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Tim Cook built Apple into a $4 trillion company. Then his greatest strength became his biggest liability

The instincts that make a CEO great are often the same that eventually hold them back. Cook’s departure is the most public example in corporate history.

By Andrea PetroneApril 25, 2026

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I lost my job to AI. Here’s why mass layoffs won’t transform your company

By Mark QuinnApril 25, 2026

Asia is turning to coal in the Iran crisis, but nuclear power will be the real endgame

Asia is turning to coal in the Iran crisis, but nuclear power will be the real endgame

By Julius Cesar TrajanoApril 24, 2026

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We could cut 180,000 preventable hospital deaths a year. Here’s exactly why we haven’t

By Joe KianiApril 24, 2026

Gen Alpha can’t write emails to grandma without ChatGPT. It’s time for a ‘Digital Harm Tax’

Gen Alpha can’t write emails to grandma without ChatGPT. It’s time for a ‘Digital Harm Tax’

By Larz MayApril 24, 2026

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Mythos access by Discord group reveals real danger of AI-powered hacking

By Stefanie SchappertApril 24, 2026

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U.S. considers using Defense Production Act for Spirit bailout

Politics U.S. considers using Defense Production Act for Spirit bailout

By Allyson Versprille and BloombergApril 25, 2026

Trump reports flurry of March bond purchases in new disclosure

Politics Trump reports flurry of March bond purchases in new disclosure

By Josh Wingrove, Gregory Korte and BloombergApril 25, 2026

Trump sends Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan to salvage ceasefire talks with Iran, which will engage in mediation efforts ‘until a result is achieved’

Politics Trump sends Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan to salvage ceasefire talks with Iran, which will engage in mediation efforts ‘until a result is achieved’

By Munir Ahmed, Samy Magdy, Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressApril 25, 2026

Mine warfare and mind games: ‘You just have to make people believe that you’ve laid mines’

Politics Mine warfare and mind games: ‘You just have to make people believe that you’ve laid mines’

By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, David McHugh and The Associated PressApril 25, 2026

Trump’s hatred for ‘windmills’ threatens Republicans in coastal Virginia who now face more political peril after the state’s redistricting vote

Politics Trump’s hatred for ‘windmills’ threatens Republicans in coastal Virginia who now face more political peril after the state’s redistricting vote

By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressApril 25, 2026

Kevin Warsh is poised to lead the Fed with none of the gravitas Greenspan had but plenty of baggage from Trump, former Powell adviser says

Economy Kevin Warsh is poised to lead the Fed with none of the gravitas Greenspan had but plenty of baggage from Trump, former Powell adviser says

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressApril 25, 2026

Milestones like marriage and parenthood are so delayed for millennials and Gen Z many of them are skipping out on life insurance, report finds

Personal Finance Milestones like marriage and parenthood are so delayed for millennials and Gen Z many of them are skipping out on life insurance, report finds

By Sydney LakeApril 25, 2026

Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs

Success Apple’s Steve Jobs told students to never ‘settle’ in their careers: ‘If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking’

By Emma BurleighApril 25, 2026

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Teens are getting colorectal cancer at unprecedented rates—but a little-known IRA provision is blocking new lifesaving treatments

Commentary Teens are getting colorectal cancer at unprecedented rates—but a little-known IRA provision is blocking new lifesaving treatments

By Michael SapienzaAugust 2, 2024

Commentary Tech billionaires’ Trump-Vance dance is missing the point: You can’t always get what you want
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Anthony ScaramucciJuly 18, 2024

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is trying to explain away the inflation rollercoaster—but money supply is absent from his script

Commentary Fed Chair Jerome Powell is trying to explain away the inflation rollercoaster—but money supply is absent from his script

By John Greenwood and Steve H. HankeAugust 2, 2024

Simone Biles has really destigmatized mental health leave for millions of women

Commentary Simone Biles has really destigmatized mental health leave for millions of women

By Jennifer BirdsallAugust 2, 2024

Meta, Microsoft, and Google blew blinding amounts of AI smoke during earnings—here’s what we actually learned

Tech Meta, Microsoft, and Google blew blinding amounts of AI smoke during earnings—here’s what we actually learned

By Alexei OreskovicAugust 1, 2024

Heather Shoemaker, CEO of Language I/O

Commentary Biases in AI chatbots pose a risk to my real-time translation startup. Diversity and inclusion help us fight them

By Heather ShoemakerJuly 31, 2024

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro proves Milton Friedman right, 60 years later

Commentary Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro proves Milton Friedman right, 60 years later

By Benjamin PowellJuly 31, 2024

Commentary Healthy women help everyone rise—I’ve seen it in Kenya
By Wendo AszedJuly 18, 2024

The ‘Trump Dump’ is back—and the stocks that he targets are crashing

Commentary The ‘Trump Dump’ is back—and the stocks that he targets are crashing

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Whitney Tilson and Steven TianJuly 30, 2024

Angela Fitch. cofounder and chief medical officer of knownwell.

Commentary I’m an obesity medicine doctor and I’ve been on weight-loss drugs like Ozempic for a decade. Here’s why I think they aren’t a fad

By Angela FitchJuly 30, 2024

The rise of Kamala Harris proves Indian-Americans’ winning bet on assimilation is paying off

Commentary The rise of Kamala Harris proves Indian-Americans’ winning bet on assimilation is paying off

By Vivek WadhwaJuly 30, 2024

AI cannot replace software engineers—take it from someone who fought to become one and now helps others pursue the career

Commentary AI cannot replace software engineers—take it from someone who fought to become one and now helps others pursue the career

By Winston TangJuly 30, 2024

Paris Saint-Denis and London Stratford tell a tale of two difficult suburbs transformed by the Olympic Games

Commentary Paris Saint-Denis and London Stratford tell a tale of two difficult suburbs transformed by the Olympic Games

By Gavin PooleJuly 30, 2024

Commentary For all the talk about European decline, data shows U.S. software companies don’t have a future without the old continent
By Brennan O’DonnellJuly 18, 2024

Richard Attias: ‘We don’t need to rely exclusively on Western countries to level up the less developed ones’

Commentary Richard Attias: ‘We don’t need to rely exclusively on Western countries to level up the less developed ones’

By Richard AttiasJuly 29, 2024

Trump and Vance shouldn’t give in to European-style labor regulation

Commentary Trump and Vance shouldn’t give in to European-style labor regulation

By Liya PalagashviliJuly 29, 2024

40% of the world’s water needs will go unmet by 2030 as desalination tech plateaus

Commentary 40% of the world’s water needs will go unmet by 2030 as desalination tech plateaus

By Anousheh AnsariJuly 26, 2024

Harris and Trump need to seduce politically fluid Gen Z ‘Tinder singles’ to win

Commentary Harris and Trump need to seduce politically fluid Gen Z ‘Tinder singles’ to win

By Matt Canter and Sara FagenJuly 26, 2024

An intergenerational epidemic is bubbling beneath America’s maternal mental health crisis

Commentary An intergenerational epidemic is bubbling beneath America’s maternal mental health crisis

By Shama RathiJuly 26, 2024

Forget the pundits and polls—internet prediction markets anticipated Biden’s withdrawal weeks ago

Commentary Forget the pundits and polls—internet prediction markets anticipated Biden’s withdrawal weeks ago

By Alex TapscottJuly 25, 2024

How Americans can stay safe at the Paris Olympics amid global threats, according to top security experts

Commentary How Americans can stay safe at the Paris Olympics amid global threats, according to top security experts

By Andrew Borene and Peter FordJuly 25, 2024

Asia’s productivity is lagging behind. Generative AI—and the region’s digital edge—can help close the gap

Commentary Asia’s productivity is lagging behind. Generative AI—and the region’s digital edge—can help close the gap

By Patrick Winter and Sooyeon KimJuly 24, 2024

Private equity is devouring the economy as boomer entrepreneurs exit—but a new approach to employee ownership can change that

Commentary Private equity is devouring the economy as boomer entrepreneurs exit—but a new approach to employee ownership can change that

By Bill FotschJuly 24, 2024

AI could become the ‘new steel’ as overcapacity risk goes unnoticed

Commentary AI could become the ‘new steel’ as overcapacity risk goes unnoticed

By Susan Ariel AaronsonJuly 24, 2024

AI could be the best long-term disinflationary force in a challenging global economy

Commentary AI could be the best long-term disinflationary force in a challenging global economy

By Sowmyanarayan SampathJuly 23, 2024

Biden follows a long line of Western leaders who voluntarily surrendered power at the end of a ‘heroic journey,’ says the author of The Hero’s Farewell

Commentary Biden follows a long line of Western leaders who voluntarily surrendered power at the end of a ‘heroic journey,’ says the author of The Hero’s Farewell

By Jeffrey SonnenfeldJuly 23, 2024

The global M&A market’s big-deal bravado is losing steam as rates stay high in 2024

Commentary The global M&A market’s big-deal bravado is losing steam as rates stay high in 2024

By Lucinda GuthrieJuly 23, 2024

How people and Gen AI can work together to grow the economy

Commentary How people and Gen AI can work together to grow the economy

By Manish SharmaJuly 22, 2024

Why it’s so difficult to convince leaders like President Biden to step back

Commentary Why it’s so difficult to convince leaders like President Biden to step back

By David MeadvinJuly 22, 2024

Summer could be the worst time of the year for employee mental health. Here’s why

Commentary Summer could be the worst time of the year for employee mental health. Here’s why

By Smriti JoshiJuly 22, 2024

Jotform founder Aytekin Tank

Commentary Introversion didn’t stop me from growing my company to over 650 employees—and shouldn’t stop you either

By Aytekin TankJuly 19, 2024

Legendary venture capitalist Mike Maples has revealed the one thing world-changing startups have in common. Use it to spot the next winners in the age of exponential tech

Commentary Legendary venture capitalist Mike Maples has revealed the one thing world-changing startups have in common. Use it to spot the next winners in the age of exponential tech

By Vivek WadhwaJuly 19, 2024

Blanket phone bans in schools are well-intentioned—but they could backfire

Commentary Blanket phone bans in schools are well-intentioned—but they could backfire

By Dylan DiamondJuly 19, 2024

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Despite nearing their 60s, nearly four in 10 Americans heading towards the end of their careers don’t even have a retirement account

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By Emma BurleighApril 23, 2026

According to Warren Buffett's math the stock market is officially in 'playing with fire' territory. So when is the next crash coming?

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By Shawn TullyApril 25, 2026

This is a ‘come to Jesus moment’: Ford CEO says American carmakers are battling a perfect storm

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By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 24, 2026

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