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84% of students use AI for homework. Only 3 in 10 schools have rules for it
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84% of students use AI for homework. Only 3 in 10 schools have rules for it

A survey of 435 educators finds AI-detection software misfires as often as it works, leaving teachers unable to verify whether students actually learned.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Exclusive: Visa launches new platform to provide stablecoin services to more than 200 million merchants
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Exclusive: Visa launches new platform to provide stablecoin services to more than 200 million merchants

The new platform lets banks and fintechs mint, move, and manage stablecoins directly through its network.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Warsh’s Fed plan means it’s time to read the bond market backwards, says Morgan Stanley chief—and it could be great news for borrowers and homeowners
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Warsh’s Fed plan means it’s time to read the bond market backwards, says Morgan Stanley chief—and it could be great news for borrowers and homeowners

"If you can stabilize the volatility in the longer end by addressing the higher frequency of data in the shorter end ... it could be a really good thing," Morgan Stanley's Jim Caron tells Fortune.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
United Airlines’ new ‘Economy Plus’ offering is an empty middle seat next to you
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United Airlines’ new ‘Economy Plus’ offering is an empty middle seat next to you

The perk debuts on one row of the A321XLR, following United's new "Relax Rows" couch seating announced months earlier.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Musk says he’s blocked from South Africa because he’s white. Amazon just moved in
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Musk says he’s blocked from South Africa because he’s white. Amazon just moved in

Amazon's satellite business Leo will launch in 2027 by playing by South Africa's Black-ownership rules — the same law Musk refused to follow.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Exclusive: Prediction market startup Pascal raises $9 million to challenge heavyweights Kalshi and Polymarket
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Exclusive: Prediction market startup Pascal raises $9 million to challenge heavyweights Kalshi and Polymarket

The New York-based startup raised a Series A led by Union Square Ventures.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Exclusive: Marc Lore says Wonder is gearing up for an IPO after raising $650 million at a $9 billion valuation
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Exclusive: Marc Lore says Wonder is gearing up for an IPO after raising $650 million at a $9 billion valuation

Wonder, which owns Grubhub and Blue Apron, is betting robotics, AI, and a nationwide expansion can reshape restaurant delivery before going public.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Rubio blames Brazil’s 25% tariffs on Lula’s ‘ego’ — but exempts coffee and beef
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Rubio blames Brazil’s 25% tariffs on Lula’s ‘ego’ — but exempts coffee and beef

Trump has revived a trade war with Lula under new legal authority after the Supreme Court struck down his earlier 50% tariff.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Bunkerhill Health raises $55 million to put AI agents to work inside hospitals
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Bunkerhill Health raises $55 million to put AI agents to work inside hospitals

Backed by Sequoia's Alfred Lin and Khosla Ventures, this startup is betting that healthcare's real AI opportunity isn't diagnosis—it's process.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Southeast Asia ‘has not really moved up the value chain’ and risks missing the AI boom, says Standard Chartered’s chief ASEAN economist
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Southeast Asia ‘has not really moved up the value chain’ and risks missing the AI boom, says Standard Chartered’s chief ASEAN economist

“Every country wants to have the next Silicon Valley or be the next AI mega-producer, but getting there isn’t just a matter of snapping one's fingers."

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
New School economist: Trump Accounts will widen America’s wealth gaps
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New School economist: Trump Accounts will widen America’s wealth gaps

The $1,000 Baby Bonus is projected to grow to just $4,000 — unless you're already rich.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Current price of oil as of July 16, 2026
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Current price of oil as of July 16, 2026

When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
The legend of Cape Verde: How an island of half a million built the best team at the World Cup
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The legend of Cape Verde: How an island of half a million built the best team at the World Cup

Roberto Lopes almost deleted the LinkedIn message. Instead, he anchored a defense that stonewalled Spain and pushed Argentina to extra time.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
As banks post blowout earnings, CEOs reckon with America’s inequality gap
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As banks post blowout earnings, CEOs reckon with America’s inequality gap

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fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
EXCLUSIVE: Disney’s cruise ship fleet generated $3 billion in the last fiscal year—and the company plans to add 5 more in a $60 billion expansion
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EXCLUSIVE: Disney’s cruise ship fleet generated $3 billion in the last fiscal year—and the company plans to add 5 more in a $60 billion expansion

The company has historically declined to break out financials for its ships—but the numbers can be found via a mysteriously named shell company that does not use the “Disney” name.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
The MacKenzie Scott paradox: How a bull market lets billionaires give away tens of billions without getting poorer
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The MacKenzie Scott paradox: How a bull market lets billionaires give away tens of billions without getting poorer

MacKenzie Scott has donated $26 billion, but is still worth more than $35 billion.

fortune.com · Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Klook cofounder Ethan Lin thinks the U.S. can help grow one of Asia’s largest travel platforms
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Klook cofounder Ethan Lin thinks the U.S. can help grow one of Asia’s largest travel platforms

"The U.S. is actually one of our largest markets, especially as Americans are taking a growing interest in APAC destinations."

fortune.com · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 min read
‘We did not adapt and move quickly enough’: IBM CEO’s admission of weakness fails to prevent historic 25% stock crash
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‘We did not adapt and move quickly enough’: IBM CEO’s admission of weakness fails to prevent historic 25% stock crash

The impact on IBM is double,” Constellation Research’s Holger Mueller told Fortune, saying that IBM’s data really “shows the AI pull.

fortune.com · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 min read
Scott Bessent says $1 coin with Trump’s face on it will ‘honor the enduring legacy of liberty’ with a ‘lasting symbol of patriotism’
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Scott Bessent says $1 coin with Trump’s face on it will ‘honor the enduring legacy of liberty’ with a ‘lasting symbol of patriotism’

Federal law bars a living person's portrait from appearing on U.S. currency. Treasury cites the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020.

fortune.com · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 min read
Why IBM just suffered its worst stock crash of all time—and what it says about the market’s two bubbles
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Why IBM just suffered its worst stock crash of all time—and what it says about the market’s two bubbles

The earnings behind AI stock may never have been real in the first place.

fortune.com · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 min read
YouTube appeals verdict, argues it isn’t a social media platform
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YouTube appeals verdict, argues it isn’t a social media platform

A jury awarded $6 million after finding YouTube and Meta designed platforms to hook young users.

fortune.com · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 min read
GOP’s $95 billion war-and-voting bill adds no offsets to $2 trillion deficit
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GOP’s $95 billion war-and-voting bill adds no offsets to $2 trillion deficit

Republicans bypassed Democrats on Iran war funding, admitting negotiation would have "exacted a big price."

fortune.com · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 min read
LAPD was one of Flock Safety’s biggest government customers. Now it’s renegotiating its partnership over ‘serious concerns around civil liberties’
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LAPD was one of Flock Safety’s biggest government customers. Now it’s renegotiating its partnership over ‘serious concerns around civil liberties’

The department recently announced it would not renew its contract due to how Flock collects and shares data.

fortune.com · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 min read
CDC nominee refuses to say if she’d defy RFK Jr. on vaccine orders
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CDC nominee refuses to say if she’d defy RFK Jr. on vaccine orders

Dr. Erica Schwartz would be the CDC's fourth leader in two years, after Monarez was fired within a month.

fortune.com · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 min read
‘I’m his lawyer’ — acting Attorney General briefly forgets he’s supposed to represent Americans
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‘I’m his lawyer’ — acting Attorney General briefly forgets he’s supposed to represent Americans

One dead senator, one skeptical Cornyn, and a single no-vote could end Blanche's confirmation.

fortune.com · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 min read
Chipotle is trying to take over Mexico through its softest border town
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Chipotle is trying to take over Mexico through its softest border town

Dominos was “an affront to Italian culture, bastardizing pizza beyond belief,” Jeffrey Pilcher told Fortune about Domino’s, but not Chipotle in Mexico. “I don't think that's quite the same thing.”

fortune.com · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 min read