BlackRock CEO says capitalism isn't spreading the wealth — and AI might not either

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Larry Fink, the CEO and chairman of Blackrock, and co-chair of the World Economic Forum

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Bosses don't think AI is paying off yet, a PwC survey of 4,500 CEOs found

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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry has found an unlikely ally in his crusade against AI hype: Ben Affleck

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Ben Affleck (left) and Michael Burry have both taken aim at AI hype.

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Ben Horowitz says AI could spark a post-electricity leap in living standards — but risk eroding purpose

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Ben Horowitz at the WIRED25 Summit 2019 in San Francisco.
Ben Horowitz says AI could deliver an electricity-scale leap in living standards — while quietly threatening how humans find meaning.

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Palmer Luckey says Meta's VR layoffs aren't a 'disaster' — and fix a problem critics aren't talking about

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Palmer Luckey says Meta's VR layoffs cut bloated in-house game studios that were quietly undermining the industry's ecosystem.

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I founded a wellness startup after leaving McKinsey. Hustle culture is a liability, not an asset.

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Cesar Carvalho worked at McKinsey from 2010 to 2012.

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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry says the AI boom will end badly. He shared an old Warren Buffett story to explain why.

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Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame is skeptical of the AI boom.

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AI tools could make companies less competitive because everyone buys the same brain, think tank CEO says

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Companies rushing to adopt the same AI tools risk losing their competitive edge, independence, and long-term resilience, a think tank CEO says.

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Rich list 2016 vs. 2026: Who climbed, slipped, and disappeared from the world's 10 wealthiest people

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Alphabet cofounders Sergey Brin (left) and Larry Page (middle), and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

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'Fire him': Elon Musk and the billionaire CEO of Europe's biggest airline trade insults over Starlink

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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said he wasn't interested in Elon Musk's Starlink.

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