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MagazineThe real story behind Red Lobster’s $20 Ultimate Endless Shrimp fiasco: How an American seafood icon lost its way

The disastrous promotional offer, which played a role in the chain’s bankruptcy, wasn’t a blunder but a conspiracy, a lawsuit alleges.

By Nick LichtenbergOctober 1, 2026
Ynon Kreiz speaking
Success
Paramount’s new co-CEO once hired a barista he met at a café with no résumé. His advice to Gen Z: ‘Look up and make eye contact’
By Preston ForeOctober 1, 2026
Exclusive: Nine-person Halluminate raises $30 million, counts four top U.S. AI labs as customers
Startups & Venture
Exclusive: Nine-person Halluminate raises $30 million, counts four top U.S. AI labs as customers
By Wen ShaoOctober 1, 2026
Fortune AIQ Summit
AI
Fortune AIQ Summit livestream
By Fortune EditorsOctober 1, 2026
Latest
SpaceX sends 4 astronauts to the International Space Station on a record-fast 8-hour trip32 minutes ago
‘They’ll be hit very hard’: Trump sends roughly 9,000 troops and a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East after warning strikes on Iran32 minutes ago
AI’s biggest players promise to police themselves at the White House42 minutes ago
Singapore is tapping a Nobel-winning formula to help its useless singles get dates2 hours ago
The rise of the ‘two-job job’: 61% of workers say they’re now doing more than one role
Future of Work
The rise of the ‘two-job job’: 61% of workers say they’re now doing more than one role
By Bilin LinOctober 1, 2026
Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez, and Hailey Bieber’s brands dominate beauty’s creator economy. Fame is only part of the reason
Arts & Entertainment
Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez, and Hailey Bieber’s brands dominate beauty’s creator economy. Fame is only part of the reason
By Fernanda TroncoOctober 1, 2026
Wilbur Ross was Trump’s first-term tariff hawk. Now he says refunds give importers ‘an extra profit’ and pay them ‘more than the money’ they laid out
Politics
Wilbur Ross was Trump’s first-term tariff hawk. Now he says refunds give importers ‘an extra profit’ and pay them ‘more than the money’ they laid out
By Catherina GioinoOctober 1, 2026
A TSA officer, with one arm crossed over his body, looks into the camera.
Politics
Trump removes chairs for TSA agents, saying they ‘must meet fitness for duty requirements’
By Sasha RogelbergOctober 1, 2026
Christian Ulbrich says working from the office is ‘core’. Just make sure it is a beautiful place to be as well 
Europe
Christian Ulbrich says working from the office is ‘core’. Just make sure it is a beautiful place to be as well 
By Kamal AhmedOctober 1, 2026
A Great Depression-era cost-cutting trick is back: 4-day school weeks have spread to 26 states as fuel prices surge
Future of Work
A Great Depression-era cost-cutting trick is back: 4-day school weeks have spread to 26 states as fuel prices surge
By Muskaan ArshadOctober 1, 2026
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Commentary
What Twin Peaks and Coyote vs. Acme teach us about the value of what companies abandon
By Stuart N. BrotmanOctober 1, 2026
U.S. added 90,000 jobs last month, says ADP—including in manufacturing and construction, where trade bosses say six-figure jobs are sitting empty
Economy
U.S. added 90,000 jobs last month, says ADP—including in manufacturing and construction, where trade bosses say six-figure jobs are sitting empty
By Eleanor PringleOctober 1, 2026
Great Place to Work Rankings
Best Large Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services
Best Large Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services
By FortuneSeptember 30, 2026
Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Education & Training
Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Education & Training
By FortuneSeptember 30, 2026
Best Workplaces in Engineering
Best Workplaces in Engineering
By FortuneSeptember 30, 2026
Best Workplaces in Advertising and Marketing
Best Workplaces in Advertising and Marketing
By FortuneSeptember 30, 2026
Newsletters
Eye on AIBy Beatrice Nolan
AI’s biggest players promise to police themselves at the White House
MPW DailyBy Arian Simone
Arian Simone: The day I learned Fearless Fund was under attack
Term SheetBy Jordan Blum
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There’s a pipeline of deals—for pipelines—that will help power the AI boom
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Micron keeps the memory party going
MarketsBy Jim Edwards
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AI ‘godfather’ Yann LeCun: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is ‘deluded,’ ‘crazy,’ and doesn’t understand cybersecurity
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Americans are growing tired of CEOs lecturing them on social issues
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When AI Becomes Management | Fortune DailySeptember 27, 2026
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Inside Chevron’s Massive Bet on AI & Energy | Fortune DailySeptember 23, 2026
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Effective Altruism Explained: Why the Pentagon Is Attacking AI 'Doomers' | Fortune DailySeptember 22, 2026
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When to Spend Everything ft. Bill Perkins | Fortune DailySeptember 21, 2026
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Why Viral Views Don’t Equal a Business (And What Does) | Fortune DailySeptember 20, 2026
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How Lucy Guo Became a Self-Made AI Billionaire | Fortune DailySeptember 16, 2026
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Inside Gap’s High-Stakes Comeback | Fortune DailySeptember 15, 2026
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Inside The Secret Economy of Billionaire Travel | Fortune DailySeptember 14, 2026
AI
Trump stands with tech CEOs.
Newsletters
AI’s biggest players promise to police themselves at the White House
By Beatrice NolanOctober 1, 2026
Two people in yellow safety vests look at a while trailer truck.
Cybersecurity
Thieves stole an Nvidia-branded truck filled with just 20,000 pounds of sand—and it points to Big Tech’s $150 million AI hardware theft headache
By Sasha RogelbergOctober 1, 2026
Billion-dollar tech company Starkey unveils its newest hearing aid—saying the most human AI innovation may be one you wear 
Innovation
Billion-dollar tech company Starkey unveils its newest hearing aid—saying the most human AI innovation may be one you wear 
By Sydney LakeOctober 1, 2026
Exclusive: Nine-person Halluminate raises $30 million, counts four top U.S. AI labs as customers
Startups & Venture
Exclusive: Nine-person Halluminate raises $30 million, counts four top U.S. AI labs as customers
By Wen ShaoOctober 1, 2026
Fortune 500: Titans and Disruptors of Industry
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Sam Altman: Safety Standards 'Not at a Place' to Push AI Capabilities Much FurtherSeptember 11, 2026
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Why GM's CEO Mary Barra is Still Bullish on Electric VehiclesSeptember 9, 2026
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Bill Ackman's takes on Mamdani, Trump and investing in the age of AIAugust 4, 2026
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FedEx CEO on How AI Can Fix a $1.8 Trillion Global Supply Chain ProblemJuly 14, 2026
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$4 Trillion Savings Gap: TIAA’s CEO on The Retirement Crisis June 16, 2026
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Qualcomm's AI takeover | Titans and DisruptorsMay 5, 2026
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Delta: Bankrupt to Billions | Titans and DisruptorsMarch 31, 2026
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The End of Work: Vinod Khosla's Bold AI Prediction | Titans and DisruptorsMarch 3, 2026
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Google’s AI boss made OpenAI issue code red. Now he wants to solve disease. | Titans and DisruptorsFebruary 10, 2026
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Pfizer CEO took on COVID. Now he wants to cure cancer | Titans and DisruptorsJanuary 27, 2026
Success
Ynon Kreiz speaking
Success
Paramount’s new co-CEO once hired a barista he met at a café with no résumé. His advice to Gen Z: ‘Look up and make eye contact’
By Preston ForeOctober 1, 2026
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Commentary
What Twin Peaks and Coyote vs. Acme teach us about the value of what companies abandon
By Stuart N. BrotmanOctober 1, 2026
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Success
Gen Z is the most likely generation to use AI for learning—but 57% say they struggle to apply what they learn
By Tatiana SatauaOctober 1, 2026
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Commentary
Why the media’s whisper campaign about a Goldman Sachs change at the top is misleading gossip, at best
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianOctober 1, 2026
Term Sheet Podcast
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This Billion-Dollar Soda Brand Founder Explains Why Fortune 500s Can’t Win Gen ZSeptember 23, 2026
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Inside Wonder's Plan to Automate Restaurants: From Robotic Kitchens to Drone Delivery | Term SheetAugust 25, 2026
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This Mentalist Says He’s Training ChatGPT to Hypnotize People | Term SheetAugust 13, 2026
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The $11.5B Startup 100 Investors Turned Down | Term SheetJuly 28, 2026
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How this multi-millionaire investor spots billion-dollar ideas | Term SheetJune 23, 2026
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The Investor Who Bet on SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic Before You Could | Term SheetJune 10, 2026
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The $2B AI tool automating Wall Street | Term SheetMay 27, 2026
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This creator investor on the truth about the AI gold rush | Term SheetMay 13, 2026
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From a Palo Alto closet to $1 billion revenue: how Gusto cracked small business software | Term SheetMay 7, 2026
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How to raise a CEO: The "Godmother of Silicon Valley" Esther Wojcicki | Term SheetApril 21, 2026
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The Startup Fighting to Save the American Farm with Modern Finance | Term SheetApril 7, 2026
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How Winston Weinberg built his $11 billion AI Company | Term SheetMarch 17, 2026
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Why revenue is an outdated metric | Term SheetFebruary 18, 2026
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Chemistry cofounder: “more talented founders than ever” are moving into health care | Term SheetFebruary 3, 2026
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Exelon CEO on if our utilities can handle the AI boom | Term SheetJanuary 21, 2026
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OpenAI Researcher turned VC on what we’re missing on the AI Bubble January 13, 2026
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“Healthcare isn't working for anybody,” says Cityblock Health’s Dr. Toyin Ajayi | Term SheetNovember 4, 2025
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Vet care for the 21st century with Modern Animal’s Steven EidelmanOctober 29, 2025
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“Success disasters,” data privacy, and unlocking growth with Oura CEO Tom HaleOctober 21, 2025
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"Bubbles have almost always preceded some important technological shift”: OpenAI's COOOctober 6, 2025
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The Sociology of Startup Success with VC Powerhouse Hans TungOctober 1, 2025
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The “Egoless” Company Culture that Powers Supabase with CEO Paul CopplestoneSeptember 24, 2025
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The Brave New World of AI Cyber Crime with Evan Reiser from Abnormal AIAugust 27, 2025
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Nvidia + AMD’s Deal & Unfiltered Chat with OG VC, Canvas Prime’s Rebecca LynnAugust 13, 2025
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From the Magazine
MagazinePalo Alto Networks’ Nikesh Arora is building a defense against the dark side of AI

Cybersecurity’s AI reckoning has arrived, and Arora has become a go-to advisor to CEOs.

By Allie GarfinkleSeptember 30, 2026
In the high-stakes game of chicken between CEOs and states, who blinks first?
Magazine
In the high-stakes game of chicken between CEOs and states, who blinks first?
By Ruth UmohSeptember 30, 2026
Your 401(k) is funding the AI boom. Here’s what that means for your retirement
Magazine
Your 401(k) is funding the AI boom. Here’s what that means for your retirement
By Allie GarfinkleSeptember 28, 2026
The making of Tim Cook: How Apple’s departing CEO went from ‘the genius behind Steve Jobs’ to a star in his own right
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The making of Tim Cook: How Apple’s departing CEO went from ‘the genius behind Steve Jobs’ to a star in his own right
By Indrani SenSeptember 27, 2026
How social media remade the luxury watch market
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How social media remade the luxury watch market
By Adam EraceSeptember 26, 2026
Energy
Current price of oil as of Oct. 1, 2026
Personal Finance
Current price of oil as of Oct. 1, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerOctober 1, 2026
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, Nigerian Industrialist Aliko Dangote and Kenya's President William Ruto launch the Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery in Lamu County, Kenya.
Energy
A $16 billion oil refinery is coming to East Africa with capacity for 700,000 barrels a day
By Evelyne Musambi and The Associated PressSeptember 30, 2026
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Personal Finance
Current price of oil as of Sept. 30, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerSeptember 30, 2026
From rift to rapprochement: Saudi-UAE reset over Yemen 
Newsletters
From rift to rapprochement: Saudi-UAE reset over Yemen 
By Melissa HancockSeptember 30, 2026
Fortune Rankings
Change the World
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Leadership
A couple sit on a breakwater with a view of the city skyline in the Marina Bay area of Singapore.
Asia
Singapore is tapping a Nobel-winning formula to help its useless singles get dates
By Tatiana SatauaOctober 1, 2026
An employee stands behind a counter at a Starbucks coffee shop in Seoul on May 19, 2026.
Economy
8 in 10 Gen Z and millennials have two jobs to make ends meet, Goldman Sachs finds, as the affordability crisis ‘crowds out’ any retirement hopes
By Eleanor PringleOctober 1, 2026
Ynon Kreiz speaking
Success
Paramount’s new co-CEO once hired a barista he met at a café with no résumé. His advice to Gen Z: ‘Look up and make eye contact’
By Preston ForeOctober 1, 2026
Exclusive: Nine-person Halluminate raises $30 million, counts four top U.S. AI labs as customers
Startups & Venture
Exclusive: Nine-person Halluminate raises $30 million, counts four top U.S. AI labs as customers
By Wen ShaoOctober 1, 2026
Takeaways from the Fortune AIQ 75
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AIFrom Pfizer to UPS, the newest members of the AIQ 75 share the secrets to upping their AI game

How Pfizer, Lumen, Cisco, UPS, Palo Alto Networks, and Thermo Fisher are moving AI beyond pilots—using it to reshape drug discovery, networks, logistics, cybersecurity, and daily work.

By John KellSeptember 29, 2026
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AI
How bottom-line-focused financial firms are finding ROI in AI
By John KellSeptember 29, 2026
How 111-year-old HVAC company Carrier leaped to the top 10 of the Fortune AIQ 75
AI
How 111-year-old HVAC company Carrier leaped to the top 10 of the Fortune AIQ 75
By Sage LazzaroSeptember 29, 2026
How Netflix is using AI to personalize streaming
AI
How Netflix is using AI to personalize streaming
By Sage LazzaroSeptember 29, 2026
Agentic AI early adopters have failed, pivoted, and learned these 3 lessons 
AI
Agentic AI early adopters have failed, pivoted, and learned these 3 lessons 
By Sage LazzaroSeptember 29, 2026
Features
Sam Altman on the burden of leading OpenAI amid AI safety concerns: ‘You get used to anything’
AI
Sam Altman on the burden of leading OpenAI amid AI safety concerns: ‘You get used to anything’
By Fortune EditorsSeptember 15, 2026
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AI
Exclusive: Sam Altman addresses AI doomsday fears in new interview
By Alyson ShontellSeptember 12, 2026
Exclusive: OpenAI’s Sam Altman hints at pact with other AI companies to address safety risks
AI
Exclusive: OpenAI’s Sam Altman hints at pact with other AI companies to address safety risks
By Alexei OreskovicSeptember 12, 2026
Apple unveils $2,000 iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone
Big Tech
Apple unveils $2,000 iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone
By Sebastian HerreraSeptember 9, 2026
Real Estate
Mortgage rates today, Oct. 1, 2026: Rates largely remain elevated after recent spike
Personal Finance
Mortgage rates today, Oct. 1, 2026: Rates largely remain elevated after recent spike
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Personal Finance
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Commentary
PublishingBy Shlomit Wagman
AI is consuming human knowledge. It should learn how to pay for it
Warner Bros. DiscoveryBy Stuart N. Brotman
What Twin Peaks and Coyote vs. Acme teach us about the value of what companies abandon
SuccessionBy Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
Why the media’s whisper campaign about a Goldman Sachs change at the top is misleading gossip, at best
digital transformationBy David Pralong
McKinsey senior partner: Why AI’s easiest wins are misleading CEOs
FloridaBy Michael Simas
Ken Griffin’s $3 billion gift exemplifies Florida’s new mindset: from attracting innovation to creating it
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Girls Who Code CEO: the most discerning people in the AI debate aren’t in Silicon Valley. They’re teenage girls
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