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A millennial reached financial independence by 25 using the 'fast version' of FIRE and focusing on cash flow
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A millennial reached financial independence by 25 using the 'fast version' of FIRE and focusing on cash flow

Cody Berman breaks down the 'fast version' of FIRE, which involves focusing on cash flow rather than building a large nest egg.

Kathleen Elkins · 20 Jun, 2026
I'm a 67-year-old World Cup volunteer. Being able to contribute to soccer feels like a dream — it's an honor.
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I'm a 67-year-old World Cup volunteer. Being able to contribute to soccer feels like a dream — it's an honor.

Juan Guanuna, a 67-year-old from Ecuador who immigrated to the US nearly 50 years ago, said that being a FIFA World Cup volunteer feels like a dream.

Martina Nacach Cowan Ros,Jane Zhang · 20 Jun, 2026
A day in the life of GORUCK's cofounder, from 'screen jail' for her kids to life lessons from her ex-CIA career
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A day in the life of GORUCK's cofounder, from 'screen jail' for her kids to life lessons from her ex-CIA career

Emily McCarthy, who founded GORUCK with her husband Jason McCarthy, spends her days biking with her kids to their school and taking rucking meetings.

Julia Pugachevsky · 20 Jun, 2026
You're going to pay more for lots of things. Blame AI.
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You're going to pay more for lots of things. Blame AI.

The AI data-center boom means a spike in chip costs — but lots of products needs chips. You're going to pick up the tab.

Peter Kafka · 20 Jun, 2026
Forget prompt engineering: 'Loop engineering' is all the rage now
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Forget prompt engineering: 'Loop engineering' is all the rage now

Claude Code creator Boris Cherny says he doesn't "write the prompt anymore." Here's how loop engineering is changing coding.

Brent D. Griffiths · 20 Jun, 2026
Meet the typical New Yorker: A rent-burdened 30-something who earns $80,000 a year
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Meet the typical New Yorker: A rent-burdened 30-something who earns $80,000 a year

NYC population data shows that the typical New Yorker is young, relatively affluent, and spends a lot of money on rent.

Allie Kelly · 20 Jun, 2026
Elon Musk is the world's first trillionaire. Here's how he built his net worth.
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Elon Musk is the world's first trillionaire. Here's how he built his net worth.

Elon Musk is the world's richest person and first trillionaire. Most of his net worth now comes from his shares in SpaceX and Tesla.

Grace Dean,Ana Altchek,Kelsey Vlamis,Madeline Berg · 20 Jun, 2026
The hidden cost of letting AI choose your lunch
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The hidden cost of letting AI choose your lunch

Relying on AI for decision-making could lead to "cognitive surrender," a weakening of critical thinking that makes people distrust their own judgment.

Thibault Spirlet · 20 Jun, 2026
Gen Z and millennial professionals are avoiding phone calls — and paying a price at work
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Gen Z and millennial professionals are avoiding phone calls — and paying a price at work

A self-improvement app found that 42% of surveyed Gen Zers and millennials don't answer phone calls, while 58% script or rehearse conversations.

Katherine Li · 20 Jun, 2026
KFC's design chief says brands are too obsessed with Gen Z
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KFC's design chief says brands are too obsessed with Gen Z

KFC's strategy focuses on staying relevant across generations with new menu items, drinks, and designs, not just targeting Gen Z.

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert · 20 Jun, 2026
Ukraine's war robots are surging into the kill zone
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Ukraine's war robots are surging into the kill zone

Business Insider went inside a Ukrainian factory building ground robots for deadly missions soldiers can no longer risk.

Jake Epstein · 20 Jun, 2026
I let robot-trainers clean my apartment for free. It was unsettling, but I got over it.
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I let robot-trainers clean my apartment for free. It was unsettling, but I got over it.

I invited cleaners and a chef from the startup Shift into my New York apartment. They worked for free — but recorded the process to train AI robots.

Henry Chandonnet · 20 Jun, 2026