Why Black Banx Could Become One of the Most Watched Fintech IPOs of 2026
Black Banx’s $17.1 billion revenue, 99.9 million customers, and $6.5 billion profit make it one of fintech’s most-watched potential NASDAQ IPO candidates.
Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
Friday, October 16, 2026 Can AI design new life forms? In 2025, Stanford University PhD student Samuel King came up with a preliminary answer when he used a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses. It isn’t yet an example of AI-generated life, but that could be next. Join senior AI reporter…
June 2026
They Just Opened Their 1,700th Cafe and Have 900 More Signed. Here’s the Strategy Fueling This $1.5 Billion Franchise.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s secret is getting smoothie customers to also eat there.
The AI Governance Mistake Many Companies Don’t Realize They’re Making
Companies that treat AI governance as a compliance checkbox rather than a continuous operational discipline are quietly accumulating risks their boards don’t yet know exist.
I Run a Public Company and Partner With Household Names. Here’s What CEOs Get Wrong.
Most CEOs pursue brand partnerships before they’re ready for them. Here’s what I learned building collaborations with Reebok, Eddie Bauer and Nautica while running a publicly traded company.
AI Is Changing What Companies Need from Leaders — Here’s What Matters Most Now
AI is taking tasks off your plate — what it’s putting in their place is harder to manage.
When You Put People First, Performance Follows. Here’s What I Wish More Leaders Understood.
In a world obsessed with metrics and scale, the leaders who last are the ones who never forgot that people come first.
She Watched Doctors Give Her 92-Year-Old Grandmother ‘the Worst of the Worst’ Nutrition. Now She’s Coming for a $6 Billion Market: ‘If Not Me, Then Who?’
Jess Haghani never set out to be a founder. Now she’s betting her brand, Lucille Health, can take on the older-adult nutrition market.
Workers on This Meal Delivery Platform Can Make $850,000 a Year, With Top Performers Taking Home $10 Million. Here’s How It Works.
The platform sees itself as a hybrid between home cooking, grocery and restaurant delivery.
Waymo launches a loyalty program with 10% cash back and free cancellations
Members of the program, called “Waymo Premier,” will have to pony up $29.99 per month.
How Steven Spielberg Hacked Hollywood Like a Startup: ‘You Either Feed Off the Fire Or It Feeds Off You’
Paul Fischer’s book, “The Last Kings of Hollywood” unpacks what aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from how Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas built, broke, and rebuilt the movie business.