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In 2002, I moved from Alexandria, Virginia, to Newport, Rhode Island, where my now-husband has family roots.I immediately fell for its stunning natural beauty, vibrant community, and cozy New England vibe. It’s so breathtaking that we chose to marry there, despite having spent much longer stretches of our lives in…
Big Tech earnings season starts next week with Google, but the most important number won’t be profit or revenue. It will be how much these companies say they’ll spend on AI data centers.Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta have already laid out plans to spend more than $700 billion this year.…
A new generation of consumer social startups is emerging.From platforms focused on getting people to meet IRL to dating apps taking on Tinder or Hinge, startups are disrupting the digital social scene.Founders of these startups are tackling problems like loneliness, dating app fatigue, and general dissatisfaction with the current social…
Right as I turned 30, I moved to the Washington, DC area for a new job. I had just gotten out of a serious relationship and was finally moving out of the small town I had grown up in. I was ready to begin a new chapter of my life…
There’s no good time to discover you’ve misread your cinema ticket, but 3:20 a.m. on a Saturday outside the Imax in central London is a particularly bad one.The film began at 4:15 a.m., not 4 a.m., as I’d previously thought. Those were 15 minutes of sleep I’d never get back,…
My 19-year-old daughter, Cameran, has been in a relationship for several years, and it has helped her grow into who she wants to be. She met her boyfriend, Casey, when they were 16 at a campground during the summer, and he lived about 35 minutes from us. Casey started as…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rick Neuhoff, 65, a homeowner in Portland, Oregon, who rents out his indoor pool using Swimply. The following has been edited for length and clarity.Before COVID got bad, I was doing marketing for law firms. COVID had pretty much killed my…
I’ve sent four kids — my son and three stepchildren — to college, so I thought I’d experienced almost everything in this process: campus visits, move-in and move-out, loans, roommate issues, and family weekends.As my youngest kid prepares for college, I thought there wouldn’t be many new experiences for me,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 23-year-old Careb Bien-Aime, who is attending New York University. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I’m an information systems management major at NYU, after studying at a community college.I worked as a home health aide for a few years…
Over the course of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, countless fans have come together to support their favorite teams in the energetic matchups.Those who weren’t fortunate enough to nab tickets to one of the stadiums across Canada, the US, and Mexico watched from their homes, bars, or even sidewalks.FIFA also…
