I spoke with 10 people who built ADUs. They all have one thing in common.

Tech Insider : Business
The front of the Benjamin's ADU.
Many people build ADUs when they can't afford to move to a bigger home.

Courtesy of Villa

States are cracking down on mommy bloggers. It's about time.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Photo collage of hands holding phones recording kids playing with the supreme court building, gavel and money surrounding
 

Getty Images; Ava Horton/BI

I forgot a form on my tax returns. It was the beginning of a nightmare.

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Business
A man being chased by a large sum of tax forms

Image Source/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

There are moments in life when your own stupidity dumbfounds you. The letter I got from the IRS — on my birthday, no less — was one of those moments.

10 travel destinations you need to visit in 2025 — and what to do when you're there

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Style
Iceberg floating in Greenland fjord with aurora borealis.
Greenland is one of the 25 destinations in National Geographic's Best Places to Travel to in 2025 report.

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We live part-time in California but still own our big house in the Midwest. With some creativity, we did it on a budget.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Author Kelly Dwyer smiling next to railing in front of ocean at Huntington Beach
I love spending part of my year in California while being able to return home to the Midwest.

Kelly Dwyer

I'm a dual citizen who lives in Canada. It's not as easy as you think to move here.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
A United States flag and a Canadian flag flying next to each other.
Dual citizen Michael Stiege has lived in Canada and the US for an extended time.

Kent Kidd/Getty Images

The bird flu outbreak keeps getting more worrying

Tech Insider : Business
A chicken stands on a farm
Health officials reported the first "severe" human case of the H5N1 virus on December 18.

MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP via Getty Images

California governor declares 'proactive' state of emergency as bird flu spreads through dairy cows

Tech Insider : Business
lineup of black and white cows sticking their heads thorough a metal fence with some cows looking at a small black bird standing on the dirt path in front of them
Since H5N1 avian influenza made the unexpected jump from birds to cattle, experts are increasingly worried about human spread.

Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo

Why Trump's looming battle with California over EVs will affect the entire auto industry

Tech Insider : Business, Climate Crisis
An electric vehicle charges in California
A Trump spokesperson said the president-elect would create policies to support both gas-powered cars and electric vehicles.

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I moved to Spain thinking I'd try it for a year. I love most things about it and don't plan to move back to the US.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Kenzie Wallace in front of Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Valencia, Spain.
Kenzie Wallace at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, a science museum in Valencia, Spain.

Courtesy of Kenzie Wallace

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