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Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

LeBron James Sent a Y Combinator-Backed Startup a Cease-and-Desist Letter. That May Have Been the Point
The Y Combinator-backed startup used an AI-generated version of the NBA star to promote its app. Now the athlete is fighting back.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

McDonald's Spends Millions on Value Meals. Here's Why Customers Are Still Walking Away
McDonald's is promoting value as hard as anyone and still losing traffic, and the reason is a lesson for any business trying to win over stretched, nervous customers.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

TGI Fridays Blamed the Pandemic for Its Bankruptcy. Now a New Lawsuit Alleges a More Troubling Cause
A new lawsuit alleges that insider deals, financial mismanagement, and millions in unpaid franchise fees contributed to the restaurant chain's collapse.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Why Spending Millions on AI Hardware Isn't Giving Your Company the Performance You Expect
From thermal throttling to power bottlenecks, buying more GPUs won't fix degraded compute. Here is how smart operators recover lost performance without buying new equipment.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

FBI Warns Businesses After a $129 Million Fake-CEO Scheme. The Caller Wasn't the Only Impostor
The alleged perpetrators used AI-generated voices and images to convince employees that major financial transactions were legitimate.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

The Onion Plans to Sponsor a College Football Bowl—and Beat Jeff Bezos at His Own Game
To overtake The Washington Post in print circulation, CEO Ben Collins is betting that a satirical college bowl game sponsorship is the ultimate subscriber growth engine.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Small-Business Owners Can Get a Free Crash Course on AI From Google and TikTok. Here's How
If you want to learn how to use AI to build an online presence or reach more customers, consider watching this upcoming seminar.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Canva's Layoff Package Includes 6 Months of Pay, a MacBook, and 1 Offer Most Companies Don't Make
The profitable design company is cutting or relocating 1,271 employees, but its unusually expansive exit plan is drawing praise.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Women Entrepreneurs Don't Need Another Handout. Wendy Diamond Says They Need These 4 Things
Diamond launched Women's Entrepreneurship Day, now observed every November 19, and the non-profit behind it, which works with women entrepreneurs across the globe.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

ESPN, Netflix and Amazon Could Soon Be Fighting Over the World's Biggest Sporting Event
The World Cup is coming and the bidding war could be just as big as the matches.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Hydro Flask's Parent Rejected a $1.6 Billion Offer. The Next Bid Could Be Much Harder to Refuse
Helen of Troy rejected a bid for the company on Thursday. An expert says another one could be coming soon.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Elon Musk Is Killing the Cybertruck. Its Ghost Will Live on in a Controversial New Vehicle
Musk once wanted to sell hundreds of thousands of Cybertrucks. Now Tesla's stainless steel pickup is on its way out.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Getting 7 to 8 Hours of Sleep May Not Be Enough for Better Brain Health. A New Study Points to 4 Other Sleep Traits
People with type 2 diabetes, heart disease, or stroke who slept well had better cognitive function and greater brain volume than those who slept poorly.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Healthy Sleep May Mitigate the Reduced Cognition Linked to Cardiometabolic Diseases
New research finds that people with type 2 diabetes, heart disease, or stroke who slept well had better cognitive function than those who slept poorly.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg Just Got $3.8 Billion Richer, Passing Michael Dell on the Billionaire Rankings. The Midterms Explain Why
Sergey Brin also surpassed the Dell CEO as anxieties around AI regulation grow.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

The Stock Market Just Suffered a $2.5 Trillion Drop. Panic-Cutting Marketing Budgets Would Still Be a Fatal Mistake
When markets drop, the first budget most businesses cut is the one that actually grows them. That reflex is exactly how your competitors beat you.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

More Features Won't Stop Customers From Leaving. Founders Should Fix This Instead
The best startup products don't make customers work harder.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

After 11 Years, Mark Wahlberg's Burger Chain Closed Its Last Standalone Boston Restaurant. That's Not Its Biggest Loss
The celebrity-founded burger chain is estimated to generate about $120 million in annual revenue. Its footprint in its hometown continues to shrink.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Investors Are Suddenly Panicking Like never Before
The VIX surged 70 percent Thursday to 28.18 for its biggest one-day change since December 2024.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Rocky Turns 50. Its Biggest Business Lesson Has Nothing to Do With Boxing
Turns out, the real knockout was the business strategy.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

How You Know Instagram Edits on the Mac Is About More Than Making Reels


Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Kerry Washington Refuses to Call Anything a Failure
Here's the catch most founders miss.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Know Your Record, Protect Your Reputation
Excuses don't change the scoreboard.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Stop Treating Marketing Like a Vending Machine
If buyers take months or years to decide, grading marketing in 10-week windows guarantees you'll cut programs right before they pay off.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

4 Things to Cut for Better Marketing Results
Removing what isn't working can boost marketing initiatives.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

4 Times I Said No to Growth
I still built a fast-growing company.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

AI Is Driving America's Nuclear Power Boom, but There's a Hidden Fuel Problem
Building more reactors is one thing. Finding the fuel is another.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Design Strategy Changes What Gets Built
Most redesigns are approved before anyone has made the connection explicit.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Check Your Financials Before Making Layoff Decisions
Most businesses have more warnings and more options than they realize.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

The Honesty Gap and Blind Spots
Lessons from an autonomous AI agent build experiment



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

The negotiation script my team uses daily
My best deals come from five sentences instead of pressure.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

What Happens When Robot Programming Is Instantaneous?
As AI speeds up coding, plants can more easily incorporate automation.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Your Next Investor Is Asking ChatGPT About You Before You Even Meet. Here's Why This Forbes 30 Under 30 Founder Is Worried
Genius PR founder Kim Than and co-founder Jamie Kingsley reveal how AI is transforming reputation management: from how people vet you before a meeting to how PR teams shape the public record.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Your Password Manager Is Only Good if People Use it
How to roll out a security campaign that will incentivize adoption



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Your DTC Packaging Will Fail on a Retail Shelf—Until You Fix This 1 Thing
When you move from e-commerce to a crowded brick-and-mortar aisle, your gorgeous unboxing experience has to do an entirely new job. Here is what founders must fix first.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Your DTC Packaging Will Fail on a Retail Shelf—Until You Fix This One Thing
When you move from e-commerce to a crowded brick-and-mortar aisle, your gorgeous unboxing experience has to do an entirely new job. Here is what founders must fix first.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Amazon and OpenAI Face a $68 Billion Data Center Backlash as Americans Push Back
You can rename a data center, but you can't rebrand an electricity bill.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

Want to Live a Longer, Healthier Life? Science Says Just Read More Books
Reading books makes you smarter, less stressed, and helps you live longer, so here are practical ways to make reading a part of your life.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

A Big Tech Company Sent a Rejected Job Applicant a ‘How'd We Do' Survey
I've got thoughts. Angry thoughts.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

A Cornel Expert Says There Are 5 Different Types of Decision Makers. Which Are You?
Do you depend on data, trusted advice, or your own instincts?



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

There Are 5 Different Types of Decision Makers, Says Cornell Expert. Which Are You?
Do you depend on data, trusted advice, or your own instincts?



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

No Money, No Clients, Fake Resumes: Inside the Improbable Rise of Metro PR
Tess Finkle started Metro PR at age 22 with no clients or formal training. Twenty years later, she and business partner Laura Michael have built an independent, women-owned PR agency representing some of the biggest names in entertainment and the creator economy.



Inc.com
Nov 06, 2026

No Money, No Clients, Fake Résumés: Inside the Improbable Rise of Metro PR
Tess Finkle started Metro PR at age 22 with no clients or formal training. Twenty years later, she and business partner Laura Michael have built an independent, women-owned PR agency representing some of the biggest names in entertainment and the creator economy.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Feeling Overwhelmed? This Simple Mindset Shift Can Change Your Perspective
Feeling stuck? Remember, this moment isn't the whole story.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Sour Patch Kids Is Suing a YouTuber-Founded Candy Brand. 1 Packaging Change Could Make the Difference
Mondelez International claims Joyride Sweets' packaging and human-shaped gummies are designed to confuse shoppers. Experts say the case is more complicated.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

OpenAI Tried to Rebrand Its Data Centers. Voters Rejected Them Anyway
Why doing the bare minimum isn't going to help the industry gain people's trust.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

LIV Golf Just Collapsed. It Spent $5 Billion Renting an Audience Instead of Building One
LIV Golf proves that all the money and star power in the world can buy attention, but it can't manufacture the one thing that keeps a business alive: people who genuinely care



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Sam Altman Backtracked on His Most Absurd AI Claim Yet. Sort of
Last week, he needed our RAM. Now he thinks we should have as much as we want.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Canva Showed Signs of Trouble Before Its First-Ever Mass Layoff
The company entered 2026 with slowing growth, a lower valuation, and increasing pressure from AI rivals.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Whataburger's Founder Died in 1967. The Decision That Followed Built a $4.7 Billion Brand
The fast-food chain had a footprint of 40 restaurants when tragedy struck. The founder's family decided to keep building.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

75 Percent of Employers Admit They Ghost Candidates. Here's What Gen Z Is Doing About It
Gen Z is losing trust in traditional job postings amid rising ghost jobs. Here's how founders can bypass broken hiring boards, build authentic personal brands, and attract top talent.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

FitLab Says Nike and Tariffs Helped Drive It Into Bankruptcy. The Real Problem Started Much Earlier
The fitness giant, which owns Y7 Studio and Mile High Run Club, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Blake Lively-Founded Beverage Brands Betty Buzz and Betty Booze Reportedly Shut Down
The actress' hair care line Blake Brown Beauty still appears to be active.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Apple Will Start Scanning Public iCloud Links But Won't Say What It's Looking For
Apple quietly rolled out a change to the way it handles content you share via public links.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

The Crackdown Targeted Immigrants. The Fallout for Latino Businesses Was Economic, Too
Latino voters brought affordability concerns to polls this week.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Why Texans Take Their Biggest Moments to Whataburger
From weddings to election night, Whataburger is where Texans mark their milestones, and the brand has spent years making room for them.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

This Fintech Company Will Give Your Small Business a $10,000 Grant. Here's How to Apply
Forward Financing launched a Back the Builders Grant Program. It will hand out three $10,000 awards, one of which focuses on AI adoption.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Sourmilk Co-Founders Tangle With AI Copycat Weeks Ahead of Whole Foods Launch
How the upstart Greek yogurt brand responded to a knockoff the same way they do everything else: publicly.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Nearly Half of Employees Go to the Office and Still Work Like They're at Home
New York Fed research finds that many workers return to their desks only to spend the day on Zoom, email, and other remote-work tools.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Trust Is Easy When Everyone Agrees. Here's How Founders Build It When They Don't
Conflict doesn't have to divide a team. How you handle it determines whether trust survives.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Export Compliance Used to Be About Avoiding Trouble. Now It's About Finding Customers
From catching bad actors to helping good businesses grow.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Sazerac Bought One of Oregon's Oldest Craft Breweries. Now the Beer Is Going Away
The spirits giant said it acquired Full Sail Brewing with its growing network in mind.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Binance Lost $6.3 Billion in Crypto. The Hackers' Methods Expose a Threat Every Business Faces
As hackers worked to infiltrate Binance, they turned to a trick that could compromise any employee: a fake job interview.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Apple Just Posted $114.5 Billion in Revenue. Now It's Cutting Some Engineers' Daily Spending Limits
The tech giant's CEO wants the company to embrace new technology without incurring the high costs associated with it.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Amazon Blocked Meta's AI Shopping Agent While Walmart Just Rolled Out the Red Carpet for It
Amazon and Walmart just made opposite bets on whether third-party AI agents like Meta's Muse are friends or foes. For every consumer brand, the rules of visibility just changed.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Sam Altman Just Showed the Smart Way to Use Humor to Walk Back a Gaffe
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman changed his name on X to be ‘Ram Altman' following a controversial comment he made about DRAM.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

AppLovin Stock Soars as Quarterly Earnings Reveal Nearly $6 Billion in Revenue
The adtech company is having a very good week.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

‘Maxxing' Is Dictionary.com's Word of the Year. Psychologists Warn It's Terrible for Your Mental Health
Our obsession with self-optimization led to the ‘maxxing' trend, and it's a surefire way to make yourself miserable, experts warn.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

AI Is Exposing a Serious Weakness in Management. Here's the Skill They'll Need Most
As artificial intelligence takes over more technical tasks, the managers who thrive will be those with relational intelligence.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

If You're Looking to Sell Your Business, Compare These 4 Options
Don't get blinded by valuation when an unsolicited buyout offer arrives. These are the four types of business exits every founder must evaluate before making a move.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Wonder Just Filed for an IPO After Reaching a $9 Billion Valuation. Now It's Eyeing an Even Bigger Bet
The food-delivery startup has raised more than $3 billion in funding and spent heavily on acquisitions.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Wendy's Rejected a $1.4 Billion Offer From the Man Who Once Saved It. Now It Has to Prove Its Worth
The chain says Peltz's bid undervalues its long-term potential. An industry expert says that's a mistake.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Customers Started Rejecting Greenwashing. These Beauty Brands Thrive By Growing Their Own Ingredients
In an increasingly saturated skincare market, two founders have something their competitors can't easily replicate: generations of agricultural expertise and total control over their supply chain.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

A Law Protecting Pregnant Workers Could Soon Cover Far Fewer Reproductive Health Conditions
The EEOC could narrow workplace accommodations for abortion, fertility treatment, and other reproductive health conditions.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Nike CEO Elliott Hill Has a Simple Calendar Rule for Keeping Work From Taking Over His Family Life
Elliott Hill wrote down what mattered most to him and built it into his schedule.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Dropbox's New Tools Will Organize Your Messy Files. Business Owners Could Avoid Hours of Busy Work
Agentic capabilities are coming to Dropbox, the cloud storage platform with more than 700 million registered users worldwide.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

7 Small Business Ideas With the Highest Net Margins, According to Industry Data
A study ranked 61 small business categories by margins, profitability, and growth rate. Here's which ones came out on top.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Netflix Wants AI to Pick Your Next Show. The Discovery Gamble That Could Drive Customers Away
Netflix's new AI Discover tool is a clever fix for decision fatigue—but its potential pitfalls hold a vital warning for marketing teams wasting AI budgets on content creation.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Amazon Is Cutting Jobs Again. The Size of the Layoffs Isn't the Most Alarming Part
Amazon's latest cuts are relatively small, but repeated rounds of layoffs could keep employees in a permanent state of uncertainty.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

So Many CPG Startups Panic-Refresh Their Brands—Here's Why You Should Wait
When sales stall or logos feel stale, reactive redesigns are a tempting trap. Before you waste capital on a brand refresh, four essential steps successful CPG founders take first.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Starbucks Could Become More Than a Coffee Company. Its Greatest Strength May Be the Problem
CEO Brian Niccol isn't ruling out a future beyond coffee. Experts say expanding into other restaurant brands could bring more challenges than growth.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Black Sheep Coffee Is Betting Big on America by Trading Its British Roots for Local Flavor
The London-born coffee chain is expanding across the U.S. by embracing drive-thrus, bigger drinks and iced coffee.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Black Sheep Coffee Is Betting Big on America—And Ditching Its British Roots in the Process
The London-born coffee chain is expanding across the U.S. by embracing drive-thrus, bigger drinks and iced coffee—and its founders are already eyeing their next markets.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

After 138 Years, This New Jersey Town Voted to Allow Alcohol Sales. Small Businesses Could Benefit
Collingswood voters ended the borough's long-standing ban, opening the door to new bars, restaurants, liquor-license revenue, and local development.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

There's Only 1 Thing I Don't Love About Apple's New Touchscreen MacBook Pro
Apple's flagship laptop is very good, especially that beautiful OLED display.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Wall Street Doesn't Care That Voters Don't Want Data Centers
Political pushback on new data centers make the ones that are already built more valuable, not less.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

What We Build, and What Built Us
The tools are moving at the speed of AI. Before you build faster, decide what's enough.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Why eBay Is Turning Livestream Shopping Into Its Next Big Bet
From scrolling listings to watching creators sell the story



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

How to Cut Through AI Data for Better Decision-Making
AI makes data more accessible to people across your organization, but they may not have the context for decision-making.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Before you Plan Your Next Quarter, Audit Your Calendar
Look at how you spent your time versus how you intended to spend your time.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

F45 Is Closing Fitness Studios: See an Updated List of Shuttered Locations for 2026
Mad Fitness Group once ran as many as 32 studios across six states. Now an attorney says its story shows the risks of expanding too fast.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

An AI Agent Just Bought From Your Business. Can You Prove the Customer Authorized It?
Salesforce predicts that AI chatbots will originate 20 percent of all holiday e-commerce traffic in 2026.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Think You Don't Get Paid What You're Worth? Blame the Locksmith's Paradox
In all likelihood, you also undervalue at least some of the services you receive.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

She Made $2.6 Million in 1 TikTok Livestream. Here's What Happened Next
Big sales need bigger systems.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

She Made $2.6 Million in One TikTok Livestream. Here's What Happened Next
Big sales need bigger systems.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

The Next Gen-Z Startup Boom Isn't Happening in Silicon Valley. It's Hitting College Towns
Instead of following a traditional career path, members of Gen-Z are embracing entrepreneurship for an unexpected reason.



Inc.com
Nov 05, 2026

Drowning in Inbox Clutter? Try These 2 Secret Gmail Features
Drowning in unread emails? Use two hidden Gmail features—including a secret subscription manager and a quick sender search trick—that make clearing out thousands of messages surprisingly addictive.



Inc.com
Nov 04, 2026

Apple's Latest Siri Announcement Could Mean the End of Apps on Your iPhone


Inc.com
Nov 04, 2026

Voters Rejected Data Centers Across America. This 1 State Just Fired the Loudest Warning Shot
Voter opposition in Ohio mirrors AI sentiment nationwide, and the problem isn't going away.



Inc.com
Nov 04, 2026

Netflix's New AI Discover Tab Can't Solve Streaming's Biggest Problem
As Netflix tests mood-based AI recommendations, the deeper issue isn't quality—it's that no single walled garden can fix a fragmented streaming market.



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