TikTok influencers want to rent you a very cool home. Just don't call them landlords.

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A house has multiple individuals in rooms swiped in and out, much like a person scrolling through TikTok videos
Social media sparked a rise in the popularity of "house hacking," a fancy new term for the age-old concept of being a landlord that has been repackaged for a new generation of real-estate investors.

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AI is going to eliminate way more jobs than anyone realizes

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A glitchy liquid tidal wave hurls towards a group of gray cubicles with concerned workers looking upon the looming threat. The background of the scene is a glitchy bright green.
The AI revolution is about the crash into the global economy and upend millions of jobs.

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A tidal wave is about to crash into the global economy. 

There are way too many real estate agents — and it's screwing over homebuyers

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Real estate agents run to get a deal on a house for sale.
A surplus of real-estate agents is bad for both the industry and regular home buyers and sellers.

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A glut of mediocre Realtors is screwing over homebuyers

CheatGPT: the hidden wave of employees using AI on the sly

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A women sits at an office desk typing on the computer. At the focal point of the illustration is a vibrant textured square that shows here gleefully using AI on her desktop.

The 5 best — and worst — states to retire in 2023, ranked

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Florida didn't make the top-five best states to retire in.

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I left my teaching job and went to Costco. I thought I'd only work there temporarily, but now I've climbed its corporate ladder and make more money — I feel safe here.

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Maggie Perkins sitting on a white couch in a black dress.
Maggie Perkins started working at her local Costco after she felt burned out as a teacher. Now she's a corporate trainer in Costco's marketing department.

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The death of hobbies

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Hands knitting a scarf made out of money
Hobbies have been killed off and milked for cash — but in the rush to turn a passion into a side hustle, the fire a person has for that activity can be snuffed out.

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How side hustles turned everyone's leisure activities into work

Employees with agreeable personalities are more appreciated in the workplace since the pandemic, a study says

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A team of coworkers.

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Ukraine is giving up on trying to bust through Russian defenses with heavy armor and is instead pounding them with artillery, report says

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Ukrainian service members of the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine May 31, 2023.
Ukrainian service members fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops in Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 31, 2023.

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The psychological reasons why you fall in love with your colleagues

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About 60% of adults have had a romance in the workplace.

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