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How smart employers are turning the World Cup into a workplace win
By Emma BurleighJune 29, 2026
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AI
Tokenmaxxing is over. That’s because it never measured what really counts to see ROI from AI
By Jeremy KahnMay 28, 2026
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Future of Work
‘You’re not a hero, you’re a liability’: Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary warns Gen Z founders to stop glorifying hustle culture
By Jacqueline MunisMay 16, 2026
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Success
Delta CEO Ed Bastian asked AI to write his graduation speech—then scrapped it and warned Gen Z against ‘pushing the easy button’
By Preston ForeMay 12, 2026
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Success
Gen Z workers say showing up 10 minutes late to work is as good as on time—but baby boomer bosses have zero tolerance for tardiness, research reveals
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 5, 2026
Elon Musk says saving for retirement is irrelevant because AI is going to create a world of abundance: ‘It won’t matter’
Future of Work
Elon Musk says saving for retirement is irrelevant because AI is going to create a world of abundance: ‘It won’t matter’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 26, 2026
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AI
Thousands of CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivity—and it has economists resurrecting a paradox from 40 years ago
By Sasha RogelbergApril 19, 2026
AI promises to free workers from grunt work, but psychologists say those mindless tasks are exactly what our brains need to recover
AI
AI promises to free workers from grunt work, but psychologists say those mindless tasks are exactly what our brains need to recover
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 11, 2026
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan
Success
‘I hate working 5 days’: Zoom CEO says traditional work schedules are becoming obsolete—and predicts a 3-day workweek by 2031
By Preston ForeApril 9, 2026
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Success
AI promised supreme productivity, but it’s actually straining workloads for employees—time spent emailing has doubled, and focused work sessions fell by 9%
By Emma BurleighMarch 13, 2026
Slack cofounder Stewart Butterfield
Success
Slack cofounder says workers and CEOs can get stuck doing ‘fake’ work like pre-meetings and slideshows
By Emma BurleighMarch 1, 2026
Japanese companies are paying older workers to sit by a window and do nothing—while Western CEOs demand super-AI productivity just to keep your job
Success
Japanese companies are paying older workers to sit by a window and do nothing—while Western CEOs demand super-AI productivity just to keep your job
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 27, 2026
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AI
In the workforce, AI is having the opposite effect it was supposed to, UC Berkeley researchers warn
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 10, 2026
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Success
Staff at a major Swedish pharmacy chain are being paid to take time off with friends to combat loneliness—they can even text loved ones during the $100 ‘friendship hour’
By Emma BurleighJanuary 7, 2026
A man works at a table with a laptop on it. A projector in the background displays code.
AI
Experienced software developers assumed AI would save them a chunk of time. But in one experiment, their tasks took 20% longer
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 5, 2026
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By Mia OsmonbekovJuly 9, 2026
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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott just donated $20 million to support America’s youth mental health, as a fifth of teens struggle with suicidal thoughtsplaceholder alt text
By Emma BurleighJuly 9, 2026
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By Preston ForeJuly 9, 2026
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