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Leaders, stop with the Gen Z generalizations 

Generational stereotypes aren’t just lazy thinking — they’re distorting hiring decisions, product strategy and marketing campaigns. Break the habit.

By Alex CooperMay 16, 2026
America’s productivity boom started before AI, and a Stanford economist who decoded the Great Resignation says working from home is the reason why
America’s productivity boom started before AI, and a Stanford economist who decoded the Great Resignation says working from home is the reason why
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 15, 2026
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The new American Dream doesn’t live in a big city. It lives in Celina, Texas
By Nick LichtenbergMay 15, 2026
Nonprofit CEOs say Trump’s economy is driving surging demand—and they’re pushed to the brink
Nonprofit CEOs say Trump’s economy is driving surging demand—and they’re pushed to the brink
By Sydney LakeMay 14, 2026
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Before ‘Star Wars’ made him a multimillionaire, Harrison Ford struggled to make ends meet—so he spent 15 years working a trades side-gig
By Preston ForeMay 15, 2026
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AI is wiping out entry-level jobs. Here’s how colleges can fill the gap
By Michael HansenMay 15, 2026
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IDEO invented ‘human-centered design.’ Can it survive an AI world where everything looks the same?
AsiaIDEO invented ‘human-centered design.’ Can it survive an AI world where everything looks the same?
By Nicholas GordonMay 16, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., left, and US President Donald Trump during a dinner with tech leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. US President Donald Trump said he would be imposing tariffs on semiconductor imports "very shortly" but spare goods from companies like Apple Inc. that have pledged to boost their US investments. Photographer: Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Big TechHow Trump’s ‘unusual’ brokerage account traded around his own market-moving decisions—selling hyperscalers and buying energy stocks during the war
By Eva RoytburgMay 15, 2026
Berkshire triples Alphabet stake and buys Delta stock while dumping Amazon in Greg Abel’s first quarter as CEO
InvestingBerkshire triples Alphabet stake and buys Delta stock while dumping Amazon in Greg Abel’s first quarter as CEO
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressMay 15, 2026
SpaceX said to plan public IPO filing as soon as Wednesday
Big TechSpaceX said to plan public IPO filing as soon as Wednesday
By Anthony Hughes, Bailey Lipschultz and BloombergMay 15, 2026
A man stands looking out over his front porch where a sign reads, "No data centers."
EnvironmentStartups are installing tiny data centers in people’s homes to reduce strain on the beleaguered electrical grid
By Sasha RogelbergMay 15, 2026
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EnvironmentChina dominates the minerals that power AI. But one company claims there’s enough supply on the ocean floor to last for hundreds of years
By Jake AngeloMay 15, 2026
Demand for longer-term U.S. debt gets weaker as one shock after another stokes fear that high inflation is here to stay
EconomyDemand for longer-term U.S. debt gets weaker as one shock after another stokes fear that high inflation is here to stay
By Jason MaMay 15, 2026
Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, is sworn in to testify during his Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.
EconomyDominoes are steadily falling in the path of the rate cuts Trump wants to see from Kevin Warsh
By Eleanor PringleMay 15, 2026
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SuccessFord CEO says his Gen Z son is choosing hands-on work: ‘He feels like that’s more fulfilling than doing summer school at some fancy college’
By Nick LichtenbergMay 7, 2026
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    CommentaryThe U.S. economy is booming — just not where 50 million Americans live
    By Derek KilmerMay 1, 2026
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AIThe AI job apocalypse is ‘unhelpful marketing, bad economics and worse history,’ a16z says
By Nick LichtenbergMay 7, 2026
Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky
SuccessAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky warns two types of people won’t survive the AI era: ‘pure people managers’ and workers who resist change
By Emma BurleighMay 7, 2026
Addiction, emotional distress, dread of dull tasks: AI models ‘seem to increasingly behave’ as though they’re sentient, worrying study shows
AIAddiction, emotional distress, dread of dull tasks: AI models ‘seem to increasingly behave’ as though they’re sentient, worrying study shows
By Catherina GioinoMay 7, 2026
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SuccessHere are the best hiring hotspots for recent graduates—cities in the Midwest and South are even outpacing career hubs like New York City
By Emma BurleighMay 6, 2026
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AIYour company’s AI could delete everything in 9 seconds. ServiceNow wants to be the kill switch
By Nick LichtenbergMay 6, 2026
  • Bill Perkins, founder of Skylar Capital
    SuccessMultimillionaire hedge fund manager Bill Perkins says money should ‘drive your fulfillment while you’re alive’—so he’s spending it all before he dies
    By Emma BurleighApril 30, 2026
Inside Home Depot’s marketing playbook: weather signals, influencers, and an app to drive bigger baskets
C-SuiteInside Home Depot’s marketing playbook: weather signals, influencers, and an app to drive bigger baskets
By Ruth UmohMay 6, 2026
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CommentaryAI, robotics, climate tech: How VCaaS helps corporations enter deep tech safely
By Anis UzzamanMay 6, 2026
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ConferencesThe CEO of Trek Bicycle reads 52 books a year, hates smartphones, and thinks Milton Friedman was wrong
By Nick LichtenbergMay 6, 2026
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CommentaryEQ training is failing leaders in the AI era. Here’s the brain science concept that can replace it
By David RockMay 6, 2026
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CommentaryTeachers union chief: Melania Trump’s robot reveals what this administration really thinks of children
By Randi WeingartenMay 6, 2026
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    CommentaryGensler Co-Chair: Hot-desking was supposed to save money. It may be costing you your culture
    By Diane HoskinsApril 30, 2026
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Future of WorkCoinbase’s Brian Armstrong replacing ‘pure managers’ with ‘player-coaches’ is another sign the org chart is changing in a big way
By Nick LichtenbergMay 5, 2026
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EconomyDario Amodei spent last year warning of an AI white-collar bloodbath. Now he’s changing the narrative
By Nick LichtenbergMay 5, 2026
Japanese workers commuting to the office
SuccessTokyo is throwing out its strict office dress code and asking workers to wear shorts amid the war in Iran energy crisis
By Emma BurleighMay 5, 2026
Actor Hugh Jackman
SuccessHugh Jackman advises new grads that the most powerful career cues are ‘often disguised as failure’
By Emma BurleighMay 4, 2026
Frustrated job seeker on laptop
NewslettersNearly 4 in 10 job candidates have bailed on a hiring round because it required an AI interview
By Emma BurleighMay 4, 2026
The eBay logo with a mobile phone in 2025. (Photo: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto/Getty Images)
NewslettersGameStop makes an unsolicited $56 billion offer for eBay
By Andrew NuscaMay 4, 2026
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CommentaryAI models are choking on junk data
By Jason Corso and David CowanMay 3, 2026
He started as a part-time Starbucks barista at 17. Now he’s an exec designing the menu
SuccessHe started as a part-time Starbucks barista at 17. Now he’s an exec designing the menu
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 3, 2026
Sam Altman speaks into a microphone
AISam Altman says the quiet part out loud, confirming some companies are ‘AI washing’ by blaming unrelated layoffs on the technology
By Sasha RogelbergMay 3, 2026
Julia Hartz, the cofounder and CEO of Eventbrite
SuccessEventbrite CEO sold her company for $500 million—without a job for the first time since 15, she’s playing chess with a robot and eyeing internships
By Emma BurleighMay 3, 2026
Zoom is giving away $150K to ‘solopreneurs’ with no strings attached—as 33 million workers ditch corporate to become their own boss
SuccessZoom is giving away $150K to ‘solopreneurs’ with no strings attached—as 33 million workers ditch corporate to become their own boss
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 3, 2026
Jensen Huang says some CEOs have a ‘God complex’ when it comes to AI apocalypse warnings, which can create shortages of critical workers
AIJensen Huang says some CEOs have a ‘God complex’ when it comes to AI apocalypse warnings, which can create shortages of critical workers
By Jason MaMay 2, 2026
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EconomyGen Z is rebelling against the economy with ‘disillusionomics,’ tackling near 6-figure debt by turning life into a giant list of income streams
By Jacqueline MunisMay 2, 2026
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CommentaryThe American household just took an 81% margin cut. Wall Street hasn’t priced it in
By Katica RoyMay 2, 2026
Young trade worker learning on job
SuccessForget Big Tech: Small businesses will hire nearly 1 million grads in 2026—and some of the hottest roles are gloriously AI-proof
By Emma BurleighMay 1, 2026
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SuccessMIT AI expert warns automating Gen Z entry-level jobs could backfire—and cost companies their future workforce
By Preston ForeMay 1, 2026
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CommentaryTesla’s former HR chief: the AI layoff panic Is built on a false premise—here’s what most workers need to know
By Valerie Capers WorkmanMay 1, 2026
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AIMeet the Americans dismissing AI hype and using it with ingenuity: ‘The efficiencies gained out of it have been tremendous’
By Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated PressMay 1, 2026
Hitting the ‘GenAI wall’: Where generative AI stops working, and what it means for your talent strategy
AIHitting the ‘GenAI wall’: Where generative AI stops working, and what it means for your talent strategy
By François Candelon and Iavor BojinovMay 1, 2026
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The Bezos family just donated $100 million to help achieve one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top campaign promisesplaceholder alt text
By Jake AngeloMay 12, 2026
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Despite having a $165 million net worth, Scarlett Johansson says work-life balance doesn’t exist—and the first step to success is admitting thatplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeMay 13, 2026
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Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centersplaceholder alt text
By Catherina GioinoMay 12, 2026
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