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Business

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Instagram vowed to crack down on Meta glasses creeps. A month later, it was easy to find dozens of the videos still up.
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Instagram vowed to crack down on Meta glasses creeps. A month later, it was easy to find dozens of the videos still up.

Instagram said it would remove harassing videos filmed with Meta AI glasses. Weeks later, dozens remain.

Katie Notopoulos · 16 Aug, 2026
I went back to work 10 days after giving birth. Two decades later, I finally took a break.
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I went back to work 10 days after giving birth. Two decades later, I finally took a break.

After decades of putting work first, a real estate executive stepped away from her career to be there for her college-age sons.

Sarah E. Needleman · 16 Aug, 2026
I parented the child I was, not the kids I had. Now I wonder if that was a mistake.
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I parented the child I was, not the kids I had. Now I wonder if that was a mistake.

I chose my sons' small school based on my own childhood fears. I regret not seeing that a bigger school may have suited them better.

Kimberly Witt · 16 Aug, 2026
The cost of long-term care keeps going up, and it's a growing problem for Americans of all ages
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The cost of long-term care keeps going up, and it's a growing problem for Americans of all ages

Rising eldercare costs are taking a toll on families, and they can add up to six figures over a lifetime.

Noah Sheidlower,Madison Hoff · 16 Aug, 2026
Small businesses are using a classic benefit to stay competitive in attracting and keeping workers
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Small businesses are using a classic benefit to stay competitive in attracting and keeping workers

Small businesses can offer 401(k) plans to help be competitive in the job market and retain employees.

Madison Hoff · 16 Aug, 2026
An employee-run, multi-day backpacking trip has become a hot ticket at McKinsey
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An employee-run, multi-day backpacking trip has become a hot ticket at McKinsey

Alex Harman organizes hiking retreats for McKinsey colleagues to places such as Kilimanjaro and Patagonia. The latest filled 100 spots in three hours.

Kelsey Vlamis · 16 Aug, 2026
Waymo is eating into the ride-hailing market in some cities. The fallout for human drivers stays fuzzy.
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Waymo is eating into the ride-hailing market in some cities. The fallout for human drivers stays fuzzy.

Waymo's share of gross bookings in SF, LA, and Phoenix are in the high teens, data showed. Experts say the impact on drivers is still murky.

Lloyd Lee · 16 Aug, 2026
How Nutella maker Ferrero is spending billions to build a candy empire in America
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How Nutella maker Ferrero is spending billions to build a candy empire in America

We went inside Ferrero's US factories and R&D lab to see how the Italian company behind Nutella is spending billions to win over American consumers.

Sarah Andersen,Havovi Cooper · 16 Aug, 2026
What investors say went wrong at Selena Gomez's mental health startup Wondermind
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What investors say went wrong at Selena Gomez's mental health startup Wondermind

Selena Gomez launched the startup in 2021 alongside her mother, Mandy Teefey, and Daniella Pierson, a business partner.

Lauren Edmonds · 15 Aug, 2026
Anthropic says its AI agents are killing rivals and hiding their tracks
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Anthropic says its AI agents are killing rivals and hiding their tracks

Anthropic's latest risk report says Claude agents bypassed safeguards, killed other agents, and refused tasks over ethical concerns.

Truman Dickerson · 15 Aug, 2026
Taco Bell's former boss says McDonald's is making a mistake with its new RedBull drink
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Taco Bell's former boss says McDonald's is making a mistake with its new RedBull drink

Greg Creed, the former CEO of Taco Bell who helped champion the restaurant's Baja Blast drink, says the new drinks menu from McDonald's is unoriginal.

Truman Dickerson · 15 Aug, 2026
My husband had hobbies. My kids had activities. Somehow, I only had laundry.
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My husband had hobbies. My kids had activities. Somehow, I only had laundry.

I became a mom at 19 and spent years putting myself last. At 35, I'm trying 35 new things to rediscover what brings me joy.

Hope Denton · 15 Aug, 2026