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I said I didn't get the Costco hype. Then the superfans came at me.

Sun, 10/05/2025 - 06:41

Tech Insider : Economy, Business

The exterior of a Costco store. — Juan Llauro/Shutterstock

Retail, economy, Newsletters, Newsletter, insider-today

A homeschooled Gen Xer says her parents didn't pressure her to go to an elite college. Now she's a successful jewelry designer with no student debt.

Sun, 10/05/2025 - 06:01

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Environment

Sarah Nagle said her homeschool experience allowed her to avoid student debt.
Courtesy of Sarah Nagle

economy, Education, homeschooling, student-debt, student-loans, College

The Gen Xers turning to odd jobs — from summer internships to ice hockey refereeing — to stay employed

Sun, 10/05/2025 - 05:34

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

William Simon works as an ice hockey official when he has the opportunity to.
William Simon

Careers, gen-x, job-market, side-hustles, changing-workplace-big-bet, hustle-culture-big-bet, job-search

I've got a real love-hate relationship with my Amex Platinum card

Sun, 10/05/2025 - 04:33

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Travel

American Express card with a vortex sucking in money — Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

economy, Discourse, culture, american-express, AMEX, rewards-points, platinum-card

Starting a business in your 80s isn't easy — but it may be the only way to earn a living

Sun, 10/05/2025 - 04:08

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style

Ina Harris, 82, believes that starting a business is the only way she can earn enough to pay her bills.

economy, 80-over-80, Entrepreneurship, starting-a-business, Retirement, freelance-photography, jorge-castillo

I'm a working dad with a health condition. I can't do everything my wife does, but here's how we manage the parenting load.

Sat, 10/04/2025 - 05:15

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

Man and woman lean over toddler in highchair with birthday cake — Wesley Graft and his wife, Kim, celebrate their daughter Emma's 1st birthday.
Wesley Graft

Parenting, as-told-to, contributor-2025, Parenting, peripheral-neuropathy, jane-zhang

Real-life Minority Report: AI hopes to stop crime before it starts

Sat, 10/04/2025 - 05:00

Mashable : Economy, Environment, Technology

An illustration of a city surrounded by a glowing bubble. A neon, futuristic head floats above it.

John Anderton, the chief of a futuristic police force known as PreCrime, stands before a large translucent screen. He is waiting for a ball, which indicates a future crime, to drop.

Chinese robotics company creates human-like face robot

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 16:27

Mashable : Economy

A video from a China-based company showing a human-like robot face is spreading online. It's giving major Westworld vibes.

AheadForm is a Chinese robotics company founded in 2024 working on combining realistic humanoid robots with artificial intelligence in order to interact with humans.

Lawsuit Blames Cybertruck’s Door Handle Design After a Fatal Crash

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 16:10

Gizmodo : Economy

Transportation, cybertruck, EV, tesla

This is the job OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he'd do if AI ever replaces him

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 13:17