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

Tech Insider
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Turning your habits into a game can help motivate you, but it also comes with some downsides.

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The perilous fantasy of work-life balance

Tech Insider : Economy
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As workers return to the office, striking the right work-life balance is getting harder than ever.

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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
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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
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Major blackouts are happening more often thanks to extreme weather from climate change and a fragmented electric grid.

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Romance scammers are bilking Americans out of $1.3 billion a year

Tech Insider : Economy
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Romance scams are booming and costing Americans billions, and they often start on Facebook or Instagram.

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How digital grifters are bilking the lonely out of $1.3 billion a year

Criminals are stealing hundreds of thousands of Kias and Hyundais — and TikTok is to blame

Tech Insider : Economy
A Kia Sportage is shown with three phones blocking it. Inside the phone screens, the car has disappeared, and its outline is shown by a dotted line.
Car thefts are booming thanks to a viral TikTok that exposed a vulnerability in certain Kia and Hyundai models.

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How a viral video sparked the theft of hundreds of thousands of cars

There's a battle for people brewing — and Florida is schooling the competition

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Travel
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People are flocking to Florida, and it's not just because of the sunshine and beaches.

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There's a battle for people brewing — and the Sunshine State is winning

Universities are turning into real-estate hedge funds — and students are paying the price

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
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Billionaire donors have warped the university's priorities from providing an effective education to steering profit-generating ventures.

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The Supreme Court may shut down student loan forgiveness — and refinancing startups are waiting to pounce

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
A student nervously tries between two piggy banks, one with the American flag on it and the other with a bandit mask on.
Student loan refinancing companies like SoFi, Lendkey, and Navient offer big savings. But they also come with a big cost.

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Gen Z is radically reshaping dating

Tech Insider : Economy
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Instead of relying on dating apps or meeting a stranger, Gen Z is increasingly finding romance in their friend groups.

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Young people are adopting an old-fashioned solution for the humiliation and hassle of dating apps

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