America is refusing to do the one simple thing that would solve the Great People Shortage

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
A US factory with immigrant employees multiplying
The US needs more workers or it will face serious economic chaos. There's a clear fix: more immigration.

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Two simple words: more immigrants

America needs more workers. 

Investors are making the wrong bet on a recession — and it's going to cost them big time

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Stock exchange falling around the Wall Street Bull
Investors are betting that the US economy is going to suddenly fall into a recession and inflation is going to cool. But what happens if they're wrong?

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How betting on a recession could wreck the market

I've been working a four-day week for years, and science proves that everyone should get on board

Tech Insider : Economy
Illustration of a Calendar with a Four Day work week
Shortening the workweek to four days gives employees the chance to rest and be even more productive when they are working.

Arif Qazi / Insider

Experts say it could be even shorter

My weekend was in dire need of rescue.

Inside the wild, drug-fueled world of celebrity keynote speakers

Tech Insider : Economy, Sports, Politics
A large mouth with legs on a stage giving a speech.
Despite its size and influence, the celebrity-speaker industry has long existed in the shadowy nexus of the entertainment industrial complex, its inner workings invisible to outsiders.

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The rise of a $2 billion industry, from Hunter S. Thompson to Playgirl centerfolds

The creepy secret behind online therapy

Tech Insider : Politics
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Online therapy apps like BetterHelp and Cerebral have shared their patients' data with advertisers and third-party companies.

Marianne Ayala/Insider

Mental-health apps are filling in a critical need — but they have a dark side

Why Reddit and TikTok are hating on MLM 'huns'

Tech Insider : Economy
An illustration of a woman drowning in a pile of products such as tupperware, leggings, makeup, etc. She is reaching up towards a group of partially blocked smiling feminine faces
People love to hate on MLM "huns," but they ignore the way companies target women looking for an economic leg up.

Robyn Phelps/Insider

The outrage misses the real scammers

I got addicted to an app that helped me turn my most ambitious goals into daily routines

Tech Insider
Gameplay of a character moving along a level
Turning your habits into a game can help motivate you, but it also comes with some downsides.

Arif Qazi / Insider

The perilous fantasy of work-life balance

Tech Insider : Economy
A woman straddling 2 fracturing planes each representing home vs. office.
As workers return to the office, striking the right work-life balance is getting harder than ever.

Julie Tran/Insider

Too much will burn you out. Too little can leave you lonely.

America is addicted to parking lots — and it's killing the economy

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Climate Crisis
A blue car drives across the outside of the earth. Following the car, the surface of the earth incrementally is covered by a full parking lot.
The US is home to as many as 2 billion parking spots. All this wasted space is wrecking our economy and making it harder to building homes.

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America is being hit by a huge surge in blackouts — and it's only going to get worse

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Climate Crisis
A GIF of a city fading into darkness
Major blackouts are happening more often thanks to extreme weather from climate change and a fragmented electric grid.

iStock; Rebecca Zisser/Insider

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