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In a new type of philanthropy, billionaire SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell has pledged to give more than 2 million American kids a piece of her company through Trump Accounts. bit.ly/47GxKL4

Anthropic is setting up a “presidential engagement” program ahead of the 2028 elections. bit.ly/4AWv4pX

Last year, Bending Spoons, No. 69 on Fortune’s #100BestCos Europe list, received 800,000 CVs but hired only 286 people—making its recruitment process 100-fold more selective than the Ivy League.
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Say goodbye to working Fridays—or possibly ever working at all. That’s the future that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicts AI could bring. bit.ly/4yIxjfh

If Starbucks bought Chipotle Mexican Grill, a possibility the Financial Times reported this week was being explored by the coffee giant, it would be the largest purchase of one restaurant chain by another ever in the U.S. bit.ly/3VDDlz9

In the span of just three days, SpaceX founder Elon Musk ascended to trillionaire status before crashing out of the club in a billion-dollar downturn. bit.ly/4hB4j2W

Director Aaron Sorkin’s film “The Social Reckoning” opens in U.S. cinemas this week, focusing on Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s 2021 decision to walk out with tens of thousands of internal documents. bit.ly/3VBjcd6

If Starbucks bought Chipotle Mexican Grill, a possibility the Financial Times reported this week was being explored by the coffee giant, it would be the largest purchase of one restaurant chain by another ever in the U.S. bit.ly/476VfwH

As Trump eyes a new round of major combat operations in Iran, rising oil prices and European bond contagion risk spark global stock selloff fortune.com/2026/10/08/tru…

OpenAI publishes solutions to more than 370 outstanding math challenges. The results divide mathematicians but most agree: Math will never be the same fortune.com/2026/10/07/ope…

Finding value from AI in big companies comes down to people, not technology. That was the big takeaway from @FortuneMagazine's inaugural AIQ Summit in New York last week. That, and other highlights from the conference, in my latest "Eye on AI" newsletter. fortune.com/2026/10/06/fin…

‘What happens in Paris doesn’t stay in Paris!’ Wall Street fears ‘doom loop’ as ‘France is veering toward a full-blown civil crisis’ fortune.com/2026/10/09/wha…

On Thursday, President Donald Trump celebrated tech billionaires only hours after Microsoft was accused by Vice President JD Vance of abusing the visa system to bring in more foreign workers. bit.ly/4ygGKBB

Actor Jason Weaver’s mom, Marilyn “Kitty” Haywood, bet on royalties over Disney’s cash, and three decades on, the 47-year-old is still getting paid and has since made more than the $2 million he rejected.
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In a new type of philanthropy, billionaire SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell has pledged to give more than 2 million American kids a piece of her company through Trump Accounts. bit.ly/47GxKL4

In a Yubico and Okta survey of 1,890 tech and security professionals, 82% received employer security training, yet 23% said their organizations do not require multifactor authentication. bit.ly/4hHfdmk

“My hope for the movie is that people, especially at the frontier AI labs, see themselves in the Frances Haugen character. If they see something, feel like they can say something,” Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told Fortune. bit.ly/3VBjcd6

“Find the new future of whatever it is, and don’t be scared to invest in it.”

Poppi cofounder Allison Ellsworth shared her advice for building the next billion-dollar business with Fortune’s #TermSheet. bit.ly/4hBbYNo

At the 2025 Fortune #BrainstormTech, Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi discussed her decision to continue leading her company while navigating stage 2 breast cancer.

She'll join us next week at the #FortuneMPW Summit to share an inside look at the innovations and business decisions shaping the AI boom. bit.ly/3UHiBFX

Palantir CEO Alex Karp said Ted Mabrey, who now runs the commercial business, told him the constant hype for Foundry was coming off a tad aggressive for employees. bit.ly/3TvQOsd