Leaders push for a 'Manhattan Project' and public-private solutions around AI and labor Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Apr 3
How Delta CEO Ed Bastian built a massive partnership with American Express that now generates over 10% of the airline’s revenue Bastian said the two companies learned to stop competing for slices of the pie and start asking, “How do we make the pie bigger?” Fortune · Apr 3
The Walmart billionaires next door: Quiet backlash is brewing against the heirs who remade the retailer’s hometown The Walton family transformed Bentonville into a bike-friendly paradise. So why are residents so mad at them? Fortune · Apr 3
Mercor, a $10 billion AI startup, confirms it was caught up in a major security incident Mercor confirmed it was hit by a supply-chain attack targeting LiteLLM, a widely used AI developer tool. Extortion gang Lapsus$ claims to have walked away with four terabytes of data. Fortune · Apr 2
I knew about North Korean hackers—they still tricked me and got into my computer A source reached out to me over Telegram. I didn’t realize his account was compromised until it was almost too late. Fortune · Apr 2
Major 4-day workweek study suggests that when we work 5 days we spend one doing basically nothing Research says workers can get as much done in a 33-hour week as in 38 hours. Essentially, those of us on a five-day week are filling up our days with time-wasting activities. Fortune · Apr 2
12 Fortune 500 CEOs worked for Pepsi. Delta’s Ed Bastian explains why it’s a leadership factory On Fortune’s Titans and Disruptors of Industry podcast, Bastian explained how PepsiCo’s cutthroat talent culture prepared him to lead the most profitable airline in the U.S. Fortune · Apr 2
The hedge fund billionaire betting Miami can rival New York's Wall Street Ken Griffin’s relocation playbook offers lessons on cost, talent, and regulatory strategy. Fortune · Apr 2
Blend’s post-IPO reset: CEO Nima Ghamsari bets that AI can turn it all around After a $4 billion public markets peak and a mortgage market downturn, Blend is refocusing on AI-driven automation. Fortune · Apr 2
In the age of AI anxiety, the 100 Best Companies to Work For are betting on their people Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Apr 2
Five Guys workers get bonuses after promotion left stores flooded with customers ‘I didn’t want anybody shooting me in the back or anything after the first day, because we really screwed it up,’ CEO Jerry Murrell told Fortune The Independent UK · Apr 1
AI ‘slop’ is flooding YouTube Kids—and more than 200 groups and experts are calling for a ban Fairplay, the group that led a coalition of 200 organizations in writing a letter to YouTube and Google, said it found only 5% of all videos on YouTube to be high-quality content. Fortune · Apr 1
Warren Buffett revives his legendary charity lunch auction—this time with Stephen Curry. His last one raised $19 million The proceeds will go to two Bay Area foundations: The social justice nonprofit Glide and the Currys’ Eat. Learn. Play. Fortune · Apr 1
AI models don’t only show evidence of ‘self-preservation.’ They will scheme to prevent other AIs from being shut down too, new research shows Leading AI models will inflate performance reviews and exfiltrate model weights to prevent “peer” AI models from being shut down. Fortune · Apr 1
Fortune · Apr 1 AI is saving workers up to an hour a day—but Goldman Sachs says 80% of companies aren’t using it yet The productivity gains are real and measurable. So why are most businesses still sitting on the sidelines?
Fortune · Apr 1 The EPA just valued a human life at $0. That's not just a moral crisis — it's a market crisis When the government quietly removes human life from its cost-benefit ledger, it isn't environmental policy. It's a fundamental repricing of the economy.
Fortune · Apr 1 9 reasons AI isn't going to take your job (yet) CEOs, managers, and workers alike need a reality check about the impact of AI on the labor force.
Fortune · Apr 1 Inside Delta CEO Ed Bastian's turnaround playbook—from bankruptcy to most profitable U.S. airline Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
Fortune · Apr 1 HR leaders are drowning in decisions: Here’s how the best ones are getting ahead Fortune convened a panel of experts from WPP, Cisco, and Syndio to glean their insights on the challenges facing CHROs in 2026 and the practical solutions that can help.
Fortune · Apr 1 As AI reshapes the office, the Fortune Best Companies to Work For are doubling down on the most human perks Unlimited IVF, 20-plus weeks of paid parental leave, and crisis concierges: Fortune's 2026 list shows top employers leaning into analog benefits as work gets more digital.
Fortune · Apr 1 The more women earn, the more housework they do: Inside the paradox a Wharton economist calls ‘an existential problem for men’ “I think it is an existential problem for men to learn to step into new roles and to actually pull their weight at home,” Corinne Low told Fortune.
Fortune · Apr 1 Sheryl Sandberg tapped a 25-year-old to run Lean In. Here’s her plan to close the AI gender gap Women are falling behind men on AI—and Lean In’s new CEO, at 25, tells Fortune that’s an emergency her generation has to fix.
Fortune · Mar 31 Controlling the Strait of Hormuz is the top priority in Iran and Trump may abandon it. Here’s what that would look like Ceding control of the Strait of Hormuz would represent a U.S. defeat worse than Vietnam, one critic said.
Fortune · Mar 31 More parents are done pushing college. 1 in 3 are now betting on trade school instead With AI upending entry-level hiring and college costs climbing, a growing share of parents are steering their kids toward trade school—and the numbers back them up.
Fortune · Mar 31 Hiring just hit a level not seen since the economy was ‘closed down literally’ during COVID, top economist says The war with Iran could make companies start firing, Navy Federal Credit Union’s Heather Long said.