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Recently, Meta has spent millions to flood TV airwaves with an odd new commercial advertising something even more curious: advertising itself. In this week’s debut column, Branded, Rob Walker looks at Meta’s ad blitz and what it means for the future of the company in its escalating war with Apple over internet privacy. “What’s going on here is a departure from the more familiar Coke versus Pepsi style of ad war, pitting two fundamentally similar products against each other,” writes Walker. “The competition here is between totally different business models, with their distinct implications not just for customers (or users) but for society in general.” Read his column here. —Bobbie Gossage, @bobbiegossage   marketing innovation Welcome to Meta’s weird advertising war with Apple—the musical Meta’s bizarre $6 million advertising blitz shows just what’s at stake for the company. READ MORE   covid-19 Omicron BA.4 and BA.5: CDC tracker and map shows where the latest variants are spreading Sub-variants of the coronavirus, which were behind recent waves in South Africa and Portugal, now make up an estimated 13% of cases in the United States. READ MORE   co.design Inside the quest to redesign the diaper The global diaper industry has long been dominated by Huggies and Pampers, but now a flock of startups are shaking things up—and making their diapers way more sustainable. READ MORE

Announcing the Queer 50 2022 list Introducing Fast Company’s third annual list of LGBTQ women and nonbinary innovators in business and tech. READ MORE

queer 50 Airbnb’s Tara Bunch is laser-focused on post-pandemic user experience The Global Head of Operations for Airbnb is No. 2 on this year’s Queer 50 list. READ MORE   queer 50 Alana Mayo, president of Orion Pictures, is pushing for ‘radical inclusion’ in film The president of Orion Pictures is No. 4 on Fast Company’s third-annual Queer 50 list. READ MORE   hit the ground running 4 types of bosses and how best to manage them, according to science If we can better understand how managers think, we will be better positioned to work with them as opposed to expecting them to change. READ MORE   the brain We are fully dependent on the internet—and that’s changing our brains (and everything else) Justin E. H. Smith, a professor at the University of Paris argues that internet use isn’t what it appears to be. “You might say that Twitter is, to rational deliberation, very much like what Grand Theft Auto is to chasing stolen cars.” READ MORE   Co.design The 5 best bags for work, life, and everything in between The boundaries between work, family, and leisure are blurrier than ever before. These bags can help bridge the gap. READ MORE   recommender These innovative swimwear brands will keep you looking (and feeling) great all summer Starring eco-friendly, perfect-fitting styles from Everlane, Cuup, Summersalt, and more. READ MORE     Video: queer 50 Why Reddit's COO Leads With Empathy Jen Wong, COO of Reddit, tops the 2022 Fast Company's Queer 50 list. Wong says that being a gay Asian woman and coming from an immigrant family background helps her understand and be sensitive to diverse perspectives within in the workplace. WATCH NOW     FREE SPONSORED E-BOOK OF THE DAY 10 Time Management Tips Click here to download your free e-book.     Thanks for reading! Have questions or comments? Email us at newsletters@fastcompany.com.  SHARE THIS NEWSLETTER   Help Support Our Journalism Join Fast Company Premium   If you don’t want to receive Compass anymore, unsubscribe here If you were forwarded Compass and like it, subscribe here View this newsletter online 7 World Trade Center, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-2195

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