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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

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

Health How 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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Politics White 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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Success America 250 Chair: Americans are giving less. July 4th can be a day to change that

By Rosie RiosMay 5, 2026

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Law James 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 America Your company may be eligible for a tariff refund. Here’s how to claim it

By Courtney Vien and Morning BrewMay 5, 2026

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Economy One 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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AI ServiceNow 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

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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Success Britain’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

Success Harvard’s future of work professor sees one job in particular disappearing because of A.I.
By Jane ThierJune 6, 2023

Amy Webb

Success Work futurist on whether AI will take your job: Humans have ‘innate sense of laziness’

By Sarah Gill and BloombergOctober 22, 2023

Employees are so sick of the five-day workweek that most would take a pay cut to make a four-day week happen

Europe Employees 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

Two people entering their office building through security turnstiles

Leadership CEOs are secretly plotting against hybrid work and pushing for a 5-day office return by 2026

By Trey WilliamsOctober 16, 2023

Dropbox’s CEO has a message for bosses who want workers to return to office: ‘They’re not resources to control’

Success Dropbox’s CEO has a message for bosses who want workers to return to office: ‘They’re not resources to control’

By Jane ThierOctober 15, 2023

Jill Penrose

Success The chief people officer behind the strangest hybrid policy in the Fortune 500 pulls back the curtain on how they got workers back in office

By Jane ThierOctober 5, 2023

Success Workers worry that A.I. will lead to a slash in pay, even as it mints new $300,000 jobs
By Jane ThierJune 1, 2023

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Success Bosses and workers still can’t agree on whether the commute is part of the work day, and it’s creating a $578 billion productivity problem

By Jane ThierSeptember 20, 2023

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Success Thanks to A.I., workers are struggling with “FOBO”—fear of being obsolete

By Jane ThierSeptember 12, 2023

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Lifestyle Scotland is planning a transition to a 4-day workweek for civil servants and wants the private sector to follow suit

By Prarthana PrakashSeptember 4, 2023

Despite return-to-office mandates, most U.S. execs think remote work and hybrid will grow over the next 5 years as fully in-person work declines

Success Despite return-to-office mandates, most U.S. execs think remote work and hybrid will grow over the next 5 years as fully in-person work declines

By Steve MollmanAugust 31, 2023

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Success WFH guru Nick Bloom says A.I. is already coming for fully remote jobs like call centers and data entry: ‘This stuff is at real risk’

By Jane ThierAugust 31, 2023

Success The growing skills gap could become as permanent as the labor shortage, a LinkedIn exec says. A.I. might be the solution
By Jane ThierMay 31, 2023

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Success The double life of a Gen Z Google software engineer earning six figures who says he works 1 hour a day

By Jane ThierAugust 20, 2023

A.I. might actually make us better at our jobs by sharpening our soft skills. Here are the roles most likely to be impacted

Success A.I. might actually make us better at our jobs by sharpening our soft skills. Here are the roles most likely to be impacted

By Chloe BergerAugust 17, 2023

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Success Most bosses regret how they mandated workers return to the office. They blamed it on not having enough data

By Jane ThierAugust 14, 2023

Young woman sitting at her computer, having some coffee to help her through a late night shift

Success ‘My work can be flexible, my son’s routine is not’: Meet the ‘dead zone’ workers killing management’s attempts to return to pre-pandemic 9 to 5 grind

By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 11, 2023

60% of Americans battling drug or alcohol addictions also have jobs. Here are the professions with the highest rates of substance-use disorder

Features 60% of Americans battling drug or alcohol addictions also have jobs. Here are the professions with the highest rates of substance-use disorder

By Erika FryAugust 4, 2023

An Amazon exec says it’s time for workers to ‘disagree and commit’ to an office return: ‘I don’t have data to back it up, but I know it’s better’

Success An Amazon exec says it’s time for workers to ‘disagree and commit’ to an office return: ‘I don’t have data to back it up, but I know it’s better’

By Jane ThierAugust 3, 2023

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Success Remote work is a lot more popular in English-speaking countries. Even the experts can’t figure out why

By Jane ThierAugust 1, 2023

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Success Neither Gen Z nor older workers know how to act in the office. Bosses have a solution: Etiquette class

By Jane ThierJuly 31, 2023

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Success Being the agreeable employee could be the secret to getting promoted

By Jane ThierJuly 29, 2023

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Success The skills gap has a solution, Harvard study finds: ‘Hidden workers’ stuck in part-time gigs

By Jane ThierJuly 27, 2023

It’s too hot to handle RTO mandates: Austin’s offices are emptying as climate change makes the commute unbearable

Success It’s too hot to handle RTO mandates: Austin’s offices are emptying as climate change makes the commute unbearable

By Chloe BergerJuly 26, 2023

Tech A.I. is ‘Amazon Web Services for human effort’ because it will ‘democratize’ large workforces and allow startups to scale faster, investment firm CEO says

By Paolo ConfinoJuly 25, 2023

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Success Workers are creating a ‘dead zone’ between 4–6 p.m. to fit in COVID-era habits like school runs and gym sessions

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 25, 2023

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Success Corporate leaders have a message for Gen Z: Get to the office, or miss out on your future career

By Jane ThierJuly 13, 2023

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Tech How will AI change work? A look back at the ‘productivity paradox’ of the computer age shows it won’t be so simple

By Bhaskar Chakravorti and The ConversationJune 25, 2023

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Success Return to office: How many workers are back at their desks in the top 10 U.S. metros

By Jane ThierJune 21, 2023

John Stankey

Success AT&T’s office mandates could be a covert way of trimming headcount: ‘It’s a layoff wolf in return-to-office sheep’s clothing’

By Jane ThierJune 15, 2023

Nicolai Tangen

Success The CEO who manages one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds says ‘force yourself’ to use A.I.—even if you have to beg an intern to teach you

By Jane ThierJune 13, 2023

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Commentary Asana CEO: ‘The way we work right now will soon look vestigial. Here’s how A.I. will make work more human’

By Dustin MoskovitzJune 12, 2023

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