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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
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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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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
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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 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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NewslettersExclusive: Vimeo launches new AI video tools to help employees breeze through hours-long town halls and training videos. Will it usher in the golden age of asynchronous work?
By Sage LazzaroFebruary 29, 2024
  • WebMD CEO Robert Brisco attends WebMD Health Hero Awards ceremony at WebMD Corporate Headquarters in 2019.
    SuccessWebMD’s parent company goes nuclear on return to office in an uncanny leaked video: ‘We need you ready and present, and we need it now’
    By Jane ThierJanuary 11, 2024
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SuccessGen Z and baby boomers can finally agree on something—neither is panicking about a financial crisis, new research shows
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 29, 2024
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LeadershipBusiness leaders are failing their workers when it comes to AI guidance and it could spell disaster for productivity
By Trey WilliamsFebruary 27, 2024
JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon
TechJPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns no one will be able to escape the claws of AI—and that sets it apart from the dotcom bubble: ‘This is not hype’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 27, 2024
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SuccessEmployers are hiding a secret about strict return-to-office mandates—they’re probably bluffing about how many days they want you back
By Ryan HoggFebruary 24, 2024
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Success3M has a ‘future of work manager’—here’s why her goal is to work herself out of a job
By Jane ThierFebruary 23, 2024
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    LeadershipBlack workers could be shut out of AI wealth creation and lose out on more than $40 billion: ‘It can be the great leveler, but it can exacerbate the gap as well’
    By Trey WilliamsJanuary 9, 2024
A young employee confidently stands in front of a group of colleagues in a modern office environment. He casts a screen with stats and graphs from his laptop onto a large monitor. His colleagues listen intently.
SuccessMost U.K. companies that took part in the world’s largest 4-day workweek trial have decided to keep it permanently
By Ryan HoggFebruary 22, 2024
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SuccessFour-day weekends from home are over: Fridays are increasingly just another office day, data shows
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 22, 2024
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SuccessThe CEO of a $3.5 billion security company is paying for workers to socialize—but only if they go out in ‘3s’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 20, 2024
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SuccessTelecom giant Deutsche Telekom’s Hungarian arm ditched its 4-day workweek because the benefits weren’t big enough
By Prarthana PrakashFebruary 15, 2024
If Bill Gates could ask a time traveler anything, he’d want to know whether AI eventually doomed or helped humanity
TechIf Bill Gates could ask a time traveler anything, he’d want to know whether AI eventually doomed or helped humanity
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 13, 2024
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    SuccessElon Musk and Jamie Dimon could be winning the remote work war as the rank and file admit they’re more productive in the office. Now they have to want to go in
    By Jane ThierJanuary 6, 2024
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SuccessGen Z and millennials are trying to dodge layoffs by turning to low-paid but ‘stable’ government jobs
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 12, 2024
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SuccessGen Z—not baby boomers—are most afraid of AI because they haven’t experienced any other tech booms, recruitment expert says
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 10, 2024
Young man looking worriedly at his laptop screen while working from home at night. People and home office concept.
SuccessRemote work jobs are disappearing before our eyes
By Jane ThierFebruary 9, 2024
Most workers feel positive about return-to-office mandates—but the office just isn’t ready for them, Cisco study shows
SuccessMost workers feel positive about return-to-office mandates—but the office just isn’t ready for them, Cisco study shows
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 7, 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.
SuccessAI is moving too fast to keep pace for 4 in 5 workers
By Jane ThierFebruary 6, 2024
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: Lord Alan Sugar attends the Australian Premiere of Poker Face at Hoyts Entertainment Quarter on November 15, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)
SuccessBritish billionaire Lord Sugar rips remote work—while Zooming in from off-site. But he may have a point that it’s ‘bad for morale, bad for learning’
By Jane ThierFebruary 5, 2024
DataSnipper CEO Vidya Peters
TechDataSnipper, startup that uses AI to eliminate some of the ‘dread’ in accounting, is valued at $1 billion in latest funding round
By Jeremy KahnFebruary 1, 2024
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SuccessLeaders want strategic and critical thinking more than anything. Most of their workers don’t have it
By Jane ThierJanuary 31, 2024
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LifestyleGermany is trialing a 4-day week like the U.K., U.S., and Portugal—but the country needs the opposite of a short week, senior economist says
By Prarthana PrakashJanuary 31, 2024
Boston, MA - November 8: Maura Healey speaks to attendees of the Massachusetts Democratic Partys Election Night while celebrating her historic win as Massachusettss first female Governor in the Grand Ballroom at Copley Hotel. (Photo by Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
SuccessMassachusetts governor leans into the skills-based hiring revolution by axing degree requirements for state jobs. The private sector is up next
By Jane ThierJanuary 26, 2024
Workers of all generations agree on one thing: They have no idea what the right rules at work are anymore
SuccessWorkers of all generations agree on one thing: They have no idea what the right rules at work are anymore
By Jane ThierJanuary 23, 2024
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SuccessEach generation thinks they hold the power in the office—but it’s Gen X ‘quietly shifting’ the future of work
By Chloe BergerJanuary 23, 2024
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SuccessManagers’ latest complaints about Gen Z: They lack soft skills and have unrealistic workplace expectations
By Jane ThierJanuary 23, 2024
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Success$178K-a-year manager at the U.K.’s financial regulator ordered back to the office by judge, who agreed WFH is detrimental to her work
By Prarthana PrakashJanuary 22, 2024
Relaxed female professional using mobile phone at home. Entrepreneur is sitting with legs crossed at table. Businesswoman is text messaging.
SuccessEven Fortune execs who mandate a return to office admit that it doesn’t improve productivity, finds Atlassian’s 40-page remote work report
By Jane ThierJanuary 20, 2024
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AI is both the biggest risk and biggest opportunity facing companies in 2024
LeadershipAmazon CEO Andy Jassy says AI is both the biggest risk and biggest opportunity facing companies in 2024
By Trey WilliamsJanuary 18, 2024
We asked the world’s leading experts and employers whether AI is a ‘Gray Rhino’ or ‘Black Swan’ for the future of work–and found we’re all about to get trampled by a herd of Gray Rhinos
CommentaryWe asked the world’s leading experts and employers whether AI is a ‘Gray Rhino’ or ‘Black Swan’ for the future of work–and found we’re all about to get trampled by a herd of Gray Rhinos
By Kelly MonahanJanuary 18, 2024
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LifestyleGen Z employees who want to succeed in the age of AI should come to the office more, accounting giant U.K. boss says
By Prarthana PrakashJanuary 16, 2024
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SuccessBosses are using RTO mandates as a way to ‘blame employees as a scapegoat for bad firm performance,’ new research finds
By Jane ThierJanuary 13, 2024
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