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Fortune · May 21

MacKenzie Scott donated billions, more than Jeff Bezos’ lifetime giving, but still missed top donor rankings. Here's why

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's massive 2025 donations, exceeding $7 billion, surprisingly excluded her from a top donor list. Her donations last year exceeded the lifetime charity done by her former husband, Jeff Bezos. The Chronicle of Philanthropy cited a lack of transparency regarding funds channeled through donor-advised funds. Despite her…

The Economic Times · May 21

Ex-Facebook exec Sheryl Sandberg tells Gen Z the 10-year career plan is dead thanks to AI: 'Don't script your career when the future is uncertain'

The former Meta says rigid career plans will backfire: "If I had one, I would have missed the internet," Sheryl Sandberg warned Gen Z.

Fortune · May 21

80% of companies have an immigrant in a top leadership role—Trump's visa crackdown is forcing them to make a 'plan C,' says immigration expert

Last year, Apple and Google told employees on visas to not leave the U.S. to avoid the risk of getting stranded in another country.

Fortune · May 20

Trump's EEOC chair is suing The New York Times because 'we should bring it on behalf of white workers too'

"I think it's important for us to bring cases on behalf of the full rainbow of workers that come before us," Andrea Lucas told Fortune.

Fortune · May 20

A senior comms exec says your AI notetaker could be your company's biggest liability

Arielle Patrick, a managing partner at Upland Workshop, told Fortune AI notetakers risk leaking confidential information—or even getting the facts wrong.

Fortune · May 20

Accenture exec says the consulting giant is hiring more entry-level workers out of college compared to last year

As some employers reel back their entry-level hiring, Accenture’s global chief diversity officer, Beck Bailey, says the consulting giant is only ramping up its acquisition of Gen Z talent.

Fortune · May 20

Meet the brothers who turned a homegrown AI agent into a $12 million bet on the future of work — in six weeks

NanoCo's Gavriel and Lazer Cohen are the brothers behind the first AI agent "claw" company to raise real money.

Fortune · May 20

America's new AI map shows something surprising: 'A lot of normal people are adopting AI'

Microsoft's U.S. AI diffusion report finds the technology spreading into college towns, Sun Belt suburbs, and small businesses that didn't exist years ago.

Fortune · May 20

The definitive guide to trade wars just dropped. Its authors have one message for Washington: Study your enemy

Soumaya Keynes and Chad Bown spent years podcasting about trade before this book. They think the U.S. needs to get comfortable with unAmerican economics.

Fortune · May 20