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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

Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs

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

One humanoid robot handing shaking hands with another humanoid robotic hand. One robot on the left is lighter metal colored than the one on the right.

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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Commentary Millennials invented the experience economy and Gen Z is reinventing travel itself

By Nick FilatovMarch 4, 2026

Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with nicotine products to increase worker productivity

Health Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with nicotine products to increase worker productivity

By Catherina GioinoMarch 4, 2026

As Gen Z swaps dating apps for run clubs, Strava’s CEO says the $2 billion unicorn plans to go public ‘at some point’

Startups & Venture As Gen Z swaps dating apps for run clubs, Strava’s CEO says the $2 billion unicorn plans to go public ‘at some point’

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 3, 2026

Exclusive: CrowdStrike and SentinelOne veterans raise $34M to tackle enterprise AI’s governance gap

AI Exclusive: CrowdStrike and SentinelOne veterans raise $34M to tackle enterprise AI’s governance gap

By Beatrice NolanMarch 3, 2026

Making sense of Anthropic’s fight with the Pentagon—and OpenAI’s opportunity

Newsletters Making sense of Anthropic’s fight with the Pentagon—and OpenAI’s opportunity

By Allie GarfinkleMarch 3, 2026

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Crypto Exclusive: Visa to expand card partnership with Stripe’s Bridge to over 100 countries

By Ben WeissMarch 3, 2026

Asia’s founders are spending more money on AI tools, with use of some coding tools rising by more than four times

AI Asia’s founders are spending more money on AI tools, with use of some coding tools rising by more than four times

By Angelica AngMarch 3, 2026

Why Sequoia’s Alfred Lin isn’t worried about the SaaS-pocalypse

Newsletters Why Sequoia’s Alfred Lin isn’t worried about the SaaS-pocalypse

By Leo SchwartzMarch 2, 2026

Slack cofounder Stewart Butterfield

Success Slack cofounder says workers and CEOs can get stuck doing ‘fake’ work like pre-meetings and slideshows

By Emma BurleighMarch 1, 2026

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Commentary Here’s how to build something that lasts, from the founder of a $300 million bootstrapped company that’s been growing for 28 years straight

By Tim HeitmannMarch 1, 2026

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AI OpenAI sweeps in to ink deal with Pentagon as Anthropic is designated a ‘supply chain risk’—an unprecedented action likely to crimp its growth

By Jeremy KahnFebruary 28, 2026

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Law The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks lawsuits gets a bit shorter with Novartis settlement

By Brian Witte and The Associated PressFebruary 27, 2026

Exclusive: Flux, backed by 8VC, raises $37 million to vibe code electronics

Newsletters Exclusive: Flux, backed by 8VC, raises $37 million to vibe code electronics

By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 27, 2026

Two restaurant workers wearing black stand in front of a silver "Flippy" fry station.

AI Meet your new robot fry cooks: Inside the $28 billion race to disrupt White Castle and Jack in the Box

By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 26, 2026

Exclusive: Crypto trading platform raises $30 million from CMT Digital and Kraken

Crypto Exclusive: Crypto trading platform raises $30 million from CMT Digital and Kraken

By Ben WeissFebruary 26, 2026

Senator opens inquiry into Binance over allegations it fired investigators who flagged that more than $1 billion flowed to Iranian entities

Newsletters Senator opens inquiry into Binance over allegations it fired investigators who flagged that more than $1 billion flowed to Iranian entities

By Ben WeissFebruary 26, 2026

Callosum cofounders (from left) Jascha Achterberg and Danyal Akarca.

AI Exclusive: Startup aiming to break Nvidia’s stranglehold on AI data center workloads raises $10.25 million

By Jeremy KahnFebruary 26, 2026

Exclusive: AI financial platform Rowspace raises $50 million led by Sequoia to help investment firms take on messy data

Startups & Venture Exclusive: AI financial platform Rowspace raises $50 million led by Sequoia to help investment firms take on messy data

By Leo SchwartzFebruary 25, 2026

Dwelly cofounders Dmitry Khanukov (Co-Founder, CTO), Dan Lifshits (Co-Founder), Ilya Drozdov (Co-Founder, CEO)

Real Estate A startup buying up U.K. real estate brokers and streamlining their processes with AI gets $93 million in funding to fuel expansion

By Jeremy KahnFebruary 25, 2026

Exclusive: SolveAI, at eight months old, raises $50 million to take on the AI coding tool race

Newsletters Exclusive: SolveAI, at eight months old, raises $50 million to take on the AI coding tool race

By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 25, 2026

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AI Exclusive: As AI threatens search, Profound raises $96 million to help brands stay visible

By Lily Mae LazarusFebruary 24, 2026

Newsletters Why the exploding secondaries market is hard to pin down

By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 24, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaking in front of a microphone.

AI OpenAI partners with McKinsey, BCG, Accenture, and Capgemini to push its Frontier AI agent platform

By Jeremy KahnFebruary 23, 2026

The 29-year old investor who went from selling fake IDs to backing Poppi raises a $75 million fund to invest in brands with a ‘cultural edge’

Newsletters The 29-year old investor who went from selling fake IDs to backing Poppi raises a $75 million fund to invest in brands with a ‘cultural edge’

By Leo SchwartzFebruary 23, 2026

DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, partners with VC giant Granite Asia to counter the region’s lack of capital

Banking DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, partners with VC giant Granite Asia to counter the region’s lack of capital

By Angelica Ang and Andrew StaplesFebruary 22, 2026

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Bill Gates told him his big bet on OpenAI would be a flop: ‘Yeah, you’re going to burn this billion dollars’

Big Tech Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Bill Gates told him his big bet on OpenAI would be a flop: ‘Yeah, you’re going to burn this billion dollars’

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 21, 2026

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Startups & Venture ‘I have a chip on my shoulder.’ Phoebe Gates wants her $185 million AI startup Phia to succeed with ‘no ties to my privilege or my last name’

By Sydney LakeFebruary 21, 2026

OpenAI forecasts its revenue will top $280 billion in 2030

AI OpenAI forecasts its revenue will top $280 billion in 2030

By Shirin Ghaffary and BloombergFebruary 20, 2026

Defy Ventures teaches entrepreneurship in prisons. It changed how I think about founders

Newsletters Defy Ventures teaches entrepreneurship in prisons. It changed how I think about founders

By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 20, 2026

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Success ‘I had to take 60 meetings’: Jeff Bezos says ‘the hardest thing I’ve ever done’ was raising the first million dollars of seed capital for Amazon

By Dave Smith and Fortune EditorsFebruary 19, 2026

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