This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rob Waters, a former Google employee who was laid off last November. The 42-year-old cofounded Kanawai AI and lives in San Francisco. The following has been edited for length and clarity.In November 2025, I was on a flight to Los Angeles…
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It looks like inflation is coming back from the dead, just in time for spooky season.The conflict in Iran and other complications are driving up energy and transportation costs, and that’s taking a toll on already-stretched household budgets.But recent food price increases aren’t yet showing up, and grocery retailers appear to be addressing shoppers’ worries head-on with preemptive cuts. Discount chain Aldi said Wednesday that it is rolling out approximately $86 million in discounts on…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Luba Patlakh Kaplun, founder of Kidology.…
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When I first heard of Life360, my first thought was that I knew I never wanted to use the app to track my two kids, despite its popularity among parents. Almost a decade later, I still feel the same. But it wasn’t until my oldest got his driver’s license in…
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View MoreA women’s apparel company that caters to price-conscious consumers announced the closure of 120 retail stores by the end of the fiscal year. The Cato Corporation, parent company of Cato Fashions, operates more than 1,000 women’s apparel and accessories stores across 31 states. The slated closures account for more than 10%…
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When I was in college in New York City, I loved the theater department so much that it became a punchline: my friends and I joked that after graduation, I would take a job there and stay forever. Little did we know that would actually become my reality.After earning my…
