Getting laid off ended my Big Tech career. I needed that push to do work I love.

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Alaina Appleman is posing in a Facebook sign.
After being laid off from Meta in 2023, Alaina Appleman decided she was done with Big Tech and global media.

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Singapore, the UK, and Switzerland are the top destinations for the world's superrich to send their money, HSBC says

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People cycling along a track backdropped with the city skyline in Singapore on June 27, 2025.
Singapore is the top destination where the world's wealthy are moving their money, HSBC finds.

ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images

I've lived and worked abroad for 20 years. One city stood out as the best — and easiest — place to work.

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Andre Neveling sitting on steps in Bangkok.
Andre Neveling spent 20 years of his career working in cities around the world — Bangkok is his favorite.

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He quit his 6-figure tech job in his 20s to run a funeral business with his wife. It changed how he sees work and life.

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Rachael Tay and Leon Lim Casket Fairprice
Leon Lim joined Rachael Tay's family funeral business after seeing her guide people through loss and lead with purpose and tradition.

Rachael Tay

I've worked with AI in pathology for years. AI is the key to keeping up with a bigger workload — and it's a non-negotiable for doctors.

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Dr. Cheng Chee Leong
More complex patients and cases mean doctors need AI tools.

Dr. Cheng Chee Leong/Singapore General Hospital

Here's a look inside Disney Adventure, the company's largest cruise ship ever

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Disney Adventure cruise ship
Disney Adventure will hit the seas starting in December 2025.

Disney Cruise Line

He quit his corporate job at age 28. Now, he runs his family's business of selling paper gifts for the dead.

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Alex Teo holds joss sticks and joss paper at his warehouse
Alex Teo is the third-generation owner of Ban Kah Hiang Trading.

Erin Liam

We gave up city life and moved to New Zealand. We earn less, but the tradeoffs are worth it.

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A family poses in front of the mountains in New Zeland.
The Chia family relocated to New Zealand so they could spend more time with their daughter.

Brandon Chia/ @chiaseed.nz

The 10 best cities in Asia for expats

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Singapore downtown buildings and cityscapes from Kallang area
Singapore was ranked 30 in Mercer's Quality of Living City Ranking 2024.

Calvin Chan Wai Meng/Getty Images

She ditched her auditing job to work at her family's restaurant. 7 years later, she opened a second spot — and turned a profit.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Style
Chloe, the owner of New Station Rice Bar holding a plate of salted egg chicken rice.
Tan opened a sister outlet of her parent's eatery in February.

Erin Liam/ Business Insider

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