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    The word of the year is ‘slop,’ Merriam-Webster says

    “Slop” was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud, but it evolved more generally to mean something of little value.

    By Anna Furman and The Associated Press
    December 15, 2025

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    Netflix beating Blockbuster once seemed unthinkable—but this way of looking at the world makes it obvious

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    Jeff Bezos created a culture at Amazon of appreciating the input—including the idea for Amazon Prime—of people at all levels of the corporate hierarchy.
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    Jeff Bezos’s ‘truth telling’ culture led to big ideas like Amazon Prime

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    October 17, 2024
    Michael Bloomberg stands at a podium for Bloomberg Philanthropies
    Leadership

    Michael Bloomberg says he will give $1 million to 25 cities with the most innovative ideas to transform essential services

    By Glenn Gamboa and The Associated Press
    October 16, 2024
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    I run a $100M VC fund for immigrants—here’s why they’re often better than those born here

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    The creator of Moore’s law said it couldn’t ‘continue forever’—and would be astounded by the chips Intel and its competitors are making now
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    The creator of Moore’s law said it couldn’t ‘continue forever’—and would be astounded by the chips Intel and its competitors are making now

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    Irish-founded unicorn Intercom is ditching ChatGPT for Anthropic’s Claude to handle customer service chats

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    China is a ‘fire-breathing dragon on government steroids’ whose tech will surpass Western firms in a decade, U.S. think tank says
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    China is a ‘fire-breathing dragon on government steroids’ whose tech will surpass Western firms in a decade, U.S. think tank says

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    September 20, 2024
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    Europe’s economy is doomed to stagnation unless it takes a riskier course, Nobel laureate warns

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    Gen Zers and millennials are flocking to places with these attributes—and it’s key to winning the war for talent

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    Help Fortune find America’s Most Innovative Companies 2025

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    Netlist founder and CEO Chuck Hong.
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    Big Tech’s abuse of the patent system must end—take it from me, I’ve fought Google over IP for years

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    Leading the charge: These 25 female-heavy C-suites highlight the dearth of women in Europe’s boardrooms

    By Ryan Hogg and Grethe Schepers
    July 24, 2024
    Gen Z needs exposure to manufacturing careers as white-collar jobs look more prone to AI disruption—and student debt piles up
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    Gen Z needs exposure to manufacturing careers as white-collar jobs look more prone to AI disruption—and student debt piles up

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    Jamie Dimon welcomes complaining JPMorgan clients: ‘If we’re torturing you, we’re probably torturing another 100,000 people’
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    Jamie Dimon welcomes complaining JPMorgan clients: ‘If we’re torturing you, we’re probably torturing another 100,000 people’

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    ‘Disrupt yourself’ permeates business thinking so much we’ve lost sight of an important fact: Change and improvement are two different things
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    ‘Disrupt yourself’ permeates business thinking so much we’ve lost sight of an important fact: Change and improvement are two different things

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    July 10, 2024
    Biden administration is providing $504 million to help 12 ‘tech hubs’ develop quantum computing, biomanufacturing and other technologies
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    Biden administration is providing $504 million to help 12 ‘tech hubs’ develop quantum computing, biomanufacturing and other technologies

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
    July 2, 2024
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    Prada’s bosses say they refuse to give into the ‘older’ mindset of overthinking and limitations—so they’re looking to Gen Z for help

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    How Thinx, the buzzy underwear company once worth $230 million, lost its way

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    A group of college kids may have just figured out how to get leaf blowers to shut up

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    I’m a venture capitalist, and here’s why I believe we need to guarantee everyone’s basic needs: The social floor is actually a trampoline that can propel our economy

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    Entrepreneurs seeking millions from Amazon’s Alexa Fund face a stark reality

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    April 22, 2024
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    Nike’s boss says remote work was hurting innovation, so the company realigned and is ‘ruthlessly’ focused on building a disruptive pipeline

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    April 14, 2024
    Early green tech failures cast doubt on Europe’s $40 billion ‘must-succeed’ innovation fund
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    Early green tech failures cast doubt on Europe’s $40 billion ‘must-succeed’ innovation fund

    By John Ainger, Will Mathis and Bloomberg
    April 2, 2024
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    CEO of doomed Titanic expedition joked ‘what could go wrong?’ weeks before disaster, new documentary reveals

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