This fast-food chain just hired a ‘Chief MAHA Officer’

Business 4/22 2:15P Taylor Hatmaker

From ingredient swaps to new leadership, the company is redefining its approach to food. A burger joint obsessed with beef tallow fries is going all-in on the MAHA agenda.

When brands become actors

Business 4/22 10:28A David Placek

How AI is rewriting the rules of brand architecture. For decades, brands functioned primarily as symbols. A logo, a name, a set of visual and verbal signals designed to convey trust, recognition, and meaning.

Plug-in solar is coming. Here’s how much you could save on electric bills

Business 4/22 8:00A Adele Peters

A new calculator from the nonprofit Bright Saver estimates potential savings from plug-in solar panels. Plug-in solar is on the way, and it could cut your electric bills. A growing number of states are poised to pass bills supporting the panels,...

Warby Parker’s new sport sunglasses won’t make you look like a bug

Business 4/21 11:30A Hunter Schwarz

Warby Parker designed its performance sunglasses to hug the face and deflect glare. You might even wear them when you’re not working out. What comes to mind when you think of sports sunglasses? Maybe it s rec spec goggles or big, mirrored cycling...

5 ways Tim Cook remade Apple

Business 4/21 11:29A Rebecca Heilweil

From services to silicon to China, how Apple’s most methodical CEO reshaped the company after Steve Jobs. Tim Cook will be stepping down as chief executive of Apple and transitioning to a new role as executive chairman in September, the...

Trump’s Fed nominee, a wealthy investor, will face tough Senate questions about transparency

Business 4/21 9:01A Associated Press

Democrats are expected to grill Kevin Warsh on his financial holdings, which amount to over $100 million. Kevin Warsh is taking another step toward his decade-long goal of winning the top job at the Federal Reserve by appearing at a hearing...

This clever new carry-on is designed to open like a trunk

Business 4/21 8:00A Elizabeth Segran

Australian luggage brand July’s Capsule carry-on ditches the clamshell for a top-down design—an innovation the company hopes will keep it alive while competitors fold. Picture this: You re at the gate, shoes pinching after a long walk through the...

How the ’empathy trap’ keeps women out of leadership roles

Business 4/21 5:47A LaToya Bowlah

The problem is not awareness. It is permission for inequity to persist. Power has a way of narrowing progress—and the narrowing follows a pattern.

This university leader has advice for his corporate counterparts

Business 4/20 6:00A Stephanie Mehta

Daniel Diermeier, chancellor of Vanderbilt University, says schools and companies need to avoid politics and stick to their purpose. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each...

Inside Ikea’s dream factory: Its prototyping lab (exclusive)

Business 4/20 5:00A Nate Berg

We have the first-ever look inside the secretive Swedish facility, revealing how the world’s most popular furniture retailer mocks up and ultimately gut checks up to 2,000 new products a year. The tiny easy chair Mikael Axelsson is holding in his...

Samsung shares its thesis on the future of design and AI (exclusive)

Business 4/20 1:42A Mark Wilson

‘We need humanity more than ever to direct AI in the right direction, both creatively and then ethically.’ —Mauro Porcini, chief design officer A Samsung Galaxy Tri-Fold smartphone sits beside something we haven’t seen before. It’s a round screen...

Is ‘Founder Mode’ sustainable for modern leaders?

Business 4/19 6:17A jon-gluck

How to preserve energy, delegate effectively, and stay connected to what matters most, without burning out. “Founder mode” often glorifies speed, control, and intensity. The hands-on leadership style has sparked debate about whether it is...

Anthropic launches a design tool to take on all the other design tools

Business 4/17 10:00A Grace Snelling

Claude Design makes Anthropic the latest company vying for a slice of the AI design pie. Anthropic Labs just announced a new product for its flagship AI model called Claude Design. According to Anthropic, the new tool “lets you collaborate with...

This stunning new bridge in Helsinki is designed for cyclists, pedestrians, and trams—but no cars

Business 4/17 5:00A Adele Peters

At three quarters of a mile in length, the Kruunuvuorensilta, or crown bridge, is likely the longest of its kind in the world. In a new neighborhood in Helsinki, you can skip owning a car. One key part of the district s design? A new bridge...

This Lego-like playground kit is designed for children displaced by war

Business 4/17 5:00A Grace Snelling

Playrise, a new U.K.-based charity, is designing play structures for children living in disaster-relief sites around the world. At the Aysaita Refugee Camp in northeastern Ethiopia’s Afar region, there are about 40,000 Eritreans struggling to...