The deadly cost of America's housing crisis

Tech Insider : Economy
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Our homes should make us feel safe. A decent home is a refuge from the outside world, a relatively fixed point where people can drop their vigilance. Most of us need the security of home to stay balanced in the face of an unstable, sometimes frightening world.

My home insurer is spying on me

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A drone abducts a man from his house, against a starry black night.

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Sweaty, desperate, and sad: Big Tech is giving off divorced dad energy

Tech Insider : Economy
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Silicon Valley is filthy with divorced-dad energy.

I'm only 28 and my favorite childhood websites have already disappeared

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An illustration of elements of millennials childhood internet coming out of a computer screen

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Inside the tech industry's 'broletariat revolution' against the media

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As the pro-tech media's influence rises, its founders and followers are taking its agenda into their offices, city halls, and even presidential politics.

Tyler Le/BI

Duolingo is mean, whiny, and annoying. Gen Z loves it.

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Illustration of the Duolino bird with hand tattoos.

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America is on the brink of an unemployment fiasco

Tech Insider : Economy
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Unless the Federal Reserve starts to cut interest rates, the recent increase in unemployment is going to get worse.

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The era of cookie-cutter homes is over

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A bird looking at a strange birdhouse
In a hot housing market, the social media account 'Zillow Gone Wild' has made unique homes easier to find.

Tyler Le/BI

The scary new ways you're about to get overcharged for everything

Tech Insider : Economy
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Personalized pricing not only bakes in bias and can drive inflation but creates a world where you never know when your apps are ripping you off.

Tyler Le/BI

Gen Zers are relying on the Bank of Mom and Dad way past college

Tech Insider : Economy
Illustration of parents holding up a bridge for their child.
Parents are financially supporting their adult children well into their 20s. In a tough economy, Mom and Dad are the new safety net.

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