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• Kevin Hannegan, 53, has been job hunting for 14 months after a layoff in 2024.
• He's cut costs and picked up side jobs like DoorDash in an effort to stay afloat financially.
• The Gen Xer is among the Americans struggling to find work amid a white-collar hiring slowdown.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kevin Hannegan, a 53-year-old former director at a

It's the golden age of AI, and there's a new gospel in Silicon Valley: Building a startup isn't just for the chosen few. It's the new rite of passage into adulthood.

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• Eloquent AI cofounder Tugce Bulut closed a $7.4 million seed round in three days.
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Y Combinator startup Eloquent AI has raised $7.4 million in seed funding to

• JPMorgan is opening a new HQ featuring a sleek gym; monthly costs are unknown.
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• We took a look at five Wall Street gyms, from Goldman to Citigroup.

JPMorgan's new 270 Park Avenue headquarters, opening this year, includes a wellness hub with medical clinics, meditation

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It seems like lately, there's a new — and confounding — political melee surrounding a company branding decision every other week. One company sniffles, and someone declares it woke. Another coughs, and it's white supremacist. Just look at what happened with American Eagle and Cracker Barrel over the summer. Or a couple of years ago, when the green M&M got sneakers. The

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

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• Paul Graham is the cofounder of Y Combinator.
• The startup incubator has funded several prominent companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit.
• Graham said students are better off learning new things than