The modern CEO job is completely broken — but AI could make executives useful again

Tech Insider : Economy
A robot hand flicks it’s finger at a smiling CEO, pushing him from his pedestal
The only job that seems to be safe from the rise of ChatGPT and other AI tech is the one that could easily be automated: CEO.

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The paradox of the American West: plenty of open land, but nowhere to build new homes

Tech Insider : Economy
A conveyer belt full of houses crashes into a mountain in the West.
The cost of housing in Western states is soaring. But the simple solution — build more houses — is proving difficult.

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Western states have plenty of wide open land. So why can't they build more homes?

Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions Review 2023

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How a single hard-charging CEO helped the US dollar take over the world

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
A collage of the history of Citibank.
By building a global bank, Citibank helped the US dollar become dominant.

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The strange, twisted logic behind the sky-high cost of college

Tech Insider : Economy
A blue graduation cap and yellow diploma tied with a red ribbon sit on a gray background. The red ribbon unties, unraveling the diploma's insides--which show a green dollar bill with an the animation of a nervous post-grad student in a suit, sweating.
Without any way to slash the cost of higher education, it's time to consider a dramatically different approach.

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DLP Capital Review 2023

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The best smart light bulbs in 2023

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Patelco Credit Union Review 2023

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My miserable, euphoric, muddy escape from Burning Man

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A fiery orange and red scene is covered with bright tendrils of light swishing in and out the frame, with some exploding into spiky bulbs of light. Beneath the fiery cosmic scene, white silhouettes of dancing bodies swivel around, prancing in mud.
Despite the food rationing, the mandatory pee bottles, and the malfunctioning infrastructure, Burners scraped the dirt off their shoes and got down.

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Meet the pro-housing agitators who are fighting to bring down home prices — and winning

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
A large house being surrounded by smaller homes
YIMBYs want to solve America's housing crisis by making it easier to build homes — and they're starting to notch key wins in big cities.

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Inside the fight to build more housing and bring down home prices

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