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Will the future of work for Gen Z include space? Tech leaders predict space work and travel could be just a decade away

As the number of Gen Z’s entry-level jobs shrinks, billionaires like Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk say the real growth is soon leaving Earth.

By Preston ForeMay 19, 2026
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Gen Z is over-relying on AI at work—and it could cost them their careers
By Jake AngeloMay 19, 2026
reorgs
We studied 6,000 executives and found the real reason 70% of transformations fail
By Julia Dhar, Kristy R. Ellmer and Philip JamesonMay 19, 2026
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
By Courtney Vinopal and HR BrewMay 18, 2026
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College students are booing commencement speakers celebrating AI, but the wave of hate hasn’t stopped them from using it to cheat on their exams
By Sasha RogelbergMay 19, 2026
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Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit 2026 livestream
By Fortune EditorsMay 19, 2026
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$30 billion Twilio CEO wakes at 4:30 a.m., works Sundays and runs laps around his house between meetings to blow off steam
Success$30 billion Twilio CEO wakes at 4:30 a.m., works Sundays and runs laps around his house between meetings to blow off steam
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 19, 2026
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Viktor co-founders standing together.
AIExclusive: AI startup Viktor raises $75 million to put a virtual ‘coworker’ in Slack and Teams
By Beatrice NolanMay 19, 2026
Allen Osgood, co-founder and CEO of Eisen, in front of the New York City skyline
CryptoEisen raises $18.5 million to help Americans recover forgotten funds before they are sent to state governments
By Jack KubinecMay 19, 2026
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Former Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn says tariffs are the reason you’re having a hard time finding a job
EconomyFormer Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn says tariffs are the reason you’re having a hard time finding a job
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 22, 2025
  • Dario Amodei, sitting in a white chair in front of a pink background on stage, puts both hands out in front of him, gesturing.
    Future of WorkAnthropic data confirms Gen Z’s worst fears about AI: Businesses are leaning into automation, a massive threat to entry-level jobs
    By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 16, 2025
Annoyed worker at desk.
SuccessWhat is the ‘date them till you hate them’ trend that’s coming to a workplace near you
By Jessica CoacciSeptember 22, 2025
Gen Z job crisis: Maybe there are just too many college graduates now
EconomyGen Z job crisis: Maybe there are just too many college graduates now
By Jason MaSeptember 21, 2025
Jerome Powell
EconomyTop economists and Jerome Powell agree that Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is real—and it’s not about AI eating entry-level jobs
By Nick Lichtenberg and Eva RoytburgSeptember 21, 2025
Zohran Mamdani
CommentaryIf New Mexico can figure out universal child care, so can New York City
By Yasser SalemSeptember 21, 2025
Robert Herjavec sitting on the set of Shark Tank
SuccessThis Shark Tank star became a millionaire by 26—he tells Gen Z to be great at just one thing because ‘the world doesn’t reward general talent’
By Preston ForeSeptember 21, 2025
  • Ali Nasrati sitting next to a reflective glass pane window, in glasses and a black shirt.
    CybersecurityA Muslim Walmart worker says he was impersonated as celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing, then suspended—and now fears for his family’s safety
    By Eva RoytburgSeptember 16, 2025
Insomnia Cookies founder and CEO Seth Berkowitz
SuccessInsomnia Cookies’ CEO runs a sweets empire worth $350 million—but as a college junior he delivered cookies across campus at 2 a.m.
By Emma BurleighSeptember 21, 2025
Goodwill CEO says he’s preparing for an influx of jobless Gen Zers because of AI—and warns, a youth unemployment crisis is already happening
SuccessGoodwill CEO says he’s preparing for an influx of jobless Gen Zers because of AI—and warns, a youth unemployment crisis is already happening
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 21, 2025
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Workplace CultureMeet the millennial managers ‘stuck between a rock and a hard place’: they’re taking ‘sanity days,’ dodging layoffs and trying to stay out of the ER
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 20, 2025
Trump imposes $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visas and unveils $1 million ‘gold card’ as pathway to U.S. citizenship
North AmericaTrump imposes $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visas and unveils $1 million ‘gold card’ as pathway to U.S. citizenship
By Barbara Ortutay, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressSeptember 20, 2025
Byron Cook
CommentaryYour AI strategy needs mathematical logic
By Byron CookSeptember 20, 2025
  • New Opendoor Chairman Keith Rabois says he doesn’t know why the company has 1,400 employees: ‘We don’t need more than 200’
    Big TechNew Opendoor Chairman Keith Rabois says he doesn’t know why the company has 1,400 employees: ‘We don’t need more than 200’
    By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 16, 2025
‘Every copilot pilot gets stuck in pilot’—unless companies balance data security and innovation, say experts
AI‘Every copilot pilot gets stuck in pilot’—unless companies balance data security and innovation, say experts
By Sharon GoldmanSeptember 19, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg gestures and speaks on stage
AIIt’s not just Sam Altman warning about an AI bubble. Now Mark Zuckerberg says a ‘collapse’ is ‘definitely a possibility’
By Lily Mae LazarusSeptember 19, 2025
Stressed worker
SuccessEmployers are dishing out quiet promotions: fancy new job roles without the title or pay—and experts say it ‘practically guarantees burnout’
By Jessica CoacciSeptember 19, 2025
Businessman using a phone in a city
SuccessAs Gen Z hunts for career fire starters, these are the best MBA programs landing grads $150K+ jobs in tech and consulting
By Preston ForeSeptember 19, 2025
Fred Ryan
CommentaryCivility can be your edge in this polarized time, when people have forgotten how to coexist
By Frederick J. Ryan, Jr.September 19, 2025
Middle manager
CommentarySurviving the Great Flattening: The coming extinction of the middle manager
By George PesanskySeptember 19, 2025
Gen Z college grads are flocking to Texas and Florida where companies have ‘overwhelmingly’ relocated their headquarters
EconomyGen Z college grads are flocking to Texas and Florida where companies have ‘overwhelmingly’ relocated their headquarters
By Sydney LakeSeptember 19, 2025
Brian Moynihan
BankingBank of America CEO admits that AI is shrinking some departments even as bank boosts minimum wage to $25
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 18, 2025
Tech CEO surrounded by throng of reporters holding phones and recorders in front of him.
AIJensen & Co. caught in U.S.-China trade war crossfire—again
By Jason Del ReySeptember 18, 2025
Amazon
Future of WorkAmazon to invest over $1 billion in fulfillment and transportation workers to boost pay, cut health care costs
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressSeptember 17, 2025
Jerome Powell
EconomyJerome Powell says the Gen Z hiring nightmare is real: ‘Kids coming out of college…are having a hard time finding jobs’
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 17, 2025
Google Ventures CEO David Krane speaks at Fortune Brainstorm Tech on September 9th, 2025, in Park City, Utah.
SuccessCEO says his son is among Gen Zers questioning whether a college degree is worth it: ‘Is this education a scam?’
By Nino PaoliSeptember 17, 2025
Architects are turning into ‘conductors’, using AI to mock up designs—and get clients on board faster
AIArchitects are turning into ‘conductors’, using AI to mock up designs—and get clients on board faster
By Nicholas GordonSeptember 17, 2025
Andy Jassy’s crusade against Amazon’s bureaucracy led to 1,500 tip line complaints and 450 process changes—and counting
C-SuiteAndy Jassy’s crusade against Amazon’s bureaucracy led to 1,500 tip line complaints and 450 process changes—and counting
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 17, 2025
25-year-old job seeker Sam Rabinowitz
SuccessGen Z grad sent out over 1,000 job applications—when he didn’t hear anything back, he carried a sign around Wall Street begging for a job instead
By Emma BurleighSeptember 17, 2025
The labor market is cooling, so now would be the time for companies to invest in existing employees. But employers aren’t doing that, research shows
Future of WorkThe labor market is cooling, so now would be the time for companies to invest in existing employees. But employers aren’t doing that, research shows
By Paige McGlauflin and HR BrewSeptember 17, 2025
Businesspeople working in the office on stock market exchange data using desktop computer
AI‘Bad data is AI’s kryptonite’: Experts suggest businesses fix their data first before investing too much in AI
By Alex Zank and CFO BrewSeptember 17, 2025
NYSE broker
AIAI has added $160 billion to ‘true GDP’ since 2022, Goldman Sachs says. There’s just one problem: That’s not official
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 17, 2025
Woman with colleague at her desk
SuccessFemale Gen Z workers say the best kind of bosses have one thing in common—they’re ‘girl dads’
By Jessica CoacciSeptember 17, 2025
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