Ainsley Harris

Sidewalk delivery robots are colonizing city sidewalks and raising concerns NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Ainsley Harris, senior writer at Fast Company, about the accelerated rollout of delivery robots and how they're being received in communities across the country.

Thanks @npr.org for having me on yesterday to talk sidewalk bots! 🤖 www.npr.org/2026/02/09/n...

My neighborhood is pushing back against sidewalk delivery robots. The fight’s coming to your town next A dispatch from the bucolic Chicago neighborhood that's the latest battleground between tech and cities over food delivery robots.

New from me: Chicago is the first city where residents have launched a petition against delivery robots. Do they portend sidewalk enshittification? Probably yes! www.fastcompany.com/91486773/sid...

The hardest startup in America Augustus Doricko’s Rainmaker uses cloud seeding to bring rain where it’s needed. In the process, he’s been swept up in a storm of controversy.

Like so many tech stories right now, this is also religion story: a 25-year-old founder who has moved through a Doug Wilson-affiliated church, is now Eastern Orthodox, and "quotes the Bible and Elon Musk in the same breath." By @ainsleyharris.bsky.social: www.fastcompany.com/91448561/thi...

The hardest startup in America Augustus Doricko’s Rainmaker uses cloud seeding to bring rain where it’s needed. In the process, he’s been swept up in a storm of controversy.

Can a Christian tech bro restore faith in science? I went to the Great Salt Lake to meet Rainmaker CEO Augustus Doricko and find out. This story takes twists and turns through prototyping workshops, right-wing podcasts, and fields with cow dung. Give it a read! www.fastcompany.com/91448561/thi...

A Battle with My Blood When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.

Can’t stop thinking about this absolutely devastating read www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Where in Lakeview is this?

Silicon Valley wants you to stop 'rolling the dice' about your future baby's health Genomics startups like Noor Siddiqui's Orchid promise healthier children through advanced embryo screening. Do they deliver?

For @fastcompany.com’s fall issue, I wrote about embryo screening startup Orchid and the many problems with promising parents an optimized child www.fastcompany.com/91396712/sil...

There is plenty of talk about building the future! It’s just that that future will revolve around crypto, AI, and weapons

Bilt to last? Inside the points-obsessed startup that rewards you for paying rent on time from Fast Company - Listen on NYT Audio 29 min listen - After pulling in members with its points-on-rent credit card, Bilt is building a $1-billion-a-year business as the loyalty program for life’s every expense.

Always fun to see one of my @fastcompany.com stories on the @nytimes.com Audio app www.nytimes.com/audio/app/20...

But its model also reveals the limiting economics of points, which are better suited for lifestyle perks and freebies than for substantial life expenses like a down payment.

Bilt has cleverly layered itself over our points-based economy, creating value by aligning the interests of landlords, merchants, and renters.

New from me: Rewards platform Bilt, now much more than a credit card, is processing $50B in annual rent payments and expects to hit $1B in ARR by Q1 2026
www.fastcompany.com/91336688/bil... Inside Bilt, the loyalty program that rewards you for paying rent - Fast Company

This would hit different if he were a Yankees fan

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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

1. Senior writer at @fastcompany.com @ainsleyharris.bsky.social writes about technology, innovation and finance.

Her recent work includes covering the companies that are allowing police to embrace AI-powered video surveillance and the 23andMe CEO who wants to take the company private.

Robinhood is winning by giving 'degen' traders even more ways to bet The platform that got millennials to love the market is going all in, offering stocks, election and sports betting, and even $TRUMP coin.

The death of the American Dream has paved the way for financial nihilism. I wrote about how this new culture of money is behind the rise of gambling-adjacent products like prediction markets and options trading: www.fastcompany.com/91270856/rob...

Elon Musk and Tesla are impossible to root for, but we're doing it anyway In a world of climate villains, we need someone, no matter how flawed.

I’ve been writing about Elon since 2019, and the themes are all the same. Erratic, willing to cut corners on safety, unwilling to play nice with others, too much time on Twitter: sorry, but it’s all old news www.fastcompany.com/90378301/elo...

Throw Elon Musk Out of the Royal Society Science has to be able to defend itself.

Spare me the odes about vintage Elon! They do not reflect reality www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

This is similarly why philanthropists focused on education have spent so much $$$ in NYC. The scale of the system allows for meaningful control groups.

Scoop: Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global-backed Divvy Homes is being sold for parts to Brookfield Properties Once valued at nearly $2 billion, Divvy Homes is being acquired in a fire sale by a division of Brookfield Properties.

A little Friday night scoop: a16z and Tiger Global-backed Divvy Homes is being sold for parts to Brookfield Properties' Maymont Homes: www.fastcompany.com/91256507/div...

Police departments are embracing AI-powered video surveillance. This company is leading the effort Police departments across the country are buying Flock Safety surveillance cameras and drones in the name of stopping crime.

Short-staffed police departments are turning to AI-powered license-plate readers to fight crime. Here’s my deep dive on the startup behind this new tech wave, and the implications for public safety: www.fastcompany.com/91231614/flo...