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My startup worked out of 5 different spaces in a year. Here's how we found our dream office.
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My startup worked out of 5 different spaces in a year. Here's how we found our dream office.

Sami Akkawi's startup, Petra Labs, began in his cofounder's apartment lounge. After a VC workspace and a WeWork, it found its dream office.

Henry Chandonnet · 07 Sep, 2026
This tech CEO said he wants the 'D+ version' of employee ideas. Read his AI writing memo.
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This tech CEO said he wants the 'D+ version' of employee ideas. Read his AI writing memo.

A tech CEO wants employees to show their thinking before AI polishes it. His new policy asks for the "D+ version" of their ideas.

Tim Paradis · 07 Sep, 2026
I was sick of sending traditional applications. This is the email that finally got me hired.
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I was sick of sending traditional applications. This is the email that finally got me hired.

Judy Zeng said she felt disillusioned with traditional hiring and decided to try an alternate method to finding a job.

Ana Altchek · 07 Sep, 2026
Most national retailers close on 2 holidays. Costco shuts down for 7.
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Most national retailers close on 2 holidays. Costco shuts down for 7.

Costco has a longstanding policy of closing US stores on seven holidays each year. The retailer's former CFO says the cost was never a consideration.

Dominick Reuter · 07 Sep, 2026
10 high-paying, fast-growing jobs that are at the forefront of the AI revolution
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10 high-paying, fast-growing jobs that are at the forefront of the AI revolution

Data scientists and human resources specialists are high-paying, growing jobs with very high relative exposure to AI.

Madison Hoff · 07 Sep, 2026
Automakers are betting on a different kind of electric car. Meet the EREV.
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Automakers are betting on a different kind of electric car. Meet the EREV.

Automakers are betting that EVs with gas generators can succeed where plug-in hybrids largely fell short.

Ben Shimkus · 07 Sep, 2026
He noticed unusual stomach and back pain at 27. Months later, he learned he had testicular cancer.
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He noticed unusual stomach and back pain at 27. Months later, he learned he had testicular cancer.

After meeting a woman whose young son died from colon cancer, Nate Shalom got his own symptoms checked out. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer.

Julia Pugachevsky · 07 Sep, 2026
McDonald's sales growth has slowed. One franchisee says his stores are up double digits — and he credits these 3 things.
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McDonald's sales growth has slowed. One franchisee says his stores are up double digits — and he credits these 3 things.

McDonald's franchisee Robert Pyles says sales are up at his seven restaurants. He thinks these three things are key to his success.

Kelsey Vlamis · 07 Sep, 2026
I took a 6-figure job at Amazon after stepping away from full-time entrepreneurship. A chance meeting led me back to my business.
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I took a 6-figure job at Amazon after stepping away from full-time entrepreneurship. A chance meeting led me back to my business.

Seun Phillips returned to his business, Stemnetics, after a one-year stint at Amazon. He used his tech experience to expand STEM education programs.

Claire Turrell · 07 Sep, 2026
Inside the tiny Anthropic team designed to kill bad ideas fast and keep starting over
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Inside the tiny Anthropic team designed to kill bad ideas fast and keep starting over

Anthropic Labs built some of the company's biggest hits, like Claude Code. Cofounder Ben Mann lays out his team's efforts and changing ambitions.

Stephen Council · 07 Sep, 2026
How a succession battle over a beloved New England supermarket empire turned ugly
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How a succession battle over a beloved New England supermarket empire turned ugly

The Demoulas family has fought over Market Basket for decades. The latest power struggle ended with the ouster of longtime CEO Artie T. Demoulas.

Guthrie Scrimgeour · 07 Sep, 2026
The Flock backlash is coming for retail
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The Flock backlash is coming for retail

Consumers are calling out retailers like Ulta Beauty and Lowe's for having contracts with Flock Safety, which sells automated license-plate readers.

Lloyd Lee · 07 Sep, 2026