She's a 27-year-old electrician — and she makes $200,000 a year off social media posts about her job

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Lexis Czumak-Abreu is an electrician and social media influencer.
Lexis Czumak-Abreu is an electrician and social media influencer.

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Did Google fix its AI answers? Or did it just stop showing us AI answers?

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Are Google's AI bots showing us fewer AI-generated answers? Or did they just fix the problem with bad ones?

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The tattoo industry is facing a reckoning, with customers fed up with bad artists, overpricing, and sexism

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Tattoo artist creating a tiger on a client's arm.
People are becoming more discerning about the tattoo artists they go to, which has led to a "tattoo recession" (stock image).

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The historic rise of Facebook in photos — from a Harvard dorm room to one of the world's biggest companies

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Facebook, helmed by Mark Zuckerberg, turned 20 this year. Here's a look at where it's been and where it's headed.

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Linda Yaccarino's right-hand man is leaving after a year at X

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Linda Yaccarino was named the chief executive of X, formerly known as Twitter, in May 2023.

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Girlfriends pay me to conduct loyalty tests via Instagram DMs. It's a lucrative gig, and most boyfriends fail.

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Trinity Howard conducts loyalty tests through Lazo.

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A teacher invented a bunch of fake slang words to trick his Gen Z students. Now some of those words have caught on.

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Sam Salem.

Sam Salem

People are going wild over a seemingly basic California house on the market for $2 million

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A home located at 604 Chimalus Drive in Palo Alto's Baron Park neighborhood.
This California home in Palo Alto's Barron Park neighborhood is listed for sale at $2 million.

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'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary said he wants to crowdfund buying TikTok

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Kevin O'Leary is a Canadian investor and "Shark Tank" host.

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Wealthy Chinese influencers are being banned from social media for flaunting lavish lifestyles

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Chinese social media firms are cracking down on influencers

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