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• I am organizing a low-budget, potluck Christmas party to prioritize time with friends.
• My Bay Area friends are mostly Gen Z and young millennials with limited financial means.
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• Nearly 20 retail brands have said they're closing US stores this year, totaling over 4,100 locations.
• Twice-bankrupt Joann is the largest chain on the list, with 790 stores facing closure.
• Inditex, the owner of Zara, is one of the latest companies to announce store closures.

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• Blackstone CTO John Stecher prioritizes ongoing upskilling to keep pace with tech advancements.
• Stecher uses his daily subway rides to read up on tech developments in other industries.
• He said he spends an hour or two on weekends to experiment with tools.

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• Carly Martinetti prioritizes mental health and work-life balance at the PR firm she cofounded.
• Her leadership approach stems from past struggles with anxiety and agency work culture.
• Martinetti said that remote work helps staff balance their personal needs with their jobs.

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• Nominations are now open for Business Insider's first Rising Stars of Longevity list.
• The list will highlight people of all ages doing impactful work in the buzzy longevity space.
• You can nominate people using this form until January 11, 2026.

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• "The Godfather of AI," Geoffrey Hinton, said scaling laws aren't dead yet.
• Hinton said that chatbots will eventually be able to generate their own data.
• Some AI leaders have recently questioned whether it's time to make other bets to drive model breakthroughs.

Not everyone in AI is ready to declare the end of the age of

• Two former Amazon employees share what they had to unlearn to build an AI startup.
• The biggest challenge was working with a frugal mindset and limited resources.
• AI tools helped them save costs, speed up research, and reduce the need to

• The world's billionaires have taken off, jetting — or yachting — to spend the holidays at exclusive destinations.
• The 0.001% travel to locales like St. Barts and Aspen at the end of the year, where a single night's stay can cost five figures.
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