Duolingo CEO walks back AI-first comments: 'I do not see AI as replacing what our employees do' The post came a week after he said AI would replace contract workers and, eventually, human teachers. Fortune · May 24, 2025
Influencer who attended Trump’s memecoin dinner says he got a ‘Walmart steak’—and no access to the president “I was hoping for either Big Macs or pizza. That would have been better than the food that we were served,” said Nicholas Pinto. Fortune · May 23, 2025
Zillow exec says 'remote work isn't a perk, it's a business strategy' Zillow stuck with remote work while other companies issued return-to-office mandates, and the decision has paid off. Fortune · May 23, 2025
Anthropic’s new AI model threatened to reveal engineer's affair to avoid being shut down In a fictional scenario set up to test Claude Opus 4, the model often resorted to blackmail when threatened with being replaced. Fortune · May 23, 2025
Trump blasts out bevy of threats against Apple and the EU, saying imported iPhones face a 25% hike Writing on Truth Social, President Trump put pressure on both Apple and the EU to get behind his 'America First' policy. Fortune · May 23, 2025
New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien on Trump and an industry in crisis “I never wanted the top job,” says Levien. “I just wanted to do the biggest version of the work I loved.” Fortune · May 23, 2025
The jet Qatar gave to Trump is valued around $400 million. Experts say it might cost taxpayers $1 billion just to upgrade it to presidential standards The U.S. government has already paid for two more aircrafts to join the Air Force One fleet in 2027. Fortune · May 23, 2025
Yields hit housing bubble levels. Get ready for higher rates A ballooning deficit and higher inflation could keep long-term interest rates elevated. Fortune · May 23, 2025
Welcome to Barrow: The nuclear submarine-making U.K. town seeking resurrection from a military spending boom Barrow-in-Furness has crumbled since the end of the Cold War. Will growing military threats revive the nuclear submarine-manufacturing town? Fortune · May 23, 2025
Queens of influence: Meet the women shaping Europe's future In its 28th year, the annual MPW list recognizes 100 women leading major global companies. This year, 21 listees are at the helm of European companies. Fortune · May 23, 2025
Trump is hosting a private dinner for the top 220 buyers of his memecoin tonight—and even the crypto lobby is grumbling Crypto lobbyists privately acknowledge that Trump’s actions could hurt their policy goals. Fortune · May 22, 2025
Tariffs are threatening the accuracy of fall fashion trends by forcing earlier clothing shipments amid supply-chain headaches, Urban Outfitters CEO says “The further out someone tries to predict the future, the more incorrect the prediction will be,” one supply-chain expert said. “That's where we get into trouble with the fashion industry.” Fortune · May 22, 2025
Inside Walmart's massive new headquarters that is making job seekers 3 times more likely to relocate to Arkansas The retail giant is among the likes of Google, JPMorgan, and Amazon luring workers back into the office with swanky amenities and campuses. Fortune · May 22, 2025
The CEO of MNTN got his start teaching himself how to code: He just took the company public with Ryan Reynolds With a Hollywood icon and a coder-turned-CEO at the helm, MNTN is rewriting the rules of TV advertising as a billion-dollar business. Fortune · May 22, 2025
Fortune · May 22, 2025 Anthropic unveils its most powerful models yet—and ups the stakes in the AI model wars Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, Anthropic's latest generation of frontier AI models, were announced Thursday.
Fortune · May 22, 2025 Foods to eat and avoid to lower your prostate cancer risk, according to experts Here's how to shift your diet for cancer prevention following former President Biden's diagnosis.
Fortune · May 22, 2025 Former U.K. prime minister Theresa May on why democracy depends on debate Democracy "depends on people having different views, but being able to respect that other people can have different views," May said at the Fortune MPW International Summit.
Fortune · May 22, 2025 JPMorgan launches ‘lean and mean’ geopolitics arm Wall Street is tapping longtime Washington insiders for help navigating an increasingly uncertain landscape.
Fortune · May 22, 2025 Jaguar is going on a world tour to sell its controversial rebrand to wealthy art lovers Jaguar's rebrand caused a social media storm last November as the carmaker diverged from its traditional audience in search of young customers.
Fortune · May 22, 2025 Microsoft is blocking employee emails that mention 'Palestine,' 'Gaza,' or 'genocide' Tensions have been riding high within the company after a series of protesters disrupted the company's Build event.
Fortune · May 22, 2025 Andy Jassy's focus on explaining Amazon's AI bets publicly is something other CEOs can learn from Also: OpenAI’s $6.5 billion acquisition and two Israeli embassy staff killed in Washington shooting.
Fortune · May 22, 2025 How Saudi Arabia plans to become a fashion haven The fashion industry is one of Saudi Arabia's focuses as part of its Vision 2030 program.
Fortune · May 22, 2025 T.J. Maxx and Marshalls can ‘insulate’ themselves from tariffs because their business model is scooping up other retailers’ unsold inventory Amid concerns of empty shelves as a result of tariff-induced shipping changes, TJX saw a 7% increase in inventory per store.
Fortune · May 21, 2025 Gemini Diffusion didn’t get stage time at Google I/O—but AI insiders are calling it “ChatGPT on steroids” Google’s Gemini Diffusion demo didn’t get much airtime at I/O, but its blazing speed—and potential for coding—has AI insiders speculating about a shift in the model wars.
Fortune · May 21, 2025 Food allergies are soaring, and hundreds of moms are fed up with 'dangerous' jokes about them “I’ve seen my child’s life almost slip away after a peanut exposure…This isn't a joke. It never was," says one mom, riled after a recent SNL skit.