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Mistakes We Made Visiting Las Vegas for First Time on Girls’ Trip

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It’s Past Time for CEOs to Prepare for the Quantum Revolution

You’d be hard pressed to find a company out there that’s not using some form of AI at this point. In just a few years, tech leaders say the same will be true of quantum computing. “It’s equivalent to the exact thing that you’re seeing with classical computing and AI,…

Love in the time of loneliness

This past summer, I experienced a modern-day miracle: I matched on Hinge with an attractive guy, with an interesting job and hobbies, and he messaged me. He asked me on a date, planned it, and showed up (and was actually over 6 feet tall, as advertised). He asked me on…

The Worst HBO Shows of All Time

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I Lost 20 Pounds for the First Time in My Life but Couldn’t Enjoy It

I’ve recently lost 20 pounds due to an unexpected chronic illness and learned that the awareness of appropriate behavior seems to go out the door when it comes to commenting on someone’s weight.Girlfriends, acquaintances, and even family members have all basically said something along the lines of: “Sucks you’re sick,…

I Got Laid Off and Used My Free Time to Write My First Novel

In November 2024, I found myself on the receiving end of a companywide downsizing, or layoffs. The news hit hard at first. Those 15 minutes between getting the message (you know, the ominous one, “Can you hop on? Find somewhere… comfortable”) and the actual conversation felt like hours. My mind…

I Quit Google After 23 Years. 4 Questions Helped Me Decide It Was Time

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alana Karen, a 47-year-old ex-Google employee, author, tech leader, and speaker based in Palo Alto, California. It’s been edited for length and clarity.By the end of my 23-year career at Google, the company felt like my bad ex-boyfriend. The one who…

I Made a Point to Raise a Son Who Cared About Family Time

When I got the news that I was going to be a father, a lot went through my mind. First, there was excitement and happiness. We weren’t trying to have a baby, but we were also not trying not to. Then came fear and even doubt.My wife once told me…

New Bill Would Give Prosecutors More Time to Investigate Pandemic Fraud

Congress responded to the pandemic by pumping trillions of dollars into the economy with an alphabet soup of assistance programs: PPP, PUA, EIDL, EIPs and ERCs. Fraud was rampant, and the government lost an estimated $300 billion.On Tuesday, Republicans Sen. Joni Ernst and Rep. Roger Williams introduced a bill that…