The new place to complain about your boss: LinkedIn
Fed up with company processes and human resources, people are reporting their horrible bosses on social media.
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The gambling industry's sly new way to suck money from desperate Americans
Inside Big Gambling's AI gold rush: 'We see every single bet.'
The pressure to be a perfect parent now extends to childbirth
I wanted my baby's birth to be perfect. My obsession almost drove me nuts.
How Donald Trump single-handedly cured America's economic blues
Turns out America's economic gloom was fueled by something far thornier than inflation: political feelings.
Gen Zers were running on empty. Then they started running.
From Ironmans to ultra marathons, working out has gotten more extreme than ever.
The new rules for job searching
35 expert tips for supercharging your job search, from networking and interviewing to how to perfect your résumé.
Millennials are celebrated for their minimalism. Turns out it was all a lie.
Millennials are just as into buying stuff as their boomer parents.
'I hate being in their stupid group': The endless hell of group chats
Everyone's got a group chat they love to hate and would love to quit even more. Here's how to do it without causing a scene.
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Why rich Americans are ditching their fancy hotels on vacation
As travelers spend less on cheap Airbnbs, high-end vacation rentals are booming.
Burn, baby, burn: why we need more people to start fires
Forest fires are devastating America. I'm helping to start more of them.
America is one big casino now
From elections and sports to stocks and meme coins, 2024 was the year gambling took over the economy
I outsourced my Christmas shopping to a bot. The results were spooky.
Finding the perfect gift is a nightmare. Having an AI-powered bot do the shopping for me was even worse.
Zillow's price estimates are screwing up homebuying
Zillow's price estimates changed how we browse homes forever. Here's what's wrong with the Zestimate — and what every buyer and seller should know.
The downsizing of the American dream
From tinier homes and fewer kids to less vacation time and longer commutes, America's aspirations are getting smaller by the day.
It only takes one annoying friend to ruin a group chat
The upside to leaving social media for the group chat: no toxic trolls. The downside: friends who won't shut up.
One more sign of the retail apocalypse: store aisles crowded with boxes
From Dollar Tree to Walgreens to Target, store aisles are filled with unpacked boxes and bins. It's a sign of deeper staffing problems.
The weirdest job in AI
Anthropic is tending to the "welfare" of AI bots — before they grow up and turn on us
'Very, very bullish': Airbnb is aiming to conquer the world
American cities are cracking down on Airbnb — so it's expanding rapidly in countries like Brazil, Mexico, China, and Japan.
Their mother inherited a priceless archive. The battle to control it tore the family apart.
An imprisoned duchess, a palace showdown, and a death-bed wedding: inside the bitter battle over a priceless historical treasure.
Why more restaurant chains may end up like Red Lobster
Inside the Wall Street playbook that's killing off small restaurants and fast-casual chains.
Donald Trump has some surprising allies in his war on credit card rates
Politicians on both sides of the aisle say they want a 10% credit card interest rate cap. The move would save consumers money and upend the industry.
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Luigi Mangione is more complicated than his myth. The internet doesn't care.
Ivy Leaguer, tech bro, leftist nut job: The myth of the person charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson preceded the man.
If Netflix and golf are your retirement goals, you're in big trouble
Retirees look forward to doing nothing all day. Turns out that's a big mistake.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are trying to kill PowerPoint. Good luck with that.
Four decades after its release, PowerPoint remains the cockroach of meetings: ubiquitous and unkillable.
The misunderstood value of the office Christmas party
Don't be a Scrooge about your company holiday party. Your lonely, exhausted coworkers need the holiday cheer.
Trump is inheriting a worse economy than the last time he took office
From the job market to consumer spending, things are actually worse than the last time Trump took office.
A look at the Gospel According to Sam Altman
From psychedelics to Rachmaninoff, here's how Sam Altman sees the world— and what it means for our future.
Weight-loss miracle drugs have led to a flood of fake miracles
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic seem like a miracle. But they've also created a gold rush for online scammers and hucksters.
Her father is fighting for Ukraine. She's crowdfunding for gear to keep him alive.
To sustain its battle against Russia, Ukraine has turned to crowdfunding
A health insurance CEO was murdered. The internet lashed out against insurers.
Social media's grim — and revealing — response to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
How Spotify Wrapped taught everyone to give away their data — and love it
The genius business tactic that companies like Starbucks, Tinder, and Duolingo have learned from Spotify's viral data gathering ruse.
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'It is awful': Gen Z is racking up historic levels of credit card debt
Gen Z is more comfortable with credit cards than any previous generation. But the reliance on debt could come back to bite them.
Australia has hit on a genius way to take the guesswork out of homebuying
Real-estate auctions are rare in the US but popular in Australia. They're a genius way to take the guesswork out of buying and selling homes.
It's a really bad time to be a middle manager
BI studied the latest hiring numbers, and things don't look good for experienced supervisors.
Two brothers created the Yeti cooler. Then their partner was murdered.
From Texas to the Philippines: the unsolved murder behind the founding of Yeti.
Drake lost his rap battle with Kendrick Lamar. Now he's going to war with Spotify.
The superstar rapper alleges that Universal Music Group and Spotify conspired to boost Kendrick Lamar's playcount. Insiders are skeptical.
Organic meat and flip flops: the secret to Aldi's success
The discount chain is America's fastest-growing grocery store. It's built an avid fan base with low prices and quirky branding.
The future of customer service is here, and it's making customers miserable
Businesses are turning to AI chatbots to deal with customer service. The new tech saves them money, but it's leaving a lot of people frustrated.
'It's Trump 5.0': Lobbyists reveal how Trump is changing the influence game
K Street lobbyists are flocking to Florida, as the nexus of power under Donald Trump shifts from Washington to Palm Beach.
What an extra $500 to $1,000 a month did for 8 families
BI spoke with 8 families to learn how basic income payment programs have changed their lives.
The French are selling their châteaus for cheap. Americans are discovering why.
Americans see French châteaus as money makers. Turns out they're money pits.
Trump wants to crack down on imports. Americans are preparing for the worst.
Consumers and businesses may have nowhere to hide from Trump's tariffs. So instead of waiting around, they're trying to get ahead of new import taxes.
Why so many women are swearing off marriage
More than half of American women are single — and loving it.
The collapse of TGI Fridays is a case study in how not to run a restaurant
TGI Friday's went from a casual dining chain generating $2 billion in annual revenues to another victim of the 2024 restaurant bankruptcy wave.
Product managers rule Silicon Valley. Not everyone is happy about it.
How a humdrum job that barely existed 20 years ago became the most powerful — and reviled — role in tech.
They set out to help people leave Twitter. Now they can't keep up with demand.
As Elon Musk teams up with Donald Trump, a startup is helping users move their old tweets to bluer pastures.
Tech jobs are mired in a recession
White-collar hiring is in a huge slump. Here's who's getting hit the hardest.
Elon Musk is good at layoffs. His cost-cutting expertise may not work at DOGE.
Uncle Elon vs. Uncle Sam is a battle for the ages
Inside Microsoft's struggles with Copilot
Customers are dissatisfied with Copilot, rivals are circling, and Microsoft insiders are skeptical: a BI exclusive.
Companies are struggling to teach employees how to do their jobs
HR professionals, managers, and frontline employees all agree that the quality of on-the-job training has declined.