I'm the Napster CEO and I agree with Pinterest: the Napster phase of AI needs to end Napster isn't a cautionary tale anymore. We're an AI company. And we've spent a quarter-century learning lessons. Fortune · Jan 22
AI drug startup Insilico Medicine launches an AI ‘gym’ to help models like GPT and Qwen be good at science With the “gym,” Insilico is now targeting other biotech and pharmaceutical companies, offering to train new AI models for them. Fortune · Jan 22
Ray Dalio says these 5 historic cycles are driving today’s markets Dalio was among the notable leaders who talked with Fortune at the USA House in Davos. Fortune · Jan 22
Exclusive: Cubby raises $63 million in Goldman Sachs-led funding to scale self-storage software Cubby just raised a $63 million Series A, led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Fortune has exclusively learned. Fortune · Jan 22
Ray Dalio says CEOs concerned with a new rules-based order need to accept that change is here for good Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Jan 22
MAHA's dietary guidelines prioritizing red meat and dairy is the K-shaped economy in action, economist warns: ‘There’s certainly affordability issues’ “Healthy eating isn’t just a choice,” food economist David Ortega said. “There are real constraints.” Fortune · Jan 22
Newsom says Davos appearance was canceled under pressure from Trump Governor’s office says US pavilion bowed to pressure and pulled scheduled ‘fireside chat’ with Fortune magazine The Guardian - US · Jan 21
Trump says Europe does one thing right: drug prices. 'A pill that costs $10 in London costs $130 in New York or Los Angeles' The president called out French President Emmanuel Macron on refusing to raise drug prices, and claimed tariff threats make Macron change his mind. Fortune · Jan 21
Trump doesn’t want America to be ‘a nation of renters,’ but experts say at least one of his proposals may put homeownership more out of reach Experts told Fortune Trump’s proposal allowing Americans to tap their 401(k) for down payments could inflate prices and leave Americans poorer in retirement. Fortune · Jan 21
Ray Dalio warns the global rules-based order is already ‘gone’ as Trump threatens Greenland: ‘Let’s not be naive’ The Bridgewater founder told Fortune he pays attention to the past 500 years: “It’s like a movie for me. It’s like watching the same movie happen.” Fortune · Jan 21
Ray Dalio warns that the monetary order is breaking down, leaving us with a terrible choice: ‘Do you print money or let a debt crisis happen?’ Dalio told Fortune that he’s looking back at 500 years of history to try and make sense of today and see what’s coming. Fortune · Jan 21
6 months later, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sings a different tune on tariffs, saying the pain of higher prices is coming soon in 2026 After keeping prices down last year, Andy Jassy says it’s becoming more challenging for sellers to absorb tariff costs. Fortune · Jan 21
Match Group says a 'readiness paradox' is crippling Gen Z in dating: Fear of hard-launching on Instagram is making it worse Gen Z believes they’ll find true love, but loneliness and social media are causing them to alter their timelines, according to a Match Group report shared exclusively with Fortune. Fortune · Jan 21
Wall Street is talking about whether Trump’s Greenland plan will end U.S. ‘primacy’ Increasingly, analysts and economists are talking about hedging against U.S. risk and deploying their capital in markets that are more predictable. Fortune · Jan 21
Fortune · Jan 21 Exclusive: Alphabet’s CapitalG names Jill Chase and Alex Nichols as general partners For the first time since CapitalG was started in 2013, the firm is promoting two general partners, Jill Chase and Alex Nichols, Fortune has exclusively learned.
Fortune · Jan 21 CEOs at Davos are buying into the agentic AI hype Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
International Business Times UK · Jan 21 Sergey Brin's University Warning: Google is Now Hiring 'Tons' Without Degrees Google co-founder Sergey Bin has openly admitted Google now hires employees with no degree at a Stanford University closing event, signalling a shift in tech firms' hiring processes.
Fortune · Jan 20 Palantir CEO says AI “will destroy” humanities jobs but there will be “more than enough jobs” for people with vocational training Alex Karp said he struggled to market his humanities skills to get his first job.
Fortune · Jan 20 Trump added $2.25 trillion to the national debt in his first year back in charge, watchdog says The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a nonpartisan budget watchdog, ran the numbers exclusively for Fortune.
Fortune · Jan 20 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s biggest AI bubble warning yet is a challenge to the Fortune 500: It’s time to reinvent the knowledge worker The Microsoft CEO offers a fix to the AI productivity dilemma, calling on business leaders to shift workflows to match the structural design of the technology.
Fortune · Jan 20 BlackRock's billionaire CEO says companies need to address AI's impact on white collar jobs and wealth inequality “Many of the people most affected by what we talk about here will never come to this conference,” Larry Fink said at the World Economic Forum.
Fortune · Jan 20 Billionaire Marc Andreessen spends 3 hours a day listening to podcasts and audiobooks—that’s nearly an entire 24-hour day each week Bill Gates, Mark Cuban, and Marc Andreessen all swear by the same habit for success: Spend your free time reading—or listening—over scrolling.
Fortune · Jan 20 Last year, AI hype wowed Davos. This year, leaders are obsessing over how to use the technology at scale Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
Fortune · Jan 19 PwC’s global chairman says most leaders have forgotten ‘the basics’ as 56% are still getting ‘nothing’ out of AI adoption PwC's Mohamed Kande talked to Fortune about the “trimodal” mandate for leaders to execute, transform, and build: “I’ve not seen that in 25 years.”
Fortune · Jan 19 Elon Musk says that in 10 to 20 years, work will be optional and money will be irrelevant thanks to AI and robotics “It’ll be like playing sports or a video game or something like that,” the Tesla CEO said.