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The typical American plan to study for 22 years and work for 40 ‘is broken,’ VC CEO says. Thanks to AI, employees can’t coast after graduation anymore

The typical American plan to study for 22 years and work for 40 ‘is broken,’ VC CEO says. Thanks to AI, employees can’t coast after graduation anymore

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

January 7, 2026

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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 Burleigh

January 7, 2026

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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 Fore

January 2, 2026

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is ‘envious’ of Gen Z college dropouts who have the ‘mental space’ and time to build new startups

December 28, 2025

Jim Carrey almost returned a $20 million paycheck, with interest, for his hit role in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Arts & Entertainment

Jim Carrey nearly quit ‘Grinch’ and offered to return his $20 million paycheck. Then the founder of SEAL Team Six came to the rescue

December 16, 2025

JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon says AI will eliminate jobs—and that soft skills will be more important than ever.

Jamie Dimon says soft skills like emotional intelligence and communication are vital as AI eliminates roles

December 14, 2025

Fei-Fei Li, the "Godmother of AI," says she values AI skills more than college degrees when hiring software engineers for her tech startup.

‘Godmother of AI’ says degrees are less important in hiring than how quickly you can ‘superpower yourself’ with new tools

December 12, 2025

Panelists at Fortune Brainstorm AI.

Workplace Culture

AI is already taking over managers’ busywork—and it’s forcing companies to reset expectations

By Beatrice Nolan

December 10, 2025

Jamie Dimon says even though AI will eliminate some jobs ‘maybe one day we’ll be working less hard but having wonderful lives’

Jamie Dimon says even though AI will eliminate some jobs ‘maybe one day we’ll be working less hard but having wonderful lives’

December 7, 2025

Construction workers are getting a salary bump for working on data center projects during the AI boom.

Construction workers are earning up to 30% more and some are nabbing six-figure salaries in the data center boom

December 5, 2025

The New York City Housing Authority's John Haynes Holmes Towers are seen on April 4, 2019, in New York.

Decade-long New York City public housing employee bribery case ends with 70 convictions

By The Associated Press

November 25, 2025

Slack cofounder Stewart Butterfield

Slack cofounder says workers and CEOs can get stuck doing ‘fake’ work like pre-meetings and slide shows

By Emma Burleigh

November 25, 2025

A man pushing a woman in a chair in an office, having late night antics

Workplace Culture

B-players are sinking your company because they ‘block talent, slow innovation, and lower the ceiling for everyone around them,’ top recruiter says

November 24, 2025

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Founder of $100 million company never unplugs from work, but encourages her team to have work-life balance: ‘They didn’t sign up to be entrepreneurs’

By Emma Burleigh

November 23, 2025

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday it will give 776 air traffic controllers $10,000 bonuses for "perfect attendance."

Just 776 FAA employees will get Trump’s $10,000 bonus, but unions say thousands who worked during the shutdown were left out

November 21, 2025

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