JB Hunt CEO: What 65 years of freight tells us about building for the future Then, now, next: after several challenging years, the freight market is beginning to change. Fortune · Aug 10
The Jersey Pump Principle: why AI's trillion-dollar bet could stall like a 1949 gas pump law Through the lens of Silicon Valley and Wall Street, the path forward for AI looks entirely pre-ordained. History teaches a different lesson. Fortune · Aug 10
Current price of oil as of August 10, 2026 When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why. Fortune · Aug 10
Hiring managers say AI-optimized résumés are backfiring: ‘You’re losing your authentic human self’ Hiring managers are becoming suspicious of résumés that seem tailor-made to a job description. Fortune · Aug 10
Fidji Simo on her life after OpenAI and new startup, ChronicleBio Fidji Simo, a French-born businesswoman and former CEO of Instacart, left her post as one of OpenAI’s top executives in early July. Now, she’s working to cure chronic diseases. Fortune · Aug 10
Why the latest Bitcoin hack hurt more than most The theft of $100 million from Coldcard hardware wallet owners stands out because it hurt people who did everything right. Fortune · Aug 10
Jamie Dimon says Gen Z is wrong to give up on the American Dream—but admits it's ‘slipping’ away for the bottom 20% of households “Good-hearted Americans, they’re not happy with that either. They don’t like to see their fellow citizens suffering at all,” the JPMorgan Chase CEO said. Fortune · Aug 10
DeepMind's Demis Hassabis was everywhere—except the office Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning. Fortune · Aug 10
Rocket Companies CEO Varun Krishna wants to fuse Silicon Valley talent with Detroit grit Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Aug 10
Behind the exit of DeepMind’s CEO: low morale, a talent exodus, and model delays Within DeepMind, current and former employees say tensions have been simmering for months. Fortune · Aug 10
My $80,000 in student debt changed the next 10 years of my life — and that was in 1988. Imagine what it's like now America cannot afford to make public service harder to choose. Fortune · Aug 10
Top economist warns that the AI math doesn’t make sense: 'Profits are currently being funded by investors rather than earned from customers' The AI boom has turned the standard profit margin model on its head, according to Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok—and it’s making the industry’s growth unsustainable. Fortune · Aug 10
Forget DeepSeek. China's real ‘Sputnik moment’ is happening on campus as American universities lose their advantage China's tech rise runs deeper than any single breakthrough. Its universities generate critical technology patents at 8x the U.S. rate Fortune · Aug 10
By propping up the yen, the U.S. and Japan are actually admitting dollar dominance isn't what it used to be, top economist warns "When this message sinks in, other countries will redouble their search for more attractive, readily usable alternatives." Fortune · Aug 9
Fortune · Aug 9 Trump is betting that the U.S. naval blockade choking Iran's economy can achieve what bombs and missiles couldn't as more oil sneaks out of the Gulf "We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money," Trump said.
Fortune · Aug 9 'Millennials are not punk kids anymore' — Ocasio-Cortez sees a 'generational tidal wave' driven by anger over economic futures sidelined by boomers "And there is anger at being ignored, sidelined, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us on everything from the economy to climate."
Fortune · Aug 9 Corcoran Group CEO says Gen Z's housing market struggles mirror what boomers faced 30 years ago: ‘Stop buying Starbucks coffee,' she advises From skipping coffee runs to hosting dinner clubs, Corcoran Group CEO Pamela Liebman has one message for Gen Z: Getting your first home takes sacrifices—but it’s doable, even in today’s pricey market.
Fortune · Aug 9 CEO of $49 billion AI company says it’s ‘mind-boggling’ that people think you can work 38 hours a week, have work-life balance, and be successful Cerebras cofounder Andrew Feldman warned aspiring entrepreneurs they need to be working “every waking minute,” echoing the likes of Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman.
Fortune · Aug 9 Why every company wants an AI model router right now Surging agentic AI costs are making routers—software that allows organizations to choose the AI model for the right task—one of the hottest areas in enterprise tech.
Fortune · Aug 9 Everyone told them not to build a laundromat. They did it anyway. Their advisers said building a laundromat from scratch was a mistake. Ireland McCaughey and Ben Razin knew they could prove them wrong.
Fortune · Aug 9 Your best employees may be hiding your worst problems If one person is quietly holding your culture together, you're in more trouble than you know.
Fortune · Aug 9 AI's new millionaires want to disrupt philanthropy. They should fund what already exists AI's newly minted millionaires should keep their "move fast and break things" ethos far away from philanthropy.
Fortune · Aug 9 Teenagers are shooting out over 50 applications and getting ghosted even for volunteer jobs: ‘I'll take anything at this point’ The summer job market has been “soul destroying” for teens in the U.S., Canada, and U.K.—but some are finding a way in.
Fortune · Aug 9 Davidson College President: Is college worth it? Take a look at a new answer Six months after graduation, 95% of our class of 2025 were employed or in grad school.
Fortune · Aug 9 A Gen Z worker got called out by their CEO for leaving 10 minutes early. Workplace experts debate who was in the wrong “Is this normal?” A new workplace etiquette debate initiated from a young worker getting in trouble with senior leadership after leaving the office slightly early.