https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/bbc-us-court-testimony-ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-don-jr-defamation-suit/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T18:17:20-05:00 BBC asks U.S. court to help get testimony from Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Don Jr., saying they have ‘personal knowledge’ on defamation claims Donald Trump https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/us-military-exercises-south-korea-trump-iran-war-north-unthreatening-respectful/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T18:06:30-05:00 U.S. to trim military exercises with South Korea after Trump says Seoul declined to help on Iran while the North is ‘unthreatening and respectful’ South Korea https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/dario-amodei-anthropic-ai-trust-crisis-regulation-frontier-open-models-negative-views/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T17:30:49-05:00 Dario Amodei admits AI suffers from a crisis of trust, saying people worry companies or governments are ‘cooking up some new way to screw them over’ regulation,Tech regulation https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/lakers-deal-joshua-kushner-thrive-capital-spacex-openai-holdings-tax-shield/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T15:25:24-05:00 Owning the Lakers would provide billionaire investor Joshua Kushner with an iconic sports franchise — and a ‘powerful tax shield’ Sports,Taxes https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/iran-oil-exports-hormuz-us-naval-blockade-missiles-aircraft-carrier-lincoln/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T13:39:35-05:00 Iran’s oil is trapped while rivals’ exports from the Persian Gulf are poised to surge, but Tehran could do whatever it takes to break the chokehold Iran,Military,Oil https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/mideast-oil-flows-global-crude-prices-hormuz-iran-dark-tanker-shuttles/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T11:33:02-05:00 Covert mideast oil flows are keeping global prices in check Oil https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/avocado-pickers-mexico-exports-security-alert-mercy-us-market-government/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T11:24:54-05:00 Avocado pickers in Mexico restart exports as security alert is lifted but are ‘at the mercy of whatever the U.S. market and government decide’ Agriculture https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/glp-1-drugs-pmos-hormonal-disorder-weight-gain-women-facial-hair/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T11:13:06-05:00 ‘It was like a godsend’ —GLP-1 drugs show promise against hormonal disorder that causes constant weight gain and forces women to shave facial hair Health https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/berkshire-hathaway-homebuilder-lennar-dr-horton-banks-shares/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T11:01:14-05:00 Berkshire Hathaway buys more homebuilder stocks but slashes stakes in banks and dumps all its holdings in alcoholic beverage maker investing strategy https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/retail-earnings-walmart-target-home-depot-lowes-housing-market-consumers-inflation/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T10:51:43-05:00 Earnings from Walmart and other top retailers will give investors more clues on the housing market and how consumers are grappling with inflation earnings https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/centcom-chief-brad-cooper-abraham-lincoln-aircraft-carrier-deployment-mental-health-supply-issues/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T10:21:09-05:00 Centcom chief calls carrier’s mission ‘one of the most operationally intense and consequential of the modern era’ amid mental health and supply issues U.S. military https://fortune.com/article/gen-z-is-eyeing-up-secure-healthcare-jobs-to-ai-proof-their-careers-but-be-warned-chiropractors-doctors-and-paramedics-are-the-unhappiest-workers/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T09:22:37-05:00 Gen Z is eyeing up ‘secure’ healthcare jobs to AI-proof their careers, but be warned: Chiropractors, doctors and paramedics are the unhappiest workers burnout,Employment,Evergreen Refresh,Gen Z,happiness,happiness at work,Health,Jobs,unemployment,Workplace Wellness https://fortune.com/article/godfather-of-ai-geoffrey-hinton-massive-unemployment-warning-big-tech-replacing-workers/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T09:19:48-05:00 ‘Godfather of AI’ says billionaires like Elon Musk are right about the future of work—but he predicts mass unemployment is on its way American workers,Careers,Elon Musk,Evergreen Refresh,Four day work week,job hunting,Jobs,skills,Tech,Tech Companies,tech workers,the future of work,unemployment https://fortune.com/article/meet-jeffrey-sprecher-self-made-billionaire-bought-near-bankrupt-company-off-warren-buffett-for-1000-turned-into-85-billion-giant/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T09:15:54-05:00 Meet the self-made billionaire who bought a nearly bankrupt company off Warren Buffett for $1,000 and turned it into a $85 billion giant Billionaires,Business,chief executive officer (CEO),Energy Industry,Entrepreneurs,Entrepreneurship,Evergreen Refresh,Founders,Intercontinental Exchange,investing advice,investing strategy,investment strategy,Millionaires,NYSE,Personal Finance,Warren Buffett,Wealth https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/activtrak-ceo-what-120620-workers-reveal-about-ai-maturity/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T07:30:00-05:00 ActivTrak CEO: What 120,620 workers reveal about AI maturity disruption https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/hp-exec-george-brasher-hits-back-at-gen-z-lazy-label-great-at-listening-building-relationships/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T06:30:00-05:00 Exec at $27 billion tech giant HP hits back at Gen Z lazy label, saying they’re great at listening and building relationships Business,Colgate-Palmolive,communication,Executives,Gen Z,Hiring,HP,Job seekers,Jobs,LinkedIn,Millennials,Reid Hoffman,skills,skills gap,Stripe,Tech,workers,young adults,Young workers https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/ai-chatbot-research-loneliness/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T06:10:00-05:00 Talking to a bot might feel good in the moment, but a growing body of research suggests it won’t cure loneliness Chatbots https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/124-trillion-great-wealth-transfer-philanthropy-millennials/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T06:05:00-05:00 The $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer is fully underway—but nonprofits are ‘paralyzed’ by how to chase millennials’ newfound wealth baby boomers,charitable donations,Charitable giving,Charity,Gen Z,Millennials,philanthropy https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/candace-bushnell-on-ai-creativity-and-why-originality-still-wins/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T05:30:00-05:00 Candace Bushnell on AI, creativity and why originality still wins creativity https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/conscious-unbossing-isnt-just-a-gen-z-thing-im-a-cmo-who-did-it/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T05:00:00-05:00 Conscious unbossing isn’t just a Gen Z thing. I’m a CMO who did it Gen Z,Management https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/ai-bubble-sequence-saas-software-stocks-silver-prices-chipmakers/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T04:30:00-05:00 There isn’t just one AI bubble, strategist says — there’s a ‘rolling sequence of bubbles’ instead bubble,Markets https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/trump-plan-american-workers-unemployment-rising/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T04:00:00-05:00 Trump’s grand plan to put American workers first may be backfiring as U.S.-born unemployment rises and wage growth stalls Donald Trump,Immigration,Inflation,Politics,unemployment https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/southern-europe-ai-moment-skills-charles-calestroupat-microsoft/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T03:30:00-05:00 Microsoft exec on Southern Europe’s big AI moment: skills — not technology — will determine who leads the region’s AI future Microsoft https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/jimmy-wales-ai-can-generate-answers-it-still-cant-earn-trust/ Fortune en 2026-08-16T03:30:00-05:00 Jimmy Wales: ‘AI can generate answers. It still can’t earn trust’ Wikipedia https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/how-to-manage-money-in-college-student-loans-building-credit-saving/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T19:08:42-05:00 Seven ways college students can manage their finances — because money decisions impact financial security when starting a first job after graduation Colleges and Universities https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/harvard-management-fund-endowment-spacex-stake-university-california-north-carolina/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T18:52:59-05:00 Harvard fund discloses $2.2 billion stake in Musk’s SpaceX Endowments https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/alibaba-qwen-open-ai-models-3-billion-downloads-meta-google/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T18:39:46-05:00 Alibaba AI models hit 3 billion downloads, passing Meta, Google China https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/scott-bessent-dollar-yen-carry-trade-global-finance-jenga-tower-fed-rates-bank-of-japan/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T18:20:15-05:00 Scott Bessent fired a currency bazooka, but global finance still looks like a ‘giant Jenga tower’ propped up by a Japanese yen that’s in deep trouble Currency,Federal Reserve,U.S. Department of the Treasury https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/trump-supreme-court-white-house-ballroom-construction-missile-threat-air-force-one/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T16:04:07-05:00 Trump administration tells Supreme Court that ballroom construction must go on despite order to stop, citing recent missile threat on Air Force One White House https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/trump-iran-war-oil-prices-abraham-lincoln-aircraft-carriers-record-time-sea/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T15:41:48-05:00 ‘I’ll never apologize’ — Trump brushes off Iran war’s impact on oil prices and calls aircraft carrier’s 240+ days at sea ‘not nearly long enough’ Iran https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/tariff-refunds-corporate-profits-gdp-tailwinds-4-3-percent-q3/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T15:08:04-05:00 Tariff refunds are juicing corporate profits and GDP as more tailwinds converge to propel growth to a blistering 4.3% pace, top economist says corporate profits,earnings,GDP,Tariffs https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/iran-economic-crisis-us-naval-blockade-war-sanctions-hormuz-oil/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T13:32:32-05:00 Iran business leader admits U.S. blockade will inflict more economic damage than war, and the ‘worst thing that could happen’ is trying to evade it Iran,sanctions,Shipping https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/scott-bessent-economic-isolation-iran-sanctions-oil-assets/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T11:24:39-05:00 What Bessent’s economic isolation of Iran could look like Iran https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/iran-oman-hormuz-strait-deal-shipping-map-routes-attacks/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T11:16:40-05:00 Iran, Oman home in on Hormuz Strait deal as ship attacks mount Iran https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/berkshire-hathaway-delta-alphabet-stakes-greg-abel-cash-pile-warren-buffett/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T11:09:08-05:00 Berkshire pads Delta, Alphabet stakes as Abel taps cash pile investing strategy https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/nvidia-21-billion-spacex-stake-30-billion-intel-shares/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T11:04:21-05:00 Nvidia has $21 billion SpaceX stake, $30 billion in Intel shares Semiconductors https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/jane-street-loss-15-billion-situational-awareness-stake-ai-bets/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T10:59:53-05:00 Jane Street lost $15 billion in its first down month in a decade trading https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/anthropic-revenue-q2-11-5-billion-ipo-investors/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T10:52:55-05:00 Anthropic revenue surges to over $11.5 billion in second quarter Anthropic https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/boiler-room-retirees-fraud-spacex-anduril-anthropic-perplexity/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T10:38:39-05:00 Boiler room raised $74 million selling retirees SpaceX, Anduril, Anthropic, and Perplexity while reaping ‘massive hidden fees,’ SEC claims Anduril,Anthropic,fraud,IPOs,Perplexity,Securities and Exchange Commission,SpaceX,Venture Capital https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/trump-political-strategy-in-charge-everything-responsible-nothing/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T10:01:37-05:00 Trump embraces a political strategy of being in charge of everything but responsible for nothing when things go badly Donald Trump https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/trump-aircraft-carrier-asia-iran-george-washington-abraham-lincoln-china-aggression/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T09:52:29-05:00 Trump pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia to send to Mideast, and China ‘is quite happy with U.S. distraction’ as Beijing shows signs of aggression China,Iran https://fortune.com/article/38-billion-twilio-ceo-wakes-at-430-a-m-works-sundays-and-runs-laps-around-his-house-between-meetings-to-blow-off-steam/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T09:25:31-05:00 $38 billion Twilio CEO wakes at 4:30 a.m., works Sundays, and runs laps around his house between meetings to blow off steam billionaire,Billionaires,chief executive officer (CEO),Day in the Life of a CEO,Evergreen Refresh,Productivity,Tech,twilio,work-life balance https://fortune.com/article/why-does-starbucks-ceo-brian-niccol-say-company-is-customer-service/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T09:23:38-05:00 Starbucks CEO says the coffee chain won’t lose its cash-strapped consumers because it’s on its way to being a ‘world-class customer service’ company Consumer Spending,economic indicators,Evergreen Refresh,Retail,Starbucks https://fortune.com/article/phoebe-gates-phia-shopping-app-cookie-stuffing/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T09:20:58-05:00 ‘I have a chip on my shoulder.’ Phoebe Gates wants her $185 million AI startup Phia to succeed with ‘no ties to my privilege or my last name’ career success,Entrepreneurs,Evergreen Refresh,shopping,success https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/ai-billionaires-philanthropy-broken/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T08:30:00-05:00 AI is creating a new wave of philanthropists. The system they’re walking into is broken Billionaires,philanthropy https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/manosphere-multibillion-dollar-industry-adin-ross-looksmaxxing-report/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T08:00:00-05:00 The ‘manosphere’ is actually a multibillion-dollar industry that sells courses and supplements to insecure Gen Z men, report finds emerging economies,Gen Z,Internet,Social Media,young adults https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/nobel-laureate-daron-acemoglu-liberal-democracy-book-stupid-ai-debate/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T07:00:00-05:00 Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu says AI and liberal democracy share the same crisis: ‘there is a tendency to escalate everything’ books,Economics,Nobel Peace Prize https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/employers-shift-healthcare-costs-workers-harvard-health/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T07:00:00-05:00 Before employers shift more healthcare costs to workers, they should ask hospitals a question Employment,Health,Health Insurance,Medical https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/quantum-computing-migration-2-trillion-digital-assets-risk-crypto-market-bitcoin/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T06:00:00-05:00 ‘The great quantum migration’ is coming as more than $2 trillion in digital assets is at risk—nearly the entire value of the overall crypto market Bitcoin,Blockchain,Computers,Ether,quantum computer,quantum computing https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/stephen-messer-artificial-commonsense-ai-changing-company/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T05:30:00-05:00 AI isn’t changing how companies work. It’s changing what a company is disruption https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/mckinsey-senior-partners-americas-growth-strategy-demands-a-health-reset/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T05:30:00-05:00 McKinsey senior partners: America’s growth strategy demands a health reset 250 Years of Innovation,McKinsey https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/gamblers-winning-taxes-offset-deduction-ebay-writeoff-lottery/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T05:00:00-05:00 Some gamblers are buying losing lottery tickets on eBay as a way to offset taxes on their gambling wins eBay,gambling,Lottery,sports gambling,Taxes https://fortune.com/2026/08/15/amy-prosenjak-oregon-wine/ Fortune en 2026-08-15T04:30:00-05:00 ‘You’re always right with wine’: Meet the woman behind 1 in every 4 bottles of Oregon wine sold in America. wine https://fortune.com/article/liability-vs-full-coverage-insurance/ Fortune en 2026-08-14T18:43:09-05:00 Liability vs. full coverage insurance: What’s the difference? Apple Only,Insurance,No InStream Ads,Personal Finance Evergreen,PF Insurance,ShowDisclaimer https://fortune.com/article/actual-cash-value-vs-replacement-cost/ Fortune en 2026-08-14T18:39:15-05:00 Actual cash value vs. replacement cost: What’s the difference? Apple Only,homeowners,Insurance,No InStream Ads,Personal Finance Evergreen,PF Home Insurance,PF Insurance,ShowDisclaimer https://fortune.com/2026/08/14/people-stop-filming-meta-pervert-glasses-privacy/ Fortune en 2026-08-14T15:45:27-05:00 People are going to extreme lengths to stop themselves from being filmed through Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’ data privacy,facial recognition,Meta,Privacy,smart devices,Social Media https://fortune.com/2026/08/14/white-house-tariff-dodgers-112-billion-dollar-problem-trump-made-worse/ Fortune en 2026-08-14T15:33:21-05:00 ‘If your tariff was 0%, there’s no need to commit fraud’: The White House is sounding off on a $112 billion tariff-dodging scheme it made worse China,fraud,policy,Tariffs https://fortune.com/2026/08/14/youtube-shorts-exec-aparna-pappu-shortform-video-tiktok-instagram-reels/ Fortune en 2026-08-14T14:19:13-05:00 The exec behind YouTube Shorts says ‘decision fatigue’ is driving people to watch short-form video on their living room TVs career,Most Powerful Women,MPW Daily,no copyright,YouTube