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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on a remote screen

Investors thought they were buying pre-IPO OpenAI and SpaceX shares. Their cash went to strip clubs, Bloomingdale’s, and shopping on Amazon, SEC alleges

One fund manager allegedly paid his 4 a.m. strip club bill from fund capital after his card was declined.

By Amanda GerutSeptember 30, 2026

Ford CEO sees blue-collar workers using AI as a ‘companion’—but other jobs ‘are definitely going to be changed and eliminated’

Ford CEO sees blue-collar workers using AI as a ‘companion’—but other jobs ‘are definitely going to be changed and eliminated’

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

‘A billion deaths’: Bill Gates warns about AI in the wrong hands, saying a kill switch and self-regulation won’t be enough

By Mia OsmonbekovSeptember 30, 2026

Illustration of AI agents.

Cloudflare just announced a tool that lets businesses charge AI agents in stablecoins

By Camila Grigera NaónSeptember 30, 2026

How AI is becoming Hollywood’s newest star, changing work on and off camera

How AI is becoming Hollywood’s newest star, changing work on and off camera

By John KellSeptember 30, 2026

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Fortune AIQ Summit

Fortune AIQ Summit livestream

Fortune is convening executives and senior leaders to share how they are putting AI to work across their organizations.

By Fortune EditorsSeptember 30, 2026

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’

Despite growing backlash over data centers, trillions in AI investment are fueling a surge in high-paying skilled trades jobs across the U.S.

By Preston ForeSeptember 29, 2026

From Pfizer to UPS, the newest members of the AIQ 75 share the secrets to upping their AI game

How Pfizer, Lumen, Cisco, UPS, Palo Alto Networks, and Thermo Fisher are moving AI beyond pilots—using it to reshape drug discovery, networks, logistics, cybersecurity, and daily work.

By John KellSeptember 29, 2026

Anthropic’s leaked IPO prospectus details steep losses, rapid growth, and a fear that AI could end humanity

Anthropic’s leaked IPO prospectus offers a closer look at the cost of building frontier AI.

By Beatrice NolanSeptember 29, 2026

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Big companies used to treat retail investors as an afterthought—now, they are at the IPO table

Big companies used to treat retail investors as an afterthought—now, they are at the IPO table

Robinhood’s name among the underwriters for Oura’s IPO is the latest example of retail investors growing influence.

By Jeff John RobertsSeptember 30, 2026

Meet Noah Shinn: The 23-year-old college dropout whose viral AI assistant is emerging as a new challenger to Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta

This week, Instinct raised an additional $1 billion in a Series C that shot his company’s valuation up to $10 billion.

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 30, 2026

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

At the company’s annual DevDay event, it launched over 20 new products that could rival those of Meta, Google, Anthropic, and more.

By Emily ForliniSeptember 29, 2026

Jeff Bezos is giving $25 million to protect the Pacific—but his climate fund still has about $7 billion left to spend in four years

Lauren Sánchez Bezos is leading the couple’s Bezos Earth Fund, which has granted only about $2.4 billion of their $10 billion climate pledge by 2030.

By Sydney LakeSeptember 30, 2026

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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’

The job market has become an all-out AI arms race between applicants and recruiters.

By Emma BurleighSeptember 30, 2026

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

Teen girls aren’t falling behind, they’re asking better questions — and showing AI companies what user agency looks like.

By Susan GouijnstookSeptember 30, 2026

AI is giving CFOs a bigger slice of the C-suite, new IBM data shows

Jim Kavanaugh, IBM’s CFO and SVP of finance and operations, says AI is shifting CFOs from “guardians of stability” to “agents of transformation.”

By Sheryl EstradaSeptember 30, 2026

AI is redefining operating models. CFOs can lead the transformation

The CFO skill set is uniquely aligned to AI transformation: strategic vision, business model innovation, and organizational agility

By James Kavanaugh and Neil DharSeptember 30, 2026

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Current price of Ethereum for Sept. 30, 2026

Current price of Ethereum for Sept. 30, 2026

Ethereum isn’t just digital money; it’s a decentralized computing platform, meaning users can build and run apps on it without oversight of a company or bank.

By Joseph HostetlerSeptember 30, 2026

OpenAI’s agents are still ransacking the web

The company has hit pause on all research.

By Emily ForliniSeptember 29, 2026

NASA will try again with Boeing’s space capsule after an earlier mission was so botched it was reclassified as a crew-endangering ‘Type A mishap’

Astronauts will not strap in until 2028 because of the need for further safety redesigns that will take months, if not years, to complete.

By Marcia Dunn and The Associated PressSeptember 28, 2026

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

Adobe, Freeport-McMoRan, Kyndryl, and Salesforce are learning that making AI agents pay off requires fewer, more targeted deployments; rigorous outcome-based measurement; and business teams willing to redesign workflows from scratch.

By Sage LazzaroSeptember 29, 2026

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Palo Alto Networks’ Nikesh Arora is building a defense against the dark side of AI

Palo Alto Networks’ Nikesh Arora is building a defense against the dark side of AI

Cybersecurity’s AI reckoning has arrived, and Arora has become a go-to advisor to CEOs.

By Allie GarfinkleSeptember 30, 2026

The FBI is looking into a new possible ransom note connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

The mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie disappeared from her Arizona home in February, and no suspects have been arrested

By The Associated PressSeptember 29, 2026

What Virginia’s data-center backlash shows about how Americans feel right now — and it’s not just anger

Residents support public hearings and limits on building near homes and schools, but 47% still favor development.

By Fengxiu Zhang, Saba Siddiki and The ConversationSeptember 28, 2026

Georgia Attorney General: scams demand a new consumer protection strategy

Today’s scams are coordinated, multi-stage criminal enterprises that exploit an interconnected digital economy. Our response must be just as coordinated.

By Chris CarrSeptember 29, 2026

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OpenAI fights Muse with Dots

By Alexei OreskovicSeptember 30, 2026

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Her school blocked ChatGPT. Now this 17-year-old high school senior runs an AI startup with 1,000 users
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 27, 2026

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Robinhood just rolled out trading agents to millions—and investing may never be the same

By Jeff John RobertsSeptember 29, 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

President Donald Trump applauds on stage during the America.gov launch event at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on September 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. The website features an artificial intelligence tool to help Americans interact with the federal government.

Trump’s new AI website America.gov said Biden won 2020—then the White House made the chatbot stop answering

By Meg Kinnard, Chris Rugaber and Will WeissertSeptember 29, 2026

President Donald Trump gesturing as he speaks at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium.

‘We can’t stifle it’: Trump says AI leaders ‘have to self-police’ AI technology that ‘will be bigger than the industrial revolution’

By The Associated Press, Christopher Rugaber, Will Weissert and Meg KinnardSeptember 29, 2026

After months of ‘hell,’ an OpenAI safety researcher suggests way to prevent more rogue AI incidents

After months of ‘hell,’ an OpenAI safety researcher suggests way to prevent more rogue AI incidents

By Emily ForliniSeptember 29, 2026

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The making of Tim Cook: How Apple’s departing CEO went from ‘the genius behind Steve Jobs’ to a star in his own right
By Indrani SenSeptember 27, 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

Exclusive: AI housing unicorn EliseAI hits $4 billion valuation in new funding round led by a16z and Bessemer

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Exclusive: AI housing unicorn EliseAI hits $4 billion valuation in new funding round led by a16z and Bessemer

By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 29, 2026

Stop asking writers if they used AI. Just ask them how much

By Jack BrewsterSeptember 29, 2026

Jeremy Siegel, the Russell E. Palmer Professor of FInance at the Wharton School, prepares to address the Securities Industry Association during their annual meeting in Boca Raton, Florida, Thursday, November 10, 2005.

AI may prove disinflationary because agents can negotiate contracts and deals to make your life cheaper, says top economist

By Eleanor PringleSeptember 29, 2026

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Transformative innovation and shifting balance: How boards can track stakeholder momentum
By Jane SadowskySeptember 27, 2026

AMD snags AI’s ‘godmother’

AMD snags AI’s ‘godmother’

By Alexei OreskovicSeptember 29, 2026

How Netflix is using AI to personalize streaming

How Netflix is using AI to personalize streaming

By Sage LazzaroSeptember 29, 2026

How 111-year-old HVAC company Carrier leaped to the top 10 of the Fortune AIQ 75

How 111-year-old HVAC company Carrier leaped to the top 10 of the Fortune AIQ 75

By Sage LazzaroSeptember 29, 2026

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How bottom-line-focused financial firms are finding ROI in AI

By John KellSeptember 29, 2026

AMD acquires startup cofounded by ‘godmother of AI’ Fei-Fei Li for $8.2 billion

AMD acquires startup cofounded by ‘godmother of AI’ Fei-Fei Li for $8.2 billion

By Alexei OreskovicSeptember 28, 2026

AI companies must watch out for freeloaders burning tokens for free—and wrecking margins one sign-up at a time

AI companies must watch out for freeloaders burning tokens for free—and wrecking margins one sign-up at a time

By Sarita SinghSeptember 28, 2026

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lifts off for a test flight from Starbase, Texas.

‘We’re being extremely cautious here’: Starship reaches orbit for first time, but SpaceX cut its planned 10-hour trip after 3 hours

By The Associated Press and Marcia DunnSeptember 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

Frankenstein made Mary Shelley immortal. Her other visionary novel anticipated a world of climate change and pandemic

By Eileen Hunt 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

Bank of America wants AI to do treasury’s grunt work

By Sheryl EstradaSeptember 28, 2026

Ethan Thornton views production of the Glide, a high-altitude glider.

How a Gen Zer built a $3.7 billion defense tech startup backed by Sequoia

By Preston ForeSeptember 28, 2026

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The economist who coined the phrase ‘Magnificent 7’ says the very thing that made them extraordinary is under threat

By Eleanor PringleSeptember 28, 2026

OpenAI hits pause again

OpenAI hits pause again

By Alexei OreskovicSeptember 28, 2026

Kaniskha Narayan, minister for artificial intelligence, speaks at the Good Growth Reception on the first day of the UK Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool

U.K. government’s AI lead has a message on frontier risks—it’s time to ‘harden and build defenses’

By Kamal AhmedSeptember 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

Your 401(k) is funding the AI boom. Here’s what that means for your retirement

Your 401(k) is funding the AI boom. Here’s what that means for your retirement

By Allie GarfinkleSeptember 28, 2026

As AI giants warn of existential risk, they can also build a competitive moat via safety. ‘It’s genius and they’re all going to make a lot of money’

As AI giants warn of existential risk, they can also build a competitive moat via safety. ‘It’s genius and they’re all going to make a lot of money’

By Garance Burke and The Associated PressSeptember 27, 2026

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

By Julie TeiglandSeptember 27, 2026

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