Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian kept receipts from trolls who mocked his bet on women’s sports: ‘Every time we hit another revenue milestone, I tag them and thank them for the motivation’
“The argument that women’s sports don’t bring in the same dollars or viewers is inane,” he wrote—and in came ridicule from readers who didn’t believe that people would want to…
The government shutdown won’t be completely recouped—and it could cost the economy up to $14 billion, estimates say
A government shutdown usually reduces real GDP temporarily, halting non-essential federal operations, delaying government payments, and cutting spending on services and salaries. But the overall drop in economic output is…
The bloodbath in stocks was ‘the end of the cutting season,’ BofA says: Now we’re on alert for the ‘fail risks’ of 2025
In the background, some analysts are now resigned to the notion that Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks on Wednesday were gloomier than expected and that there may not be another…
CEOs who are also board chairs are the problem not the solution, says top governance expert
“They were wrong to do that,” says Charles Elson, founding director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware and a director on several…
Companies are trying to do too much with AI, says IT CEO: ‘Pick one or two domains and go end to end’
Scaling gen AI projects beyond the pilot phase is fundamental to turning the current AI hype cycle into real ROI. How can companies get over the hump? For starters, they…
Meta’s $27 billion bet turns AI compute into Wall Street’s hottest new investment
Are data centers the new REIT? Not quite — but Meta’s new mega–data center in northeast Louisiana marks what one expert calls a “decisive shift” in how hyperscalers finance the…
Billie Eilish calls on billionaires to give away their wealth—with Mark Zuckerberg in the room: ‘If you’re a billionaire, why are you one?’
Billie Eilish has a message for the world’s most prominent billionaires: Give your money away, shorties. “I love you all, but there are a few people here with a lot more…
Since ChatGPT launched, job openings have plunged 30% while the stock market has surged 70%—but one economist says the true culprit isn’t AI
For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.source
The uncomfortable secret of successful people: Forget work-life balance, you have to be ‘obsessed,’ ex–Wall Streeter and business coach says
While casual side hustles can sometimes pay off, the most successful people prioritize their passion to turn it into profit. One of the biggest debates in the workforce and entrepreneurship is…
Martin Sorrell says AI has already ‘missed the Oppenheimer moment’
Regulating AI may be a prevalent topic at the highest levels of government and tech, but the moment to get it right may have already passed. “Regulation is going to have…
