Crystal ball economics: What psychics can tell us about America's spending habits

Tech Insider : Economy
Photo illustration of a bill floating in a crystal ball.
How much a psychic costs is part business, part ... magic?

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Job interviews are about to get a whole lot more stressful

Tech Insider : Sports, Sports
A computer screen displaying analytics of a football player and a business man
Taking the S2, which measures cognitive capacities like your reaction time and ability to control distractions, feels like a cross between playing Pong and taking an eye exam.

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Work friends are over and maybe that's actually fine

Tech Insider : Economy
A sad Dog working at a desk with a post it note saying
Work friendships are dying out, and it may be for the best.

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America's crisis of meaningless work

Tech Insider : Economy
Image of a statue thinking and a briefcase.
Americans are increasingly feeling like their jobs are meaningless. It could be why they aren't engaged at work.

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American workers are not all right.

Gen Z's most trusted source for news: online comment sections

Tech Insider
Google studied GenZ's online information consumption habits, and they are wild.

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The latest sign of America's broken work culture: 'quiet vacationing'

Tech Insider : Travel, Economy, Travel
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People are going on trips without telling their bosses, and it's a sign of how messed up the American workplace culture can be.

akinbostanci/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

How fertility clinics are scaring young women into freezing their eggs

Tech Insider : Economy
Fertility clinics are targeting Gen Z — and young women are paying the price.
Fertility clinics are taking to social media to tell young people the earlier they can freeze their eggs, the better. But that's not always the case.

Abanti Chowdhury/BI

The retirement Catch-22

Tech Insider : Economy
old worker worries about his job prospects
Age discrimination undermines Larry Fink's "solution" to the retirement crisis.

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From ALICEs to FIREs: Your complete guide to America's weird new tribes

Tech Insider : Economy
Toy versions of Geriatric Millenials, Peak Boomers, and FIRE

Jimmy Simpson for BI

Can you spot the difference between an ALICE and a HENRY? Are you too much of a dingus to know your DINKs? Would you ever consider joining the FIRE movement?

The chancellor, his porn films, and the battle for America's soul

Tech Insider
Jow Gow and wife
Joe Gow and Carmen Wilson pursued porn as a hobby. Now they're fighting a battle over academic freedom.

Simone Lueck for BI

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