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Nothing Is Forever—Not Even Elon Musk

The World's Fifty Most Innovative Companies

01 WAYMO • For steering robotaxis into the fast lane

How Waymo Works • A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD—AND INSIDE THE DOORS

02—Nvidia • FOR POWERING THE AI BOOM, WHATEVER FORM IT TAKES

03 Nubank • FOR TAILORING BANKING PRODUCTS TO LATIN AMERICAN FAMILIES —EVEN KIDS

04 WNBA For posting up when it mattered

05—BYD • FOR ENGINEERING EVS THAT ARE ULTRA-AFFORDABLE, ULTRAFAST, AND EVEN AMPHIBIOUS

06—Glean • FOR ARMING EMPLOYEES WITH THE TOOLS TO GET THEIR JOBS DONE

07—Abridge • FOR TAKING NOTES FOR DOCTORS SO THEY CAN FOCUS ON TREATMENTS

08—EssilorLuxottica • FOR MAKING SMART GLASSES COOL

How to unleash your team's full potential • ATLASSIAN'S CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER REVEALS HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN OVERCOME LOST PRODUCTIVITY AND COLLABORATION PAIN POINTS

09 Rocket Lab For keeping the space race competitive

10 Duolingo • For finding a common language

Transforming the movement of goods • HOW ADVANCED AUTOMATION IS MAKING WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT

11—YouTube • FOR USHERING INTERNET CREATORS INTO THE LIVING ROOM

12 DeepSeek • FOR SHARING ITS AI EFFICIENCIES WITH THE WORLD

13 Cava • FOR ELEVATING THE SOUL IN FAST-CASUAL

14—Notion • FOR ORGANIZING THE TASK OF ORGANIZING

15 pgLang For spinning a diss track into a creative empire

16 Robinhood • For helping Sherwood Forest help itself

Creating an immersive football experience • HOW AMAZON PRIME VIDEO IS TRANSFORMING SPORTS BROADCASTS WITH AI-POWERED INNOVATION

17 Bluesky • For freeing social media from the algorithm

18—On • FOR REIMAGINING HOW SHOES ARE MADE

19—Infinitum • FOR UPGRADING DATA CENTERS WITH MORE EFFICIENT MOTORS

20 Iceye • FOR SEEING THE WORLD, EVEN THROUGH CLOUDS

21—Intuit Dome • FOR DELIVERING THE ULTIMATE IN-PERSON FAN EXPERIENCE

22 FX • For serving up nourishing, original TV in an era of ultra-processed entertainment

23—Life Time • FOR BECOMING THE EVERYTHING PLACE FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS

24—Unstructured • FOR MAKING RAW DATA ACCESSIBLE TO AI

25—Budderfly • FOR SAVING RESTAURANTS AND STORES MONEY BY CONSERVING THEIR ENERGY

26 Anysphere • FOR OFFERING DEVELOPERS A CODING PARTNER THAT CAN SEE THE BIG PICTURE

27 SharkNinja • FOR INVENTING BELOVED, VIRAL APPLIANCES

28—Simbe Robotics • FOR EQUIPPING RETAILERS—AND BRANDS— WITH ROBOTIC EYES

29 EA Sports • FOR PUTTING COLLEGE ATHLETES IN THE GAME

30 Nuvocargo • FOR CLEARING UP CROSS-BORDER TRADE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND MEXICO

31—Huntress • FOR SECURING SMALL BUSINESSES

32 Athletic Brewing • For quenching the public's thirst for NA beer

33—Tubi • FOR SIMPLIFYING STREAMING

34—ARS Pharma • FOR DEVELOPING A NEEDLE-FREE WAY TO TREAT LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGIC REACTIONS

35—Figma • FOR CORRALLING DESIGNERS AND DEVELOPERS ONTO THE SAME PAGE

36 Chainalysis • For bringing transparency to the crypto industry

37—HistoSonics • FOR CHANNELING SOUND TO DESTROY LIVER TUMORS

38—Nuuly • FOR FINALLY UNLOCKING THE CLOTHING-RENTAL BUSINESS

39 Crunchyroll For turning anime fandom into an ecosystem

40 Homecourt For adding luxury to sustainable, nontoxic household...