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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
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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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The rise of the supervisor class is just beginning.
CommentaryThe supervisor class: how AI agents are remaking the developer’s career
By Mohith ShrivastavaMarch 31, 2026
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    SuccessThe job market is so bad that ‘reverse recruiters’ are charging $1,500 a month just to help people look for jobs
    By Jake AngeloMarch 25, 2026
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PoliticsDemocrats in disarray as rank and file clash with Chuck Schumer’s plan to run elderly moderates in must-win races
By Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressMarch 31, 2026
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CommentaryI was rejected 33 times and built a $390 million company — at 48 years old. Age bias in tech is costing us all
By Peter ThompsonMarch 31, 2026
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Future of WorkMeet a professor fed up with AI slop who made her whole class use typewriters instead of computers
By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated PressMarch 31, 2026
Is the org chart dead in the age of AI? LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer thinks so
Future of WorkIs the org chart dead in the age of AI? LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer thinks so
By Nicholas GordonMarch 31, 2026
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SuccessA CEO trying to reindustrialize America says blue-collar pay is headed for ‘massive hyperinflation’ and kids should skip college to become welders
By Jake AngeloMarch 30, 2026
  • Origin cofounders Chris Bruce (left) and Pete Craghill.
    Startups & VentureExclusive: AI-powered benefits platform Origin raises $30 million in fresh funding to bring CHROs visibility into benefits usage and spend
    By Jeremy KahnMarch 25, 2026
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AIAI is so sycophantic there’s a Reddit channel called ‘AITA’ documenting its sociopathic advice
By Matt O'Brien and The Associated PressMarch 29, 2026
Young Gen Z intern on Wall Street
SuccessWall Street CEO tells interns to ‘act immediately like this is 100% your full-time career’—it’s one of 20 top tips Rich Handler has for Gen Z
By Emma BurleighMarch 29, 2026
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Future of WorkTop leadership experts sound the alarm on the AI doomsday: bosses are choosing tech over people
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 29, 2026
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CommentaryAmerica has a workforce crisis. The solution is already here — and it’s being wasted
By Gregory HaileMarch 29, 2026
The stay-at-home boyfriend is now an economic trend as more women than men go to work
EconomyThe stay-at-home boyfriend is now an economic trend as more women than men go to work
By Catherina GioinoMarch 28, 2026
  • The AI era has a message for every CEO: Adapt or die
    MagazineThe AI era has a message for every CEO: Adapt or die
    By Beatrice NolanMarch 25, 2026
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CommentaryYour employee benefits package is a hostage situation. Here’s the proof — and the fix
By Charles Edward GehrkeMarch 28, 2026
“It’s just his AI and my AI going back and forth”: The workplace phenomenon that’s undermining human relationships
Future of Work“It’s just his AI and my AI going back and forth”: The workplace phenomenon that’s undermining human relationships
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 28, 2026
Tom Hale, CEO of Oura
SuccessGen X boss of $11 billion smart ring company Oura says being a CEO is ‘much harder’ than he thought: ‘It’s pressure, it’s stress, it’s responsibility’
By Emma BurleighMarch 27, 2026
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SuccessGen Z will give up $5,000 in pay to log off at 5—but still expects a corner office
By Jake AngeloMarch 27, 2026
The tools to get ahead of AI disruption already exist — we just need to use them differently
Partner CommentaryThe tools to get ahead of AI disruption already exist — we just need to use them differently
By Bijal Shah and Zoe Weintraub BarrettMarch 27, 2026
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CybersecurityWhat if I told you the ‘AI slop’ debate was over 100 years old? It used to be about ‘ghostwriting’
By Emily Hodgson Anderson and The ConversationMarch 27, 2026
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CommentaryRogue AI is already here
By David KruegerMarch 27, 2026
Jessica Thompson poses outside her home.
Future of WorkToday’s Equal Pay Day. Women and men still disagree about who has more economic opportunities
By Alexandra Olson, Claire Savage, Linley Sanders and The Associated PressMarch 26, 2026
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EconomyTrump’s war in Iran is costing the U.S. economy 10,000 jobs a month, Goldman Sachs says
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 26, 2026
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AI‘Intelligence may be scalable, but accountability is not’: A new report exposes the hidden cost of the AI agent revolution
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 26, 2026
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CommentaryThe college degree isn’t dead. But the wrong kind could cost you $2 million
By Jerry BalentineMarch 26, 2026
The scientist who helped create AI says it’s only ‘a matter of time’ before every single job is wiped out—even safer trade jobs like plumbing
SuccessThe scientist who helped create AI says it’s only ‘a matter of time’ before every single job is wiped out—even safer trade jobs like plumbing
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 26, 2026
‘Don’t leave’: the remote work guru who nailed the labor market during the Great Resignation offers job advice for 2026
Economy‘Don’t leave’: the remote work guru who nailed the labor market during the Great Resignation offers job advice for 2026
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 25, 2026
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AINew college grad unemployment will spike to 35% in 2 years, senator warns, forcing ‘Dario, Sam’ to quit AI fear-mongering
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 25, 2026
JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon says remote work breeds ‘rope-a-dope politics’ and stunts young workers’ growth
SuccessJPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon says remote work breeds ‘rope-a-dope politics’ and stunts young workers’ growth
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 25, 2026
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SuccessWomen are gaining ground in traditionally male-dominated jobs like surgeons, airline pilots, and software developers—and earning well over $100,000
By Emma BurleighMarch 25, 2026
Workers are using AI to sneak out for spin classes and skip lunch meetings—and new research shows they’re clawing back 30 minutes a day
SuccessWorkers are using AI to sneak out for spin classes and skip lunch meetings—and new research shows they’re clawing back 30 minutes a day
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 25, 2026
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AI‘You won’t be able to AI your way through an oral exam’: Colleges have an Ancient Greek-style solution to the Gen Z stare
By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated PressMarch 25, 2026
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EconomyWorkers around the world are scared. A massive new survey shows just how much
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 25, 2026
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By Emma BurleighMay 3, 2026
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By Joseph HostetlerMay 4, 2026
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By Sasha RogelbergMay 4, 2026
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