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AI is the most important civil and human rights issue of our time — HBCUs need to be in the driver’s seat

It will either become a force for extraordinary human flourishing, or it will entrench existing hierarchies in ways that may prove impossible to undo.

By Chris Hyams and Meme StylesMarch 11, 2026
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How the ultrawealthy use smartphone apps to avoid millions in taxes
By Jose AtilesMarch 11, 2026
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AI can double output. Human biology can’t
By Scott HutchesonMarch 10, 2026
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The AI risk that few organizations are governing
By Raj SharmaMarch 10, 2026
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Something will cause inflation to go up this year, but it’s not oil
By Steve H. Hanke and John GreenwoodMarch 9, 2026
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral Miami on March 9, 2026 in Doral, Florida.
EnergyThe fog of war is coming from inside the White House—and it cost oil markets $84 million in 10 minutes
By Eva RoytburgMarch 11, 2026
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SuccessMacKenzie Scott gave away more than $7 billion last year—but her secretive style got her snubbed from a top donors list
By Sydney LakeMarch 11, 2026
NewslettersWhy Levi’s turned a hackathon idea into an AI tool for store employees to make denim shopping easier
By John KellMarch 11, 2026
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Middle EastThe Strait of Hormuz isn’t totally closed. Meet the ‘shadow fleet’
By Charles Edward Gehrke and The ConversationMarch 11, 2026
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EconomyThe $38.9 trillion national debt is costing you thousands of extra dollars per year on your mortgage. Here’s how it adds up
By Jake AngeloMarch 11, 2026
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SuccessBlackRock is splashing $100 million on training plumbers, electricians, and HVAC technicians as its CEO flags a skilled trade worker shortage
By Preston ForeMarch 11, 2026
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SuccessApple CEO Tim Cook says his late predecessor Steve Jobs gave him this unusual advice when he handed over the reins: ‘Never ask what I would do’
By Emma BurleighMarch 11, 2026
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EnergyThe IEA is releasing a record 400 million barrels of emergency oil. It may not be enough
By The Associated Press, Samuel Petrequin and Kirsten GrieshaberMarch 11, 2026
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CommentaryI’m a woman working in ‘deep tech.’ Here’s why you don’t see more women in AI (hint: it isn’t a pipeline problem)
By Brooke Hartley MoyAugust 21, 2024
Gen Z tech entrepreneurs Cooper Scanlon and Rushi Manche, cofounders of Movement Labs.
CommentaryWe’re Gen Z college dropouts who raised $41.4M for our blockchain startup. Here’s how we did it
By Cooper Scanlon and Rushi MancheAugust 20, 2024
CommentaryGen Z are demanding more in the workplace. Here’s how we changed our culture for them to thrive
By Aytekin TankAugust 20, 2024
CommentaryWhy Indian CEOs rarely turn into comic book villains
By Vivek WadhwaAugust 20, 2024
CommentaryThese boom-and-bust tech cycles show that if AI investment wanes, the recovery will be quick
By Jeff GrabowAugust 20, 2024
CommentaryAn economic catastrophe is lurking beneath Russia’s GDP growth as Putin ‘throws everything into the fireplace’
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Michal Wyrebkowski, Anders Aslund and Tymofiy MylovanovAugust 19, 2024
CommentaryHow the internet’s charm can disrupt our kids’ perceptions
By Taft ParsonsAugust 19, 2024
CommentaryThe 2024 U.S. presidential election reflects a changing America. Expect conflict ‘for the next generation,’ say top pollsters
By Clifford Young and Chris JacksonAugust 19, 2024
Bizzy Cold Brew cofounders Andrew Healy and Alex French (right)
CommentaryHow we went from making cold brew coffee at home to producing 350,000 cups a day—and selling it via Target and Walmart
By Alex FrenchAugust 16, 2024
CommentaryThe most underrated leadership skill, according to Jake Sullivan
By Jake SullivanAugust 16, 2024
CommentaryInvestors, entrepreneurs, and good ideas are becoming collateral damage as the U.S. and China battle over dual-use tech
By Henny SenderAugust 16, 2024
RegulatorsKamala Harris should help Democrats reclaim their reputation as the pro-tech party
By Kristin SmithAugust 15, 2024
Anne Chow is opting for "rewirement" over retirement.
CommentaryFellow Gen Xers: That retirement crisis you’re losing sleep over is a ‘rewirement’ opportunity
By Anne ChowAugust 15, 2024
Natracare founder and CEO Susie Hewson.
CommentaryToxic metals found in tampons have set off alarm bells—the kind I responded to 35 years ago when starting my company
By Susie HewsonAugust 15, 2024
CommentaryYoshua Bengio: California’s AI safety bill will protect consumers and innovation
By Yoshua BengioAugust 15, 2024
CommentaryBrian Niccol may well be the messiah Starbucks—and Howard Schultz—have been looking for
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques and Steven TianAugust 14, 2024
CommentaryThe ‘sustainability recession’ will end soon—and not by choice
By Andrew WinstonAugust 14, 2024
CommentarySam Altman warned OpenAI will ‘steamroll’ AI startups. I run one. Here’s why I’m not worried
By Eric OlsonAugust 13, 2024
Julieanna Etter, wary of student debt, is pursuing a career in the homebuilding industry straight out of high school.
CommentaryI’m a Gen Zer starting a career in homebuilding. Skipping college—and student debt—was the best decision I ever made
By Julieanna EtterAugust 13, 2024
Commentary‘Survive until 2025’: The U.K. gaming industry fights for the future amid U.S. strikes
By Paul SulyokAugust 13, 2024
CommentaryThe WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich had his employer’s support—but that’s not always the case for employees on an overseas mission
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianAugust 12, 2024
CommentaryHere’s the real reason Ozempic-like weight-loss drugs are so popular
By Bill NovelliAugust 12, 2024
Netlist founder and CEO Chuck Hong.
CommentaryBig Tech’s abuse of the patent system must end—take it from me, I’ve fought Google over IP for years
By Chuck HongAugust 9, 2024
CommentaryGeorgia Tech professor: Banning AI from school is a mistake
By Arijit RaychowdhuryAugust 9, 2024
CommentaryElderly Americans are losing millions to real estate scams
By Elizabeth BlosserAugust 9, 2024
CommentaryExtreme weather nearly killed my business, and climate change means more of it. What I wish I’d known
By Mityne LewisAugust 9, 2024
CommentaryPaul Polman: It’s time to stand with Bangladesh—and my friend Muhammad Yunus
By Paul PolmanAugust 8, 2024
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Commentary4 potential scenarios—and 1 map—showing how the world will trade goods for the next decade, according to BCG
By Nikolaus Lang, Marc Gilbert and Michael McAdooAugust 7, 2024
CommentaryMarkets have overestimated AI-driven productivity gains, says MIT economist
By Daron AcemogluAugust 6, 2024
Commentary‘The Godmother of AI’ says California’s well-intended AI bill will harm the U.S. ecosystem
By Fei-Fei LiAugust 6, 2024
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