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Employers are quietly pausing 401(k) matches again. The last time this happened was the 2008 recession and Covid
Employers are quietly pausing 401(k) matches again. The last time this happened was the 2008 recession and Covid

After TTEC paused its 401(k) match for 16,000 workers, benefits experts say more employers may follow suit to avoid layoffs.

By Courtney Vinopal and HR BrewMay 18, 2026
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Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit 2026 livestream
By Fortune EditorsMay 18, 2026
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Billionaire Ken Griffin used to dismiss AI as ‘garbage.’ Here’s why he changed his mind—and why he’s ‘depressed’
By Nick LichtenbergMay 18, 2026
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How a mom-and-pop car wash chain went from sticky notes to AI-powered operations that are upleveling every part of the company
By Sage LazzaroMay 18, 2026
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A record number of 18-year-olds are set to graduate into an economy designed against them
By Nick LichtenbergMay 18, 2026
A panel on Gen Z workers sit alongside Fortune's Kristin Stoller at the Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit.
AI in the workplace is stumbling. Fortune’s Workplace Innovation Summit will dive in to why
By Kristin StollerMay 18, 2026
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CommentaryMusk vs. Altman: AI safety cannot be one man’s job
By Stavros GadinisMay 18, 2026
Pope Leo launches an AI commission days before he releases a papal letter alongside Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah
AIPope Leo launches an AI commission days before he releases a papal letter alongside Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah
By Catherina GioinoMay 18, 2026
John Ketchum, CEO of NextEra Energy, speaks during BlackRock's 2026 Infrastructure Summit in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2026. Photographer: Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
EnergyNextEra’s $67 billion Dominion takeover creates the world’s largest utility—just in time to win the AI data-center power surge
By Jordan BlumMay 18, 2026
Harvard University banners hang in front of a building
CryptoHarvard sold off its entire $87 million Ethereum stake just one quarter after buying it
By Jack KubinecMay 18, 2026
Not the Allbirds effect: Japan’s top bidet maker Toto has been quietly making chip supplies for decades, and the stock market finally noticed
AINot the Allbirds effect: Japan’s top bidet maker Toto has been quietly making chip supplies for decades, and the stock market finally noticed
By Catherina GioinoMay 18, 2026
Interior view of the New York Stock Exchange
EconomyNew York Fed warns about $69 trillion foreign investment ‘burden’ on U.S. economy
By Tristan BoveMay 18, 2026
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Cybersecurity6.7 million people thought they were ripping apart an AI-generated Monet painting. But it was real
By Nick LichtenbergMay 18, 2026
President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One on May 15, 2026.
EconomyWhile Trump insisted the Iran war would end ‘soon,’ an account in his name was buying millions in oil, defense and gold
By Eva RoytburgMay 18, 2026
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CommentaryThe one skill that separates people who get smarter with AI from everyone else
By David Rock and Chris WellerMarch 21, 2026
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    CommentaryFrom foundations to fluency: why upskilling is the key to Europe’s AI future
    By Debbie WeinsteinMarch 16, 2026
Former Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett
SuccessDairy Queen CEO says he learned from Warren Buffett being the ‘smartest person in the world’ isn’t the most important attribute for success
By Emma BurleighMarch 21, 2026
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CommentaryThe entry-level job market is the worst it’s been in 37 years. Stop blaming Gen Z
By Janelle Jones and Nia LawMarch 21, 2026
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AIWomen are avoiding the very technology that threatens them most, as expert warns of a ‘two-tiered AI economy’ approaching
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 21, 2026
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SuccessJob seekers aren’t imagining things: the number of candidates ghosted by employers just reached a three-year high thanks to AI
By Emma BurleighMarch 20, 2026
AI boom is fueling demand for skilled trades—and demand for technicians, HVAC workers, and electricians is soaring, with six-figure salaries to match
SuccessAI boom is fueling demand for skilled trades—and demand for technicians, HVAC workers, and electricians is soaring, with six-figure salaries to match
By Preston ForeMarch 20, 2026
  • An OpenAI cofounder ‘vibe coded’ an analysis of the U.S. labor market’s exposure to AI, and the highest-paying jobs have the worst scores
    AIAn OpenAI cofounder ‘vibe coded’ an analysis of the U.S. labor market’s exposure to AI, and the highest-paying jobs have the worst scores
    By Jason MaMarch 15, 2026
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CommentaryThe 19th century banking problem that AI hasn’t solved yet
By Silvio Savarese and Sabastian NilesMarch 20, 2026
Nvidia’s CEO says AI adoption will be gradual, but when it does hit, we may all end up making robot clothing
Future of WorkNvidia’s CEO says AI adoption will be gradual, but when it does hit, we may all end up making robot clothing
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 20, 2026
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EconomyGen Z’s straight‑A boom is quietly shrinking their paychecks
By Jake AngeloMarch 19, 2026
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Future of WorkSeattle passed a law to pay gig workers more and it backfired for one reason: economics
By Andrew Garin, Brian K. Kovak, Yuan An and The ConversationMarch 19, 2026
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SuccessTV host Mike Rowe slams schools for portraying skilled trades as a ‘consolation prize’—when he’s met data center electricians making $280K a year
By Preston ForeMarch 19, 2026
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    Commentary75% of resumes never reach a human: the new rules of job searching in the AI era
    By Alex ChepovoiMarch 15, 2026
Travis Kalanick, cofounder and former chief executive officer of Uber
SuccessUber cofounder says human workers will be extremely ‘valuable’ until super AGI steps into the picture: ‘That’s my white pill’
By Emma BurleighMarch 19, 2026
An AI jobs apocalypse? The CEO of Tech Mahindra is not so sure
EuropeAn AI jobs apocalypse? The CEO of Tech Mahindra is not so sure
By Kamal AhmedMarch 19, 2026
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CommentaryFrom pilot mania to portfolio discipline: how the best companies are escaping AI purgatory
By Keith Ferrazzi, Wendy Smith and Dan RobertsMarch 19, 2026
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CommentaryMy daughters are entering the workforce in the AI era. Hard work isn’t enough anymore
By Dennis KozakMarch 19, 2026
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AIJensen Huang just painted the most bold image of AI’s future: 7.5 million agents, 75,000 humans—100 AI workers for every person
By Jake AngeloMarch 19, 2026
Fortune 500 firm updates AI price tag to $4.5 trillion, estimating 93% of jobs vulnerable to disruption
AIFortune 500 firm updates AI price tag to $4.5 trillion, estimating 93% of jobs vulnerable to disruption
By Jake AngeloMarch 19, 2026
‘Plumbers regularly earn more than lawyers’: Top entrepreneur makes a bold prediction that AI will flip the American Dream
Future of Work‘Plumbers regularly earn more than lawyers’: Top entrepreneur makes a bold prediction that AI will flip the American Dream
By Sydney LakeMarch 19, 2026
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CommentaryI run the world’s largest employee mental health company. Leaders are treating AI adoption as a tech problem. It’s not
By Paul PoseyMarch 18, 2026
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Commentary66% of CEOs are freezing hiring while betting billions on AI. It’s a costly miscalculation
By Katica RoyMarch 18, 2026
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink
SuccessBlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns AI is creating a ‘crisis’ for Gen Z workers: the class of 2026 could face the highest unemployment in years—even without a recession
By Preston ForeMarch 18, 2026
Sri Lanka has just launched a 4-day week because of the Iran war—now, the nation is giving workers Wednesdays off in a desperate bid to conserve fuel
SuccessSri Lanka has just launched a 4-day week because of the Iran war—now, the nation is giving workers Wednesdays off in a desperate bid to conserve fuel
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 18, 2026
Picture of a man in a blue suit jacket and blue shirt sitting at a table consulting with two people partly visible in the foreground.
AIAI was supposed to kill off consultants. It’s not happening, Capgemini’s strategy chief says
By Jeremy KahnMarch 17, 2026
Young sad college graduates
SuccessServiceNow CEO says that new college graduate unemployment could reach 30% thanks to AI automation
By Emma BurleighMarch 17, 2026
Young female college student smiling while doing homework
SuccessLiberal arts degrees have long paid the worst salaries—but Microsoft chief scientist says in the age of AI, they will be ‘really important’ for Gen Z
By Preston ForeMarch 17, 2026
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CommentaryAI is making productivity obsolete. The leaders who thrive next will have something machines can’t touch
By Jeff BurninghamMarch 17, 2026
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CommentaryCompanies are pouring billions into AI and cutting training budgets. It’s a losing strategy
By Wendi SafstromMarch 17, 2026
robot dogs
InnovationRobot dogs priced at $300,000 a piece are now guarding some of the country’s biggest data centers
By Jake AngeloMarch 17, 2026
Young worker fixing parts of a car
SuccessDespite fears of drivers losing their jobs to robotaxis, Waymo’s boss says the company will still need humans to fill technician and operator roles
By Emma BurleighMarch 16, 2026
Melinda French Gates with a podcast microphone in front of her
SuccessMelinda French Gates reveals the No.1 question Gen Z needs to ask themselves fresh after graduating: ‘Am I really on the way to where I want to go?’
By Preston ForeMarch 16, 2026
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