The new CEO flex: Bragging about how much AI code your company shipped
CEOs like Meta's Mark Zuckerberg can't stop talking about how agentic AI is changing how engineers code — and it's not just the Big Tech bosses.
I started building apps in high school. A cold email to a Stanford professor changed my life.
A college freshman shares how he landed a full-time job at an AI startup during his senior year of high school.
I spent $46,000 joining a Florida country club, but didn't fit in. It's my biggest financial regret.
A consultant hoped he and his wife would find their tribe at a country club in Florida after moving from Texas. It became an expensive way to learn a lesson.
My aging family kept falling for scams. For $20, I built a no-code app to protect them.
Matter Sanner, 54, vibe coded an app using Cursor called ScamSkeptic for his aging family, who had fallen victim to scams.
I graduated college this week without a job lined up. It feels like everyone else has their future figured out except me.
A recent college graduate can't find a job despite applying for nearly a year. She plans on moving back in with parents while navigating unemployment.
Why banning lawmakers from Kalshi is easier than getting them off the stock market
Prediction markets aren't the only way to make insider trades. But stocks have been around far longer than event contracts.
Figure AI's robots can make a bed faster than you
Figure AI release a video of two humanoid robots making a bed together — a deceptively hard task that tests coordination, vision, and dexterity.
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Lagarde Says ECB Torn Between Risk of Acting Too Early, Too Late
The European Central Bank is carefully weighing its response to the Iran war and the impact on inflation to ensure it acts neither prematurely nor too late, President Christine Lagarde told Spain’s RTVE.
China April exports rebound strongly after sluggish March, trade surplus widens
Chinese exporters could face mounting challenges if the Middle East conflict drags on, economists say.
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Goldman Sees Fed Cuts Delayed to December, March on Inflation
Goldman Sachs said it pushed back expectations for the US Federal Reserve’s next two rate cuts by one quarter to December 2026 and March 2027 as inflation proves stickier than anticipated.
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Iran War Drives Africa’s Fertilizer Crisis
Africa’s farmland could be worth $1 trillion, but global shocks are raising the stakes. Fertilizer shortages, rising costs and supply disruptions are putting pressure on food production across the continent. (Source: Bloomberg)
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China’s Energy Imports Plunge as War Chokes Hormuz Shipments
Chinese energy imports fell sharply in April, as the near-halt to shipments through the Strait of Hormuz choked a vital channel for crude oil and natural gas.
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The glory of low expectations
They are the key to happiness — and not a matter of choice
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The Iranian ‘mosquito fleet’ taking on the mighty US Navy
Tehran’s hundreds of small, fast boats are vital in maintaining its stranglehold on global energy markets
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Trump, Xi and the bid for a ‘grand bargain’ between superpowers
As the US president prepares to visit Beijing, America no longer holds all the cards — but China knows it must tread carefully
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We are living in the age of the middleman
Special envoys are the new peacemakers precisely because they are unburdened by diplomatic expertise
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China’s exports jump 14% ahead of Xi-Trump summit
Robust trade surplus shows US tariffs have done little to dent the country’s manufacturing prowess
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China Gold Output Falls as Investor Demand for Bars, Coins Jumps
China’s gold output declined in the first quarter of 2026, weighed down by safety inspections and production suspensions, according to data from the China Gold Association.
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US imposes sanctions on Chinese companies for allegedly helping Iran
State department says groups provided satellite imagery that enabled Tehran to strike American forces in Middle East
My mom saw strengths where others saw hobbies. I parent the same way now.
I excelled in biology, but it wasn't my passion. I eventually fell into a career my mom knew I was suited for all along.