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CEOs are reading fewer books because of AI—and it's starting to worry them

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Fortune · Sep 3

The Vatican is smaller than a single data center. Now it's spending $117 million to go carbon-neutral

The microstate is still smaller than Meta's Hyperion data center campus, which is expected to consume up to 5 gigawatts by 2030.

Fortune · Sep 3

Tim Cook gave up Apple’s top job—but Apple is paying millions to keep its ‘Trump whisperer’ close

Cook is giving up Apple’s top job, but his years navigating Trump, tariffs, and China are still valuable enough for the tech giant to keep him close.

Fortune · Sep 3

'Critical employees will begin to retire': Trump’s new pay plan will deny most federal roles a raise, and it has workers warning of a retention crunch

“Such a large raise for Federal employees while most Americans still struggle with the consequences of the Biden Administration’s giant inflation spree is unacceptable,” Trump said.

Fortune · Sep 2

MacKenzie Scott's latest donation takes her HBCU giving to well over $1 billion

The billionaire philanthropist has a multi-year streak of transformative, no-strings-attached giving to historically Black colleges and universities.

Fortune · Sep 2

American shoppers are so rattled by surging FDA recalls that 67% now avoid a whole food category after just one notice

From Salmonella in jalapeños to glass in fruit bars, August’s food recalls are changing how Americans shop.

Fortune · Sep 2

Mamdani to New York City kids: No AI until high school

NYC, which boasts the largest school system in the nation, issued a one-year moratorium on AI in city elementary and middle schools.

Fortune · Sep 2

UKG's CIO says HR tech is AI's next big bet. The software firm's employees have already launched 387 AI tools and over 12,000 agents

After two decades at Autodesk, Prakash “PK” Kota joined UKG to give 14,000 broad access to AI tools and encourage them to build thousands of agents to automate work.

Fortune · Sep 2

Despite being a multimillionaire, Suze Orman still cooks at home whenever possible—and says eating out is one of the biggest wastes of money

Suze Orman has millions in the bank—but she still remains frugal by refusing to eat out or go on a Starbucks run.

Fortune · Sep 2

As Apple gets a new CEO in John Ternus, Tim Cook shares the 4 a.m. morning ritual he stuck by for 15 years in the top job

Tim Cook woke up before 4 a.m. for 15 years to read hundreds of Apple customer emails—and he said it drove him to “work harder and push further.”

Fortune · Sep 2