The 996 remains controversial to this day, so applying its design language to a modern 911 is a bold choice—but one designer showed it can be done successfully. A designer reimagined a modern 911 with ...

If you want work-life balance, you should probably stay out of the tech industry, with a new term being used to justify the extreme lengths by which these entrepreneurs want their employees to commit ...

Matt Carey, the co-founder and CEO of Boston-based startup Teradar, loves when people tell him: “I don’t believe you.” That’s “right where we want folks,” he recently told TechCrunch. Carey has spent ...

San Francisco’s tech scene is having a dangerous déjà vu moment. The city has become “the ultimate 996 city” again: employees working 9am to 9pm, six days a week, chasing AI-driven riches. This isn’t ...

The 996 workweek equates to working 12-hour days, six days a week, for a total of 72-hours. The practice is rooted in China’s 2010’s tech scene, though the country made it illegal in 2021. Still, some ...

China’s 996 model – 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week – was sold as a path to speed, discipline, and dominance. In reality, it became a case study in how overwork corrodes the very foundation of ...

The number combination refers to a work schedule — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week — that has its origins in China’s hard-charging tech scene. By Lora Kelley Working 9 to 5 is a way to make a living ...

A black 996 Cabriolet has been parked for over a year as locals speculate what happened to the owner. We know that the Porsche 996 is a bit of an unloved model, but this is ridiculous. A black 996 ...

China’s 996 model pushed 72-hour weeks, but productivity collapsed Overwork fuels burnout, mistakes and costly employee turnover Even China’s tech giants now roll back extreme work schedules U.S.

I saw a YouTube video yesterday that kept me up at night. It inevitably led to a math problem. I could sum it up like this: "When can you afford to buy a car?" And I don't like the answer. When I ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nirit Cohen covers the Future of Work, bridging trends with solutions. Some U.S. tech companies are now hiring for “996,” a ...

Gunther Werks delivered an absolute riot to drive with the Turbo—maybe the only car we’ve driven that can match superbikes in terms of batshit thrills—but is it really worth the staggering price? The ...