Chicken Salad Chick Just Had a Record Quarter With Nearly 50% Growth — This Is What’s Driving It
The franchise awarded 52 new restaurant locations in Q1 2026, up nearly 50% from the same period last year.
The Download: a censorship conspiracy theory and the first virus created by AI
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy For years, narratives about a “censorship-industrial complex” spread in right-wing circles. The theory claimed that, under…
How to Turn Everyday Employees Into Your Most Confident Leaders
Growing a great leader doesn’t happen automatically — it has to be consciously ingrained in your company’s culture. Here’s how I approach it.
AI Overviews are coming to your Gmail at work
The AI Overviews will offer instant summaries pulled from across multiple emails.
Rivian R2 production has started despite tornado damage to factory
The company’s all-important mass-market EV is just about ready to start heading to customers.
Cosmetics giant Rituals confirms data breach of customer membership records
The cosmetics retailer, which counts 41 million customers in its membership data, declined to provide an accurate total number of customers affected.
Here’s What Happens When Your Business Stops Being What You Do — and Becomes Who You Are
Many founders don’t realize when their identity becomes tied to their business — until stepping away starts to feel uncomfortable. Here’s why that shift happens and what it quietly costs.
How to Show Up With Kindness, Even When Entrepreneurship Leaves You Overwhelmed
Don’t let the demands of entrepreneurship cost you your kindness. Here are three ways to reset.
How Smart Business Owners Unintentionally Demotivate Great Teams
Here’s how small gaps in clarity, recognition and attention can unintentionally demotivate even the strongest teams.
Cathie Woods’ ARK makes its first lead investment in startup Lucra — and it isn’t AI
Lucra offers corporate loyalty programs reimagined as interactive eSports. But winning ARK as a lead wasn’t easy.
Workers Are Overlooking This $300K Career Path With 81K Job Openings, Says a Talent CEO: ‘The Opportunities Are Massive’
Carrie Charles, CEO of recruiting firm Broadstaff, says laid-off tech workers should pivot their careers.