Stock compensation gives Big Tech workers a powerful reason to stay. Layoffs and the AI boom are changing the equation.
The day after Rob Waters learned of his layoff from Google last year, he…
A 60-year-old took out student loans to help her kids succeed. She’s facing retirement with a $156,000 balance.
But she's approaching retirement with a $156,000 student-loan balance. "I don't get rid of…
I’m a KPMG forward-deployed engineer. AI has moved my job beyond writing code.
This is a conversation with Justin Johnsen, the lead technical architect at KPMG.This conversation…
This Ford exec put her family’s Claude assistant on a PIP. ChatGPT has taken over.
Claudette is on a performance improvement plan.Three months ago, Whitney Stefko Dover, a director…
Dementia care can cost a fortune. Families pay in more ways than one.
When Angela Davis discovered that her mother with dementia had changed the locks, she…
The CEO who leads one handwritten note at a time
At least once a year, Twilio CEO Khozema Shipchandler's right hand cramps up from…
A Lyft driver was in a crash on the job. Now he’s struggling to provide — and fighting insurance.
Osahon Aburime opened his Lyft app on Mother's Day last year to make some…
I make up to $15,000 a month online answering appliance questions. I love the flexibility.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matthew Rankin, a 52-year-old appliance…
The Airbus A380 got a second life. Here’s where you can still fly on the world’s largest passenger jet.
Do you fancy flying on the world's largest passenger jet?The Airbus A380 has awed…
I raised my daughter to value making a difference over making money. Now I question that lesson.
Two years ago, my daughter, Jordan, was in the outskirts of Marrakech in Morocco…
AI agents are ready to run your life. Do you trust them?
AI assistants are finally ready to help you run your life.All you need to…
I paid $45,000 upfront to rent this Bali home for 10 years. Here’s what it cost me to retire there.
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation for our Cost of Living…
The double-whammy that’s about to hit the US economy
If you ask most economists, market experts, and even the Federal Reserve, the story…
I’m the CEO of a self-improvement app, and I hired someone on my board to argue with me
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Oleksandr "Alex" Matsiuk, cofounder and…
I didn’t post on social media about my home purchase, marriage, or pregnancy. It made the moments more meaningful.
Years ago, I got a call from a friend. "The most amazing thing happened,"…
Trump announces a new ‘AI Force,’ but says he will not ‘stifle’ AI
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was creating a new "AI force"…
