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By Emma BurleighMay 5, 2026
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Hugh Jackman advises new grads that the most powerful career cues are ‘often disguised as failure’
By Emma BurleighMay 4, 2026
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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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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 wearing an approve 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
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
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CommentaryAn AI-enabled future is inspiring, but it takes planning and work
By John Nay and Troy A. ParedesAugust 20, 2025
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    Success61% of white collar workers think AI will replace their current role in 3 years—but they’re too busy enjoying less stress to worry right now
    By Jessica CoacciJuly 31, 2025
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SuccessA quarter of Gen Zers have followed ChatGPT’s career advice—and just 3% have regrets
By Jessica CoacciAugust 19, 2025
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AIThe AI revolution will cut nearly $1 trillion a year out of S&P 500 budgets, Morgan Stanley says—largely from agents and robots doing human jobs
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 19, 2025
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AIThe ‘shadow AI economy’ is booming: Workers at 90% of companies say they use chatbots, but most of them are hiding it from IT
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 19, 2025
A woman sitting in an office looks to the side, disappointed.
SuccessWorkers are ‘job hugging’ in a stagnant labor market, but growing resentment means they could bail as soon as the next Great Resignation comes
By Sasha RogelbergAugust 18, 2025
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn
SuccessDuolingo CEO admits his controversial AI memo ‘did not give enough context’ and insists the company never laid off full-time employees
By Jessica CoacciAugust 18, 2025
  • Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff
    AISalesforce CEO Marc Benioff on why AI agents won’t lead to mass unemployment
    By Jeremy KahnJuly 30, 2025
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Success‘Quiet cracking’ is spreading in offices: Half of workers are at breaking point, and it’s costing companies $438 billion in productivity loss
By Emma Burleigh and Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 18, 2025
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AIThis 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 LichtenbergAugust 17, 2025
Palantir's Peter Thiel holds up a wad of cash
SuccessThese Gen Z and millennial founders dropped out of college, took $200,000 from Peter Thiel, and have now built companies worth over $100 billion
By Muskaan ArshadAugust 16, 2025
While AI wipes out entry-level roles, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says it’s actually ‘the most exciting time to be starting out one’s career’
SuccessWhile AI wipes out entry-level roles, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says it’s actually ‘the most exciting time to be starting out one’s career’
By Jessica CoacciAugust 15, 2025
77% of Gen Z job seekers have brought a parent to an interview—they’re even getting them to negotiate pay rises and take their hiring tests
Success77% of Gen Z job seekers have brought a parent to an interview—they’re even getting them to negotiate pay rises and take their hiring tests
By Jessica CoacciAugust 14, 2025
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    TechMercedes-Benz’s new $50,000 luxury sedan lets your boss watch you drive during Microsoft Teams meetings
    By Nino PaoliJuly 30, 2025
Graduates throw their caps in the air.
SuccessAs degrees get branded worthless, LinkedIn’s just revealed the universities that give Gen Z the best shot at corner office jobs
By Preston ForeAugust 13, 2025
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SuccessAI is creating billionaire’s at a record pace: There are already 498 AI unicorns—and they’re worth $2.7 trillion
By Jessica CoacciAugust 13, 2025
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SuccessChina’s youth unemployment is so bad that Gen Z job-seekers are paying $7 a day to pretend to work in an office
By Emma BurleighAugust 12, 2025
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SuccessDespite growing up as ‘screenagers,’ Gen Z enjoys working behind a screen from home full-time less than any other generation
By Preston ForeAugust 12, 2025
Gen Z are sharing their unhinged hacks to surviving their toxic jobs, including CCing fake lawyers and being maliciously compliant
SuccessGen Z are sharing their unhinged hacks to surviving their toxic jobs, including CCing fake lawyers and being maliciously compliant
By Jessica CoacciAugust 9, 2025
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SuccessCollege used to open doors—now even grads with master’s degrees are sending 60 job applications a month with no luck
By Emma BurleighAugust 8, 2025
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AIAI-driven layoffs are shrinking the job market for recent grads
By Beatrice NolanAugust 8, 2025
Here’s everything in GPT-5 that’s new and different from OpenAI’s previous AI models
AIHere’s everything in GPT-5 that’s new and different from OpenAI’s previous AI models
By Alexandra SternlichtAugust 7, 2025
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SuccessSorry Gen X: Boomers are making millennials their successors for CEO jobs instead because they’re down with AI
By Emma BurleighAugust 7, 2025
Frustrated job seeker searches for roles on computer.
SuccessGhosting in interviews has gotten so bad that the Canadian government has stepped in to help job seekers
By Jessica CoacciAugust 7, 2025
A person with blonde- and blue-streaked hair looks disappointedly at a laptop.
AIGoldman Sachs economist warns Gen Z tech workers are first on the chopping block as AI shows signs of shaking up the labor market
By Sasha RogelbergAugust 6, 2025
Google’s former chief business officer Mo Gawdat
SuccessAI is gutting workforces—and an ex-Google exec says CEOs are too busy ‘celebrating’ their efficiency gains to see they’re next
By Emma BurleighAugust 6, 2025
Here’s the one-page memo Warren Buffett sent to his managers every two years for over 25 years
SuccessHere’s the one-page memo Warren Buffett sent to his managers every two years for over 25 years
By Jessica CoacciAugust 6, 2025
Gen Z dropouts could be your future boss: 20-somethings without degrees are leading the side gigs economy
SuccessGen Z dropouts could be your future boss: 20-somethings without degrees are leading the side gigs economy
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 6, 2025
Gen Z is ditching college and taking up ‘secure’ trade jobs—but new data shows office admin jobs are still safer, more stable, and less deadly
SuccessGen Z is ditching college and taking up ‘secure’ trade jobs—but new data shows office admin jobs are still safer, more stable, and less deadly
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 5, 2025
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SuccessAI is coming for entry-level jobs. Bill Gates says Gen Z may not be safe no matter how well they learn to use it
By Jessica CoacciAugust 4, 2025
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SuccessMake up to $370K working for Walmart—as AI steals jobs, the retail giant is handing out six figures for roles far from the shop floor
By Preston ForeAugust 1, 2025
Bill Gates speaks on stage during the annual Goalkeepers NYC event in 2024
SuccessBill Gates says AI is moving at a speed that ‘surprises’ even him—and he says the experts can’t tell if it’ll replace humans in one year or ten
By Jessica CoacciAugust 1, 2025
Steve Kaufer, former chief executive officer of TripAdvisor
SuccessTripAdvisor’s ex-CEO admits he’s often ghosted on LinkedIn since stepping down—but a career expert says it could be a ‘blessing in disguise’
By Emma BurleighJuly 31, 2025
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