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I’m an insurance agency executive. Here's why I have open discussions with employees about healthcare costs
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I’m an insurance agency executive. Here's why I have open discussions with employees about healthcare costs

An insurance executive explains how soaring healthcare costs eat into raises, and how workers should discuss alternative options with their company.

Katherine Li · 09 Sep, 2026
South Park's creators are renaming the show 'South America' in a jab at Apple and Google
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South Park's creators are renaming the show 'South America' in a jab at Apple and Google

The show's creators said they were "Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google," who recently renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America.

Aditi Bharade · 09 Sep, 2026
An Anthropic researcher just quit, saying OpenAI and Anthropic are 'gambling with our lives'
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An Anthropic researcher just quit, saying OpenAI and Anthropic are 'gambling with our lives'

An Anthropic researcher who once worked at OpenAI just quit. He's the latest insider warning that the AI race has become dangerously reckless.

Shubhangi Goel · 09 Sep, 2026
Want a humanoid in your factory? Here’s how much one could cost you.
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Want a humanoid in your factory? Here’s how much one could cost you.

Agility Robotics said in a recent filing that one of its humanoid robots could cost $200,000 and customers can breakeven in about 1.1 years.

Lloyd Lee · 09 Sep, 2026
My first job out of college has me working US hours from Asia. It's tiring, but I value the flexibility.
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My first job out of college has me working US hours from Asia. It's tiring, but I value the flexibility.

Clarence Koh works remotely for a US-based company while living in Asia. He wakes up at noon and goes to bed at 5 a.m.

Amanda Goh · 09 Sep, 2026
I used to see countries I'd visited as places I'd 'done.' Slow travel changed that.
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I used to see countries I'd visited as places I'd 'done.' Slow travel changed that.

Social media made travel feel like a competition. Seeing country counts in people's bios made Macie Strum start keeping score.

Macie Strum · 09 Sep, 2026
Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary goes for the jugular in these 3 scenes
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Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary goes for the jugular in these 3 scenes

Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary is a hard-hitting examination of Tesla, AI, and his relationships with women like Ashley St. Clair.

Jason Guerrasio · 09 Sep, 2026
Trump announces bans on some Canadian alcohol and new tariffs on cheese and other goods as trade war continues to escalate
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Trump announces bans on some Canadian alcohol and new tariffs on cheese and other goods as trade war continues to escalate

President Donald Trump escalated the trade war with Canada, ordering bans on alcohol and new tariffs on cheese and other goods.

Kelsey Vlamis · 09 Sep, 2026
Ripple cofounder says California should allow Chinese EVs for low-income buyers: 'We're never going to make that stuff'
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Ripple cofounder says California should allow Chinese EVs for low-income buyers: 'We're never going to make that stuff'

Chris Larsen, the cofounder of Ripple, said California has imposed the "most regressive tax in the world." He said cheap Chinese EVs could help.

Ben Shimkus · 08 Sep, 2026
The US Army is testing whether reserve drill sergeants could help train a larger force for a major war
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The US Army is testing whether reserve drill sergeants could help train a larger force for a major war

The Army tested whether reserve drill sergeants could help expand boot camp during a major conflict without lowering basic training standards.

Kelsey Baker · 08 Sep, 2026
Iran says it captured an 'advanced' American underwater drone. The US says it was older, malfunctioning, and ‘dead in the water.’
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Iran says it captured an 'advanced' American underwater drone. The US says it was older, malfunctioning, and ‘dead in the water.’

A spokesperson for US Central Command said the underwater drone had malfunctioned before Iran claimed to have seized it near the Strait of Hormuz.

Jake Epstein,Chris Panella · 08 Sep, 2026
We regret redshirting our son. Skipping a grade fixed the problem.
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We regret redshirting our son. Skipping a grade fixed the problem.

We held our son back for kindergarten because of different state cutoffs. When he became bored academically, we moved him ahead a grade.

Shana Westlake · 08 Sep, 2026