Simon Kim has spent the past decade redefining what Korean cuisine can be on the global stage. As the restaurateur behind COTE, Coqodaq and Gracious Hospitality Management, Kim has transformed Korean dining into a Michelin-starred luxury format that scales across continents without sacrificing identity, discipline or craft. In this Expert Insights Q&A, Kim examines the business of category creation—from maintaining Michelin-level consistency across New York, Miami, Las Vegas and Singapore to knowing when growth is earned rather than forced. Drawing on his experience building multi-concept brands and preparing his most ambitious project yet at 550 Madison Avenue, Kim argues that people, intuition and creative restraint are what ultimately determine whether a hospitality concept endures.

As Stranger Things exits, a handful of mega-series are left carrying the economics and identity of the streaming business.

Ahmad Shadid, founder of the Swiss-based A.I. research lab O Foundation, examines how modern Know Your Customer systems have become one of finance’s most fragile trust assumptions. Shadid argues that insider access and third-party exposure now represent the most serious risk to identity verification. Confidential A.I. and hardware-based isolation offer a necessary architectural shift that allows institutions to meet regulatory obligations without exposing personal data to unnecessary human or vendor access.

The OpenAI CEO is adding a well-funded brain-computer interface startup to his growing portfolio of ambitious bets.

Mark Speare, a fintech executive with experience across B2B and B2C SaaS, customer success and trading technology, examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping the modern contact center. Speare unpacks how tools designed to reduce agent workload have quietly evolved into systems of constant monitoring, intensifying stress rather than relieving it.

A California startup wants to build the Moon’s first hotel, betting space tourism can help jump-start a lunar economy.

Regulators in Europe, Asia and beyond scrutinize Grok as concerns grow over A.I.-generated sexual deepfakes.

Priyanka Jain, co-founder and CEO of Evvy, and Kayla Barnes-Lentz, a leading expert in female longevity, examine how today’s longevity movement remains fundamentally male-coded, and why that imbalance carries real consequences for women’s healthspan. They argue that longevity science has systematically overlooked women’s biology. As investment and A.I.-driven tools reshape the future of health, Jain and Barnes-Lentz contend that without sex-specific data, research and clinical frameworks, the next era of longevity risks scaling old inequities instead of correcting them.

Wall Street leaders push back on Trump’s attacks on the Fed, arguing that political pressure risks higher inflation and long-term economic damage.

Glen Taylor, founder of Taylor Corp. and owner of the Star Tribune, deepens his rural philanthropy with a new $100 million gift aimed at long-term community impact.

Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Fran Horowitz explains how listening closely to customers, clarifying brand identities and making small product changes helped fuel a multiyear sales and stock rebound.

Jessie McGuire, managing partner at Thought Matter, examines philanthropy’s growing crisis of public trust, arguing that transparency alone is no longer enough. McGuire argues that philanthropy must rethink design as a form of civic infrastructure, one that makes power visible, redistributes authorship and restores legitimacy in an era of deep skepticism.

Darren Foldes, Emmy-winning producer and partner at the commercial production company Sibling Rivalry, examines why California’s decision to expand tax credits for film and television while excluding commercial production represents a critical gap in the state’s creative strategy. Foldes argues that commercial advertising is a fast-moving economic engine that employs thousands of Californians, and that without targeted incentives, the state risks losing a foundational part of its creative ecosystem to competing markets.