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My mom has always been my best friend and role model. From bad haircuts to breakups, she always knows the right words to say and best advice to give (when asked).I’m now 32 and Mom’s 65. Our relationship has matured into “walk-and-talk” fitness pals, a treasured travel team, and problem…

When the cameras start rolling at the Critical Role studio in Los Angeles, Ed Lopez and Ben Van Der Fluit are never in front of them.There are eight far more famous faces that front the operation. Critical Role’s cofounders, a team of self-professed nerdy voice actors, have been streaming their…

Making plans with your friends should be easy.However, between the various group chats, stacked schedules, and endless distractions, those plans can often fall to the wayside.Enter Rodeo, a new app from former C-suite executives at dating app Hinge. Cofounders Sam Levy (who was Hinge’s COO) and Tim MacGougan (CPO), who…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chet Kittleson, founder of Tin Can. It has been edited for length and clarity.About three years ago, I was picking my daughter up from school and started chatting with parents about how arduous it is to run the kids’ social lives.…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mahmoud Ashraf Mahmoud Mohamed, a 22-year-old founder who goes by Komy A. He’s a final-year university student at the Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation in Kuala Lumpur. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kim Greene, founder of Svalinn Dogs. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I was a little girl, I got a horrific case of poison ivy from petting and loving on the family dog. After experiencing intense itching from head…

Sleek, black, and sporting foldable wings, the footlong Kreuger-100XR looks almost like something you’d find in a toy store aisle.The rocket-shaped device is what a new Swedish startup hopes will be the future of point air defense against drones.The Kreuger-100XR, with XR standing for Extended Range, is Nordic Air Defence’s…

As former San Franciscans, my husband, toddler, and I quickly felt at home in Bristol.The progressive UK port city boasts an iconic suspension bridge, heaps of counterculture, and — not least because it’s the birthplace of Banksy — a vibrant creative scene.We’ve found comfort in these parallels, but we’ve faced…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tatiana Bolaños, founder of The Lilac Agency. It has been edited for length and clarity.Ask any Latina growing up in the 1990s, and she’ll know the variety show “Sábado Gigante.” For me, the show was life-changing. I won the competition when…

Remember when Reels was dismissed as Meta’s attempt to clone TikTok?Well, now the five-year-old app is on track to generate $50 billion a year. It’s turned into a huge win for Meta, and it has become one of the biggest “creator economy” businesses in the world.But that number also makes…