SkyPilot, from Databricks' cofounder, raises $20M to be the Switzerland of AI compute Backed by Lux Capital, SkyPilot helps customers use GPUs wherever they're available. Fortune · Jul 21
Jamie Dimon wouldn't be putting more of his own money in the long end of the bond market right now, thanks to $39 trillion national debt fears "These are very high debt numbers ... Usually you have to have like a great recession or a depression to have or war to have numbers like that," Dimon said. Fortune · Jul 21
Current price of oil as of July 21, 2026 When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why. Fortune · Jul 21
Iran calls for ‘full-scale war’ but behind the scenes there’s a peace proposal that might reopen the Strait of Hormuz—if Trump can stomach it Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning. Fortune · Jul 21
Money talks: As the Iran war continues, Hormuz tolls gain traction With missiles replacing merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz, activity in the world's most critical energy corridor is grinding to a halt—and a controversial proposal to charge for safe passage is gaining traction. Fortune · Jul 21
Exclusive: KPMG and OpenAI bet the future of software is 'headless' — and the future of work is mostly talking "You're going to be talking more than you're typing," KPMG U.S. TMT leader Chad Seiler told Fortune about the future of work. Fortune · Jul 21
Alliance for America’s Skilled Trades: Skilled trades shaped America's past. Here's how they can build America's future Ford, Carhartt, BlackRock and Google have created the Alliance for America’s Skilled Trades, as 2.1 million jobs could go unfilled by 2030. Fortune · Jul 21
Shipping transits slow to a trickle as Strait of Hormuz faces “worst-case scenario” From shipping lane to battleground: Hormuz crisis forces industry rethink. Fortune · Jul 21
United Airlines' growth strategy is all about selling customers a better version of what they already buy Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Jul 21
FIFA’s $15 billion World Cup payday shows commercialization is the real tournament champion FIFA’s expanded 48-team tournament brought about record TV audiences and packed stadiums. Fortune · Jul 21
Jersey Mike's IPO valuation could reach eight times Sweetgreen's market cap Jersey Mike’s is targeting a valuation that would rank among the largest recent restaurant IPOs, highlighting the premium investors are placing on fast-growing, asset-light franchise businesses. Fortune · Jul 21
$5 billion tech CEO says unemployed Gen Z should be out 3 days a week building their network: ‘Sometimes those jobs you want, they're never published’ $5 billion Netskope CEO says the secret to landing a job these days isn't just a perfect résumé—it's showing up to enough dinners and networking events. Fortune · Jul 21
LaLiga president says tech is already making the fan experience better, and it could solve football's money problem too This year's World Cup has been technified, but it's time for other soccer leagues to catch up and bring it to their domestic clubs. Fortune · Jul 20
Hugging Face says it resorted to a Chinese AI model to battle a fully autonomous cyberattack because U.S. model guardrails hampered its defense Hugging Face experienced one of the first document autonomous AI cyber attacks. It said American models were not up to the task of defending it, while GLM 5.2 from China's Z.ai saved the day. Fortune · Jul 20
Fortune · Jul 20 Mark Cuban says he has the solution to growing income inequality, and it's to reward every employee—from CEO to janitor—with company stock “I would like to see it so that every single CEO/founder/entrepreneur does what I did, which was to give equity to every single employee," Cuban said.
Fortune · Jul 20 The Treasury is walking a tightrope on U.S. debt by relying so much on short-term rates that are at the mercy of a suddenly very hawkish Fed "Therefore, the biggest risk to the debt burden would be a sharp rise in short-dated yields if the Fed were to hike rates by more than expected in the coming year."
Fortune · Jul 20 Spain’s Ferran Torres scored the winning goal in the World Cup—but just four years ago, he was in therapy and stuck in a ‘bottomless pit’ Ferran Torres said he “could not see a way out” after a $62.8 million Barcelona deal—and half of athletes struggle with mental health problems.
Fortune · Jul 20 Christopher Nolan was rejected from film school as a teen. Today, the Oscar-winning director behind ‘The Odyssey’ is worth $250 million Before Christopher Nolan became one of Hollywood’s most successful directors, he faced rejection: 'Film school didn’t want me.'
Fortune · Jul 20 Salesforce VP on the leaky AI pipeline: why cheaper tokens won’t fix enterprise AI Enterprises waste 5x-10x more tokens than needed on raw data, and switching models alone won't fix the leak.
Fortune · Jul 20 ‘I want to die broke’: Billionaire philanthropist Denny Sanford dies after giving away $4 billion The credit card magnate turned mega-donor built one of the country's largest rural health systems.
Fortune · Jul 20 How CFOs can tell if AI is actually creating value OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar offers an AI metric that may help finance chiefs separate hype from real value.
Fortune · Jul 20 Japan’s monetary conundrum — why the yen hit a 40-year low as interest rates hit a 31-year high Japan hiked rates to chase inflation—but its real problem is money that never showed up.
Fortune · Jul 20 Coinbase’s big Base mistake offers an important lesson for the crypto industry The project showed how Coinbase was building for the last era of crypto, not the new and emerging one.
Fortune · Jul 20 HR’s biggest gap is turning people investments into P&L conversations HR has to speak the CFO's language to earn a seat at the table.
Fortune · Jul 20 The American Dream according to Bill Ackman The billionaire investor on reviving Americans’ faith in capitalism—and the family crisis reshaping his legacy.