Rural America is deeply misunderstood: We aren’t depopulating and we’re not the reason 2024 swung to Trump
Yet many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Media and political conversations often use words or terms such as “fading,” “white,” “farming,” “traditional” and “politically uniform” to describe rural communities.In…
Trump slams Fed’s third-straight rate cut as ‘too small,’ saying he wishes it was twice as large
The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate by a quarter-point for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming…
Netflix looks to become Debtflix again to fund Warner Bros. acquisition
“Netflix’s credit profile really turned around,” said Stephen Flynn, an analyst covering telecom and media debt at Bloomberg Intelligence. “They’ve come a long way from high yield.” According to Bloomberg Intelligence…
‘This year, I really see education and climate’: Patterns in billionaire MacKenzie Scott’s massive giving emerge with time
The amount of her annual giving has fluctuated, ranging from a reported $2.1 billion in 2023 to $7.1 billion in 2025. This year, Scott’s gifts show a focus on supporting…
Actress Natasha Lyonne dropped out of NYU and watched movies instead. Now, she’s helping to shape the future of AI
The actress, director, and wild-style futurist Natasha Lyonne is fascinated by technology. She speaks of the beauty and power of interstellar travel and muses about living long enough to walk…
Jeff Williams, who retired from Apple after 27 years, less than a month ago, just got called up by Disney to join its board of directors
“I have long admired Disney’s legacy of pairing imagination with innovation—leveraging new technologies in bold, creative ways to bring to life timeless stories and entertain its guests,” Williams said in…
Rivian CEO says buying an EV isn’t a political choice, pointing out that R1 buyers are split evenly between Republicans and Democrats
If Rivian’s sales are any indication, owning an electric vehicle isn’t such a partisan issue, despite President Donald Trump’s rollbacks of mandates, incentives, and targets for EVs.At the Fortune Brainstorm AI…
The Fed delivers a rare ‘hawkish cut’ as Powell tries to steady a softening job market
The Federal Reserve cut rates for a third straight meeting on Wednesday in what analysts call a “hawkish” move: an attempt to support a softening labor market while signaling reluctance…
AI’s reliance on patterns can lead to ‘somewhat mediocre’ results, warns CEO of design consultancy IDEO
Yet Mike Peng, the CEO of design consultancy IDEO, thinks that human creativity, enhanced by AI, could be the path forward for designers. AI’s pattern recognition capability can make it an…
AI is already taking over managers’ busywork—and it’s forcing companies to reset expectations
As AI rewrites the corporate org chart, humans can avoid some managerial drudgery, according to industry leaders at the Fortune Brainstorm AI conference. Managers currently spend a lot of time…
