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Before the McLaren CEO got a $50 million payday from his team’s F1 championship, he was a high-school dropout who got his start on Wheel of Fortune
McLaren Racing Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri crossed the finish line at the Miami Grand Prix last week in second and third place respectively, marking the team’s first double podium of the year following its second consecutive Constructors’ Championship season in 2025. One of the oldest teams in F1’s 76-year history, McLaren
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Red flag test: former CEO explains why he rejects job candidates who say they can start right away
Like many CEOs, Gary Shapiro, the executive chair and former CEO of U.S. trade association Consumer Technology Association, has one make-or-break interview question he asks hopeful new hires—and says he will turn candidates down if they answer it wrong. Picture this: You’ve spent hours applying for the dream job and sitting through multiple interviews. Finally,
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Match Group’s CEO revived a shuttered Tinder internship program for Gen Z—and received over 30,000 applications for just 27 spots
Gen Zers are up against a dire job market as companies slim their headcounts and entry-level opportunities dry up in the wake of AI. However, Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff is breaking from the pack and betting on early-career talent. Shortly after assuming the dating empire’s top job last February, the chief executive revived a
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Ford CEO says his Gen Z son is choosing hands-on work: ‘He feels like that’s more fulfilling than doing summer school at some fancy college’
Jim Farley has one of the most recognizable names in American business. But when it comes to the question millions of parents are quietly asking around the dinner table—is college really worth it?—Ford’s CEO says his own household is no exception. In an exclusive interview with Fortune, Farley revealed that his son has chosen to
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky warns two types of people won’t survive the AI era: ‘pure people managers’ and workers who resist change
Tech leaders have spent the past few years warning workers that AI will threaten every single job, from computer programming and customer service to law and finance. But according to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, the biggest risk to professionals isn’t the technology itself—it’s refusing to evolve alongside it. And in his view, there are two
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Mark Zuckerberg once gave a Facebook engineer startup advice at 2 a.m. while ‘hanging out with all the interns’—she quit and raised millions after
When Sophie Novati landed her first job as an engineering intern at Facebook in 2011, the social media giant was firmly in its “move fast and break things” era. “The energy was buzzing early Facebook,” the now-tech entrepreneur recalls to Fortune. “There were so many people just trying to build and ship cool stuff.” “It
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Here are the best hiring hotspots for recent graduates—cities in the Midwest and South are even outpacing career hubs like New York City
Graduation season is in full swing, and millions of budding professionals across America are turning their tassels and setting out to land their first full-time gigs. Growing Midwest and Southern cities are outshining hubs like New York and L.A. as the best destinations for new workers. Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama, is the top U.S. metropolitan area for
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America 250 Chair: Americans are giving less. July 4th can be a day to change that
Charitable giving, once a defining feature of American life, is quietly slipping out of fashion. In recent years, the share of Americans who donate to charity has fallen sharply. Two decades ago, roughly two-thirds of US households gave to charitable causes. Today, it’s closer to half. Among the ultra-wealthy, there is a new and growing
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Tokyo is throwing out its strict office dress code and asking workers to wear shorts amid the war in Iran energy crisis
As the summer rolls in, many dreams of jet-setting vacations are being dashed as fuel prices spike during the ongoing war in Iran. But it’s not the only way people are pivoting—workers in Japan are even being asked to ditch the slacks and opt for bare-legged attire at the office. The Tokyo metropolitan government recently
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Gen Z workers say showing up 10 minutes late to work is as good as on time—but baby boomer bosses have zero tolerance for tardiness, research reveals
Chances are, how you feel about running 10 minutes late at work is a good indicator of how old you are. While it may be a sign of disrespect among baby boomers, Gen Zers don’t see the big deal. In fact, according to 2024 research, the youngest generation of workers believes 10 minutes late is