Fast Company is extending its application deadline for Best Workplaces for Innovators 2025 to Friday, April 4, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.This marks the seventh year Fast Company will be recognizing companies and organizations from around the world that most effectively empower employees at all levels to improve processes, create new products, or invent whole new ways of doing business.In addition to honoring the worlds 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, we will recognize companies in more than a dozen different categories.What differentiates Best Workplaces for Innovators from existing best-places-to-work lists is that it goes beyond benefits, competitive compensation, and collegiality (mere table stakes in todays competitive talent marketplace) to identify which companies are actively creating and sustaining the kinds of innovative cultures that many top employees value even more than money. With Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company aims to identify companies where employees can do the best work of their careers and improve the lives of hundreds, thousands, even millions of people around the world.For more than a decade, Fast Company has been recognizing outstanding achievement in business innovation with its annual awards programs. In addition to Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Companys Most Innovative Companies, Innovation by Design, World Changing Ideas, Brands That Matter, and the Next Big Thing in Tech lists have celebrated thousands of organizations transforming industries and shaping society through paradigm-shifting products, insights, or services. For more information on applying, see the FAQs. The final deadline to apply is now April 4 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Dragon Tiny Homes recently designed their largest towable home, moving beyond their typical small and affordable models like the Element. This new unnamed tiny house focuses on allowing its owner to age comfortably and safely in one place. It features a length of 32 ft and is based on a triple-axle trailer. It is finished in blue and white engineered wood, and complemented by two separate entrances. A standard RV-style grid-based hookup powers the home. It is meant to be a full-time residence, where occupants can live peacefully, with amenities that have been tailored for those who are aging.Designer: Dragon Tiny HomesThe main entrance of the home leads directly into a cozy living room, which can accommodate a small sofa, has some storage space, and a spot for a TV. Adjacent to this area is the kitchen, which is more spacious and features a high ceiling. It is equipped with a four-burner propane stove, an oven, a dishwasher, a large fridge/freezer, and a drawer microwavea microwave designed to fit seamlessly into cabinetry and open like a drawer.The kitchen also includes a breakfast bar, ample countertops, a farmhouse-style sink, and plenty of cabinetry. From the kitchen, sliding double barn doors open wide to reveal the utility room/bathroom. This room is fitted with a stacked propane-powered washer and dryer, along with two large pantries. The bathroom section includes a shower, a toilet, and a vanity sink.Situated on the opposite side of the living room is the bedroom. This room can be accessed via the utility room/bathroom and, while it appears quite compact, it offers ample headroom for standing comfortably, owing to its location on the ground floor. The bedroom features a double bed and boasts a direct entrance to the outside, which offers a convenient way for the owner to let her dogs out without hassle.Leading from the bedroom is a cleverly designed staircase with integrated storage, providing access to the loft. Although a loft might not be the most accessible option for a person who is aging, the staircase is thoughtfully designed with wider and shallower steps to ease the climb. The loft is primarily intended for storage and to accommodate the occasional visitor, rather than serving as a primary sleeping area. This setup ensures that the space remains functional and versatile, catering to a variety of needs without compromising on convenience.Currently, we have no information on the price of the tiny home. But it is spacious and well-designed, furnished with all the necessities one would need for a comfortable and thoughtful micro-living experience. The home is inclusive, catering to the needs of aging people, and serving as a safe haven, where one can reside without any hassle irrespective of age and activity level.The post This Spacious & Thoughtful Tiny Home Is Tailored For Aging Residents & Comfortable Long-Term Living first appeared on Yanko Design.

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MacworldLast week, probably because I was the least busy with actual work at the time, I happened to be the Macworld staffer who first spotted the WWDC 2025 announcement in my inbox. And for a moment I was quite excited: WWDC, after all, is the second biggest date in Apples calendar, an event whose raft of software reveals sets the tone for the year to come.But then I thought about it a bit more and realized that I didnt care. Im done with WWDC. And if I wasnt contractually obliged to cover it for work, I strongly doubt that Id even watch.Look, dont get me wrong: I understand that WWDC 2025 is important for Apple. The companys last 12 months have been pretty shockingly bad on the software side, punctuated by failures, delays, and broken promises, and it needs to show developers and customers that it can turn things around. As Jason Snell puts it, Apple must repent its mistakes, not repeat them.Im just struggling to feel anything other than apathy at the prospect of watching Apples top brass either admit their failings or, more likely, act like nothing went wrong. One outcome is depressing and boring; the other depressing and infuriating. Neither sounds like a fun way to spend an evening (as it will be here in the U.K.).Lets talk for a minute about what Apple should do on June 9. Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, and whoever else is on stage should be completely honest. A lot of reputational damage was done when last years claims about the next-gen contextually aware Siri, a feature that was used to sell iPhone 16 handsets, turned out to be nothing more than hot air. If that feature is still coming, Apple should say precisely when, and in precisely what form. If not, it should admit that and explain precisely what went wrong. The company needs to regain trust. Now is not the time for razzle-dazzle.Talking of razzle-dazzle, I took part in the Macworld podcast this week, and my colleague Karen Haslam made what I thought was a brilliant suggestion. This year, Apple shouldnt announce any new features at all. It should do what it did with the launch of Mac OS X Snow Leopard in 2009: a zero-frills stability update. (Or what Snell more sympathetically calls a clean-up and consolidation phase.) Fix whats there instead of cramming in more things to go wrong in turn. Have the courage to be boring but good, instead of zeitgeisty but useless. That would be the right thing to do. But it would be less interesting than soil science.Not that theres much chance of WWDC 2025 playing out that way. Heres a far more plausible itinerary:10.01: Welcome to WWDC! The iPhone, the iPad, and the Mac are about to change in a big way. Bigger than ever before! Bigger than a house!10:02: Look at this graph. Apple Intelligence is the most beloved AI platform in the world! [citation needed]10:04: Lets start with the iPhone. In iOS 19, Siri will be able to read minds, predict the future, and cook boiled eggs exactly the way you like themAnd while this is all going on, the assembled devs smile and nod and grind their teeth. They think about all the features announced last year that never arrived and scratch their heads trying to think of a single feature in iOS 18 that delivered any tangible benefit. And then Craig Federighi makes a joke about working for Lumon.I get it, of course. Shareholders demand growth and hype, and Apple feels it has to play ball. So instead of focusing on and actually delivering the features promised last year, it rushes ahead with the next set of features. Its juggling knives on a treadmill. But Ive lost my taste for blood.Either way, WWDC 2025 is going to be a distasteful spectacle. Either Apple admits it got everything wrong, and we have to watch John Giannandrea apologize for 90 minutes before being ceremoniously lowered into a volcano. Or we get plastered-on smiles, yet more promises, and endless boring Apple Intelligence hype. WWDC 2025 is going to be awful. Theres only one question: awful in what way?FoundryWelcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a Monday morning cup of coffee or tea, but its cool if you want to give it a read during lunch or dinner hours too.Trending: Top storiesWill Apple repentor repeatits mistakes at WWDC 2025?Mahmoud Itani presents the top 6 products Apple never released.Roman Loyola offers 6 ways to avoid Apples insane Mac storage upgrade prices.These 4 visionOS 3 features will turn Vision Pro into an everyday device.The Macalope is mad about iPhone sizes in a big way.Apples new Lumon Terminal Pro is the Mac of our dreams.Apple News+ Food should be the best way to cook. Heres why its not.Podcast of the weekApple Intelligence and Siri have been making a lot of noise lately, and all for the wrong reasons. In the latest episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about how Apple has made a mess of things, resulting in delays, management changes, and bad PR.You can catch every episode of the Macworld Podcast onSpotify,Soundcloud, thePodcasts app, orour own site.Reviews corneriPad (A16, 11th gen) review: Who needs Apple Intelligence?Assassins Creed Shadows review: Ninja and Samurai go to war in feudal Japan.Newdery Battery Case for iPhone 16 review: Bulky but smartly designed.Mophie Juice Pack iPhone 16 Battery Case review: Slim case with built-in power bank.The rumor millYour dreams of a small iPhone just died (again).Apple may be working on a radically new all-glass Apple Watch.Exciting details emerge of Apples LiquidMetal folding iPhone hinge.The Apple Watch may get a new life as a camera-equipped AI devicewhile the Apple Watch SE might not have a future in plastics after all.2026 Porsche models seemingly abandon plans for next-gen CarPlay.Software updates, bugs, and problemsDont be fooled by unrepresentative iOS 19 screenshots, leaker warns.New Apple Watch feature means youll never sleep through an alarm again.iOS 18.4 AirPods Max update will add lossless and ultralow latency audio.And with that, were done for this weeks Apple Breakfast. 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A new report says that Foxconn will produce double its previous annual total of iPhones in India during 2025, as Apple continues to expand in the country.Tim Cook in a previous visit to India image credit: AppleApple has previously been reported to be aiming to use Indian factories to make 25% of its total iPhone manufacturing, by 2028. The expansion follows Apple and its suppliers working to reduce over-reliance on China as a sole manufacturing source.According to The Times of India, Apple's major manufacturer Foxconn is continuing this expansion with plans to produce between 25 million and 30 million iPhones across 2025. Reportedly, Foxconn has been conducting what are described as restricted testing operations at the company's Bengaluru facility over the last three to four months. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple's ambitions for the expansion of satellite communications for the iPhone is facing an opponent in Elon Musk, with SpaceX reportedly trying to put a hold on the efforts.Satellite-based messaging on an iPhone - Image Credit: AppleThe iPhone has benefited from a number of satellite features in recent years, with Emergency SOS via Satellite and Roadside Assistance via Satellite assisting users in trouble. However, progression to make the features even more useful with expanded coverage has hit a large roadblock.Apple works primarily with Globalstar to power its satellite features, though it is working with SpaceX's Starlink service with T-Mobile to expand its coverage in the summer. The problem is that Elon Musk isn't happy about Apple's investments with Globalstar and in satellite communications, since it directly competes with Starlink. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums