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I’m in my 60s, taking care of my 84-year-old mom, who lives with me. Caregiving is the hardest job I've ever had.
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I’m in my 60s, taking care of my 84-year-old mom, who lives with me. Caregiving is the hardest job I've ever had.

Carla Romagnano is taking care of her mom, who has dementia and moved in with her a few years ago, on top of working a full-time job.

Madison Hoff · 04 Aug, 2026
After years of building a career in a big city, I moved to a small town. It was the best move for me as a business owner.
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After years of building a career in a big city, I moved to a small town. It was the best move for me as a business owner.

After spending most of my working life in or near London, I moved to a small town in Wales. It was the best move for me as a small-business owner.

Meredith Whitely · 04 Aug, 2026
I left my job at J.Crew after having my first baby. It was the best career move I ever made.
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I left my job at J.Crew after having my first baby. It was the best career move I ever made.

Seri Kertzner says returning from maternity leave made her realize she wanted to leave corporate fashion and start her own business.

Abigail Seaberg · 04 Aug, 2026
Fake AI job candidates are forcing a hiring rethink at Arena, its CEO says
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Fake AI job candidates are forcing a hiring rethink at Arena, its CEO says

Arena's cofounder and CEO says fake job candidates passed interviews with the company's engineers and then disappeared.

Thibault Spirlet · 04 Aug, 2026
Ukraine has drones that can lock onto targets when Russia severs the connection to their operators, letting them complete their attacks
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Ukraine has drones that can lock onto targets when Russia severs the connection to their operators, letting them complete their attacks

Russian jamming can sever Ukrainian pilots' drone links, but target-lock technology can still guide the drones to their targets.

Sinéad Baker · 04 Aug, 2026
Alex Karp rings the alarm for salespeople, saying Palantir's teams crushed earnings with a 'miniscule and shrinking' head count
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Alex Karp rings the alarm for salespeople, saying Palantir's teams crushed earnings with a 'miniscule and shrinking' head count

"We have discarded conventional wisdom in favor of our own," CEO Karp said of Palantir's best-ever quarter.

Georgia Hennessy · 04 Aug, 2026
When a partner said he wanted kids soon, it made me question my desire to stay child-free. I stuck to it, and we broke up.
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When a partner said he wanted kids soon, it made me question my desire to stay child-free. I stuck to it, and we broke up.

I've always known that I don't want kids. My partner said he wanted a them and I questioned myself, but I still I want to be child-free. We broke up.

Lauren Melnick · 04 Aug, 2026
It looks like 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry nailed his bet against AI chip stocks
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It looks like 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry nailed his bet against AI chip stocks

Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame said he bet against the iShares Semiconductor ETF, which tumbled 21% in July.

Theron Mohamed · 04 Aug, 2026
A former nurse turned FBI profiler interviewed dozens of killers. She explains what the most dangerous ones have in common.
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A former nurse turned FBI profiler interviewed dozens of killers. She explains what the most dangerous ones have in common.

Former FBI profiler Candice DeLong spent two decades investigating crime. She explains why some killers stop after one murder while others keep going.

Carter Thallon,Jessica Orwig · 04 Aug, 2026
Don't outsource the best parts of parenting to AI
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Don't outsource the best parts of parenting to AI

Talking to your kids is one of the fun parts of parenting. I'd rather AI take over mundane tasks like laundry or organizing school communications.

Katie Notopoulos · 04 Aug, 2026
OpenAI has hit back at Apple's lawsuit — with receipts
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OpenAI has hit back at Apple's lawsuit — with receipts

OpenAI responded to Apple's July complaint about stealing trade secrets and called the lawsuit "careless" and "aggressive."

Shubhangi Goel · 04 Aug, 2026
Dropbox's co-CEOs have a keyword they use to resolve disagreements at work
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Dropbox's co-CEOs have a keyword they use to resolve disagreements at work

Dropbox co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi said he and founder Drew Houston have a strategy to resolve conflict and commit to a plan.

Ana Altchek · 04 Aug, 2026