The Rise of AI | The Next Big Thing | 1
For decades, AI stagnated with only a few dedicated scientists working on it. But in 2012, a researcher at the University of Toronto made a breakthrough — and every major tech company wanted in on i...
6 Sep 202341min
Hilton vs Marriott | The Inn Crowd | 4
It’s 2001 and the hotel industry is reeling from 9/11. But terror attacks are only the one of the new challenges closing in on Marriott and Hilton.The uniform hotels of the 20th century no longer cut ...
30 Aug 202338min
Hilton vs Marriott | Wake-Up Call | 3
It’s the early 1990s and Marriott’s a financial wreck heading for the rocks, and running out of time to find a way to remedy its debts.But as Marriott crumbles, the sleeping giant that is Hilton is wa...
23 Aug 202337min
Hilton vs Marriott | Bad Heir Day | 2
It’s the late 1960s and succession is top of mind at both Hilton and Marriott.Conrad Hilton’s almost 80 and about to hand his business over to his sons, Nicky and Barron. But their rivalry will push H...
16 Aug 202339min
Hilton vs Marriott | Check-In | 1
It’s 1919 and Conrad Hilton is among the fortune seekers in the oil-boom town of Cisco, Texas. But when his plan to buy a bank unravels, he turns to hotels and finds himself heading down the rocky roa...
9 Aug 202338min
Best of Business Wars Daily | Room Service | 6
We'll take a look at the hotel industry landscape this summer, including the "Taylor Swift effect," and the amped up fight against rental companies like AirBnB. Travel industry journalist Sean O'Neill...
3 Aug 202337min
Subway vs Quiznos | Putting Subs to the Test | 5
We’ve spent this season telling the story of how Quiznos and Subway battled to create a sub sandwich that would lure the most customers. Now, we’re putting them to the test – a taste test, that is.Jos...
2 Aug 202335min
Subway vs Quiznos | Footlong Fiascos | 4
It’s 2008 and as the Great Recession sinks in, Panera, Jersey Mike’s and Firehouse Subs amp up the competition. Quiznos tries to win back dwindling market share with an avalanche of coupons. But store...
26 Jul 202333min
