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Bill Gates gestures
SuccessCould 2026 be the year of the 4-day workweek? Here’s what top business leaders have predicted about the shift
By Preston ForeJanuary 2, 2026
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PoliticsRich Western countries face a stark choice: 6-day workweeks or more immigration, top economist warns
By Eva RoytburgDecember 15, 2025
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Success‘Godfather of AI’ says Bill Gates and Elon Musk are right about the future of work—but he predicts mass unemployment is on its way
By Preston ForeDecember 4, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her hand
SuccessAs Tokyo embraces a 4-day workweek to fight ‘death by overwork,’ Japan’s new prime minister just called a 3 a.m. meeting
By Preston ForeNovember 17, 2025
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, speaks at the American Business Forum at the Kaseya Center in Miami on November 6, 2025.
AIJamie Dimon predicts AI will shorten the workweek: ‘My guess is the developed world will be working three and a half days a week’
By Eva RoytburgNovember 6, 2025
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan
SuccessZoom’s CEO agrees with Bill Gates, Jensen Huang, and Jamie Dimon: A 3-day workweek is coming soon thanks to AI
By Emma BurleighSeptember 15, 2025
Jensen Huang
SuccessNvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI will ‘probably’ bring 4-day work weeks: ‘Every industrial revolution leads to some change in social behavior’
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 29, 2025
Happy Dutch woman out of work for the day
SuccessForget 40 hours: The Dutch get their work done in just 32 hours a week—and women made it possible
By Emma BurleighAugust 28, 2025
Demis Hassabis, chief executive officer of Google DeepMind
SuccessTop Google exec says AI will rival humans in just 5 years and predicts we’ll ‘colonize the galaxy’ in 2030—but he draws the line at robot nurses
By Emma BurleighJune 6, 2025
Kevin O'Leary gestures while testifying before Congress
SuccessShark Tank star Kevin O’Leary blasts the 4-day week as the ‘stupidest idea’ because the digital economy means we’re always working
By Preston ForeJune 6, 2025
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LeadershipBank CEO running 4-day workweek says cutting working hours isn’t ‘progressive’, and AI will make it ‘bloody logical’
By Ryan HoggJune 3, 2025
Bill Gates wears a suite and glasses, holding his hands together
SuccessBill Gates says a 2-day work week is coming in just 10 years, thanks to AI replacing humans ‘for most things’
By Preston ForeMarch 27, 2025
Young businessman in suit
SuccessJapanese companies are stealing talented Gen Z out of college, paying off their student debt, and subsidizing their housing to combat the country’s aging workforce
By Emma BurleighJanuary 7, 2025
Workers on their daily commute in Tokyo.
NewslettersTokyo’s making a huge bet on the 4-day workweek and it’s about more than just flexible scheduling
By Azure Gilman and Emma BurleighDecember 10, 2024
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SuccessA tech company saw blockbuster results from U.K.’s first medical trial of a 4-day workweek. Yet, it’s ditching the model for one key reason
By Prarthana PrakashDecember 6, 2024
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