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He worked 100-hour weeks to save a nearly bankrupt boat company. At 83, he’s just turned down $400 million for it—and gave it all to charity instead

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The World Cup’s VAR fights are a preview of every company’s AI rollout problem

America fell in love with soccer just as it awakened to the infuriating VAR system. The same dynamic is playing out inside every boardroom.

By Pooya Tabesh and The ConversationJuly 31, 2026

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The post-pandemic classroom is quietly ditching the laptop-for-every-kid model

By Janice Mak and The ConversationJuly 31, 2026

‘Retiring backwards’: How cold economic reality forced Gen X into something like the reverse of baby boomers’ golden years

‘Retiring backwards’: How cold economic reality forced Gen X into something like the reverse of baby boomers’ golden years

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 31, 2026

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Jensen Huang says this is the greatest time in history to start a business—and his advice is to stop overthinking it: ‘How hard can it be?’

By Preston ForeJuly 31, 2026

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More than half of Gen Zers want to become influencers—so now Arizona State University is offering a content creation degree for $142K

By Emma BurleighJuly 31, 2026

Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power, July 18–31, 2026

Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power, July 18–31, 2026

By Fortune EditorsJuly 31, 2026

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Anthropic says its Claude models escaped a testing environment and hacked three real companies

Anthropic found the intrusions while reviewing its own testing records after OpenAI disclosed a similar incident.

By Beatrice NolanJuly 31, 2026

Fed study: AI’s slow productivity story fits a century-old historical pattern

Researchers at the St. Louis Fed looked through 490,000 earnings calls and saw AI productivity surged—but only in talk.

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 31, 2026

Nearly a third of workers admit to sabotaging their company’s AI—and smaller paychecks may explain why

As surveys document quiet resistance and outright sabotage, Apollo’s Torsten Slok offers a theory: AI is compressing wages while leaving job counts intact.

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 30, 2026

Bausch & Lomb CEO: the AI hysteria is nothing new

AI is being talked about as though business has never encountered a technological shift before. And just like the other times, one thing gets overlooked.

By Brent SaundersJuly 31, 2026

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National Guard major rented hotel rooms on the government’s dime just to hide a second wife, prosecutors say

Maj. Collin Welch forged divorce papers, immigration letters and Social Security cards to hide a Mongolian wife from his real family.

By Jonathan J. Cooper and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2026

The competition passed on a flying toy. We built it into $100 million dollar business

In his new book, Spin Master’s Ronnen Harary explains how three founders in their 20s took a toy everyone rejected and turned it into Air Hogs.

By Ronnen HararyJuly 31, 2026

Aliko Dangote is leaving one-third of his $35 billion fortune ‘to humanity’—a rare move among Africa’s billionaires

The pledge amounts to roughly $11.6 billion at today’s valuation, and could grow far larger once his oil refinery goes public.

By Sydney LakeJuly 30, 2026

Meet the jet-setting fashion editor who turned a New York manicure at 23 into Nails.Inc—Despite selling for $40 million, she still wakes at 5:45 a.m.

Victoria Beckham and even McDonald’s helped launch Thea Green’s nail polish in America. Now Nails.Inc sells a bottle of polish every minute

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 31, 2026

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Apple shows that AI winners don’t have to build the biggest models

A Fortune analysis looks at Apple’s strategy of skipping the AI infrastructure arms race.

By Sheryl EstradaJuly 31, 2026

Ferrari’s Jony Ive–designed model was mocked by the internet, but it’s selling like hotcakes

When the Luce was released, Ferrari’s former president and chairman said he hoped “they take the prancing horse off that car, at least.”

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 31, 2026

Tim Cook signed off on his final Apple earnings call with a warning about a ‘100-year flood’ in memory chip pricing

The iPhone maker said severe constraints in the supply chain will affect sales of iPhones, Macs, and iPads in the current quarter.

By Alexei OreskovicJuly 30, 2026

Elevance Health’s CEO started her career as a pro basketball player. Now she’s the highest‑ranking woman on the Global 500, leading a $199B giant

Gail Boudreaux credits collegiate athletics with helping to shape her leadership style.

By Sarah GlodekJuly 31, 2026

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Scouting America cuts LGBTQ+ spaces at jamboree under Pentagon pressure

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to end military ties unless Scouting America dropped diversity initiatives by late August.

By Jamie Stengle and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2026

‘We’re still here standing’: the restaurant world’s fallen angel is reopening with its founder chef or its 3 Michelin stars

Copenhagen’s Noma returns under new chef Pablo Soto with a monthly-changing menu, five months after René Redzepi stepped down over abuse allegations.

By James Brooks, Stefanie Dazio and The Associated PressJuly 30, 2026

EEOC has indefinitely suspended all federal-sector class complaints, lawsuit claims

Attorneys say the undisclosed suspension has left correctional officers facing escalating abuse with no timeline for relief.

By Alexandra Olson and The Associated PressJuly 29, 2026

He worked 100-hour weeks to save a nearly bankrupt boat company. At 83, he’s just turned down $400 million for it—and gave it all to charity instead

Instead of selling Grady-White Boats for $400 million, Eddie Smith Jr. was inspired by Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard to donate profits to charity.

By Preston ForeJuly 29, 2026

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After a nearly 1,000% surge, the AI debt orgy can’t last forever, while hidden borrowing has exploded to $1.65 trillion

After a nearly 1,000% surge, the AI debt orgy can’t last forever, while hidden borrowing has exploded to $1.65 trillion

By Jason MaJuly 31, 2026

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16 Nobel laureates just warned AI could displace workers. Bernie thinks a sovereign wealth fund may be the answer

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By Emma HinchliffeJuly 31, 2026

Kevin Warsh’s first big press conference shines a spotlight on confusion over how the Fed actually measures inflation

By Brandy Hadley, D. Brian Blank and The ConversationJuly 31, 2026

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The Fed did exactly what Wall Street was expecting—so why are markets so vexed by Kevin Warsh?

By Eleanor PringleJuly 31, 2026

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This entrepreneurial couple cashed out their 401(k)s and sold a $126 million company—now they run a U.K. soccer team

By Emma BurleighJune 28, 2026

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Merlin the Duck was allowed inside Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium, but only to film a commercial
By Nayara Batschke and The Associated PressJune 25, 2026

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Cristiano Ronaldo is soccer’s first-ever billionaire: He went from begging for burgers outside McDonald’s to landing a $400 million contract

By Preston ForeJune 28, 2026

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AWS CEO says replacing young employees with AI is ‘one of the dumbest ideas’—and bad for business: ‘At some point the whole thing explodes on itself’

By Sasha RogelbergJune 28, 2026

Ex-Google engineer says Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Sundar Pichai share the same trait—it’s the lesson he swears by as a $7.2 billion AI CEO

Ex-Google engineer says Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Sundar Pichai share the same trait—it’s the lesson he swears by as a $7.2 billion AI CEO

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 28, 2026

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More than 3 million college students are raising kids. Most won’t graduate

By Enyi OkebugwuJune 28, 2026

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By Nick LichtenbergJune 25, 2026

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LinkedIn says real estate is one of the hottest industries for entry-level workers—One Gen Z sales agent made $75K his first year with no experience

By Emma BurleighJune 28, 2026

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‘It’s not going away’: The Stanford economist who called the AI entry-level jobs crisis early has the receipts

By Nick LichtenbergJune 27, 2026

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Nobel laureate economist warns AI jobs apocalypse fears could become a self-fulfilling prophesy

By Eva RoytburgJune 27, 2026

The uncertainty paradox: believe it or not, today’s massive uncertainty creates the best conditions for disruptive growth

By James G. Naples, Wendy K. Smith and Scott D. AnthonyJune 27, 2026

One in 10 Gen Zers want their boss to be replaced by AI—they’re already being polite to ChatGPT just in case

One in 10 Gen Zers want their boss to be replaced by AI—they’re already being polite to ChatGPT just in case

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 27, 2026

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Larry Ellison quietly gave $45 million to a pro-Trump group—then Oracle landed a starring role in a $500 billion AI buildout
By Sydney LakeJune 25, 2026

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‘Don’t look at the résumé’: Elon Musk admits he’s ‘fallen prey’ to flashy credentials and says conversation matters most when hiring

By Jacqueline MunisJune 27, 2026

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Stop blaming Gen Z for resisting RTO: 71% say they want a hybrid balance—and now they’re quietly leading the office comeback

By Sydney LakeJune 27, 2026

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Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away faster

By Preston ForeJune 27, 2026

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The 33-year-old executive Satya Nadella is trusting to fix Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant

By Sebastian HerreraJune 27, 2026

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Job scams are getting more sophisticated, and they’re costing Americans millions

By Jacqueline MunisJune 27, 2026

Qualcomm’s big AI gamble: Breaking Nvidia’s chips stronghold

Qualcomm’s big AI gamble: Breaking Nvidia’s chips stronghold

By Phil WahbaJune 27, 2026

Leon Black says Epstein’s network included Elon Musk, Sergey Brin and Peter Thiel, while saying ‘I knew Jekyll. I didn’t know Hyde’

By Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressJune 26, 2026

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Stripe cofounder says Gen Z will need two college majors to compete thanks to AI—and investing legend Charlie Munger called it first

By Emma BurleighJune 26, 2026

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Gen Z’s hiring hell is real: 1 in 3 employers admit they’re replacing entry-level roles with AI—and tech and manufacturing jobs are most at risk

By Preston ForeJune 26, 2026

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The new CMO playbook: How marketers are balancing broader remits and tighter budgets

By Sam BirchallJune 26, 2026

Morgan Stanley on life after selling your business: a roadmap for entrepreneurs

By Mark JansenJune 26, 2026

Two former governors launch a bipartisan coalition to confront the coming AI jobs shock

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By Diane BradyJune 26, 2026

Singapore grads battle low-paid trainee stigma to get hired

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By Gabrielle Ng and BloombergJune 26, 2026

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Kids want to be influencers when they grow up, because they ‘gets lots of money’ and ‘they want to be famous’

By Matthew Simoneau and The ConversationJune 26, 2026

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Snap’s Evan Spiegel joins MacKenzie Scott in the billionaire race to erase medical debt—wiping out $550 million for 260,000 Californians

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Everyone agrees that you hate AI, but only Mark Cuban sees why Silicon Valley is powerless to fix it

By Nick LichtenbergJune 26, 2026

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American giving hit $617 billion in 2025 — and the Paul Allen effect exposes who’s really driving it

By The ConversationJune 26, 2026

One of the Democratic Party’s brightest stars is co-founding a group to help with the coming AI jobs earthquake

By Josh Boak and The Associated PressJune 25, 2026

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