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Emma Burleigh

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Tim Cook says late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs gave him this unforgettable advice before handing over the reins as CEO: ‘Never ask what I would do’

Former Apple CEO Tim Cook says the advice from Steve Jobs was a “gift” in leading the $4.86 trillion tech giant: “I just put my head down and...

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The $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer and women’s earning power has created a ‘perfect storm’ of opportunity, wealth executives say

Around 53% of women’s assets are currently unmanaged by professional advisors. Wealth management execs say women need to take the reins of their...

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The CEO of supply chain giant Flex says infrastructure and the grid needs to scale with AI—or else ‘Forget all the frontier models’

Revathi Advaithi, the CEO of supply chain giant Flex, says that America’s power hasn’t innovated since the days of Thomas Edison—and it could...

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Gen Z outspent every other generation on art last year—a fine arts executive says the internet and new wealth are supercharging their buying habits

Anita Heriot, president of The Fine Art Group Americas, said Gen Z have a lot of money and “don’t know what to do with it”—so they’re buying...

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Philanthropist Olivia Walton didn’t get proper postpartum care. Now, she’s investing $100M to halve the U.S. maternal mortality rate in 5 years

Olivia Walton, who founded Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, is using “every tool in the toolbox” to improve maternal health—and called on...

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The Gen Z CEO of Lean In says the ‘broken rung’ is one of the most pervasive issues women face in their careers

Bridget Griswold, the 25-year-old CEO of women’s leadership non-profit Lean In, hopes young women stepping into top roles will become normalized in...

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Sam’s Club CEO Latriece Watkins says she feels most powerful watching the people she’s invested in succeed

Latriece Watkins says helping others succeed has been mutually beneficial, and advises business leaders to set aside time to get leadership clarity.

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Walmart heir Olivia Walton didn’t get the postpartum care she needed. Now, she’s investing $100M to halve the U.S. maternal mortality rate in 5 years

Olivia Walton, who founded Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, is using “every tool in the toolbox” to improve maternal health—and called on...

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Top execs say the $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer, women entrepreneurs, and veterans are poised to remake the financial landscape

Women are stepping into new wealth, and they want other women to oversee how their fortunes are deployed. Nonprofit Girls Who Invest received 4,000...

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Ancestry’s CEO says a billionaire boss taught him to eat lunch with employees in the break room—it gives him access to ‘unfiltered information’

Ancestry’s Howard Hochhauser says that CEOs get wrapped “in this bubble.” Apple and Duolingo execs are also breaking free by breaking bread with...

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Ex Goldman Sachs CEO got into Harvard University at 16 from public housing—and says higher education is the best way to break into the middle class

Lloyd Blankfein, the former CEO of financial giant Goldman Sachs, says education is the “real accelerator” of wealth and success—hitting back at...

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Elon Musk just lost his trillionaire status again after three days—but he says ‘it’s not like it’s sitting in a bank account’ anyway

SpaceX founder Elon Musk lost $63 billion in the span of days, falling out of the trillionaire club for the second time.

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he wishes he were 26 again because the opportunities post-ChatGPT ‘are so much more powerful’

Brian Chesky, the cofounder of $95.8 billion Airbnb, says now all it takes is a handful of people to start a company—that “was inconceivable...

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Billionaires have left the U.K. and taken $160 billion to the likes of Monaco, Switzerland, and the UAE—that’s more than those who stayed are worth

The ultra-rich have exited the U.K. for tax safe havens. A steel billionaire quit Britain after 30 years for the Alps, and an 88-year-old fled to...

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Elon Musk is a trillionaire again—and he’d still be the richest person on the planet even if he gave everyone $90

Musk could buy everyone on the planet a pair of Apple AirPods, a three-course dinner, or a nice pair of Levi’s jeans, and he’d still be the...

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Workers feared AI would kill jobs. Instead, it could boost their paychecks: 72% of employers say they’ll pay more for AI skills

72% of bosses will boost pay for recruits with AI skills, according to Robert Half—and job-seekers in Silicon Valley have the best odds of earning...

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Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei says entrepreneurs should go on vacation to road test potential cofounders—if they’re a drain, they’re ‘the wrong choice’

The Anthropic cofounder and former OpenAI exec says the secret to picking the right cofounder is to travel together before you build together.

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This founder made millions when LinkedIn bought his start-up—but the stress landed him in the hospital. Now he’s built another $825 million brand

Rahul Vohra says transcendental meditation and a healthier lifestyle helped him avoid “existential dread” when selling his second company to...

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Top ServiceNow exec on clients delivering ‘life-changing’ results with AI agents—and he’s seeing it now at Standard Chartered

Paul Fipps, ServiceNow president of global customer operations, told Fortune’s AIQ Summit some clients “can’t rely on humans” to keep AI...

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LinkedIn CEO says that job seekers are sending out 30% more applications than pre-pandemic—and it’s harder to ‘know who can actually do the job’

The job market has become an all-out AI arms race between applicants and recruiters.

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‘We are going to start looking a lot more like Europe’: Millennials are living at home into their 30s, signaling a major shift

A real estate expert tells Fortune that there’s a “secular shift” underway in American life: more young adults are “content” living at home...

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Billionaire David Rubenstein tells young workers to learn how to read and write in the AI era: ‘Learn how to speak effectively and persuasively’

The Carlyle cofounder says the core skills of reading and writing have made people “successful over the last several thousand years,” and will...

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Uber CEO says ‘really demanding’ work culture includes expecting employees to answer emails over the weekend: ‘Don’t come here if you want to coast’

Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi said the most important skill in life is working hard: “I’m not going to let anyone outwork me.”

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Gen Z aren’t ready for the workplace—and this youth job program CEO is giving them a crash course in emails and workplace etiquette to change that

Byron V. Garrett, the CEO of Genesys Works, says employers “want someone who's ready to go to work,” so it's training thousands of underserved...

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Despite the entry-level job apocalypse, half of Gen Z are planning to look for new work elsewhere before the end of the year

A majority of Gen Zers are looking to switch jobs and take home a bigger paycheck, even as opportunities shrink and pay gains flatten.

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Cisco CEO warns workers who worry about change that ‘nothing’s going to feel good right now’ with AI

Chuck Robbins, the CEO of $415 billion tech company Cisco, urges leaders to not use AI as a “cost-reduction efficiency play” and cut staffers.

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Gen Z’s iced coffee habit in interviews could be costing them jobs, recruiters warn: ‘It isn’t really about coffee’

Professionals and hiring experts are divided on the internet’s iced coffee debate—but the real issue could be changing workplace norms.

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Barclays staffers are demanding more money to return to the office—they want compensation for the $410 weekly cost of childcare and commuting

Barclays is bumping up RTO to three days a week, so unionized staffers are asking for a one-time payment, childcare vouchers, and travel allowances.

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Warren Buffett once called Berkshire Hathaway the ‘dumbest’ stock he ever bought—after 60 years, he’s stepped down with a $145 billion net worth

Billionaire Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman after 60 years at the $1 trillion business he once called “terrible” when buying.

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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

Zoom leader Eric Yuan admitted the technology will erase some human jobs—but those who keep their jobs will enjoy fewer working days.

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Hilton received 12,000 Gen Z applications for just 72 internship spots—its CHRO says AI has made the hospitality gigs more competitive

Only 0.4% of young applicants make it into Hilton’s early-career program—even more selective than Ivy League colleges.

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Amazon is investing $230 million in higher pay, benefits, and college perks for more than 100,000 Whole Foods workers—bumping up hourly pay to $21

U.S. Whole Foods workers will now get healthcare plans starting at $5 a week, college perks, and free Amazon Prime.

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Billionaire TikTok founder is now the richest person in all of Asia, with a $105 billion net worth—he’s gained $92 billion since 2019 thanks to AI

Zhang Yiming, the founder of TikTok parent company ByteDance, is Asia’s richest person—his net worth skyrocketed $12 billion this month alone.

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1 in 3 Gen Z and millennials are stuck in their parents’ home—now, Airbnb is swooping in with a $250 million fund for affordable rental homes

A record 25.2 million U.S. adults under the age of 35 lived with their parents last year. Airbnb is hoping to be “part of the solution” for...

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Millionaire Gen Z tennis star Elena Rybakina turned down 15 colleges to keep playing tennis—against her dad’s wishes. Now she’s no. 1 in the world

U.S. Open champion Elena Rybakina turned down college and changed her citizenship to make her tennis dreams come true. Now she’s earning $11.4...

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Michael Dell is now the fifth richest person in the world—his worth has nearly doubled to $262 billion in the last year alone thanks to AI

Michael Dell’s AI success has catapulted him past the wealth of fellow tech moguls like Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Ellison.

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Billionaire Mike Bloomberg was fired after dedicating 15 years of his career to Salomon Brothers—the next morning, he founded his media empire

Mike Bloomberg started at Salomon Brothers as a clerk making $9,000 a year, making his way up to partner, before getting the boot. He has no hard...

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One year after a bipolar episode put him in the hospital, Bonobos cofounder Andy Dunn sold his company to Walmart for $310 million

Andy Dunn says Bonobos was “wrapped up in my ego and my identity.” Now, his social app Pie is strengthening human connection and mental well-being.

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50 multimillionaire Gen Zers went on a two-week Goldman Sachs bootcamp—they learned how to read the news, invest in art, and communicate better

Goldman Sachs gathered 50 Gen Z multimillionaire heirs for a two-week crash course on investing in sports, building confidence, and reading the news.

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Tennis star Coco Gauff heads into the U.S. Open quarterfinals without having lost a single set—playing with ‘no regrets’ made her more successful

Coco Gauff leaves her mistakes in the past, and doesn’t view losses as “opportunities lost.” That mindset put her one step closer to reclaiming...

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Kevin O’Leary says Steve Jobs taught him to focus on 3 things a day—and small talk or a family phone call is just noise getting in the way

“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary says it’s important to focus on “signal” over “noise” to achieve entrepreneurial success.

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After 30 years in aerospace, these brothers retired from corporate life and work at Disney: ‘I’m finished being married to my laptop and phone’

Jerry and Peter Wong grew up going to Disney every year. Now in their 60’s, they work as a photographer and ride worker at the California theme parks.

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Billionaire wives are about to inherit a huge slice of the $6.6 trillion great wealth transfer—and 1,235 women stand to cash in by 2035

3,795 billionaires are going to pass on their fortunes to spouses, kids, and siblings—and wives are set to win big.

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As Apple gets a new CEO in John Ternus, Tim Cook shares the 4 a.m. morning ritual he stuck by for 15 years in the top job

Tim Cook woke up before 4 a.m. for 15 years to read hundreds of Apple customer emails—and he said it drove him to “work harder and push further.”

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Tennis star Novak Djokovic was knocked out during the first round of the U.S. Open—but he’ll still walk away with $140,000, and millions off-court

The U.S. Open is offering $108 million in player compensation this year, the largest package in tennis history. The singles champion alone will take...

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Apple’s new CEO John Ternus once told Gen Z to ‘never assume’ they know as much as others—he says it’s the mindset hack that will push you forward

Apple CEO John Ternus shared the mindset hack that steered his 25-year career at the $4.6 trillion tech giant: "Assume you’re as smart as anyone...

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Women only accounted for 26% of hires in jobs with AI skills—and they could be missing out on a $100K salary difference

Women are up against a “triple penalty” when it comes to landing high-level lucrative AI roles, new LinkedIn data shows.

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The heiress of $10 billion Perdue Farms and the $12 billion Sheraton Hotels empire wore hand-me-downs, still rides the subway, and flies economy

“If you’re always going on private jets, what inkling do you have about the real world?”

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After decades in the music industry, Pharrell Williams admits he never stops working: ‘If you do what you love everyday, you’ll get paid for free’

Grammy Award–winning artist Pharrell Williams says he’s always “being a student” and plans to “never stop working.” He advises others to...

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There are a record 3,795 billionaires in the world right now—and just like Jeff Bezos, their favorite investments are sports and philanthropy

Billionaires from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to businessman Robert Kraft are spending their fortunes buying sports teams and funding charitable...

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