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The sound of graduating from college in the AI summer of 2026: boo!

“There is a fear in your generation that the future has already been written, that the machines are coming, that the jobs are evaporating.”

By Heather Hollingsworth, Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated PressMay 20, 2026

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3 reasons kids hate AI—especially the ones who refuse to even try it

By Nick LichtenbergMay 20, 2026

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Despite a $500 million net worth, Shaq just finished his fourth degree. He warns graduates: ‘Your character will take you further than your resume’

By Preston ForeMay 20, 2026

FJ Campbell, MD, is chief medical officer at Ardent Health.

A doctor shortage is coming. AI could be the only realistic fix

By FJ CampbellMay 20, 2026

Accenture exec says the consulting giant is hiring more entry-level workers out of college compared to last year

Accenture exec says the consulting giant is hiring more entry-level workers out of college compared to last year

By Emma BurleighMay 20, 2026

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The 50-year-old law that governed every software company just broke. Here’s what replaces it

By Martin Casado and Abhishek NagarajMay 20, 2026

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Milken-Harris Poll: 80% of Americans want AI workforce programs now — and Washington hasn’t delivered

Our poll finds workers and business leaders agree: the U.S. needs a coordinated national response, even a new social safety net, for AI job disruption.

By Karen Kornbluh and Libby RodneyMay 20, 2026

Why the AI field’s biggest names are betting billions on ‘world models’

A new class of AI models looks to help self-driving cars and robots understand—and predict—the physical world.

By Sharon GoldmanMay 20, 2026

Indeed chief economist says the sectors most exposed to AI are seeing a big growth in job demand

Indeed’s chief economist Svenja Gudell believes AI-exposed industries like software development are actually adding jobs and could enjoy a “wage premium.”

By Emma BurleighMay 19, 2026

ThredUp’s CEO has a warning for five-day companies: You’re going to lose the talent war

A four-day workweek leaves employees more content and well-rested, and that directly translated to increased and sustained revenues.

By Catherina GioinoMay 20, 2026

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Tom Brady tells Gen Z to treat their careers like the Super Bowl: ‘You may only get one chance to impress your boss or land a promotion’

The seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady admits success can be fleeting while pointing to Blackberry and Blockbuster. ‘Sometimes there isn’t another day.’

By Preston ForeMay 19, 2026

$30 billion Twilio CEO wakes at 4:30 a.m., works Sundays and runs laps around his house between meetings to blow off steam

EXCLUSIVE: Running a $30 billion company looks like 4:30 a.m. starts, working on Sundays and running laps around the house to blow off steam—and Twilio’s CEO says all his peers have similarly strict routines.

By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 19, 2026

We found the real reason 70% of transformations fail

It’s not strategy. It’s not funding. It’s a cognitive bias called the false consensus effect.

By Julia Dhar, Kristy R. Ellmer and Philip JamesonMay 19, 2026

Will the future of work for Gen Z include space? Tech leaders predict space work and travel could be just a decade away

As the number of Gen Z’s entry-level jobs shrinks, billionaires like Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk say the real growth is soon leaving Earth.

By Preston ForeMay 19, 2026

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Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didn’t exist: ‘Those problems disappeared when I let them go’

Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow says a culture of “entitlement” forced a sweeping reset—including cutting the HR team, he says, which was “creating problems that didn’t exist.”

By Preston ForeMay 19, 2026

Why the 137-year-old developer Hongkong Land is reinventing itself—and trying to broaden its focus beyond its home city

Hong Kong currently makes up 60% of Hongkong Land’s rental income; CEO Michael Smith, who took over in 2024, wants to get it down to 40%.

By Nicholas GordonMay 19, 2026

Andrej Karpathy, OpenAI founding member and inventor of ‘vibe coding,’ defects to Anthropic

Karpathy, one of AI’s most influential voices, posted a “personal update” on X: “I’ve joined Anthropic.”

By Eva RoytburgMay 19, 2026

DEI experts say the acronym may be radioactive, but the underlying business case is stronger than ever

Two former chief diversity officers say companies that abandon DEI under pressure are making a costly, long-term business mistake.

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 19, 2026

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Dr. Bernice King on why companies that walked back DEI were never truly committed: ‘If you retreat that quick…that reveals who you really are’

The daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. says corporate retreats from DEI initiatives expose which companies genuinely cared.

By Preston ForeMay 19, 2026

CEO of AI-powered performance review firm says annual evaluations weren’t designed for the AI era: ‘The practice just hasn’t kept up’

15Five CEO David Hassell told Fortune that companies must stop relying on the annual performance review cadence.

By Jake AngeloMay 19, 2026

‘Change the World’ idealism is dying in Silicon Valley. We’ll miss it when it’s gone

“City on the Edge” author Jonathan Weber says the techno-optimism accompanying today’s AI boom is missing the values that made Silicon Valley great.

By Jonathan WeberMay 19, 2026

WeWork and Upwork CEOs confirm the Gen Z hiring nightmare is real—but it’s nothing new

WeWork CEO John Santora says it’s time for older generations to step up and mentor entry-level workers.

By Jacqueline MunisMay 19, 2026

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Innovation Jurassic Park isn’t just a movie anymore as de-extinction startup hatches live chicks

By Adithi Ramakrishnan and The Associated PressMay 20, 2026

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Politics Anti-Trump Republicans are dead pols walking. Call them the ‘YOLO caucus’

By Steven Sloan, Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressMay 20, 2026

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North America 56-year-old woman dies after stepping out of car and into open manhole in New York City

By Dave Collins, Julie Walker and The Associated PressMay 20, 2026

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AI San Francisco thinks AI can save the whales. Here’s how

By Annika Hammerschlag and The Associated PressMay 20, 2026

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Politics ‘We will not be intimidated into silence’: George Soros foundation pledges $300 million toward democratic rights

By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressMay 20, 2026

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Retail Target posts biggest jump in comparable sales in 4 years as turnaround takes shape

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressMay 20, 2026

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Real Estate Single Gen Z women are destroying their male counterparts when it comes to buying their first house

By Alex Veiga and The Associated PressMay 20, 2026

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Politics Trump gets revenge on Epstein rebel Thomas Massie in Kentucky GOP primary

By Jesse Bedayn, Dylan Lovan and The Associated PressMay 20, 2026

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What the 25 most powerful rising executives reveal about tomorrow’s CEO playbook

C-Suite What the 25 most powerful rising executives reveal about tomorrow’s CEO playbook

By Ruth UmohDecember 16, 2025

AI ‘Godmother of AI’ says degrees are less important in hiring than how quickly you can ‘superpower yourself’ with new tools
By Nino PaoliDecember 12, 2025

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C-Suite The silent, subtle mistakes that take executives out of the CEO race

By Ruth UmohDecember 16, 2025

Technological shifts are breeding a new type of CEO: Meet 25 rising execs inside the Fortune 500

Newsletters Technological shifts are breeding a new type of CEO: Meet 25 rising execs inside the Fortune 500

By Diane BradyDecember 16, 2025

C-Suite Meet the 25 most powerful rising executives reshaping corporate America

By Ruth UmohDecember 16, 2025

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Future of Work The job market is so bad, people in their 40s are resorting to going back to school instead of looking for work

By Sydney LakeDecember 16, 2025

‘2026 has to be a year of execution’: AI investment pressures, supply-chain risks, and strategy misalignment are all on the line for CFOs

C-Suite ‘2026 has to be a year of execution’: AI investment pressures, supply-chain risks, and strategy misalignment are all on the line for CFOs

By Alex Zank and CFO BrewDecember 15, 2025

C-Suite Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week, Dec. 6-12, 2025
By Fortune EditorsDecember 12, 2025

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt wonders why AI companies don’t have to ‘follow any laws’

AI Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt wonders why AI companies don’t have to ‘follow any laws’

By Nick LichtenbergDecember 15, 2025

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AI Google cofounder Sergey Brin said he was ‘spiraling’ before returning to work on Gemini—and staying retired ‘would’ve been a big mistake’

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 15, 2025

Gen Z workers collaborate in the office.

Success PwC U.K. is giving Gen Z grads ‘resilience’ training in their first 6 months on the job, to get better at handling criticisms and office politics

By Emma BurleighDecember 15, 2025

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Politics Rich Western countries face a stark choice: 6-day workweeks or more immigration, top economist warns

By Eva RoytburgDecember 15, 2025

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AI The 3 trends that dominated companies’ AI rollouts in 2025

By Sage LazzaroDecember 15, 2025

Success Apple CEO Tim Cook out-earns the average American’s salary in just 7 hours—to put that into context, he could buy a new $439,000 home in just 2 days
By Emma BurleighDecember 12, 2025

2025 was the year of agentic AI. How did we do?

AI 2025 was the year of agentic AI. How did we do?

By John KellDecember 15, 2025

The big AI New Year’s resolution for businesses in 2026: ROI

AI The big AI New Year’s resolution for businesses in 2026: ROI

By Sage LazzaroDecember 15, 2025

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Success Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he went to ‘night school’ for an hour every day with Barack Obama and even turned in homework

By Preston ForeDecember 15, 2025

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Commentary I lead Microsoft’s enterprise AI agent strategy. Here’s what every company should know about how agents will rewrite work

By Charles LamannaDecember 15, 2025

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Success Bad luck, six-figure earners: Elon Musk warns that money will ‘disappear’ in the future as AI makes work (and salaries) irrelevant

By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 15, 2025

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Newsletters Unlimited vacation policies can work—it just depends on where employees are based

By Kristin StollerDecember 15, 2025

President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on December 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Newsletters CEOs usually favor less regulation. But not all are happy with Trump’s executive order to block state AI laws

By Diane BradyDecember 15, 2025

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AI Deloitte’s CTO on a stunning AI transformation stat: Companies are spending 93% on tech and only 7% on people

By Nick LichtenbergDecember 15, 2025

Nicotine pouches offer huge promise—so long as the U.S. doesn’t repeat its mistake with vaping

Health Nicotine pouches offer huge promise—so long as the U.S. doesn’t repeat its mistake with vaping

By Max CunninghamDecember 14, 2025

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C-Suite Atlantic CEO Nick Thompson on how he learned to ‘just keep moving forward’ after his famous firing at 22

By Nick LichtenbergDecember 14, 2025

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Success Chess.com cofounder says it took a pinch of delusion to bring the traditional game online—and it’s a ‘requirement for every successful entrepreneur’

By Emma BurleighDecember 14, 2025

JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon says AI will eliminate jobs—and that soft skills will be more important than ever.

Future of Work Jamie Dimon says soft skills like emotional intelligence and communication are vital as AI eliminates roles

By Nino PaoliDecember 14, 2025

Nicholas Thompson

C-Suite I took over one of the most prestigious media firms while training for an ultramarathon. Here’s what I learned becoming CEO of The Atlantic

By Nicholas ThompsonDecember 13, 2025

Lauren Antonoff

Success Once a college dropout, this CEO went back to school at 52—but she still says the Gen Zers who will succeed are those who ‘forge their own path’

By Preston ForeDecember 13, 2025

The CEO of one of Asia’s largest co-working space providers says his business has more in common with hotels

Asia The CEO of one of Asia’s largest co-working space providers says his business has more in common with hotels

By Angelica AngDecember 12, 2025

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Health ‘Tragedy in the making’: Top healthcare exec on why insurance will spike to subsidize a tax cut to millionaires and billionaires

By Nick LichtenbergDecember 12, 2025

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AI The fastest athletes in the world can botch a baton pass if trust isn’t there—and the same is true of AI, Blackbaud exec says

By Amanda GerutDecember 12, 2025

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AI Creative workers won’t be replaced by AI—but their roles will change to become ‘directors’ managing AI agents, executives say

By Beatrice NolanDecember 12, 2025

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Success Ryan Serhant, a real estate mogul who’s met over 100 billionaires, reveals his best networking advice: ‘Every room I go into, I use the two C’s‘

By Dave SmithDecember 12, 2025

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Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didn’t exist: ‘Those problems disappeared when I let them go’

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