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Vance worked at Mithril Capital, a VC firm backed by Peter Thiel, in 2016. One former coworker previously told Business Insider that Vance was often away from the job promoting his book, “Hillbilly Elegy.”Thiel ended up being instrumental in Vance’s rise to power in politics, donating $15 million to his…
Last fall, my children’s school district — in a suburb north of San Francisco, in a community connected to leading tech companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google — issued a call to parents.The district wanted us to join its Artificial Intelligence (AI) task force. The goal was to draft an…
I live in New York City. My 30-year-old son, Alec, lives across the country in Southern California. When I visit, I respect that he has his own busy, adult life. While I’d like nothing more than to spend every minute with him, I’m proud of his independence and try not…
Move over, Mad Men. Cannes is a creator town now — at least for the next week.A legion of influencers will be among the estimated 13,000-plus attendees headed to this year’s Cannes Lions advertising festival, which kicks off in France on Monday. Creators are jostling for brand deals, paid speaking…
I always thought I’d be a fun mom; the mom who plans class parties, explores interactive exhibits with her kids at museums, and survives the Tilt-A-Whirl with them at carnivals. When I was young, I imagined myself beside my future children on roller coasters and chaperoning every class trip from…
My 91-year-old West-Indian father, a wiry, 5″6′ US Army veteran with Alzheimer ‘s-related dementia, used to be far more cantankerous. He had even taken to frustrated cursing—something I’d never heard him do in the 55 years I’d been his son.But then I decided to smile at him.And I learned that…
Nearly every pharmaceutical company you can name is chasing this tantalizing idea: hang on to your muscles while you lose weight.It’s a goal that seems to defy the laws of biology — our bodies are wired to lose both fat and at least some muscle during weight loss. Faster weight…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hany Farid, a digital forensics expert and former professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Farid also co-founded GetReal, a digital forensics and cybersecurity startup. It has been edited for length and clarity.The average person on the internet today cannot tell…
Dr. Christopher Sciamanna hates to exercise.That’s why he’s focused his career on making workouts less “soul-sucking,” according to his bio on X, helping people do the least while reaping the most benefits for a long, healthy life.The minimal effect dose of exercise might be as little as 4 minutes a…
Dear For Love & Money,I want to be a stay-at-home mom, but my husband says we can’t afford it. I disagree. He makes well into the six figures, and our home and cars are all paid off. I make a fraction of what he makes. He’s never come out and…
