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My outdoorsy husband didn’t want to take a baby and a toddler camping. I insisted — and regretted it by 2 a.m.
The first sign that our family camping trip was a bad idea was that my husband and I were fighting. Although he was a rugged outdoorsman who took…
I thought I wanted the American dream. Moving to a small city in Spain changed my mind.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kevin Schreck, a 33-year-old from North Carolina who moved to Spain in 2018. The conversation…
Mark Ruffalo calls for protest outside Rob Bonta’s Oakland office
Actor Mark Ruffalo is ramping up pressure on California Attorney General Rob Bonta amid reports of settlement talks over the proposed…
A 60-year-old took out student loans to help her kids succeed. She’s facing retirement with a $156,000 balance.
Nansi Lynch never went to college. But she’s approaching retirement with a $156,000 student-loan balance. “I don’t get rid of it until I turn 75…
Stock compensation gives Big Tech workers a powerful reason to stay. Layoffs and the AI boom are changing the equation.
The day after Rob Waters learned of his layoff from Google last year, he was encouraged to apply for a new role there as an AI sales specialist…
The Airbus A380 got a second life. Here’s where you can still fly on the world’s largest passenger jet.
Dubai’s airline is by far the world’s largest operator of the A380, with over nine times as many as any other operator. Emirates has a total of 117…
I make up to $15,000 a month online answering appliance questions. I love the flexibility.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matthew Rankin, a 52-year-old appliance technician based in Greenville, South Carolina. The…
I’m the CEO of a self-improvement app, and I hired someone on my board to argue with me
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Oleksandr “Alex” Matsiuk, cofounder and CEO of RiseGuide, an expert-powered microlearning app…
I didn’t post on social media about my home purchase, marriage, or pregnancy. It made the moments more meaningful.
Years ago, I got a call from a friend. “The most amazing thing happened,” she gushed, “we got engaged!” She proceeded to tell me about how her…
MIT professor says Washington is taking AI risks seriously after Senate briefing
Max Tegmark, an MIT physics professor and machine learning researcher, says he has warned about the danger of artificial intelligence (AI)…