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Finding a job often involves using a résumé. Advocates say there are better approaches.
  • Khyati Sundaram, CEO of Applied, doesn't think the résumé should be central to getting hired.
  • Applied and other companies use skills tests to determine who's a good fit for a job. 
  • Other companies also use tests to find candidates who might not have traditional qualifications. 

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Sports betting apps are betting that Americans want to gamble on more than just sports.

DraftKings would love it if you bet on the Knicks game. Oh, and while you're at it, why don't you hop over to its casino app and try out a little online blackjack? And wouldn't it be neat to eventually toss a few bucks on some lottery tickets, too?

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Jon Sebastiani saw fancy marshmallows for the first time in Paris, and thought they looked like money.

A scion of a big-deal winemaking family from California, Sebastiani was already rich. He ran one of the family wineries for a while, but that wasn't his big hit. "When you grow up in a small town like Sonoma, in a notorious family business where everybody knows who you are —


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A Hummer H2 and the 2023 Hummer EV pickup truck
  • EVs are helping eliminate Detroit's gas-guzzling problem.
  • Some revivals of gas-powered classics are getting the EV treatment. 
  • But not every revived model looks exactly like its original counterpart.

We're in a new era of hulking Detroit metal, and you can thank EVs.

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In 2021, 300 people a day migrated from California to Texas, US Census data shows.
  • A movement advocating for Texas to secede from the US is gaining attention.
  • The movement's de facto leader told BI that Texans are "sick and tired of being crushed."
  • Critics argue that secession is impractical, illegal, and bad for business.

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Around dawn on any given Saturday morning in 2022, the sidewalk in front of the squat building that housed Bronx Abortion transformed into a tense ecosystem of people with signs, masks, rosaries, and colorful vests.

Anti-abortion protestors gathered outside the small, independent clinic in Morris Park to disrupt the women who sought its services. Chelsea, the clinic escort


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Steven Moore in DC.
  • Veteran Republican operative, Steven Moore, relocated to Kyiv after Putin's full-scale invasion.
  • Moore founded the Ukraine Freedom Project, delivering over $1.2M in aid to the front lines. 
  • He is critical of the reluctance of some Republicans to supply Ukraine with military aid.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Conway, S.C., on February 10, 2024.
  • Donald Trump confused Joe Biden with Barack Obama again during a Virginia rally speech.
  • The former president has frequently mixed up Biden and Obama on the campaign trail.
  • Trump and Biden's word gaffes have prompted questions about their age and fitness for presidency.

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Wingstop offers diners a choice of bone-in and boneless wings.
  • Boneless wings aren't actually wings at all. Instead, they're made from breaded chicken breast.
  • They're more like "oversized nuggets," one wing-shop owner told BI.
  • Breast meat is more abundant than wings, making it cheaper. Boneless wings are also less messy to eat.

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Cory Doctorow coined the term "enshittification" to describe how platforms like Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook decayed.
  • Cory Doctorow has a theory for why tech platforms are getting worse.
  • He calls the process "enshittification."
  • After locking users in, Doctorow believes tech platforms deliberately worsen the user experience.

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Phoenix, Arizona.
  • Republican lawmakers from various states are seeking to ban guaranteed basic-income programs.
  • These programs typically provide $500 to $1,000 monthly payments to low-income Americans for 1-2 years.
  • Opponents argue these programs are costly for taxpayers and foster dependency on government.

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