Denmark has the solution to America's broken housing market

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Millions of Americans are trapped in their homes thanks to rising mortgage rates. But a genius rule lets Danish homeowners dodge the lock-in effect.

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The typical home loan in America is a gift. It's also a trap.

The steampunk technology that could save America's cities

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TikTok is about to become even bigger and more powerful

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TikTok is for millennials now
More millennials are on TikTok. If the app survives the US ban, its cultural significance will only grow.

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DumBro: Why every neighborhood in America seems to have an idiotic name

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City sign photo illustration.
Neighborhood rebrands like SoBro and SoWa were once oddities — now these two-syllable names are an epidemic.

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Goldman Sachs keeps driving away women. I was one of them.

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Women keep leaving Goldman Sachs. What's going on?

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Goldman Sachs has a problem.

Jobseekers and recruiters are all using AI. It's chaos.

Tech Insider : Economy
AI Robots battling it out amidst a flurry of falling resumes
Jobseekers and recruiters are both using AI to get a leg up. It's a battle of the bots.

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When Josh Holbrook, a software engineer in Alaska, was laid off in January, he didn't expect to spend too much time looking for a new job. He certainly didn't think he'd need to relearn the job-hunt process.

Blue-collar jobs are booming. White-collar jobs, not so much.

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Hot under the blue-collar.
Across America, it's getting hot under the blue collar.

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Apple desperately needs its Next Big Thing

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Tim Cook
Apple needs a revolutionary new product. But Tim Cook doesn't seem to have the goods.

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Why America hasn't been able to put an end to sky-high prices

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
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The persistence of inflation caught economists, analysts, and, most importantly, members of the Federal Reserve by surprise.

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What a difference three months makes.

My journey into the dark heart of modern chess

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There is a singular misery to trying your very best, after months of training, only to be crushed by a 6-year-old.

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