A career break is risky. For them, it paid off.
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I spent a year living in a beach house with 7 friends. Splitting the bills was surprisingly easy — other things weren't.
I loved spending a year living in one house with seven of my best friends. Isabella Dallas During my senior year of…
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A researcher joked that working at OpenAI ages you. Now colleagues are posting their before-and-after photos.
Thibault Sottiaux's X post sparked a mini trend of OpenAI colleagues sharing their own before-and-after photos. Mustafa…
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NATO needs to learn from Ukraine without copying its acts of desperation, commander says
Ukraine has inspired allies with its development of and success with drone warfare, but it has also had to rely on…
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Nvidia's potential Hugging Face deal shows how far it's moved from its GPU roots
Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images This post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter. You can…
Read at source →What Meta bought with its $18 billion settlement
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC Meta's new restrictions on teen accounts come with some convenient…
Read at source →The 'OG' online map platform, MapQuest, says it won't change the name of Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario has found itself at the center of a fight between Washington and Ottawa. Cole Burston / AFP via Getty…
Read at source →My role is changing now that my kids are teens, and stepping back isn't always easy
The author's relationship with her sons is changing as they get older. Courtesy of Kristina Wright I have two teenage…
Read at source →The internet has gone into full meme mode over Trump's Lake Ontario name change
A map labeling Lake Ontario as "Lake America" is displayed as President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive…
Read at source →Why your boss doesn't seem to care about your tech career anymore
The fast pace of AI and overseeing bigger teams means managers don't always have as much time for things like career…
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The White House posted a video of Tim and Moby in MAGA hats. Their creators responded with a copyright lesson.
The White House depicted educational characters Tim and Moby in MAGA hats in a video this week. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP…
Read at source →After falling behind on retirement savings, a Gen-Xer turned to real estate. He explains how he built a 7-figure portfolio starting with $15,000.
Brannon Potts owns a mixture of single-family and multi-family properties. He builds and designs each of his rentals.…
Read at source →12 jobs that are set to boom over the next decade
Employment of solar photovoltaic installers is projected to increase 36.5% between 2025 and 2035. Cavan Images/Marc…
Read at source →Minecraft's reclusive billionaire creator has gone from ‘reject AI’ to vibe coding: 'Time to eat some crow'
Minecraft creator Markus Persson asked: "Can I still make fun of vibe coders if I become one?" Yui Mok/PA Images via…
Read at source →I was laid off after 25 years at Adobe. After a soul-sucking tech job search, I became a school bus driver.
James Strawn made a career pivot into school bus driving after a tough job search for tech work. Courtesy of James…
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I started making $10,000 a month from user-generated content in 5 months. I didn't need to pitch or do any outreach.
Cara Torchia. Ian McLaren Cara Torchia transitioned from nannying to thriving as a UGC creator, earning $10,000…
Read at source →Snyk was worth $8.5 billion. The price of its employees' stock has collapsed.
Snyk advisor and former CEO Peter McKay. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Cybersecurity startup Snyk was…
Read at source →Everything we know about Z.ai, the Chinese company behind the mysterious Ox Alpha model
Z.ai chairman and cofounder Liu Debing marks the company's debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in January 2026. Lam…
Read at source →Nearly 600 foreign tourists from more than 30 countries are missing in Nepal's flash floods
More than 460 people have been killed in the deadly floods in the Nepal-Tibet border region. Prabin RANABHAT / AFP via…
Read at source →Lindsey Vonn says training gave her something retirement did not: time without distractions
Lindsey Vonn says retirement made her miss the single-minded focus of training. Variety/Variety via Getty Images…
Read at source →Miss Virginia wins Miss USA 2026, becoming the first mother to take the crown
Miss Virginia Justus Kelley is crowned Miss USA 2026. Ivan Apfel/Getty Images Miss Virginia Justus Kelley was crowned…
Read at source →Mark Carney says Lake Ontario’s historic name will remain as is, ‘then, now, and always’
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canadians would continue to call the lake Lake Ontario. Dave Chan/AFP/Getty Images…
Read at source →I gave up on getting an H-1B visa because of the $100k fee. I’m optimistic about my future outside the US.
Mishra Reddy is deciding whether to live in Canada or India Courtesy of Shreya Mishra Reddy Shreya Mishra Reddy planned…
Read at source →Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America'
He said the change only requires "a good pen and some intelligence." Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images Trump on…
Read at source →Google employees are already testing the next Gemini Flash AI model
Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images Google employees are testing Gemini 3.8 Flash. A preview version…
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A former NFL player says Warren Buffett taught him 2 lessons about success that he still follows years later
Warren Buffett has mentored Ndamukong Suh for over 15 years. Kent Sievers/The Omaha World-Herald Ndamukong Suh,…
Read at source →Why is Meta calling out TikTok and YouTube with a flurry of new ads? It's a game of 'reputational jujitsu.'
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Bloomberg/Getty Images Meta ran ads on social media and in print newspapers following a…
Read at source →These states have produced the most Miss USA winners
Some states have dominated the Miss USA pageant over its 74-year history. Ethan Miller/Getty Images The 75th annual…
Read at source →OpenAI issues call for 'collective action' on cyber defense: 'We have a limited window'
OpenAI called on governments to strengthen cyber defenses before it is too late. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty…
Read at source →My mom has Alzheimer's, and my kids are young. Forget the 'sandwich generation' — I feel like I'm in a panini press.
Catherine and her mom together at Catherine's wedding. Courtesy of the author I manage responsibilities for my children…
Read at source →Dollar General is adding more $1 items. It's stealing a page from supermarkets' playbook
Dollar General plans to increase its selection of $1 items by the end of the year. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty…
Read at source →A social media app that feels like the old Instagram days raised $21 million
Retro is a social media app for sharing content with friends and family. Screenshot/Retro/BI Retro, designed by…
Read at source →Meta memo reveals what its new 'Hatch' AI agent can do, from booking a restaurant to finding a dog sitter
CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building "personal superintelligence for everyone." Bloomberg/Getty Images Meta said…
Read at source →Ukraine says Russia used its upgraded, longer-range 'Iskander-1000' missile in a bombardment of Kyiv
Russia's been upgrading its ballistic missile arsenal, making the weapons more difficult for Ukrainian air defenses to…
Read at source →Jensen Huang says AI data centers can fix the very grid they’re straining
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the entire AI ecosystem has "to do a much better job working with the communities" on data…
Read at source →We could all learn something from Olympic champion Alysa Liu’s commitment to rest
Alysa Liu is not competing in the 2026 to 2027 figure skating season. Tang Xinyu/VCG via Getty Images Alysa Liu is…
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