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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hung-Lin Lai, 34, the CEO of Lai & Turner Law Firm PLLC, who lives in Oklahoma. The following has been edited for length and clarity.When a federal ruling struck down the $100,000 H-1B fee on Monday, I was relieved.Many lawyers were…
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Erica Jackowitz, who runs the New York and Aspen-based lifestyle management company Roman & Erica alongside her husband, Roman Chiporukha. This story has been edited for length and clarity.As a lifestyle management company, we handle all facets of our clients’…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mattie Gardner. It has been edited for length and clarity.My husband and I are in credit card debt. We started at $63,227, and our current balance is $17,401. Back in 2022, we took a big risk and jumped into a building…
OpenAI has set the goal of making an AI tool that could research its own improvements. Now, the company is preparing for the accompanying dangers.The potential for AI systems to achieve so-called “recursive self-improvement” has come to the forefront for AI leaders, after coding tools from OpenAI and Anthropic leaped…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brandon Axelrod. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’m in debt because I’m in my first year of oral and maxillofacial surgery residency in Manhattan. My current total is over $400,000 across 10 to 12 different loans, plus accruing interest.I…
Ukraine is aiming to inflict at least 200 Russian casualties for every square kilometer that Moscow captures on the battlefield. Gains have become increasingly costly for Russian forces in recent months. Loading audio narration… “Each kilometer of advance costs the enemy disproportionately high losses,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov recently…
Elon Musk’s latest pay package has a distinctly SpaceX twist: To unlock all of it, he’ll have to help build a city on Mars. Loading audio narration… In SpaceX’s long-awaited S-1 filing on Wednesday, the company disclosed that its board approved a grant of 1 billion performance-based restricted shares for…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tayler Ktestakis, a 28-year-old stay-at-home mom based in Utah County, Utah. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When I started posting about my side hustle journey on social media in 2025, I set a goal to pay…
When I was 14 years old, I began 9th grade at a top-ranked Catholic girls’ school — a move that would shape the course of my life. I was able to do so because my grandfather and mother had tucked money into savings accounts designated for my education every month…
Wanted: A disciplined operator to handle “personal and household” matters for GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen. Loading audio narration… A recent GameStop job listing seeks a private project manager to “plan and execute personal and household projects for a senior executive,” which Business Insider confirmed refers to Cohen.The role includes a…
