The first car painted with the world’s “blackest black” is deeply unsett ling

Hello! Amazon pioneered the home smart speaker with its Echo devices. And its managed to maintain its [Compass] Hello! Amazon pioneered the home smart speaker with its Echo devices. And its managed to maintain its lead in the category even as competing smart speakers from Google and Apple have come to market. But the next big frontier for the voice assistants that power those smart speakers is the car. Amazon wants drivers and passengers to use Alexa in the car to do everything from asking for directions to turning up the AC. But to win in the car, Amazon will have to convince automakers and consumers it has a better answer than the Android Auto and CarPlay that many people already bring to the car via their smartphones. Read the full story [here](. [Inside Amazon's long game to put Alexa in your car]( [Inside Amazon's long game to put Alexa in your car]( Competing with Apple and Google when you don’t have your own smartphone platform is tough. But Amazon has a plan—and lots of patience. [www.fastcompany.com]( • [Share]( [The first car painted with the world’s “blackest black” is deeply unsettling]( [The first car painted with the world’s “blackest black” is deeply unsettling]( Though this BMW paint job is a one-off, the company confirms that the experiment could have implications for its future designs. [www.fastcompany.com]( • [Share]( [Hospitals are being rebuilt for a new era of mega-storms]( [Hospitals are being rebuilt for a new era of mega-storms]( From Nantucket to Miami Beach—currently under threat from Hurricane Dorian—medical centers are going to extreme lengths to prepare. “This is designed to be the last building standing,” says one architect. [www.fastcompany.com]( • [Share]( [The ultimate guide to packing a waste-free lunch]( [The ultimate guide to packing a waste-free lunch]( Five sneaky ways to pack a better lunch, whether it’s for work or for school. [www.fastcompany.com]( • [Share]( [This tech worker’s transition from a life sentence to a career is a lesson for the whole industry]( [This tech worker’s transition from a life sentence to a career is a lesson for the whole industry]( As more tech companies begin to pay lip service to the idea of hiring people with criminal records, one former inmate’s journey to a tech career shows how possible it is. [www.fastcompany.com]( • [Share]( [These CEOs work 40 hours or less a week (and think you should, too)]( [These CEOs work 40 hours or less a week (and think you should, too)]( Who says you can’t be productive without working 12-hour days? [www.fastcompany.com]( • [Share]( [Are you ready to join the fight against the coming of the Anthropocene?]( [Are you ready to join the fight against the coming of the Anthropocene?]( A new art project asks people to work together to delay the potential new era marked by humanity’s reshaping of the Earth, instead of just accepting that we don’t have much time left. [www.fastcompany.com]( • [Share]( [How Quinta Brunson and ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ break down tropes for black women in comedy]( [How Quinta Brunson and ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ break down tropes for black women in comedy]( HBO’s ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ is dismantling the monolith of black women—and for castmate Quinta Brunson that means everyone is on their A game. [www.fastcompany.com]( • [Share]( This newsletter was written by [Mark Sullivan](. The longer format of Compass is taking a vacation this month. Please enjoy our more compact newsletter. We’ll be back to the normal format in September. Did you enjoy this issue? [Fast Company] You can [update your details here](. 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]( Powered by [Revue]( 7 World Trade Center, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-2195