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Fortune · Sep 8, 2025

The most troubling feature of the job market is how thinly spread gains are, top economist says — 'this only happens when the economy is in recession'

"Since the beginning of the year, the economy has created a paltry 600k jobs, but without the job growth in these industries, there would be zero job growth."

Fortune · Sep 7, 2025

Silicon Valley's graying workforce: Gen Z staff cut in half at tech companies as the average age goes up by 5 years

As AI takes over entry-level jobs, the amount of Gen Z at large public tech companies like Meta and Microsoft has been slashed in half, and the age of the typical worker went up up 5 years since 2023. Experts say this shift could stifle innovation—but here’s how young workers…

Fortune · Sep 7, 2025

Anthropic reaches $1.5 Billion settlement with authors in landmark copyright case

Anthropic’s deal with authors may accelerate a shift toward licensing copyrighted material needed to train AI models, legal experts say

Fortune · Sep 5, 2025

An Indiana lawyer named Mark Zuckerberg is suing Meta, saying his Facebook page keeps getting disabled because he was 'impersonating a celebrity'

Despite Zuckerberg being locked out of his account for months at a time, Meta kept the $11,000 the lawyer spent on advertising for his firm, according to the lawsuit.

Fortune · Sep 5, 2025

Nike’s ‘Why do it?’ campaign has a Gen Z twist—but branding experts are skeptical, saying it messes with one of the most iconic taglines in history

Nike just launched a new 60-second ad featuring Carlos Alcaraz, Saquon Barkley, Caitlin Clark, and LeBron James.

Fortune · Sep 5, 2025

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sent research reports on Sundays to SoundHound’s CEO for feedback—an unusual ritual that helped grow the $5 billion AI firm

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang became an unlikely mentor to SoundHound’s Keyvan Mojajer—helping transform a dorm room idea into a $5 billion AI company.

Fortune · Sep 5, 2025

Multimillion-dollar restaurant CEO splurged on Range Rovers and McLarens—but now he's 'mindful' about spending because the economy is so unpredictable

Millennial founder and CEO of Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks, Derrick Hayes, splurged on Bentleys, a Range Rover, and McLaren after achieving multimillion-dollar success. But he says he’s spending more wisely as the economy is too uncertain.

Fortune · Sep 5, 2025

America’s homeownership rate falls for the first time since 2016 amid economic and demographic shifts, Redfin says

Renting is all the rage, surging by the greatest level seen in years.

Fortune · Sep 5, 2025

The labor market is balancing on a knife edge, and the factors weakening it aren’t going anywhere

The Federal Reserve faces rising labor market weakness as BLS revisions, JOLTS downturn, and AI job displacement fuel calls for FOMC rate cuts—but what underlying factors are shaping the data, and are they here to stay?

Fortune · Sep 5, 2025