Tech
Tesla asks shareholders to restore Musk’s pay package: ‘Because the Delaware court second-guessed your decision, Elon has not been paid for any of his work for Tesla for the past six years’
The package was ruled null and void in January after a Delaware court determined investors were not informed that Musk had been allowed to decide the terms of his own compensation.
April 17, 2024
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How the oil earnings of Saudi Aramco, the world’s most profitable company, are helping the Saudi monarchy shake up the global economic order
The oil giant has generated $722 billion in profit since 2016, funding everything from stakes in Tesla and Uber to new mega-cities in the desert.
April 4, 2024
Commentary
- A.I.The U.S. and China are leading the world in AI innovation–but the U.K. can punch above its weight. Here’s how
- EnvironmentDow CEO: My company is a major plastic producer. We must end plastic pollution
- cryptocurrencyI’m a 24-year-old small business owner. Here’s why I’m suing the SEC
- Norfolk SouthernNorfolk Southern is getting back on track–but activist investor Ancora is trying to derail it in a vicious proxy fight
- SeveranceHealing the workplace means letting ex-employees tell their side of the story without fear of retribution. It’s time to stop signing them into silence
- politicsAmerica is mirroring China’s tech protectionism and reversing decades of free trade doctrine. Here’s why that’s bad news for U.S. leadership
Topics
Environment
KKR is entrusting its multibillion-dollar green transition to the former CEO of oil-guzzling giant Shell
From sleeping on a friend’s floor to signing huge industrial customers: How Gecko’s founder built a $600 million robot company from a college project
Coal miners will get long wanted protection from dust that causes black lung as Labor Secretary announces rule cutting exposure limits in half
Finance
United Airlines says it would have been profitable last quarter if not for Boeing’s $200 million screw-up
High mortgage rates are finally hitting new home construction as builders are pulling back on projects
Home prices skyrocketed 40% during the pandemic—but Zillow sees them rising less than 2% this year
Health
Amazon’s health boss believes it’s not ‘acceptable’ for customers to get a ‘surprise bill’ when they come to pay for medication—and that’s why the business set out to change it
Coal miners will get long wanted protection from dust that causes black lung as Labor Secretary announces rule cutting exposure limits in half
Fortune/PINC AI 100 Top Hospitals 2024: Community Hospitals
Leadership
How Moderna’s CIO helps steer the drugmaker’s post-COVID evolution
People of color are more likely to work long, irregular hours that could lead to severe health issues by age 50
Amazon’s co-inventor of ‘Just Walk Out’ tech—which is being removed from U.S. grocery stores—sets the record straight on the ‘overblown’ theory of its demise
Lifestyle
Beware, Swifties. A major British bank just issued a warning after fans lost an estimated $1 million in Taylor Swift concert ticket scams
Disney’s multibillion-dollar theme park facelift gets unanimous approval from Anaheim council
Dropbox’s CEO says managers mandating returns to the office are just ‘mashing the go-back-to-2019 button’ and creating toxic relationships with staff
Personal Finance
Canada will soak the rich with capital gains tax jump to raise billions for housing in market where Gen Z can’t catch a break
Canada proposes higher tax on 0.1%—For anyone under 40, it’s ‘just harder to establish yourself,’ finance minister says
‘Unretirement plans’ are baby boomers’ newest hack to fight depression in their 60s, 70s, and beyond: ‘It’s a third of your life that you don’t have a road map for’
Politics
The U.S. and China are leading the world in AI innovation–but the U.K. can punch above its weight. Here’s how
Boeing’s mid-air blowout no surprise considering company’s safety culture, says FAA panelist and aerospace engineer whose brother died in 737 Max crash
Canada will soak the rich with capital gains tax jump to raise billions for housing in market where Gen Z can’t catch a break
Retail
JCPenney expects to return half a billion dollars to customers this year
Ford recalls nearly half a million Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles that have battery detection issues
Amazon’s co-inventor of ‘Just Walk Out’ tech—which is being removed from U.S. grocery stores—sets the record straight on the ‘overblown’ theory of its demise