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Future of WorkThe typical American plan to study for 22 years and work for 40 ‘is broken,’ VC CEO says. Thanks to AI, employees can’t coast after graduation anymore
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 7, 2026

SuccessNetflix co-CEO says he doesn’t read business books—at all. Instead, he reads one 1902 fiction about a ship and its reckless ‘hot dog’ captain over and over again
By Preston ForeJanuary 7, 2026

SuccessStaff at a major Swedish pharmacy chain are being paid to take time off with friends to combat loneliness—they can even text loved ones during the $100 ‘friendship hour’
By Emma BurleighJanuary 7, 2026

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen HenriquesJanuary 7, 2026

SuccessGen Z’s hiring nightmare is real. These are the curveball questions CEOs are asking to catch out job seekers: ‘Design a car for a deaf person’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJanuary 7, 2026

Arts & EntertainmentShark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary says film sets ‘are not democracies’ after the director of ‘Marty Supreme’ put him in his place
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 6, 2026

By Phil WahbaJanuary 6, 2026

SuccessThe college-to-office path is dead: CEO of the world’s biggest recruiter says Gen Z grads need to consider trade and hospitality jobs that don’t even require degrees
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJanuary 6, 2026

SuccessMeet Greg Abel, the new boss of Berkshire Hathaway—Warren Buffett’s successor started out by selling empty soda bottles for 5 cents and now he’s a billionaire CEO
By Emma BurleighJanuary 5, 2026

SuccessForget an MBA: Hasbro forces workers to sit through a Monopoly-style board game to see if they’re fit for the C-suite—and it’s a tactic approved by Reid Hoffman
By Preston ForeJanuary 5, 2026

SuccessEmma Grede says people who say they have work-life balance are liars: ‘We have to have a level of honesty about what it takes to be really successful’
By Sydney LakeJanuary 5, 2026

Future of WorkBank of America CEO says he hired 2,000 recent Gen Z grads from 200,000 applications, and many are scared about the future
By Ashley LutzJanuary 3, 2026
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