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Meet a 20-year-old student who changed her major to marketing to ‘AI-proof’ her career

“You don’t just want to be able to code. You want to be able to have a conversation, form relationships and be able to think critically, because at the end of the day, that’s the thing that AI can’t replace,” said Josephine Timperman, a student at Miami University in Ohio.

By Jocelyn Gecker, Linley Sanders and The Associated PressApril 27, 2026
John Ternus, incoming CEO of Apple
Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus tells Gen Z an early mistake taught him an important lesson: ‘The care you put into your work really matters’
By Emma BurleighApril 27, 2026
Ronald Wayne holding a can of Busch Light Apple, leaning up against a stacked package of the beer.
Apple cofounder Ronald Wayne—whose stake would be worth up to $400 billion had he not sold it in 1976—says that at 91, he has no regrets
By Preston ForeApril 27, 2026
Bloom Energy CEO K.R. Sridhar
NASA advisor turned $65 billion founder says ex-Intel CEO Andy Grove helped him get out of a crisis: ‘That’s a lesson I will take to my grave’
By Emma BurleighApril 26, 2026
Barbara Corcoran famously ‘never saved a dime’: Even when she sold her business for $66 million, her first thought was, ‘What can I spend it on?’
Barbara Corcoran famously ‘never saved a dime’: Even when she sold her business for $66 million, her first thought was, ‘What can I spend it on?’
By Eleanor PringleApril 27, 2026
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AI is frying our brains — here’s what leaders need to do about It
By David Rock and Chris WellerApril 26, 2026
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You should pick your credit card perks like Warren Buffett picks his stocks, TD Bank exec says
Personal FinanceYou should pick your credit card perks like Warren Buffett picks his stocks, TD Bank exec says
By Catherina GioinoApril 27, 2026
Elon Musk and Sam Altman on-stage together at a 2015 conference.
LawMusk vs. Altman: Burning Man, a ‘diary,’ and a trial almost no one thinks Musk can win
By Eva RoytburgApril 27, 2026
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CommentaryFormer president of Costa Rica on de-risking fertilizer shocks: how $700 billion in subsidies can do more
By Carlos Alvarado QuesadaApril 27, 2026
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Politics‘Strikes on nuclear facilities and other hazardous sites has now become reality’: Ukrainians deal with risks at Chernobyl after Russia invaded
By The Associated Press and Hanna ArhirovaApril 27, 2026
Strategy co-founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor speaks during the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas
CryptoBitcoin drives back toward $80K—but one billionaire may be fueling much of the rally
By Jack KubinecApril 27, 2026
Trump points while flanked by men in suits
PoliticsWhite House to evaluate event security protocols after third shooting attempt against Trump
By The Associated Press and Will WeissertApril 27, 2026
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PoliticsNational Trust presses ahead with $400M suit against Trump’s ballroom after DOJ request
By The Associated Press and Meg KinnardApril 27, 2026
Lambs wear red vests.
North AmericaA Vermont farm expected a sheep to have twins. She welcomed rare sextuplets
By Amanda Swinhart, Patrick Whittle and The Associated PressApril 27, 2026
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Meet the founder who started over at 50 and worked 20-hour days to build a multimillion dollar cookie dough empire—and still won’t take a day off
EuropeMeet the founder who started over at 50 and worked 20-hour days to build a multimillion dollar cookie dough empire—and still won’t take a day off
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 26, 2026
  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (Left) and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky (Right)
    SuccessJensen Huang bans one-on-one meetings, and Airbnb’s Brian Chesky doesn’t use email—meet the CEOs with unconventional work-life rules
    By Emma BurleighApril 19, 2026
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Future of Work‘You feel radicalized’: A Meta AI exec watched agents beat her top workers. Now she’s built a nonprofit to help Gen Z find jobs before they disappear
By Jake AngeloApril 26, 2026
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CommentaryI lost my job to AI. Here’s why mass layoffs won’t transform your company
By Mark QuinnApril 25, 2026
Milestones like marriage and parenthood are so delayed for millennials and Gen Z many of them are skipping out on life insurance, report finds
Personal FinanceMilestones like marriage and parenthood are so delayed for millennials and Gen Z many of them are skipping out on life insurance, report finds
By Sydney LakeApril 25, 2026
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs
SuccessApple’s Steve Jobs told students to never ‘settle’ in their careers: ‘If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking’
By Emma BurleighApril 25, 2026
Ron Schneidermann
SuccessThis CEO lived on canned soup and took just two days off for his daughter’s birth. Now he admits he lost sight of proper work-life balance
By Preston ForeApril 25, 2026
  • MacKenzie Scott
    SuccessMacKenzie Scott has donated more than $26 billion—but it’s barely made a dent in her net worth because of the power of Amazon shares
    By Sydney LakeApril 18, 2026
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SuccessWith entry-level jobs vanishing, Gen Z grads are ditching corporate America—piecing together careers with entrepreneurship, gig work and freelancing
By Jake AngeloApril 24, 2026
Andy Jassy
SuccessAmazon CEO Andy Jassy started a weekly chicken wing eating club when he first moved to Seattle to build his network—he once ate 57 wings in one sitting
By Preston ForeApril 24, 2026
Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth
SuccessMeta executive says he gets stressed only five times a year and that it’s actually ‘a useful signal’
By Emma BurleighApril 24, 2026
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CommentaryThe longevity revolution is here. Our systems still think we die at 65
By Ken DychtwaldApril 23, 2026
Esther, Janet, Susan, and Anne Wojcicki stand in formal dresses and pose.
Success‘Godmother of Silicon Valley’ Esther Wojcicki, mother of the YouTube and 23andMe CEOs, shares her secret to raising future leaders 
By Jacqueline MunisApril 23, 2026
  • Steve Jobs
    SuccessZillow’s CEO says his friends were shocked when he quit a cushy Microsoft job—but Steve Jobs led to his success at the $10.5 billion real estate firm
    By Emma BurleighApril 18, 2026
Dan Shapero
SuccessLinkedIn’s new CEO says the ‘best career decisions’ he ever made were about the people he chose to work with—not job hopping for better paychecks
By Preston ForeApril 23, 2026
Stressed out Gen X woman
SuccessDespite nearing their 60s, nearly four in 10 Americans heading towards the end of their careers don’t even have a retirement account
By Emma BurleighApril 23, 2026
Swoop founder Aubrey Niederhoffer
Startups & VentureA 19-year-old Thiel fellow just raised $7.3 million to build an African ‘super app’
By Jack KubinecApril 23, 2026
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Future of WorkThe Gen Z Pout and the Gen Z Stare are both a warning to Fortune 500 CEOs
By Nick LichtenbergApril 23, 2026
Gen Z in city
SuccessThe 10 best cities for college grads: Omaha ranks higher than New York and L.A. because Gen Z ‘actually have a shot at purchasing a house’ for under $300K
By Emma BurleighApril 22, 2026
Elon Musk
SuccessElon Musk thinks college is ‘basically for fun’—but his former Tesla HR chief tells Gen Z their liberal arts degree is more valuable than ever
By Preston ForeApril 22, 2026
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CommentaryYale asked the right question. Now the rest of higher education owes an answer
By Steve BeardApril 22, 2026
Christian Weedbrook standing in an office wearing a black jacket.
AIMeet the film school dropout who became a billionaire quantum computing CEO in days thanks to Nvidia
By Sasha RogelbergApril 22, 2026
Craving work-life balance is a huge red flag, says Fortune 500 Europe CEO—and like Barack Obama, he happily works through weekends
SuccessCraving work-life balance is a huge red flag, says Fortune 500 Europe CEO—and like Barack Obama, he happily works through weekends
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 22, 2026
Apple CEO Tim Cook
SuccessApple taps John Ternus as its next CEO—and Tim Cook says he is handing down the same advice Steve Jobs gave him
By Emma BurleighApril 21, 2026
Andy Jassy
SuccessAmazon CEO Andy Jassy tells Gen Z that if they want to be successful, they have to ‘pay their dues’ first
By Preston ForeApril 21, 2026
An engineer takes a reading in a control room
Real EstateAmerica’s ‘silent army’ of skilled tradespeople are retiring with no one to replace them—and the price tag could hit $1 trillion a year
By Sydney LakeApril 21, 2026
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CommentaryThe $100 oil shock is hitting the middle class like a margin call
By Katica RoyApril 21, 2026
Photo of (left to right) Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, Cris Abrego, and Eva Longoria
SuccessJeff Bezos once gave Eva Longoria and the admiral behind Osama bin Laden’s capture $100 million—but she says you don’t need wealth to give back
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 21, 2026
John Ternus stands in front of an Apple Store
Big TechMeet John Ternus, the 51-year-old former swimming champ who will succeed Tim Cook as Apple CEO
By Dave Smith and Fortune EditorsApril 20, 2026
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EconomyThis talent CEO says laid-off tech workers are ignoring a $300K ‘white-collar trade job’ with 81K openings a year
By Jake AngeloApril 20, 2026
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SuccessBillionaire Connie Ballmer just donated $80 million to support NPR after Trump cut $1.1 billion from public broadcasting
By Jacqueline MunisApril 20, 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
SuccessNvidia CEO says that AI agents will make workers busier than ever—they’ll ‘harass’ and ‘micromanage’ you, instead of take your job
By Emma BurleighApril 20, 2026
stressed student and parent
SuccessParents are so panicked about the job market they’re paying career coaches $15,000 years before their kids graduate from college
By Jake AngeloApril 19, 2026
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