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America's schools are facing a shaky start to the school year amid uncertainty at the Department of Education.
Tech
2025-10-16T08:03:01.891Z
AI is making it easier than ever for Americans to start a side hustle. It also makes it harder than ever to stand out and earn good money.
The data is in: The worst thing a woman can do for her marriage is be the breadwinner.
Tech
2025-10-14T08:11:02.158Z
My surreal week with a wearable AI companion.
Tech
2025-10-13T08:11:01.196Z
It's not just OpenAI and Oracle. Inside the rise of strange AI bedfellows.
Health
2025-10-12T08:09:01.769Z
I fell in love with running. Then the Instagram ads started flooding in.
Media
2025-10-10T08:09:01.271Z
Fresh off a $150 million acquisition from Paramount, Bari Weiss and The Free Press hosted a kind of coronation in DC.
Used car prices are heading higher thanks to tariffs, supply chain slowdowns, and automakers cutting back on new vehicle options.
Landlords are panicking over the latest real estate scam: using lease fraud to secure rentals. The con could make everyone's home search worse.
Tech
2025-10-07T08:11:02.166Z
Is AI making your vacation more expensive?
Consumers are still spending like mad. But increasing unemployment and a decline in business investment are worrying recession signals.
Tech
2025-10-06T08:08:01.933Z
As ChatGPT writing floods LinkedIn, people are taking extra time to make sure their writing sounds like a human.
The Amex Platinum Card is charging a new $895 annual fee. Despite the benefits at stores and airports, I have some regrets.
June used to be the most popular month for weddings. But brides' love for fall vibes means October has taken the crown as the top time for marriage.
Trump vowed to banish 'woke.' Now, the culture wars are infiltrating the military and spreading paranoia among American troops
Zillow just had a miserable month. New lawsuits and a big move in the real-estate listings war have the home search behemoth reeling.
Tech
2025-09-30T08:07:02.032Z
Are those weekly work memos getting longer and more annoying? Here's why.
Corporate America has descended into total dysfunction. There's only one way back: restoring loyalty between employers and employees.
Finding a work nemesis can supercharge your career — or totally derail it.
Trump has three priorities for the US economy: lower immigration, lower prices, more manufacturing. Experts say you can't have all three at once.