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Mark Wilson

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As seen in: Medium, MSN, MSN Australia, MSN Canada, MSN UK, Color Research & Application, Daily Mail, El País, Gizmodo, IGN and
Lead Writer, @hark_labs. Former Global Design Editor @fastcompany
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Chili’s is on fire! The untold story of the biggest, most viral restaurant turnaround in years

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By Mark Wilson Verified
| Fast Company Verified
At first glance, the toile wallpaper is pure class: cream-colored and printed with intricate, brick-red drawings. But as I look more closely, I see . . . Wait. Is that a pair of chili peppers riding a Jet Ski? And is that other pepper, the one on a chaise longue, posing nude for a painting? The wallpaper is just one of many decorative flourishes competing for my attention as I sit at a Chili’s restaurant, already on my fourth free iced tea refill.
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HOW CHILI'S GOT IT'S SIZZLE BACK

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By Mark Wilson Verified
| Magzter Inc. Verified
Fast Company | Summer 2026 THE BIGGEST RESTAURANT TURNAROUND IN YEARS STARTED WITH 100 SMALL FIXES AND ONE VIRAL DISH. NOW CHILI'S IS THE LIFE OF THE PARTY, SERVING UP MARGARITAS, MOLTEN CHEESE, AND A RARE SENSE OF MASS-MARKET INDULGENCE. AT FIRST GLANCE, THE TOILE WALLPAPER IS PURE CLASS: CREAM-COLORED AND PRINTED WITH INTRICATE, BRICKRED DRAWINGS. BUT AS I LOOK MORE CLOSELY, I SEE... WAIT. IS THAT a pair of chili peppers riding a Jet Ski?
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Welcome to the age of the underdog AI model

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By Mark Wilson Verified
| Fast Company Verified
Custom AI models are not just for the AI giants anymore. Because the 37-person startup Krea is releasing its first generative AI model as the design tools startup repositions itself as a full-fledged AI research lab. The model called Krea 2 (or K2), is a significant move for Krea, but it also seems to tease an almost inevitable moment in the rapidly evolving AI market, where smaller players in the industry can make more disruptive bets.
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