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In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady talks to Upwork CEO Hayden Brown about AI.The big story: Trump pressures Netanyahu to accept Gaza peace plan. The markets: Broadly up.Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.Good morning. Dayforce will today release its annual pulse survey of roughly 7,000 workers in six countries, showing that 71% of workers have not received AI training in the past year—even though 63% of workers say developing such skills is important. The result is that 27% of the workers surveyed say they’re using AI on the job, vs 87% of executives and 57% of managers.
Another fascinating front in the war for AI talent are the freelance platforms. On one hand, companies like Upwork and Fiverr have suffered as generative AI has disrupted simple contract jobs like copyediting and translation. But I recently spoke with Upwork CEO Hayden Brown about how AI is enabling the platform to win more business from larger enterprise clients. She cites research showing 63% o..

Could staking your compensation on an all-or-nothing bet make you a better leader—or just a higher-stakes gambler? That question is resurfacing in boardrooms as “moonshot” pay packages gain traction among CEOs and boards seeking to inspire extraordinary performance and lock in ambitious talent, writes my colleague Amanda Gerut.
The concept, first thrust into the spotlight by Elon Musk’s 2018 Tesla deal, has reemerged in striking fashion through Rick Smith, CEO of Axon Enterprise, the maker of Taser stun guns and police body cameras. In 2018, Smith accepted an unconventional offer: no bonuses, no meaningful salary (just $31,000 a year), and no equity unless he could grow Axon’s market cap tenfold over the next decade. Each $1 billion increase unlocked a tranche of stock, with the ultimate goal of lifting the company’s value from $2.5 billion to $13.5 billion.
It was a daring bet, but one that paid off. Within five years, Smith doubled Axon’s value to over $13 bil..

Key PointsStarting to save in your 40s is pretty late, and you have less time for compound growth to work for you.
This doesn’t mean millionaire status is off the table if you start investing in your 40s.
You should set a clear savings goal, take advantage of tax breaks, and claim any employer matching funds to hlep you hit savings goals.
The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook ›Americans believe that they will need $1.26 million saved for retirement, according to a survey by Northwestern Mutual.
Whether this is correct really depends upon the spending habits of retirees as well as their timeline for retirement, as that amount of income today would produce around $50,400 per year.
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That could be enough if you only made $60,000 during your working years — but not necessarily if you mad..

Key PointsAnnaly Capital offers a high dividend yield of 13.3%, while Realty Income provides a lower yield of 5.3% and a history of consistent increases.
Annaly Capital invests in mortgage-backed securities and uses leverage to boost returns.
Realty Income invests in commercial properties and earns rental income from tenants that support its growing dividend payout.
10 stocks we like better than Annaly Capital Management ›Dividend stocks can be an excellent source of passive income and also stability for investors. However, not all dividend stocks are created equally. Some companies have modest payout ratios that they look to grow steadily over time. Others may focus on delivering a high dividend yield that could be in the double digits, but it may be less reliable over time.
Two companies that offer appealing dividend yields are Annaly Capital (NYSE: NLY) and Realty Income (NYSE: O). Annally boasts a high yield of 13.3%, which could be more volatile over time. Meanwhile, Realty Inco..

Key PointsPalantir has been running on all cylinders, but the stock’s valuation has become extremely frothy.
SoundHound AI is in hypergrowth mode and has a huge opportunity with agentic AI.
AppLovin is looking to move beyond gaming ads into much bigger markets.
10 stocks we like better than Palantir Technologies ›Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) has been one of the hottest names in artificial intelligence (AI). The company built a powerful platform that pulls together data from everywhere and maps it to real-world assets so that organizations can actually do something with all that information. Its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) is used for everything from helping hospitals spot sepsis earlier to helping companies identify potential supply chain risks. The applications for AIP are massive and growing fast.
Last quarter, Palantir saw its revenue jump 48% to $1 billion, with U.S. commercial sales nearly doubling and government revenue up 53%. The company is quickly adding ne..

Key PointsIonQ and D-Wave quantum deploy different quantum computing techniques than their peers.
All of these stocks must transform into tech giants to make investors millionaires.
10 stocks we like better than IonQ ›There have been several successful investments in the AI realm that have made investors millionaires over the long run. Take the king of AI computing, Nvidia. A $10,000 investment in Nvidia a decade ago is now worth around $3 million, easily accomplishing the goal of turning a modest investment into $1 million.
While there is still huge growth in the AI realm, many investors are turning toward quantum computing as the next big industry. I’ve got a list of three stocks thatcould make investors a millionaire, although there’s no guarantee, as quantum computing is a highly competitive realm with unknown feasibility.
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