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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
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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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How the next CDC director could reshape America’s $5.3 trillion health care industry
HealthHow the next CDC director could reshape America’s $5.3 trillion health care industry
By Cassie McGrath and Healthcare BrewMay 5, 2026
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PoliticsWhite House estimates Trump’s Big Pharma dealmaking will save Americans $529 billion over the next 10 years
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressMay 5, 2026
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SuccessAmerica 250 Chair: Americans are giving less. July 4th can be a day to change that
By Rosie RiosMay 5, 2026
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LawJames Patterson, Biden publishers say Mark Zuckerberg ‘personally authorized’ copyright infringement in new lawsuit against Meta
By Hillel Italie and The Associated PressMay 5, 2026
Your company may be eligible for a tariff refund. Here’s how to claim it
North AmericaYour company may be eligible for a tariff refund. Here’s how to claim it
By Courtney Vien and Morning BrewMay 5, 2026
Federal immigration enforcement agents pictured in Minneapolis in February.
EconomyOne American loses their job for every 6 immigrants removed from the workforce as researchers see ‘no evidence’ that ICE is helping the economy
By Tristan BoveMay 5, 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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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
  • People walking on a busy bridge in London
    SuccessBritain’s return-to-office push pays off—more people are back 5 days than working from home for the first time since COVID-19
    By Prarthana PrakashOctober 23, 2023
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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
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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
Hand change number 2023 to 2024 and word trends on the table
LeadershipThe rise of ‘little flex time’ and shorter work weeks: Trends that’ll reshape businesses in 2024, according to massive study of nearly 2.7 million job searches and 30,000 workers
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 30, 2023
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SuccessCEOs will finally admit next year that return-to-office mandates didn’t move the productivity needle, future of work experts predict
By Jane ThierDecember 26, 2023
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SuccessRemote work, AI, and skills-based hiring threaten to put our jobs on the chopping block—but experts say those fears are overblown
By Jane ThierDecember 23, 2023
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    SuccessWork futurist on whether AI will take your job: Humans have ‘innate sense of laziness’
    By Sarah Gill and BloombergOctober 22, 2023
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Finance4-day workweek trial threatened with funding cuts by U.K. lawmakers opposed ‘regardless of what the data is saying,’ local leader says
By Ryan HoggDecember 19, 2023
Olipop founder Ben Goodwin.
SuccessThe founder of OLIPOP has been dead set on remote work before it became popular, even after ‘begrudgingly’ considering a return to office
By Jane ThierDecember 18, 2023
Bored male freelancer on a meeting with his colleagues in the office.
SuccessPrioritizing wellness at work could relieve America of its $1.5 trillion presenteeism problem in which employees are just pretending to work, 100-page report finds 
By Jane ThierDecember 14, 2023
Boeing is reversing its hybrid policy and requiring thousands of workers to return to the office full-time
SuccessBoeing is reversing its hybrid policy and requiring thousands of workers to return to the office full-time
By Chris MorrisDecember 13, 2023
Photo of a wind turbine service technician on the job
SuccessFastest-growing job in the U.S. pays up to $103K a year without a college degree—but candidates have to endure extreme weather and lug 50 pounds of gear up long ladders to confined spaces
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 11, 2023
  • Employees are so sick of the five-day workweek that most would take a pay cut to make a four-day week happen
    EuropeEmployees are so sick of the five-day workweek that most would take a pay cut to make a four-day week happen
    By Ryan HoggOctober 20, 2023
The bard of the ‘creative class’ has a remote work diagnosis: It’s the era of the ‘Meta City’ and London is the super capital of the world
SuccessThe bard of the ‘creative class’ has a remote work diagnosis: It’s the era of the ‘Meta City’ and London is the super capital of the world
By Jane Thier and Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 7, 2023
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Retail‘Work less and work better, this is the principle’: Lamborghini makes history by agreeing to a 4-day workweek for its production workers
By Prarthana PrakashDecember 7, 2023
Lucid dream startup says engineers can write code in their sleep. Work may never be the same 
TechLucid dream startup says engineers can write code in their sleep. Work may never be the same 
By Rachyl JonesNovember 30, 2023
Businesswoman working remotely on laptop in cottage
SuccessIn-person work rates will remain ‘flat as a pancake’ until 2026, when WFH will officially dominate, says remote work guru Nick Bloom
By Jane ThierNovember 30, 2023
woman smiling and waving at her monitor
SuccessAI should make the 4-day work week possible for millions of workers. The question is whether they’ll use the free time for leisure—or more work
By Prarthana PrakashNovember 24, 2023
Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce.com Inc., speaks during a keynote at the 2023 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Benioff said new product features, including those powered by artificial intelligence, will be demonstrated at the company's annual conference in September. Photographer: Marlena Sloss/Bloomberg via Getty Images
SuccessSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s inner conflict on remote work surfaces as he declares ‘it’s not a one-size-fits-all agenda’
By Jane ThierNovember 22, 2023
Bosses thought they won the return-to-office wars by imposing rigid policies. Now they’re facing a wave of legal battles
CommentaryBosses thought they won the return-to-office wars by imposing rigid policies. Now they’re facing a wave of legal battles
By Gleb TsipurskyNovember 22, 2023
Emmett Shear, OpenAI’s 3rd chief executive in 3 days, believes much of the CEO job is ‘very automatable’
LeadershipEmmett Shear, OpenAI’s 3rd chief executive in 3 days, believes much of the CEO job is ‘very automatable’
By Trey WilliamsNovember 21, 2023
Group of people having a meeting in a conference room
SuccessEven experts can’t agree on the ideal hybrid workweek combo, says Harvard future of work professor: ‘We’re building the plane while flying it’
By Jane ThierNovember 20, 2023
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SuccessBosses’ new strategy to get workers back in the office next year will rely a lot on ‘unspoken rules,’ Glassdoor predicts
By Jane ThierNovember 17, 2023
Tucker Carlson finds unlikely ally in Gen Z after rant on today’s work culture that ‘treats people like they’re not people’
SuccessTucker Carlson finds unlikely ally in Gen Z after rant on today’s work culture that ‘treats people like they’re not people’
By Jane ThierNovember 15, 2023
Remote work
SuccessGoldman’s chief economist just weighed in on the productivity debate—and says it’s been dropping for years before remote work came along
By Jane ThierNovember 14, 2023
Smiling mixed race woman browsing internet on a laptop at home.
SuccessLabor Day return-to-office mandates fell flat because workers (still) value flexibility over money, says Harvard future of work professor
By Jane ThierNovember 12, 2023
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SuccessAn expensing firm CFO just revealed how remote work changes employee perks: ‘Things are much more likely to be expensed than if you’re at your office’
By Jane ThierNovember 9, 2023
AI was not even in the top 20 business risks in a ‘shocking’ survey of nearly 3,000 corporate leaders
TechAI was not even in the top 20 business risks in a ‘shocking’ survey of nearly 3,000 corporate leaders
By Rachyl JonesNovember 8, 2023
Merit-based flexibility could be the future of work as return-to-office mandates fail to prop up productivity
CommentaryMerit-based flexibility could be the future of work as return-to-office mandates fail to prop up productivity
By Gleb TsipurskyNovember 8, 2023
woman talking on the phone and looking at her laptop
FeaturesHybrid work is about more than just flexibility for women returning from career breaks—it’s a ‘great enabler’ for their professional lives
By Prarthana PrakashNovember 5, 2023
Elon Musk pictured during a fireside discussion on artificial intelligence risks with Rishi Sunak, U.K. prime minister, not pictured, in London, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.
TechElon Musk says AI will create a future where ‘no job is needed’: ‘The AI will be able to do everything’
By Chloe TaylorNovember 3, 2023
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CommentaryThe 4-day workweek could be the best way to bridge the gender pay gap–and the companies that have tried it are living proof
By Mansoor SoomroOctober 24, 2023
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