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AI is making white-collar work more efficient, proponents of the technology say. Employees’ eating habits may tell another story. Loading audio narration… When companies such as Atlassian, Block, and Snap, announced mass layoffs earlier this year, they cited one common factor: AI. The technology, they said, has led them to…
The least-expensive rooms are often listed as “guarantee” or GUAR class. For these, the cruise line will assign you a cabin, often within the category you selected, such as interior or balcony. In rare cases, you might get a free upgrade.This can be a great deal, but if you’re sensitive…
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Jesse Brooks, a 35-year-old videographer who lives in Fayetteville, Georgia, an Atlanta suburb. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… The Atlanta area is one of several hot spots for data center development, and the town…
Iran has submitted a response to a US plan to end the war between the two countries, and President Donald Trump says he is reviewing it. Loading audio narration… Guarantees of non-aggression, the withdrawal of US military forces from the areas surrounding Iran, and the lifting of the naval blockade…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kat Moore. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… In 2022, my husband and I visited Sicily for the first time. I fell in love with the island and told my husband I wanted to buy a…
Right after college, I was like most graduates — broke and desperate for money. Loading audio narration… In the early aughts, there was no social media, no algorithms, and certainly no online job postings like there are today. The only way to get leads was through newspaper ads or those…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Garrido, the owner of Dropshipping High Ticket, a dropshipping business that he runs while traveling the world. Garrido, 37, started his company while living overseas. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I think the…
Today, loyalty seems hard to find. From people moving away to straight-up ghosting me, I don’t have as many long-term friends as I’d hoped to have. Loading audio narration… I’ve read books on friendship, apologized when I’m at fault, and done my best to work things out, but I’m still…
Northern Ireland is just a short trip across the sea from my home country, Scotland, but it wasn’t until I got into a relationship with a Northern Irish man that I finally visited. Loading audio narration… Three months into our relationship, we ventured over so that I could meet his…
My weeks are planned around which cafés I’ll visit, long lunch breaks, spending time in nature, painting, and going to the spa. I schedule my work around that — not my life around my work. Loading audio narration… I rejected both hustle culture and the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early)…
