weekly-highlights

AI is frying our brains — here's what leaders need to do about It | Fortune

The promise of AI was that it wouldsave us all time by automating our clerical tasks,…

Kalshi and Polymarket are racing to ban insider trading. The economist who built the theory behind prediction markets says it's the whole point | Fortune

The walls have started closing in on prediction markets. On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced…

Trek spent over $300,000 closing women’s cycling’s prize-money gap. Its CEO says the point is to make the checks obsolete | Fortune

When Trek CEO John Burke talks about women’s cycling, he frames the company’s investment less as…

Florida's influx of rich residents is killing the middle class and housing market | Fortune

For decades, the Sunshine State has been seen as, well, sunny and bright. Florida has no…

The Declaration of Independence was America's first founding bet. Business leaders must build on it | Fortune

The American Dream looks different for everyone. Mine began at 12, working as a welder in…

What we know about the man charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner | Fortune

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, will appear in court Monday, accused of attempting to…

Data centers are finding a surprising way to deploy batteries | Fortune

The scramble to find enough power for artificial intelligence has data center operators looking for any…

NASA advisor turned $65 billion founder says ex-Intel CEO Andy Grove helped him get out of a crisis: ‘That's a lesson I will take to my grave’ | Fortune

When a business is on the brink of crisis, CEOs assemble their war rooms of execs…

Meet the founder who started over at 50 and worked 20-hour days to build a multimillion dollar cookie dough empire—and still won't take a day off | Fortune

At 50, most people are thinking about winding down; Kathryn Bricken decided to start again. The…

This is a ‘come to Jesus moment’: Ford CEO says American carmakers are battling a perfect storm | Fortune

Ford CEO Jim Farley, the leader of the 122-year-old company that democratized the car for everyday…