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My mother-in-law’s care costs about $11,000 a month. At 66 and 72, we can’t retire because we need to help her out.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kim Berling, 66, who lives in Albuquerque. Berling and her husband, 72, are caring for his 99-year-old mom, and both work to support her. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. I have five adult children. I do financial advising…
Soldiers have to plan out every step just to reach Ukraine’s deadly ‘zero line.’ A sergeant said it’s like ‘Mission Impossible.’
Getting to Ukraine’s deadly “zero line” to fight is so difficult and dangerous that every step requires careful planning and coordination. It often feels like “Mission Impossible,” a Ukrainian sergeant told Business Insider. When moving toward the zero line, the forwardmost part of the front line…
We took my husband’s 75-year-old grandmother to Iceland. We still talk about that trip 9 years later.
I still remember when I first got the email from one of my husband’s cousins about his grandmother’s upcoming birthday: “Nanny loves to travel. What if we give her a trip to Iceland for her birthday? And as many of us can go with her as possible!” The flurry of responses showed that we were
I’ve worked in the US, Europe, and Korea. The biggest difference is how people approach innovation.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Myung-hee Na, an engineer with more than two decades of experience in the semiconductor industry who leads technology research at Intel Foundry. At Intel, she focuses on developing next-generation technology in semiconductor chips. The…
Many new moms have intrusive thoughts. That’s not the same as postpartum psychosis.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dr. Sarah Oreck, founder of Mavida Health. It has been edited for length and clarity. As a reproductive psychiatrist, I’m focused on the way that female reproductive hormones impact mental health in unique ways. I’ve been interested in that…
6-Figure Trade Jobs. Surely Not? Nvidia CEO Says ‘The Skilled Craft Segment of Every Economy Is Going to See a Boom’
In January 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stood on a stage in Davos and told a room full of the world’s richest people that the future belongs to electricians, plumbers and steelworkers who he says will soon have the opportunity to earn six figures. Speaking beside BlackRock chief Larry Fink at the…
5 Ways a Monster El Niño Is About to Hit Your Wallet — and 1 Way It Could Actually Help
A patch of warm water in the Pacific Ocean is about to reach into your wallet. It’s called El Niño — a periodic warming of the tropical Pacific that scrambles weather all over the globe. And forecasters say this one’s shaping up to be a beast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
Googlers react to Jeff Dean’s shock departure: ‘Google is finally open-sourcing him for humanity’
Google chief scientist Jeff Dean, one of the company’s most respected engineers and executives, is leaving the search giant as part of a broader AI leadership shake-up at the search giant. Naturally, employees have had something to say about his shock departure. Googlers peppered the company’s…
Why tech leaders are writing code again
Jean-Michel Lemieux missed building things with people. The former chief technology officer at Shopify served on boards and dabbled in VC work, yet said that leadership alone left him too far removed from the work. “I’m in these board meetings, and it feels like I’m a coach of a pro team, but I…
From e-bikes to drone magnate
In early May 2025, Toru Tokushige was alone in his Tokyo office when the general came knocking. It was the Golden Week, Japan’s biggest holiday, and everyone else was on vacation. Manabu Shimamoto, a retired major general, had come to implore the 56-year-old CEO of Terra Drone to help secure…