MARK WILSON

Mark Wilson is a senior writer at Fast Company who has written about design, technology, and culture for almost 15 years. His work has appeared at Gizmodo, Kotaku, PopMech, PopSci, Esquire, American Photo and Lucky Peach.
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Samsung shares its thesis on the future of design and AI (exclusive)

‘We need humanity more than ever to direct AI in the right direction, both creatively and then ethically.’ —Mauro Porcini, chief design officer
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The new Google Maps redesign aims to keep your eyes on the road, not your screen

Turn-by-turn directions are going 3D, in a big new design update powered largely by AI.
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This crypto ring certifies your digital self with real-life handshakes

Is the Quartz ring an ingenious security solution or a dark vision of the future?
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Read Jony Ive’s advice to young creatives

Two new books, freely released by the Steve Jobs Archive, feature invaluable advice to aspiring minds. In this exclusive excerpt, we hear from Jony Ive.
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Why your smartphone is about to turn you into a vibe coder

Nothing’s new feature for vibe-coding phone widgets is an early-days look at how smartphones could soon enter an era of hyper-personalized software.
Why your smartphone is about to turn you into a vibe coder
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Yahoo claps back on AI search engines with Yahoo Scout

The legacy web company still commands staggering internet mindshare as it pivots into the AI age with an AI search engine of its own.
Yahoo claps back on AI search engines with Yahoo Scout
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The biggest brand trends coming in 2026

Design minds from Pentagram, Wolff Olins, Uncommon, and more anticipate how rage, taste, and AI buttholes will shape the year ahead.
The biggest brand trends coming in 2026
Work Life

Email inboxes are AI’s next gold mine

Despite texts, DMs, and Slack, tech companies are racing to own your inbox. Why? It’s the key to unlocking personalized AI.

Email inboxes are AI’s next gold (1)
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Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year is visual tofu

In an era when every color is in all the time, where do you even go next? Pantone has a suggestion.
Technology

Starbucks’s $100 million man shares his vision

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol sits down to talk about where the company went wrong, the coffee chain’s new café design, and why common sense is the best business strategy.
Starbucks’s $100 million man shares his vision