Why legendary sneaker designer D’Wayne Edwards won’t give up his morning routine

Business 8/1 6:00A Nicole Gull McElroy

The longtime Nike designer explains how he turns creativity into a daily task, why he gets up early, and how young designers should think about their careers today. D’Wayne Edwards, legacy sneaker designer at Nike and president of Pensole Lewis...

This new robot centaur designed to save lives is pure nightmare fuel

Business 7/31 12:30P Jesus Diaz

In a market drowning in humanoids, this goat-headed monstrosity might just be the most honest robot we’ve seen yet. Somewhere in Auburn, California, a robotics startup called Satyress looked at the two great religions of modern robotics—the...

The EU is cracking down on hacking and AI deepfakes with this new team in Brussels

Business 7/31 12:01P Associated Press

Brussels will begin to track models for violations ahead of the launch of the AI Act this weekend. The European Union rolled out a new team on Friday to rein in AI companies across the world, in one of the most aggressive regulations the...

Engineers redesigned the recipe to make it easier to follow

Business 7/31 11:53A María José Gutiérrez Chávez

Instead of scrolling through cooking gibberish, glance at a tidy table. You can whip up just about any dish—from a simple chocolate chip cookie to a more complex croquembouche—thanks to the internet. But while a repository of recipes is just a...

Samsung reports billions in record profit for Q2 thanks to AI boom

Business 7/30 8:58A Associated Press

The chip giant announced $62 billion in earnings for the April–June period. South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported a record operating profit of 89.5 trillion won ($62 billion) for the April-June period, a day after...

Yahoo just redesigned its weather app for the ‘weather geek’ in us all

Business 7/30 8:00A Grace Snelling

With bright images, simpler navigation, and information for quick decision-making, Yahoo’s first weather app redesign in 13 years aims to make checking the weather easier—and more fun. Yahoo just redesigned its weather app for the first time in...

This amazing ‘Akira’ bike is the latest entry in the wonderful shadow industry of banned Lego sets

Business 7/30 7:36A Jesus Diaz

There are some kits Lego will never sell you. Fortunately, there’s an entirely separate marketplace to solve that. Katsuhiro Otomo s 1988 film Akira didn t just redefine anime—it was one of the main design forces that defined cyberpunk s entire...

CMOs must become AI orchestration leaders

Business 7/30 7:00A Matt Owens

Winning in the AI era won’t come from chasing the best tool—it will come from CMOs who orchestrate teams, not chase solo heroics. A few months ago, I wrote about how AI problems are human orchestration problems. Given how quickly tools are...

12,000 pounds of bacon recalled as USDA slaps product with dreaded ‘Class 1’ designation. Is that...

Business 7/29 8:31A Michael Grothaus

The label is reserved for products that may cause ‘adverse health consequences or death,’ but so far there have been no reports of actual issues. Bacon lovers, beware. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted a notice...

Effective thought leadership starts with industry tension

Business 7/29 7:00A Felicity Carson

Four tests can help determine whether a perspective is strong enough to shape how others think and act. Most executives believe thought leadership is about having the right answer. In reality, it’s about identifying the right problem,...

How the Trump administration plans to curb China’s influence by going deep into the sea

Business 7/28 11:35A Associated Press

The White House is planning on pouring millions into anti-China initiatives, many of which were axed by DOGE. The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China s...

AI transformation is the CEO’s job

Business 7/28 7:00A Michael Schreibmann

AI readiness isn’t about picking the right tools—it’s about the CEO leading the hard work of reshaping culture, pace, and people to build a more capable organization. Most conversations about AI -ready leadership focus on the technology— which...

Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino steps down: Can successor David Deno keep CBRL’s momentum after...

Business 7/27 12:30P Jennifer Mattson

Cracker Barrel was finally clawing its way back from last year’s logo debacle, but the news today sent CBRL shares tumbling. Just when Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino seemed to be finally clawing her way back from last year s logo debacle , the...

Senior-level women are struggling and CEOs should not ignore it

Business 7/27 6:00A Stephanie Mehta

Research and first-person accounts show that even executive-level women feel the strain of balancing work and family. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this...

How Hasbro built Toniebox games kids can play without a screen

Business 7/27 5:00A Elizabeth Segran

As parents grow wary of addictive apps, Tonies has partnered with Hasbro to turn Monopoly, The Game of Life, and Guess Who into games kids can play without screens. When my 10-year-old got her hands on a Toniebox loaded with Hasbro s The Game of...