GenZers want jobs, but don't see eye-to-eye with hiring managers

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3 hacks for using your first credit card to level up your finances

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Tori Dunlap
Tori Dunlap is a financial educator, author, and host of the "Financial Feminist" podcast.

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I'm Gen Z and I chained my phone to a wall for a week. I felt like I reentered real life.

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Tiffany Ng, a writer based in New York, chained her phone to a wall for a week.

Tiffany Ng

Gen Z is desperate for landlines — and creating their own makeshift versions with cellphones

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Catherine Goetze
Catherine Goetze turned an old rotary phone into a bluetooth device that connects to her cell phone.

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Tiffany Ng, a 24-year-old tech and culture writer based in New York, was too attached to her iPhone, so she did what humans do when trying to tame an unruly beast.

She chained it to a wall.

Gen Z held an anti-social media event. Here's how they heard about it.

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Gen Zers at Delete Day in New York City
Delete Day encouraged attendees to delete one app of their choice from their phones.

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Famed for its 1960s anti-war protests, New York's Tompkins Square Park hosted another countercultural movement on Friday: rejecting social media.

Databricks CEO says AI talent war has put 'too much pressure' on young people

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Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi said that the AI talent war has made for "crazy times" for young people.

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An economist and ex-central banker shares 5 investing rules to help Gen Z and millennials build wealth — and beat the market

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A $100 Federal Reserve Note with Benjamin Franklin's portrait on it.
Ex—central banker David McWilliams says Gen Z can beat a rigged system by mastering money.

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

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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

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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

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Locket is launching Rollcall, a new photo dump feature, on its app in October.

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