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Y Combinator‑backed AI startup is under fire after its founder offered instant interviews to partygoers who got company tattoos, then apologized

Y Combinator‑backed AI startup is under fire after its founder offered instant interviews to partygoers who got company tattoos, then apologized

LemonLime’s cofounder apologized following a flurry of online backlash and offered to cover removal costs for the tattoos

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 31, 2026

The power couple of AI is getting married in Carmel, days after groom Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund nearly blew up

By Eva RoytburgJuly 31, 2026

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Chevron posts largest quarterly profit ever, and Exxon income surges as Iran war squeezes oil supply

By Jordan BlumJuly 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

Mark Cuban’s cofounder once told him: ‘We don’t get as much done because people are afraid of you’

Mark Cuban’s cofounder once told him: ‘We don’t get as much done because people are afraid of you’

By Sarah GlodekJuly 31, 2026

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

By Pooya Tabesh and The ConversationJuly 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

Arizona State University is helping turn its students into influencers with a bachelor’s degree in building a social media empire.

By Emma BurleighJuly 31, 2026

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

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

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

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‘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

Time to get the band back together and get on the skateboard. It’s a retirement plan from a thrift store.

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 31, 2026

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?’

The billionaire CEO has spent the last three decades building Nvidia —but says one simple mindset helped turn a diner-booth idea into a $4.7 trillion giant.

By Preston ForeJuly 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

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

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See which Fortune 500 companies are making changes to their C-suite ranks.

By Fortune EditorsJuly 31, 2026

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

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

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

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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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Trump orders Iran attack as soon as this weekend, WSJ says

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By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and BloombergJuly 31, 2026

LinkedIn adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button after blocking billions of automated comment attempts in the last few months

LinkedIn adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button after blocking billions of automated comment attempts in the last few months

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 31, 2026

Warsh considering reducing number of Fed meetings, NYT reports

Warsh considering reducing number of Fed meetings, NYT reports

By Enda Curran and BloombergJuly 31, 2026

Asia’s aging population doesn’t have to be a fiscal burden. With smart planning, it can be a growth opportunity

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By Runchana Pongsaparn and Koon Hui TeeJuly 31, 2026

European nations have won more than half of all World Cups. Now they’re threatening to boycott the next one

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Amazon may owe you money: It just got $600 million in tariff refunds after a lawsuit accused it of favoring Trump

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By Catherina GioinoJuly 31, 2026

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By Camila Grigera NaónJuly 31, 2026

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College students are booing commencement speakers celebrating AI, but the wave of hate hasn’t stopped them from using it to cheat on their exams

By Sasha RogelbergMay 19, 2026

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The prophet of the ‘Wired Belt’ says capitalism is finally eating itself
By Bhaskar ChakravortiMay 16, 2026

Billionaire says he can tell if you’ll stay stuck in the middle class forever with a simple marshmallow test—but even your car can give it away

Billionaire says he can tell if you’ll stay stuck in the middle class forever with a simple marshmallow test—but even your car can give it away

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By Courtney Vinopal and HR BrewMay 18, 2026

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Jury rules against Elon Musk in $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

By Sharon GoldmanMay 18, 2026

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AI is eating the market and Wall Street strategists have bubble brain as they debate: are we in 1997 or 1999?

By Nick LichtenbergMay 18, 2026

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Gen Z wants AI-proof jobs. The president of a 50-property hotel chain says hospitality is hiding in plain sight
By Preston ForeMay 16, 2026

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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon had 2 jobs as a teenager while also juggling 3 sports. Now, he’s telling Gen Z to stop wasting time

By Preston ForeMay 18, 2026

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Billionaire Ken Griffin used to dismiss AI as ‘garbage.’ Here’s why he changed his mind—and why he’s ‘depressed’

By Nick LichtenbergMay 18, 2026

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A record number of 18-year-olds are set to graduate into an economy designed against them

By Nick LichtenbergMay 18, 2026

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By Kristin StollerMay 18, 2026

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By Lin CherryMay 17, 2026

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The AI boom hasn’t stopped U.S. companies from hiring cheap offshore labor, and overseas call center employment is still skyrocketing

By Sasha RogelbergMay 17, 2026

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