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Actor Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman advises new grads that the most powerful career cues are ‘often disguised as failure’

Hugh Jackman, who was nominated for an Oscar for “Les Misérables,” says he’s continued to fail all of his Hollywood career—and he advises Gen Z graduates to follow whatever scares them.

By Emma BurleighMay 4, 2026
Frustrated job seeker on laptop
Nearly 4 in 10 job candidates have bailed on a hiring round because it required an AI interview
By Emma BurleighMay 4, 2026
The eBay logo with a mobile phone in 2025. (Photo: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto/Getty Images)
GameStop makes an unsolicited $56 billion offer for eBay
By Andrew NuscaMay 4, 2026
Sam Altman speaks into a microphone
Sam Altman says the quiet part out loud, confirming some companies are ‘AI washing’ by blaming unrelated layoffs on the technology
By Sasha RogelbergMay 3, 2026
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AI models are choking on junk data
By Jason Corso and David CowanMay 3, 2026
He started as a part-time Starbucks barista at 17. Now he’s an exec designing the menu
He started as a part-time Starbucks barista at 17. Now he’s an exec designing the menu
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 3, 2026
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Women’s sports is booming—but a new divide is taking shape
NewslettersWomen’s sports is booming—but a new divide is taking shape
By Emma HinchliffeMay 5, 2026
The Met Gala raised a record $42 million as Silicon Valley picked up the tab—and as celebs protested Jeff Bezos’ sponsoring of the event
PoliticsThe Met Gala raised a record $42 million as Silicon Valley picked up the tab—and as celebs protested Jeff Bezos’ sponsoring of the event
By Catherina GioinoMay 5, 2026
MoonPay chief legal officer and chief administrative officer Caroline Pham holds a microphone and speaks during a crypto conference
CryptoMoonPay acquires Solana trading infrastructure platform in $100M all-stock deal
By Jack KubinecMay 5, 2026
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BankingAnthropic deepens push into Wall Street with new AI agents, full Microsoft 365 integration, Moody’s data partnership
By Nick LichtenbergMay 5, 2026
UK-based Google DeepMind workers vote to unionize over military AI contracts amid internal backlash over its Pentagon deal
AIUK-based Google DeepMind workers vote to unionize over military AI contracts amid internal backlash over its Pentagon deal
By Beatrice NolanMay 5, 2026
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CommentaryMorningstar CEO: I agree with the SEC on ending quarterly reporting—with conditions
By Nick LichtenbergMay 5, 2026
GameStop’s billionaire CEO is an entrepreneur without a college degree who cofounded Chewy. Now he has his sights set on buying eBay for $56 billion
C-SuiteGameStop’s billionaire CEO is an entrepreneur without a college degree who cofounded Chewy. Now he has his sights set on buying eBay for $56 billion
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 5, 2026
Gen Z workers say showing up 10 minutes late to work is as good as on time—but baby boomer bosses have zero tolerance for tardiness, research reveals
SuccessGen Z workers say showing up 10 minutes late to work is as good as on time—but baby boomer bosses have zero tolerance for tardiness, research reveals
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 5, 2026
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Julia Hartz, the cofounder and CEO of Eventbrite
SuccessEventbrite CEO sold her company for $500 million—without a job for the first time since 15, she’s playing chess with a robot and eyeing internships
By Emma BurleighMay 3, 2026
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    Future of Work‘You feel radicalized’: A Meta AI exec watched agents beat her top workers. Now she’s built a nonprofit to help Gen Z find jobs before they disappear
    By Jake AngeloApril 26, 2026
Zoom is giving away $150K to ‘solopreneurs’ with no strings attached—as 33 million workers ditch corporate to become their own boss
SuccessZoom is giving away $150K to ‘solopreneurs’ with no strings attached—as 33 million workers ditch corporate to become their own boss
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 3, 2026
Jensen Huang says some CEOs have a ‘God complex’ when it comes to AI apocalypse warnings, which can create shortages of critical workers
AIJensen Huang says some CEOs have a ‘God complex’ when it comes to AI apocalypse warnings, which can create shortages of critical workers
By Jason MaMay 2, 2026
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EconomyGen Z is rebelling against the economy with ‘disillusionomics,’ tackling near 6-figure debt by turning life into a giant list of income streams
By Jacqueline MunisMay 2, 2026
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CommentaryThe American household just took an 81% margin cut. Wall Street hasn’t priced it in
By Katica RoyMay 2, 2026
Young trade worker learning on job
SuccessForget Big Tech: Small businesses will hire nearly 1 million grads in 2026—and some of the hottest roles are gloriously AI-proof
By Emma BurleighMay 1, 2026
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    CommentaryTim Cook built Apple into a $4 trillion company. Then his greatest strength became his biggest liability
    By Andrea PetroneApril 25, 2026
Andrew McAfee
SuccessMIT AI expert warns automating Gen Z entry-level jobs could backfire—and cost companies their future workforce
By Preston ForeMay 1, 2026
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CommentaryTesla’s former HR chief: the AI layoff panic Is built on a false premise—here’s what most workers need to know
By Valerie Capers WorkmanMay 1, 2026
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AIMeet the Americans dismissing AI hype and using it with ingenuity: ‘The efficiencies gained out of it have been tremendous’
By Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated PressMay 1, 2026
Hitting the ‘GenAI wall’: Where generative AI stops working, and what it means for your talent strategy
AIHitting the ‘GenAI wall’: Where generative AI stops working, and what it means for your talent strategy
By François Candelon and Iavor BojinovMay 1, 2026
Derek Kilmer
CommentaryThe U.S. economy is booming — just not where 50 million Americans live
By Derek KilmerMay 1, 2026
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    CommentaryI lost my job to AI. Here’s why mass layoffs won’t transform your company
    By Mark QuinnApril 25, 2026
Bill Perkins, founder of Skylar Capital
SuccessMultimillionaire hedge fund manager Bill Perkins says money should ‘drive your fulfillment while you’re alive’—so he’s spending it all before he dies
By Emma BurleighApril 30, 2026
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CommentaryGensler Co-Chair: Hot-desking was supposed to save money. It may be costing you your culture
By Diane HoskinsApril 30, 2026
Lloyd Blankfein, former chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs
SuccessFormer Goldman Sachs CEO: Ivy League geniuses aren’t always the most successful—This overlooked skill is key
By Emma BurleighApril 29, 2026
Jamie Dimon
SuccessJPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns a ‘great’ meeting is usually a bad one—here’s how he ends them instead
By Preston ForeApril 29, 2026
hollywood
CommentaryI spent 20 years learning to navigate an industry. Then I built a campaign for the man who’s dismantling it
By Matti YahavApril 29, 2026
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CommentaryAI won’t kill your job — it will kill the path to your first one
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, Johan Griesel, Andrew Alam-Nist and Peter YuApril 29, 2026
Bruce Broussard, HP CEO
AIAI is changing who gets to be an expert. Are your colleagues ready to become ‘directors of intelligence’?
By Bruce BroussardApril 29, 2026
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CommentaryGen Z has the wrong idea about college. Your career doesn’t start after you graduate 
By Ashley BigdaApril 29, 2026
Jensen Huang
SuccessNvidia CEO Jensen Huang says this career path will thrive in the AI era—and drive a new industrial revolution
By Preston ForeApril 29, 2026
torsten slok
AIA 160-year-old paradox explains why AI will create more lawyers and accountants—not fewer, top economist says
By Jake AngeloApril 28, 2026
Customers Bank CEO Sam Sidhu
SuccessCEO of a $25.9 billion bank had his AI clone lead the company’s earnings call—as Mark Zuckerberg builds his own digital twin
By Emma BurleighApril 28, 2026
Justin Trudeau wearing a suit
SuccessJustin Trudeau warns AI boom could create hundreds of trillionaires—and it will mean there’s something ‘fundamentally wrong with the world’
By Preston ForeApril 28, 2026
Woman packing her stuff as an AI worker types on a computer
SuccessMicrosoft researchers have revealed the 40 jobs most exposed to AI—and even teachers make the list
By Preston ForeApril 28, 2026
Photo of Emma Grede
SuccessSelf-made multimillionaire Emma Grede says she was ‘using AI like a 42-year-old woman’—until Mark Cuban gave her a wake-up call
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 28, 2026
students walk on a brick-paved path surrounded by trees with fall-colored leaves
Future of WorkMeet a 20-year-old student who changed her major to marketing to ‘AI-proof’ her career
By Jocelyn Gecker, Linley Sanders and The Associated PressApril 27, 2026
John Ternus, incoming CEO of Apple
SuccessIncoming Apple CEO John Ternus tells Gen Z an early mistake taught him an important lesson: ‘The care you put into your work really matters’
By Emma BurleighApril 27, 2026
Ronald Wayne holding a can of Busch Light Apple, leaning up against a stacked package of the beer.
SuccessApple cofounder Ronald Wayne—whose stake would be worth up to $400 billion had he not sold it in 1976—says that at 91, he has no regrets
By Preston ForeApril 27, 2026
Elon Musk says saving for retirement is irrelevant because AI is going to create a world of abundance: ‘It won’t matter’
Future of WorkElon Musk says saving for retirement is irrelevant because AI is going to create a world of abundance: ‘It won’t matter’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 26, 2026
Woman tired while looking at computer
CommentaryAI is frying our brains — here’s what leaders need to do about It
By David Rock and Chris WellerApril 26, 2026
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