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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Louis Squires, 71, owner of Magnolia Room Cafeteria in Tucker, Georgia. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I had been a regular customer at the S&S cafeteria in the Atlanta suburbs for years. So, when I…
General Motors is making a fresh $340 million investment in its US plants. Loading audio narration… The latest investments will help ramp up production of gas-powered vehicle components amid a nationwide slowdown in demand for EVs. They’ll go toward two propulsion facilities — in Romulus, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio —…
You may have never tuned into N3on’s livestream. Thanks to “clipping,” he might have popped up in your social feeds anyway. Loading audio narration… The top-10 Kick streamer, 21, belongs to a group of livestreamers who have gained mainstream attention in recent months thanks to clipping, where people are paid…
The hunt for shares in Anthropic has become so frenzied in recent weeks that a tech banker is offering up his $4.8 million Marin County estate, in exchange for stock. Loading audio narration… “If you’re going fishing, you’ve got to put a worm on the hook,” said Storm Duncan, the…
You could own the birthplace of OpenAI — if you have $1.5 million to spare.When OpenAI first launched in 2015, its founders, including Sam Altman, did not have an office and primarily worked out of cofounder Greg Brockman’s apartment in the Mission. That very loft apartment on the upper levels…
New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is making good on his campaign promise of taxing the rich. Loading audio narration… On Thursday, Mamdani and New York Governor Kathy Hochul jointly announced a new tax proposal aimed at wealthy people who own second homes in the city.The proposed pied-à-terre tax…
The US Navy has confirmed the loss of an expensive spy drone amid the Iran war, its first known loss of this particular uncrewed aircraft. Loading audio narration… Naval Safety Command revealed in a new aviation mishaps report that an MQ-4C Triton crashed on April 9, with no injury to…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tricia Redulla, cofounder of Sky and Sol. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… In 2023, my boyfriend Max hiked Mount Kilimanjaro. We had both been focused on improving our health, and the hike was a major…
You could own a row of Bel Air mansions, a fleet of Bugattis, and a closet full of Birkin bags and still not be wealthy in Kevin O’Leary’s eyes. Loading audio narration… “You’re not rich if it’s all tied up in real estate, you’re not rich if it’s in jewelry…
After over a month of war, US forces have hit thousands of targets in Iran — all while consuming millions of meals and energy drinks, hundreds of thousands of gallons of coffee, and a lot of nicotine, the top US general said. Loading audio narration… The US, Israel, and Iran…
