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Zhou Yuxiang hired food delivery riders to sell AI to factories. Now he’s chasing China’s industrial AI breakthrough

China has millions of small factories—and almost no data on them. Yuxiang Zhou thinks AI can fix both.

By Nicholas GordonOctober 2, 2026

Larry Fink on the lost ‘bedrock of America’ and ‘a big divide’ between wages and investment wealth

The BlackRock CEO’s father “essentially had one job in his career,” he said at Ford Accelerate. “I think we lost that.”

By Nick LichtenbergOctober 2, 2026

8 in 10 Gen Z and millennials have two jobs to make ends meet, Goldman Sachs finds, as the affordability crisis ‘crowds out’ any retirement hopes

69% of Gen Z respondents told Goldman Sachs they find it difficult to focus at work because they worry about debt or household costs, as did 67% of millennials.

By Eleanor PringleOctober 1, 2026

Fortune 500 chief people officers say AI has killed org charts, and employees who will thrive need to ‘unlearn’

At the inaugural Fortune AIQ Summit, executives from Palo Alto Networks, HPE, and Lennar discussed how AI is reshaping firms—and the workers within them.

By Preston ForeOctober 1, 2026

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Paramount’s new co-CEO once hired a barista he met at a café with no résumé. His advice to Gen Z: ‘Look up and make eye contact’

Billionaire heir David Ellison tapped Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz as his No. 2 at Paramount after decades of betting on unconventional ideas, including Barbie and a barista.

By Preston ForeOctober 1, 2026

What Twin Peaks and Coyote vs. Acme teach us about the value of what companies abandon

The strange economics of what companies leave for dead turn trash into treasure.

By Stuart N. BrotmanOctober 1, 2026

Why the media’s whisper campaign about a Goldman Sachs change at the top is misleading gossip, at best

Chasing a phantom Brutus, the media is missing Goldman’s real story of unprecedented success under David Solomon.

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianOctober 1, 2026

Gen Z is the most likely generation to use AI for learning—but 57% say they struggle to apply what they learn

Chatbots can help new hires get up to speed, but a survey suggests the human side of learning at work still matters.

By Tatiana SatauaOctober 1, 2026

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GM’s Mary Barra says the EV transition is still the destination—even if the road is longer

She’s also setting her sights on a future in which drivers can look away from the road.

By Alyson ShontellOctober 2, 2026

‘Europe needs to shed its naivety’: Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen on Chinese competition and the energy issue that keeps him up at night

The Danish company has pivoted through multiple crises to become the world’s biggest turbine manufacturer. Now, as new competitors emerge and costs rise, its CEO is changing strategy to stay ahead.

By Sam BirchallOctober 2, 2026

Fortune AIQ Summit livestream

Fortune is convening executives and senior leaders to share how they are putting AI to work across their organizations.

By Fortune EditorsOctober 1, 2026

Christian Ulbrich says working from the office is ‘core’. Just make sure it is a beautiful place to be as well

Office life isn’t just about executives worried about productivity. According to CEO of real-estate giant JLL, being around colleagues matters at every level.

By Kamal AhmedOctober 1, 2026

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A couple sit on a breakwater with a view of the city skyline in the Marina Bay area of Singapore.

Singapore is tapping a Nobel-winning formula to help its useless singles get dates

FirstDate offers one potential match at a time, testing whether fewer choices can help singles build a connection.

By Tatiana SatauaOctober 1, 2026

The rise of the ‘two-job job’: 61% of workers say they’re now doing more than one role

A Korn Ferry survey of more than 16,000 professionals finds workloads climbing and motivation falling as companies flatten management and lean on AI.

By Bilin LinOctober 1, 2026

‘We value the skill, but maybe not for my child’: The stigma against blue-collar jobs, laid bare

Matt Panella told Pro Accelerate he hears from high schoolers: “I want to get into the trades, but my parents don’t feel like it’s a viable career path.”

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 30, 2026

Trump removes chairs for TSA agents, saying they ‘must meet fitness for duty requirements’

The White House has given the Office of Personnel Management more power to hire and fire federal workers on the basis of fitness.

By Sasha RogelbergOctober 1, 2026