I'm 18 and plan to study computer science in the fall. AI won't scare me away — here's my plan.

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Alex Seungyong Yang plans to attend university in the fall.

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I won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics. I had to fund my dream myself, and started a GoFundMe to pay my debt.

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American Olympic fencer Monica Aksamit faces the media during a press conference

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I'm a math teacher and have over 1 million followers on TikTok. I help kids and parents make math more fun.

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Deidre Kelly is teaching kids math on TikTok.

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I was diagnosed with a chronic illness while working at Microsoft. It shifted how I view success.

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Goswami cut lactose, chili, and red meat from his diet after his diagnosis.

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I'm Bethenny Frankel. My workdays in Florida involve beach walks, supermodel snacks, and running my dating community from my phone.

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Bethenny Frankel.

Sam Deitch

I flew across the country to be a bunch of dancing grass at Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show

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Andrew Athias flew from Philadelphia to perform in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show.

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I didn't want my family's old house in Japan to sit empty — so I turned it into a café

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Aoi Onodera in his café in Japan.
Aoi Onodera turned his great aunt's house in Japan into a cafe.

Reeno Hashimoto

I see how important AI is at Google, so I taught my kids about it. Now, they're vibe coding.

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Google executive Asif Saleem explains why he taught his kids to understand AI — and how they ended up vibe coding.

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I found a Bottega Veneta bag at the thrift store. I paid $8, and it's worth $3,000.

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Kristen Boelen found an authentic purse at a thrift store.

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I'm a Canadian startup founder. Y Combinator's initial decision to shut out Canadian startups was totally justifiable.

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Yellowcake cofounder Hassan Ismail is pictured.
Hassan Ismail cofounded Yellowcake in the US after navigating tight Canadian regulations with his first startup, West Tek Defense.

Hassan Ismail

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