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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos argues its Warner Bros. deal won’t hurt consumers. If so, they can cancel with one click

Sarandos defended Netflix’s Warner Bros. merger and argued customers hold the real power.

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 6, 2026
Two young men participate in a meeting.
Meet a 27-year-old software engineer who turned a 1.0 GPA in high school into a six-figure career at American Express
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 6, 2026
Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week
By Fortune EditorsFebruary 6, 2026
Elon Musk
Even with $850 billion to his name, Elon Musk admits ‘money can’t buy happiness.’ But billionaire Mark Cuban says it’s not so simple
By Preston ForeFebruary 6, 2026
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
Larry Ellison and Jeff Bezos have seen more than $66 billion swiped from their net worths since the start of this year as AI-driven slump sees tech billionaires’ wealth free-fall
By Emma BurleighFebruary 6, 2026
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Tech giants are shelling out up to $400K for AI evangelists to defend against surging American skepticism

Some firms are willing to pay high salaries for communications directors as Americans grow wary of AI.

By Jake AngeloFebruary 5, 2026
Forget a degree—$30 billion defense startup Anduril will fast-track your job application if you can win its AI drone-flying contest

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey admits he likes to hire people with experience off the beaten path—and he’s now scouting new talent via a drone-flying contest.

By Preston ForeFebruary 5, 2026
Nestlé’s CEO drinks 8 coffees a day, but says Gen Z staffers are his secret to staying sharp by ‘learning constantly’

In his company’s turnaround effort, Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil is drinking twice as much coffee as the average American—while admitting it’s Gen Z workers who keep him intellectually alert.

By Emma BurleighFebruary 5, 2026
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Sam Altman should take Niklas Östberg’s number: What the Delivery Hero founder doesn’t know about going public and shareholders isn’t worth knowing

A founder-CEO who rode out shareholder backlash, Niklas Östberg’s journey at Delivery Hero shows how long-term conviction can survive—and even thrive—on the public markets.

By Kamal AhmedFebruary 6, 2026
Olympic swimmer earns ‘just enough’ to cover her rent. She’s turned to social media for more cash: ‘I make more than five times as much as what I make as an Olympic athlete’

Silver medalist Daniella Ramirez says synchronized swimming doesn’t pay the bills: “My primary job right now—the thing that makes the most money—is definitely TikTok.”

By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 6, 2026
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says his highly disciplined daily routine has ‘fallen to crap’—and now unwinds on weekends at a ranch with no cell phone service

The new father is working out how to balance business and the “significantly underhyped” experience of raising a child.

By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 5, 2026
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Rocket CEO says U.S. mortgage industry is a ‘tale of two cities.’ His booming business shows a broader reality for American homebuyers

“Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest that they’ve been in the past three years,” Varun Krishna said, “and Rocket was right there to capitalize.”

By Sydney LakeFebruary 5, 2026
Understanding corporate leaders’ muted Minnesota response: the example of Disney, Florida and conservative retaliation

The Minnesota CEO letter is a window into a broader shift.

By Alessandro Piazza and The ConversationFebruary 5, 2026
Activist investors are more dangerous to CEOs than ever. Here are 3 ways to safeguard your leadership

Activism thrives on corporate uncertainty and increasingly leverages a fast-changing media environment to exert pressure.

By Sam WolfFebruary 5, 2026
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Disney’s new D’Amaro-land:  a dream team succession saga comes to life

Bob Iger was a returning general to Disney in 2022, but he built a roster of top lieutenants helping with his succession plan.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen HenriquesFebruary 4, 2026
‘Let a thousand flowers bloom,’ Jensen Huang says. Demanding ROI from AI is like forcing a child to make a business plan for a hobby

You don’t ask your kids to prove to you how they’re going to make money for you, Huang said: “We never do that at home. But we do it at work.”

By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 4, 2026
‘I felt a little useless, and it was sad’: Sam Altman feels obsolete using his own AI tools—and he’s not the only one

“I am sure we will figure out much better and more interesting ways to spend our time,” the OpenAI CEO said. “But I am feeling nostalgic for the present.”

By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 4, 2026
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InvestingDow soars by 1,200 points to top 50,000 for the first time as chipmakers and airlines lead ferocious stock market rebound
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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AIAnthropic’s newest model excels at finding security vulnerabilities—but raises fresh cybersecurity risks
By Beatrice NolanFebruary 6, 2026
Personal FinanceBest certificates of deposit (CDs) for February 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganFebruary 6, 2026
LawMinneapolis fourth grader says ICE fears leave his 30-person class with just 7 students: ‘The teachers cry’
By Bianca Vázquez Toness and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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Personal FinanceChase CD rates February 2026
By Joseph HostetlerFebruary 6, 2026
PoliticsUSAID division killed by Trump is reborn after 2 mysterious donors give $48 million
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
LawTrump torpedoed Biden’s $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species ‘on the brink of extinction’
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
Arts & EntertainmentMany 2026 Super Bowl ads share a common theme, revealing a truth about America’s current mindset
By Mae Anderson and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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SuccessCEO of $1.25 billion AI company says he hires Gen Z because they’re ‘less biased’ than older generations—too much knowledge is actually bad, he warns
By Emma BurleighFebruary 1, 2026
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EconomyMusk’s fantasy for a future where work is optional just got more real: U.K. minister calls for universal basic income to cushion AI-related job losses
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 1, 2026
Startups & VentureSilicon Valley legend Kleiner Perkins was written off. Then an unlikely VC showed up
By Allie GarfinkleJanuary 31, 2026
AIMoltbook, a social network where AI agents hang together, may be ‘the most interesting place on the internet right now’
By Jason MaJanuary 31, 2026
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PoliticsConservative cancel culture clashes with college and social media at Texas A&M to bring curtain down on women’s and gender studies
By Juan A. Lozano and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
Future of WorkFord CEO has 5,000 open mechanic jobs with up to 6-figure salaries from the shortage of manually skilled workers: ‘We are in trouble in our country’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 31, 2026
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SuccessAlexis Ohanian walked out of the LSAT 20 minutes in, went to a Waffle House, and decided he was ‘gonna invent a career.’ He founded Reddit
By Preston ForeJanuary 31, 2026
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North AmericaNorth Carolina emerges as the affordable millennial destination as Florida fades and Texans trickle out
By Mike Schneider and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
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SuccessRyan Serhant starts work at 4:30 a.m.—he says most people don’t achieve their dreams because ‘what they really want is just to be lazy’
By Preston ForeJanuary 31, 2026
C-SuiteMinnesota CEOs’ ‘milquetoast’ response to ICE raises a core debate for leaders: Is speaking up worth it?
By Geoff ColvinJanuary 31, 2026
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SuccessPfizer CEO Albert Bourla’s best leadership advice: Being optimistic is better than being right
By Preston ForeJanuary 31, 2026
C-Suite‘We’ll save the world from cancer’: Inside Pfizer CEO’s $23 billion post‑COVID bet on oncology
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 30, 2026
C-SuiteFortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week, Jan. 17–30, 2026
By Fortune EditorsJanuary 30, 2026
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SuccessKayla Itsines became a millionaire at 22 and sold her fitness app for $400 million—buying a gas station paid her rent
By Emma BurleighJanuary 30, 2026
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Workplace Culture‘What do you think is going on with the stock price?’: Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol says baristas’ market savvy makes him proud
By Jake AngeloJanuary 30, 2026
SuccessKevin Warsh went from selling racetrack pencils to Trump’s new Fed chair pick. His advice for Gen Z: Merit is the ultimate currency in the workplace
By Preston ForeJanuary 30, 2026
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Arts & EntertainmentTwenty-somethings discover nostalgia, throwing back to a carefree time before the ‘dark days’: 2016
By Pavan Mahal and The Associated PressJanuary 30, 2026
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PoliticsTrump predicts Kevin Warsh will ‘go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best,’ plus he’s ‘central casting’
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJanuary 30, 2026
AIAre you a cyborg, a centaur, or a self-automator? Why businesses need the right kind of ‘humans in the loop’ in AI
By François Candelon, Katherine Kellogg, Hila Lifshitz and Steven RandazzoJanuary 30, 2026
NewslettersInside Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s nascent turnaround plan—and why it’s working
By Phil WahbaJanuary 30, 2026
InvestingIndonesia exchange CEO steps down as MSCI reform pressure mounts
By Prima Wirayani, Abhishek Vishnoi and BloombergJanuary 30, 2026
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AIGen Z believes using AI is making their colleagues dumb and lazy, but may paradoxically see it as key to their own promotion, Wharton says
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 30, 2026
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Investing$14 trillion asset manager BlackRock aims to lock down execs to compete in the ‘alts’ gold rush shaking up the fund industry
By Amanda GerutJanuary 30, 2026
C-SuitePfizer CEO says he used ‘emotional blackmail’ to get employees to achieve impossible goals during COVID-19
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 29, 2026
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Arts & EntertainmentThe saga of the billion-dollar sock: The Muppets’ 50th birthday marks a long and profitable run
By Jared Bahir Browsh and The ConversationJanuary 29, 2026
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PoliticsTrump backlash over ICE builds across American culture, from The Boss to Sam Altman to Martha Stewart
By Steve Peoples and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2026
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LawTikTok’s ‘Ms. Shirley,’ who drew 5 million followers watching her care for the homeless, dies at 58
By Rebecca Boone and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2026
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AITop engineers at Anthropic, OpenAI say AI now writes 100% of their code—with big implications for the future of software development jobs
By Beatrice NolanJanuary 29, 2026
Workplace CultureWalmart doubles down on health, promoting 3,000 pharmacy workers and upping earning potential—with no college degree required
By Sydney LakeJanuary 29, 2026
Protestors stand and film federal agents.
C-SuiteAs Big Tech CEOs speak up about violence in Minneapolis, 1 in 3 corporate leaders think ICE tensions are ‘not relevant to their business’
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 29, 2026
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