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Goldman’s chief information officer has 4 tips on how to AI-proof your career, including ‘posing provocative, non-obvious questions’ | Fortune

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Fortune @fortune.com · 5h

Goldman Sachs chief information officer Marco Argenti believes professionals can thrive—not by competing with machines, but by learning how to conduct, question, and collaborate with them. trib.al/ToDep4w

“While AI excels at refurbishing existing knowledge,” according to Marco Argenti, “its true creative potential is unlocked by human curiosity.”

Perplexity’s 31-year-old CEO horrified after getting tagged by a student using his free AI browser to cheat: ‘Absolutely don’t do this’ | Fortune

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Perplexity AI’s Aravind Srinivas is having to remind students not to let their AI study buddy do all the work. trib.al/UlrW5NF

The Comet browser was just lowered from $200 to free for students. Its “agentic” AI can navigate the web, click through tasks — and finish your homework.

This CEO got fired 3 times before becoming his own boss and selling his company for $1.6 billion—he tells struggling Gen Z that’s the point of your 20s | Fortune

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Scope3 CEO Brian O’Kelley lost millions getting fired. His revenge? Starting AppNexus the moment his non-compete expired—it sold for $1.6 billion. trib.al/mxDglmF

Scope3 CEO Brian O’Kelley lost millions getting fired. His revenge? Starting AppNexus the moment his non-compete expired—it sold for $1.6 billion.

'Is AI hurting growth?' Top analysts say their clients are starting to worry as the 3-year bull market shows its age | Fortune

Fortune @fortune.com · 9h

Top analysts on Wall Street are beginning to voice the previously unthinkable: Is artificial intelligence, the dynamo powering the great rally, actually kind of bad for economic growth? trib.al/aJGX58g

“It seems you can’t go anywhere without talking about AI,” says Aditya Bhave, senior U.S. economist at Bank of America Research.

Shonda Rhimes and Warren Buffett share the same spending habit: They both still use coupons—despite a combined $149.2 billion net worth | Fortune

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Fortune @fortune.com · 9h

Multimillionaire “Bridgerton” producer Shonda Rhimes still hunts for bargains because “absolutely nothing” changes when your dreams come true. trib.al/UelKj1T

Multimillionaire ‘Bridgerton’ producer Shonda Rhimes still hunts for bargains because ‘absolutely nothing’ changes when your dreams come true.

AI enabled Klarna to half its workforce—now, the CEO is warning workers that other ‘tech bros’ are sugarcoating just how badly it’s about to impact jobs | Fortune

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Fortune @fortune.com · 10h

Repairing relations with front-line workers was key for REI CEO Mary Beth Laughton, especially as the brand struggled. But in the last week, Laughton has made moves that could complicate those efforts and revive tensions. trib.al/QSlxeJT

Fortune @fortune.com · 11h

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, who told Sam Altman he wanted Klarna to be ChatGPT’s “favorite guinea pig,” says too many CEOs are downplaying how disruptive AI will really be. trib.al/iMw53jW

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, who told Sam Altman he wanted Klarna to be ChatGPT’s “favorite guinea pig,” says too many CEOs are downplaying how disruptive AI will really be.

Jeff Bezos says stress comes from ‘ignoring things you shouldn’t be ignoring,’ not from hard work: ‘You can be working incredibly hard and loving it’ | Fortune

Fortune @fortune.com · 11h

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has a counterintuitive take on workplace stress: It doesn’t come from hard work itself, but from avoiding problems you know you need to address. trib.al/QVWvJes

“Likewise, you can be out of work and incredibly stressed over that,” the Amazon founder added.

Before ‘Abbott Elementary,’ Janelle James did it all—waitressing, personal chef, party planner, sewing teacher. Now she’s making over $4 million a season | Fortune

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Before landing a $200,000 per episode salary, Abbot Elementary’s Janelle James did “every hustle in the book” to stay afloat. trib.al/vSe4tO0

Before landing a $200,000-per-episode salary on Abbott Elementary, Janelle James did ‘every hustle in the book’ to stay afloat.

Kevin O'Leary says the best time to start a business is during chaos | Fortune

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Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary acknowledged that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are headache and increase input costs, but said entrepreneurs have not only survived in similar environments but also thrived. trib.al/SBh1aVj

"If you look for the path of least resistance, you want to find big opportunities because of disruption."

Kamala Harris and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, join Fortune MPW Summit | Fortune

Fortune @fortune.com · 14h

An all-star lineup is ready for the #FortuneMPW Summit next week. trib.al/tKOXu1E

An all-star lineup is ready for the Fortune MPW Summit next week.

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Fortune @fortune.com · 14h

Regulators were circling. The stock was sinking.

This is the inside story of how Charlie Scharf took the toughest job on Wall Street, and got a legendary corporation back on track. trib.al/2USrfQv

How an M&A-driven day nursery became one of Europe's top employers | Fortune

Fortune @fortune.com · 14h

Keeping culture consistent through M&A-led growth begins with values. Kid Planet's winning workplace strategy has landed it on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For – Europe list 2025. trib.al/W4cm8VK

Roberts had 16 sites in 2016 when she took BGF funding. After selling a majority stake to Fremman in 2021, she remained CEO. The group has since grown to 252 U.K. sites, mostly via acquisitions.

The remote work fight isn't over: Workers are willing to take a major pay cut up to 25%, according to new Harvard study | Fortune

Fortune @fortune.com · 14h

A new study by researchers at Harvard University, Brown University, and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) shows workers still value remote work so much, they’d be willing to take a massive pay cut in order to get it. trib.al/lT9TUsX

Harvard, Brown, and UCLA researchers found workers would be willing to take a massive pay cut to work from home.

Leading across borders: How Hilton adapted a winning culture to 50 European countries | Fortune

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Fortune @fortune.com · 15h

In Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For – Europe list 2025, Hilton has been named the best workplace in Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland and the Netherlands. trib.al/ypyQWLv

Part of Hilton's success as an employer comes from a comprehensive set of structured employee benefits and support programs.

How pharma giant AbbVie holds leaders accountable for culture | Fortune

Fortune @fortune.com · 16h

AbbVie has made culture a strategic business priority. That approach helped it earn a spot on the 2025 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For – Europe list. trib.al/xAqHxoL

The pharmaceutical company is one of the honorees on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For Europe list in 2025.

$1.8 trillion deficit revealed during 'pointless and wasteful government shutdown,' budget watchdog says | Fortune

Fortune @fortune.com · 16h

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Washington, D.C.’s leading nonpartisan budget watchdog, has sharply criticized the recent government shutdown as “pointless and wasteful." trib.al/7WgdiuP

The U.S. is on track to borrow nearly $2 trillion per year for the next decade, the CRBF notes. "How can anyone think this is sustainable?"

Inside DHL Express' university for supervisors | Fortune

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Fortune @fortune.com · 18h

With a people-development system that feels more like that of a university than a logistics giant, DHL Express tops the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For – Europe list. trib.al/R54OgAq

With four decades at DHL under his belt, Mike Parra now leads DHL Express—recently ranked No. 1 on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For – Europe list.

Jamie Dimon isn’t so sure the U.S. will avoid a recession next year—even if Wall Street is convinced otherwise | Fortune

Fortune @fortune.com · 18h

Damola Adamolekun, 36, is the youngest chief executive in Red Lobster's nearly six-decade history.

After the chain’s brutal bankruptcy, his plan involves seafood boils, Cheddar Bay Biscuits, and private equity data savvy. trib.al/NxgbhXd

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday that delays are 10 times more likely now due to air traffic controller staffing shortages. trib.al/KN08UnI

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said a U.S. recession could still occur in 2026, despite GDP growing 3.8% last quarter. trib.al/law5XRT

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says a U.S. recession could hit in 2026, a warning to markets not to get complacent despite strong GDP growth and AI optimism.

Markets look unstoppable, but JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon sees a 30% chance of a correction: ‘I’m far more worried than others’ | Fortune

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Fortune @fortune.com · 1d

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon believes investors are downplaying the risk of a major market correction—one that could slash stocks by about a third. trib.al/Gd6zko7

Dimon said when the bubble will burst is hard to predict.

Watch out, new hires: Employers are sneaking in a ‘hybrid creep’ after your offer letter | Fortune

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Fortune @fortune.com · 1d

Even in the age of flexible work, landing your dream hybrid job might not be enough to keep you safe from creeping in-office policies. Just because the job ad promised two days a week of commuting, it doesn’t mean it’ll stay that way. trib.al/2fkOc0H

Hybrid work isn’t immune to stealthy office mandates; a growing number of companies are increasing required days in the office—without any official warning.

From 'fear factor' to 'cognitive fatigue': KPMG principal on the quarter when everyone started thinking about AI differently | Fortune

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In just six months, the share of organizations with deployed artificial intelligence (AI) agents quadrupled from 11% to 42%. trib.al/UYjGKdI

Rahsaan Shears says we're seeing the rise of "Renaissance skills" but that doesn't mean the workforce will be full of poetry majors.