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For a while, it felt like everyone was moving South.The trend took off during the pandemic, when remote work gave more Americans the flexibility to live wherever they wanted. Many headed to states where homes were more affordable and jobs were easier to find.Southern states such as Florida, Texas, Georgia,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nick Lappen, an American bartender and entrepreneur based in China. His words have been edited for length and clarity.I first visited China when I was 22 on a road trip from London to Mongolia, and the experience left a lasting impression.…
Carlos Santana Roldán is a 38-year-old software engineer living in California. Business Insider has verified his income and employment history with documentation. The following as-told-to essay has been edited for length and clarity.I think my current software engineer job will probably be my last job as an employee. I’m tired…
Growing up in Florida, I always pictured a future in New York City.I attended law school in Manhattan, then worked my way up the corporate ladder after graduation. Big Law was never my dream, but it felt like a stable career path.Over time, though, I started realizing that working as…
Evolving drone and missile threats, from Europe to the Middle East, are pushing the Marine Corps to move faster on critical air-defense programs, a top Marine general said last week.The Marine Corps is investing in new air-defense systems, including the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, but Lt. Gen. Eric Austin,…
Inside Amazon’s newer, robot-filled warehouses, the next big efficiency drive focuses on how humans move around the facilities, not just packages.If the plan works and scales, this could wring millions of labor hours out of the company’s e-commerce operations every year, according to internal analysis viewed by Business Insider.These planning…
My boyfriend and I floated back to my apartment after dinner and a comedy show, feeling the warmth of pizza and laughter. As we cuddled up on the couch, we began to talk about moving in together. By then, we’d only been together for six months. We knew this was…
