
Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve our lives in powerful ways. But after two and a half decades researching why human connection gives life meaning, I’m worried about where we’re headed. Americans are spending more time alone, marrying less, and making fewer friends than in previous decades. And it isn’t going well: A 2025 American
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cynthia Gonzalez, 58, who is raising two of her grandchildren in Tucson, Arizona — one since she was a baby, and the other since age 11. Business Insider also spoke with Serina Palacio, her 40-year-old daughter, who helps raise them. This interview has been edited for
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Megan Thee Stallion is more than a rapper, Broadway star and multi-brand entrepreneur: she’s a one-woman economic prognosticator. Since 2019, people have been welcoming the warmer months as “hot girl summer,” a phrase that went viral before Megan even released the track with the iconic moniker. The summer anthem sparked an association with a carefree
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A subtle contrarian sell signal has reared its head in markets, Bank of America says. Loading audio narration… Global investors have significantly dropped their cash holdings, according to Bank of America, an under-the-radar sell signal that hints that investor sentiment is overly bullish and poised to turn. Fund managers surveyed by BofA in May dropped
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The term “SaaSpocalypse” arrived in February 2026 as a way to describe a market shock. $285 billion in soKware valuaLons erased in 48 hours. Traders coined it as shorthand for panic. But strip away the drama, and what you’re left with is a genuine repricing of where enterprise software value actually lives. I’ve spent years
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A top Pizza Hut franchisee says the chain’s rollout of an AI-powered delivery system turned once-speedy pizza orders into a cold, late-arriving mess — and cratered a business that had been outperforming nearly every other operator in the system. Loading audio narration… In a lawsuit filed on May 6 in Texas Business Court, franchisee Chaac
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