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Jacqueline Munis

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AI job disruption is here. The problem may be compounded because nearly 75% of people don’t apply for unemployment benefits

Many don’t apply because they don’t believe they will be eligible for benefits.

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A 5-week course and a guaranteed job: Meta commits $115 million to solve the skilled-trades shortage stalling its AI buildout

The investment is part of the company’s larger plan to spend $600 billion on its U.S. data center buildout by 2028.

10.06.2026 6

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OpenAI and Nvidia CEOs didn’t flinch at Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, and now they’re paying up as their application numbers soar

While frontier AI companies boost their number of foreign workers, other tech giants with much larger workforces are cutting back.

10.06.2026 6

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman says his highly disciplined daily routine has ‘fallen to crap’—and now unwinds on weekends at a ranch with no cell phone service

The new father is working out how to balance business and the “significantly underhyped” experience of raising a child.

07.06.2026 4

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This realtor is betting big on the AI IPO boom, but buying a house with stock will have to go through the OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s boards first

In a tight housing market, some Bay Area homesellers believe exchanging their houses for stock will benefit asset-rich tech workers. But those...

07.06.2026 20

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A CEO denied raises to spend money on AI instead. Companies have ‘no idea what they’re going to need in a workforce’ when the AI race is over

Companies may be cutting raises and benefits to create attrition, one expert says.

06.06.2026 10

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Trump promised deportations would protect American jobs. Brookings said ICE raids have cost the economy over 668,000 of them

A recent study from Brookings found that ICE arrests shocked local economies and drove unemployment.

05.06.2026 10

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Texas is the new capital of the Fortune 500—taking California’s crown

The Lone Star State is now home to 57 Fortune 500 companies.

03.06.2026 5

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CEOs are losing confidence in the economy and expect conditions to worsen in the next six months, survey finds

CEO confidence fell 12 points this quarter as the economic impacts of the Iran War hit American businesses.

01.06.2026 4

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When loyalty is rewarded: Top earners who stay in their jobs get much larger pay increases than those who switch

The benefits of job hopping may be slowing down, but it still can pay off for younger workers.

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The EEOC chair knows gutting diversity reporting will blind the agency to discrimination. She’s doing it anyway.

In April, Andrea Lucas told Harvard students that demographic data collection is sometimes necessary. A month later, her agency proposed to stop the...

28.05.2026 7

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More Americans are going hungry now than during the pandemic, as people face a ‘remarkable’ rise in food insecurity, New York Fed says

A higher percentage of households report dipping into savings and skipping meals than during the pandemic in 2020.

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Labor union participation is on the rise even as U.S. companies spend $1.7 billion annually to halt union formation

Last year, Amazon reported spending $26 million on non-attorney consultants to persuade employees not to unionize.

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40 is the new 50: Millennial jobseekers are giving their resumes a facelift by hiding years of experience to land jobs

Suzy Welch has some advice for people struggling to get hired.

24.05.2026 10

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WeWork and Upwork CEOs confirm the Gen Z hiring nightmare is real—but it’s nothing new

WeWork CEO John Santora says it's time for older generations to step up and mentor entry-level workers.

19.05.2026 10

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‘You’re not a hero, you’re a liability’: Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary warns Gen Z founders to stop glorifying hustle culture

The millionaire said eating well, getting sleep, and exercising, not overworking, will help founders “optimize.”

16.05.2026 10

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‘This is the way’: Elon Musk endorses Warren Buffett’s famed 5-minute plan to fix the national debt

The richest man in the world joins prominent financial leaders in supporting a plan to lower the deficit to 3% of GDP.

10.05.2026 20

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Gen Z is rebelling against the economy with ‘disillusionomics,’ tackling near 6-figure debt by turning life into a giant list of income streams

Failed promises are reshaping how Gen Z approaches financial decisions and their role in the economy. Call it “disillusionomics,” Alice Lassman says.

02.05.2026 10

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Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams last year, 8 times more than in 2020. Facebook alone cost users more than texts and emails combined

More than two-thirds of the total amount lost came from Meta-owned apps, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

28.04.2026 10

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Before Berkshire’s big meeting Saturday, revisit 60 years of Warren Buffett’s best investing tips

This year marks the first annual meeting without Buffett as CEO.

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As Spirit Airlines looks for a lifeline, Frontier and Avelo are asking the Trump administration for $2.5 billion to cover jet fuel costs

In a meeting with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration chief Bryan Bedford, the airlines discussed a plan to stay...

27.04.2026 10

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White House to evaluate event security protocols after third shooting attempt against Trump

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles will hold a meeting this week with officials from the White House operations team, the Secret Service and the...

27.04.2026 10

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More than 90,000 tech workers have been laid off this year. But here’s why companies like Microsoft are offering voluntary buyouts instead

Buyouts target specific kinds of employees, says employment lawyer Domenique Camacho Moran.

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‘Godmother of Silicon Valley’ Esther Wojcicki, mother of the YouTube and 23andMe CEOs, shares her secret to raising future leaders

Wojcicki takes inspiration from her daughters’ public failures and how they pivoted to turn mistakes into successful companies.

23.04.2026 10

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Big Tech is spending $226,000 a day on lobbying Congress, advocacy group finds

Big Tech has nearly doubled its lobbying spending since 2020 as concerns grow about how social media and AI have reshaped Americans’ lives.

23.04.2026 20

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Beef is becoming a luxury as prices stay at record highs. They likely won’t come down until 2028, says expert

Beef prices could increase as much as 18.3% this year due to high demand and higher production costs.

22.04.2026 10

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Here’s what Warren Buffett, Sam Altman, Donald Trump, and everyone else has to say about Tim Cook stepping down

Trump called Cook by his pet name “Tim Apple” in a post congratulating the long-time Apple CEO, who will step down on Sept. 1.

21.04.2026 10

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U.S. Energy Sec says gas prices have likely peaked, but won’t go below $3 until 2027. Trump says he’s ‘totally wrong’ about the timeline

The war could end in just a couple of weeks, says Energy Secretary Chris Wright, but it could take months for prices to go down.

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Billionaire Connie Ballmer just donated $80 million to support NPR after Trump cut $1.1 billion from public broadcasting

Ballmer and an anonymous donor gifted the network more than $110 million to support digital transformation and local stations.

20.04.2026 10

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Spirit Airlines looked it was in the clear of reemerging from bankruptcy, but rising fuel costs threaten its exit

The budget-friendly airline had planned to exit its second bankruptcy by the summer. Now, it’s at risk of liquidation.

20.04.2026 20

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Illinois is OpenAI and Anthropic’s latest battleground as the state tries to assess liability for catastrophes caused by AI

OpenAI is backing SB 3444, under which frontier AI developers would not be liable for the death or serious injury of 100 or more people or more than...

17.04.2026 20

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Harvey’s 30-year-old CEO says failing is a ‘good way to learn’ and says ‘destroying your ego’ led him to an $11 billion success

Winston Weinberg says he learns from both his wins and losses to stay on top in a hyper-competitve AI startup market.

16.04.2026 10

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Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh is worth more than $100 million and has stakes in SpaceX and Polymarket

Ahead of Warsh’s confirmation hearing next week, he disclosed his financial holdings.

16.04.2026 20

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Meet the Americans refusing to pay their taxes in protest of the Trump administration

From a Brooklyn freelancer who hasn't paid federal taxes since the Vietnam War to a new mom horrified by the Iran war, tax resisters say they'd rather...

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‘I’m not going to force you’: Duolingo CEO backs off from evaluating employees on their AI usage

Less than a year after announcing Duolingo’s AI-first policy, Luis von Ahn said that no longer applies to evaluating employee performance.

13.04.2026 10

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‘Almost unmanageable’: Raising a child in the U.S. now costs more than $300,000

Costs are up 1.9% from a year ago, as rent prices have spiked across the country.

12.04.2026 10

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Palantir CEO says AI ‘will destroy’ humanities jobs but there will be ‘more than enough jobs’ for people with vocational training

Alex Karp said he struggled to market his humanities skills to get his first job.

11.04.2026 10

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First they went after medtech, then Kash Patel. Iranian hackers’ next target is likely ‘low-hanging fruit’ in water, energy, and tourism, experts say

While the attacks have little effect on military outcomes, disruption is the point, said CSIS senior fellow Nikita Shah.

10.04.2026 10

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The world’s 500 richest people made more than a quarter trillion yesterday as volatile markets react to fragile Iran war ceasefire

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gained the most and added $12.8 billion to his net worth after Meta shares rose 6.5%.

09.04.2026 20

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Meta just killed a dashboard that let employees compete to be the company’s No. 1 AI token user

The company’s employees could compare themselves to their colleagues and earn achievement titles like “Model Connoisseur” and “Cache Wizard”...

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‘You can never really catch up’: The Iran War is exacerbating already high grocery bills and it will only get worse if the war continues, experts say

Labor shortages, inflation, and energy costs were raising prices even before the war began, economists say.

08.04.2026 10

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Bill Ackman’s $64 billion Universal Music play is part of his strategy to become the next Warren Buffett

Ackman, a self-described Buffett “devotee,” is following his idol’s playbook to access “permanent capital” by trying to jointly list his...

07.04.2026 10

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A $400 million ballroom was just the beginning. Now, Trump plans to spend $174 million more on renovations

Nearly all of the funding comes from donors, the White House said.

06.04.2026 20

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Meet a former VC who has a plan to prepare American students for an AI-disrupted future

For years, Ted Dintersmith has been sounding the alarm that American schools don’t adequately prepare children for the future. Artificial...

05.04.2026 20

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Jack Dorsey and Roelof Botha think AI can make middle management obsolete

The Silicon Valley execs want companies to function as a "mini-artificial general intelligence,” and leave traditional corporate hierarchy behind.

02.04.2026 20

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Warren Buffett revives his legendary charity lunch auction—this time with Stephen Curry. His last one raised $19 million

The proceeds will go to two Bay Area foundations, the social justice nonprofit GLIDE and the Currys’ Eat. Learn. Play.

01.04.2026 20

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New top federal enforcer has his sights set on ending insider trading on prediction markets

“We will aggressively detect, investigate, and, where appropriate, prosecute insider trading in the prediction markets,” CFTC Director of...

01.04.2026 20

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Sheryl Sandberg tapped a 25-year-old to run Lean In. Here’s her plan to close the AI gender gap

Women are falling behind men on AI — and Lean In's new CEO, at 25, tells Fortune that's an emergency her generation has to fix.

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Liking corporate BS may be a sign you’re bad at decision-making, Cornell expert finds

Anyone can fall for BS, cognitive psychologist Shane Littrell says, but you may not want people who can’t detect it to run your company.

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Most Americans would rather ditch social media than their beloved banking apps, Wells Fargo survey says

People are taking steps to feel more in control of their finances, Wells Fargo’s Emily Irwin explained.

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