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Out Of The Box & Into The Kitchen

Investors are placing big bets on meal-kit services like Plated and Blue Apron. Will ready-to-cook dinners change the way we eat?

What Makes Uber Run?

The transportation service has become a global brand, an economic force, and a cultural lightning rod. Here's how and why the architect of all this disruption, CEO Travis Kalanick, plans to keep on confounding expectations.

How The UN Is Using Virtual Reality To Tackle Real-World Problems

The United Nations is using virtual reality to tackle real-world problems.

How Failed JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson Is Redeeming Himself

The man who helped make Target cool and Apple Stores the most successful retail concept ever was severely humbled after flaming out at JCPenney. Only a startup could save him.

OMG! Giphy Is Breaking Into The Entertainment Business

On a mild Sunday evening in September, a handful of staffers from Giphy gathered in the reception area of the company’s Los Angeles studios to watch the Emmy Awards.

Los Angeles's Olympic-Size Bet On Transit Innovation

Now that Los Angeles has claimed the 2028 Olympics, it’s embarking on an ambitious effort to reduce congestion and transform the city’s transportation infrastructure.

Heat Of The Moment

Former Vice President Al Gore, star of the upcoming film An Inconvenient Sequel, has a new message about climate change— and it’s not all bad.

Nike's Head Start

With the Pro Hijab, the company is outfitting millions of athletes for the first time.

Norwegian Air Lands In The U.S.

The upstart carrier’s insanely cheap fares to Europe are just one more step toward world airline domination.

Just The Right Dose

A new company is bringing transparency to medical marijuana.

You Don't Do Things Because Everybody Will See Them. You Do Things Because The Right People Will See Them

Oscar-winning screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave and American Crime showrunner, John Ridley reveals what drew him from film to TV and how stand-up comedy prepared him for Hollywood.

Meatball Hero

How furniture giant Ikea is driving unexpected growth by ramping up its food division.

In Your Ear

Why companies from Casper to Prudential are creating their own branded podcasts.

Big Conference, Big Ideas

Amazon Web Services’ re:Invent extravaganza at the Venetian Las Vegas is a window into innovations and trends that make for a singular event.

Out of the Box

Last August, Birchbox Co-CEO Hayley Barna decided to walk away from the influential beauty subscription-box startup that she cofounded in 2010 (she remains on the company’s board).

Google, You Auto-Complete Me

Tech giants are using predictive capabilities to influence what you say, think, and do. Worried yet?

Oval Office Lessons

Doris Kearns Goodwin discovers modern leadership lessons in the actions of great presidents.

Carol Lim And Humberto Leon

Creative directors, Kenzo

How To Make It In Business, The Millennial (Pink) Way

In the airy auditorium of a massive industrial space in downtown L.A., Kim Kardashian West lays out her approach to entrepreneurship to an audience of around 1,500 young women. Attendees, who moments earlier were knocking over chairs to get as close as possible to the stage and frantically posting on social media, are captivated. “I put in the work,” Kardashian West says. “There’s nothing that bothers me more than people that are lazy.

The Other Jared

How Jared Cohen, CEO of Google offshoot jigsaw, is taking on ISIS, fake news, and toxic trolls to make the internet–and the world–a safer place

Assasin's Creed: Origins Gives Ubisoft A New Mission

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Clique Media Group

For parlaying fashion advice into retail gold

I Listen To Music To Help Me Focus

I was diagnosed with ADD as a kid and needed to take Ritalin.

Match Point

How Match Group Ceo Mandy Ginsberg Meets The Dating Needs Of Different Communities, At Home And Abroad

Unlikely Allies

GE, Target, and Levi’s are finding new energy by learning from startups.

Put A (Better Ring On It)

A search for conflict-free diamonds led one jeweler to rethink the engagement process.

The Music Maker

How producer and Vampire Weekend alum Rostam Batmanglij inspires ingenuity from A-list artists.

The C In CEO Stands For Culture

Microsoft’s mind-set for transforming from a place full of know-it-alls to one filled with learn-it-alls.

Wave Runner

A CUTTING-EDGE WOOL BOARD IS CLEANING UP SURFING.

Shop Talk

THEY APPRECIATE EACH OTHERS DIFFERENCES, AND THEY KNOW THEIR OWN STRENGTHS AND SHORTCOMINGS. BETH COMSTOCK AND RACHELSHECHTMANSHOW US WHAT SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION CAN LOOK LIKE.