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Abbey Phaneuf, marketing director at Loftie, and founder and CEO Matthew Hassett have worked to pivot the company to focus on sales outside the US.
  • Matthew Hassett shifted the focus of his company, Loftie, to international sales because of tariffs.
  • Loftie's sales outside the US have grown from about 3% to nearly 50% in a few months, he told Business Insider.
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The Democrats had a good night in the recent elections, with Zohran Mamdani winning the 2025 New York mayoral race — and nobody was unhappier about it all than Donald Trump.

"This was not a good night for the president, everything he touched was a loser," says Jimmy Kimmel in the clip above. "Trump hasn't been this embarrassed since he found out there was a Donald Trump Jr."

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Charlie Brown quit the FIRE movement earlier this year over a moral dilemma.
  • Six years ago, all Charlie Brown could think about was aggressive investing to try to hit FIRE.
  • But then came a moral dilemma that led to abandon the Financial Independence, Retire Early movement.
  • Brown no longer puts money into investment funds and works as a freelance writer.

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Elizabeth Davis said she considered borrowing a friend's wig.
  • Elizabeth Davis has sent over 500 applications since being laid off more than a year ago.
  • Davis, 59, said she is concerned about ageism in the interview process because of her gray hair.
  • She views her age as an advantage and doesn't want to change her identity to get a job.

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Analog bags are all the rage on TikTok.
  • TikTokers are packing "analog bags" as a way to curb doomscrolling.
  • Their bags are packed with portable activities like books, crossword puzzles, and watercolors.
  • People who participate in the trend say it's part of a wider effort to use tech more intentionally.

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Figma CEO Dylan Field says AI would never have come up with the viral design for Charli XCX's album, "Brat."
  • Figma CEO Dylan Field said AI is "so far away" from replacing human designers.
  • Field used the cover of Charli XCX's album, "Brat," as an example.
  • "What ASI designer would create Brat summer?" Field asked.

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For the past two years, recommending the most comfortable pair of noise-cancelling headphones has been an easy task: I pointed people right to the Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones.

Though not an absolutely perfect pair of over-ear headphones, they did feel well on their way to that title, with excellent ANC, all-day wear, and a sound profile that could tackle most genres with ease. My wishlist


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  • Don't see eye-to-eye with your CEO? That's fine, you can go.
  • Leaders in recent months have taken a hard-line stance on AI, remote work, and so-called "woke-ism."
  • They have more power to demand what they want right now — but the pendulum is always swinging.

Bend the knee, or go work somewhere else.

That's the message a growing number of company leaders are preaching, now that a leaner