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Tomorrow’s Tomorrowland at Disneyland could look very different than it does today. Tens of thousands of Disney fans learned over the weekend that their wishes have finally come true: The long-running attraction at the theme park in Anaheim, California, will soon be reimagined—and it’s one of many changes to the theme parks on the way. Thomas Mazloum, chairman of Disney Experiences, shared this…
Reality TV star and entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel has returned to the food and beverage space with a new pop-up cafe in the Hamptons. But despite long lines wrapping around the corner, the new business venture seems to be getting mostly a lukewarm welcome. The East Quogue cafe, which opened up on August 13, stands out for its pink interiors and branded merch with the phrase “supermodel” on it. It…
In 50 years or so, quite a few Gen Zers are going to be telling their grandkids that they met while birdwatching. At least, that’s according to the latest study from the events marketplace Eventbrite. The platform’s research found that Gen Zers are increasingly looking to find love IRL, and they’re doing it at the kinds of hobby-based events that might’ve once been the purview of older…
The attacks began on a July weekend and have continued for a month, stretching from Moscow and St. Petersburg, to cities in the south, and eastward to the Ural Mountains. The targets weren’t oil refineries, maritime hubs or arms plants hit by other Ukrainian strikes, but warehouses that bring the convenience of online shopping across the breadth of Russia. Ukraine’s drones have pummeled the giant…
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California. States are seeking extensive financial damages that could, in theory, total as much as $1.4 trillion, plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram . The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of contributing to the youth…
Back in March, discount grocery chain Grocery Outlet Bargain Market announced plans to close 36 underperforming locations . The store closures are part of a broader restructuring aimed at strengthening its long-term profitability and optimizing its existing store footprint. All 36 of those stores have now closed, according to Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.’s most recent earnings report , which was…
If you’ve ever played a sports video game—such as an entry in the long-running Madden NFL series, or one of the annual releases focused on the NHL, NBA, or MLB—you’re likely familiar with the ability to follow the action from every conceivable angle. It’s something that can’t quite be matched in an arena setting, even in buildings packed with cameras. Until now. Peripheral Labs, a Toronto-based AI…
Not too many years ago, before the dawn of Kindles , used bookstores were a refuge for budget-minded, voracious readers. As the industry evolved, many suffered. Now they’re seeing a resurgence in sales, but the customers increasingly aren’t bookworms. They’re AI companies. Barter Books, for instance, typically sells 2,000 to 3,000 books per week, which isn’t bad for a used bookstore in…
The deal that U.S. President Donald Trump signed at Versailles in June set an ambitious 60-day deadline for ending the war with Iran and reaching an accord on its nuclear program. The deadline was Monday, and the two sides are further apart than they were then. Talks, such as they are, have focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting a U.S. blockade on Iran , both of which were supposed…
A years-long lawsuit between two ice cream brands, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream and Rebel Creamery, has come to a possible end, with a federal judge ruling that Rebel infringed Van Leeuwen Ice Cream’s trade dress, and ordering that Rebel owes Van Leeuwen tens of millions of dollars. But now, Rebel is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it appeals the judgment. Here’s what you need to know.…
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company . If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday morning. Every CEO is…
Since the onset of the internet, brands have been fighting to optimize their spot in search engines, getting as close to the top of any given page of Google results as possible. But in the AI age, traditional search engines are falling by the wayside—and with them, more than one in four brands are becoming completely invisible, says a new report. The 2026 AI Visibility Index , an inaugural report…
Last month, I traveled through three countries and multiple time zones, packing investor meetings, customer dinners, panels, and leadership sessions into just 10 days. Like many founders, I wore the schedule as a badge of honor. If I could keep up, I assumed I was performing at my best. Then I looked at my brain. Throughout the trip, I’d been wearing Neurable’s EEG-powered headphones, giving me an…
By now you’ve probably already noticed it in some of the brands you use daily—“hand-drawn” typography or hastily scanned textures layered over otherwise unremarkable photos. Maybe your cleaning product brands use visual references from a time when “things were easier,” like hand-painted signage and retro illustrations. Or they’re using imperfect blobby type that’s supposed to help designs feel…
It’s mid-August, and Watch Duty’s CEO, John Mills, says fire season is only going to get worse. With British Columbia under a province-wide state of emergency and Spokane reeling from the most destructive wildfire in Washington state history, Mills takes us inside the most catastrophic fire season his team has ever faced. Since the L.A. wildfires made Watch Duty a household name, the Santa Rosa,…
Not long ago, a colleague of mine received a courteous and professionally worded email. It informed him about the current state of a shared project and listed the next steps required and who was accountable for each. A perfectly ordinary email—except it was, from start to finish, the work of an AI agent that had been set up to act on behalf of the person it represented. My colleague’s experience…
Most of the AI industry treats a model’s ability to answer questions as a basic measure of progress. That standard becomes less useful when the goal is learning. In education, an answer can be factually correct and still fail the student because it gives away too much or solves a problem without helping the learner understand it. Pearson has spent the past three years confronting that problem. Its…
Welcome to the new normal: When the sky in New York City or Detroit turns a sickly shade of orange, your first thought might be to wonder what part of Canada is burning now. 2026 is the fourth consecutive year that smoke from Canadian fires has caused severe air pollution in cities hundreds or even thousands of miles away. A NASA visualization tracks how wildfire smoke traveled from hundreds of…
Safeway is closing more stores in 2026, continuing a wave of downsizing under parent company Albertsons that has already claimed dozens of locations . Safeway operates just over 900 locations nationwide. They are mainly concentrated in the western U.S., along with a small presence in Maryland and Virginia. In 2025, Albertsons closed at least 30 stores across its various banners, including…
One of the things that continues to surprise me about executive coaching is how often conversations about work become conversations about family. Clients rarely come in wanting to talk about their parents. They want to decide whether to take a promotion, how to navigate a difficult boss, become more effective leaders, or determine why they’re burned out. Family history almost never makes the…
