I quit fast-paced journalism to care for my sick mom. My experience in both led me to become a celebrant at funerals.

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Journalist Mandy Appleyard, who worked in the UK, the US, and Asia, became a caretaker for her sick mom. She later switched careers to preside at funerals.

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From Walmart to Lululemon, meet 10 CEOs stepping into retail's biggest jobs this year

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Best Buy current CEO Corie Barry and incoming CEO Jason Bonfig
Best Buy's current and incoming CEOs, Corie Barry and Jason Bonfig.

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Learning new AI skills has become like a second job for software engineers

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Some software engineers are spending 20+ hours a week experimenting with new tools.

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I skipped college for trade school. Now I have a job I love that won't be replaced by AI.

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Baylee Frankovich on the job as an HVAC service technician

Baylee Frankovich

I'm the creator of the Theragun. Here's a day in my life, starting with a morning mantra and ending with my 3-second trick to fall asleep.

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Dr. Jason Wersland with Theragun
Dr. Jason Wersland, a chiropractor, invented the Theragun while trying to manage his own pain after a motorcycle accident.

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I went to a conference on aging. Concern about AI — along with cautious optimism — came up in almost every conversation.

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I spent four days at one of the country's largest aging conferences.
I spent four days at one of the country's largest aging conferences.

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To get Margos Got Money Troubles right, Rufi Thorpe had to earn the trust of OnlyFans creators

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Rufi Thorpe, the book cover of Margo's Got Money Troubles, and a still from the TV show of Margo's Got Money Troubles

The content and format of Rufi Thorpe's Margo's Got Money Troubles seem antithetical to each other — a novel about the internet.

The AI gold rush is pulling workers into startups as layoffs and RTO push them out of corporate jobs

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David Chong (left), Alyson Isaacs (center), and Taylor LaSane (right) are among the workers leaving corporate jobs to pursue entrepreneurship.

David Chong (left), Alyson Isaacs (center), and Taylor LaSane (right)

Big Tech's AI data centers are pushing the power grid to its limits — and one state is feeling it the most

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Google data center Texas
Power demand in Texas could quadruple by 2032, driven by data centers seeking to connect to the grid.

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Stop renting apps and own them instead with this $90 Microsoft Office license

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Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business for Mac or PC Lifetime License

TL;DR: Enjoy five game-changing apps for just $89.97 (reg.

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