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Phoebe Gates

Bill and Melinda French Gates gave their Gen Z daughter this piece of business advice before she launched her own $8 million startup

Before launching her $8 million startup, Phoebe Gates turned to her billionaire founder parents for advice. After all, when your dad is the cofounder of Microsoft, he might know a thing or two about building a business.

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September 17, 2025

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Under Armour’s CEO says micromanagement is ‘totally underestimated’ in business: ‘There’s too much lost on pretense’

Under Armour’s CEO says micromanagement is ‘totally underestimated’ in business: ‘There’s too much lost on pretense’

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Klarna and Google CEOs are vibe coding—a skill that could help you land your next job

Klarna and Google CEOs are vibe coding—a skill that could help you land your next job

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How Roy Jakobs is leveraging Dutch directness and the power of AI to transform Philips into a health-tech leader

How Roy Jakobs is leveraging Dutch directness and the power of AI to transform Philips into a health-tech leader

By Aslesha Mehta and Alex Wood Morton
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Future of Work

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AI has added $160 billion to ‘true GDP’ since 2022, Goldman Sachs says. There’s just one problem: That’s not official

AI has added $160 billion to ‘true GDP’ since 2022, Goldman Sachs says. There’s just one problem: That’s not official

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September 17, 2025
Female Gen Z workers say the best kind of bosses have one thing in common—they’re ‘girl dads’

Female Gen Z workers say the best kind of bosses have one thing in common—they’re ‘girl dads’

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September 17, 2025
A Muslim Walmart worker says he was impersonated as celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing, then suspended — and now fears for his family’s safety

A Muslim Walmart worker says he was impersonated as celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing, then suspended — and now fears for his family’s safety

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September 16, 2025

Success

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What the UK can learn from the U.S. about building a nation of investors

What the UK can learn from the U.S. about building a nation of investors

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September 17, 2025
Robert Redford said he worked at Yosemite National Park before making it in Hollywood, inspired by his first visit when he had ‘a mild case of polio’

Robert Redford said he worked at Yosemite National Park before making it in Hollywood, inspired by his first visit when he had ‘a mild case of polio’

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September 17, 2025
Female Gen Z workers say the best kind of bosses have one thing in common—they’re ‘girl dads’

Female Gen Z workers say the best kind of bosses have one thing in common—they’re ‘girl dads’

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September 17, 2025

Workplace Culture

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How to work with annoying people, according to peer-reviewed science

How to work with annoying people, according to peer-reviewed science

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September 17, 2025
Pete Hegseth goes to war against military beards, stresses ‘grooming standards which underpin the warrior ethos’

Pete Hegseth goes to war against military beards, stresses ‘grooming standards which underpin the warrior ethos’

By Konstantin Toropin and The Associated Press
September 17, 2025
Social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s death are baffling companies and exposing a bigger problem in American business

Social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s death are baffling companies and exposing a bigger problem in American business

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September 16, 2025

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Martha Stewart at Netflix's "Martha" New York Premiere at The Paris Theater on October 21, 2024 in New York, New York.
Success

Snoop Dogg taught Martha Stewart how to make a deal — ‘I wait for him to negotiate the contract, then I go and follow him’

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Fortune Global Forum 2024 Tuesday, November 12, 2024 New York, NY 2:25–2:55 PM TRUST AND TEAMWORK: A CEO PLAYBOOK In this exclusive closing conversation, football legend Tom Brady and Harvard Business School professor and leadership expert, Nitin Nohria, will discuss a key set of principles that business leaders can apply to help teams work together toward common goals–from creating a “culture of 100% effort” to recognizing unsung heroes and identifying motivational levers. As business leaders themselves, they also have unique insights on the trends that are shaping the world of business (and sports) today. Whether on the field or factory floor, in the classroom or the office, they’ll share why trust and teamwork is the secret to winning the game. Tom Brady, Seven-Time World Champion and Entrepreneur Nitin Nohria, Executive Chairman, Thrive Capital In conversation with: Alyson Shontell, Fortune Photograph by Rebecca Greenfield for Fortune
Conferences

Tom Brady calls out a problem with modern parenting: ‘Every time they mess up, we send them to an easier place to succeed’

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November 14, 2024
The CEO behind KFC and Taco Bell in China explains why bosses aren’t allowed to promote their direct reports
Conferences

The CEO behind KFC and Taco Bell in China explains why bosses aren’t allowed to promote their direct reports

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November 14, 2024
Matt Gaetz in 2024.
Politics

Matt Gaetz just resigned from Congress, ending a probe into sexual misconduct and drug use

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November 14, 2024
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on the third day of Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, on July 17, 2024.
Politics

Trump taps loyalists Matt Gaetz as attorney general, Tulsi Gabbard for national intelligence chief

By Michelle L. Price, Adriana Gomez Licon, Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller and The Associated Press
November 13, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Commentary

Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and the $35T national debt—entrepreneurs to the rescue

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November 13, 2024
We analyzed 40,000 M&A deals over 40 years. Here’s why 70-75% fail
Commentary

We analyzed 40,000 M&A deals over 40 years. Here’s why 70-75% fail

By Baruch Lev and Feng Gu
November 13, 2024
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s new leader, blasts COP29 as a ‘fish market’ as countries haggle for climate funds
Leadership

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s new leader, blasts COP29 as a ‘fish market’ as countries haggle for climate funds

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November 13, 2024
Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center on November 30, 2022 in New York City.
Tech

Amazon labor ruling outlaws mandatory anti-union meetings

By Robert Iafolla and Bloomberg
November 13, 2024
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Newsletters

Why this major drugmaker no longer has an ‘IT department’

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November 13, 2024
Why Eli Lilly’s CEO says failing faster is essential to the company’s success
Leadership

Why Eli Lilly’s CEO says failing faster is essential to the company’s success

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November 13, 2024
A group of Chinese government officials sit at one side of a long wooden board room table facing officials from the U.S. Dairy Council. In the background are green trees in three windows.
Newsletters

Most managers think they have a great corporate culture. Their employees aren’t so sure

By Brit Morse and Emma Burleigh
November 13, 2024
Jensen Huang reveals Softbank’s Masayoshi Son once offered to lend him money to buy Nvidia 
Tech

Jensen Huang reveals Softbank’s Masayoshi Son once offered to lend him money to buy Nvidia 

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November 13, 2024
Pharrell Williams, Artist and Entrepreneur, on Centre Stage during the opening night of Web Summit 2024
Success

Pharrell Williams says American dream isn’t about getting rich: ‘We are raised to think about how to make the most money because our parents thought that way’

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November 13, 2024
Elon Musk spent millions bolstering Trump, but the president ‘goes through people like tissues,’ says Kara Swisher
Politics

Elon Musk spent millions bolstering Trump, but the president ‘goes through people like tissues,’ says Kara Swisher

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November 13, 2024
This combination of pictures created on November 12, 2024 shows US entrepreneur and former Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy (L) speaks during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024, and SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as he speaks during his visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023
Politics

Trump says Musk, Ramaswamy to lead government efficiency effort

By Bill Allison and Bloomberg
November 13, 2024
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Finance

Authorities in Texas discovered more than 2,000 pounds of meth stuffed into serrano chili peppers 

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November 12, 2024
Donald Trump watching a video screen at a campaign rally.
Politics

Trump hunkers down with Elon Musk as officials reportedly jockey for jobs

By Chris Megerian, Jill Colvin and The Associated Press
November 12, 2024
John Hope Bryant gestures to a moderator while speaking on stage
Conferences

DEI efforts are critical to the U.S. economy because ‘there’s not enough white men,’ John Hope Bryant says

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November 12, 2024
Brian Doubles, president and CEO of Synchrony.
Commentary

RTO mandates aren’t for everyone. Here’s what we did instead—and it’s working: Synchrony CEO

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November 12, 2024
John Paulson
Leadership

Billionaire investor John Paulson shies away from Trump’s Treasury due to ‘complex financial obligations’

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November 12, 2024
Anne Wojcicki, wearing a red dress, sits in a white chair as she speaks.
Tech

After its entire board resigned overnight, 23andMe will cut over 200 employees and its cancer research in an urgent bid to nurse the company back to health

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November 12, 2024
Martha Stewart, the original influencer, says she hates the ‘trad wife’ trend that’s pervaded social media
Success

Martha Stewart, the original influencer, says she hates the ‘trad wife’ trend that’s pervaded social media

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November 12, 2024
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Conferences

Here’s what the CEO of NASDAQ is learning from her son in his mid-20s

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November 12, 2024
The ultra-rich are increasingly using private jets for short-term flights, racking up global emissions from a tiny fraction of the population
Success

The ultra-rich are increasingly using private jets for short-term flights, racking up global emissions from a tiny fraction of the population

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November 12, 2024
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Newsletters

Here’s how Canva’s Leadership Academy is training middle managers to become coaches

By Emma Burleigh and Brit Morse
November 12, 2024
Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy likely to be helmed by Marco Rubio and Michael Waltz, two China hawks from Florida
Politics

Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy likely to be helmed by Marco Rubio and Michael Waltz, two China hawks from Florida

By Adam Plowright and AFP
November 12, 2024
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Success

Gen Zers are avoiding university—but it could be the key to landing a hybrid job

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November 12, 2024
Gen Z and millennial worker productivity is being crushed by bosses who don’t understand them, top economics university research says
Success

Gen Z and millennial worker productivity is being crushed by bosses who don’t understand them, top economics university research says

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November 12, 2024
German government agrees to February snap election—just weeks after Trump’s inauguration—to restore political stability
Politics

German government agrees to February snap election—just weeks after Trump’s inauguration—to restore political stability

By Jastinder Khera and AFP
November 12, 2024

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