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Over the past few years, TikTok has become the birthplace of seemingly every new work-related buzzword. It started with "quiet quitting" back in 2022, which mutated into "bare-minimum Mondays" and "lazy-girl jobs." Last fall there was the new grad crying about the indignities of the 9-to-5 office job. And in recent weeks, TikTok has given rise to something even


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The S&P 500 has hit record highs this year.
  • America has gone from a pandemic crash and recession fears to stocks at record highs and an economic boom.
  • Lockdowns, wars, shortages, inflation, interest rates, day trading, and AI have all played a role.
  • Here's a look at how we got here — and what might be coming next.

We've been on a strange journey over the past four years.

First there was a


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  • Bonnie Dilber is the business recruiting team lead at Zapier.
  • If you're finding it tough to find a job right now, she says that you're not alone.
  • She shares five tips for how to stand out from the crowd of applicants. 

It's not you, it's the market.

I find myself saying this on a daily basis as a recruiting manager at a tech company. I've been in recruiting for nine years



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Fujifilm's X100V was the toy to have over the last couple of years (thanks, TikTok) and the company has now released its successor, the 40.2-megapixel X100 VI, with large improvements across the board. While keeping the same retro form, it offers much faster shooting speeds, in-body stabilization, 6.2K 30p video and more.

The X100VI looks identical to the previous model, with the same styling and



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Samsung has detailed its expanded support for a range of audio technologies including Auracast, 360 Audio, and Auto Switch in a new blog post. None are appearing on Samsung’s devices for the first time, but we now know how broadly they’ll be supported across the lineup. Samsung says updates will be progressively available from the end of



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Gig workers made less money on apps like Instacart and Uber Eats last year, a new study shows.
  • Delivery gig workers made less money on Instacart, Uber Eats, and other apps in 2023, a new study found.
  • Some worked fewer hours, but their earnings fell faster, Gridwise Analytics found.
  • Gig work has become more competitive, and many gigs pay less than they used to, contractors told BI.

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From left: Paul Judge, chairman of The Open Opportunity Fund; Tessa Flippin, founder and managing partner of Capitalize VC; Claude Grunitzky, CEO of The Equity Alliance; Gayle Jennings O'Byrne, cofounder and general partner of Wocstar Fund.
  • DEI has been a hot-button topic as billionaires and lawsuits question whether its needed



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For decades, the Coen Bros (Ethan and Joel) collaborated on a wild and heralded array of American films, from Westerns like True Grit and No Country for Old Men to crime comedies The Big Lebowski, Fargo, and O Brother, Where Art Thou? But lately the brothers have been branching out, with Joel making the black-and-white Shakespearean drama The Tragedy of Macbeth with his wife and frequent



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TL;DR: As of February 20, get a Study Planr Pro Lifetime Subscription for only $29.99.


The classic pen and paper are tried and tested champions of note-taking and task management, but if you're a student juggling what feels like a gazillion classes, projects, and extracurriculars, scribbling in a notebook barely scratches the surface. You could use a tool that can help you stay more organized, like



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TL;DR: As of February 20, get a lifetime subscription to Creatrio Pro for just $49.99 — save 90%.


Art is tough, especially when you aren't an artist. Luckily, you don't have to be a pro artist or designer, or have any creative experience to create eye-catching content for your web space. Whether you're an influencer, blogger, or business owner, Creatrio is a great low-cost alternative to platforms



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TL;DR: As of February 20, get the PhotoSphere Photo & Video Backup Storage Solution with 2TB HDD for $279.99 for life — that's a $20 savings.


Haven't we all been in a space emergency before? Going along, taking pictures and videos with your friends and family, you get the dreaded notification that your device is running out of space.

Sure, you could go through each one individually and decide which



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TL;DR: As of February 20, get a refurbished Apple MacBook Pro for $373.99 — save 15%.


You don't have to get a brand-new MacBook if you want the power and efficiency of a MacBook Pro. There happen to be loads of refurbished models that, while a little older, have been cleaned and inspected to work very well and come at a much lower price point.

Such is the case with this 15.4-inch refurbished Apple