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Elon Musk says saving for retirement is irrelevant because AI is going to create a world of abundance: ‘It won’t matter’

Musk said a “supersonic tsunami” of AI and robotics will bring about a world of zero scarcity.

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 12, 2026
Young teacher in classroom
Just like during Great Recession-era job struggle, Gen Z graduates are pouring into education as Teach For America reports a 43% surge in new teachers
By Emma BurleighJanuary 12, 2026
Acquisition.com CEO says leaders ‘have it backwards’ when it comes to hiring: She says she hires for emotional intelligence over technical skills
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 12, 2026
Sergey Brin
Google’s Sergey Brin admits he’s hiring ‘tons’ of workers without degrees: ‘They just figure things out on their own in some weird corner’
By Preston ForeJanuary 12, 2026
Eric Vaughan
This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 11, 2026
Latest Stories
NewslettersCFOs move finance AI from pilots to deployment in 2026
By Sheryl EstradaJanuary 13, 2026
CryptoPolygon Labs buys two crypto startups for $250 million as it looks to compete with Stripe
By Ben WeissJanuary 13, 2026
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BankingWhy the DOJ’s subpoena of Jerome Powell backfired so quickly, emboldening Republicans to stand up to Trump
By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak and The Associated PressJanuary 13, 2026
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CommentaryIs Powell’s Fed head independence dead? Trump outfoxes himself this time
By Jeffrey SonnenfeldJanuary 13, 2026
Startups & VentureAs billionaires debate California’s wealth tax, a tech investor suggests other ways to raise revenue that target a huge loophole the rich exploit
By Jason MaJanuary 13, 2026
Personal FinanceToday’s best high-yield savings account rates on Jan. 13, 2026: Earn up to 5.00% APY
By Glen Luke FlanaganJanuary 13, 2026
Personal FinanceBest CD rates today, Jan. 13, 2026: Earn up to 4.18% APY if you lock in now
By Glen Luke FlanaganJanuary 13, 2026
Photo: President Trump.
EconomyWall Street expects Trump’s Fed plot to ‘backfire’ spectacularly—perhaps even shutting the door more firmly on rate cuts
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 13, 2026
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Daniel Lubetzky walking with graduation regalia
SuccessShark Tank’s newest star gives Gen Z grads a reality check—that they need to ‘wake up earlier and stay up later’ to achieve their dreams
By Preston ForeMay 23, 2025
Ilene Eskenazi, Chief Human Resource Officer, Chipotle Bijal Shah, Chief Executive Officer, Guild
ConferencesChipotle employees are rising through the ranks and making 6 figures after Guild suggested a simple switch that transformed the workforce
By Amanda GerutMay 21, 2025
Elizabeth Brink, co-CEO of architecture and design firm Gensler, at Fortune's Workplace Innovation Summit
ConferencesPets and PJs aren’t why people want to work from home. Privacy is the real perk.
By Sara BraunMay 20, 2025
A woman sitting at a desk surrounded by computers, had her head in her hand.
SuccessAI in the workplace is nearly 3 times more likely to take a woman’s job as a man’s, UN report finds
By Sasha RogelbergMay 20, 2025
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SuccessForget becoming a self-made billionaire—working for others is a fast-track to ultra-wealth like Tim Cook and Satya Nadella
By Preston ForeMay 20, 2025
Rosanna Trasatti, Chief Executive Officer, Eleva Executive Leadership Advisory, speaks to Fortune Workforce Innovation Summit attendees.
ConferencesThe CEO trap—why 70% of CHROs depart after a change at the top
By Amanda GerutMay 19, 2025
Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University and Azure Gilman, Deputy Editor, Leadership, Fortune; Cochair, Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit
ConferencesLegal expert Kenji Yoshino shares the red flags to look out for as Trump’s DEI deadline looms
By Brit MorseMay 19, 2025
SuccessGen Z are increasingly becoming NEETs by choice—not in employment, education, or training
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 19, 2025
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ConferencesFortune Workplace Innovation Summit livestream
By Fortune EditorsMay 19, 2025
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TechStudy looking at AI chatbots in 7,000 workplaces finds ‘no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation’
By Irina IvanovaMay 18, 2025
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
SuccessJPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon tells remote-work-loving Gen Z ‘you can’t learn working from your basement’
By Emma BurleighMay 16, 2025
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SuccessMillionaire music icon Usher says degrees still matter—but that the piece of paper won’t actually give Gen Z ‘power’
By Preston ForeMay 16, 2025
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SuccessMeet the Gen Z tradies who are shunning college and picking up the tools instead—they plan to be in the top 1% without being saddled with crippling student debt
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 16, 2025
Friends cheer looking at a computer
SuccessOne computer science course in high school can boost Gen Z’s future earnings by 8%—regardless of what career path they go down after graduating
By Preston ForeMay 15, 2025
Lisa Su gestures
SuccessAMD CEO Lisa Su tells Gen Z grads ‘don’t walk, run’ towards the hardest challenges at their workplace for a fast track to promotions
By Preston ForeMay 14, 2025
Shawn K next to his RV trailer, wearing a hat and holding a laptop.
SuccessSoftware engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected from 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet
By Preston ForeMay 14, 2025
Norway Wealth Fund CEO Nicolai Tangen, wearing a suits, gestures with his left hand in front of a light blue background.
Future of WorkNorway Wealth Fund is freezing hiring to focus on AI use, despite research showing AI projects seldom offer a return in investment
By Sasha RogelbergMay 13, 2025
CommentaryMcDonald’s president and U.S. labor secretary: What workforce development programs get right about employment and opportunity
By Joe Erlinger and Lori Chavez-DeRemerMay 13, 2025
woman sitting at desk with her dog
SuccessAlmost 40% of Gen Z and millennial workers will take a pay cut for remote or hybrid work, LinkedIn survey shows
By Sydney LakeMay 9, 2025
Man with clipboard explains construction project to two young adults.
SuccessThe fastest growing industries for new grads include construction, utilities and mining—none of which require degrees
By Preston ForeMay 9, 2025
A woman in a call center
RetailAs Klarna flips from AI-first to hiring people again, a new landmark survey reveals most AI projects fail to deliver
By Irina IvanovaMay 9, 2025
Students work at laptops in a classroom
SuccessChina’s 6-year-olds are being offered AI classes in school—and now 250 CEOs want the lessons to come to America
By Preston ForeMay 8, 2025
Working man frustrated at his laptop
SuccessThis six-figure role was predicted to be the next big thing—it’s already obsolete thanks to AI
By Preston ForeMay 7, 2025
Women uses her phone at a work desk
Success3 AI prompts you can use to be more successful at work, according to Anthropic’s engineers
By Preston ForeMay 6, 2025
SuccessGen Z grads are right: Degrees don’t matter to top employers anymore, CEO who has studied thousands of companies confirms
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 29, 2025
Capitolis CEO Gil Mandelzis.
CommentaryCapitolis CEO: We lose many great candidates because of our in-office policy—but we are still better for it
By Gil MandelzisApril 14, 2025
Shopify CEO and founder Tobias Lutke.
NewslettersShopify is saying the quiet part out loud: AI will replace new hiring—other CEOs just won’t admit it
By Sharon GoldmanApril 10, 2025
SuccessCofounder of $12 billion crypto company says Gen Z new hires ‘create an absurd amount of chaos’ and make him want to pull his hair out—but he’s betting on them anyway
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 10, 2025
CommentaryAI’s job boom? Not before the bust
By Nada R. Sanders and Paula CaligiuriApril 9, 2025
GrowthLoop CEO Chris O’Neill.
CommentaryI’ve spent decades building tech that changes how we work. Here’s why AI agents won’t take your job
By Chris O’NeillApril 9, 2025
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