Fast Company
THE 2026 FAST COMPANY GRILL SIZZLED FOR FOUR DAYS OF SXSW
VIBRANT, ENERGIZING, INSPIRING.
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Summer 2026
Fast Company
THE ALGORITHMIC ARMADA
Founded by a former Navy SEAL, Saronic has a $9 billion plan to supercharge the Navy with drone boatsand prove that America can still build things.
8 min |
Summer 2026
Fast Company
Monster Hit
How Labubu took over the world-one unboxing video at a time.
3 min |
Summer 2026
Fast Company
AI 20
These 20 human beings are inventing new ways to harness the ever-accelerating cognitive power of agentic Al.
10+ min |
Summer 2026
Entrepreneur US
HOTTEST FRANCHISE TRENDS 2026
Here are the 10 hottest trends in the industry, and the 700-plus businesses you can buy in them right now.
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Startups - Summer 2026
Entrepreneur US
THE BIGGEST SMALLEST BRAND
Lawn Doctor isn't a household name like some other franchise giants. But it has achieved what almost no other brand has.
10 min |
Startups - Summer 2026
Entrepreneur US
These Bagels Are Built to Sell
The food game isn't easy. PopUp Bagels is winning it with creative marketing, maximum efficiency, and a very focused franchisee plan.
3 min |
Startups - Summer 2026
Entrepreneur US
Are You Ready for This?
Don't let fear-based thinking hold you back. Here's how to move forward with confidence.
2 min |
Startups - Summer 2026
Fast Company
HOW CHILI'S GOT IT'S SIZZLE BACK
THE BIGGEST RESTAURANT TURNAROUND IN YEARS STARTED WITH 100 SMALL FIXES AND ONE VIRAL DISH. NOW CHILI'S IS THE LIFE OF THE PARTY, SERVING UP MARGARITAS, MOLTEN CHEESE, AND A RARE SENSE OF MASS-MARKET INDULGENCE.
10+ min |
Summer 2026
Fast Company
The New Nature of Change
IF ONE THING’S TRUE ABOUT THIS MOMENT IN TECH history, it’s that as soon as you think you’re keeping pace with the leading edge of AI—poof!—the edge moves.
2 min |
Summer 2026
Fast Company
AI GETS PHYSICAL
The next frontier for AI? The real world, not just the digital one. As world models start to replace LLMs as the next wave of AI investment and hype, FEI-FEI LI'S WORLD LABS has first-mover advantage.
10+ min |
Summer 2026
Fast Company
‘In Good Company’
FAST COMPANY AND TEXAS A&M HOST ‘IN GOOD COMPANY’ SPECIAL EVENT DURING SXSW 2026
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Summer 2026
Fast Company
ROBOT, YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR
The company that put millions of drivers on the road now faces a world without them. To survive in the autonomous future, Uber is banking on its super app. Beep beep!
10+ min |
Summer 2026
Entrepreneur US
HOW TO BUILD (AND MARKET) A FRANCHISE FOR VERY LITTLE MONEY
Want to turn a tiny hometown business into a franchise with hundreds of locations? The cofounder of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue shares his story—and his secrets.
10+ min |
Startups - Summer 2026
Entrepreneur US
WHAT NEW FRANCHISEES WANT
This survey of 3,500-plus franchisees reveals a lot.
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Startups - Summer 2026
Fast Company
World Changing Ideas
BIG PROBLEMS NEED CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND THESE PROJECTS DELIVER. SOME ARE TACKLING ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY, WHILE OTHERS ARE USING NEW TECH TO SOLVE OLD PROBLEMS (AND VICE VERSA!). ALL ARE AMBITIOUS ENOUGH TO GET EXCITED ABOUT.
10+ min |
Summer 2026
Fast Company
42 WAYS YOU SHOULD BE USING AI RIGHT NOW
AGENTIC AI CAN MAKE LIFE—AND WORK—EASIER. YOU KNOW THIS. BUT ARE YOU ACTUALLY DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT? TIME TO GET OFF THE SIDELINES AND INTO THE GAME.
4 min |
Summer 2026
Fast Company
INSIDE THE RACE TO MAKE BATTERIES BETTER
AS DEMAND FOR ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES SURGES, THERE IS INCREASED URGENCY TO MAKE THESE PRODUCTS LAST LONGER AND PERFORM BETTER
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Summer 2026
Fast Company
HIS CUP RUNNETH OVER
Roger Bennett, America's most enthusiastic soccer evangelist, explains why the 2026 World Cup is a huge moment for his Men in Blazers Media Network and for U.S. fans of \"the beautiful game.\"
9 min |
Summer 2026
Fast Company
IMAX’S EPIC MOMENT
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN DARED IMAX TO MAKE A CAMERA QUIET ENOUGH TO BE USED FOR A WHOLE FEATURE FILM. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.
5 min |
Summer 2026
Fast Company
THE GHOST IN THE SHOPPING CART
Retailers are preparing for the $5 trillion moment when AI agents can shop for us. But teaching them taste is another matter.
8 min |
Summer 2026
Entrepreneur US
Reinventing the Flower Shop
French Florist was once a struggling flower shop in Los Angeles. Here's how it transformed into an innovative franchise that's taking on the industry.
3 min |
Startups - Summer 2026
Fortune US
TECH AI’S NEXT FRONTIER MOVES FROM WORDS TO WORLD MODELS
PLAYING PEEKABOO isn't just a game for babies.
4 min |
June - July 2026
Fortune US
BELÉN GARIJO - CEO, Sanofi-France
BELÉN GARIJO took on a turnaround job when she became CEO of Sanofi in May, the first woman to hold the role.
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June - July 2026
Fortune US
KEVIN LOUIS FORREST - Chief Executive Officer Bevara HPP Tolling Services WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Kevin Louis Forrest's family thrived in food service for four generations, propelling him into an entrepreneurial career defined by innovative technologies and a commitment to excellence.
1 min |
June - July 2026
Fortune US
IN FOCUS THE C-SUITE INFLUENCER: BLACKSTONE'S JONATHAN GRAY, THE 'FORREST GUMP OF LINKEDIN'
IT’S NINE DEGREES on a Sunday in January, and while most New Yorkers are hunkered down during the city’s biggest snowstorm in years, Blackstone’s president and chief operating officer is jogging through several inches of fresh snow in Central Park.
6 min |
June - July 2026
Fortune US
JANE FRASER - Chair and CEO, Citigroup - U.S.
FIVE YEARS IN, SHE REMAINS THE ONLY WOMAN TO HAVE EVER RUN A MAJOR U.S. BANK. FRASER HAS PULLED CITIGROUP BACK FROM THE BRINK AND SILENCED THE SKEPTICS. NOW COMES THE HARDER ACT: PROVING A FIXER CAN ALSO BE A BUILDER.
9 min |
June - July 2026
Fortune US
MEG O'NEILL CEO, BP-U.K.
WHEN MEG O'NEILL took over as CEO of BP on April 1, she became the first woman to lead one of the five major oil companies and the first outside chief executive in BP’s more than century-long history.
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June - July 2026
Fortune US
DINA POWELL MCCORMICK - President and Vice Chairman, Meta Platforms - U.S.
A WALL STREET INSIDER AND WASHINGTON POWER BROKER IS HELPING META PULL OFF ITS BIGGEST REINVENTION YET.
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June - July 2026
Fortune US
DANA WALDEN - President and Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney - U.S.
IN THE YEARSLONG, high-stakes search for a second successor to longtime Disney CEO Bob Iger, Dana Walden had made it to the final two contenders.
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