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Workers are using AI to sneak out for spin classes and skip lunch meetings—and new research shows they’re clawing back 30 minutes a day

Your colleagues are saving so much time by using AI that they’re running errands and exercising in the middle of the workday.

By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 25, 2026
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JPMorgan has started monitoring the keystrokes, video calls, and meetings of its junior investment bankers—and they say it’s for employee well-being
By Emma BurleighMarch 24, 2026
10 a.m. could be your new start time, thanks to AI. Billionaire Mark Cuban says companies will cut the workday by an hour—and you’ll still get paid the same
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 24, 2026
Brian Niccol speaks and gestures in front of a blue and green background.
Starbucks CEO admits the chain ‘ran like a manufacturing facility’
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 23, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg
Just like Gen Z, a young Mark Zuckerberg ‘had no concept of small talk’ and would ‘just stare at you,’ the VC behind Airbnb and Reddit says
By Preston ForeMarch 23, 2026
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AINew college grad unemployment will spike to 35% in 2 years, senator warns, forcing ‘Dario, Sam’ to quit AI fear-mongering
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 25, 2026
Pete Hegseth speaks behind a podium as Donald Trump watches behind him.
EconomyMark Zandi warns recession odds are creeping toward 50%, and the Iran war could launch us into economic turmoil by midyear
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 25, 2026
People on a breakwater backdropped by commercial vessels anchored in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, on March 22, 2026 in Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
EnergyTrump wrote the tariff playbook. Now Iran is using it on the world’s most important oil route.
By Eva RoytburgMarch 25, 2026
Big TechMeta and YouTube found liable in landmark child social media harm case, ordered to pay $3 million—with punitive damages still to come
By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressMarch 25, 2026
NewslettersThe ROI for AI isn’t one-size-fits-all, says data storage CTO
By John KellMarch 25, 2026
PoliticsTrump taps Zuckerberg, Huang, Ellison for tech advisory council—but excludes Musk and Altman
By Sharon GoldmanMarch 25, 2026
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Real EstateThe median first-time homebuyer is now 40. Zillow’s CEO says don’t expect that to change anytime soon
By Jake AngeloMarch 25, 2026
EuropeRishi Sunak is giving advice to CEOs on AI. Here are his golden rules
By Kamal AhmedMarch 25, 2026
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Future of WorkThe remote work fight isn’t over: Workers are willing to take a major pay cut, up to 25%, Harvard study shows
By Sydney LakeFebruary 26, 2026
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Commentary‘The Pitt’: a masterclass display of DEI in action 
By Robert RabenFebruary 26, 2026
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs
SuccessFormer Apple exec had lunch with his boss Steve Jobs for 15 years—he says the late founder’s ‘insatiable curiosity’ taught him to never coast on his expertise
By Emma BurleighFebruary 25, 2026
Young woman appears troubled as she looks at her laptop screen
Workplace CultureThe workplace benefit 95% of workers want but aren’t satisfied with is a pretty basic one: bereavement leave, study shows
By Sydney LakeFebruary 24, 2026
Stressed and sad worker in office
SuccessNearly half of companies are turning to poor ‘peanut butter’ raises—following the same pattern of the 2008 recession, an expert says. And it could take years to recover
By Emma BurleighFebruary 24, 2026
SuccessAmazon CEO Andy Jassy says sucking up to your boss won’t earn their trust
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 24, 2026
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Success Last year, Accenture trained 550,000 workers in AI—now it’s warning senior staff to use it or don’t get promoted
By Emma BurleighFebruary 23, 2026
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CommentaryI shared the same guru as William Hurt and Elizabeth Gilbert. Here are 3 things I learned — and now tell CEOs — about toxic leadership
By Blair GlaserFebruary 23, 2026
Happy Dutch woman out of work for the day
SuccessForget 40 hours: The Dutch get their work done in just 32 hours a week—and women made it possible
By Emma BurleighFebruary 22, 2026
SuccessMeet the retired Olympic champions starting second careers at Goldman Sachs with zero financial expertise and no office experience
By Emma BurleighFebruary 22, 2026
solomon
CommentaryGoldman’s board kills DEI — and that’s not a terrible thing
By Betsy AtkinsFebruary 22, 2026
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CommentaryA decade ago, I had a front row seat as Jesse Jackson held big tech firms accountable for being overwhelmingly white and male
By Brennan Nevada JohnsonFebruary 22, 2026
Man wearing a suit awkwardly takes a video call on a laptop
Future of WorkRecruiter reveals broken Zoom interview etiquette: bathrobes, yoga, and outsourcing thinking to AI
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 22, 2026
People, mostly women, stand outside chanting with signs supporting nurses.
North AmericaNew York nurses union wins 12% raise, AI safeguards in a tentative deal to end monthlong strike
By Philip Marcelo, Jennifer Peltz and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
Left: Jeff Bezos. Right: Reid Hoffman.
SuccessBillionaire bosses like Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman denounce work-life balance—and some think working nonstop is key to success
By Emma BurleighFebruary 20, 2026
A woman hugs her senior mother.
Personal FinanceTens of millions of Americans care for loved ones up to 6 hours a day while working a job—and don’t get any extra money for it
By Cathy Bussewitz and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
Jeff Bezos speaking on stage
SuccessAmazon founder Jeff Bezos reveals his formula for running the perfect meetings to weed out those ‘who pretend to have done the reading’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 19, 2026
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EconomyJPMorgan analysis finds Trump’s tariffs are working on China—at a huge cost to American small business
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 19, 2026
Walmart employee scanning product
SuccessWalmart exec says it’s ‘unfortunate’ that other companies are slashing workforces in the name of AI—it’s offering training to 1.6 million workers instead
By Preston ForeFebruary 19, 2026
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Workplace CultureFrom mom-and-pops to Goldman Sachs, Jesse Jackson’s vision for American business sparked a revolution
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 19, 2026
LawBuffalo Wild Wings wins legal debate after a customer discovered his boneless wings contained no real wing meat at all
By Jake AngeloFebruary 18, 2026
C-SuiteAmazon exec says the most important lessons from Jeff Bezos were the 16 leadership principles he once dismissed as cultlike
By Sydney LakeFebruary 18, 2026
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SuccessShocked Zillow CEO says even senior hires don’t do their homework for interviews: ‘They’re asking pretty basic questions that you could answer in 10 minutes on Google’
By Emma BurleighFebruary 18, 2026
SuccessAs boomer and Gen X bosses retire, working from home will make a major comeback, new research predicts—and you have work-life balance loving Gen Z to thank
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 17, 2026
Podcast host Mel Robbins
SuccessMel Robbins says feeling stuck ‘doesn’t mean you’re broken’—it’s the biggest mindset mistake people over 40 make
By Emma BurleighFebruary 16, 2026
Malcolm Gladwell, sitting behind a microphone, holds his hand up next to him.
Future of WorkMalcolm Gladwell tells young people if they want a STEM degree, ‘don’t go to Harvard.’ You may end up at the bottom of your class and drop out
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 14, 2026
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CommentaryHow leaders are protecting culture while AI rewrites how work gets done
By Keith Ferrazzi and Ulrika BiesertFebruary 14, 2026
SuccessValentine’s Day office etiquette: Experts share the 80:20 rule for talking about your significant other at work—and the 3 times when it’s never okay
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 13, 2026
dog
CommentaryYou love your dog too much. Blame the broken American Dream and loss of purpose since the pandemic
By Margret Grebowicz and The ConversationFebruary 13, 2026
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Workplace CultureCostco defied Trump’s DEI directive as Target and Walmart scaled back. Business is booming
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 13, 2026
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