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In Focus LAURA ALBER

Laura Alber became Williams Sonoma CEO at just 42 years old. Thirteen years later, she’s the Fortune 500’s longest-tenured female chief executive, and in that time has doubled annual revenue at the parent company of West Elm and Pottery Barn. But economic headwinds are now forcing the CEO to develop new revenue streams at the luxury home furnishings retailer, something Alber—creator of Pottery Barn Kids—has done before.

COMFORTABLE IN THE HOT SEAT

Relentless, ambitious, and media-savvy, the former Goldman Sachs banker has become an unlikely hero among critics of Wall Street. But the SEC chair's over-the-top intensity could set him up for a fall and undermine the very investor protections he's fighting for.

A Caregiver's Guide to Retirement Homes

The rapidly expanding eldercare industry means more - and tougher - choices for family members.

Going to War Against Deepfakes

Companies are racing to detect videos that have been manipulated with the help of AI-before they cause even more violence and confusion in battle zones.

FORTUNE 500 EUROPE

Our first-ever ranking of the largest companies in Europe by revenue shows that Old World companies are reaching new heights. They're setting the global agenda in energy, finance, the auto industry, and elsewhere.

The Office You Want

Business leaders want workers back. Workers are loath to resume their commutes. We asked five leading design firms to create plans that might make leaving home seem worthwhile.

Fan With a Plan

Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin parlayed a ski shop in suburban Philly into a $31 billion sports apparel juggernaut. Now, he's adding trading cards, gambling, live events, and more.

Chick-Fil-A's New Testament

Boycotted for years by liberals - and now by conservatives, too - a christian-driven brand is trying to walk the narrow path toward growth. What happens next could be enlightening for businesses everywhere.

The Helpful Hardware Man

Marques Brownlee has rewired the way people shop for gadgets-and how companies sell them. Inside the humble factory with the power to shape the $1 trillion consumer electronics industry.

THE FUTURE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE

Equipment companies turn to artificial intelligence to speed up response time.

KIMBERLY RATCLIFF

Bridging the gap between urban and ranch life.

FIELDS OF DATA

The rise of Alis bringing transparency to farmland values.

Next Big Things in Tech

FOR THE PAST YEAR, THE TECH WORLD and pretty much everyone else has been enraptured by generative AI.

PIZZA, ROBOTS, and MONEY

THE ZESTY TALE OF ONE OF THE BIGGEST FLOPS IN SILICON VALLEY HISTORY

REAL ESTATE

Field of Schemes The farming community of Solano County, California, is facing down a group of Silicon Valley titans with dreams of building a utopia.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TAKES ON WEEDS

The latest tool in the fight against weeds powers precision spraying technology.

SOIL HEALTH PRACTICES YIELD PROFITS

Economic analysis shows the benefits of building soil health

WEED-ELIMINATING ROBOTS

By creating WeedBot, Kansas farmer Clint Brauer wants to help other farmers reduce and eventually eliminate herbicide use.

ELECTRIFYING THE FUTURE

MAJOR MANUFACTURERS INTRODUCE ELECTRIC MACHINES IN THEIR LINEUPS.

FARMING AS A SERVICE

With the rise of new technologies and practices, farmers may be faced with new business models from manufacturers

AN EYE ON THE CROP

Become a better crop scouter with the help of cameras mounted on irrigation pivots

FARM SCHOOL

An educational series for farmers who want to take their skills to the next level

WORK LIFE

Actor and SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher takes our career questionnaire.

Land Grab Compass's bid to remake real estate via generative Al reveals its IRL limitations.

JENNY MORANT HAS had a tough year. In Manhattan Beach, California, where she works as a real estate agent, it's been impossible to sell a house. What's driving the market right now? \"We're down to divorces, maybe marriages, maybe babies, and job relocation,\" Morant says.

RETAIL

An Honest Effort Amid flagging sales and rising competition, Honest Company CEO Carla Vernon is preparing to reinvent the brand.

BEST YEAR-END BUYS IN HP

Late-model, large-horsepower tractor inventories have increased significantly

Can Al Fix Wall Street's 'Spaghetti Code' Crisis?

Tech titans like IBM and Microsoft hope Al can translate creaky old code into more modern programming languages-before it causes multibillion-dollar meltdowns

Hollywood is broken. The king of low-budget horror has the fix

THE HOLLYWOOD LEGEND OF JASON BLUM has been told so many times by now that he could sell the IP: how as a struggling young producer he turned Paranormal Activity, the $15,000 found-footage thriller from 2009 that everyone told him was worthless, into a $890 million global theatrical franchise.

AMD Is Ready to Crash Nvidia's Party

Chips are vital for AI. AMD CEO Lisa Su sees a golden opportunity.

In Focus ANWAR IBRAHIM

The 76-year-old political fixture had to wait more than 25 years for his chance to lead Malaysia. Now Anwar hopes a bold strategy of fighting corruption, implementing humane development, and attracting foreign investment will help him translate his power into real impact. Among his latest wins: deals with China and Elon Musk. The prime minister sat down with Fortune editor-in-chief ALYSON SHONTELL and Fortune China executive editor MAIWEN ZHANG to make his case.