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Asus has released the ROG Swift PG27UCWM, a 27-inch 4K gaming monitor built on its new Tandem RGB Stripe OLED panel technology. It supports 240Hz refresh at 4K (480Hz at 1080p), HDR10, Dolby Vision, DisplayHDR 400, and Adaptive-Sync, with a claimed 0.03ms response time. Reviewers found it delivers sharp imagery and strong gaming performance, positioning it among the top 27-inch 4K OLED displays currently available.
In a Decoder interview, comedian and podcaster Adam Conover traces his path from CollegeHumor through cable's Adam Ruins Everything and Netflix back to YouTube, where he now runs a podcast called Factually! He contends Hollywood abandoned large swaths of TV programming to YouTube while chasing Netflix and HBO-style prestige, and rejects the notion that this shift democratized media.
Fast Company named winners of its 2026 Innovation by Design Awards for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region, recognizing products, packaging, and built projects focused on waste reduction and resource reuse. The top honor went to Yoto Mini, a screen-free audio player developed by Yoto and Heirloom, praised for giving children access to stories, music, and podcasts without phones or AI.
Anthropic's September 2026 threat report reveals a small group of Russia-based freelancers used Claude Code to develop swarm coordination, computer vision, and terminal guidance software for a combat drone system called DronDoc or Serafim. The system could select targets, including people, and issue detonation commands without human oversight, and developers trained it on Ukrainian combat footage while evading Anthropic's geographic blocks via VPNs. Anthropic banned the associated accounts and says the group was not tied to the Russian state, though it hasn't named the organization publicly.
Saudia Airlines developed a redesigned Ihram, the traditional garment worn by Hajj pilgrims, that incorporates built-in cooling technology to help travelers cope with extreme heat during the journey to Mecca. The garment, called the Coolest Ihram, has been named a winner in Fast Company's 2026 Innovation by Design Awards.
Fast Company's 2026 Innovation by Design Awards recognized winners in its enduring impact category, reserved for companies operating at least 15 years. The top honor went to The Coolest Ihram, a design by Landor featuring temperature-regulating fabric intended for pilgrims making the journey to Mecca.
Fast Company named Google a winner in its 2026 Innovation by Design Awards for the way it is shaping AI-powered interfaces. The recognition points to Google's role in redefining user interaction patterns beyond the classic search box it introduced decades ago.
Fast Company has released its 2026 Innovation by Design Awards, with Google topping the design company of the year category. The recognition credits Google's work redesigning interfaces across its widely used products to weave in AI features while keeping the experience user-friendly. The full list also includes other honorees recognized for design that spans products, services, and overall customer experience.
A Data Love Letter to the Subway, an animated short displayed across 52 screens at NYC's Fulton Transit Center, transforms MTA ridership and transit data into abstract moving shapes and dot clusters. Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design, the two-minute piece played hourly and was seen by roughly 300,000 commuters daily between October and December 2025. It has now won a 2026 Innovation by Design award in the data design category.
Fast Company revealed its 2026 Innovation by Design Awards winners in the data design category, recognizing projects that use data to improve user experiences through visualizations, interfaces, or algorithms. Pentagram's 'A Data Love Letter to the Subway,' a two-minute hand-drawn animation displayed across 52 screens at Fulton Transit Center, took the top honor for transforming New York subway data into an artistic visual narrative.
The North Face has released the Universal Collection, a line of camping equipment designed with accessibility in mind, which won a spot in Fast Company's 2026 Innovation by Design Awards. The project traces back to 2017, when the brand's first disabled sponsored athlete, ski mountaineer Vasu Sojitra, began pushing the company to rethink gear design for people with different physical abilities.
Fast Company named the North Face's Universal Collection as the top design in its 2026 Innovation by Design Awards for North America. The collection was developed in partnership with the disability community to adapt camping and outdoor gear so it's usable by people with a range of physical needs.