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- Data SheetThe curious case of Temu’s U.S. ‘headquarters’
- The Trust FactorBesides keeping data safe, this emerging tech could be a key trust builder for businesses
- Fortune CryptoThe SEC’s Ethereum bank shot
- BroadsheetHarvey Weinstein’s New York conviction was overturned, forcing survivors to relive abuse—again
- CHRO DailyThe FTC noncompete ban means companies need to totally rethink their people strategy: ‘You’ve got to convince employees to stay’
- Term SheetRubrik goes public, as the stock closed up nearly 16% in the cybersecurity company’s first day of trading
From the magazine
Magazine
How the oil earnings of Saudi Aramco, the world’s most profitable company, are helping the Saudi monarchy shake up the global economic order
The oil giant has generated $722 billion in profit since 2016, funding everything from stakes in Tesla and Uber to new mega-cities in the desert.
April 4, 2024
Commentary
- successMore Americans are working past age 65—and that’s good news for employers
- A.I.Scientists inspired the right guardrails for nuclear energy, the internet, and DNA research. Let them do the same for AI
- careersBurned out and underappreciated, women’s career advancement had stalled long before the anti-DEI backlash
- supply chainsA new Cold War is brewing at sea–and the West’s security and prosperity are at stake
- EmploymentThe FTC noncompete ruling will narrow the gender gap in entrepreneurship
- TechThe race for human-AI interaction usage data is on—and the stakes are high
Topics
Environment
Biden administration’s tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
Bird flu fragments are in pasteurized milk now, but the FDA—and many other government agencies—still considers it safe
After overshadowing climate talks, the myth of ‘circularity’ looms over the UN plastics treaty
Finance
With inflation still high and economic growth slowing sharply we could be heading toward stagflation, a scenario ‘nobody is really prepared for,’ UBS exec says
Buffett-owned real estate brokerage pays $250 million to settle claims that agent commissions break antitrust law
It’s still a golden age of homebuilding, according to one top real estate CEO. Here’s why
Health
USDA tells poultry producers to reduce salmonella in certain chicken products to help prevent food poisoning
Minneapolis imposes $15 a pack minimum for cigarettes—$2 more than NYC—to curb smoking
New York outlaws sales of diet pills and muscle-mass builders to children
Leadership
Satya Nadella says Microsoft’s AI payoff hinges on other companies doing ‘the hard work’ of changing their cultures
Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and more join the federal AI safety board
Scientists inspired the right guardrails for nuclear energy, the internet, and DNA research. Let them do the same for AI
Lifestyle
Adidas, Ye, and the death of DEI: A cautionary tale for corporate America
Walmart CEO started his career unloading trailers at the warehouse—he says he got promotion after promotion by raising his hand when his boss was out of town
The financial services gender pay gap in Europe is so large that fewer than one in 10 of the 2,000 highest-earning bankers are female
Personal Finance
Walmart CEO started his career unloading trailers at the warehouse—he says he got promotion after promotion by raising his hand when his boss was out of town
New York outlaws sales of diet pills and muscle-mass builders to children
FCC brings back net neutrality—’broadband is a necessity, not a luxury,’ chair says
Politics
Fed’s favorite inflation gauge accelerated in March, spelling trouble for rate cuts—and Biden’s re-election bid
Scientists inspired the right guardrails for nuclear energy, the internet, and DNA research. Let them do the same for AI
China signals TikTok should fight ‘robbers’ sell-or-ban U.S. law meant ‘to snatch from others all the good things that they have’. Here’s what’s next
Retail
Fed’s favorite inflation gauge accelerated in March, spelling trouble for rate cuts—and Biden’s re-election bid
Adidas, Ye, and the death of DEI: A cautionary tale for corporate America
Walmart CEO started his career unloading trailers at the warehouse—he says he got promotion after promotion by raising his hand when his boss was out of town
Success
Owner of vaping supply business that exploded arrested while preparing to catch a one-way flight to Hong Kong
More Americans are working past age 65—and that’s good news for employers
Raising children is way more expensive than most parents imagined—and more than half of all parents say they went into debt to pay for their kids, study shows
Tech
Meta’s investors are worried about the billions it’s spending on AI—but its advertising empire makes it a positive, Deutsche Bank says
Tesla’s Elon Musk speeds past Mark Zuckerberg on the billionaires list after Meta stock plummets on its cash-sucking AI plans
Satya Nadella says Microsoft’s AI payoff hinges on other companies doing ‘the hard work’ of changing their cultures