Inside the factory where NYC's food carts get ingredients

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Every morning, New Yorkers stop at chrome breakfast carts for coffee, bagels and doughnuts — a routine that fuels the city's workforce. But behind that ritual is a fragile industry built on large suppliers, early-morning shifts, and a permit system that has prompted street protests.

I broke a big rule of college applications by writing about my mother. My love for her got me into Yale and Stanford.

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Brian Zhang as a baby being held by his mom
The author wrote about his mother in his college essays.

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I grew up poor and now make $150K in tech. Prioritizing myself allowed me to give back to my parents and family.

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Viviana Vazquez, middle, and her family.

Viviana Vazquez

I grew up poor and now make $150K in tech. Prioritizing myself allowed me to give back to my parents and family.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology, Travel
a family of five poses around a dinner table
Viviana Vazquez, middle, and her family.

Viviana Vazquez

Sriram Krishnan's White House role stirred hope among Indian immigrants in Silicon Valley. Then came the backlash.

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Sriram Krishnan
Sriram Krishnan

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Why you shouldn't worry about the job market and a recession just yet

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
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The unemployment rate is at its highest level in nearly three years, but some economists say the US economy has a good chance of avoiding a near-term recession.

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Israel is losing its allure for millionaires as war shatters its image as a 'safe haven'

Tech Insider : Economy
The skyline of Tel Aviv
The skyline of Tel Aviv, which has long been a hub for technological innovation.

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The US needs immigrants to fill jobs, but can't house them. Nowhere makes this more clear than New York City.

Tech Insider : Economy
The NYPD 7th Precinct activated a Level 1 for crowd control as a large number of asylum-seekers sought shelter at 185 East 7th Street in Manhattan.
The NYPD 7th Precinct activated a Level 1 for crowd control as a large number of asylum-seekers sought shelter at 185 East 7th Street in Manhattan on Saturday January 6, 2024.

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Miami shows how a new kind of gentrification is coming to US cities

Tech Insider : Economy
Miami Beach, Florida, St. Tropez Oceanfront Condominium with view.
Traditionally lower-income neighborhoods in Miami that are further inland and more elevated are seeing "climate gentrification" as higher-income people move in.

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Remember the labor shortage? Immigrants are helping to fix it.

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Politics
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Over the past year, immigrant workers have fueled US job growth and helped ease the labor shortage.

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