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Most Innovative Companies

Most Innovative Companies

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 Which companies are on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence? What’s the next major breakthrough in healthcare? How do iconic brands reinvent themselves to appeal to the next generation? Most Innovative Companies is where tech, business, and innovation convene. Join hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen as they bring you the latest innovations transforming business and society—and highlights the companies that are reshaping industries and culture.© Fast Company | Most Innovative Companies Economics Politics & Government
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  • What did Grok do this time?

    What did Grok do this time?
    Jan 22 2026
    On today’s episode, cohosts David Salazar and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including highlights from Davos, Minnesota-based corporations’ lack of reaction to ICE, and the latest on Netflix's bid to take over Warner Bros. Discovery. Next, Josh and David talk to Fast Company contributing writer Chris Stokel-Walker about the sexualized deepfakes X users have been creating with Grok and how regulators, and the public, have been responding. Finally, Fast Company global tech editor Harry McCracken spoke with Arm chief marketing officer Ami Badani about the future of the company that designs the architecture of the chips most of our smartphones use. To check out more of Chris’s reporting, go to: fastcompany.com/user/chrisstokelwalker For more of the latest business and innovation news, go to fastcompany.com/news
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • This surprising demographic is behind Walmart’s growth

    This surprising demographic is behind Walmart’s growth
    Jan 15 2026
    On today’s episode, cohosts Elizabeth Segran and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including the investigation of Fed Chair Jarome Powell, the nurses strike in New York City, and Paramount’s escalated hostile bid to take over Warner Bros. Discovery. Next, Elizabeth and Josh talk to Fast Company senior writer Ainsley Harris about a startup, Rainmaker, that can bring rain to places that need it. And finally, Elizabeth speaks with Walmart’s executive vice president and chief merchandising officer Latriece Watkins about how Walmart has attracted higher income families and what’s next for the retail giant. For more of the latest business and innovation news, go to fastcompany.com/news To read Ainsley’s reporting on Rainmaker, go to fastcompany.com/91448561/this-is-the-hardest-startup-in-america
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Will Prediction Markets Be Bigger Than the Stock Market?

    Will Prediction Markets Be Bigger Than the Stock Market?
    Jan 8 2026
    On today’s episode, cohosts Kristin Toussaint and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including the aftermath of Nicolás Maduro’s capture, the latest on the Warner Bros. Discovery deal, and the new Nvidia chip. Next, Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan talks with journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin about his new book, 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation, as well as similarities he sees between now and then. And finally, Fast Company senior writer Ainsley Harris speaks with Kalshi cofounder Luana Lopes Lara about the company’s success, its future in the growing prediction markets industry, and its partnership with CNN. Check out Andrew Ross Sorkin’s book ‘1929’ here: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665634/1929-by-andrew-ross-sorkin/ For more of the latest business and innovation news, go to fastcompany.com/news
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    1 hr and 20 mins
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