Gen Z is redefining the 'lipstick effect' with matcha and designer sneakers

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A person holds a whisk while mixing a matcha powder and water in a cermaic bowl.
Gen Z is looking for little luxuries like matcha.

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Gen Z's hanging out at chill parties over raves, but this alcohol exec says there's still an in for the booze business

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
People gather for a picnic near the Banpo Bridge, which stretches over the Han River in Seoul on August 8, 2025.
Gen Zers are enjoying low-energy spaces like parks just as much as high-energy spaces like clubs, Suntory's executive said.

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Gen Alpha loves a photo dump — and a social media startup is looking to capitalize

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Rollcall Locket assets
Locket is launching Rollcall, a new photo dump feature, on its app in October.

Locket

Why the number of disconnected youth is growing — and how to fix it

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style
Photo collage showing a 'Now Hiring' sign in a window, a waiter taking an order in a restaurant, and a graduate holding a tassel with stars.

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How Coca-Cola's Fanta wants to use Hollywood to win Halloween

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Promo of Coca-Cola's 2025 Haunted Fanta Factory, a partnership with Universal and Blumhouse.
With events like its Haunted Fanta Factory, a partnership with Universal and Blumhouse, Coca-Cola wants to own Halloween.

Coca-Cola

John Studzinski, a titan of finance and philanthropy, shares 4 simple tips to help you succeed

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Pimco's vice chair, John Studzinski
Pimco's vice chair, John Studzinski, shared four tips for winning at work.

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Schools are training kids to follow in AI's footsteps — pushing them toward a 'life of hurt,' says a VC-turned-educator

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Ted Dintersmith, a former venture capitalist turned education reformer, has spent the past 15 years pushing schools to adapt to the AI era.
Ted Dintersmith argues that America's schools are training kids to do what AI already does better, leaving Gen Z unprepared for the job market.

Courtesy of Ted Dintersmith

John Studzinski is a legend of Wall Street and philanthropy. He shares 5 reasons young people should give back.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
John Studzinski
John Studzinski

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Live-in offices, air mattresses, and stacks of ramen: Inside the apartments of 6 young tech founders

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Josh Sirota's air mattress is pictured on the floor of the Eragon office.
Six 20-something tech founders took Business Insider for an apartment tour. That includes Josh Sirota, who sleeps on an air mattress.

Josh Sirota

8 financial titans share their advice for young people on how to succeed at work and in life

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Kevin O'Leary in a suit and tie.
Kevin O'Leary, Chairman of O'Leary Ventures, testifies before the House Committee on Small Business during a hearing "Unleashing Main Street's Potential: Examining Avenues to Capital Access" at the Rayburn House Office Building on January 18, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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