I moved to Seattle for a high-paying tech job. It turned out to be the loneliest time of my life.

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Alexander Nguyen (not pictured) moved to Seattle after he got a job offer from Amazon in 2020. Despite the $150,000 salary, he wishes he had stayed in New York.

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Open Your Eyes to a Superheroic Spiritual Journey In Patrick McDonnell's New Graphic Novel

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Mutts cartoonist Patrick McDonnell is has long sought to connect his own spiritual journey with the worlds that inspired him to become a comic artist in the first place—and while he got to do the former in Heart to Heart, a cartooning collaboration with the Dalai Lama, his next graphic novel comes at it from a more…

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Recruiters say Flexport CEO's decision to rescind dozens of job offers days before some were due to start is 'sick' and 'lousy'

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Ryan Petersen and Dave Clark will share the CEO position at Flexport until March.
Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen.

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The US Is Apparently Backed Up And Running Short on Laxatives

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It might be time for Americans to start eating more fiber. The U.S. is experiencing a shortage of laxative products, according to a report this week from the Wall Street Journal.

Spotify Reportedly Bringing Free Audiobook Trial to Paying Subscribers

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Spotify will offer subscribers a free audiobook trial for a limited time as part of its efforts to break into the market, according to people familiar with the matter, the

Ex-Amazon boss Dave Clark abruptly resigns from Flexport after just one year as co-CEO

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Dave Clark left a top job at Amazon to join Flexport. A year later, he abruptly resigned.

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EU Designates the Big Six 'Gatekeepers' of Tech that Need to Bow to Regulations

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The European Union is now coming out and saying what they, and everybody else, already knows. The six big tech companies, including Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft, are the six big “gatekeepers” of our modern online ecosystem. These companies now have to make sure that all of the 22…

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Apple, Amazon, and Meta among 6 tech giants deemed 'gatekeepers' set to face strict competition rules under new EU law

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Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft logos displayed in front of an EU flag.

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A Tesla bumper sticker that says 'I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy' keeps popping up on social media. It's prompting a debate about whether you can separate a product from its CEO.

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A picture of a Tesla bumper sticker that poked fun at Elon Musk has been making the rounds on social media.

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Walmart's corporate employees are getting a generative AI assistant while Amazon and Apple are restricting AI in the workplace

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Walmart's new AI "assistant" is expanding the retailer's AI efforts in its workplace.

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