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New York wants to tax empty second homes. Here's what happened in cities that tried it.

Wed, 04/22/2026 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business

new york city mayor zohran mamdani speaking at a rally — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to tax empty second homes worth millions.
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economy, economy, real-estate, property-tax, Tax, housing-affordability, cost-of-the-city

Nobel Prize-winning economist isn't convinced by Anthropic CEO's warning of a white-collar jobs wipeout

Wed, 04/22/2026 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology

Daron Acemoglu is pictured with his Nobel Prize. — Daron Acemoglu told Business Insider that Dario Amodei practiced "motivated reasoning" in his predictions.
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AI, Tech, economy, yann-lecun, dario-amodei, Economist, MIT

Why you should hold on to your old smartphone

Wed, 04/22/2026 - 05:00

Mashable : Economy, Environment

I once had a manager who would run out on the first day a new iPhone was available, then show off his shiny new toy to all his underlings — who felt forced to ooh and ahh over its capabilities.

The world's biggest airlines are canceling flights as they face jet fuel shortages and rising prices

Tue, 04/21/2026 - 16:45

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy

United Airlines — United and other airlines are cutting flights over high jet fuel costs and shortages.
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Travel, Transportation, air-travel, War, jet-fuel, Airlines

AI, sock puppets, and the richest Fed chair in history: 3 takeaways from Kevin Warsh's confirmation hearings

Tue, 04/21/2026 - 15:15

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Politics

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Why dont people recycle old smartphones?

Tue, 04/21/2026 - 15:02

Mashable : Economy, Environment, Style

A smart phone laying flat on a reflective table.

The smartphone may prove to be the most enduring symbol of modern human invention. The microcomputers are now portals to entirely new worlds. They now have tiny artificially intelligent assistants inside of them. They've even gone to space.