Warren Buffett and Ryan Trahan. Getty Images Warren Buffett, 93, has more in common with YouTuber Ryan Trahan, 25, than you might think.The investor prizes resourceful people who can build fortunes from scratch without cheating anyone.Trahan specializes in turning a penny into hundreds or even thousands of dollars within days. Warren Buffett loves ...
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America's men aren't working at the same rate they used to. Experts are still trying to figure out why. iStock/Getty Images The share of prime working-age US men with a job has declined from about 96% in the 1950s to 86% today. Some positive factors, like the rise of working women, have contributed to the decline. But there are also several more co...
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Courtesy of the author My dad taught me do things like change oil and stand up for myself. But he was also in-tune with his feminine side and had no problem crying in front of me. I learned so much by seeing him show his emotions and cry. Growing up in the US, the message was clear: masculine traits, such as aggression, discipline, and logic, are ...
A tech founder fears artificial intelligence could add to the pressure to work more, not less. zhuweiyi49/Getty Images Some have argued AI could help usher in a four-day workweek.But one CEO predicts AI could actually increase worker demands as businesses go 24/7. A short-week advocate said it's up to management whether AI will take jobs or let us ...
Thomas Barwick/Getty Images Amid pickleball's popularity, stay-at-home dad Antoine Echavidre started teaching lessons in late 2023.He made around $1,600 last year from this side hustle and several thousand so far this year.Bankrate's Ted Rossman said part-time or gig work can help build both skills and relationships. Stay-at-home parent Antoine Ech...
The Sen̓áḵw development in central Vancouver Courtesy of the Squamish Nation Canada's First Nations are constructing dense new housing in the country's most expensive city.Canada faces a severe housing affordability crisis and the projects aim to help solve it. Take a look at three of the ground-breaking developments. Canada's First Nations are br...
Tiffany Zhong is the Gen Z founder of Nospace. Courtesy of TZ Zhong A new social media app for Gen Z is reviving the format of early social media apps like MySpace.The app's founder Tiffany Zhong, wants to bring back socializing to social media over curated feeds.It's already amassed a waitlist of half a million people before its set to be released...
Etihad and Emirates offer two of the most luxurious flying options between New York and the UAE. Etihad, Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images Etihad Airways and Emirates both fly luxe Airbus A380 superjumbos between New York and the UAE.Etihad's plane sports the world's only three-room suite, while Emirates offers premium economy.Both of the UAE airline...
Gabe Ginsberg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Viviane Ghaderi, a former Amazon exec, is suing the company, alleging misconduct and discrimination.She said her boss told her to ignore legal advice to limit the material an Amazon AI model could use.Ghaderi also alleged that Amazon demoted her for taking maternity leave. A former Amazon execu...
Khloe Kardashian complained that her kids aren't giving her an easy time about her whale-phobia. Taylor Hill/FilmMagic // Getty Images Khloe Kardashian shared evidence that her kids were planting whales around the house to taunt her.Kardashian revealed last year that the ocean mammals terrified her."The kids think this is funny. It's not," Kardashi...
Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images Luxury powerhouse LVMH is investing billions in real estate, The Wall Street Journal reported.The company's strategy involves purchasing older properties and creating new city centers.The company spent $2.1 billion last year acquiring properties in Paris ahead of the Olympic games. Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy,...
Donald Trump unleashed attacks against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longshot independent candidate, on Friday. Alex Wong and Tayfun Coskun/Getty Images Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Friday about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Trump called the third-party candidate a "Democrat 'Plant'" and "Radical Left Liberal."The diatribe comes as polling shows RFK Jr.'s...
SSG Cho told Business Insider that movies focus on a sniper's precision marksmanship, but miss some of the hardest parts of the job. Staff Sgt. Phillip Cho Staff Sgt. Phillip Cho is a sniper for the Army's 11th Airborne Division in Alaska.Cho said that while movies mainly focus on precision marksmanship, there's much more to sniping. Movies often d...
I would've chosen Google even if it didn't increase its offer. Zhang Yi/VCG via Getty Images A recent tech grad received offers from Google, Meta, and Microsoft.Meta initially offered $210,700 in total compensation, but Google offered other appealing benefits.Eventually, they chose Google for its interesting work, company culture, and legacy as a t...
Employees are taking a stand against corporate drudgery through a slate of viral workplace trends. Kohei Hara / Getty Images Employees are starting new workplace trends that push back on employers and help them climb the ranks. Enter "corporate flirting" and "Bare Minimum Mondays" and poking fun at the corporate accent. Check out these and other vi...
Gov. Katie Hobbs of Arizona delivers her State of the State address, flanked by Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma, left, and Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, right, at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on January 9, 2023. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File An Arizona lawmaker says GOP "extremism" has led many state voters to increasingly back...
Discord banned accounts related to a service that was scraping and selling millions of user's messages. Getty Images Discord banned accounts tied to Spy.Pet, a website known for mining and selling millions of users' messages.Spy.Pet used bots to scrape data from 14,000 servers, affecting nearly 620 million Discord users.Discord says it is consideri...
Scammers took $400,000 from a woman who thought she won a $3 million sweepstakes. Getty Images Scammers reportedly tricked a woman into believing she won $3 million, then stole $400,000 from her.They targeted the woman because she was elderly and showing early signs of dementia, police say.The FTC has urged vigilance against sweepstakes scams that ...
Anne Hathaway at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Araya Doheny/Getty Images Anne Hathaway just hinted about a possible sequel to the beloved "Princess Diaries" movies.However, Hathaway said there's no formal announcement as of yet.Disney fans have been hoping for a third film since the second installment came out 20 years ago. The stars may...