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FIRE is ultimately about being set for life. You build a portfolio big enough to cover your expenses, and then your one job is to not blow it up. But here’s the tension worth talking more about. The moment you give up your paycheck, you also give up your single…
Even as an avid air traveler, I didn’t know what to expect when I embarked on this 52-hour cross-country train ride from Chicago to Emeryville, California.I’d booked a roomette for the trip aboard Amtrak’s California Zephyr, which is said to take one of the most scenic routes in the US.My…
California is the US state with the most people moving out, with an estimated 229,077 people leaving for other states from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025, according to the latest Census data. New York was second with 137,586 people leaving.While California still leads the country in residents leaving,…
At age 54, one of the top soccer players in history is still thinking about how she should have listened to her mom as a young athlete.”She told me all the time to stretch,” Mia Hamm told Business Insider. “As a young player, my warmup was much shorter, and the…
Americans following soccer for the first time this World Cup may have watched a 6-foot-5 man-mountain help Norway knock Brazil out of the tournament on Sunday and wondered, “Who is that guy?”To soccer fans, Erling Haaland is the unmistakable, 200-pound modern-day Viking seemingly built for soccer. With his combination of…
This story is based on an interview with Nanik Tagore, 22, a recent graduate and founder of a private training and coaching business from San Francisco. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’m half-Indian, and younger people in South Asian countries are raised to have a deep level of…
Elon Musk says AI will create such abundance that governments will provide for all, and work will become a choice. Michael Burry says it’ll be a rocky road to get there.”AI+Robots will be able to do everything, resulting in universal high income,” Musk posted recently on X. “Work will be…
After years helping Apple bring products from prototype to production, two former executives are betting the next AI boom won’t happen on screens but rather on on factory floors.Simon Lancaster and Sabrina Paseman’s new firm, Omni Ventures, has raised $33 million to write $700,000 to $1 million checks into pre-seed…
AI-native graduates can have a key edge in the workplace, one startup founder says. Clay Bavor, who cofounded Sierra in 2023, said some of the company’s most effective employees are in their early 20s because they’re more comfortable using AI than many experienced workers.”I can’t remember a time when a…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Boldin. Nearly everyone identifies as middle class. Households earning $40,000 say it. Households earning $250,000 say it. The label has become something people reach for regardless of where the income data actually puts them. Pew Research Center defines the middle class as households…
