Business Innovation

Growing up in Concord, North Carolina, just outside Charlotte, Jacob Palmer was a classic academic achiever. “I was a good student,” he said in an interview with Fortune. “In high school, I participated in all types of extracurriculars, student...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been leading the charge on artificial intelligence (AI) for years, owing to his long alliance with OpenAI’s Sam Altman and the groundbreaking work from his own AI CEO, Mustafa Suleyman, particularly with the Copilot...

For the past two-and-a-half decades, the mandate for global business leaders was relatively straightforward: grow the existing business, allocate capital efficiently, and implement technology to drive productivity. But Mohamed Kande, global chairman of PwC, speaking to Fortune in Davos,...

In the future, Elon Musk sees humans as metaphorical vegetable farmers.The Tesla CEO said at the recent U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington that in the next 10 to 20 years, work will be optional, likening the decision to have...

Sven Beckert isn’t here to judge capitalism, even though he just wrote a provocative, ambitious, 1,300-page book on its history. As he writes several times in the book (which this editor has read), he’s not even sure what it...

Rolling out AI requires a total reimagining of existing business models.You should be looking for butterflies—not faster caterpillars. The definition of transformation is exactly that—caterpillars becoming butterflies. Otherwise, you are not recognizing AI’s potential. As with the internet, it’s...

2025 was not the year labor economists hoped for. Last year was the worst year of non-recession job growth since 2003. Tariffs, tighter immigration, and economic uncertainty have all played a role—and artificial intelligence has become an easy scapegoat....

Paul Eremenko is the co-founder and CEO of P-1 AI and serves on the board of directors of Eve Air Mobility (NYSE: EVEX), an Embraer Company, and as an advisor to the New Vista Capital. Previously, Paul was co-founder...

Fortune is partnering with market research and data company Statista to look for Europe’s Most Innovative Companies, and you can help with the search.The list recognizes 300 companies revolutionizing their industries through product innovation, process improvements, and a culture...

What happens when a generation is raised on economic promises that never materialize? Gen Z may want to ask their older siblings, the millennials, how that turned out, as the Great Recession of 2008—and the ensuing “jobless recovery”—left millions...