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IBM’s CEO admits Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is real—but after promising to hire more grads, he’s laying off thousands of workers

IBM’s CEO Arvind Krishna promised Gen Z he would hire more college grads and be the “opposite” of companies like Amazon laying off workers. Days later, he’s giving thousands the pink slip.

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Masters winner Rory McIlroy woke up $4.2 million richer. Here’s the Gen Z career advice he shared helped him get to his over $200 million success

Capitolis CEO: We lose many great candidates because of our in-office policy—but we are still better for it

Millionaire podcaster Mel Robbins hits back at Gen Z’s lazy label—she says they’re stuck in a world their boomer parents wouldn’t even recognize

Anthony Scaramucci’s worst day of his career wasn’t being fired from the White House—it was finding out Sam Bankman-Fried was a ‘fraud’

Tim Cook ‘cares about nothing else’ product-wise other than beating Mark Zuckerberg to a pair of truly smart glasses

Volunteer days are vital to employees’ wellbeing…and your business—this CEO explains why

While boomers despaired over crashing markets, Gen Z saw an opportunity to make $42K in one hour: ‘The entire stock market is on sale’

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says after nearly 30 years at the company, one trait separates those who see their career thrive: a high ‘WhyQ’

USA Brands CEO: Small businesses want to thrive, not just survive. That’s where the tariffs uncertainty hurts the most

Apple’s Steve Jobs dealt with the 2008 financial crisis by investing his way through the downturn, instead of slashing jobs and budgets—2 years later the iconic iPad was launched

Jamie Dimon says Gen Z has no reason to be depressed—as long as there’s no nuclear war they’ll have an ‘unbelievable life’

Cofounder of $12 billion crypto company says Gen Z new hires ‘create an absurd amount of chaos’ and make him want to pull his hair out—but he’s betting on them anyway

FDA reverses course on RTO order after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations like approving new medicines

Finland’s Oura went from a tiny Kickstarter campaign to a $5.2 billion startup with Cristiano Ronaldo and Prince Harry among its fans

Jamie Dimon hates how cell phones have ruined productivity in meetings—and experts are rejoicing at someone finally stating the obvious

ASML boss says young people are always asking him how to become a CEO. Here’s why he calls it an ‘absurd’ question

TodayTix CEO took over at 31. He tells aspirational Gen Zers to ditch the ‘fake it till you make it’ act if they actually want to be successful

Bill Gates’s daughter Phoebe knows she’s a ‘nepo baby,’ but that made her freshman year even tougher

Backstabbing is the new office norm: Gen Z and millennials are blame-shifting, snitching, and setting others up to fail—but so are managers

Duchess Meghan’s new podcast focuses on startup founder life at a moment of market turbulence

Remote work impedes women’s careers, CEO of top U.K. bank claims amid industry-wide RTO surge

Exclusive: Half of the ‘Hybrid Generation’ would quit their jobs if forced back to office full-time, unless they get a pay rise, survey finds

Zillow’s happy workforce: 93% of employees endorse the company, thanks to 3 key factors

Too many people stay in their lane, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says: ‘That is a bureaucratic, stupid direction’

A $2.8 billion settlement will completely rewire how college athletes are paid—but fans and students will foot much of the bill through ticket and tuition fees

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