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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
jason corso
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
donald trump
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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AI apps on a phone.
AIOpenAI’s ChatGPT dominates personal uses, while Anthropic’s Claude has the edge in business, dueling usage studies show
By Beatrice NolanSeptember 15, 2025
  • Gen Z worker is fired from company
    SuccessSilicon Valley’s graying workforce: Gen Z staff cut in half at tech companies as the average age goes up by 5 years
    By Emma BurleighSeptember 7, 2025
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan
SuccessZoom’s CEO agrees with Bill Gates, Jensen Huang, and Jamie Dimon: A 3-day workweek is coming soon thanks to AI
By Emma BurleighSeptember 15, 2025
Hair dryers from drones and makeup mirrors from movie animators: How L’Oréal makes open innovation work 
EuropeHair dryers from drones and makeup mirrors from movie animators: How L’Oréal makes open innovation work 
By Adam GaleSeptember 15, 2025
Trump’s Ivy League deals are set to funnel cash to trade schools
Future of WorkTrump’s Ivy League deals are set to funnel cash to trade schools
By Liam Knox and BloombergSeptember 14, 2025
Software developer coding on their laptop.
AIAI engineers are being deployed as consultants and getting paid $900 per hour
By Nino PaoliSeptember 14, 2025
"Million Dollar Listing New York" star Fredrik Eklund
Success‘Million Dollar Listing’ star Fredrik Eklund says Gen Z doesn’t need a college degree to make it in real estate: ‘You’ve gotta be out on the streets’
By Emma BurleighSeptember 14, 2025
  • Young woman at work
    SuccessBe careful boomers, your Gen Z coworker may be recording you — 9-to-5s aren’t just about climbing the ladder, they’re about content
    By Jessica CoacciSeptember 6, 2025
Employees are shown at Liberty Energy's Hive tech center near Denver where all of the frac fleet operations nationwide are monitored remotely.
EnergyFounded by Trump’s energy secretary, Liberty Energy aims to lead the AI-driven fracking future
By Jordan BlumSeptember 14, 2025
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev attending the 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 05, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.
AIRobinhood CEO says just like every company became a tech company, every company will become an AI company—but faster
By Nino PaoliSeptember 13, 2025
Digital identity
CommentaryAmerica needs a digital identity strategy
By Will WilkinsonSeptember 13, 2025
A Liberty Energy oilfield worker sits in the data van monitoring automated fracking operations occurring outside the window at a well site.
EnergyGrease-smeared ‘roughnecks’ are the classic staple of the oilfield. Now they’re vanishing in favor of AI-trained data crunchers
By Jordan BlumSeptember 13, 2025
Ray Dalio
AIRay Dalio calls for wealth ‘redistribution policy’ when AI and humanoid robots start to benefit the 1% to 10% more than everyone else
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 12, 2025
  • Palantir CEO Alex Karp says U.S. labor workers won’t lose their jobs to AI—‘it’s not true’
    TechPalantir CEO Alex Karp says U.S. labor workers won’t lose their jobs to AI—‘it’s not true’
    By Jessica MathewsSeptember 5, 2025
NYU Professor Suzy Welch
SuccessNYU professor says traditional networking is ‘nonsense’ — instead, real friendships are key to success
By Emma BurleighSeptember 12, 2025
Selena Gomez in a red dress
Success‘If you’re on time, you’re already late,’ Selena Gomez says—and it’s a lesson for unpunctual Gen Z
By Jessica CoacciSeptember 12, 2025
Student
AIChatGPT bans evolve into ‘AI literacy’ as colleges scramble to answer the question: ‘what is cheating?’
By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated PressSeptember 12, 2025
Sebastian Siemiatkowski, chief executive officer and co-founder of Klarna
SuccessKlarna’s $17 billion IPO has just turned 40 staffers into overnight millionaires—while Nvidia, Canva, and Palantir workers are seeing similar gains
By Emma BurleighSeptember 11, 2025
Gen Z
CommentaryThe pragmatic generation: How will Gen Z transform the global workplace?
By Hanne Jesca BaxSeptember 11, 2025
Gen Z
CommentaryThe ‘Great Lock-In’ is more than a Gen Z TikTok trend—it’s a rejection of millennials’ ‘soft life’ and taking back power in this economy
By Nick Lichtenberg and Eva RoytburgSeptember 11, 2025
Gen Z woman on phone looking for new job
SuccessJob-hopping Gen Z only stay in each job 1 year and 54% are regularly browsing for their next role—but a report says they’re not disloyal villains
By Emma BurleighSeptember 11, 2025
Aha moments, the ‘first ten hours’, and other pro tips from business leaders building AI-ready workforces
Future of WorkAha moments, the ‘first ten hours’, and other pro tips from business leaders building AI-ready workforces
By Alexei OreskovicSeptember 10, 2025
Donald Trump
EconomyInspector General to review ‘the challenges that Bureau of Labor Statistics encounters’ collecting economic data
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressSeptember 10, 2025
SpikeLee and Michelle Obama
SuccessFilm director Spike Lee and Michelle Obama slam overnight success as a lie—and that anyone selling it is hiding a ‘dark’ backstory
By Preston ForeSeptember 10, 2025
human skills
AI‘Human skills’ are at a premium again now that big companies are backpedaling on error-prone AI
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 10, 2025
Why Walmart’s U.S. CEO says staffing levels will remain steady even as A.I. becomes a bigger part of work
AIWhy Walmart’s U.S. CEO says staffing levels will remain steady even as A.I. becomes a bigger part of work
By Phil WahbaSeptember 9, 2025
Unemployment line
EconomyThe U.S. economy actually grew by nearly a million fewer jobs than previously thought, and it shows ‘AI is automating away tech jobs,’ economist says
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 9, 2025
Jobs
EconomyAmericans haven’t been this pessimistic about finding a new job since a bleak stretch of the Great Recession
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 9, 2025
Sam Altman says people are starting to talk like AI, making some human interactions ‘feel very fake’
AISam Altman says people are starting to talk like AI, making some human interactions ‘feel very fake’
By Sydney LakeSeptember 9, 2025
Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach
SuccessWorkday’s CEO says his career took off after he changed his attitude—and Amazon boss Andy Jassy swears by the same mindset hack
By Preston ForeSeptember 9, 2025
Sad worker at laptop
SuccessAI expert says it’s ‘not a question’ that AI will take over all jobs—but people will have 80 hours a week of free time
By Emma BurleighSeptember 9, 2025
Lyft CEO says company will save $200M in insurance costs from California worker unionization deal
Future of WorkLyft CEO says company will save $200M in insurance costs from California worker unionization deal
By Jessica MathewsSeptember 8, 2025
Woman leans on her wrist, laptop in front
SuccessPwC’s U.K. chief admits he’s cutting back entry-level jobs and taking a ‘watch and wait’ approach to see how AI changes work
By Preston ForeSeptember 8, 2025
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