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This newfound discipline is benefiting the bottom line. Microsoft is worth $3 trillion. Meta is now paying dividends. Salesforce, Alphabet, and Amazon aren't far from hitting record stock price highs. That benefits the many employees who hold stock, too.
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But amid increased competition, an end to cushy perks, and the risk that they might wake up one day to find their office badge no longer works, many working in Big Tech feel … well, a little less special.
Boomers and Gen Xers are fed up with work
After publishing a story on Gen Z's frustration with the workplace, correspondent Aki Ito received a wave of emails saying she'd gotten something wrong. Gen Xers and boomers were fed up, too.
Older generations remember a time when their companies treated them better. In many cases, they've experienced workplace betrayal — and they're just as disillusioned as the generations after them.
After years of trying to lose weight, this author gave Mounjaro, a GLP-1 medication, a chance. What he found was the drug was far more than just an effective weight-loss medication. Instead, it was like injecting willpower.
The drug felt like it could help him win his battle with temptation without even fighting it — and fundamentally changed his understanding of willpower and shame.
Since home prices began soaring in 2020, doomsayers have warned the housing market is a bubble threatening to pop. But after years of waiting, no bubble has come forth and burst.
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And while staggering home prices are concerning, they're simply a product of a severe lack of supply — and prices show no signs of plummeting.
The US Navy spent months shooting down Houthi drones and missiles in the air. Last month, however, it changed its tactics.
In January, the Navy began hitting the threats before they could even be launched. Business Insider boarded warships in the Red Sea, and got an inside look at this tactical shift.
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