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After a year in which humanity leaned more heavily than ever on tech giants, see which companies topped Fortune's ranking of corporate reputation.

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For an astounding 13th straight year, Apple claims the top spot in Fortune’s annual ranking of corporate reputation, based on a survey of almost 3,800 executives, directors, and analysts.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $33.3 trillion in revenues and $2.1 trillion in profits.

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In his first full year as CEO, IBM veteran Rich Hume held revenue steady while profits increased 10% from 2018. But those publicly reported figures are a thing of the past after private equity firm Apollo Global Management agreed to buy Tech Data in November for about $6 billion, outbidding Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in the process. (It completed the sale in June.) Just before the sale’s announcement, Hume had pulled off a deal of his own, agreeing to acquire IT firm DLT Solutions to bolster Tech Data’s government and higher education business.

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This year's Fortune 500 marks the 66th running of the list.

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In his first full year as CEO, IBM veteran Rich Hume held revenue steady while profits increased 10% from 2018. But those publicly reported figures may soon be a thing of the past, as private equity firm Apollo Global Management agreed to buy Tech Data in November for about $6 billion, outbidding Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in the process. Just before the sale’s announcement, Hume had pulled off a deal of his own, agreeing to acquire IT firm DLT Solutions to bolster Tech Data’s government and higher education business.

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Here are the World's Most Admired Companies for 2019 as ranked in their industries. See who made the list.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $27.7 trillion in revenues and $1.5 trillion in profits.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 65th running of the list.

Here are the World's Most Admired Companies for 2018 as ranked in their industries. See who made the list.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 64th running of the list.

Here are the World's Most Admired Companies for 2017 as ranked in their industries. See who made the list.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 63rd running of the list.

Here are the World's Most Admired Companies for 2016 as ranked in their industries. See who made the list.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $27.6 trillion in revenues and $1.5 trillion in profits.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 62nd running of the list.

Business insiders have spoken: Asked which companies they most admire, more than 4,100 executives, directors, and analysts chose these top 50 All-Stars.

The world's 500 largest companies generated $31.2 trillion in revenues and $1.7 trillion in profits in 2014. Together, this year's Fortune Global 500 employ 65 million people worldwide and are represented by 36 countries.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 61st running of the list. Wal-Mart claims the top spot again. See who made the list.

Global business is back. After limping through a worldwide financial crisis and economic slowdown, the 500 largest companies ranked by revenues shattered all sorts of performance records in 2013: They racked up combined revenues of $31.1 trillion, up 2.5% from 2012, and profits soared 27% to nearly $2 trillion. China’s 95 companies (up from 89 last year) posted $5.8 trillion in revenues. The U.S. has four fewer companies on the list than last year but remains (for now) the country leader, with 128 corporations on the list—including No. 1 Wal-Mart Stores—reporting $8.6 trillion in revenues. 

Wal-Mart stayed on top as its sales crept closer to half-a-trillion dollars. Apple moved into the top five. And UnitedHealth Group continued its steady climb. 

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At Fortune’s exclusive Fuel Up With Fortune panel in Cannes, a cohort of powerhouse women CMOs discuss how they're reinventing brand storytelling and what it means to build a brand in the digital era. Fortune's Ruth Umoh was joined by Global Chief Client Officer at Monks, Deborah Heslip, Chief Digital Officer at Diageo, Susan Jones, Chief Marketing Officer at Autodesk Dara Treseder, and Chief Digital Officer at E.L.F Beauty Ekta Chopra.

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[MUSIC PLAYING] JENNIFER ZHU SCOTT: They brought up a very important question, a point, which is the point I feel very passionate about, which is data ownership. If you think about all the mess Facebook got himself into, with the Cambrige Analytic centralized the data ownership. And the European, EU's response is let's regulate. By regulation, basically, you have to have a broad brush with no consideration of a nuance. However, privacy is a very nuanced issue. What's private to me, compared to what's private to you is very different. And also if you think about ownership, the full ownership in the legal term, you really have to be able to hold it, sell it, and the price you prefer, gift it, or destroy it. And that's a full ownership. So when the regulators say data ownership is supposed to be individual, then what? I can't do anything with that. So one thing quite a few startups were supporting, they started looking to how to use blockchain to give that pricing power back to individual. And I think that's going to be a multibillion dollar business opportunity. Will Google and Facebook fight it? Of course. But if you pay attention to-- I was alluding to this yesterday-- pay attention to what Tim Cook's been saying, pay attention to what some of the brightest of tech leaders saying, I think that inflection point is already here in terms of how we going to manage this data ownership. And I think also this conference is so much about AI. And one point we're not touching on is UBI, universal basic income. How do we approach universal basic icome? This is a very heated debate. I actually debate about UBI, against UBI, in Oxford Union, not because I don't support that individual people, if they don't get a job, they shouldn't be helped, but because I don't think there will be a sensible economic model for governments to produce UBI. However, if we give the pricing power to individual, and in the AI economy, where data is really the fuel of AI economy, then selling data is potential income source for UBI. LEI CHEN: I add a couple of color to this topic. SPEAKER: Please. LEI CHEN: According to Pew, 91% of Americans believe that they don't-- they have lost control of their data. And there was an article a few days ago written by Ash Carter, the former Secretary of Defense, saying that technology need to be aligned with a public purpose. I think that's very true to our technologists. Without a real public purpose, I think there will be less enthusiasm, from me at least, to push the envelope. But together, with the same purpose, I think the industry will eventually grow and flourish. [CHIME]

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Data Ownership Should Be Aligned with Public Purpose

Jennifer Zhu Scott, Founding Principal of Radian Partners, and Lei Chen, CEO of XunLei, discuss how technology and data regulation can be used for the public good. (November 2018)

WeII brought up a very important question, you know, point, which is the point I feel very passionate about, which is data ownership. If you think about all the mess you know Facebook got himself into with the Cambridge Emily and Electric Eyes Central s data ownership and the Europeans used responses. Okay, let's regulate regulation. Basically, you have to have a broad brush with no consideration of in nuance. However, privacy is a very nuanced issue. What's private to me? Come here to what's private use very different. So the and also, if you think about ownership, the full ownership in the legal term, you really have to be able to hold it. Sellers and the price you prefer, gifted or destroy it not a full ownership. So when the regulators say OK, data own, you know, ownership, supposed to be individuals. Know what? I can do anything with that right? They're wanting a lot of quite a few, Um uh, startups with supporting that starts looking thio how to use a blotch and to give the pricing power back to individual. And I think that's going to be multi $1,000,000,000 business opportunity. Will Google and Facebook fight it off course. But if you pay attention to, you know, I was alluding into this yesterday. Listen, Ginger. What Tim Cook being saying? Pay attention to what? You know, some of the brightest, the attack leaders saying I think the inflection point is already here in terms of how we gonna manage this data ownership. And I think also this conference so much about a I and one point we're not touching on is the FBI, Universal basic income. You know, how do we approach universal basic income is very debate, actually debate about you via against u B I in Oxford Union. Not because I don't support that individual people. If they don't get a job, they shouldn't be helped. But because I don't think there will be a sensible economic model for government to produce you, be I. However, if we give the pricing power to individual and in the aye aye economy, where data is really the fuel off economy, then selling data is potential income. All sorts for you, B I I had a couple of color to this topic. According to Pew, 91% of the markings believe that they don't have lost control of their data. And, uh, there was an article a few days ago returned by Ash Carter, the former secretary of defense, and saying that technology need to be a line that was a public purpose. I think that very true to our technologies without, ah real public purpose, I think there will be less into this from me at least to push the envelope. But, uh, together with the with the same purpose, I think the industry will eventually grow on the flattery.

[MUSIC PLAYING] TIM COOK: It is time for the rest of the world, including my home country, to follow your lead. We at Apple are in full support of a comprehensive federal privacy law in the United States. There and everywhere it should be rooted in four essential rights. First, the right to have personal data minimum. Companies should challenge themselves to de-identify customer data or not to collect in the first place. Second, the right to knowledge. Users should always know what data is being collected and what it is being collected for. This is the only way to empower users to decide what collection is legitimate and what isn't. Anything less is a sham. Third, the right to access. Companies should recognize that data belongs to users, and we should all make it easy for users to get a copy of, correct, and delete their personal data. And fourth, the right to security. Security is foundational to trust and all other privacy rights. For artificial intelligence to be truly smart, it must respect human values, including privacy. If we get this wrong, the dangers are profound. We can achieve both great artificial intelligence and great privacy standards. It is not only a possibility, it is a responsibility. Our own information, from the everyday to the deeply personal, is being weaponized against us with military officials. Every day, billions of dollars change hands, and countless decisions are made on the basis of our likes and dislikes, our friends and families, our relationships and conversation, our wishes and fears, our hopes and dreams. [CHIME] 

Insights: Tim Cook Says 'Our Own Information Is Being ‘Weaponized’ Against Us'

His remarks were made at data protection conference. 

Tim Cook Says Our Data Is Being ‘Weaponized’ Against Us

He spoke at Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Belgium. (October 2018)

calling. Really, We have Apple or of a federal private law in the United States there and everywhere. It should be rooted in right. You have personal data challenge we're not collecting. You know what? It's the only way. Users, What collection is legitimate and what Anything. Shame right back should recognize that data belong to you. And we should all make it easy for you to get a copy. Correct and and four right Security. It's foundational truck and all for our people intelligence to be, including If we get this wrong, the dangers are we get a bow, great artificial intelligence and break only information from the every day being weapon with military. Every day, billions of dollars changed hands and remain on the basis of our life over friends, family, our relationship conversation, our wishes, our home and grim.

[MUSIC PLAYING] JOWAN OSTERLUND: My name is Jowan Osterlund. I'm the founder and CEO of Biohax International. Biohax International is basically providing an ID platform all on a ultra-secure blockchain platform combined with a embedded microchip. We're providing the strongest and coolest identity platform to date. I've just always been really fascinated by technological integration in the body, and just the symbiosis between technology and humans. I mean, we've been doing it since the '60s. The pacemaker kind of get you up to status quo if you're broken. Moving on from not broken to just a little bit more effective, use tech. Instead of building everything on the outside, just tweak it a bit and make yourself, improve yourself. PEO STROMBERG: Yes. JOWAN OSTERLUND: Bag of tricks. My first client was one of my best friends, Magnus. He's a senior solution architect at Red Hat. The first thing we did was, he wrote and passed a text to his chip, and I put a call trigger on mine. So whenever I put my phone on my arm, it would call my wife. Sort of a crowd pleaser. [CHUCKLES] The entire vision of sovereign identity, and putting this on blockchain, protecting data, and just-- it wasn't there. It was more of a novelty kind of project, thinking, this is going to be awesome. PEO STROMBERG: As I see it, the chip that I implanted today, this is just an extremely convenient way to get access to your wallet. To have an implant in your hand, or where you want to place it, is just the smoothest way to avoid having cards, or using your phone, or et cetera. JOWAN OSTERLUND: RFID, or radio frequency identification, has a standard that's called NFC, so near-field communication. Near-field communication is when you kind of tap a card. Some countries in Europe are ahead of others, but the infrastructure's already there. So bus, transportation. We already have NFC chips in all the passports, and all the IDs are moving towards NFC in driver's licenses. The most common fears with the technology would be, it's a tracking device, or it's as a controlled device. I'd say it's the direct opposite. This is the one thing that can get you in complete control of your digital identity. And you can manage the entire preference to anything you like. The reason it cannot track you is because it's passive, so it never emits anything until you choose to use it in very, very, very close proximity to a working device. The system needs to know that you've chosen to have this token represent you, instead of a plastic card, or a key fob, or a key, or whatever. We're not going to know anything about the data because we don't govern the blockchain. We don't decide. We can't control it. All we ever going to know is the amount of data that's circulating so you can put the right resources in the right place. PEO STROMBERG: If you start to chip people like you do with your pets, of course, it could be intrusive. But again, I'm doing this on a voluntary basis. I share the information that I want to share. I can see that this technology can be used in a variety of different applications, but right now, the most slight thing is just use it to open the office. If you travel with the state-owned railway, you can have your priority card with you in your hands. You just use your chip instead. JOWAN OSTERLUND: In Sweden, it's getting more commonplace. But there's still the, over my dead body, Big Brother, I would never let my employer chip me. It's not the employer chipping you. It's you telling the employer to get up to speed and integrate this. PEO STROMBERG: Discussing the RSA 252 encryption layers, blah, blah, blah, that doesn't mean anything to people. But showing that you can do something with a chip in your hand, that really wows people. So I think that is one of the good things of being an ambassador, so to speak. JOWAN OSTERLUND: We could sign up 50 people basically in a couple of weeks, and have them ready in January to start going wild. If we just put a couple of hundred grand behind a marketing campaign, we'd have 100,000 users within a year. But the thing is, right now, there's no regulation protecting the user. So I think it's up to us to make it robust and safe for everyone before letting it become huge. I mean, I'm using almost 20 years of professional body piercing and other insights from that industry to make this as foolproof as possible. In 20 years, it's going to be de facto. It's going to be a standard. There's going to be talk not if you get a biochip, rather, what type of chip you're getting. Like different styles of clothing, rather than, do you have a chip? What chip do you have? Bloop, bloop, bloop. So next design is going to be as small, and just way more effective, and secure, and cooler, and connected to crypto, and fiat payment, and e-ID. It's going to be awesome. PEO STROMBERG: You can feel that you have some-- something is not what it used to be. But then in a day, I won't feel anything, so it's just pure fun. 

Insights: Could Biochipping Catch On?

It can revolutionize the way people interact with the world.

Could Biochipping Catch On?

Jowan Österlund, founder and CEO of Biohax International, believes that microchipping can revolutionize the way people interact with the world. (January 2019)

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