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Uber CEO says ‘really demanding’ work culture includes expecting employees to answer emails over the weekend: ‘Don’t come here if you want to coast’
Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi said the most important skill in life is working hard: “I’m not going to let anyone outwork me.”
SEC Staff Says Token Buybacks Don't Make Crypto a Security—If the Network Works
New SEC staff guidance says announcing a token buyback on a functional network isn't a promise that turns the token into a security, a shift one attorney says makes securities law…
Australia asks OpenAI, Anthropic chiefs to Senate inquiry on health-data hack: Report
A rogue OpenAI research agent bypassed blocks on the Australian government health-data portal, accessing non-public files in June.
How months of work on the Clarity Act all fell apart
Interviews with industry participants and legislative aides paint a picture of a blown bill-writing process, with sources pointing to nearly every facet of the bill's development …
Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court
Decision to allow development of 190 new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the lawHouses can be built on floodplains even if they fail a crucial safety test, a…
Andy Burnham refuses to back third runway at Heathrow
Andy Burnham said he would wait for the results of a consultation on a scheme estimated to cost £33bn
Tony Blair would like Andy Burnham to take his advice on rejoining the EU. Should he? | Tom Baldwin
The former PM has been consulted by many who came after him – but Burnham might want to shake his New Labour past once and for allTony Blair can, apparently, sound slightly wistfu…
Burnham’s plan for a radical reset collides with economic reality
Surging energy bills, higher borrowing costs and rising inflation have left the PM and his chancellor in a fiscal bindAs Labour heads to Liverpool this week, Andy Burnham has prom…
Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI
‘The push against datacenters speaks to the frustration of people who don’t feel they are making the choices in their lives’The Stanford ethicist Rob Reich was once invited to a d…
The making of Tim Cook: How Apple’s departing CEO went from ‘the genius behind Steve Jobs’ to a star in his own right
Fortune’s reporting from 2008 to 2017 traces Cook’s rise from operations chief to an Apple CEO.
Her school blocked ChatGPT. Now this 17-year-old high school senior runs an AI startup with 1,000 users
Navya Tuteja's school WiFi blocked ChatGPT and Claude: "It made me use it in school way less ... as annoying as it was, it was still good, in a way."
EY Global Vice Chair: AI’s biggest paradox comes down to what AI can’t do
As AI automates work, human judgment becomes the skill companies need most.
‘China has arrived’: From $1,000 Gucci sneakers to German cars, China is coming for the industries that made Europe rich
China learned from Europe's industrial giants, and now its factories are challenging them in cars, machinery and even luxury goods
Transformative innovation and shifting balance: How boards can track stakeholder momentum
Data centers and prediction markets show why boards must watch shifting stakeholder power.
In the affordability crisis, 37% of parents are counting on financial help from the Bank of Baby Boomers and can’t wait for the Great Wealth Transfer
The cost of childcare has led many families to turn to their parents before the Great Wealth Transfer.
Riot Platforms repays $200M credit facility, releases collateral
The Bitcoin miner has continued to expand its data-center business as well.
With no heirs to leave it to, this billionaire is pouring his fortune into a Texas ghost town of about 25 people
John Poindexter, the 81-year-old founder of truck-body maker J.B. Poindexter & Co., wants to turn Shafter, Texas, into a living history museum.
Bill Gates says unchecked AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’ in call for regulation
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist speaks with NBC’s Kristen Welker in interview airing on SundayBill Gates has called on the US’s federal legislators and law enforcers to re…
I left 2 corporate careers to find purpose in Silicon Valley. Instead, I found it solving the wrong things
Silicon Valley is great at solving problems for the most comfortable people in the richest society in the world. What about the rest?
Gen Z aren’t ready for the workplace—and this youth job program CEO is giving them a crash course in emails and workplace etiquette to change that
Byron V. Garrett, the CEO of Genesys Works, says employers “want someone who's ready to go to work,” so it's training thousands of underserved U.S. teens.
Baby bank's urgent appeal as demand for help grows
The founder of Leeds Baby Bank says the charity has seen a "massive" increase in referrals recently.
Saylor outlines ‘bill of digital rights’ to help build prosperity in future economy
Our ambition should be to “enable 10 million new companies to raise capital,” Strategy’s executive chairman Michael Saylor wrote in an essay.
How Trump could wrest Citgo from Elliott Management and hand it back to Venezuela
The fate of Citgo may be decided by whether the Trump administration opts to hand it to Elliott or Venezuela.
‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre
Plans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlashThe datacentre revolt spreading across the US has reached the roll…