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The rise of 'conspicuous waiting': The 19th-century economic theory that explains why Gen Z posts their place in line

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Tim Cook signed off on his final Apple earnings call with a warning about a ‘100-year flood’ in memory chip pricing

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He worked 100-hour weeks to save a nearly bankrupt boat company. At 83, he’s just turned down $400 million for it—and gave it all to charity instead

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Y Combinator‑backed AI startup is under fire after its founder offered instant interviews to partygoers who got company tattoos, then apologized

Y Combinator‑backed AI startup is under fire after its founder offered instant interviews to partygoers who got company tattoos, then apologized

LemonLime’s cofounder apologized following a flurry of online backlash and offered to cover removal costs for the tattoos

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 31, 2026

The power couple of AI is getting married in Carmel, days after groom Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund nearly blew up

By Eva RoytburgJuly 31, 2026

Mike Wirth, chief executive officer of Chevron.

Chevron posts largest quarterly profit ever, and Exxon income surges as Iran war squeezes oil supply

By Jordan BlumJuly 31, 2026

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The post-pandemic classroom is quietly ditching the laptop-for-every-kid model

By Janice Mak and The ConversationJuly 31, 2026

Mark Cuban’s cofounder once told him: ‘We don’t get as much done because people are afraid of you’

Mark Cuban’s cofounder once told him: ‘We don’t get as much done because people are afraid of you’

By Sarah GlodekJuly 31, 2026

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The World Cup’s VAR fights are a preview of every company’s AI rollout problem

By Pooya Tabesh and The ConversationJuly 31, 2026

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More than half of Gen Zers want to become influencers—so now Arizona State University is offering a content creation degree for $142K

Arizona State University is helping turn its students into influencers with a bachelor’s degree in building a social media empire.

By Emma BurleighJuly 31, 2026

Anthropic says its Claude models escaped a testing environment and hacked three real companies

Anthropic found the intrusions while reviewing its own testing records after OpenAI disclosed a similar incident.

By Beatrice NolanJuly 31, 2026

Bausch & Lomb CEO: the AI hysteria is nothing new

AI is being talked about as though business has never encountered a technological shift before. And just like the other times, one thing gets overlooked.

By Brent SaundersJuly 31, 2026

Fed study: AI’s slow productivity story fits a century-old historical pattern

Researchers at the St. Louis Fed looked through 490,000 earnings calls and saw AI productivity surged—but only in talk.

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 31, 2026

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‘Retiring backwards’: How cold economic reality forced Gen X into something like the reverse of baby boomers’ golden years

‘Retiring backwards’: How cold economic reality forced Gen X into something like the reverse of baby boomers’ golden years

Time to get the band back together and get on the skateboard. It’s a retirement plan from a thrift store.

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 31, 2026

Jensen Huang says this is the greatest time in history to start a business—and his advice is to stop overthinking it: ‘How hard can it be?’

The billionaire CEO has spent the last three decades building Nvidia —but says one simple mindset helped turn a diner-booth idea into a $4.7 trillion giant.

By Preston ForeJuly 31, 2026

The competition passed on a flying toy. We built it into $100 million dollar business

In his new book, Spin Master’s Ronnen Harary explains how three founders in their 20s took a toy everyone rejected and turned it into Air Hogs.

By Ronnen HararyJuly 31, 2026

National Guard major rented hotel rooms on the government’s dime just to hide a second wife, prosecutors say

Maj. Collin Welch forged divorce papers, immigration letters and Social Security cards to hide a Mongolian wife from his real family.

By Jonathan J. Cooper and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2026

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Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power, July 18–31, 2026

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By Fortune EditorsJuly 31, 2026

Apple shows that AI winners don’t have to build the biggest models

A Fortune analysis looks at Apple’s strategy of skipping the AI infrastructure arms race.

By Sheryl EstradaJuly 31, 2026

Meet the jet-setting fashion editor who turned a New York manicure at 23 into Nails.Inc—Despite selling for $40 million, she still wakes at 5:45 a.m.

Victoria Beckham and even McDonald’s helped launch Thea Green’s nail polish in America. Now Nails.Inc sells a bottle of polish every minute

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 31, 2026

Ferrari’s Jony Ive–designed model was mocked by the internet, but it’s selling like hotcakes

When the Luce was released, Ferrari’s former president and chairman said he hoped “they take the prancing horse off that car, at least.”

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 31, 2026

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Scouting America cuts LGBTQ+ spaces at jamboree under Pentagon pressure

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to end military ties unless Scouting America dropped diversity initiatives by late August.

By Jamie Stengle and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2026

‘We’re still here standing’: the restaurant world’s fallen angel is reopening with its founder chef or its 3 Michelin stars

Copenhagen’s Noma returns under new chef Pablo Soto with a monthly-changing menu, five months after René Redzepi stepped down over abuse allegations.

By James Brooks, Stefanie Dazio and The Associated PressJuly 30, 2026

EEOC has indefinitely suspended all federal-sector class complaints, lawsuit claims

Attorneys say the undisclosed suspension has left correctional officers facing escalating abuse with no timeline for relief.

By Alexandra Olson and The Associated PressJuly 29, 2026

He worked 100-hour weeks to save a nearly bankrupt boat company. At 83, he’s just turned down $400 million for it—and gave it all to charity instead

Instead of selling Grady-White Boats for $400 million, Eddie Smith Jr. was inspired by Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard to donate profits to charity.

By Preston ForeJuly 29, 2026

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By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and BloombergJuly 31, 2026

LinkedIn adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button after blocking billions of automated comment attempts in the last few months

LinkedIn adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button after blocking billions of automated comment attempts in the last few months

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 31, 2026

Warsh considering reducing number of Fed meetings, NYT reports

Warsh considering reducing number of Fed meetings, NYT reports

By Enda Curran and BloombergJuly 31, 2026

Asia’s aging population doesn’t have to be a fiscal burden. With smart planning, it can be a growth opportunity

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By Runchana Pongsaparn and Koon Hui TeeJuly 31, 2026

European nations have won more than half of all World Cups. Now they’re threatening to boycott the next one

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Amazon may owe you money: It just got $600 million in tariff refunds after a lawsuit accused it of favoring Trump

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By Catherina GioinoJuly 31, 2026

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By Camila Grigera NaónJuly 31, 2026

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I’ve spent 25 years studying loneliness. AI is about to make it much worse
By Clay RoutledgeMay 23, 2026

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By Kristin StollerMay 26, 2026

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By Nick LichtenbergMay 26, 2026

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By Sheryl EstradaMay 26, 2026

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U.S. would only break Iranian ceasefire if there was ‘absolutely no alternative,’ says Deutsche Bank—this weekend was a warning shot

By Eleanor PringleMay 26, 2026

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By Nick LichtenbergMay 26, 2026

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Creators who built followings based on trust refuse to outsource some tasks to AI: Humans can ‘sense a decoy’

Creators who built followings based on trust refuse to outsource some tasks to AI: Humans can ‘sense a decoy’

By Diane BradyMay 26, 2026

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By Rose Van AlstineMay 26, 2026

$7.2 billion AI CEO gets thousands of job applications a day but still can’t find candidates with a strong work ethic

$7.2 billion AI CEO gets thousands of job applications a day but still can’t find candidates with a strong work ethic

By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 26, 2026

Rosewood Hotel Group institutes a global 16-week paid parental leave policy as Asia grapples with falling birth rates

Rosewood Hotel Group institutes a global 16-week paid parental leave policy as Asia grapples with falling birth rates

By Nicholas GordonMay 25, 2026

Simon Sinek says the most successful people in the world ‘hit zero’ or came close to it: Failure is ‘the gift’

Simon Sinek says the most successful people in the world ‘hit zero’ or came close to it: Failure is ‘the gift’

By Sydney LakeMay 25, 2026

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By Nick LichtenbergMay 25, 2026

Forget quiet quitting—4 in 10 millennials are taking ‘quiet vacations’ and checking out of work (and the country) on company dime instead

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By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 25, 2026

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By Preston ForeMay 25, 2026

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By Emma BurleighMay 25, 2026

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By Richard McCathronMay 25, 2026

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By Nick LichtenbergMay 25, 2026

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Marc Perry, Toyota Alabama president and Jack Crowley in the lab with the students.

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By Emma BurleighMay 23, 2026

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By Jake AngeloMay 23, 2026

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By Matt Helmer and Maxwell JohnsonMay 23, 2026

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By Ashley YetmanMay 23, 2026

Josh Smith, founder of Montana Knife Company.

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By Nick LichtenbergMay 23, 2026

Jon McNeill

Ex-Tesla president shares the secret to success he learned from his former boss, Elon Musk: ‘He demands to only work with world-class talent’

By Preston ForeMay 23, 2026

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