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Innovation Agents

Meet the people and discover the personalities driving the world's most radical, disruptive, and creative companies.

Amazon Alexa-compatible Big Mouth Billy Bass is the only holiday gift that matters

Talk to the fish.

Amazon Alexa-compatible Big Mouth Billy Bass is the only holiday gift that matters

Air France-KLM just launched a travel startup incubator

Got a brilliant idea to improve travel?

Air France-KLM just launched a travel startup incubator

This nonprofit is turning bullets into forks to fight hunger

It’s all for a good cause

This nonprofit is turning bullets into forks to fight hunger

Why it’s time to cancel your Amazon Prime account

The Jeff Bezos backlash has begun.

Why it’s time to cancel your Amazon Prime account

Most Innovative Companies

Stretching studios are the next big boutique fitness trend

Stretching improves flexibility, lowers risk of injury, and induces relaxation–so, it’s no wonder the modality has become increasingly popular.

Stretching studios are the next big boutique fitness trend

Starbucks recycled 25 million old paper coffee cups into new cups

Many cities don’t accept coffee cups in their recycling. Now there’s proof it works.

Starbucks recycled 25 million old paper coffee cups into new cups

I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back

Two years after Apple removed the iPhone’s headphone jack, life without it still sucks.

I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back

Most Innovative Companies

The good scents of clean beauty: Why natural perfumes are all the rage

The clean beauty revolution has already changed skincare and makeup. Now, it has expanded to fragrances by brands like Skylar Body and Strange Invisible.

The good scents of clean beauty: Why natural perfumes are all the rage

Alexis Ohanian on why former founders make the best VCs

The Reddit cofounder has teamed up with former Y Combinator partner Garry Tan to run the VC firm Initialized Capital, and they are bringing the lessons they learned from the other side of the table.

Alexis Ohanian on why former founders make the best VCs

Tamara Mellon reimagines shoe shopping at her first store

It blends the kind of self-service and browsing customers are used to experiencing on the internet with all the trappings of a luxury store.

Tamara Mellon reimagines shoe shopping at her first store

As it considers mergers, BuzzFeed makes asking for money part of its revenue strategy

BuzzFeed is looking into all possible avenues for building a successful media company.

As it considers mergers, BuzzFeed makes asking for money part of its revenue strategy

Elon Musk’s SpaceX just got FCC approval to launch 7,518 satellites

Don’t wish on a star. Wish on a SpaceX satellite.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX just got FCC approval to launch 7,518 satellites

Knight Foundation seeks to strengthen the digital art world with $435,000 investment

Four projects to make the world a little brighter.

Knight Foundation seeks to strengthen the digital art world with $435,000 investment

The Wing swoops into women’s history with a new podcast

No Man’s Land, the podcast, is available now.

The Wing swoops into women’s history with a new podcast

Why New York Magazine is selling its own technology to other media companies

New York Media is part of a growing list of media companies that license their own software. Its newest licensees are Golf.com and Entercom’s Radio.com.

Why New York Magazine is selling its own technology to other media companies

Ikea wants to clean up India’s skies by turning waste into products

Some of the pollution over India’s big cities comes from farmers burning straw after the harvest. Ikea wants to put that straw to better use.

Ikea wants to clean up India’s skies by turning waste into products

Most Innovative Companies

Rent more than the runway: Why soon, you won’t own any clothes at all

Rent the Runway is going beyond gowns, opening its 10 million-strong platform to popular brands like Levi’s and J.Crew. Will it change our closets forever?

This Japanese organic bedding brand wants you to sleep worry-free

Using a traditional Japanese indigo dyeing method, Aizome’s chemical-free sheets are better for the environment and less irritating to the skin.

Now you can mine Ethereum from the comfort of your home

Coinbase has invested in a new product that lets laypeople mine for cryptocurrency.

Now you can mine Ethereum from the comfort of your home

This free mug-share keeps you from wasting paper cups

In Boulder, you can check out a clean stainless steel mug when you get your coffee, and then return it when you’re done.

This free mug-share keeps you from wasting paper cups

Tech

This tech tool can actually help you read and learn more

Now that Roe has been overturned, it’s up to the tech industry to protect our data

Type less—and get more done—with these 3 iPhone and iPad input tricks

News

Psychologists warn the fall of ‘Roe v. Wade’ will worsen the mental health crisis

Workers who joined Starbucks for transgender health benefits worry they are now at risk

Can a Supreme Court justice be removed? Yes, and here’s how

Co.Design

Forget capturing mindshare. It’s time for brands to start giving customers space

Cheech Marin’s new museum plants a flag in the ground for Chicano art

I tried a $40 water bottle that flavors tap water using nothing but scent

Work Life

How to deal with stress while working in a demanding industry

This is what companies get wrong when hiring a Chief Diversity Officer

How to remain calm when you’re approaching a difficult situation