From ALICEs to FIREs: Your complete guide to America's weird new tribes

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Toy versions of Geriatric Millenials, Peak Boomers, and FIRE

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Can you spot the difference between an ALICE and a HENRY? Are you too much of a dingus to know your DINKs? Would you ever consider joining the FIRE movement?

How Oracle's biggest-ever acquisition turned deadly

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Larry Ellison's vision for the future of medicine crystallized for him in a doctor's office.

The risky allure of WiFi Money: private jets, sports cars, and ruined investors

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A man whose face is swirling into a black hole. There's a car and a plane in the background and money flying everywhere.
Since its founding in 2020, WiFi Money has left a trail of lawsuits alleging fraud, bankruptcies, mental breakdowns, and financial devastation.

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Blue-collar jobs are booming. White-collar jobs, not so much.

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Hot under the blue-collar.
Across America, it's getting hot under the blue collar.

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My journey into the dark heart of modern chess

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A man standing in the shadow of a giant chess piece

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There is a singular misery to trying your very best, after months of training, only to be crushed by a 6-year-old.

The Goldman prodigy behind Silicon Valley's glorious city of the future

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Jan Sramek standing in wide field of grass with powerlines in the and a wooden shed in the back
Jan Sramek believes the solution to the housing crisis facing Silicon Valley is to build a new city from scratch  — and that he's the guy to get it done.

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Exclusive: Bill Gates, ousted for misconduct, is still pulling the strings at Microsoft

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