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The rise of 'conspicuous waiting': The 19th-century economic theory that explains why Gen Z posts their place in line

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

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The rise of 'conspicuous waiting': The 19th-century economic theory that explains why Gen Z posts their place in line

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

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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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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

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By Nick LichtenbergJuly 31, 2026

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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

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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

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‘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

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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 Eleanor PringleJuly 31, 2026

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Indeed chief economist says we’re entering an era of ‘great mismatch’ thanks to a generational imbalance of workers

By Emma BurleighMay 22, 2026

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The sound of graduating from college in the AI summer of 2026: boo!
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Apple’s Steve Wozniak says he cofounded the tech giant after 5 rejections from HP—not to ‘make money.’ For years, his paycheck was just $50

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By Francesca CassidyMay 22, 2026

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McKinsey studied 200 family business successions. The biggest problem wasn’t the heir — it was the outgoing CEO

By Acha Leke and Chaitali MukherjeeMay 22, 2026

Bolt’s cofounder scrapped its HR department. This CEO says people management is key to thriving in the AI age

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By Diane BradyMay 22, 2026

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I’ve led companies through every major tech disruption. AI washing is the same mistake, every time

By Himanshu PalsuleMay 22, 2026

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By Catherina GioinoMay 22, 2026

Gabrielle Judge, a content creator known as “Ms. Anti Work"

Founder of Ms. Anti Work says her ‘lazy girl job’ allowed her to only work a few hours a day—and she built her media company on the side

By Emma BurleighMay 22, 2026

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Top economist Tyler Cowen on the biggest problem of the AI age: not mass unemployment but adjusting to a new reality

By Nick LichtenbergMay 22, 2026

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Cloudflare posted record revenue, then cut 20% of its workforce. CEO Matthew Prince says AI has made an entire category of workers obsolete

By Jake AngeloMay 21, 2026

Meta laid off 10% of its workforce as Mark Zuckerberg warns that in the AI race ‘success isn’t a given’

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By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 21, 2026

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Despite a $500 million net worth, Shaq just finished his fourth degree. He warns graduates: ‘Your character will take you further than your resume’
By Preston ForeMay 20, 2026

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Ro Khanna blames ‘clueless’ boomers for Gen Z booing AI: They handed over a ‘broken economy’

By Jake AngeloMay 21, 2026

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A Nobel economist figured out 60 years ago that people learn best on the job. The Atlanta Fed says AI is making that almost impossible

By Tristan BoveMay 21, 2026

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By Sheryl EstradaMay 21, 2026

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McKinsey partner says up to 50% of work hours could be transformed within the next 5 years

By Emma BurleighMay 21, 2026

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Jeff Bezos wants the bottom half of earners to pay zero income tax—he says nurses making just $75K should save $12K a year

By Preston ForeMay 21, 2026

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MacKenzie Scott gave away more than $7 billion last year—but her secretive style got her snubbed from a top donors list

By Sydney LakeMay 21, 2026

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Allbirds’ 600% stock surge says a lot about how ‘AI washing’ became the new ‘greenwashing’

By Suvrat Dhanorkar and The ConversationMay 21, 2026

The SpaceX IPO is a referendum on Elon Musk and his plan to colonize Mars

The SpaceX IPO is a referendum on Elon Musk and his plan to colonize Mars

By Diane BradyMay 21, 2026

Ex-Facebook exec Sheryl Sandberg says the 10-year career plan is dead thanks to AI: ‘Don’t script your career when the future is uncertain,’ she warns Gen Z

Ex-Facebook exec Sheryl Sandberg says the 10-year career plan is dead thanks to AI: ‘Don’t script your career when the future is uncertain,’ she warns Gen Z

By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 21, 2026

Microsoft lost its way in the AI race. Can Copilot get it back on course?

Microsoft lost its way in the AI race. Can Copilot get it back on course?

By Jeremy KahnMay 21, 2026

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SpaceX IPO targets $28.5 trillion total addressable market, mission to ‘make life multiplanetary’ and understand ‘true nature of the universe’

By Nick LichtenbergMay 20, 2026

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Clinical Psychologist Daniel Wendler

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Pay transparency is exposing a bigger problem: Most companies can’t explain why they pay what they pay

By Sydney LakeMay 20, 2026

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By Preston ForeMay 20, 2026

A dating expert says ghosting and quiet quitting are the same problem at their core, and corporate life has more to learn from romance than it admits

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By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 20, 2026

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While other tech CEOs warn of mass job losses, Glean’s chief says AI will never replace a single worker

By Emma BurleighMay 20, 2026

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By Jake AngeloMay 20, 2026

How 8,000 robots are changing work inside logistics giant DHL Supply Chain

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