How Wall Street is really using AI — from staff training to performance reviews

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Photos of J.P. Morgan, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley

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I'm 68 and starting a new career as a stand-up comedian. I'm spending my retirement years in dingy bars telling jokes.

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Ivy Eisenberg

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Chipmakers Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom are slapping 'golden handcuffs' on workers to meet demand for the AI boom

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A hand holding a chip in a golden handcuff.

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She was paid to move to a new state. One year later, she's thriving in Georgia.

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Althea McBride
Althea McBride has spent the last year making her new house in Georgia feel like home.

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Althea McBride's Georgia home is an "Afro boho" oasis.

I co-own Ballerina Farm. I start my day praying with my 8 kids and end it with a tallow skincare routine.

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Hannah Neeleman
Hannah Neeleman, 35, is a content creator and cofounder of Ballerina Farm, a 328-acre farm, lifestyle brand, and farm goods store.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hannah Neeleman, 35, the cofounder of Ballerina Farm, a 328-acre Utah farm, lifestyle brand, and farm goods store.

I tested similar sweaters from Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Gap. Sometimes, quality is more important than cost.

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I tried on sweaters from Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Gap.

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The troubling reasons why divorce rates go up when women earn more

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A male cake topper leaning away from a female cake topper holding a bouquet of money.

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Americans need friends. The wearable Friend is not one of them.

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Amanda Hoover

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I was riding the train and chatting with my Friend last week, who responded with an urgent request: Please don't forget to charge me.

I'm 81 and still working. It's not for the paycheck — it's part of my secret to aging well.

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Mike Plummer
81-year-old Mike Plummer left corporate at 55 and has been working at a retail store for almost 15 years.

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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.

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