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The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired

A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved.

Tech - Wired - 14 hours ago

Dragon Age Voice Actor Got The Job By Sending In Beat Poetry

The world of Dragon Age is host to a slew of fantastical characters, voiced by a who's who of big names in the world of voice acting--with some sci-fi and fantasy celebrities sprinkled in. From ...

Tech - GameSpot - Yesterday

Here's how an 86-year-old grandmother got her nearly $32,000 private student loan debt forgiven

Some lenders of private student loans offer disabled borrowers a way to get their debt forgiven. But the process is difficult to learn about and to navigate.

Business - CNBC - November 2

She got seizures at 17 months old. So her dad wrote a musical about epilepsy and empathy

"It's All Your Fault, Tyler Price!" from composer Ben Decter and director Kristin Hanggi could help de-stigmatize the condition.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 5 days ago

She works 50-hour weeks at her day job, runs her clothing side hustle at night—it got a $250,000 offer on 'Shark Tank'

Ashley and Zach Sankar got investment offers from Kevin O'Leary and Robert Herjavec for their clothing company NineteenTwenty on ABC's "Shark Tank."

Business - CNBC - November 12

51-year-old earns over $70,000 in one of the most in-demand jobs in the U.S.—and it doesn't require a degree

Bridgette Tena launched her own roofing business, B. Barela Construction, in February 2021. She says she hopes to scale the business into a full-time career.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

36-year-old in Denmark quit his job and built himself a tiny home in the woods for under $13,000—take a look inside

It took Anders Boisen on and off eight months to build the 6.5 meters long and 2.5 meters wide tiny home in the outskirts of Aarhus.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

This 22-Year-Old Tech CEO Says an 80-Hour Work Week Is a Lifestyle Choice. It Earned Him Death Threats. And Job Seekers.

“Extraordinary outcomes have to have extraordinary effort,” Daksh Gupta tells Inc.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

24-year-old was laid off from her 6-figure tech job—now she shucks oysters for parties: 'I do feel very happy'

Hannah Chea started a part-time job shucking oysters for parties to break up the routine of her day job in tech.

Business - CNBC - November 3

'I love being my own boss': 30-year-old quit her job and halved her salary to run her side hustle full-time

While her income is lower than it was in her previous job, Anna-Marie Ortiz is happier as a small business owner.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

What’s Love Got to Do With It?

Real life isn’t a shark tank. Business shouldn’t have to be, either.

Business - Inc. - October 25

How Miami got Viced

Michael Mann’s hit TV drama caught the city’s evolution into a coke-fuelled neon fantasy. It’s never looked back

World - Financial Times - October 31

Why We Got It So Wrong

It turns out a lot of people don’t behave like ambassadors from this or that group. They think for themselves in unexpected ways.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

How Two of the Rarest Horses on Earth Got Lost

The entire world’s population of Przewalski’s horses once dwindled to a mere dozen. So how did a pair named Fiona and Shrek end up in livestock auctions in the West?

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

The man who played a big role in getting Russ back to neutral

As Russell Wilson navigates the road from his rocky Broncos stint to Steelers starter, the influence of his late mental coach Trevor Moawad persists.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24

Judge on playoff struggles: 'Got to hunker down'

Aaron Judge went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, continuing his postseason slump Saturday night as the Yankees fell into a 2-0 hole in the World Series.

Sports - ESPN - October 27

Verstappen 'got what he had coming to him'

Lando Norris likes Max Verstappen as a person. So Norris was trying not to criticise the Dutchman too much after the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Rams' Nacua on punch: Emotions got best of me

Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua was ejected after throwing a punch at linebacker Tyrel Dodson in the second quarter of Sunday's overtime win against the Seahawks.

Sports - ESPN - November 4

How Kuhn is 'showing Celtic what he's got'

Nicolas Kuhn is described as the outstanding player in Scottish football this season after his two-goal display in Celtic's 3-1 Champions League win over RB Leipzig.

Democrats Got the Recovery They Wanted. It Wasn’t Enough.

America’s economic growth is the envy of its global counterparts. But voters wanted more from the Biden administration — specifically, lower prices.

Business - The New York Times - November 8

How Kamala Harris and the media got it so wrong

Indeed, the best way to sum up the election is to suggest that unless there is a fundamental change in the Democratic Party and the media, there could continue to be erosions of interest in not ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

'I got a £450 fine for not showing my railcard'

Molly McGregor, 29, was fined £450 for not showing her railcard during a rail journey in May.

How Pie’s Founder Got Through a Manic Episode

Andy Dunn shares his personal journey with bipolar disorder.