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Tokyo is throwing out its strict office dress code and asking workers to wear shorts amid the war in Iran energy crisis

Tokyo is encouraging workers to start work early, log in from home, and wear shorts to the office in a bid to cut energy costs and reduce heatstroke.

By Emma BurleighMay 5, 2026
Actor Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman advises new grads that the most powerful career cues are ‘often disguised as failure’
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
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
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
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AI models are choking on junk data
By Jason Corso and David CowanMay 3, 2026
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AIServiceNow just unveiled an AI workforce that can run your entire company: ‘Enterprises need AI that senses, decides, and securely acts’
By Nick LichtenbergMay 5, 2026
Pennsylvania sues Character.AI after its chatbot allegedly told a state investigator it was a ‘doctor of psychiatry’ licensed in the state
LawPennsylvania sues Character.AI after its chatbot allegedly told a state investigator it was a ‘doctor of psychiatry’ licensed in the state
By The Associated Press and Marc LevyMay 5, 2026
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EconomyYou had a miserable 2025 because of tariff inflation. The Iran war will be even worse, top economist says
By Jake AngeloMay 5, 2026
A man shaves wood pieces from a block.
EconomyEarly retirement is shrinking Gen X’s brain, new research warns
By Sasha RogelbergMay 5, 2026
Coinbase didn’t just lay off 14% of its staff due to AI. It replaced managers with ‘player-coaches’ and turned its org chart upside down
CryptoCoinbase didn’t just lay off 14% of its staff due to AI. It replaced managers with ‘player-coaches’ and turned its org chart upside down
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 5, 2026
Dating has gotten so expensive that nearly half of U.S. singles say it’s no longer worth it, as the average night out approaches $200
Personal FinanceDating has gotten so expensive that nearly half of U.S. singles say it’s no longer worth it, as the average night out approaches $200
By Sydney LakeMay 5, 2026
A Spirit Airlines airplane at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) in Baltimore, Maryland, US, on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
HealthThe viral TikTok $1.75 bid to save Spirit Airlines is fighting the wrong villain
By Eva RoytburgMay 5, 2026
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
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SuccessAlibaba cofounder tells aspiring entrepreneurs that picking a team you’d spend “24/7 with” should be their first priority—not work-life balance 
By Preston ForeFebruary 24, 2026
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    AIFed governor lays out 3 AI scenarios, including one with a giant population of ‘unemployable’ workers
    By Catherina GioinoFebruary 19, 2026
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SuccessNearly half of companies are turning to poor ‘peanut butter’ raises—following the same pattern of the 2008 recession, an expert says. And it could take years to recover
By Emma BurleighFebruary 24, 2026
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CommentaryThe AI leadership reckoning is here
By May HabibFebruary 24, 2026
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AI‘It’s going to be painful for a lot of people’: Software engineers could go extinct this year, says Claude Code creator
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 24, 2026
An open case of Zyn nicotine pouches
C-SuiteInside a $280 billion tobacco giant’s push to turn smokers into smoke-free customers
By Ruth UmohFebruary 24, 2026
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AI‘Students can’t reason’: Teachers warn AI is fueling a crisis in kids’ ability to think
By Eva RoytburgFebruary 24, 2026
  • Despite a $400 million net worth and Hollywood career, Reese Witherspoon tells young people to stop chasing their dreams—and do this instead
    SuccessDespite a $400 million net worth and Hollywood career, Reese Witherspoon tells young people to stop chasing their dreams—and do this instead
    By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 19, 2026
Drawing of a toddler writing on the wall while her mother hides her eyes
AIAI agents that do your work while you sleep sound great. The reality is far messier—‘it’s like a toddler that needs to be overseen’
By Sharon GoldmanFebruary 23, 2026
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AIUber CEO predicts most rides could be robot operated within 20 years
By Jake AngeloFebruary 23, 2026
Photo: Inside a data center.
AIWithout AI spending, U.S. corporate investment in equipment would be negative, a decline that’s ‘worryingly broad-based,’ Pantheon analyst says 
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 23, 2026
The record gap between corporate profits and worker pay has an ‘undercurrent of betrayal,’ top economist warns 
EconomyThe record gap between corporate profits and worker pay has an ‘undercurrent of betrayal,’ top economist warns 
By Jason MaFebruary 23, 2026
Workers using AI on desktop
Success Last year, Accenture trained 550,000 workers in AI—now it’s warning senior staff to use it or don’t get promoted
By Emma BurleighFebruary 23, 2026
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    AIAI doomsday where many workers are ‘essentially unemployable’ is totally possible, Fed governor says
    By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 18, 2026
Older adults are heading back to school and represent the ‘new majority student’ as they seek up-skilling or a career change
SuccessOlder adults are heading back to school and represent the ‘new majority student’ as they seek up-skilling or a career change
By Cheyanne Mumphrey and The Associated PressFebruary 22, 2026
Businessmen shaking hands across the table
SuccessNot all degrees are a waste of time: MBA graduates from Harvard, MIT, and Wharton are making over $245,000 just three years after graduating
By Preston ForeFebruary 22, 2026
Happy Dutch woman out of work for the day
SuccessForget 40 hours: The Dutch get their work done in just 32 hours a week—and women made it possible
By Emma BurleighFebruary 22, 2026
Meet the retired Olympic champions starting second careers at Goldman Sachs with zero financial expertise and no office experience
SuccessMeet the retired Olympic champions starting second careers at Goldman Sachs with zero financial expertise and no office experience
By Emma BurleighFebruary 22, 2026
Man wearing a suit awkwardly takes a video call on a laptop
Future of WorkRecruiter reveals broken Zoom interview etiquette: bathrobes, yoga, and outsourcing thinking to AI
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 22, 2026
New Fed report proves Milton Friedman and Joe Biden understood something vital about immigration—and explains why growth may sputter under Trump
EconomyNew Fed report proves Milton Friedman and Joe Biden understood something vital about immigration—and explains why growth may sputter under Trump
By Shawn TullyFebruary 22, 2026
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CommentaryFormer IRS Commissioner: Here’s how we used AI to create immediate value when taxpayers scrutinized every dollar
By Danny WerfelFebruary 22, 2026
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Success40% of Stanford undergrads receive disability accommodations—but it’s become a college-wide phenomenon as Gen Z try to succeed in the current climate
By Preston ForeFebruary 21, 2026
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AIYou have 18 months to figure out your office job, $1 billion CEO says. But it’s not going away
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 21, 2026
Left: Jeff Bezos. Right: Reid Hoffman.
SuccessBillionaire bosses like Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman denounce work-life balance—and some think working nonstop is key to success
By Emma BurleighFebruary 20, 2026
Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein
SuccessFormer Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein says Peter Thiel is wrong: College is worth it because it makes you a ‘complete person’
By Emma BurleighFebruary 20, 2026
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CommentarySomething big is happening in AI, but that’s the only thing Matt Shumer got right
By Neil Chilson and Kevin FrazierFebruary 20, 2026
This math graduate applied to over 1,000 jobs and still didn’t hear back—so he moved to Austria
SuccessThis math graduate applied to over 1,000 jobs and still didn’t hear back—so he moved to Austria
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 20, 2026
Man with glasses speaking into a microphone
InvestingTroubled Nvidia ally Supermicro pledged to hire a new CFO ‘immediately.’ That was 14 months ago. 
By Amanda GerutFebruary 20, 2026
A woman hugs her senior mother.
Personal FinanceTens of millions of Americans care for loved ones up to 6 hours a day while working a job—and don’t get any extra money for it
By Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
A woman stands as a group of her colleagues speaks.
AIEntry-level tech and finance workers in Ireland are losing their jobs thanks to AI. Could that be a warning sign for the U.S.?
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 19, 2026
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AISam Altman says not even the CEO’s job is safe from AI as it will soon perform the work better than ‘certainly me’
By Jake AngeloFebruary 19, 2026
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SuccessJust 5% of workers have this skill, according to Google, and they’re 4.5 times as likely to have a higher salary
By Preston ForeFebruary 19, 2026
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CommentaryThe billion-dollar justification: why AI giants need you to fear for your job
By David StoutFebruary 19, 2026
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By Emma BurleighMay 3, 2026
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By Joseph HostetlerMay 4, 2026
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By Sasha RogelbergMay 4, 2026
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