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Emma Burleigh

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AI isn’t reducing workloads for employees, it’s straining them—time spent on emailing has doubled, while deep-focus work has fallen by 9%

Workers who use AI are spending up to 346% more time on their daily tasks, from messaging to business management: “The data is unambiguous: AI does...

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Job-hopping has lost its premium—as the financial incentive to switch roles continues to flatten it almost pays the same to stay put

U.S. workers who switched roles in January only got a 4% pay bump, compared to the 3.5% raise for those who stayed—and the job-hopping premium might...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook says his late predecessor Steve Jobs gave him this unusual advice when he handed over the reins: ‘Never ask what I would do’

Apple CEO Tim Cook says the advice from Steve Jobs was a “gift” in leading the $3.83 trillion tech giant: “I just put my head down and thought,...

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Former Goldman Sachs CEO got into Harvard at 16, growing up in Brooklyn public housing—he still says college is the best ticket to the middle class

Lloyd Blankfein, the former CEO of financial giant Goldman Sachs, says education is the “real accelerator” of wealth and success—hitting back at...

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Dave Ramsey slams Trump Accounts, the new investment accounts for babies—he’s advising parents to take the $1,000 and put their own money elsewhere

Personal finance guru Dave Ramsey says Trump Accounts are “not as revolutionary” as people believe—instead, traditional investment paths like...

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This AI founder who quit her 9-to-5 law job has a warning for anyone dreaming of doing the same: ‘I’m working harder now than I ever did’

Logan Brown, founder of AI-powered legal firm Soxton, says her work-life balance and pay are even worse as a founder, but she’s still “having the...

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Pharmacy, biology, and education are among the worst-paying college majors—the ‘AI proof’ subjects pay Gen Z less than $50K after graduation

Gen Z workers are flocking to industries like healthcare and education in hopes of evading AI and recessionary impacts—but some of those jobs pay...

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Now, even six-figure earners say buying a house is unattainable—half of Americans can’t even afford to eat out or go on vacation right now

Many U.S. adults say essentials like healthcare, energy, groceries are out of their budgets in a cost of living crisis—now, many are forced to delay...

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi rejects work-life balance, even expecting staff to respond to emails on weekends: ‘Don’t come here if you want to coast’

Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi says the most important skill in life is working hard: “I'm not going to let anyone outwork me.”

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Venture capitalist Bill Gurley warns workers who went through the ‘college conveyor belt’ and chased safe jobs that they’ll feel AI’s disruption first

Prolific tech investor Bill Gurley says college has turned into a “pressure cooker.” The workers most likely to weather AI disruption are not just...

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Blackstone CEO took home $1.2 billion last year, after admitting he went ‘max everything’ in his career—to the point of burning off his nerve endings

Blackstone cofounder Stephen Schwarzman says he put a lot of stress on himself as a young finance worker, and doesn’t want to see others burned by...

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Slack cofounder says workers and CEOs can get stuck doing ‘fake’ work like pre-meetings and slide shows

Slack and Flickr cofounder Stewart Butterfield says even CEOs and directors are guilty of doing “fake” work—and it‘s on managers to ensure...

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USAA CEO says Gen Z ‘are not going to be as well off’ as boomers and Gen Xers—they need to take ownership of their success, he urges

USAA's Juan C. Andrade says Gen Zers are struggling, especially as AI continues to upend entry-level jobs. Young workers can take control by adopting...

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Match Group’s CEO set up an employee hotline where staff can DM him anytime—and one Gen Zer’s feedback even changed how he runs the business

Spencer Rascoff, CEO of the tech company behind Hinge and Tinder, meets with Gen Z staffers monthly to leverage their “unfiltered perspective”...

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There are less than 2,000 watchmakers in the U.S., so Rolex has opened a trade school in Texas to tackle the shortage—it’s already rivaling Harvard

Rolex is training college dropouts and disillusioned office workers to become watchmakers. More than 560 people applied for just 27 spots in 2024—a...

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Former Apple exec had lunch with his boss Steve Jobs for 15 years—he says the late founder taught him that learning is more important than being right

Even after building trillion-dollar products, Steve Jobs never pretended to have all the answers. That’s the lesson that stuck with Jony Ive,...

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Nearly half of companies are ditching merit-based bumps for ‘peanut butter’ raises—and it’s the same tactic bosses used after the 2008 recession

Even if you land a job in the current tough market, peanut butter raises means you probably won’t get a sizable raise. One expert warns that pay...

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Last year, Accenture trained 550,000 staff members to use AI—now it says promotions hinge on putting that into practice

Bosses have long warned staff to get to grips with AI—now, companies like Accenture, KPMG, and Ring are tying employees’ AI usage to their future...

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Meet the retired Olympic champions starting second careers at Goldman Sachs with zero financial expertise and no office experience

Olympic champions and pro athletes are finding a new start at Goldman Sachs after retiring from sports—luckily for them, the bank is looking for...

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Forget 40 hours: The Dutch get their work done in just 32 hours a week—and women made it possible

Netherlands’ workers are only clocking in four days per week, while American staffers stuck in the 'grindset' average 43 hours on the job weekly.

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Billionaire bosses like Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman denounce work-life balance—and some think working nonstop is key to success

Jeff Bezos, the founder of retail giant Amazon that just topped the Fortune 500, hates the word 'balance'—and he’s not alone.

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Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein says Peter Thiel is wrong: College is worth it because it makes you more curious and interesting

The former Goldman Sachs boss, Lloyd Blankfein, hit back at tech leaders who say the degree is dead: attending college is actually one of the best...

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Warren Buffett becomes the latest billionaire media investor—his company just invested $352 million in The New York Times

Just five years after Berkshire Hathaway sold all 31 of its papers and Warren Buffett deemed the industry “toast,” the investor has rejoined a...

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Zillow CEO says even senior talent don’t do their homework for interviews—and it’s a major hiring ‘red flag’

Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman says it "still surprises” him when executive-level candidates haven’t done their homework.

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says AI is ‘the best thing that ever happened to’ his company—now he’s warning other founders to get onboard pronto or else

“If you don't disrupt yourself, someone else will,” Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky warns founders, as AI becomes instrumental to the rental giant.

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Mel Robbins says feeling stuck ‘doesn’t mean you’re broken’—it’s the biggest mindset mistake people over 40 make

Bestselling author Mel Robbins says exceptional people are those who pay attention to “all the details that most people ignore,” advising Gen Xers...

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Keke Palmer became a millionaire at 12—but even with $1 million, she’d still only pay $1,500 in rent and drive a Lexus: ‘I live under my means’

Other successful elites like Warren Buffett, Mitzi Perdue, and Mark Cuban live under their means in quaint houses and apartment rentals.

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Meet the grandmother living out of a 400-ft ‘granny pod’ to save money and help with child care—it’s become an American ‘economic necessity’

65-year-old Denise Martin is part of a growing movement of Americans buying affordable tiny homes to live close to family and cut costs—and the...

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Actress Jennifer Garner just took her $724 million organic food empire public—she started her career making just $150 weekly as a ‘broke’ understudy

Jennifer Garner started off as a “broke” theatre understudy to starring in major Hollywood pictures. She took home $1 million last year for her...

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The CEO of Google DeepMind juggles another job as the founder of a multibillion-dollar startup by starting a second work day at 10 p.m.

While many CEOs may set their alarm clocks for a 5 a.m. wake-up time, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has just hit the pillow—oftentimes working...

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Seahawks head coach turned down a job offer at KPMG for a football internship—12 years later, he just won the Super Bowl at 38

The Seattle Seahawks just won the Super Bowl—but its coach Mike Macdonald wouldn’t be bringing home a trophy if it weren’t for his gutsy career...

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Super Bowl champion Sam Darnold says his plumber dad played with him every day after work, no matter how tough his day was—and that taught him resilience

Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold’s working-class parents taught him how to be resilient and consistent—it’s led him through career setbacks, and...

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The founder of $400 million company Knix sees a hypnotherapist to ‘rewire’ her brain and work through her fear of failure

Joanna Griffiths, founder and president $400 million intimates company Knix, meets biweekly with a high-profile hypnotherapist to work through...

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Airbnb’s Brian Chesky says CEOs don’t have to be ‘miserable’—that’s why he got rid of emails and banned meetings before 10 a.m.

"Don’t apologize for how you want to run your company," the $74 billion short-term rental boss stressed.

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Tech billionaires are watching their wealth free-fall amid an AI-driven slump—Larry Ellison and Jeff Bezos have lost more than $66 billion this year

AI bubble fears have led to billions erased from tech CEOs’ net worths overnight—and Oracle founder Larry Ellison has been hit the hardest this...

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Nestlé’s CEO drinks 8 coffees a day, but says Gen Z staffers are his secret to staying sharp by ‘learning constantly’

In his company turnaround effort, Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil is drinking twice as much coffee as the average American to stay fueled—while...

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Pharrell Williams admits he never stops working despite a $250 million net worth: ‘If you do what you love every day, you’ll get paid for free’

Grammy Award–winning artist Pharrell Williams says he’s always “being a student” and plans to “never stop working.” He advises others to...

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In 2026, many employers are ditching merit-based pay bumps in favor of ‘peanut butter raises’

Bucking the trend of rewarding only top staffers, around 44% of companies are planning fixed pay bumps spread out evenly to all their employees—and...

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CEO of $1.25 billion AI company says he hires Gen Z because they’re ‘less biased’ than older generations—too much knowledge is actually bad, he warns

The founder and CEO of $1.25 billion AI identity verification platform Incode, Ricardo Amper, says Gen Z’s naivety is actually a powerful resource.

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She founded a $400 million fitness app and became a self-made millionaire at 22—but Kayla Itsines says real cash flow came after buying a gas station

Fitness mogul Kayla Itsines says the first investment that made her money, and paid her rent, was a gas station: “Don't put all your eggs in one...

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As AI automates roles and companies pull back hiring, Americans hit rock-bottom confidence in landing a job—and baby boomers fear they’re locked out

Americans without college degrees, those earning less than $100,000, and baby boomers over the age of 60 are the least optimistic about their job...

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Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says 175,000 employees are being trained to ‘reinvent themselves’ with AI before the tech changes their roles forever

Instead of letting Citigroup’s employees fend for themselves, the $205 billion bank has provided workers with an AI training mandate.

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After 40 years of climbing the ladder, Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon is retiring—his top tip for Gen Z is that ‘life is too short’ to hate their jobs

From decades of experience climbing the ranks, outgoing Walmart CEO Doug McMillon advised Gen Z graduates to find a gig that “does not feel like...

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The CEO of a $2 billion healthcare firm only felt rich after he paid off $100K in student loans—but that joy ‘disappeared’ in less than 3 days

Virta Health CEO Sami Inkinen only felt like he “made it” once in 2008, when he was able to pay off $100,000 in debt. He didn’t own a car until...

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Michelle Obama says friendships are ‘as important as the degree that you got in college,’ your job title, and your salary

The former first lady says it’s important to make new friends, but advises people to be picky about who they let stick around. Longtime duos, like...

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Despite promises that AI will create more jobs, 1.2 million jobs were actually slashed last year

The tech industry announced 155,000 job cuts in 2025, up 15% from the year before, as the sector implements AI “much more quickly than any other...

22.01.2026 7

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Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires across 24 countries are demanding Davos leaders tax them more: ‘Tax us. Tax the super rich.’

As the world’s wealthiest touch down in Davos for the World Economic Forum, hundreds of the ultra-rich—including the Disney heirs and millionaire...

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Truck driving is among the best jobs to have right now, Indeed says—it pays 160,000, with no degree required

Job-seekers might even find more luck hitting the road than trying to get their foot in the door of corporate offices, a new Indeed report says.

21.01.2026 10

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Half of veterans leave their first post-military jobs in less than a year, and spouses face sky-high unemployment—this CEO has a $500 million fix

USAA CEO Juan C. Andrade says some veterans lose “their sense of belonging” in transitioning to corporate jobs. The company hopes fellowships,...

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Like DoorDash and Google’s CEOs, $7.6 billion Informatica boss is a McKinsey alum—he says being ‘pushed around’ by smart consultants helped him grow

The CEO of Informatica, Amit Walia, says he encountered imposter syndrome and critiques at the consulting giant. And McKinsey has proved itself as a...

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