For most of my 20s, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what my career would look like. I graduated from college with a political science degree, lots…
In May 2022, I found myself longing for a new life.I had spent the last 20 years rebuilding my life after my husband’s death in the World Trade Center during…
“I’ve got news,” my 22-year-old son said as he sat across the dinner table from my husband and me on a warm summer night.”I accepted a new job in Indiana, and I’ll be moving there in a month.”I froze. I…
College tuition costs in the US are reaching new heights.Today, a bachelor’s degree at some of America’s top schools can cost upward of nearly half a million dollars over four years. And the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down.In…
Recently, I asked a simple question: Costco shoppers paid billions in tariffs, so who gets the refund? Now we have the first real answer. On its Sept. 24 earnings call, Costco said it collected $184 million in tariff refunds during…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Grace Mullins, a rising senior and sociology major from Indiana at Berea College, a private liberal arts work college in Kentucky. This story has been edited for length and clarity.I wouldn’t have been able to afford college without taking out a…
I recently shared that I’m 49 and out of cash because a venture capital fund called capital much faster than I expected. I assumed a conservative 30% of my commitment would be called in year one. Instead, 46% was called in just six months. On a $1 million commitment, that’s…
Global conflicts are driving up energy costs and sending inflation surging once again. The economic climate in 2026 is uniquely volatile, and the rules that worked for building wealth in…
A flight to Tel Aviv was forced to divert on Wednesday morning after suddenly dropping more than 15,000 feet.FlyDubai Flight 1073 took off from Dubai just after 7 a.m. local…
Allow OpenAI to reintroduce itself.After watching an upstart (Instinct) and tech giant’s (Meta) AI agents grab the spotlight, OpenAI has responded. Dots, OpenAI’s “always on” AI agent, got the big reveal at the startup’s annual DevDay conference in San Francisco.It’s…
Humans have prized precious metals for thousands of years, as money, as jewelry, as a store of wealth and more recently as industrial inputs. Precious metals have had a remarkable run, with gold, silver and platinum all hitting record highs…
Marketers have gone all in on AI. Now comes the awkward question: Is it actually paying off yet?The answer is largely “no,” according to new research from the management consulting firm Bain, shared exclusively with CMO Insider.The starkest finding from…
These 20 airlines are the best in the business. Business class, that is.Skytrax, an aviation rating company, conducted the world’s largest airline passenger satisfaction survey to determine the airlines with the best business-class offerings in the world.The airlines were evaluated…
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OpenAI’s new AI agents are meant to help people get work done. Instead, their first job may be to explain that they’re not a Chinese AI lab, a small fashion retailer, or Elon Musk’s Grok.At its DevDay event on Tuesday,…
OpenAI is throwing its hat in tech’s shiniest new ring.On Tuesday, the company unveiled a new product called Dots, its answer to the rise of…
Sam Altman laid out OpenAI’s three-step vision for business dominance.The CEO revealed a slew of updates to ChatGPT and related company products at its developer…
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John Kenney is the second real estate agent to take a stab at selling 317 Matterhorn Drive, a rustic, two-bedroom cabin in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The getaway sits in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, about a 30-minute drive from Dollywood,…
Disney is laying off employees for the third time since CEO Josh D’Amaro took the top job in mid-March.The Mouse House is cutting several hundred…
Entertainment mogul Ari Emanuel said he doesn’t let himself procrastinate in the morning.On Tuesday’s episode of “Aspire with Emma Grede,” the executive chairman of WME…
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A Ukrainian unit used heavy bomber drones to drop war robots behind Russian lines as part of a secretive operation that it says has helped retake multiple settlements.Ukraine’s Third Army Corps on Sunday announced that Operation Vivaldi, near the eastern…
I’ve been investing in stocks for 45 years. In that time I’ve watched Wall Street repackage the same product about a dozen different ways, always with the same promise: This time it’s faster, cheaper, and finally fair to the little…
Jinyoung Oh, 23, recently received an offer to work as a software engineer after about a year of searching. He lives in Seattle. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity.I started looking for jobs last September, before I…
The Aegean island of Antikythera is seeking families and willing to pay for them. This Greek paradise boasts crystal blue waters, rugged cliffs, and plenty of historical charm.Local officials started a program in 2019 that provides families with three or…
The next phase of the internet could rely on a new set of keys for AI agents. They’re called connectors.Connectors are links that let an agent — with a user’s permission —use an internet service. For example, if someone wants…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michelle Gudiño Prestamo, a 41-year-old human resources manager at a major footwear company in Mississippi. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I’m the distribution center human resources manager at…
There’s infighting among Silicon Valley insiders and elites about whether AI could kill us all and if frontier companies should slow down because of it.How do the normies feel, though? You know, the everyday people whose lives AI leaders say…
You entered your profession because you wanted to teach, code, write, create, or design. But thanks to AI — and the immense pressure to use it — you now spend less time practicing your craft and more time managing the…
LAS VEGAS – What happens in Vegas is now on sale. Amid ongoing tourism headwinds, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced the return of its “5-Day Sale” on Sept. 22 in a bid to lure visitors back…
AI agents have quickly become Silicon Valley’s latest obsession. Now comes the harder part of figuring out how they’ll make money.The attention comes amid Meta’s recent launch of Muse, which has brought fresh attention to a new generation of AI…
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One of Russia’s Tu-95 strategic bombers crashed during a training flight in the Amur region, killing six crew members, the country’s defense ministry said on Tuesday.The plane was not carrying…
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President Donald Trump’s seating chart is a who’s who of AI.Trump hosted a “Super Intelligence Luncheon” on Tuesday, dining with the CEOs of most major AI labs and tech companies.…
Artificial intelligence is getting a presidential rebrand.Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to replace “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” with “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in official…
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