Inside New York's quest to beat halalflation

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Halal Carts

José A. Alvarado Jr.

Tamer Hassan is ready to get out of the street food game.

He manages four food carts — smoothies, hot dogs, chicken and rice — on 49th Street, just off Times Square. At 45, he's been doing it for a decade.

The fierce battle over AI in schools

Mashable : Economy, Environment, Technology
An illustration depicting a large, glowing AI chat box over a row of student desks and school buses.

New York City, with the largest public school district in the country, was breaking ground on a novel, AI-themed high school when district leadership abruptly pulled the plug last month.

GasBuddy's analyst is living the 'monitoring the situation' meme — and the app is raking in new users

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Patrick De Haan, a fuel market expert at GasBuddy, sits at his desk with several computer monitors.
GasBuddy has seen tktk

Patrick De Haan

I almost ruined my dream trip to the Galápagos Islands by making one simple money mistake

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Man smiling with view of water, rocks behind him
Not having enough cash on hand cost me time and money during my trip to the Galápagos Islands.

Dion Rabouin

Every US state ranked by the cost of raising a child, from least to most expensive

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A child at a day care center.
A LendingTree study found that, on average, it costs $303,418 to raise a child over 18 years.

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Uber and DoorDash bet on higher earners. It's paying off big.

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A person walks away from the camera carrying a green paper Uber Eats bag while wearing dark pants and red, yellow, and black sneakers.
High-income consumers buoyed quarterly results at Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart.

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I took my kids — all under 8 — to Epic Universe. Here are 5 things that made our visit a total success.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy
Woman a Epic Universe
The author visited Super Nintendo World in Orlando.

Courtesy of the author

I flew 4,400 miles to Warren Buffett's big bash. Even after retiring, he's still the main attraction, and his legacy will live on.

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Theron Mohamed in Omaha.
Omaha made sure to welcome Berkshire Hathaway shareholders.

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I spent $46,000 joining a Florida country club, but didn't fit in. It's my biggest financial regret.

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Layton Cox and his wife
Layton Cox and his wife joined a country club in Florida.

Courtesy of Layton Cox

My aging family kept falling for scams. For $20, I built a no-code app to protect them.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Crypto
Matt Sanner and his parents
Matt Sanner, 54, vibe coded ScamSkeptic, an app to help his aging family members who have fallen for scams.

Zack Wittman for BI

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