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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

“It was extremely difficult,” IgniteTech CEO Eric Vaughan tells Fortune. “But changing minds was harder than adding skills.”

By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 11, 2026
Justin Harlan
I run one of America’s most successful remote work programs and the critics are right. Their solutions are all wrong, though
By Justin HarlanJanuary 11, 2026
1 in 3 college grads admit their degrees weren’t financially worth it—now they can’t save for retirement because they’re drowning in debt
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJanuary 11, 2026
Top University of Minnesota grads are ‘at least as good, maybe better’ than the best and brightest from Harvard, former Goldman Sachs CEO says
By Jason MaJanuary 10, 2026
education
Minneapolis is so unsafe in the ICE shooting aftermath that families can choose remote learning for their kids for the next month
By Rebecca Santana, Steve Karnowski, Bianca Vázquez Toness and The Associated PressJanuary 10, 2026
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Personal FinancePersonal loan APRs on Jan. 12, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganJanuary 12, 2026
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NewslettersEmployees are using ‘2025 tools inside 2015 job structures,’ a new Workday study says
By Kristin StollerJanuary 12, 2026
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Workplace CultureMeet autistic Barbie: the newest Mattel doll launched in line intended to celebrate diversity
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressJanuary 12, 2026
EuropeHelp Fortune find Europe’s Most Innovative Companies 2026
By Fortune EditorsJanuary 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump
EconomyTreasury spent $276 billion in interest on the national debt in the final three months of 2025, says the CBO—up $30 billion from a year prior
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 12, 2026
NewslettersWorld Liberty Financial’s bid for a U.S. bank charter raises new questions about Trump’s crypto conflicts
By Leo SchwartzJanuary 12, 2026
Personal FinanceToday’s best high-yield savings account rates on Jan. 12, 2026: Earn up to 5.00% APY
By Glen Luke FlanaganJanuary 12, 2026
Personal FinanceBest CD rates today, Jan. 12, 2026: Earn up to 4.18% APY if you lock in now
By Glen Luke FlanaganJanuary 12, 2026
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Data Analysis and Protect Insights to Improve Your Business Process with Software Development. A female software engineer on software project development to analyzing and ensuring reliability in a tech business office.
SuccessJust 5% of the main skills job candidates need today will be the same in three years, McKinsey says: ‘Companies aren’t going to find perfect unicorns’
By Jane ThierJune 8, 2024
CommentaryMeet the 5 types of Gen Z freelancers—and their secret weapon
By Kelly MonahanJune 6, 2024
TechZoom founder Eric Yuan wants ‘digital twins’ to attend meetings for you so you can ‘go to the beach’ instead
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 5, 2024
Several robots working on laptops
Tech25-year-old Anthropic employee says she may only have 3 years left to work because AI will replace her
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 4, 2024
Woman in a dark room looks at screen, which is reflected in her glasses
TechGen AI at work has surged 66% in the U.K., but bosses aren’t behind it
By Adam GaleMay 30, 2024
Science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke poses in this undated photo released in the late 1960s. Clarke, the author of more than 100 books, including "2001: A Space Odyssey", died early Wednesday, March 19, 2008 after suffering from breathing problems. He was 90. (AP Photo/Files)
SuccessA British sci-fi writer correctly predicted almost everything about modern living, from AI to remote work, 60 years ago: ‘Men will no longer commute, they will communicate’
By Jane ThierMay 29, 2024
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SuccessWant to make $250,000? You probably have to say goodbye to flexible work, new data reveals
By Jane ThierMay 28, 2024
Kai-Fu Lee gestures with hand while talking
SuccessTop VC Kai-Fu Lee says his prediction that AI will displace 50% of jobs by 2027 is ‘uncannily accurate’
By Jason MaMay 25, 2024
CommentaryI’ve worked with thousands of emerging Gen Z leaders. There’s a fundamental reset in what this generation wants career-wise 
By Ian SandlerMay 24, 2024
CommentaryGen Zers walk into the workplace with one foot out the door—slandering them won’t solve the future-of-work conundrum
By Holger ReisingerMay 21, 2024
Portrait of Janet Markoff.
CommentaryI’m nearing 65 and am better than ever at my job. With more boomers opting not to retire, I’m not alone
By Janet MarkoffMay 18, 2024
Worker quitting her job
EnvironmentGen Z and millennials are trying to save the planet (and ease their climate anxiety) by quitting jobs that aren’t eco-friendly
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 17, 2024
Portrait of Enthusiastic Hispanic Young Woman Working on Computer in a Modern Bright Office. Confident Human Resources Agent Smiling Happily While Collaborating Online with Colleagues.
Personal FinanceGen Z is the most eager generation to retire early. Good luck with that
By Alicia AdamczykMay 16, 2024
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LeadershipDell hybrid employees who don’t show up to the office enough are getting a literal red flag
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 16, 2024
Smiling businesswoman using mobile phone at home. Young female is with laptop and documents. She is sitting at table.
SuccessWhy a $3 billion software firm is betting on a flexible-work future—’the focus for us is carrot, not stick’
By Jane ThierMay 10, 2024
SuccessWorkers are eyeing the exit in 2024 as LinkedIn and Microsoft study warns more people want to quit their jobs now than during the Great Resignation
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 8, 2024
Two programmers working together on a computer code.
SuccessGen Zers could swipe millennials’ jobs if they have AI skills, LinkedIn and Microsoft data shows
By Orianna Rosa Royle and Jane ThierMay 8, 2024
Woman sitting on terrace, using laptop and drinking coffee
LeadershipKellogg’s is letting workers clock off at 12 p.m. on Fridays—but only if they make up the hours during the week
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 7, 2024
Woman working late
Success7-to-7 is the new 9-to-5: Research shows that workers’ days in the office are fewer but longer than pre-pandemic
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 3, 2024
Teenage girls using cell phones
SuccessMeet the 12-hour school day that will cure Gen Z’s crippling social awkwardness, complete with public speaking lessons and a smartphone ban
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 1, 2024
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SuccessAn $850 million retail giant is giving candidates their questions before a job interview because ‘nerves can seriously impact performance’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 30, 2024
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SuccessGen Z job seeker refused to do 90-minute task because it ‘looked like a lot of work’—now the CEO who complained about it is being slammed
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 29, 2024
Satya Nadella sits in chair with hands out.
TechSatya Nadella says Microsoft’s AI payoff hinges on other companies doing ‘the hard work’ of changing their cultures
By Rachyl JonesApril 26, 2024
James Manyika, Google’s senior vice president of Research, Technology & Society.
SuccessGoogle just dropped millions of dollars to teach more people how to use AI—and an exec says it could ‘create a reinvigoration of the American middle class’
By Jane ThierApril 26, 2024
Young Asian businesswoman carrying smartphone and laptop
LeadershipThe financial services gender pay gap in Europe is so large that fewer than one in 10 of the 2,000 highest-earning bankers are female
By Nicholas Comfort and BloombergApril 26, 2024
Marco Zappacosta, CEO of Thumbtack
SuccessTech CEO on the merits of virtual work: ‘To think we should work in the exact same way as our industrial forefathers just seems odd to me’
By Jane ThierApril 23, 2024
Photo of two hands shaking
LeadershipThe case against work friends: The office has changed. Maybe it’s time our relationships do too
By Trey WilliamsApril 21, 2024
LeadershipSamsung tells its executives to work a 6-day week to ‘inject a sense of crisis’ after posting its worst financial year in over a decade
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 19, 2024
Tourist couple walking along Marina Bay with merlion park and buildings in the background.
SuccessWant a four-day workweek? Head to Singapore 
By Jane ThierApril 17, 2024
Young african woman working at a standing desk in office. Female employee working on computer at ergonomic standing desk.
SuccessThere’s a hidden penalty to going fully remote: A ‘task tax’ that stymies company growth, report finds
By Jane ThierApril 16, 2024
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