• Photo illustration of Lindsay Kaplan and Carolyn Childers, the founders of Chief, over a red striped background.Features

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  • Ben Saunders is willing to go the distance for the right investment opportunity.Leadership

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  • BEIJING, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 03: Replicas of COVID-19 coronavirus structure models are on display at the booth of China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a subsidiary of China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation (Sinopharm), during the 2021 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) at Shougang Park on September 3, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)Newsletters

    CEO Daily readers on the potential risks—and rewards—of 2022, from inflation to Net Zero

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  • Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a live-streamed news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Powell said that cryptocurrencies are risky, but he doesn’t see them as a danger to financial stability at this point. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesNewsletters

    The Federal Reserve is finally taking inflation seriously

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  • TOPSHOT – A woman holds a dog in her arms as forest fires approach the village of Pefki on Evia (Euboea) island, Greece’s second largest island, on August 8, 2021. – Hundreds of Greek firefighters fought desperately on August 8 to control wildfires on the island of Evia that have charred vast areas of pine forest, destroyed homes and forced tourists and locals to flee. Greece and Turkey have been battling devastating fires for nearly two weeks as the region suffered its worst heatwave in decades, which experts have linked to climate change. (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP via Getty Images)Newsletters

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  • Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wearing a face covering to stop the spread of coronavirus, leaves from 10 Downing Street in central London on December 8, 2021, to take part in the weekly session of Prime Minister Questions (PMQs) at the House of Commons. – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced intense pressure Wednesday after a video emerged of his senior aides joking about holding a Christmas party at Downing Street last year when social gatherings were banned under Covid-19 rules. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)Newsletters

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  • ROANOKE, IN – MAY 30: General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Fort Wayne Assembly Plant on May 30, 2019 in Roanoke, Indiana. Barra announced that General Motors will make upgrades and increase production of the new Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickup vehicles. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)Newsletters

    Climate pledges were one of the major CEO themes of this year

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  • 24 September 2021, Brandenburg, Peitz: Steam rises from the cooling towers of the Jänschwalde lignite-fired power plant of Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG (LEAG) in the early morning. On the same day, the global climate strike of Fridays for Future takes place worldwide and in over 350 German cities. Two days before the federal elections, the young participants are demanding structural changes through socially just and consistent measures to limit global climate warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Over 1160 actions are taking place on all continents. September 24 is the eighth global day of action of the Fridays for Future movement after more than three years of climate strike. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)Newsletters

    The demand for carbon capture is taking off. Is it ready?

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  • India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a session on the second day of the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow on November 2, 2021. – World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant for campaigners who want action sooner to save the planet’s lungs. (Photo by PHIL NOBLE / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PHIL NOBLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Environment

    The climate bill question highlights global inequality

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  • A coffee farmer picks coffee beans at a coffee farm in Gomma of Oromia, Ethiopia, on Sept. 22, 2021. Ethiopia, known as the origin of Arabica coffee, is recognized worldwide for its rich coffee quality and flavor, which ranges from winy to fruity and chocolate, making the country’s coffee varieties on demand across the globe.The growing popularity of Ethiopian coffee in China reflects the huge potential of African products in Chinese market. (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua via Getty Images)Finance

    Coffee prices hit a 10-year high, rising more than any other commodity this year

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  • Larry Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg event on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 21 – 24. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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  • 044<br /> FORTUNE Brainstorm Tech<br /> December 1st, 2021<br /> Half Moon Bay, CA 2:30 PM<br /> VOMITING RAINBOWS (AND THE RACE FOR AUGMENTED REALITY)<br /> AR has evolved way beyond silly filters. But it is still the wild west, with different technologies—both hardware and software—competing for attention, and for applications. What does the future hold? Will enterprise or consumer be the killer app? And how can those in the industry work together to bring about a viable and vibrant set of tools for us all to use?<br /> Speaker:<br /> Peggy Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Magic Leap<br /> Interviewer: Robert Hackett, a16z Crypto Photograph by Nick Otto for FORTUNE BRAINSTORM TECHNewsletters

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  • Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger at Fortune Brainstorm Tech in Half Moon Bay, Calif on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.Newsletters

    Semiconductor factories are the oil reserves of the 21st century, Intel CEO says

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