AI boom risks widening wealth divide, says BlackRock’s Larry Fink CEO of asset manager says only a few firms and investors may reap rewards from growth in the technology The Guardian - UK · Mar 23
Larry Fink says today's economic anxiety stems from people increasingly feeling like capitalism isn't working for them "We are living through a period where things that would've defined a decade have become routine," Fink wrote. Fortune · Mar 23
TV host Mike Rowe slams schools for portraying skilled trades as a ‘consolation prize’—when he’s met data center electricians making $280K a year America pushed a generation toward college—now it’s short hundreds of thousands of skilled workers, and “Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe is joining CEOs of top companies like Nvidia, Ford, and BlackRock in sounding the alarm. Fortune · Mar 19
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns AI is creating a ‘crisis’ for Gen Z workers: the class of 2026 could face the highest unemployment in years—even without a recession New college graduates hoping for a white-collar career shouldn’t hold their breath, BlackRock boss Larry Fink warns: “AI is going to disrupt many of those types of jobs.” Fortune · Mar 18
BlackRock’s Larry Fink predicts AI bankruptcies: ‘That’s capitalism’ Competition among AI's biggest spenders will produce winners and losers—and that's a good thing, he said. Fortune · Mar 13
BlackRock is splashing $100 million on training plumbers, electricians, and HVAC technicians as its CEO flags a skilled trade worker shortage As BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns the U.S. could run out of electricians needed to build AI data centers, his investment company is putting $100 million to the training of skilled trades workers. Fortune · Mar 11
Nobel laureate Joe Stiglitz says not only can AI take your job, it’ll make the ‘tech bro’ class richer while doing so “Unfortunately, the tech bros, who are obviously advocates of this, are at the same time pushing for smaller government,” Stiglitz told Fortune. Fortune · Mar 6
Most Americans are woefully short on saving for retirement—Warren Buffett’s investing advice could help The Oracle of Omaha says relying on this one strategy helped him grow his wealth. Fortune · Mar 5
Trump announces 401(k)s for all: ‘We will match your contribution with up to $1,000 each year’ Trump also pressured lawmakers to formally prohibit insider trading among legislators, shortly after mentioning Nancy Pelosi’s name. Fortune · Feb 25
'No one is close': BlackRock’s Larry Fink warns Americans have saved egregiously less than they need for retirement Many Americans have less than $150,000 saved for retirement. Fortune · Feb 17
$14 trillion asset manager BlackRock aims to lock down execs to compete in the 'alts' gold rush shaking up the fund industry The world’s largest asset manager is fighting to keep talent from leaving for rivals like Apollo, Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and KKR. Fortune · Jan 30
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Says 'A Lot' of Six-Figure Construction Jobs Unlocked by AI Centres Boom Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts an AI infrastructure boom will unlock millions of six-figure jobs for electricians and plumbers, shifting lucrative careers away from coding. International Business Times UK · Jan 27
'Alien' Elon Musk Confesses To Being A '3000 Year Old Vampire' In Shock Online Post Elon Musk claims he's an alien—and frustrated nobody believes him. Discover the billionaire's escalating extraterrestrial confessions, from Davos to his 3,000-year-old vampire reveal. International Business Times UK · Jan 27
Elon Musk Tells Davos He Is an 'Alien' as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Looks On Elon Musk tells the World Economic Forum he is an alien while casting doubt on extraterrestrial life. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink interviews tech billionaire. International Business Times UK · Jan 26
Fortune · Jan 23 The great power gap: Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold office than you are, and Oxfam warns it’s ruining democracy “We actually do face a moment in which there is a fundamental choice between oligarchy and democracy,” Oxfam America senior director of economic justice Nabil Ahmed said.
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Fortune · Jan 23 No 'job apocalypse': Goldman Sachs CEO denies the AI hiring nightmare is real "Technology has been disrupting jobs, changing the way people work, destroying jobs ... for decades," David Solomon says.
Fortune · Jan 22 Elon Musk makes the case for why his $2.2 trillion tech empire is the only way to save humanity as the only intelligent life in the universe “If anyone would know if there are aliens among us, it would be me,” Musk said during the World Economic Forum on Thursday.
Euronews · Jan 22 Elon Musk predicts robot-majority future in first Davos appearance The South Africa-born tech billionaire made his debut at the world's top political and economic summit in the Swiss Alps, telling the World Economic Forum that robots will outnumber people and AI will surpass human intelligence.
PC Gamer · Jan 22 Jensen Huang talks AI's insatiable appetite for GPUs at the World Economic Forum: 'spot price of GPU rentals is going up, not just the latest generation, but two generation old GPUs' AI is all-consuming.
TechRadar · Jan 22 Microsoft CEO urges AI developers 'to get to a point where we are using this to do something useful,' or 'lose even the social permission...to generate these tokens' Satya Nadella used his Davos platform to warn that AI’s future hinges on proving real-world utility.
Fortune · Jan 21 Nvidia CEO Huang says ‘a lot’ of six-figure jobs in plumbing and construction will be unlocked because someone needs to build all these new AI centers The AI boom is threatening white-collar entry jobs—but it’s creating a booming six-figure opportunity for electricians, plumbers, and construction workers.
Fortune · Jan 21 Jensen Huang says AI bubble fears are dwarfed by ‘the largest infrastructure build-out in human history’ Huang sees the AI industry as a “five-layer cake” requiring total industrial reinvention, with Nvidia’s chips a particularly crunchy part of the recipe.
Euronews · Jan 21 Davos 2026: Who said what at world's top political and business summit The yearly gathering in the Swiss Alps resort town has been dominated by escalating tensions between the US and its European allies, with leaders warning of a crumbling world order, rising unilateralism and AI's threat to the world's workforce.
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.