When the machine should stop and call a human Agentic AI needs human judgment built into workflows before automated actions go too far. Fortune · Sep 25
U.S.-Iran conflict is causing unexpected problems for Americans: 65% of employees want to land roles where they avoid paying higher gas prices 23% of employed Americans told a survey they were on the hunt for a role closer to home. Fortune · Sep 25
The S&P 500’s ‘biggest risk’ is companies’ ‘debt refi wall’ as bond yields top 5% Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning. Fortune · Sep 25
As America steps back, small nations' currencies step up If dollar dominance weakens, small, well-governed currencies may gain global appeal. Fortune · Sep 25
Upstart sports leagues fail constantly. SailGP is beating the odds Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Sep 25
AJ Scaramucci’s Solari Capital emerges from stealth with $350 million deployed and a case that companies stay private too long Iron Man comics, dinosaur bones, and the long wait for an IPO. Fortune · Sep 25
Washington still hasn't passed an AI safety law. New York City, where AI giants are expanding fastest, is writing its own We obviously are not in any way looking to stifle innovation,” City Council Speaker Julie Menin told Fortune. Fortune · Sep 25
‘I can't believe it's already broken’: Samsung customers are complaining to the company over spoiled food after an update bricked AI smart fridges Dozens of online posts claim a firmware malfunction resulted in a malfunction of the appliances, risking spoiling food. Fortune · Sep 25
Trump made more than 1,100 trades in July alone—nearly 40 times Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s total for all of last year Trump’s accounts logged 1,156 trades in July, while Bessent disclosed just 29 transactions in 2025. Fortune · Sep 25
Temu axed its $1 billion network of fake accounts on Meta Temu had spent nearly $1 billion funding partnership ads with various influencers and creators, many of which appeared to be fake accounts. Fortune · Sep 25
Alice Walton got $33 billion richer last year without running a company. She's building a tuition-free medical school instead The Walmart heiress has never run the retailer. She's spending her fortune on Arkansas health care, from a tuition-free medical school to a new $350 million hospital bet. Fortune · Sep 25
Animoca’s Evan Auyang worked in finance and public transit before crypto. Here’s why he thinks the blockchain should be more like a bus The ex–deputy chief of Kowloon Motor Bus—where he haggled with politicians and triads over bus routes—is now helping build a HKD stablecoin. Fortune · Sep 25
31-year-old millionaire sold his first business at 17 for over $100K—he lost it all in 15 months to bad investments: ‘I got cocky, I got arrogant’ The millennial lost it all, before making millions again by 27. 'Go hug your money' is Tim Armoo's advice for founders who feel empty after selling. Fortune · Sep 25
OpenAI to unveil GPT-6 Cyber model, plus a first-of-its-kind cybersecurity-focused product to help deploy it OpenAI is extending the two-pronged paradigm it established with the ChatGPT product and GPT models into a new realm with a cyber focused combo. Fortune · Sep 24
Fortune · Sep 24 ‘It’s so corrosive to democracy': Over 50 federal prosecutors speak out against Trump's $100,000 a month 'insider trading' scheme "We're in an environment where we all want to be looking to the founders, right?"
Fortune · Sep 24 The return of nostalgia is bringing back Toys “R” Us as it opens 120 stores, nine years after bankruptcy Adult collectors are helping drive a toy boom, but the new stores are smaller than the ones shoppers remember.
Fortune · Sep 24 The U.S. and China are quietly talking AI guardrails—even as Trump publicly rejects them The U.S. and China just held their first AI dialogue, as Beijing courts the rest of the world with open-source AI.
Fortune · Sep 24 Nscale wants a $35 billion valuation. Nvidia is helping foot the bill The neocloud's IPO filing shows a company that burned through cash while a chipmaker that also happens to be its biggest supplier helped keep it alive.
Fortune · Sep 24 Report reveals yet more cases of OpenAI's 'rogue AI' agents hacking websites—and suggests they may still have been active in recent weeks Research firm finds evidence OpenAI agents may have attacked a cryptocurrency exchange as recently as September 20
Fortune · Sep 24 Like Jamie Dimon, Databricks CEO hates days with too many meetings. He says it means he gets nothing done and he’s just got ‘monkeys on his back’ Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi joins CEOs from JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon to United’s Scott Kirby in calling out unnecessary meetings.
Fortune · Sep 24 Cisco CEO warns workers who worry about change that ‘nothing’s going to feel good right now’ with AI Chuck Robbins, the CEO of $415 billion tech company Cisco, urges leaders to not use AI as a “cost-reduction efficiency play” and cut staffers.
Fortune · Sep 24 While Western CEOs debate productivity, 5-day mandates, and AI headcount cuts, Japanese companies are paying older workers to do nothing About half of Japanese firms have an “old guy who does nothing.” Colleagues say they take many breaks, idly chat, browse the web, and stare off into space.
Fortune · Sep 24 Antony Jenkins ran one of the world’s biggest banks. He knows how to solve those legacy tech nightmares (and launched a start-up to prove it) Jenkins spent 30 years in what might now be described as “legacy banking” before leaving Barclays in 2015.
Fortune · Sep 24 Google CEO Sundar Pichai says this one uncomfortable habit gets young workers ahead—and helped build his $1.6 billion fortune Pichai has been with Google for more than two decades.
Fortune · Sep 24 Current price of oil as of Sept. 24, 2026 When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.