Subway Calls ‘Essential’ Franchisee Meeting Amid Plummeting Sales
The sandwich chain, recently acquired by a private equity firm, called a franchisee meeting to discuss ways to regain market share.
This annual shot might protect against HIV infections
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. Every year, my colleagues and I put together a list of what we think are the top 10 breakthrough technologies of that year. When it came to innovations…
Ex-Google CEO Says the Company Fell Behind AI Rivals Because of Remote Work. Now He’s Taking It Back.
Eric Schmidt’s talk at Stanford University has been taken down after going viral.
Underprepared Leaders Will Destroy Your Company Growth — 3 Key Challenges and Opportunities for New Leaders
As companies grow, developing internal talent to take on leadership roles becomes essential — especially when budgets are tight. Learn how to support first-time leaders and what they need to succeed.
A Franchise Attorney and 20-Year Industry Expert Weighs in on How the Election Will Impact Small Businesses
We asked an attorney and franchise veteran what the industry should be looking for as election day approaches — and how franchise businesses can protect themselves during uncertain political times.
Embrace Being ‘The Only’ in the Room — 3 Strategies Successful Founders Use to Grow Their Companies
I’ve helped many founders grow and scale their companies, and I’ve noticed that top business leaders often make a few key decisions early on.
She Batched a Beloved Product at Home, Inspired By a Black-Owned Business From the 1960s. Then It Became a Multimillion-Dollar Brand: ‘We’d Never Intended This.’
Arsha Jones, founder and CEO of Capital City Mambo Sauce, wanted to satisfy a very specific craving — and it led to a seven-figure business.
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This Leader Shares How Curb Is Innovating Urban Mobility
Vishal Dhawan, chief product and technology officer at Curb, is using technology and product development to help transform the taxi industry.
The Download: facial recognition for migrant children, and Japan’s megaquake
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. DHS plans to collect biometric data from migrant children “down to the infant” The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to collect and analyze photos of the faces of migrant children at…
What Japan’s “megaquake” warning really tells us
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. On August 8, at 16:42 local time, a magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook southern Japan. The temblor, originating off the shores of mainland island of Kyūshū, was felt…