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Five hard lessons from Allbirds’ 99% stock plunge and $39 million fire sale

Five hard lessons from Allbirds’ 99% stock plunge and $39 million fire sale

For all the hype, the wool sneaker remained just a niche product popular within a tiny, well-heeled, slice of the U.S. sneaker market.

By Phil WahbaApril 1, 2026

Exclusive: Paradigm, a major investor in Kalshi, is building its own prediction markets trading terminal, say sources

Exclusive: Paradigm, a major investor in Kalshi, is building its own prediction markets trading terminal, say sources

By Ben WeissApril 1, 2026

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Silicon Valley titan Bill Gurley: why your zip code could be the most underrated career decision you’ll ever make

By Bill GurleyApril 1, 2026

Elon Musk’s coterie of companies are getting more and more pushback from Democrats

Elon Musk’s coterie of companies are getting more and more pushback from Democrats

By Jessica MathewsApril 1, 2026

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Steve Jobs sold his Volkswagen to raise $1,300 for Apple’s first computer. He became a millionaire just two years later at 23

By Emma BurleighApril 1, 2026

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As AI threatens to replace tech jobs, startups are desperate for top talent—and some firms are paying tech-savvy grads over $300,000

By Preston ForeMarch 31, 2026

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Newsletters How AI will make your Shake Shack order even faster

By John KellApril 1, 2026

Gen Z shoppers are actually more deliberate than baby boomers and agonize over their cart for days

Retail Gen Z shoppers are actually more deliberate than baby boomers and agonize over their cart for days

By Jeena Sharma and Retail BrewApril 1, 2026

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

By Jacqueline MunisApril 1, 2026

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AI AI models will secretly scheme to protect other AI models from being shut down, researchers find

By Jeremy KahnApril 1, 2026

Chief human resource officer salaries have surged 30% at S&P 500 companies. Here’s why boards are opening the checkbook

C-Suite Chief human resource officer salaries have surged 30% at S&P 500 companies. Here’s why boards are opening the checkbook

By Courtney Vinopal and HR BrewApril 1, 2026

Hershey is moving back to the original recipe for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups after the chocolate’s grandson blasted them last month

Law Hershey is moving back to the original recipe for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups after the chocolate’s grandson blasted them last month

By The Associated Press and Dee-Ann DurbinApril 1, 2026

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Economy ‘Inflationary surge’: Fed economists warn AI hype is overheating the economy whether or not the technology ever delivers

By Jake AngeloApril 1, 2026

AI AI is saving workers up to an hour a day — but Goldman Sachs says 80% of companies aren’t using it yet

By Nick LichtenbergApril 1, 2026

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Success Billionaire Vinod Khosla says ‘follow your passion’ is bad career advice for kids today—but could be the best in 15 years

By Preston ForeMarch 13, 2026

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Newsletters a16z exec Steven Sinofsky had murky dealings with Jeffrey Epstein in his previous life working for Microsoft

By Lily Mae LazarusMarch 12, 2026

Exclusive: Accounting startup Cryptio raises $45 million to help big firms keep track of digital assets

Crypto Exclusive: Accounting startup Cryptio raises $45 million to help big firms keep track of digital assets

By Ben WeissMarch 12, 2026

Oro cofounders from left: Sudhir Bhojwani, Lalitha Rajagopalan, and Yuan Tung.

Startups & Venture Exclusive: Oro Labs, which uses AI to streamline corporate procurement, raises $100 million

By Jeremy KahnMarch 12, 2026

This startup is helping tech giants and real estate developers find land for data centers—and using its own GPU cluster to do it

AI This startup is helping tech giants and real estate developers find land for data centers—and using its own GPU cluster to do it

By Jessica MathewsMarch 11, 2026

Newsletters Exclusive: Translucent, an AI-native healthcare finance startup, raises $27 million Series A

By Allie GarfinkleMarch 11, 2026

Anthropic’s Department of War lawsuit is even higher-stakes amid the AI boom

Newsletters Anthropic’s Department of War lawsuit is even higher-stakes amid the AI boom

By Allie GarfinkleMarch 10, 2026

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Startups & Venture This Harvard dropout took a company public before 30. Now he’s raising $205M to fix the business side of medicine

By Catherina GioinoMarch 10, 2026

Success Meet the millennial who turned a $400 side hustle into TikTok Shop’s biggest teeth whitening brand in the UK—now he splashes $335 a month on haircuts and lost $20K on crypto

By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 10, 2026

Robinhood wants everyone to be able to invest in hot startups like Databricks and Ramp, but how much risk will investors take on?

Newsletters Robinhood wants everyone to be able to invest in hot startups like Databricks and Ramp, but how much risk will investors take on?

By Leo SchwartzMarch 9, 2026

To justify a $1.5 trillion market cap after its IPO, SpaceX would need to earn more than Berkshire Hathaway. Here’s why that’s unlikely

Investing To justify a $1.5 trillion market cap after its IPO, SpaceX would need to earn more than Berkshire Hathaway. Here’s why that’s unlikely

By Shawn TullyMarch 8, 2026

Success This AI founder who quit her 9-to-5 law job has a warning for anyone dreaming of doing the same: ‘I’m working harder now than I ever did’

By Emma BurleighMarch 8, 2026

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Startups & Venture Billionaire OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla predicts how awesome life could be in 2040—even if AI wipes out colleges and jobs

By Fortune EditorsMarch 7, 2026

Ring is one of the largest companies ever to come out of Shark Tank. Its CEO says he prepared for his pitch like an Olympic athlete

Success Ring is one of the largest companies ever to come out of Shark Tank. Its CEO says he prepared for his pitch like an Olympic athlete

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 7, 2026

February was the biggest month in venture history, thanks to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo in particular

Startups & Venture February was the biggest month in venture history, thanks to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo in particular

By Lily Mae LazarusMarch 6, 2026

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Success ‘It’s just not the moment for plant-based meat right now’: Beyond Meat is just Beyond now, CEO says

By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressMarch 6, 2026

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Commentary AI mastered language. The physical world is next

By Nicole FraenkelMarch 6, 2026

Meet the breakout VC who goes deep to make a ‘360-degree’ behavioral map before investing in founders

Newsletters Meet the breakout VC who goes deep to make a ‘360-degree’ behavioral map before investing in founders

By Allie GarfinkleMarch 6, 2026

Venture dollars to female founders doubled to a record $73 billion last year—but Anthropic and Scale AI skewed the data

AI Venture dollars to female founders doubled to a record $73 billion last year—but Anthropic and Scale AI skewed the data

By Lily Mae LazarusMarch 6, 2026

Big Tech This VC backed CrowdStrike and Anduril. His due diligence starts with your parents

By Allie GarfinkleMarch 6, 2026

Anthropic’s investors could be the key to ending its Pentagon standoff—but some investors have opposite views

AI Anthropic’s investors could be the key to ending its Pentagon standoff—but some investors have opposite views

By Jessica MathewsMarch 5, 2026

Silicon Valley legend Vinod Khosla has ‘no plans to leave California’ amid billionaire tax uproar—but he has another idea to fix the wealth loophole

Startups & Venture Silicon Valley legend Vinod Khosla has ‘no plans to leave California’ amid billionaire tax uproar—but he has another idea to fix the wealth loophole

By Nick LichtenbergMarch 5, 2026

Exclusive: NYSE parent company invests in crypto exchange OKX at $25 billion valuation as part of push into blockchain-based stocks

Newsletters Exclusive: NYSE parent company invests in crypto exchange OKX at $25 billion valuation as part of push into blockchain-based stocks

By Ben WeissMarch 5, 2026

Exclusive: The Pentagon is committing $150M to a maritime-tech VC fund and appears to be ramping up venture deals

Startups & Venture Exclusive: The Pentagon is committing $150M to a maritime-tech VC fund and appears to be ramping up venture deals

By Jessica MathewsMarch 5, 2026

SpaceX is poised to raise more money in its IPO than was raised in last year’s 90 IPOs combined

Investing SpaceX is poised to raise more money in its IPO than was raised in last year’s 90 IPOs combined

By Shawn TullyMarch 5, 2026

Korean startup Wrtn is on track to pass $100M in annual recurring revenue, riding a loneliness-epidemic-fueled boom in AI entertainment

Asia Korean startup Wrtn is on track to pass $100M in annual recurring revenue, riding a loneliness-epidemic-fueled boom in AI entertainment

By Nicholas GordonMarch 5, 2026

Exclusive: Venture giant a16z crypto targeting around $2 billion for its fifth fund amid blockchain market downturn, sources say

Crypto Exclusive: Venture giant a16z crypto targeting around $2 billion for its fifth fund amid blockchain market downturn, sources say

By Ben Weiss and Leo SchwartzMarch 4, 2026

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Crypto Exclusive: Cyclops raises $8 million to build stablecoin infrastructure for payments companies

By Carlos GarciaMarch 4, 2026

The French AI startup gunning for Workday, Oracle, and SAP

Newsletters The French AI startup gunning for Workday, Oracle, and SAP

By Lily Mae LazarusMarch 4, 2026

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Commentary Legal AI is splitting in two—and most people miss the difference

By David WongMarch 4, 2026

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