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Shark 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 ForeMay 25, 2026
ThredUp’s CEO has a warning for five-day companies: You’re going to lose the talent war
Future of Work
ThredUp’s CEO has a warning for five-day companies: You’re going to lose the talent war
By Catherina GioinoMay 20, 2026
COVID gave us hybrid work. The Iran war might give us a four-day week—and this time, experts say it could stick
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COVID gave us hybrid work. The Iran war might give us a four-day week—and this time, experts say it could stick
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 1, 2026
Workers are using AI to sneak out for spin classes and skip lunch meetings—and new research shows they’re clawing back 30 minutes a day
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Workers are using AI to sneak out for spin classes and skip lunch meetings—and new research shows they’re clawing back 30 minutes a day
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 25, 2026
10 a.m. could be your new start time, thanks to AI. Billionaire Mark Cuban says companies will cut the workday by an hour—and you’ll still get paid the same
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10 a.m. could be your new start time, thanks to AI. Billionaire Mark Cuban says companies will cut the workday by an hour—and you’ll still get paid the same
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 24, 2026
Sri Lanka has just launched a 4-day week because of the Iran war—now, the nation is giving workers Wednesdays off in a desperate bid to conserve fuel
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Sri Lanka has just launched a 4-day week because of the Iran war—now, the nation is giving workers Wednesdays off in a desperate bid to conserve fuel
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 18, 2026
Happy Dutch woman out of work for the day
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Forget 40 hours: The Dutch get their work done in just 32 hours a week—and women made it possible
By Emma BurleighFebruary 22, 2026
Bill Gates gestures
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Could 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
Man picking beets
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Rich Western countries face a stark choice: 6-day workweeks or more immigration, top economist warns
By Eva RoytburgDecember 15, 2025
Photo of Geoffrey Hinton
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‘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
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As 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.
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Jamie 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
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Zoom’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
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Nvidia 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
Demis Hassabis, chief executive officer of Google DeepMind
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Top 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
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Mark Cuban says he has the solution to growing income inequality, and it's to reward every employee—from CEO to janitor—with company stockplaceholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 20, 2026
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By Sydney LakeJuly 20, 2026
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'Dr. Doom' Nouriel Roubini says we're headed for universal basic income or 'some form of socialism' as AI revolutionizes work—He calls that optimisticplaceholder alt text
By Jason MaJuly 18, 2026
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