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May 19, 2026
Parag Agrawal’s AI startup wants to pay publishers when AI agents use their work
The former Twitter CEO’s AI startup is launching Index, a platform to estimate how much content owners contribute to AI agent tasks.
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May 19, 2026
Don’t hold your breath for the great AI job reshuffle, says Goldman Sachs—there’s little evidence of ‘too many coders and not enough plumbers’
There's little evidence of 'too many coders and not enough plumbers.'
Fortune
May 19, 2026
DeepSeek and China’s AI boom are increasingly powered by state money
Government-linked investors in China went from backing fewer than 10 AI deals annually before 2018 to more than 140 in 2025, reshaping who c...
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May 19, 2026
We studied 6,000 executives and found the real reason 70% of transformations fail
It's not strategy. It's not funding. It's a cognitive bias called the false consensus effect.
Fortune
May 19, 2026
Musk v. Altman: That’s all, folks
Plus: Delivery Hero, Dominion, FBI, Intel, Meta, NextEra, Qualcomm, Tenstorrent, Toto, Uber.
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May 19, 2026
The SaaSpocalypse isn’t killing software. It’s exposing where software value really lives
The SaaSpocalypse was a collapse of software but missed the distinction of where the value lives: interface wrappers versus intelligence in...
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May 19, 2026
ESG may be fading—but moral leadership isn’t
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May 19, 2026
College students are booing commencement speakers celebrating AI, but the wave of hate hasn’t stopped them from using it to cheat on their exams
The rise of AI has created cognitive dissonance among a generation resentful of AI for taking jobs, but feeling like they have to use the te...
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May 19, 2026
Americans’ AI hate wave might just be gathering steam: Data centers could hike power costs in some states over 50% by 2030
New research puts numbers on how the AI infrastructure boom is coming for utility bills.
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May 19, 2026
Mortgage rates today, May 19, 2026
See Tuesday’s report on average mortgage rates on different types of home loans so you can pick the best mortgage for your needs as you hous...
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May 19, 2026
Current refi mortgage rates report for May 19, 2026
See Tuesday’s report on average refi rates on different types of home loans.
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May 19, 2026
Current ARM mortgage rates report for May 19, 2026
See Tuesday's report on average mortgage rates adjustable-rate mortgages so you can pick the best home loan for your needs as you house shop...
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May 19, 2026
How Coach became Gen Z’s favorite affordable luxury handbag brand
Coach has found the sweet spot between high luxury and good prices.
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May 19, 2026
How a book convinced Arundhati Bhattacharya, one of India’s most powerful bankers, to try working for a U.S. tech company
Under Arundhati Bhattacharya, Salesforce’s South Asia headcount grew from 2,500 to over 18,000; India is now one of Salesforce’s fastest gro...
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May 19, 2026
High gas prices are just the beginning: How the Iran war is changing the global energy map
The largest global energy-supply shock in history is causing chaos around the world. Here are the winners and losers.
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May 19, 2026
Billionaire space founder says a simple kids marshmallow test can reveal if you’ll stay stuck in the middle class forever
Billionaire says leasing a car is the biggest red flag you'll stay stuck in the middle class—and Americans' $1.67 trillion auto loan bill pr...
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May 19, 2026
Forget tariffs and the Iran oil shock—a top economist says the Fed is blind to the real inflation threat
"We have an aggregate demand issue, not a supply disruption issue," says William Luther, an associate professor at Florida Atlantic Universi...
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May 18, 2026
Musk vs. Altman: AI safety cannot be one man’s job
Musk vs. Altman: AI safety cannot be one man’s job
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May 18, 2026
Pope Leo launches an AI commission days before he releases a papal letter alongside Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah
The pope will unveil his first papal encyclical next week alongside an Anthropic cofounder, just as he remains vocal against the use of AI w...
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May 18, 2026
NextEra’s $67 billion Dominion takeover creates the world’s largest utility—just in time to win the AI data-center power surge
NextEra's move to buy Dominion is a big bet on scale and affordability to win over developers.
Fortune
May 18, 2026
Employers are quietly pausing 401(k) matches again. The last time this happened was the 2008 recession and Covid
After TTEC paused its 401(k) match for 16,000 workers, benefits experts say more employers may follow suit to avoid layoffs.
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May 18, 2026
Harvard sold off its entire $87 million Ethereum stake just one quarter after buying it
The university was the largest new buyer of BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF in Q4 of 2025
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May 18, 2026
Not the Allbirds effect: Japan’s top bidet maker Toto has been quietly making chip supplies for decades, and the stock market finally noticed
Toto didn't just flush its old business to make chips: it's been making the same components to power the world's AI infrastructure for years...
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May 18, 2026
New York Fed warns about $69 trillion foreign investment ‘burden’ on U.S. economy
The U.S. has spent decades relying on its investors to outperform overseas, but international debt swelled by $16 trillion in just six years...
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May 18, 2026
6.7 million people thought they were ripping apart an AI-generated Monet painting. But it was real
A researcher posted a real Monet painting, but tagged it as made with AI. That didn't stop people from tearing it apart online.
Fortune
May 18, 2026
While Trump insisted the Iran war would end ‘soon,’ an account in his name was buying millions in oil, defense and gold
A brokerage account bearing the president's name made 3,642 trades in the first quarter of 2026—hedging against a war he publicly said was n...
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May 18, 2026
Jury rules against Elon Musk in suit against OpenAI
Elon Musk dealt setback as jury backs OpenAI and Sam Altman.
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May 18, 2026
Ryanair’s CFO says the airline has plans for an ‘armageddon situation’ as the jet fuel crisis threatens weaker European airlines this winter
“Do we have plans for some kind of Armageddon situation? Of course, we do, but I don’t see that coming to pass,” said CFO Neil Sorahan.
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May 18, 2026
AI is eating the market and Wall Street strategists have bubble brain as they debate: are we in 1997 or 1999?
Are markets partying like it's 1999, or a few years before that?
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May 18, 2026
Trump creates $1.7 billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ to compensate allies as part of his IRS lawsuit settlement
The money will reward Trump allies who believe they were mistreated by the Justice Department under the Biden administration.
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May 18, 2026
Women’s representation on boards of directors falls below 30%—but there’s one bright spot
But there's one bright spot.
Fortune
May 18, 2026
A strip club scandal at a major crypto industry event triggers sponsor backlash
Critics say the event reinforces the ‘crypto bro’ trope at a time the industry is trying to enter the mainstream
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May 18, 2026
Communities are blocking billions in data centers. Big Tech has wagered $1 trillion otherwise
A grassroots rebellion is canceling AI infrastructure projects at a record pace — but hyperscalers are betting the math still works in their...
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May 18, 2026
Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit 2026 livestream
At this two-day meeting, the brightest HR and executive minds are imagining, debating, and designing the bold future of work.
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May 18, 2026
China will remain an ‘incomplete superpower’ until it can catch up with U.S. financial might, market veteran says
"For decades, it has kept its financial system more tightly sealed than any other major nation."
Fortune
May 18, 2026
Goldman Sachs’ CEO once scooped ice cream at Baskin-Robbins—he picked up a second job at McDonald’s after his dad gave him a time management lesson
Before becoming Goldman Sachs CEO, David Solomon scooped ice cream, flipped burgers at McDonald’s, and DJed on the side.
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May 18, 2026
Billionaire Ken Griffin used to dismiss AI as ‘garbage.’ Here’s why he changed his mind—and why he’s ‘depressed’
"You could just see how this was going to have such a dramatic impact on society."
Fortune
May 18, 2026
Trump says China agreed to buy $17 billion of American beef per year
Data from the Department of Agriculture show China's imports of U.S. agricultural goods peaked in 2022 with $38 billion but fell to $8 billi...
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May 18, 2026
Top CD rates from major banks on May 18, 2026: Chase CDs, Bank of America CDs, Citibank CDs, and more
A deposit account at a bank you already recognize can be a safe way to earn interest on your money.
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May 18, 2026
Current price of Ethereum for May 18, 2026
Ethereum isn’t just digital money; it's a decentralized computing platform, meaning users can build and run apps on it without oversight of...
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May 18, 2026
Current price of Bitcoin for May 18, 2026
Bitcoin runs on a P2P network instead of being controlled by the government, a bank, etc. It lets you send value directly to someone else wi...
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May 18, 2026
A record number of 18-year-olds are set to graduate into an economy designed against them
It's the commencement season that Gen Z fought back as America hits peak 18 and peak data center at the same time.
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May 18, 2026
Current price of oil as of May 18, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
Fortune
May 18, 2026
The oil crisis is so bad in Kenya that protesters have lit bonfires in the middle of Nairobi
President William Ruto, who has been out of the country, is yet to comment on record highs, with the diesel price increasing by 23.5% and ga...
Fortune
May 18, 2026
New York governor pleads for remote work during massive rail strike: ‘regular commuters who can work from home … please do so’
President Trump insisted the crippling Long Island Rail Road strike isn't his fault: “No, Kathy, it’s your fault."
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May 18, 2026
Current price of gold as of May 18, 2026
Trends in gold prices could indicate whether the asset can protect against inflation. Here’s a look at how the precious metal is doing today...
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May 18, 2026
Spirit Airlines apologizes to all the Americans who can’t afford any summer vacation flights as it shuts down
“We apologize most specifically for those Americans who may now be priced entirely out,” Spirit lawyer Marshall Huebner said in court.
Fortune
May 18, 2026
Current price of silver as of Monday, May 18, 2026
If you’re worried about increased inflation, adding precious metals like silver to your portfolio can be a smart choice.
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May 18, 2026
Trump’s new corporate playbook: Why the administration is taking equity stakes in companies like Intel
In an interview with Fortune, President Trump discusses the dealmaking initiatives behind Washington's growing portfolio of corporate equity...
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May 18, 2026