The job market is never going to return to normal

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Empty office chairs crowded into a corner, and one chair rolling by the pile
The coming surge in boomer retirement will create a labor shortage that will last for decades — and that's great news for everyone.

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How can you tell if someone isn’t really into doing you a favor?

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Every two minutes or so, all over the world, someone asks someone else for a small favor. and all over the world, almost everyone says yes. All the time.

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How humans behave during natural disasters

Silicon Valley's Hail Mary moment

Tech Insider : Economy
AI holy Grail illustration
Silicon Valley is praying that AI tools like ChatGPT can keep customers and investors distracted until the stock market chaos is over and the global economy bounces back.

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AI is Silicon Valley's last-ditch attempt to avoid a stock market wipeout

The real 'monster' behind soaring prices: corporate greed

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Dragon hoarding
Anyone who has bought a carton of eggs or a tank of gas has felt the sting of inflation. The data is increasingly pointing to one culprit for all these price hikes: corporate greed.

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It's becoming clear that corporate greed is screwing over the US economy

Science has finally figured out how fast and loud you should talk on Zoom

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Illustration of a Zoom Call
Researchers just created the largest-ever database of how we interact on video-chat. Here's what they found.

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Investors are making the wrong bet on a recession — and it's going to cost them big time

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Stock exchange falling around the Wall Street Bull
Investors are betting that the US economy is going to suddenly fall into a recession and inflation is going to cool. But what happens if they're wrong?

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How betting on a recession could wreck the market

ChatGPT spells the end of coding as we know it

Tech Insider : Economy
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Programming was long considered to be the one haven from the relentless advance of technology. If coders aren't safe, who is?

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ChatGPT has come for software developers

I've been working a four-day week for years, and science proves that everyone should get on board

Tech Insider : Economy
Illustration of a Calendar with a Four Day work week
Shortening the workweek to four days gives employees the chance to rest and be even more productive when they are working.

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Experts say it could be even shorter

My weekend was in dire need of rescue.

An idyllic California town, a celebrity landlord, and a rental from hell

Tech Insider
Video of a house in front of stormy clouds
The La Quinta home owned by the Guns N' Roses drummer Frank Ferrer appeared to be the perfect desert getaway. And then the problems started.

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China doesn't want American cars anymore — that's bad news for Ford and GM

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Photo collage of BYD Yuan and Buick Encore Avenir
There aren't currently any Chinese car brands for sale in the US, but there is concern they could eventually make a play to upend the US market.

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