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This 33-Year-Old Makes $200K a Month Negotiating Car Prices for People. Some Salespeople ‘Hate Him.’
Tomi Mikula spent over a decade selling cars at dealerships. Now he charges clients $1,000 to negotiate for them.
Jonathan Small is a bestselling author, journalist, producer, and podcast host. For 25 years, he has worked as a sought-after storyteller for top media companies such as The New York Times, Hearst, Entrepreneur, and Condé Nast. He has held executive roles at Glamour, Fitness, and Entrepreneur and regularly contributes to The New York Times, TV Guide, Cosmo, Details, Maxim, and Good Housekeeping. His Small Talk substack focuses on generational differences.
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Young Entrepreneurs Are Building Businesses Around ‘Grandma Hobbies’ and Demand Is Surging
From needlepoint to mahjong, young people are building thriving companies around tactile, offline hobbies that help customers escape technology.
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Gen Z Parents Are ‘Career Co-Piloting’ Their Kids — Joining Interviews, Contacting Employers, and Negotiating Salaries
A survey of 1,001 Gen Z workers reveals the surprising extent of parental involvement in early career decisions, from resumes to workplace visits.
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Meta Is Delaying Its ‘Superintelligent’ AI Model After Performance Issues
Mark Zuckerberg has invested billions in AI, but Meta's latest model isn't keeping pace with OpenAI and Google.
Business News
Google Maps Makes Its Biggest Navigation Update in Over a Decade — What This Means for Your Next Drive
The company is adding AI-powered 'Ask Maps' and 'Immersive Navigation' to your travel experience.
Business News
Papa John’s Could Go Private. Here’s Who Wants to Buy It for $1.5 Billion.
A Qatari-backed investment fund offered $47 per share, representing a roughly 50% premium to where the stock traded before the bid.
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Half of Top-Selling Supplements Don’t Contain What’s on the Label. This Company Has a Solution.
SuppCo is launching an independent certification program that anonymously tests supplements and publishes all results.
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AI Was Supposed to Make Work Easier. A New Study Shows It’s Doing the Opposite.
The analysis covered 443 million hours of work across 1,111 employers and found AI is intensifying activity across nearly every category.
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Target Is Going to War With Amazon and Just Slashed Prices on 3,000 Spring Items. Here’s What’s Getting Cheaper.
The price cuts come as the retail giant is trying to win back shoppers who have shifted to discount competitors.
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Amazon Wants to Be Your First Stop for Health Questions —Here’s What Its New AI Assistant Does
Health AI now appears inside Amazon’s website and mobile app, helping users sort through dozens of everyday health concerns and what to do next.
Thought Leaders
I Thought My Gen Z Co-Worker Was Disrespectful Until I Realized I Was Being a Boomer
Cross-generational communication breakdowns are costing companies $62 billion annually. Here's how to bridge the age gap.
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YouTube’s New Tool Lets Politicians Hunt Down AI Deepfakes of Themselves — Before They Go Viral
The technology launched last year for 4 million YouTube creators and is now expanding to a pilot group of government officials and candidates.
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Exxon Just Decided to Ditch New Jersey for Texas. Here’s the Real Reason Why.
The move would make Exxon the latest high-profile company to move to the Lone Star State.
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Small-Business Owners Are Getting Less Optimistic About Sales. The Latest Numbers Show Why.
The NFIB optimism index fell 0.5 percentage points to 98.8 in February.
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AI Data Centers Are Chugging Our Water at an Alarming Rate
A new study shows U.S. facilities could require up to 1.45 billion gallons per day of new peak capacity. Who will bear the cost?
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Apple Has to Postpone Its Smart Home Display Because Siri Still Isn’t Ready
The device was originally planned for spring 2025 but keeps getting pushed back due to AI issues.
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Live Nation Just Reached a Settlement in Its Antitrust Case. Here’s What Changes for Concertgoers.
The Justice Department sued Live Nation in 2024, accusing the concert giant of operating an illegal monopoly that stifles competition and drives up ticket prices.
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Has an Unusual Way of Giving Away Her Billions
Jeff Bezos' ex has donated over $26 billion in ways that are 'rewriting philanthropy.'
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This Company Buys and Resells Unclaimed Airport Luggage — You Won’t Believe What People Leave Behind
Unclaimed Baggage's latest haul includes samurai swords, a $35,000 Rolex, a robot, and a taxidermy deer.
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These Two Young Billionaires Run Rival Betting Sites and Despise Each Other
Kalshi's Tarek Mansour and Polymarket's Shayne Coplan are waging a bitter feud that's shaping the future of online betting.
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MrBeast Acquired an App to ‘Gamify’ Finance for Teens. Some Are Worried.
The YouTube star bought Step, a financial app with 7 million teen users, and plans to introduce crypto trading.
Marketing
This Awkward McDonald’s CEO Video Sparked a Fast Food War with Burger King and Wendy’s
Chris Kempczinski's cringe Big Arch burger video went viral, causing Burger King and Wendy's to respond with their own CEO videos.
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Workers Are Draining Their Retirement Accounts at Record Rates. Here’s Why.
Six percent of workers raided their 401(k)s last year, up from 2% before the pandemic, Vanguard data shows.
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Tucker Carlson’s Nicotine Pouch Truck Got Hijacked. He’s Offering $100K to Find It.
The stolen truck was carrying 378,000 tins of limited-edition ALP "Drifters" worth millions, according to the company.
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Anthropic More Than Doubled Its Revenue to Nearly $20 Billion in a Few Months
The AI powerhouse's revenue run rate hurdled from $9 billion at the end of 2025.
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Apple Just Released the $599 MacBook Neo — Its Cheapest Laptop Ever
The tech giant cut its entry laptop price nearly in half, targeting Chromebook and budget Windows markets.
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Target’s New CEO Has a Bold Plan to Win Back Customers. Will It Work?
Michael Fiddelke believes beauty studios, baby concierge services, and doubling grocery items will help turn Target around.
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ChatGPT’s New Update Will ‘Reduce the Cringe’ Factor. Here’s What Users Were Complaining About.
Open AI's GPT-5.3 Instant model tones down the condescending language that annoyed users.
Business News
Almost Half of U.S. Workers Want to Switch Careers. Here’s What’s Stopping Them.
A survey of over 4,000 people found a widespread desire for career changes. AI and economic uncertainty are driving the urge to switch.
Business Ideas
This Startup Claims It Can Stop Lightning Strikes. Scientists Have Questions.
Skyward Wildfire says it can prevent lightning using military tech, but the research is dubious.
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