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The job market is so bad, people in their 40s are resorting to going back to school instead of looking for work

“Experience is no longer enough,” a job-search expert says.

yesterday 10

Sydney Lake

A grassroots NIMBY revolt is turning voters in Republican strongholds against the AI data-center boom

“It’s like the Gilded Age, part two,” Kerwin Olson, a leader of an anti-data center activist group, said. “Only bigger.”

yesterday 10

Eva Roytburg

Bill Gates got climate communication right. Let’s focus on saving lives, not spreading fear

I'm the dean of the nation's first climate school and I know that fear-based messaging has outlived its usefulness.

yesterday 10

Alexis Abramson

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

"Jim started having panic attacks. I would see him lying down on the floor in between setups with a brown paper bag."

yesterday 9

Nino Paoli

Colorado is suffering from Christmas Tree inflation because Denver imports most of them—from North Carolina and the Pacific Northwest

A retailer in Denver must also cover local operational overhead, such as labor costs, storage and the rental of temporary sales lots.

yesterday 9

Ali Besharat

AI megadeals, IPO green shoots, and a middle-market squeeze: The new M&A reality for CFOs

CFOs face a rare mix of pressure and opportunity.

yesterday 9

Sheryl Estrada

Valerie Health raises $30 million Series A to scale “AI front offices” for physicians

Valerie Health has raised its $30 million Series A, led by Redpoint Ventures, Fortune has exclusively learned.

yesterday 8

Allie Garfinkle

Can’t get a job? Blame AI? Train in ‘power skills,’ IBM exec says: ‘You can’t hire a college student now to just come in and create a spreadsheet’

According to Justina Nixon-Saintil, IBM's chief impact officer, 2025 was the year "the penny dropped" for AI.

yesterday 8

Nick Lichtenberg

Global selloff in stocks signals AI bubble may be ending in the healthiest way possible

Investors are selling off individual stocks of companies that seem to be overextended, but they are broadly bullish on stocks as a whole.

yesterday 8

Jim Edwards

What the 25 most powerful rising executives reveal about tomorrow’s CEO playbook

Their influence and momentum offer a window into the future Fortune 500 corner office.

yesterday 7

Ruth Umoh

Hollywood reels from shocking Reiner murders as police weigh charges for their son

The 32-year-old Nick Reiner was arrested several hours after his parents were found dead in their home in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood.

yesterday 8

Christopher Weber

Air strikes on casinos, colonial borders and a failed Trump ceasefire: What’s happening in the Thai-Cambodia conflict

Last week’s border clashes have undercut Trump’s hopes to be a peacemaker, while also endangering a regional economy across the Thai-Cambodia...

yesterday 7

Angelica Ang

Roomba bites the dust: iRobot files for bankruptcy, but don’t worry—your robot vacuum should still work

The company’s value crashed from $3.56 billion in 2021 to ~$140 million now, according to data compiled by the London Stock Exchange Group.

yesterday 8

Molly Liebergall

An MIT roboticist who cofounded bankrupt Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robot assistants is ‘pure fantasy thinking’

Rodney Brooks said future “humanoid” robots will have wheels and multiple arms.

yesterday 0

Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

McDonald’s CEO started off as a dishwasher—his tough love career advice for Gen Z is that if you want success, you’ve got to make it happen yourself

As millions of Gen Z fall into NEET status, McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski has some blunt advice for young people: stop waiting around for help.

yesterday 2

Preston Fore

You can make up to $200K working in Trump’s new ‘Tech Force’—and you don’t need a degree or work experience

To be eligible for the two-year program, you only need "strong problem-solving abilities and a passion for public service."

yesterday 1

Dave Smith

Government belatedly reveals loss of 105,000 jobs in October as full DOGE cutbacks come into view

Both the October and November job creation numbers, released Tuesday by the Labor Department, came in late because of the 43-day government shutdown.

yesterday 0

Paul Wiseman

Accenture exec gets real on transformation: ‘the data and AI strategy is not a separate strategy, it is the business strategy’

"Think about the people and the culture," Accenture's Chief Responsible AI Officer Arnab Chakraborty told Fortune. "It is so paramount."

yesterday 0

Nick Lichtenberg

OpenAI releases new image model as it races to outpace Google’s Nano Banana amid company Code Red

The update follows Sam Altman’s internal “Code Red” push, as OpenAI races to counter Google’s fast-growing Gemini and its viral Nano Banana image...

yesterday 0

Sharon Goldman

Unemployment hits 4-year high as frozen jobs data shows recession risks getting ‘uncomfortably high,’ top economist Mark Zandi says

Payroll growth for November came in at a modest 64,000. “There’s just no forward motion,” Moody’s chief economist told Fortune.

yesterday 0

Eva Roytburg

The labor market’s holiday present for America: the highest unemployment in 4 years. It might be ‘noisy’ but the jobs just aren’t there

The November jobs report showed unemployment rose to a four-year-high.

yesterday 0

Eva Roytburg

A SpaceX IPO could be the largest public offering of all time—and Elon Musk’s biggest headache

Musk’s space company had avoided much of the scrutiny, criticism, and regulatory burden that comes with going public.

yesterday 0

Jessica Mathews

As Americans continue to feel the pain from tariffs and inflation, Lidl launches holiday meal deal for less than $4 per person

The total 12-person meal costs $42.66 as Americans’ affordability concerns grow.

yesterday 0

Nino Paoli

Trump has ‘an alcoholic’s personality, chief of staff says in wide-ranging Vanity Fair interview. She calls it a ‘hit piece’

Susie Wiles also told Vanity Fair that she has read the Epstein file and that Trump is “not in the file doing anything awful.”

yesterday 1

Darlene Superville

To heal a divided nation, America’s next chapter must rediscover a common unity

History teaches us that the most powerful movements are built through sustained, open-hearted dialogue.

yesterday 1

T.d. Jakes

Ford is scrapping the all-electric F-150 Lightning and other big EVs amid a scramble to find a winning electric formula that will cost $19.5 billion

“The operating reality has changed, and we are redeploying capital into higher-return growth opportunities,” Ford CEO Jim Farley said.

previous day 20

Sasha Rogelberg

Former Meta integrity chief says new report reveals ‘disappointing’ ad fraud epidemic at the social media giant

An internal audit warned of systemic corruption, yet Meta expanded Chinese ad partnerships that generated billions—much of it tied to fraud.

previous day 10

Lily Mae Lazarus

Gavin Newsom hires former CDC officials to work as public health consultants for state of California

Susan Monarez was fired as the CDC’s director and Dr. Debra Houry resigned as the agency’s chief medical officer and deputy director.

previous day 4

Sophie Austin

Deloitte’s CTO on a stunning AI transformation stat: companies are spending 93% on tech and only 7% on people

Bill Briggs recognizes an old inertia inside the boardroom: "I felt it in my travels, but I hadn't been able to quantify it."

previous day 30

Nick Lichtenberg

Meetings are not work, says Southwest Airlines CEO—and he’s taking action, by blocking his calendar every afternoon from Wednesday to Friday

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan says too many execs mistake packed calendars for productivity. He’s found a ‘crazy’ solution.

previous day 20

Preston Fore

Earnings calls citing ‘AI’ surge in 2025 as ‘uncertainty’ mentions fade

AI talk hits a record high.

previous day 10

Sheryl Estrada

This Thrive-backed startup says it aspires to be the “Amazon of homes”

Since 2022, Homebound has raised a combined $400 million in equity and real estate capital, the company told Fortune.

previous day 10

Allie Garfinkle

The Magnificent 7 isn’t that magnificent: 5 of the stocks have underperformed the market this year

Investors are picking between winners and losers in tech, as opposed to just herding into the index or tech stocks as a whole.

previous day 10

Jim Edwards

CEOs usually favor less regulation. But not all are happy with Trump’s executive order to block state AI laws

Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.

previous day 9

Diane Brady

Unlimited vacation policies can work—it just depends on where employees are based

Unlimited vacation polices work for European employees, who took more days off than their counterparts with fixed time off this year.

previous day 9

Kristin Stoller

Crypto wallets, long a painful experience, now feel a lot more like Venmo

Wallet makers hope they can achieve ‘super app’ status—but that may be a long way off.

previous day 9

Jeff John Roberts

Fed chair favorite Kevin Hassett on potential independence from Trump: ‘His opinion matters if it’s good, if it’s based on data’

On Friday, Trump said he “certainly should have a role" in Fed policy. "I’ve done great. I’ve made a lot of money ... I think my voice should be...

previous day 8

Christopher Rugaber

Exclusive: Visa launches stablecoins advisory practice to keep up with crypto wave

The payment giant is seeking to guide fintechs and banks in navigating the crypto landscape

previous day 10

Carlos Garcia

Making nightmares into reality: AI finds fans in the Islamic State, other militant and terrorist other groups worldwide

“One of the best things about AI is how easy it is to use,” said someone on a pro-IS site last month.

previous day 9

David Klepper

Sorry, six-figure earners: Elon Musk says that money will ‘disappear’ in the future as AI makes work (and salaries) irrelevant

If Elon Musk is right, your six-figure salary—and any savings and investments you’ve built—could be irrelevant within a few decades.

previous day 30

Orianna Rosa Royle

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he went to ‘night school’ for an hour every day with Barack Obama and even turned in homework

The billionaire founder admits a weekly mentorship call with the former president came with assignments like being more intentional with his...

previous day 4

Preston Fore

Trump could announce a new Fed chair before Christmas: Here’s what you need to know about the leading candidates

What to know about Fed candidates Kevin Hassett, Kevin Warsh, Chris Waller and Rick Rieder.

previous day 2

Eleanor Pringle

Google cofounder Sergey Brin said he was ‘spiraling’ before returning to work on Gemini—and staying retired ‘would’ve been a big mistake’

Brin said he planned to study physics at cafés following his retirement in 2019.

previous day 1

Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

‘We are now firmly back in a good is bad/bad is good regime’: Weak job data may lead to more rate cuts and boost stocks, Morgan Stanley economist says

Morgan Stanley’s top strategist Michael Wilson noted the labor market, more so than inflation, has become a crucial factor in determining future...

previous day 2

Sasha Rogelberg

Kevin vs. Kevin: Warsh overtakes Hassett as favorite to be Fed chair nominee on prediction market

Warsh now has a 47% probability, up from 39% on Sunday, according to Kalshi. Hassett has fallen to 41%, down from 51% on Sunday and 81% on Dec. 3.

previous day 1

Jason Ma

What happens to old AI chips? They’re still put to good use and don’t depreciate that fast, analyst says

"For inference, the latest hardware helps but is often not essential, so chip quantity can substitute for cutting-edge quality."

previous day 1

Jason Ma

Credit card startup Mesa wants to reward homeowners with points for mortgage payments, but the math might not add up for everyone

Can you earn credit card rewards when you pay your mortgage? The Mesa Homeowners Card attempts to crack the code. We’ve run the numbers to see if...

previous day 10

Dia Adams

Rich, western countries face a stark choice: 6-day workweeks or more immigration, top economist warns

One of the world's foremost economists, Lant Pritchett, has a plan.

previous day 10

Eva Roytburg

Gen Z grads are now being given ‘resilience’ training at PwC U.K. to toughen up for the job—like taking criticisms on the chin

PwC U.K.’s chief people officer described resilience as the ability to handle day-to-day work dynamics—especially pressure, criticism, or sticky...

previous day 2

Emma Burleigh

Bittensor, the AI-linked cryptocurrency founded by a former Google engineer, just halved its supply. Here’s what that means

The mechanics of Bittensor mirror those of Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency.

previous day 2

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The job market is so bad, people in their 40s are resorting to going back to school instead of looking for work

Sydney Lake

A grassroots NIMBY revolt is turning voters in Republican strongholds against the AI data-center boom

Eva Roytburg

Bill Gates got climate communication right. Let’s focus on saving lives, not spreading fear

Alexis Abramson

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

Nino Paoli

Colorado is suffering from Christmas Tree inflation because Denver imports most of them—from North Carolina and the Pacific Northwest

Ali Besharat

AI megadeals, IPO green shoots, and a middle-market squeeze: The new M&A reality for CFOs

Sheryl Estrada

Valerie Health raises $30 million Series A to scale “AI front offices” for physicians

Allie Garfinkle

Can’t get a job? Blame AI? Train in ‘power skills,’ IBM exec says: ‘You can’t hire a college student now to just come in and create a spreadsheet’

Nick Lichtenberg

Global selloff in stocks signals AI bubble may be ending in the healthiest way possible

Jim Edwards

What the 25 most powerful rising executives reveal about tomorrow’s CEO playbook

Ruth Umoh

Hollywood reels from shocking Reiner murders as police weigh charges for their son

Christopher Weber

Air strikes on casinos, colonial borders and a failed Trump ceasefire: What’s happening in the Thai-Cambodia conflict

Angelica Ang

Roomba bites the dust: iRobot files for bankruptcy, but don’t worry—your robot vacuum should still work

Molly Liebergall

An MIT roboticist who cofounded bankrupt Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robot assistants is ‘pure fantasy thinking’

Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

McDonald’s CEO started off as a dishwasher—his tough love career advice for Gen Z is that if you want success, you’ve got to make it happen yourself

Preston Fore

You can make up to $200K working in Trump’s new ‘Tech Force’—and you don’t need a degree or work experience

Dave Smith

Government belatedly reveals loss of 105,000 jobs in October as full DOGE cutbacks come into view

Paul Wiseman

Accenture exec gets real on transformation: ‘the data and AI strategy is not a separate strategy, it is the business strategy’

Nick Lichtenberg

OpenAI releases new image model as it races to outpace Google’s Nano Banana amid company Code Red

Sharon Goldman

Unemployment hits 4-year high as frozen jobs data shows recession risks getting ‘uncomfortably high,’ top economist Mark Zandi says

Eva Roytburg

The labor market’s holiday present for America: the highest unemployment in 4 years. It might be ‘noisy’ but the jobs just aren’t there

Eva Roytburg

A SpaceX IPO could be the largest public offering of all time—and Elon Musk’s biggest headache

Jessica Mathews

As Americans continue to feel the pain from tariffs and inflation, Lidl launches holiday meal deal for less than $4 per person

Nino Paoli

Trump has ‘an alcoholic’s personality, chief of staff says in wide-ranging Vanity Fair interview. She calls it a ‘hit piece’

Darlene Superville

To heal a divided nation, America’s next chapter must rediscover a common unity

T.d. Jakes

Ford is scrapping the all-electric F-150 Lightning and other big EVs amid a scramble to find a winning electric formula that will cost $19.5 billion

Sasha Rogelberg

Former Meta integrity chief says new report reveals ‘disappointing’ ad fraud epidemic at the social media giant

Lily Mae Lazarus

Gavin Newsom hires former CDC officials to work as public health consultants for state of California

Sophie Austin

Deloitte’s CTO on a stunning AI transformation stat: companies are spending 93% on tech and only 7% on people

Nick Lichtenberg

Meetings are not work, says Southwest Airlines CEO—and he’s taking action, by blocking his calendar every afternoon from Wednesday to Friday

Preston Fore

Earnings calls citing ‘AI’ surge in 2025 as ‘uncertainty’ mentions fade

Sheryl Estrada

This Thrive-backed startup says it aspires to be the “Amazon of homes”

Allie Garfinkle

The Magnificent 7 isn’t that magnificent: 5 of the stocks have underperformed the market this year

Jim Edwards

CEOs usually favor less regulation. But not all are happy with Trump’s executive order to block state AI laws

Diane Brady

Unlimited vacation policies can work—it just depends on where employees are based

Kristin Stoller

Crypto wallets, long a painful experience, now feel a lot more like Venmo

Jeff John Roberts

Fed chair favorite Kevin Hassett on potential independence from Trump: ‘His opinion matters if it’s good, if it’s based on data’

Christopher Rugaber

Exclusive: Visa launches stablecoins advisory practice to keep up with crypto wave

Carlos Garcia

Making nightmares into reality: AI finds fans in the Islamic State, other militant and terrorist other groups worldwide