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The New Nature of Change

HOW CHILI’S GOT ITS 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.

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.”

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.

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.

‘In Good Company’ • FAST COMPANY AND TEXAS A&M HOST ‘IN GOOD COMPANY’ SPECIAL EVENT DURING SXSW 2026

HOW WE LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE AUTONOMOUS FUTURE

MY AI NIGHT SHIFT • An agentic AI power user explains how he’s using the technology to ramp up his productivity—and the surprising challenges of finding himself completely caught up with his work.

AI GETS PHYSICAL THE FIRST THING YOU SEE ARE THE COLORS. • 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.

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.

FAST COMPANY grill WHERE INNOVATION COOKS • THE 2026 FAST COMPANY GRILL SIZZLED FOR FOUR DAYS OF SXSW

ROBOT, CAN YOU 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!

THE ALGORITHMIC ARMADA • Founded by a former Navy SEAL, Saronic has a $9 billion plan to supercharge the Navy with drone boats—and prove that America can still build things.

AI 20 • These 20 human beings are inventing new ways to harness the ever-accelerating cognitive power of agentic AI.

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.

Monster Hit • How Labubu took over the world-one unboxing video at a time.