A gig work CEO explains the jobs most likely to survive automation in 2026 and beyond

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Tim Fung, founder and CEO of Airtasker, smiles while wearing a dark blue puffy vest and a light grey shirt and glasses with black rims.
Tim Fung is the founder and CEO of Airtasker, a gig work app based in Australia.

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10 executives shared their 2026 AI predictions with us

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EY global chief innovation officer, Joe Depa; Cisco SVP & CMO, AI, Networking & Collaboration, Aruna Ravichandran; and billionaire Mark Cuban (left to right).

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BlackRock's head of talent has 4 pieces of advice for college students who want to work at the firm

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BlackRock building
BlackRock's early career programs had a lower than 3% acceptance rate.

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Nearly 30,000 Americans have received about $335 million in basic income. Here are 5 takeaways.

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Americans have received millions of dollars as part of guaranteed income pilot programs.

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Trump's sweeping student-loan repayment overhaul goes into effect in the new year. Here's what's changing.

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President Donald Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul is set to take effect in July 2026.

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Gen Z is 'Zebra Striping' their way out of hangovers

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Two women clink glasses containing non-alcoholic mocktails.
Gen Z is redefining drinking culture to skip hangovers entirely, prioritizing non-alcoholic options and THC drinks over a traditional boozy night out.

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Thiel Capital, founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, opens a new office in Miami as California debates a wealth tax

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APRIL 7: Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, holds hundred dollar bills as he speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center on April 7, 2022 in Miami, Florida.

25 good things that happened in 2025

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Children on a beach playing with a ball by a '2025' sand sculpture

After a year like 2025, it's easy for anyone who inhales large quantities of online news to be downhearted.

How Google, Microsoft, Walmart, and other corporate giants are preparing for an aging workforce

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Thomas Magnuson
Thomas Magnuson, 83, works at a Walmart location in Wisconsin.

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Corporate America is facing a silver tsunami — and some companies are better prepared than others.

SNAP restrictions on soda, candy, and more are coming in 2026 — here's what's changing by state

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A woman wearing a face mask reaches for a two-liter bottle of soda on a grocery store shelf.
New restrictions on what shoppers can buy with SNAP benefits are coming to some states in 2026.

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