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SuccessMalcolm Gladwell would rather have a dad who makes $100,000 than $1 billion: Extreme wealth is ‘quite crippling to your motivation’

Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell argues that growing up with financial disadvantages can actually better prepare children for success.

By Preston ForeAugust 13, 2026
Actress Jennifer Garner
Success
Jennifer Garner cofounded a $732 million business at 45, and says her age came with perks: ‘I’m blissfully not motivated by needing to be in charge’
By Emma BurleighAugust 13, 2026
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C-Suite
Only 12% of family businesses stay in the family by the third generation. A Goldman Sachs chairman says optimism is the reason
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 13, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.
Newsletters
Tech CEOs are writing 6,500-word manifestos. Who’s actually reading?
By Phil WahbaAugust 13, 2026
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Buried in OpenAI’s latest research: No correlation between AI use and revenue per employee3 hours ago
This matchmaker went viral when her $35,000 client took a date to a soft pretzel restaurant—but he wasn’t subject to the ‘bald tax’ or the ‘short tax’3 hours ago
The electric shock gloves ICE is spending up to $20 million on are already being given to police officers in Omaha public schools3 hours ago
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The Philippines needs ‘power of all sorts’ to build energy security following a nationwide crisis, says Prime Infra CEO Guillaume Lucci
Asia
The Philippines needs ‘power of all sorts’ to build energy security following a nationwide crisis, says Prime Infra CEO Guillaume Lucci
By Angelica AngAugust 13, 2026
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AI
AI was supposed to power Canva’s next act. It also exposed software’s most expensive problem
By Mia OsmonbekovAugust 12, 2026
Japan and the U.S. just spent billions to try to save the yen. Why is it already losing ground?
Asia
Japan and the U.S. just spent billions to try to save the yen. Why is it already losing ground?
By Nicholas GordonAugust 12, 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Big Tech
Nvidia found a new way to keep the AI boom funded: your retirement money
By Eva RoytburgAugust 12, 2026
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Politics
How Zohran Mamdani’s pied-a-terre tax united the ultrawealthy and the moderately wealthy — in opposition
By Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated PressAugust 13, 2026
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Commentary
SAP Chief Quantum Officer: AI is about to commoditize intelligence. Better decisions will be the next competitive advantage
By Carsten PolenzAugust 13, 2026
Bob Iger and Josh Kushner buy the LA Lakers for a record-breaking $12.5 billion, up 25% in just the 14 months since Mark Walter bought them
Arts & Entertainment
Bob Iger and Josh Kushner buy the LA Lakers for a record-breaking $12.5 billion, up 25% in just the 14 months since Mark Walter bought them
By Catherina GioinoAugust 12, 2026
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Retail
Phoebe Gates knew Phia shopping app took credit for sales it didn’t drive
By Bloomberg, Olivia Solon, Priyanjana Bengani and Jeff KaoAugust 12, 2026
Newsletters
Eye on AIBy Emily Forlini
Buried in OpenAI’s latest research: No correlation between AI use and revenue per employee
MPW DailyBy Emma Hinchliffe
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OpenAI hired a wave of powerful female executives. Two years later, almost all are gone
Term SheetBy Beatrice Nolan
Google’s DeepMind is having an identity crisis
Fortune TechBy Lily Mae Lazarus
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Nvidia wants your pension fund in the AI trade
MarketsBy Jim Edwards
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Anthropic reportedly plans a $2 trillion IPO in October—the largest ever—that will eclipse SpaceX
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Tech CEOs are writing 6,500-word manifestos. Who’s actually reading?
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AI
Buried in OpenAI’s latest research: No correlation between AI use and revenue per employee
Newsletters
Buried in OpenAI’s latest research: No correlation between AI use and revenue per employee
By Emily ForliniAugust 13, 2026
‘Multi-part case study on China’s media’ finds that AI models can’t hallucinate away Chinese censorship
AI
‘Multi-part case study on China’s media’ finds that AI models can’t hallucinate away Chinese censorship
By Mia OsmonbekovAugust 13, 2026
In an aerial view, Waymo robotaxis sit parked at a Waymo facility.
Innovation
A San Francisco ‘tech prankster’ got 50 Waymos ordered onto the same street, exposing robotaxis’ cyber/airbag problem
By Joshua HongAugust 13, 2026
Microsoft begins to merge consumer and enterprise Copilot apps in push for super app
AI
Microsoft begins to merge consumer and enterprise Copilot apps in push for super app
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Google's AI boss made OpenAI issue code red. Now he wants to solve disease. | Titans and DisruptorsFebruary 11, 2026
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Success
This matchmaker went viral when her $35,000 client took a date to a soft pretzel restaurant—but he wasn’t subject to the ‘bald tax’ or the ‘short tax’
Success
This matchmaker went viral when her $35,000 client took a date to a soft pretzel restaurant—but he wasn’t subject to the ‘bald tax’ or the ‘short tax’
By Eva RoytburgAugust 13, 2026
Actress Jennifer Garner
Success
Jennifer Garner cofounded a $732 million business at 45, and says her age came with perks: ‘I’m blissfully not motivated by needing to be in charge’
By Emma BurleighAugust 13, 2026
Malcolm Gladwell
Success
Malcolm Gladwell would rather have a dad who makes $100,000 than $1 billion: Extreme wealth is ‘quite crippling to your motivation’
By Preston ForeAugust 13, 2026
Gates Foundation’s $540 million gift to science comes as the federal government pulls back on funding
Success
Gates Foundation’s $540 million gift to science comes as the federal government pulls back on funding
By Sydney LakeAugust 12, 2026
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How to raise a CEO: The "Godmother of Silicon Valley" Esther WojcickiApril 22, 2026
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MagazineNo. 1 on the Fortune Global 500: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on how his garage startup became the largest company in the world by revenue

As Amazon pours $200 billion into AI this year, Bezos says the company’s next act will define the next decade.

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How Wistron’s early Nvidia bet made it an unsung winner of the AI boom—and one of the biggest risers on this year’s Global 500
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Can a global car company survive today’s complicated world? Nissan hopes to find out
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Meet SLB: The $70 billion oil services giant poised to cash in on AI data centers and the post-Strait of Hormuz oil exploration boom
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Meet SLB: The $70 billion oil services giant poised to cash in on AI data centers and the post-Strait of Hormuz oil exploration boom
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The American Dream according to Bill Ackman
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Energy
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Personal Finance
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The Philippines needs ‘power of all sorts’ to build energy security following a nationwide crisis, says Prime Infra CEO Guillaume Lucci
Asia
The Philippines needs ‘power of all sorts’ to build energy security following a nationwide crisis, says Prime Infra CEO Guillaume Lucci
By Angelica AngAugust 13, 2026
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BofA to plow $250 billion into critical infrastructure projects
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Leadership
This matchmaker went viral when her $35,000 client took a date to a soft pretzel restaurant—but he wasn’t subject to the ‘bald tax’ or the ‘short tax’
Success
This matchmaker went viral when her $35,000 client took a date to a soft pretzel restaurant—but he wasn’t subject to the ‘bald tax’ or the ‘short tax’
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Microsoft begins to merge consumer and enterprise Copilot apps in push for super app
AI
Microsoft begins to merge consumer and enterprise Copilot apps in push for super app
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Success
Jennifer Garner cofounded a $732 million business at 45, and says her age came with perks: ‘I’m blissfully not motivated by needing to be in charge’
By Emma BurleighAugust 13, 2026
Malcolm Gladwell
Success
Malcolm Gladwell would rather have a dad who makes $100,000 than $1 billion: Extreme wealth is ‘quite crippling to your motivation’
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From Pilot to Profit
AIAI agents are flattening corporate hierarchies. Here’s how companies—and managers—can develop a new playbook

Around 41% of employees say their companies trimmed management layers last year, according to Korn Ferry.

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AI
Why dbt Labs CEO views AI efficiency and creativity as the same thing
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Reward or threat? Omnisend offers quarterly raises for employees who use AI to drive business impact—and says those who don’t will get left behind
AI
Reward or threat? Omnisend offers quarterly raises for employees who use AI to drive business impact—and says those who don’t will get left behind
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AI
How Lumen’s ‘maniacal focus’ on KPIs drove measurable AI impact across use cases and the company at large
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Can a global car company survive today’s complicated world? Nissan hopes to find out
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Can a global car company survive today’s complicated world? Nissan hopes to find out
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No. 1 on the Fortune Global 500: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on how his garage startup became the largest company in the world by revenue
Magazine
No. 1 on the Fortune Global 500: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on how his garage startup became the largest company in the world by revenue
By Kristin StollerJuly 28, 2026
Real Estate
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Politics
How Zohran Mamdani’s pied-a-terre tax united the ultrawealthy and the moderately wealthy — in opposition
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