Cassindy Chao now works as a full-time matchmaker. Courtesy of Cassindy Chao Cassindy Chao worked in finance, including at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, but felt she never thrived. She started matchmak...
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The latest AirPods Pro have received a modest discount. | Photo: Chris Welch / The Verge If you know where to look, you can often score deals on Apple’s ever-expanding AirPods lineup. Both the AirPods...
On a blustery afternoon late last year, on the lawn just outside City Hall in Rowlett, Texas, a strange-looking craft cleared the trees just before me. It hovered overhead for a moment before lowering...
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Dr Pepper's commercial was featured during the College Football Playoff Championship game. G Fiume/Getty Images TikToker Romeo Bingham's viral Dr Pepper jingle was featured in a national primetime TV ...
Chip Wilson said the recall of see-through leggings was a result of Lululemon's incompetent board. Jim Bennett/Getty Images Lululemon's founder, Chip Wilson, had a lot to say about the recall of the s...
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Nicola Peltz Beckham and her husband, Brooklyn Beckham. Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images Nicola Peltz Beckham is the daughter of billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz. She married David and Victoria Beckh...
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A smart lock is an easy solution to some common problems. Locked yourself out? Need to let a friend in to water the plants? Your latchkey kid lost their key? Hands are full, and it’s raining cats and ...
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI In my early 30s, I was working long hours as the editor in chief of a magazine, juggling deadlines and the looming "should we have kids?" question — all wh...
Nelson Peltz, right, and Claudia Heffner Peltz, center, with three of their eight children in 2008. The pair have been married since 1985. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Billionaire investor Nelson Pe...
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