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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

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

Law Pennsylvania 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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Economy You 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.

Economy Early 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

Crypto 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

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 Finance 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

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.

Health The 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

Newsletters Women’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

Politics 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

By Catherina GioinoMay 5, 2026

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Mark Mullen, chief executive officer of Atom Bank Plc, at IFGS 2022 summit at the Guildhall in London, U.K., on Monday, April 4, 2022.

Finance Boss of U.K. bank that just turned its first profit says introducing a 4-day week for his 547 workers was way easier than going hybrid

By Ryan HoggJune 18, 2024

Tech Satya Nadella says Microsoft’s AI payoff hinges on other companies doing ‘the hard work’ of changing their cultures
By Rachyl JonesApril 26, 2024

Smiling female gardener

Success Gen Z are desperate to be eco-friendly but LinkedIn says they’re so underskilled they actually pose a ‘risk’ to climate progress

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 17, 2024

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Commentary I’m a CEO and 12 of my employees are in ‘flextirement.’ With boomers opting not to retire, the arrangement will become more common

By Jennifer BarnesJune 13, 2024

Gen Z confuses employers. Here are 7 key insights on recruiting, retaining, and managing them, based on research for my book ‘Generations’

Commentary Gen Z confuses employers. Here are 7 key insights on recruiting, retaining, and managing them, based on research for my book ‘Generations’

By Jean M. TwengeJune 13, 2024

Young man working at his desk in an office at night

Success Productivity theater is the biggest time suck among workers, study reveals—‘we’re in a system that, unintentionally, is set up to steal our attention’

By Jane ThierJune 12, 2024

Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang

Leadership Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a no one-on-one meetings rule for his 55 direct reports

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 12, 2024

Success Google 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

A black and a caucasian young woman are sitting in a business meeting in a modern office.They discuss something over papers and a laptop while one of them is pointing at the computer screen. Both are wearing glasses and pie charts are visible in the background.

Tech Women have the edge on soft skills to succeed in the age of AI—it might be the magic fix to smash the glass ceiling

By Ryan HoggJune 11, 2024

Photo of Steven Schwartz

Success Whop’s Gen Z founder has built a multimillion-dollar business off people who don’t want a desk job—he’s mentored by Tinder’s cofounder and backed by Peter Thiel

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 9, 2024

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.

Success Just 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

Meet the 5 types of Gen Z freelancers—and their secret weapon

Commentary Meet the 5 types of Gen Z freelancers—and their secret weapon

By Kelly MonahanJune 6, 2024

Zoom founder Eric Yuan wants ‘digital twins’ to attend meetings for you so you can ‘go to the beach’ instead

Tech Zoom 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

Leadership The 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

Several robots working on laptops

Tech 25-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

Tech Gen 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)

Success A 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

Disappointed young woman reading something on her phone

Success Want 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

Success Top VC Kai-Fu Lee says his prediction that AI will displace 50% of jobs by 2027 is ‘uncannily accurate’

By Jason MaMay 25, 2024

I’ve worked with thousands of emerging Gen Z leaders. There’s a fundamental reset in what this generation wants career-wise

Commentary I’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

Gen Zers walk into the workplace with one foot out the door—slandering them won’t solve the future-of-work conundrum

Commentary Gen 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.

Commentary I’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

Environment Gen 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 Finance Gen Z is the most eager generation to retire early. Good luck with that

By Alicia AdamczykMay 16, 2024

Young woman passing through the turnstile at the office entrance

Leadership Dell 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.

Success Why 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

Two programmers working together on a computer code.

Success Gen Zers could swipe millennials’ jobs if they have AI skills, LinkedIn and Microsoft data shows

By Orianna Rosa Royle and Jane ThierMay 8, 2024

Workers 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

Success Workers 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

Woman sitting on terrace, using laptop and drinking coffee

Leadership Kellogg’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

Success 7-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

Success Meet 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

Senior woman in a job interview

Success An $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

Young person on their phone in bed

Success Gen 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

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