Greg Connolly is the cofounder and CEO of Kora. Kora Kora has secured $2.6 million to develop a smart home energy system. The system aims to reduce energy bills and let customers store and sell
I had lunch for two at Guy Fieri’s chicken fast-food restaurant. It was a great value. Erin McDowell/Business Insider I had lunch for two at Chicken Guy! in Atlantic City and thought the meal was
I compared desserts from Safeway, Costco, Kroger, and Walmart to find the best store-bought pumpkin pie. Molly Allen I’m a professional baker comparing pumpkin pies from Walmart, Kroger, Safeway, and Costco. I didn’t love the
Corals live in oceans around the world—in shallow, warm waters and deep, cool waters, clinging to seamounts or sitting on continental shelves. They also grow in the home aquariums of countless hobbyists—and if you’re someone
Florida’s plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely won’t take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few other illnesses unless lawmakers decide to extend it to other diseases, like polio
My wife and I spent four days at Yellowstone National Park during its busiest season. Friends and travel blogs warned us not to visit in the summer, but we found it to be pretty great.
PwC office in Washington D.C. in the United States of America, on July 11th, 2024. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Getty Images PwC is taking on fewer entry-level hires in the UK.
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from
I ate at Chipotle, Sweetgreen, and Cava to see why the chains are facing slumping sales. Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert “Slop bowl” hubs like Chipotle, Sweetgreen, and Cava have recently struggled with slumping sales. I taste-tested meals
Apple CEO Tim Cook checks his iPhone when he wakes up in the morning, The Wall Street Journal’s Ben Cohen reported on Sunday. Justin Sullivan via Getty Images The original iPhone, which debuted 17 years
The Fast Company Innovation Festival returns to New York City this September 15–18. Hosted at Convene Brookfield Place in lower Manhattan, attendees can expect four days packed with informative panels, interactive networking sessions, engaging workshops,
More than a decade ago, the real estate developer Woodbury Corporation took stock of a site in Vineyard, Utah, that had been home to a WW II-era steel mill. Surrounded by mountain views and overlooking
As social media users continue to spend more time in their direct messages than posting to the main feed, companies are beefing up their features for private chats. TikTok recently said it will soon offer
There is a troubling trend spreading across some of today’s most recognizable tech companies. Spotify, Shopify, Dropbox, and others are cutting training programs and significantly reducing entry-level hiring. At first glance, the decision might seem
David Shelley is the CEO of Hachette Book Group & Hachette UK. Courtesy of David Shelley David Shelley is the CEO of Hachette Book Group & Hachette UK. He started hosting “ask me anything” sessions
We’re entering an era of computing that feels less and less human-centered. Paradoxically, tech companies remain fixated on mining every detail of our personal data. The familiar, task-specific interfaces we once used are being pushed
Futurist Michael Tchong expects companies will face pressure from rivals and investors to name AI co-CEOs. Christopher DeVargas US companies could appoint an AI co-CEO due to efficiency demands, futurist Michael Tchong predicts. AI’s role
Blank Street started in 2020 as a coffee shop operated out of a single cart in Williamsburg. Just five years later, it’s a chain with more than 90 global locations that’s become almost more well-known
Tesla CEO Elon Musk first introduced an Optimus prototype in 2022. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP—Getty Images/Reuters Tesla is developing a humanoid robot called Optimus. CEO Elon Musk said about 80% of Tesla’s future value could come
Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneer of neural networks, says society is unprepared for AI’s sweeping impact. Kyodo via Reuters Connect Geoffrey Hinton warns AI will cause “massive unemployment” and make the rich even richer. Sam Altman