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We moved from NYC to a rural beach town and struggled with isolation. We sold less than 2 years later.
In the summer of 2024, my husband and I bought our dream house in a small town in Maryland. We knew virtually no one in our new town, but at the…
I was laid off by Google, then asked to come back. I gave up a 6-figure salary and unvested stock to bet on my startup.
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…
Pope Leo XIV warns against losing humanity to a ‘paradise of machines’
Pope Leo XIV has a new warning about AI. The Pope cautioned against an overreliance on artificial intelligence and other technology during a speech…
Airlines waive change fees as nor’easter hits Northeast
Major airlines are letting customers rebook flights around the Northeast for free as a nor’easter threatens the region. American Airlines, Delta Air…
We got rid of our deck and replaced it with a patio. It saved us over $30,000 and helped us optimize our outdoor space.
In 2023, my husband and I packed up our shoebox-sized apartment, said goodbye to our fast-paced Manhattan lifestyle, and headed to our new, adorable…
OpenAI reveals the AI-era workplace skills that matter most
OpenAI recently published one of the clearest signals yet about which workplace skills may become most valuable in the AI era. In a report on how its…
I paid for a $900 Michelin-star dinner with my son. The price tag was worth it to show him the life he can achieve.
My first child was born a few days after I turned 19. Looking into his eyes as I held him, I told myself I wanted to give him a better life than I…
I’m approaching 40 with no real retirement plan. My wife and I have accepted that I’ll just keep working.
I turn 40 in a few months. Every year around my birthday, my wife and I have the same conversation. We make coffee, the kids disappear into a screen…
A serial side hustler with 10 income streams shares her most lucrative venture
Lucy Zheng has a full-time job as a senior corporate counsel at a tech company, but it’s only one piece of her family’s income. The San Francisco…
Stanford dean says AI labs are competing with universities for faculty: ‘I won’t lie, I worry about this’
There’s a fight for AI talent that’s playing out in the classroom. Sarah Soule, the dean of Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, told Business…