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- 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
- CFO DailyTighter budgets mean fewer raises and promotions. But taking ‘your foot off the gas when it comes to compensation’ may backfire
- CEO DailyFortune’s first century was tied to purpose. Its second century will be too
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
- 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
- A.I.The AI frenzy could fall flat as companies hoard chips without enough data centers to host them
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
Rubrik goes public, as the stock closed up nearly 16% in the cybersecurity company’s first day of trading
Tighter budgets mean fewer raises and promotions. But taking ‘your foot off the gas when it comes to compensation’ may backfire
U.S. panic over national debt might mark a culture shift—are Americans becoming more ‘European’ about money?
Health
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
Superbugs could lower your life expectancy by nearly 2 years, report says. What to know about antimicrobial resistance
Leadership
Scientists inspired the right guardrails for nuclear energy, the internet, and DNA research. Let them do the same for AI
The FTC noncompete ban means companies need to totally rethink their people strategy: ‘You’ve got to convince employees to stay’
The FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements will send companies scrambling for other ways to control their workforce
Lifestyle
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
How to watch the 2024 NFL Draft for free—and without cable
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
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
Foreign states, including China, are targeting U.K. universities to enhance their own ‘economic and military capabilities’ MI5 warns
Retail
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
American Airlines CEO fumes at Boeing’s failures—’Get your act together’
Success
The FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements will send companies scrambling for other ways to control their workforce
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
Burned out and underappreciated, women’s career advancement had stalled long before the anti-DEI backlash
Tech
Scientists inspired the right guardrails for nuclear energy, the internet, and DNA research. Let them do the same for AI
Departing top Tesla exec cashes out almost his entire stake for $181 million as longtime bull Ron Baron calls bottom in the stock
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