I was an MD at a big bank, and I retired early. Real happiness came from buying my freedom, not an expensive watch.

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Eric Sim, 55, spent more than 20 years in banking. The former UBS managing director says people should use their money to buy freedom, and not impress others.

Eric Sim

  • Eric Sim, 55, left banking in 2017 after working in the industry for over 20 years.
  • Sim said he was able to retire early because he didn't spend like the average investment banker.
  • Use your money to buy freedom, not to impress others
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DoorDash's plans to spend big on tech upgrades and delivery robots in 2026 are spooking Wall Street

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DoorDash said its spending on new initiatives in 2026 will be significantly more than this year.

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  • DoorDash plans to spend "several hundred million dollars more" on key initiatives in 2026.
  • The company will develop a global tech platform and invest in delivery robots, CEO Tony Xu said.
  • DoorDash shares fell in after-hours trading after the news.

DoorDash is investing

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Sam Altman says he would be ashamed if OpenAI weren't the first company run by an AI CEO

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is fully prepared to be replaced by AI.
  • He said he'd be ashamed if his own company isn't the first one led by an AI CEO.
  • And, once he is replaced, he said he would like to be a farmer.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is biding his time until AI replaces him.

He said he'd be ashamed if OpenAI isn't the first company run by an AI CEO.

"Shame on me if

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Snap and Perplexity sign $400 million deal to put AI search directly in Snapchat

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Snap and Perplexity AI have struck a $400 million deal that will bring the AI search engine directly to Snapchat sometime in "early 2026," the two companies announced. With the partnership, Perplexity's AI search engine will be a prominent part of Snapchat's "chat" interface so users can "ask questions and get clear, conversational answers drawn from verifiable sources, all within Snapchat."

The

Co-op game Overcooked may become a competition reality TV show on Netflix

Engadget

Hilarious co-op video game Overcooked is making the move to the real world. A24 has acquired the rights to the popular indie hit and Deadline reports that the company is working with Netflix to develop the concept into an unscripted competition reality TV series. I adore this idea, and with the right people behind it, I think it could be a masterwork of reality TV. According to the reports, this

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Former FTC Chair Lina Khan will help Zohran Mamdani build his new administration

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A familiar face will be helping Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani set up his new administration before he takes office in 2026. Lina Khan, former Federal Trade Commission Chair under President Joe Biden, has been officially announced as one of Mamdani's transition co-chairs, alongside Grace Bonilla, Maria Torres-Springer and Melanie Hartzog.

Mamdani's platform is focused on affordability, with fighting

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Trend alert: High-tech Bluetooth CD players make me nostalgic for the mix tape era

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Gen Z and Gen Alpha trendsetters have already brought back the iPod and wired headphones. Now, another piece of retrotech is making a comeback: CD players.

But the new generation of CD players isn't like the CD players Gen X once rocked in the '90s to listen to Radiohead, Wu-Tang Clan, Nirvana, or Alanis Morissette, depending on their subcultural allegiance, or lack thereof. The new wave of CD

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