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Tech giants are shelling out up to $400K for AI evangelists to defend against surging American skepticism

Some firms are willing to pay high salaries for communications directors as Americans grow wary of AI.

By Jake AngeloFebruary 5, 2026

Forget a degree—$30 billion defense startup Anduril will fast-track your job application if you can win its AI drone-flying contest

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey admits he likes to hire people with experience off the beaten path—and he’s now scouting new talent via a drone-flying contest.

By Preston ForeFebruary 5, 2026

Nestlé’s CEO drinks 8 coffees a day, but says Gen Z staffers are his secret to staying sharp by ‘learning constantly’

In his company’s turnaround effort, Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil is drinking twice as much coffee as the average American—while admitting it’s Gen Z workers who keep him intellectually alert.

By Emma BurleighFebruary 5, 2026

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Eileen GU, wearing a red and while Beijing Olympics coat, smiles with her skis.

Freestyle skier Eileen Gu says she suffered ‘post-Olympic depression’: ‘You can win the Olympics and still just enter the deepest rut of your life’

Gu is the youngest-ever Olympic champion in freestyle skiing. She will compete at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milan beginning Feb. 7.

By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 7, 2026

Gen Z Patriots quarterback Drake Maye still drives a 2015 pickup truck even after it broke down on the highway—despite his $37 million contract

Maye joins the list of football stars who have lived humbly, even after receiving a generous paycheck.

By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 7, 2026

Meet a 27-year-old software engineer who turned a 1.0 GPA in high school into a six-figure career at American Express

Per Scholas has been bridging the skills divide for 30 years.

By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 6, 2026

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Meet the CEO taking Victoria’s Secret from ‘woke-washing’ to owning sexy again

Hillary Super is the first woman to run Victoria’s Secret & Co. “It’s hard to have an intuition about a category that you cannot put on your body,” she says.

By Emma HinchliffeFebruary 7, 2026

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos argues its Warner Bros. deal won’t hurt consumers. If so, they can cancel with one click

Sarandos defended Netflix’s Warner Bros. merger and argued customers hold the real power.

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 6, 2026

Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week

See which Fortune 500 companies are making changes to their C-suite ranks.

By Fortune EditorsFebruary 6, 2026

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Disney’s new D’Amaro-land: a dream team succession saga comes to life

Bob Iger was a returning general to Disney in 2022, but he built a roster of top lieutenants helping with his succession plan.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen HenriquesFebruary 4, 2026

‘Let a thousand flowers bloom,’ Jensen Huang says. Demanding ROI from AI is like forcing a child to make a business plan for a hobby

You don’t ask your kids to prove to you how they’re going to make money for you, Huang said: “We never do that at home. But we do it at work.”

By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 4, 2026

‘I felt a little useless, and it was sad’: Sam Altman feels obsolete using his own AI tools—and he’s not the only one

“I am sure we will figure out much better and more interesting ways to spend our time,” the OpenAI CEO said. “But I am feeling nostalgic for the present.”

By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 4, 2026

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