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HealthDo CEOs actually matter? Pulitzer winner Jared Diamond ran ‘natural experiments’ to find out

The “Guns, Germs and Steel” author used “natural experiments” — deaths, hospitalizations and family shocks — to test when the corner office really matters.

By Jared DiamondSeptember 1, 2026
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North America
Bank of America vice president identified as victim in random Times Square stabbing
By Catherina GioinoSeptember 1, 2026
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AI
A new bill would tax AI tokens to fund jobs if the technology causes mass unemployment
By Mia OsmonbekovSeptember 1, 2026
Apple CEO John Ternus
Success
Apple’s new CEO John Ternus once told Gen Z to ‘never assume’ they know as much as others—he says it’s the mindset hack that will push you forward
By Emma BurleighSeptember 1, 2026
Latest
The Pentagon is giving 3 million military and civilian workers access to ChatGPT and Grok through a secure AI platform built for ‘warfighter needs’13 minutes ago
IKEA is spending $1.4 billion to cut prices, joining Walmart and Target in a race to win back shoppers53 minutes ago
OpenAI’s reports on its AI agents’ attack on Hugging Face should be ringing alarm bells—and making all companies rethink how they secure AI agents1 hour ago
A crypto fantasy platform has left the Premier League tangled in a $13.5 million U.K. criminal probe3 hours ago
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Success
EY is dangling bonuses of up to $25,000 for workers who prove their human skills still matter in the age of AI
By Preston ForeSeptember 1, 2026
Jensen Huang
Success
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI will create ‘hundreds of thousands’ of new jobs—including for people who want to ‘make things with their hands’
By Preston ForeSeptember 1, 2026
GE Vernova lands Rivian’s CFO, leaving EV maker to find successor
C-Suite
GE Vernova lands Rivian’s CFO, leaving EV maker to find successor
By Sheryl EstradaSeptember 1, 2026
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Arts & Entertainment
Genghis Khan got lucky with the weather. So did Mark Zuckerberg, says the Pulitzer-winning author of ‘Guns, Germs, and Steel’
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 1, 2026
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Commentary
I invented the text-message restaurant order in 2005. Twenty years later, I know what comes next
By Noah GlassSeptember 1, 2026
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Commentary
The real leadership crisis isn’t strategy. It’s that we’ve forgotten how to tell each other the truth
By Pam Manfredo CurtisSeptember 1, 2026
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Cybersecurity
Sony and Warner Music sue Anthropic over alleged theft of ‘tens of thousands’ of songs, including ‘I Am the Walrus’ and ‘Hallelujah’
By Joshua HongSeptember 1, 2026
A Starbucks barista stands behind the counter and pours a liquid into a cup.
Retail
Starbucks is discontinuing a blending powder for drinks after particles went ‘airborne’ and baristas say left them coughing and falling ill
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 1, 2026
Newsletters
Eye on AIBy Jeremy Kahn
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OpenAI’s reports on its AI agents’ attack on Hugging Face should be ringing alarm bells—and making all companies rethink how they secure AI agents
MPW DailyBy Emma Hinchliffe
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Women who played sports are 37% more likely to aspire to leadership roles—and 50% more likely to hold them
MarketsBy Jim Edwards
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The bond market is in open revolt as Trump declines to accept an Iranian peace deal and oil hits $92 a barrel
Term SheetBy Amanda Gerut
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Half of remote IT job applications now carry North Korean fraud patterns, startup Endorsed finds
CEO DailyBy Diane Brady
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New Apple CEO John Ternus faces an old problem: the innovator’s dilemma
Fortune TechBy Andrew Nusca
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22 states sue Amazon for alleged overcharging
Fortune Daily Episodes
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The End of Privacy? Flock Safety ExplainedAugust 30, 2026
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Why Meta is Paying Billions to Settle This CaseAugust 26, 2026
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How Farmgirl Flowers Grew Against the Odds and the OpenAI Hugging Face Security BreachAugust 25, 2026
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Can Jony Ive Revolutionize OpenAI?August 24, 2026
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Algorithm Addiction RehabAugust 23, 2026
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Bryan Johnson's Quantified LifeAugust 19, 2026
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The Real Cost of OpenAI’s Security BreachesAugust 18, 2026
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Why Josh Kushner is Buying Into the LakersAugust 17, 2026
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Energy Grids Already Strained and Winter is ComingAugust 16, 2026
AI
The Pentagon is giving 3 million military and civilian workers access to ChatGPT and Grok through a secure AI platform built for ‘warfighter needs’
AI
The Pentagon is giving 3 million military and civilian workers access to ChatGPT and Grok through a secure AI platform built for ‘warfighter needs’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 1, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Newsletters
OpenAI’s reports on its AI agents’ attack on Hugging Face should be ringing alarm bells—and making all companies rethink how they secure AI agents
By Jeremy KahnSeptember 1, 2026
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AI
A new bill would tax AI tokens to fund jobs if the technology causes mass unemployment
By Mia OsmonbekovSeptember 1, 2026
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Success
EY is dangling bonuses of up to $25,000 for workers who prove their human skills still matter in the age of AI
By Preston ForeSeptember 1, 2026
Fortune 500: Titans and Disruptors of Industry
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How Bill Ackman Built Success on Cold-Calling BillionairesAugust 5, 2026
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FedEx CEO on How AI Can Fix a $1.8 Trillion Global Supply Chain ProblemJuly 15, 2026
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$4 Trillion Savings Gap: TIAA's CEO on The Retirement CrisisJune 17, 2026
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Qualcomm's AI takeover | Titans and DisruptorsMay 6, 2026
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Delta: Bankrupt to Billions | Titans and DisruptorsApril 1, 2026
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The end of work: Vinod Khosla's bold AI prediction | Titans and DisruptorsMarch 4, 2026
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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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Pfizer CEO took on COVID. Now he wants to cure cancer | Titans and DisruptorsJanuary 27, 2026
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Kamala Harris says the 'Glass Cliff' Suggests Finality: "I'm Not Into That"October 15, 2025
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Jamie Dimon on What Kills Companies and the Key to Business LeadershipOctober 15, 2025
Success
Mark Cuban bought a $25 million mansion sight unseen—and got it for 50% off. His secret? ‘The best guaranteed return on investment’
Investing
Mark Cuban bought a $25 million mansion sight unseen—and got it for 50% off. His secret? ‘The best guaranteed return on investment’
By Sydney LakeSeptember 1, 2026
Apple CEO John Ternus
Success
Apple’s new CEO John Ternus once told Gen Z to ‘never assume’ they know as much as others—he says it’s the mindset hack that will push you forward
By Emma BurleighSeptember 1, 2026
young woman speaking to a client
Success
EY is dangling bonuses of up to $25,000 for workers who prove their human skills still matter in the age of AI
By Preston ForeSeptember 1, 2026
Jensen Huang
Success
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI will create ‘hundreds of thousands’ of new jobs—including for people who want to ‘make things with their hands’
By Preston ForeSeptember 1, 2026
Term Sheet Podcast
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From 0 to 1 Billion Orders: Whatnot's Meteoric Rise | Term SheetJuly 29, 2026
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How this multi-millionaire investor spots billion-dollar ideas | Term SheetJune 24, 2026
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The Investor Who Bet on SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic Before You Could | Term SheetJune 11, 2026
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Investment bankers built a $2B AI to replace themselves | Term SheetMay 28, 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 WojcickiApril 22, 2026
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The Startup Fighting to Save the American Farm with Modern FinanceApril 8, 2026
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How Winston Weinberg built his $11 billion AI Company | Term SheetMarch 18, 2026
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Why revenue is an outdated metric | Term SheetFebruary 18, 2026
From the Magazine
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.

By Kristin StollerJuly 28, 2026
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
Magazine
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
By Nicholas GordonJuly 28, 2026
Can a global car company survive today’s complicated world? Nissan hopes to find out
Magazine
Can a global car company survive today’s complicated world? Nissan hopes to find out
By Andrew StaplesJuly 28, 2026
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
Magazine
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
By Jordan BlumJuly 24, 2026
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Magazine
The American Dream according to Bill Ackman
By Jeff John RobertsJuly 20, 2026
Energy
War knocked Dubai’s airport traffic down 31%. Its CEO says its global hub ambitions haven’t changed
Middle East
War knocked Dubai’s airport traffic down 31%. Its CEO says its global hub ambitions haven’t changed
By Inzamam RashidSeptember 1, 2026
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Asia
Iran says it’s ready to return to its ceasefire with the US—hours after the two sides exchanged fire again
By The Associated PressSeptember 1, 2026
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Personal Finance
Current price of oil as of September 1, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerSeptember 1, 2026
GE Vernova lands Rivian’s CFO, leaving EV maker to find successor
C-Suite
GE Vernova lands Rivian’s CFO, leaving EV maker to find successor
By Sheryl EstradaSeptember 1, 2026
Fortune Rankings
Fortune Southeast Asia 500
Fortune Southeast Asia 500
By FortuneJune 15, 2026
Fortune 500
Fortune 500
By FortuneJune 3, 2026
Most Powerful Women
Most Powerful Women
By FortuneMay 27, 2026
Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For
Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For
By FortuneApril 1, 2026
Leadership
Mark Cuban bought a $25 million mansion sight unseen—and got it for 50% off. His secret? ‘The best guaranteed return on investment’
Investing
Mark Cuban bought a $25 million mansion sight unseen—and got it for 50% off. His secret? ‘The best guaranteed return on investment’
By Sydney LakeSeptember 1, 2026
Photo of Rep. Greg Casar at the podium with Sen. Bernie Sanders in the background
AI
A new bill would tax AI tokens to fund jobs if the technology causes mass unemployment
By Mia OsmonbekovSeptember 1, 2026
Apple CEO John Ternus
Success
Apple’s new CEO John Ternus once told Gen Z to ‘never assume’ they know as much as others—he says it’s the mindset hack that will push you forward
By Emma BurleighSeptember 1, 2026
young woman speaking to a client
Success
EY is dangling bonuses of up to $25,000 for workers who prove their human skills still matter in the age of AI
By Preston ForeSeptember 1, 2026
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.

By Sharon GoldmanJune 9, 2026
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AI
Why dbt Labs CEO views AI efficiency and creativity as the same thing
By Sage LazzaroJune 9, 2026
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
By Sage LazzaroJune 9, 2026
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AI
How Lumen’s ‘maniacal focus’ on KPIs drove measurable AI impact across use cases and the company at large
By Sage LazzaroJune 9, 2026
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AI
AI is supercharging cyberattacks—and most companies aren’t ready
By Beatrice NolanJune 9, 2026
Features
Bill Ackman, unfiltered: The billionaire hedge fund founder’s take on AI, investing, and why socialism is a ‘disaster’
C-Suite
Bill Ackman, unfiltered: The billionaire hedge fund founder’s take on AI, investing, and why socialism is a ‘disaster’
By Fortune EditorsAugust 5, 2026
Inside Ikea’s big bet on humans in the age of AI
Magazine
Inside Ikea’s big bet on humans in the age of AI
By Claire ZillmanJuly 30, 2026
Can a global car company survive today’s complicated world? Nissan hopes to find out
Magazine
Can a global car company survive today’s complicated world? Nissan hopes to find out
By Andrew StaplesJuly 28, 2026
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
Mark Cuban bought a $25 million mansion sight unseen—and got it for 50% off. His secret? ‘The best guaranteed return on investment’
Investing
Mark Cuban bought a $25 million mansion sight unseen—and got it for 50% off. His secret? ‘The best guaranteed return on investment’
By Sydney LakeSeptember 1, 2026
Photo of shippers in front of IKEA
Retail
IKEA is spending $1.4 billion to cut prices, joining Walmart and Target in a race to win back shoppers
By Mia OsmonbekovSeptember 1, 2026
Oil is back above $92 and inflation fears are sending U.S. bond yields to their highest since January 2025
Investing
Oil is back above $92 and inflation fears are sending U.S. bond yields to their highest since January 2025
By Damian J. Troise and The Associated PressSeptember 1, 2026
Do you need an appraisal to refinance your home?
Personal Finance
Do you need an appraisal to refinance your home?
By Joseph HostetlerSeptember 1, 2026
Great Place to Work Rankings
Best Workplaces in Chicago
Best Large Workplaces in Chicago
By FortuneJune 16, 2026
Best Workplaces in New York
Best Large Workplaces in New York
By FortuneJune 9, 2026
Best Workplaces in Texas
25 Best Large Workplaces in Texas
By FortuneJune 2, 2026
Best Workplaces in The Bay Area
25 Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area
By Fortune EditorsMay 26, 2026
Commentary
RestaurantsBy Noah Glass
I invented the text-message restaurant order in 2005. Twenty years later, I know what comes next
Book ExcerptBy Pam Manfredo Curtis
The real leadership crisis isn’t strategy. It’s that we’ve forgotten how to tell each other the truth
investing adviceBy David Booth
David Booth: AI may change the world. It just won’t change how you invest 
agingBy Steve Finch
Asia’s aging population will redefine retirement, care—and independence
TargetBy Tejal Patel
Target’s missteps have alienated consumers and shaken investors. Executive Chair Brian Cornell should step down
disruptionBy Maria Black
ADP CEO: the real conversation on jobs and AI is how do we prepare for what comes next?
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