Future of Work

Stacy Dillow, executive vice president and chief people officer at HPE

Fortune 500 Chief People Officers say AI has killed org charts, and employees who will thrive need to ‘unlearn’

At Fortune’s inaugural AIQ Summit, executives from Palo Alto Networks, HPE, and Lennar, discussed how AI is reshaping firms—and the workers within them.

By Preston ForeOctober 1, 2026

An employee stands behind a counter at a Starbucks coffee shop in Seoul on May 19, 2026.

8 in 10 Gen Z and millennials have two jobs to make ends meet, Goldman Sachs finds, as the affordability crisis ‘crowds out’ any retirement hopes

By Eleanor PringleOctober 1, 2026

Exclusive: Nine-person Halluminate raises $30 million, counts four top U.S. AI labs as customers

Exclusive: Nine-person Halluminate raises $30 million, counts four top U.S. AI labs as customers

By Wen ShaoOctober 1, 2026

A Great Depression-era cost-cutting trick is back: 4-day school weeks have spread to 26 states as fuel prices surge

A Great Depression-era cost-cutting trick is back: 4-day school weeks have spread to 26 states as fuel prices surge

By Muskaan ArshadOctober 1, 2026

The rise of the ‘two-job job’: 61% of workers say they’re now doing more than one role

The rise of the ‘two-job job’: 61% of workers say they’re now doing more than one role

By Bilin LinOctober 1, 2026

Christian Ulbrich says working from the office is ‘core’. Just make sure it is a beautiful place to be as well

Christian Ulbrich says working from the office is ‘core’. Just make sure it is a beautiful place to be as well

By Kamal AhmedOctober 1, 2026

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U.S. added 90,000 jobs last month, says ADP—including in manufacturing and construction, where trade bosses say six-figure jobs are sitting empty

U.S. added 90,000 jobs last month, says ADP—including in manufacturing and construction, where trade bosses say six-figure jobs are sitting empty

By Eleanor PringleOctober 1, 2026

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Entry-level jobs were actually secret apprenticeships all along, and AI just cut the subsidy
By Patrick T. HarkerSeptember 25, 2026

McKinsey senior partner: Why AI’s easiest wins are misleading CEOs

By David PralongOctober 1, 2026

Fortune AIQ Summit

Fortune AIQ Summit livestream

By Fortune EditorsOctober 1, 2026

DataSnipper CEO Vidya Peters

The unicorn CEO betting her industry’s AI crisis isn’t the one you think

By Nick LichtenbergOctober 1, 2026

Ford’s Jim Farley: many jobs ‘are definitely going to be changed and eliminated’ but blue-collar trades will use AI as a ‘companion’

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 30, 2026

‘This revolution is happening in years, not decades’: Verizon CEO Dan Schulman sees AGI within 18 months—and a century of progress in a decade

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 30, 2026

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When the machine should stop and call a human
By Tae E. BollingSeptember 25, 2026

‘It’s crazy they invented it’: Nate Bargatze on the bright future of skilled trades, the urgency of live experience, and the coming of AI

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 30, 2026

Mike Rowe on America’s great tradesperson shortage: ‘I don’t care what your politics are. Math doesn’t care, either’

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 30, 2026

Linda Hubbard

Carhartt CEO warns schools are steering Gen Z students away from a lucrative career path: Skilled trades can pay 32% more

By Preston ForeSeptember 30, 2026

LinkedIn CEO Dan Shapero

LinkedIn CEO says that job seekers are sending out 30% more applications than pre-pandemic—and it’s harder to ‘know who can actually do the job’

By Emma BurleighSeptember 30, 2026

Susan Gouijnstook is CEO, Girls Who Code.

Girls Who Code CEO: the most discerning people in the AI debate aren’t in Silicon Valley. They’re teenage girls

By Susan GouijnstookSeptember 30, 2026

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Cisco CEO warns workers who worry about change that ‘nothing’s going to feel good right now’ with AI
By Emma BurleighSeptember 24, 2026

AI is redefining operating models. CFOs can lead the transformation

AI is redefining operating models. CFOs can lead the transformation

By James Kavanaugh and Neil DharSeptember 30, 2026

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Ford CEO Jim Farley teams with Jamie Dimon on $2 billion initiative as he fears the ‘backbone of the American Dream’ is crumbling

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 30, 2026

Geico turned a talking gecko into an advertising icon. Now its CMO wants that fame to sell more than car insurance

Geico turned a talking gecko into an advertising icon. Now its CMO wants that fame to sell more than car insurance

By Ruth UmohSeptember 29, 2026

OpenAI dots graphic

OpenAI unveils Dots as rival to Meta’s Muse, plus a $500 monthly plan

By Emily ForliniSeptember 29, 2026

Construction workers build out the rooftop chillers and water lines feeding them atop Dallas TX4, which is under construction at the NTT Data center campus in Garland, Texas

Google data center lead says ‘hundreds of thousands’ of skilled trade jobs are open across the U.S.—and they’re ‘just waiting to be filled’

By Preston ForeSeptember 29, 2026

The gut-check questions every leader needs to ask before building with AI

By Paul FippsSeptember 29, 2026

ADP: what 77 years of payroll taught us about AI

ADP: what 77 years of payroll taught us about AI

By Joe DeSilvaSeptember 29, 2026

Agentic AI early adopters have failed, pivoted, and learned these 3 lessons

Agentic AI early adopters have failed, pivoted, and learned these 3 lessons

By Sage LazzaroSeptember 29, 2026

Max Planck Institute opens new research building in Halle/Saale

Europe cashes in as U.S. science and tech exodus gathers pace

By Sam BirchallSeptember 28, 2026

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Billionaire David Rubenstein tells young workers to learn how to read and write in the AI era: ‘Learn how to speak effectively and persuasively’

By Emma BurleighSeptember 28, 2026

Workplace Culture

Gen Z isn’t bad at workplace communication—your company is bad at explaining its rules

By Jeff LeBlanc and The ConversationSeptember 28, 2026

Elon Musk in the Oval Office

Elon Musk says money might ‘not even matter’ in the future—but tells Gen Z to study arts, sciences, and engineering to know what to ask AI and robots

By Preston ForeSeptember 28, 2026

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he spends three hours a day on recruitment—and if his hiring managers don’t like his input, he tells them to leave

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he spends three hours a day on recruitment—and if his hiring managers don’t like his input, he tells them to leave

By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 28, 2026

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Uber CEO says ‘really demanding’ work culture includes expecting employees to answer emails over the weekend: ‘Don’t come here if you want to coast’

By Emma BurleighSeptember 27, 2026

EY Global Vice Chair: AI’s biggest paradox comes down to what AI can’t do

By Julie TeiglandSeptember 27, 2026

Transformative innovation and shifting balance: How boards can track stakeholder momentum

By Jane SadowskySeptember 27, 2026

Byron V. Garrett, the CEO of Genesys Works

Gen Z aren’t ready for the workplace—and this youth job program CEO is giving them a crash course in emails and workplace etiquette to change that

By Emma BurleighSeptember 27, 2026

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary doesn’t care if you work from your basement. He just wants to know if you can ‘execute’

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary doesn’t care if you work from your basement. He just wants to know if you can ‘execute’

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 26, 2026

Microsoft VP: SaaS isn’t dying. It’s becoming the operating system for AI agents—and that changes everything

Microsoft VP: SaaS isn’t dying. It’s becoming the operating system for AI agents—and that changes everything

By Bryan GoodeSeptember 26, 2026

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