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[ad_1] Elena Vargas is saving her friend from Hinge messaging purgatory.When the friend said they were too busy to weed through all the profiles, Vargas took control of the app, swiping for her, and arranging meetups — with the disclaimer that they were communicating with an unpaid matchmaker, of course.Vargas, who is 30 and on the dating scene herself in San Francisco, sees it as a modern twist on matchmaking.”Dating is scary,” Vargas, said, adding: “But when you have someone kind of doing the heavy lifting for you, the matching, the setting up, the setting the date, the setting the…

[ad_1] Joel Friedman, 71, wants nothing more than to sell the house he’s called home for more than 30 years.The five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot southern California home is too big for Friedman and his wife, Kathryn, who are retired empty-nesters. They’re eager to downsize to a smaller, single-story house in a 55+ community where they won’t have to worry about endless yard work and rising home maintenance costs.But the couple has delayed the move. That’s because they don’t want to pay the significant capital gains tax they’d incur if they sold their home. Since 1997, home sellers have faced a capital gains…

[ad_1] 2025-07-27T07:24:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Middle managers are facing layoffs, and those who remain are taking on extra work. BI wants to talk to middle managers about their experience at work or job hunting. Share your experience by filling out a quick form. Middle managers are the talk of corporate America lately —…

[ad_1] Tesla sent Robotaxi users a new terms-of-service agreement on Saturday detailing its planned launch in the Bay Area, according to a screenshot viewed by Business Insider.The notification says rides taken outside California are “conducted autonomously.”The update lays out a different setup for California, where Tesla is launching its Robotaxi service under tighter state oversight — a move that appears to address how the program complies with local regulations. “If your ride is taking place in California, it is being conducted with a safety driver using FSD (Supervised) pursuant to authority from the California Public Utilities Commission,” the agreement says.Tesla…

[ad_1] The more the merrier at Meta.The AI talent wars took another turn on Friday when Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Shengjia Zhao, co-creator of ChatGPT and the former lead scientist at OpenAI, is now the chief scientist at Meta’s Superintelligence Labs.”In this role, Shengjia will set the research agenda and scientific direction for our new lab working directly with me and Alex,” a statement shared to Zuckerberg’s Threads account said. “Shengjia co-founded the new lab and has been our lead scientist from day one.”The statement said Meta chose to formalize Zhao’s leadership position because recruiting is “going well”…

[ad_1] When I left my small Maine hometown for college at 17, I felt ecstatic. It was a good place to grow up, but I was ready to meet people who hadn’t known me since I was in diapers, see new things, and move far away … permanently.So, when I decided to move back home a few months before my 33rd birthday, no one was more shocked than I was.I figured this would be a temporary phase — something I’d endure, a layover on my way to somewhere better. I certainly didn’t expect to bloom in a place I’d once…

[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Angela Rozmyn, co-owner of Women’s Personal Finance, an online community and education platform. It has been edited for length and clarity.Eight years ago, I decided I wouldn’t buy any clothing for a year. I’d become a parent for the first time, and often feeling overwhelmed and exhausted, I escaped to the shops for “me time” to have a browse. I wasn’t shopping because I needed anything, but browsing turned to buying, and I had accumulated a lot of clothes I didn’t often wear.We don’t have a large house, and my…

[ad_1] 2025-07-26T13:35:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Circus magnate John Ringling built a 36,000-square-foot Venetian palazzo in Sarasota in 1926. Ca’ d’Zan cost $27 million in today’s money to build. The home features 400 pieces from Vanderbilt estates and a full room from the Astor House. The Ringling Brothers circus once brought elephants, gilded wagons,…

[ad_1] When I was growing up, I was taught that the world was mine for the taking. I thought I could be and do whatever I wanted.Although my answer to “What do you want to be when you grow up?” changed frequently, I knew that I wanted a job that brought me joy. I wanted to be an artist, astronomer, baseball player, or historian. Eventually, I settled on becoming a writer or photographer.However, as I grew older and college drew near, pressure from the adults in my life to pursue a stable profession began to mount. My future narrowed, and…

[ad_1] Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Getty Images; BI Updated 2025-07-26T11:58:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Banks are racing to deploy generative AI tools to their employees. Business Insider has reported on how some of finance’s biggest banks are approaching the technology. Citi is ‘accelerating’ its strategy, while JPMorgan detailed AI wins at its latest investor…