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He Dropped Out of College and Started a Podcast With a $100 Microphone. Now His Business Is on Track for $60 Million in Revenue.

Before he had guests on his podcast, he would read from his diary and turn the entries into episodes.

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This 74-Year-Old’s Business Brings in $2 Million in 7 Weeks — Thanks to a 1993 Purchase That Made ‘Everybody Laugh’

Kelly Schultz is an antique seller who made a risky purchase three decades ago.

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Think Working 14-Hour Days Sets a Good Example? This CFO Says It’s Actually a ‘Terrible’ One.

Running on four hours of sleep might look like dedication from the outside, but what message does it send to your employees?

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Uber Offers Drivers Hundreds of Dollars in Extra Cash. Here’s What They Have to Do to Get It.

As the busy holiday season approaches, some drivers are seeing big bonus offers, a perk many haven’t encountered in years.

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Want to Work for the Rich? First, Agree to One Condition.

Confidentiality agreements aren’t just for business deals anymore.

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Walmart Promotes 500 People Every Day. Its Chief People Officer Says These Traits Help Workers Move Up.

Walmart employs about 2.1 million people worldwide, including about 1.6 million in the U.S. and 500,000 internationally.

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He Was Laid Off Because of AI, Sparking an ‘Existential Wake-Up Call.’ So He Built an AI Agent That Helped Him Land His Next Role.

Mark Quinn created a custom "career buddy" AI agent that helped him in his job search.

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This $6.6 Billion Company Charges Less Than $10 for Most of Its Products. Here’s It’s ‘Secret Sauce’ for 7 Straight Years of Sales Growth.

The popular company reported 30 straight quarters of sales growth in August.

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Billionaire Vinod Khosla Is Hiring for This In-Demand Job, Which Typically Pays $175,000 Per Year

Here’s what to know about the position, which requires 12-hour days and “around-the-clock availability.”

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These Childhood Sweethearts Created a Product for New Parents. It Made $500K in Revenue in Under 1 Minute: ‘Orders Started to Roll In’

In one of their early preorders, they sold thousands of units in under a minute — here’s how they got there.

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Anthropic President Says This Is ‘a Terrible Use of AI.’ Nearly 30% of U.S. Adults Are Doing It Anyway.

Anthropic co-founder and president Daniela Amodei is advising users not to use AI for this purpose.

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Here’s What Amazon’s Groundbreaking New AI Devices Can Do

Amazon is offering two new Bee AI devices: the Frontier and Eclipse.

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Apple, Amazon and Microsoft Want These New AI Gadgets on Your Holiday Wish List

The tech giants are racing to turn AI devices into must-have gifts and get them on store shelves before the holiday rush.

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Robinhood CEO Says ‘Everyone’ Should Use This Method to Work While They Sleep

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev envisions becoming a “24/7 company.”

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Who’s at Fault When AI Makes a Serious Mistake? Managers Can’t Agree.

A Wharton study finds a growing accountability problem as businesses hand more impactful decisions to AI.

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He Leads a $240 Billion Food Giant. Here’s the Difficult Management Rule He Follows.

This CEO used to struggle with giving tough feedback.

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This Former Engineer and Preschool Teacher Teamed Up to Start a Creative Business: ‘Haven’t Regretted Choosing a Franchise.’

Antima Jain and Pooja Choudhary brought different backgrounds to Color Me Mine, a pottery-painting franchise.

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Meta’s 29-Year-Old AI Chief Says Mark Zuckerberg Has an Unexpected But ‘Very Impressive’ Skill

Meta’s chief AI officer is a self-made billionaire who has been working directly with Zuckerberg for more than a year.

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This Major Red Flag Could Mean That the Role You’re Applying for Is a ‘Ghost Job’

Are you applying for ghost jobs, or positions a company never intends to fill?

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This Company Warns Applicants About Its ‘Controversial’ Jobs. 800,000 People Still Applied.

The tech company owns both Vimeo and AOL.

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This Income Bracket Is More Likely to Trust Influencers — And Want Their Jobs

A September survey of about 2,000 U.S. adults found that this subset was more likely to trust influencers and buy from them.

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She Grew Up on Food Stamps and Started a Hedge Fund at MIT. Now Her 8-Figure Startup Counts Nvidia and OpenAI as Clients.

Christina Qi recently raised $97 million in Series B financing for her data-driven startup.

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Apple’s Next Big Push Isn’t an iPhone. It’s Your Front Door.

An unusual partnership with LG will help power Apple’s push into smart home devices.

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Jeff Bezos Has a Vision for the Future — And It’s the Exact Opposite of What Other AI Leaders Predict

While some leaders warn of mass unemployment, Bezos predicts productivity gains could let people work less without sacrificing their ability to...

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Need Money for College? Grab a Fishing Rod to Win Scholarships and Prizes.

More young contestants are finding opportunities through high school fishing programs.

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He Helped Create Modern AI. Now the ‘Godfather of AI’ Wants an FDA-Style Approval System for It.

His idea is an approval system for AI — but what would it take to get a green light?

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High Earners Are Betting They Can Do Better Than Maxing Out Their 401(k)s

Some well-paid savers are looking elsewhere to grow their money.

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Here’s What a Survey of 30,903 Professionals Reveals About Work and Burnout: ‘I Don’t Know Who I Am’

Only 22% of developers are happy at work as AI reshapes their jobs.

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She Quit Her 6-Figure Amazon Job at 5 Months Pregnant to Launch Her Own Business: ‘Massive Opportunity Ahead of Us’

Torrendell says her 20-year career, which included stints at Apple and Meta, taught her to recognize signals about the next big thing before they...

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Owning a Home Feels Out of Reach — So Gen Z Is Spending Big in Another Area

Here’s how Gen Z is “reorganizing the American Dream” and cutting back to afford their goals.

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Here’s Why This $215 Billion Bank Is Racing to Promote Junior Bankers

The bank is giving its rising bankers a career boost.

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LinkedIn CEO Is Leaving After 18 Years, Says He Didn’t Want to Return to the Office Full Time

Ryan Roslansky recently announced his departure, ending a career that spanned nearly two decades at LinkedIn and Microsoft.

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They Make More Than $300,000 a Year — And Still Say They’re Living Paycheck to Paycheck

A Goldman Sachs survey suggests even high-income Americans are struggling to build savings.

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This Franchise Did $4.94 Billion in Revenue Last Year. Here’s What Its New CEO Wants to Change.

The franchise insider took on nearly every job within the company before becoming CEO.

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She Launched Her Brand With $300 and a Sewing Machine. Then She Bootstrapped It to a 7-Figure Acquisition.

Here’s how Jessica Liao Mayers grew her brand without taking a penny of external investment.

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Netflix Co-CEO Says This Is a Major Problem With the $281 Billion Company

Ted Sarandos said he’s working on improving the streaming giant.

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Is ChatGPT Dulling Your Brain? New Studies Raise Alarming Questions.

Psychologists say generative tools can weaken attention and problem‑solving.

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Workers Are Managing AI Bots — Without Getting Manager Pay

A new report reveals that more workers than ever are managing AI bots without a raise or title change.

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Apple’s New CEO Has Big Plans. Here’s What He’s Planning to Change.

John Ternus is leading Apple’s next chapter, and he’s focused on getting the company to move faster.

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This Self-Described ‘Arrogant’ Leader Bought 6 Businesses for $3 Million and Lost Them All. Here’s What She Learned and How She Got Back on Track.

The experience fundamentally changed the way she thought about business.

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This Ivy League Professor Used AI to Write an Article About the Dangers of AI Cheating. Students Pointed Out the ‘Hypocrisy.’

He issued a public apology after an AI detector flagged his work as 100% AI-generated.

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Here’s Why Your Next Latte Might Taste Like a Walk in the Woods

Brands are increasingly turning to wild, woodsy flavors, from pine sodas to juniper coffee.

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This CEO Spent 41 Years Working at the Same Chain. He Says This One Habit Is ‘Critically Important’ for Leaders.

This CEO regularly visits every restaurant and knows every franchisee and store manager.

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He Was a Candidate for Several Prestigious Literary Awards — Then a Detector Said He Used AI to Write ‘100%’ of His Novel

Thélyson Orélien, 38, faces accusations that he used AI to write his popular debut novel. Here’s his response.

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900 Applicants Wanted a Startup Internship. First, They Had to Meet a Surprising Old-School Requirement.

It’s one more hoop to jump through for candidates looking for entry-level work.

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Airbnb’s CEO Was Drowning in Meetings. Then He Built an AI ‘Brain’ That Cut Them in Half.

Here's how Brian Chesky turned to technology for help with a common CEO struggle.

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Google’s New Initiative Aims to Match 25,000 Veterans With These In-Demand Jobs

Google is recruiting veterans for skilled trade careers as the labor shortage deepens.

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Struggling to Afford Rent? New Research Shows That Even 6-Figure Earners Are Falling Behind.

A new report shows that households across all income brackets are having trouble paying the rent each month, middle-income earners especially.

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Doctors Diagnosed Her With a Rare Cancer and Gave Her Months to Live. She Survived and Opened a $500,000 Fitness Franchise.

The former PepsiCo executive was drawn to Hotworx, a 24/7 fitness studio franchise offering infrared sauna workouts.

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Fake Job Ads Are Everywhere. This Internet Vigilante Has Removed 60,000 of Them.

This 39-year-old job-seeker is hunting down fake job ads and the scammers behind them.

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