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AI’s cyborg problem: you have to embrace it to really succeed but 90% of people can’t or don’t want to

Vivienne Ming has been sounding the alarm about a “cognitive divide.” She told Fortune that “most of our fears about AI are fears about other people.”

By Nick LichtenbergMay 16, 2026
connor vukelich
Meet the 20-year-old CEO who launched a company in high school to solve Gen Z’s entry-level job crisis
By Jake AngeloMay 16, 2026
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Leaders, stop with the Gen Z generalizations 
By Alex CooperMay 16, 2026
Harrison Ford wearing a bow tie
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
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
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Personal FinanceMamdani’s New York is coming to tax your private jet. Here’s how to prepare
By Greg RaiffMay 16, 2026
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
deep-sea mining equipment
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
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Sal Khan
SuccessThis CEO has teamed up with Google, Microsoft, and McKinsey to build an AI degree that could rival Harvard—and it will cost only $10,000 to attend
By Preston ForeApril 15, 2026
  • anxious worker
    AIGen Z workers are so fearful AI will take their job they’re intentionally sabotaging their company’s AI rollout
    By Jake AngeloApril 8, 2026
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AIA16z’s Ben Horowitz sees ‘AI anxiety’ consuming Silicon Valley founders. Workers’ fear of something else is killing adoption
By Nick LichtenbergApril 15, 2026
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CommentaryJeff Raikes: AI is capturing cognition — and most companies are building a talent debt they don’t see yet
By Jeff RaikesApril 15, 2026
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CommentaryI was a government official in the 1990s and watched the economy get turned upside-down. It’s happening again
By Maria FlynnApril 15, 2026
The billionaire Anthropic cofounder who majored in literature says knowing how to ask the right questions beats knowing how to code
SuccessThe billionaire Anthropic cofounder who majored in literature says knowing how to ask the right questions beats knowing how to code
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 14, 2026
Dow COO Karen Carter wearing a white lab coat and sitting while smiling
C-SuiteDow’s CEO pick elevates a seasoned insider at a pivotal moment for the chemical giant
By Ruth UmohApril 14, 2026
  • H&R Block wants to be more than a tax company. It wants to be your year-round financial advisor
    C-SuiteH&R Block wants to be more than a tax company. It wants to be your year-round financial advisor
    By Ruth UmohApril 7, 2026
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby
SuccessUnited Airlines CEO Scott Kirby lies on his office floor and takes 20-minute naps—and he says it doesn’t mean he’s accomplished any less
By Emma BurleighApril 14, 2026
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AI‘I don’t need help’: Meet some of the AI resisters who smell their own extinction
By Matt O'Brien, Linley Sanders and The Associated PressApril 14, 2026
Alex Karp gestures while holding a microphone
SuccessPalantir CEO says working at his $316 billion software company is better than a degree from Harvard or Yale: ‘No one cares about the other stuff’
By Preston ForeApril 14, 2026
He was coding at 12 like Elon Musk and became one of Google’s youngest-ever CMOs—but now says Gen Z is better off ice skating than learning to code
SuccessHe was coding at 12 like Elon Musk and became one of Google’s youngest-ever CMOs—but now says Gen Z is better off ice skating than learning to code
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 14, 2026
AI agents are acting like employees, but company structures still treat them like software
CommentaryAI agents are acting like employees, but company structures still treat them like software
By Dan MountstephenApril 13, 2026
  • The megamanager era: AI is doubling bosses’ workloads—and the costs are just beginning to show
    Future of WorkThe megamanager era: AI is doubling bosses’ workloads—and the costs are just beginning to show
    By Nick LichtenbergApril 7, 2026
Luis Von Ahn points.
Workplace Culture‘I’m not going to force you’: Duolingo CEO backs off from evaluating employees on their AI usage 
By Jacqueline MunisApril 13, 2026
The most valuable worker in the AI economy is Nurse Dana from ‘The Pitt’
EconomyThe most valuable worker in the AI economy is Nurse Dana from ‘The Pitt’
By Nick LichtenbergApril 13, 2026
When AI sells to AI, brands win on data and identity 
Future of WorkWhen AI sells to AI, brands win on data and identity 
By Jarrod MartinApril 13, 2026
Why some leaders are betting on Gen Z for the next chapter
SuccessWhy some leaders are betting on Gen Z for the next chapter
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 12, 2026
Wemimo Abbey and Samir Goel, the cofounders of fintech company Esusu
SuccessThese cofounders quit corporate jobs, took on $100K in credit card debt, and slept in a Denny’s—now their $1.2B company is backed by Serena Williams
By Emma BurleighApril 12, 2026
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CommentaryThe middle manager cuts saving you millions today will cost you everything in 2028
By Kristien TurnerApril 12, 2026
Jon McNeill with microphone in hand
SuccessFormer Tesla president reveals the ‘single most important thing’ you can do for your career—it’s a habit Elon Musk and Warren Buffett share too 
By Preston ForeApril 11, 2026
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CommentaryIngersoll Rand CEO: here’s how employee ownership helped drive more than 8x enterprise value growth
By Vicente ReynalApril 11, 2026
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Future of WorkPalantir CEO says AI ‘will destroy’ humanities jobs, but there will be ‘more than enough jobs’ for people with vocational training
By Jacqueline MunisApril 11, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett
SuccessWarren Buffett says ‘accumulating great amounts of money’ doesn’t achieve greatness—He still lives in a $31,500 Nebraska home and clipped coupons
By Emma BurleighApril 11, 2026
AI promises to free workers from grunt work, but psychologists say those mindless tasks are exactly what our brains need to recover
AIAI promises to free workers from grunt work, but psychologists say those mindless tasks are exactly what our brains need to recover
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 11, 2026
Three people sit behind a desk and look at the phone screen of the person in the middle.
Future of WorkMeet ‘trendslop,’ the new, AI-fueled scourge of workplace consultants everywhere
By Sasha RogelbergApril 10, 2026
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby
SuccessUnited Airlines CEO judges candidates by whether pilots would want to go on a four-day trip with them: ‘If you say no, then they’re out’
By Emma BurleighApril 10, 2026
‘Downward mobility is incredibly radicalizing’: The college bargain is broken. What comes next could reshape America
Economy‘Downward mobility is incredibly radicalizing’: The college bargain is broken. What comes next could reshape America
By Nick LichtenbergApril 10, 2026
You’re looking at the AI revolution all wrong, top economist says: 40% unemployment and a 3-day work week are the same thing
AIYou’re looking at the AI revolution all wrong, top economist says: 40% unemployment and a 3-day work week are the same thing
By Nick LichtenbergApril 9, 2026
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase
SuccessJPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he’s ‘learned and relearned’ to not make big decisions when he’s tired on Fridays
By Emma BurleighApril 9, 2026
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AIWhite-collar workers are quietly rebelling against AI as 80% outright refuse adoption mandates
By Nick LichtenbergApril 9, 2026
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SuccessGen Z doesn’t want your full-time job. They want several part-time roles, and it’s reshaping the entire workforce
By Jake AngeloApril 9, 2026
Gen Z watched millennials burn out at their desk—now 1 in 4 are ditching office jobs for trade jobs
SuccessGen Z watched millennials burn out at their desk—now 1 in 4 are ditching office jobs for trade jobs
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 9, 2026
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