTED TO THE FUN.

ONE LEG AT A TIME • RICHARD DICKSON HELPED MAKE BARBIE A STAR AGAIN. AS THE NEW CEO OF THE GAP, HE'S TRYING TO GET ANOTHER LEGACY BRAND BACK ON ITS TOES. BY NICOLE LAPORTE / PHOTOGRAPHS BY ULYSSES ORTEGA

“WE MADE A MILLION DOLLARS IN 30 SECONDS” • MSCHF, A BROOKLYN ART COLLECTIVE THAT HAS ALSO SOLD A LOT OF SHOES, HAS CAPTURED THE ATTENTION OF GALLERISTS, HYPEBEASTS, VENTURE CAPITALISTS, AND MARKETERS. AND IT COULDN'T CARE LESS.

10 more lists culled from this year's Innovation by Design winners