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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sarah Silbiger, a 30-year-old freelance video and photojournalist based in Philadelphia. The following has been edited for length and clarity.In 2023, my now fiancé and I sold all our belongings, took a sabbatical, and kicked off a yearlong road trip around…

Florida has long been a retirement destination, drawing older Americans with its warm weather, beaches, and historically lower cost of living.In recent years, it has lost some of its appeal as a retirement haven, with some older Americans put off by the Sunshine State’s rising housing and homeowners’ insurance costs,…

Zach Oldham, cofounder of the adtech startup Gravity, thinks AI ads will eventually become the world’s largest advertising channel.His company just secured fresh funds to pursue the opportunity he sees in both ads designed to appeal to humans on AI platforms and those targeted at AI bots themselves.Gravity exclusively told…