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- Data SheetMeta archnemesis turns his attention to OpenAI’s ‘hallucinations’
- Fortune CryptoCompound founder Robert Leshner on pulling a Satoshi and why blockchain isn’t ready for Wall Street
- BroadsheetWomen hold 33% of S&P 500 board seats, but only 65% of female directors think they influence their boards
- CHRO DailyAdidas built a brand on Black celebrities but workers say it fell short on its own DEI efforts
- Term SheetExclusive: Zeck, cofounded by Edward Norton, raises $7.5 million to fight the existential dread looming over your board meetings
- CFO DailyFears over AI killing labor demand are ‘probably overblown,’ researcher argues in new Google report
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
- LaborStarbucks’s case at the Supreme Court is a venti lose-lose for the company and the burgeoning unionization movement
- 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
Topics
Environment
Texas’ extreme weather is just getting started, report warns
Farmers in Africa look to ancient fertilizer methods and new greenhouse technologies as climate change parches the land
Biden administration’s tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
Finance
Asana CEO calls Tesla the next Enron and says Elon Musk has misled customers
Oil and gas companies are swimming in so much cash that they’re cutting back on borrowing at a faster pace
Australian billionaire says ‘Titanic’ replica will set sail in 2027—but first he has to build the ship
Health
How ‘vampire facials’ at an unlicensed spa led to HIV infections in 3 women
FDA moves to bring multibillion-dollar medical test industry under full government scrutiny
California partners with pharma firm on generic Narcan amid opioid crisis
Leadership
Adidas built a brand on Black celebrities but workers say it fell short on its own DEI efforts
Gen Z job seeker refused to do 90-minute task because it ‘looked like a lot of work’—now the CEO who complained about it is being slammed
McKinsey boss tries to boost staff morale amid layoffs and political backlash by blasting Eminem, Bob Marley and Chumbawamba
Lifestyle
After MLB player grievances over see-through, sweat-drenched uniforms, Nike concedes to 2025 upgrades
Australian billionaire says ‘Titanic’ replica will set sail in 2027—but first he has to build the ship
How the baby boomer ‘wealth effect’ is driving inflation: it’s ‘the richest retiring generation we’ve ever had’
Personal Finance
How the baby boomer ‘wealth effect’ is driving inflation: it’s ‘the richest retiring generation we’ve ever had’
‘This is the noise of my shredder shredding your business plan—never call me again’: But a trio of 20-something entrepreneurs refused to quit and now run $16.7 billion investment firm
Troubled Philadelphia-based bank implodes in first failure of the year
Politics
Columbia warns protesters they face suspension if they don’t clear out tent encampments
Forced sedative injections are a hidden way many fatal police encounters end: ‘Why did they give him an animal tranquilizer?’
After threatening to resign over X, Spanish prime minister Sanchez declares he will ‘continue on with even more strength’ despite corruption claims against wife
Retail
After MLB player grievances over see-through, sweat-drenched uniforms, Nike concedes to 2025 upgrades
Philips shares jump resulting in a $28.9 billion valuation as the Dutch company agrees $1.1 billion legal settlement over sleep apnoea devices
Starbucks’s case at the Supreme Court is a venti lose-lose for the company and the burgeoning unionization movement
Success
Only 7% of CEOs appointed so far this year have been women
Gen Z’s class of 2024 looks back on a seemingly cursed run of history: ‘It’s crazy because I remember starting freshman year with the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine’
Police officer hiring just rebounded for the first time since the George Floyd crisis of 2020