Why prediction markets may be bad for your wallet—and your mental health

Business 1/13 7:33A Nelson Chu

The parallels to casinos are drastically obvious. Prediction markets are all the rage right now. Weekly trading volume on prediction platforms just surpassed $2 billion , and apps like Polymarket are being treated as the “next big thing” in...

From Airbnb to the White House: Joe Gebbia is reshaping the government in Trump’s image

Business 1/13 6:00A Mark Wilson

Trump decimated the U.S. government’s digital design agencies and replaced them with a personal propaganda czar. During President Donald Trump’s first administration, he left hundreds of government designers, across half a dozen or more agencies,...

Algorithms killed taste. Lulu and Georgia wants to bring it back to life

Business 1/13 4:45A Elizabeth Segran

Algorithms and AI have led to an era of boring sameness in interior design. But a resistance is emerging. A cozy, neutral sameness defines our era of interior design. Velvet sofas. Bouclé armchairs. All-white living rooms. Beds layered with...

These super-insulating windows are as energy-efficient as walls—and could help save the power grid

Business 1/13 4:00A Adele Peters

LuxWall’s high-tech design lowers energy costs by making buildings more efficient. And less heating and cooling energy helps ease pressure on the grid. As utilities struggle to keep up with surging energy demand, they’re starting to turn to an...

Nearly lost, this famed sculpture gets a new life inside GM’s headquarters

Business 1/12 7:00A Nate Berg

A monumental metal sculpture by artist Harry Bertoia was thought lost in a mall demolition, but has been restored and reinstalled. Almost lost and nearly forgotten, a sculpture by one of the most noted mid-century modernist designers has been given...

Bold predictions and book recommendations from you, our readers

Business 1/12 6:00A Stephanie Mehta

We asked, and readers didn’t hold back. Here are their insights about what’s coming in 2026 and must-read books. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! I m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter...

What 11 top designers want to redesign in 2026

Business 1/12 5:00A Diana Budds

From lookalike SUVs to AI interfaces, designers from Figma, Microsoft, Pentagram, and more reveal the objects, places, and experiences they’re working to improve this year. Yes, there are the New Year’s traditions of setting ambitious goals and...

Here’s how to design meetings around how human brains actually work, not how we wish they would

Business 1/12 4:00A Natalie Nixon

Stop stacking your meetings like dominoes. Build them like systems. Every organization believes it s in the productivity business. Every executive thinks faster, longer, more densely packed meetings equal better results. They re wrong.

GM’s mid-century modern legacy shines in its new Detroit HQ

Business 1/11 3:00A Nate Berg

A new headquarters for General Motors draws on the carmaker’s deep design heritage while facing the new dynamics of a changing industry. However uncertain the outlook is for the American auto industry in the age of tariffs, growing competition...

Why it took years to design the Girl Scouts’ new Exploremore cookie

Business 1/8 11:00A Grace Snelling

That Girl Scout cookie you devoured in five seconds took a lot of testing to make. Inside Girl Scouts’ headquarters in New York City and its two licensed bakeries, a team of trend forecasters, marketers , and food scientists spend years cooking...

Gmail’s new inbox is the ultimate gateway drug to AI

Business 1/8 10:00A Mark Wilson

The world’s largest email service just initiated step one in a larger plan to secure Google as your favorite AI platform. Gmail was always a gateway drug for the greater Google ecosystem. When it launched in 2004, Gmail stood out by offering...

AI-powered health gadgets at CES 2026 are concerning experts. Here’s why

Business 1/8 9:53A Associated Press

During the show in Las Vegas, the FDA announced that it will ease regulations on wellness products such as heart monitors. Health tech gadgets displayed at the annual CES trade show make a lot of promises. A smart scale promoted a healthier...

Warner Bros. rejects takeover bid from Paramount, siding with Netflix’s offer

Business 1/7 7:37A Associated Press

Shareholders were once again urged to back Netflix’s offer for $72 billion. Warner Bros. again rejected Paramount s latest takeover bid and told shareholders Wednesday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix . Warner s leadership has repeatedly...

I’m working in an office again, and it hasn’t changed my mind about RTO

Business 1/7 5:40A Shoshana Deutschkron

This is what happens when the office is a resource, not a tool of control. I recently argued that return-to-office mandates aren’t really about productivity ; they’re about control. Ironically, my article published smack-dab in the middle of a...

This ultra-minimalist phone wants to end the ‘you are the product’ era

Business 1/7 4:30A Jesus Diaz

Punkt’s new phone is radically, beautifully simple. The Swiss company Punkt has released its latest handset, the MC03 , a cellphone that merges minimalist hardware design with a matching UX experience that promises total privacy protection...