Fwd: How going to the Moon really did change the world—back on Earth

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Happy Saturday! Here's the stories Fast Company editors liked best this week.

Happy Saturday! Here's the stories Fast Company editors liked best this week.

How going to the Moon really did change the world—back on Earth What we get wrong about Apollo. www.fastcompany.com  •  Share

Check out all 50 stories in our exclusive series leading up to today's 50th anniversary of the first-ever Moon landing: 50 Days to the Moon.

50 years after Apollo, a U.S. return to the Moon looks depressingly far off Persistent technical setbacks and political infighting have introduced unending delays in our trip back to the lunar surface. www.fastcompany.com  •  Share

What it really means when Congress talks about regulating Big Tech There's been lots of chatter by lawmakers about reining in or breaking up the tech giants, but the idea of new privacy and antitrust regulation is more a political discussion than a policy one. www.fastcompany.com  •  Share

Sports media is going direct to consumer—and Copa90 wants to be the Glossier of soccer Digital media company Copa90 created clubhouses in Paris and Lyon to give its brand a boost IRL just like physical retail helps D2C startups grow. www.fastcompany.com  •  Share

Don't break up Facebook and Google based on these three myths We can make sure consumers get a fair shake without dismantling the tech giants. www.fastcompany.com  •  Share

Sorry Wall-E, this is now the world's cutest robot But it's not just totes adorbs. This robot may one day save your life. www.fastcompany.com  •  Share

This "virtual power plant" made of solar and batteries means Oakland can stop burning jet fuel The solar panels will power low-income housing—and then fill up batteries to use when demand peaks. www.fastcompany.com  •  Share

What happened when Congress looked into data brokers almost 50 years ago In 1970, a House subcommittee held hearings on the privacy consequences of advertising mailing lists and the sometimes shadowy brokers who traded in them. www.fastcompany.com  •  Share

Why team-building exercises are useless (and what you should do instead) Not everyone is comfortable doing a particular activity, so forcing your team to do something might be counterproductive. www.fastcompany.com  •  Share

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