17 creator-economy startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs

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Tiffany Lopinsky of ShopMy, Misbah Uraizee of Nectar Social, and Suno cofounder Mikey Shulman.
Creator economy startup founders Tiffany Lopinsky (ShopMy), Misbah Uraizee (Nectar Social), and Mikey Shulman (Suno).

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McDonald's CEO's Big Arch taste test sparked a war of fast-food copycats

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CEO Chris Kempczinski is taking lots of heat for his review of McDonald's new "Big Arch" burger.

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Steak 'n Shake bet big on MAGA — it's kind of working

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I'm 73, still working, and walk 20,000 steps a day. I can do the splits — and I'm not slowing down.

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Victor Chan.

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Coach's former CEO said Gen Z is most similar to the 60s generation

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Coach's former CEO said Gen Z is most similar to his generation from the sixties.

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The CEO of a $15 billion AI company says the biggest AI winners won't be software — they'll be mines, farms, and trucks

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Applied Intuition's CEO says AI will reshape farms, mines, and trucks as labor shortages hit physical industries.

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I took a $185 lie-flat overnight bus across Europe instead of the train. It was slower — but I slept better.

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Megan Carnegie was able to get good sleep on the bus.

Megan Carnegie

I'm a 78-year-old retiree who's vibe coding. Being out of the workforce doesn't mean we can't use AI like tech pros.

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Lewis Dickson
Lewis Dickson says being retired doesn't mean he can't use AI like young pros.

Lewis Dickson

Oil passes $100 a barrel as US energy secretary says Iran won't be a 'long-term war'

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Oil wells are used to drill for oil.
Oil prices look like they're edging closer to a key threshold that suggests inflation could start to rise and economic growth could get hit from the war on Iran, market pros say.

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Order, explore, and connect like a local with Babbel

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