BUSINESS NEWS
- Exclusive: AI cybersecurity startup RunSybil, founded by OpenAI’s first security hire, raises $40 million led by Khosla Ventures
by Sharon Goldman on March 18, 2026 at 10:03 amRunSybil’s AI agent continuously tests live applications for vulnerabilities, aiming to replace traditional penetration testing and bug bounty programs.
- The best way for CEOs to keep bonuses in a downturn: Lower expectations
by Diane Brady on March 18, 2026 at 8:51 amAlso: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
- McDonald’s newest $3 value menu is sounding an alarm about America’s K-shaped economy
by Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez on March 17, 2026 at 7:26 pmThe fast food giant's affordability push comes as lower-income consumers pull back on spending.
- A gaming CEO asked ChatGPT how to avoid paying a $250 million bonus. It didn’t work
by Catherina Gioino on March 17, 2026 at 7:23 pmKrafton's AI-assisted scheme to oust the makers of Subnautica 2 just collapsed in court after a judge ruled the company had to reinstate the CEO and payout the bonus.
- ServiceNow CEO says that new college graduate unemployment could reach 30% thanks to AI automation
by Emma Burleigh on March 17, 2026 at 3:05 pmBill McDermott, the boss of $123 billion software giant ServiceNow, says it’s going to be hard for Gen Z workers to “differentiate themselves in a corporate environment” as AI takes over.
- AI is making productivity obsolete. The leaders who thrive next will have something machines can’t touch
by Jeff Burningham on March 17, 2026 at 10:00 amFor generations, output defined professional worth. AI is dismantling that logic — and forcing leaders to reckon with what humans are actually for.
- Trump suggests postponing his key meeting with Xi Jinping by ‘a month or so,’ as Iran overtakes China on the U.S.’s agenda
by Angelica Ang on March 17, 2026 at 7:06 amAnalysts say the U.S. President’s decision appears driven by the Iran conflict, and a need to manage the fallout in energy markets.
- Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but it can’t solve for the Strait of Hormuz ‘math problem’
by Jordan Blum on March 17, 2026 at 7:04 amVenezuelan oil is a 'drop in the bucket' of the global supply shortage triggered by the Iran war.
- Boards protected CEO bonuses as tariffs threatened business. Now, as Iran disrupts trade, CEOs may get more protection
by Amanda Gerut on March 17, 2026 at 7:02 amAn exclusive analysis of 50 companies found CEOs in the lowest-performing tier still collected 87% of their target bonuses last year—and boards may start adding more comp safety nets to protect from Iran economic impact.
- S&P 500 will return just 3% a year for the next decade, top strategist warns
by Shawn Tully on March 17, 2026 at 7:00 amA $200 billion index fund strategist breaks down why U.S. large-caps will deliver one-fifth the returns of the past decade—and which markets to own instead.