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The author spent almost $30,000 of an inheritance upgrading her laundry room. Now, she enjoys the task.
  • When my stepmom died, I received an inheritance I wasn't expecting.
  • I used nearly $30,000 to build the laundry room of my dreams for my family of seven.
  • Now, I actually find doing laundry peaceful.

"I had enough money but not enough time." That's what my stepmom said


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  • Business Insider spoke with nine young founders in Silicon Valley. Most were sober or had drastically cut back on alcohol.
  • While drinking is declining nationally, the entrepreneurs described a uniquely health-conscious, grind-focused culture.
  • One founder said his body was a "temple." Another said that the house parties she attended were filled with LaCroixs.

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Battery life on the devices we use every day is never enough. We’re always scrambling for solutions to increase it when running low on power, be it a portable charger or tethering ourselves to the nearest wall outlet with an adapter plug in hand. But every now and then, we’ll lose track of the energy levels on these products. 

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Musk has yet to take key steps to establish a new party, and he was giving millions to the GOP just days before he said he would launch the "America Party."
  • Elon Musk said he would be forming a new political party on July 5.
  • One month later, he hasn't taken the formal steps to do so.
  • He's also remained a major GOP donor, even amid his feud with Trump.

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Microsoft started name-dropping laptops called Copilot+ PCs in the middle of 2024, hyping them like the second coming of the IBM PC Model 5150. They're "the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever built" and "the most significant change to the Windows platform in decades," it declared. But if you shear away the marketing fluff, what does the term "Copilot+ PC" mean on a practical level? What is



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Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan at the 2003 premiere of "Freaky Friday."
  • "Freaky Friday" opened in theaters in August 2003.
  • Here are the best photos from the movie's red carpet premiere.
  • The sequel, "Freakier Friday," hits theaters on Friday.

In 2003, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan teamed up with Disney for an adaptation of "Freaky Friday," a body-swapping comedy in


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Starting college comes with a lot of tough choices: which dorm to live in, which major to pursue, when to pull an all-nighter, and how many parties to attend on the weekend. But picking the right laptop for school shouldn't be one of them.

Here at Mashable, we're constantly testing laptops based on an exhaustive in-house methodology that combines real-world use with performance benchmarking. With


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Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick is optimistic about AI's impact on jobs.
  • Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick sees generative AI boosting paychecks in the video-game industry.
  • Generative AI can eliminate mundane tasks, leading to higher-level, better-paid work, he said.
  • Zelnick believes AI will create more jobs globally, despite other CEOs' cautious views.

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The writer, Orrin Onken, realized he was checking his phone dozens of times a day for little or no reason.
  • When ChatGPT was released in 2022, former attorney Orrin Onken was already a retired man.
  • Learning to use AI tools for tasks like fact-finding has made his retirement easier.
  • As a keen adopter of new tech, Onken said workers should embrace the changes wrought by AI.

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Smartwatches have a singular advantage over other devices: around-the-clock connectivity. Connectivity to you, that is. Your phone is in your pocket; your earbuds are only worn when you're listening to something. But a smartwatch rides on your wrist, with brief breaks for charging. Which makes it an ideal health tracking device. 

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Finding the time to date can be tough when you work on Wall Street
  • Wall Street jobs are demanding, often requiring 100-hour workweeks.
  • How is this impacting the love lives of bankers, traders, and dealmakers?
  • If you work on Wall Street, fill out this survey to share your experience.

Wall Street is synonymous with long hours, high pressure, and zero room for error — not exactly a


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