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Chips and Tacos

Reimagining the ways we work and meet • AS BUSINESS LEADERS RETHINK THEIR REAL ESTATE FOOTPRINT, THEY'RE EMBRACING “SMALLER, HIGH-QUALITY, AMENITY-RICH SPACES THAT ARE MORE FOCUSED ON HUMAN CONNECTION.” IN OTHER WORDS, CONVENE.

50 THE WORLD'S 50 MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES

1 1 THE POWER BROKER • ITS CHIPS SPARKED THE AI REVOLUTION. NOW NVIDIA IS PUTTING THE TECH TO WORK ACROSS INDUSTRIES.

[02] NOVO NORDISK • FOR UNLOCKING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF OZEMPIC

03 MICROSOFT • FOR MAKING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REAL FOR THE BUSINESS WORLD

04 UNITED AUTO WORKERS • FOR ELECTRIFYING THE LABOR MOVEMENT

05 NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE • FOR RESETTING THE VALUE OF WOMEN'S SPORTS

06 GENSLER • FOR REMODELING ABANDONED OFFICE SPACES INTO HOMES

07 YOUTUBE • FOR WINNING THE LIVING ROOM

08 FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS • WITH A NEW CEO BEHIND THE COUNTER, TACO BELL IS FOLLOWING A FRESH STRATEGY FOR GLOBAL CULTURAL DOMINATION, ONE TACO TUESDAY AT A TIME.

09 OPENAI • FOR BUILDING ON THE BOOM IT GENERATED

10 KINETX • FOR CHARTING A PATH TO DISTANT ASTEROIDS— AND BACK AGAIN

11 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS • FOR INFUSING THE FIRST CRISPR TREATMENT INTO THE MARKET

CASGEVY ON THE CASE • Vertex's Casgevy uses geneediting technology CRISPR-Cas9 to treat sickle cell disease by modifying a patient's blood stem cells so they produce red blood cells containing “fetal hemoglobin”—an oxygen-carrying protein present during fetal development. Here's how it works.

12 J.M. SMUCKER • FOR DEMONSTRATING THAT PB&J PLUS R&D CAN BE A BFD

13 USAFACTS • FOR HARVESTING GOVERNMENT DATA TO INFORM CITIZENS AND LAWMAKERS

14 SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT • FOR DAZZLING AUDIENCES, EVEN BY VEGAS STANDARDS

15 TAYLOR SWIFT PRODUCTIONS • FOR REIMAGINING THE BUSINESS O F CONCERTS, MUSIC, AND MOVIES

16 PARKWOOD ENTERTAINMENT • FOR USING A BLOCKBUSTER TOUR AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST FASHION RUNWAY

17 MATTEL • FOR REFASHIONING A HERITAGE BRAND INTO A MODERN CULTURAL EVENT

18 LOOP EARPLUGS • FOR DESIGNING EAR PROTECTION THAT PEOPLE WANT TO WEAR

20 CLIMEWORKS • FOR PUTTING DIRECT AIR CAPTURE ON THE MAP

19 REDWOOD MATERIALS • FOR INVENTING A NEW WAY TO RECYCLE EV BATTERY MATERIALS

[21] PERPLEXITY • FOR LOCATING THE ANSWER TO THE PERENNIAL PROBLEMS OF WEB SEARCH

22 NUBANK • FOR TRANSFORMING BANK SECURITY INTO A COVETABLE SET OF FEATURES

23 HYBE • FOR TURNING K-POP INTO PEAK COMMERCIAL ART

24 HUSK POWER SYSTEMS • FOR DECARBONIZING THE GRID IN PLACES WITH HISTORICALLY UNRELIABLE POWER

2 REX • FOR GIVING THE WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE A FORWARDLOOKING THEATER

26 KRAFT HEINZ • FOR CATERING TO THE CONDIMENT-OBSESSED CONSUMER

27 MILL INDUSTRIES • FOR TRASHING FOOD WASTE

28 CHIPOTLE • FOR UPDATING ITS MENU AT THE SPEED OF TIKTOK

30 GOOGLE • FOR PICTURING THE FUTURE OF THE AI PHONE TODAY

29 HOPPER

31 BRIGHTLINE • FOR ACCELERATING U. S. RAIL SERVICE

32 WHATSAPP • FOR BROADENING ITS APPEAL BY LETTING USERS NARROW THEIR FOCUS

33 ADOBE • FOR EMBRACING GENERATIVE AI THE RIGHT WAY

34 SYMBOTIC • FOR SPEEDING UP WAREHOUSE ROBOTS, EVEN IN THE DARK

35 VANTA • FOR OFFERING STARTUPS TOOLS TO TRUST, BUT VERIFY— IN THE AGE OF AI

36 ZIPLINE • FOR FLYING DELIVERY DRONES OUT...