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☆ I quit a 13-year tech career because motherhood changed my priorities. I have no regrets.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. After a 13-year tech career, I founded Curio, a subscription book club that fosters bilingual learning in children. Early in my career, I held positions as a software engineer at Morgan Stanley, Redi Technologies, and Amazon. I then worked at a startup and AppNexus before becoming the senior engineering manager and head of search engineering at Slack. I work more hours than I did at SlackI have more flexibility than at Slack, but my working hours are longer.

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☆ The next hot jobs for Gen Z
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Silicon Valley has been laying off workers by the tens of thousands, making tech work almost impossible to come by. Millennials believed they were heading to Silicon Valley in service of a lofty mission. AdvertisementIf Silicon Valley is going out of vogue, what will take its place as the next hot destination? Civil service doesn't come with the pay or the glamour of tech jobs, but it offers the stability that college students say they want. When I speak to college students these days, I'm struck by how they lack the naivete I suffered from when I was their age.

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☆ I worked at Morgan Stanley, Amazon, and Slack before realizing I wasn't fulfilled. Motherhood changed my priorities.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Early in my career, I held positions as a software engineer at Morgan Stanley, Redi Technologies, and Amazon. I then worked at a startup and AppNexus before becoming the senior engineering manager and head of search engineering at Slack. In my early years, we grew rapidly, I loved my job, and the high salary was a nice bonus. I work more hours than I did at SlackI have more flexibility than at Slack, but my working hours are longer.

☆ My grandparents raised me, and the generational divide wasn't always easy. But I had the coolest great aunts, and my kids love them, too.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Nicole Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Auntie Pauline lived in a ranch house with a pool in Long Island, New York. Auntie Joanne drove a Chevy Vega hatchback and was the first in the family to go to college. My Auntie Joanne took me to doctor's appointments, and Auntie Pauline had me over for Thanksgiving when I was in college in New York. After Auntie Joanne had her son, I became his unofficial nanny, accompanying them on vacations. When I had kids, my aunts loved them, tooWhen my children came along, my aunts loved them fiercely.

Persons: Auntie Pauline, Sy, Auntie Joanne, Joanne, Nicole, Pauline's Organizations: Service, Chevy Locations: Long Island , New York, Everett, New York, Boston

☆ Instead of buying gifts for our daughters, we ask parents to bring toys their kids no longer use. We do an exchange at the party.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Katrina Donham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Her first birthday party became a family reunion and an event to mark what felt like the toughest part of the pandemic. It seems like there's another birthday party every weekThat first birthday party was more than three years ago. It's also hard to remember to buy a gift for such-and-so's birthday party this weekend, with everything else we have going on during the week. I decided to ask parents not to buy gifts for my daughtersThat's when my idea was born: I would directly ask parents NOT to buy new gifts for our daughters' birthday parties. Additionally, I would encourage parents to reuse old gift bags, wrapping paper, and ribbon to wrap them.

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☆ Insider Today: New status symbols
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Business Insider's docuseries, "Quiet on Set," just won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information. AdvertisementAt least that's what Denver meteorologist Chris Bianchi told Business Insider's senior science reporter Morgan McFall-Johnsen. Markus Thoenen/Getty ImagesTen better getawaysIt's the busiest time in the travel season, and international travel is especially hot. AdvertisementMore of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Joi-Marie McKenzie, editor in chief of life, in New York.

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☆ What it’s like to go to summer camp in North Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Will Ripley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Yuri’s fascination with North Korea began with a TV documentary that portrayed the country as besieged by capitalist neighbors. This curiosity led him to join a “Solidarity with North Korea” group on VKontakte, Russia’s Facebook equivalent. Before the pandemic, the largest source of inbound tourists to North Korea wasn’t Russia – it was China. Video Ad Feedback Student who visited a North Korea children's camp reveals what happens there 03:02 - Source: CNNThe camp offered typical summer activities like beach outings and sandcastle-building competitions but also included peculiar rituals. Yuri Frolov’s story is a powerful reminder of the lengths to which North Korea will go to shape perceptions and cultivate loyalty.

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☆ Artists in New York got $1,000 monthly through a basic income program. One participant used the money to pay bills and afford healthcare.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Bunnell was a participant in Creatives Rebuild New York's guaranteed income program. Some of the guaranteed income participants lived in cities, while others lived in rural areas. Related storiesCreatives Rebuild New York's guaranteed income program joins over 100 similar pilots across the US aimed at reducing local poverty levels. The organization allocated $43.2 million total to the guaranteed income program and $61.6 million to the artist employment program. Courtesy of Jacinta BunnellHave you benefited from a guaranteed income program?

Persons: —, Jacinta Bunnell, Bunnell, Stavros Niarchos, Dr, Diana Pearce, Maura Cuffie, Peterson, Jacinta Bunnell Bunnell, I've, Jacinta Organizations: Service, Business, Mellon Foundation, Tides Center, Ford Foundation, Rebuild, New Locations: Stone Ridge , New York, Manhattan, New York, Northwest Brooklyn, Rebuild New York, York

☆ Ukraine's ambassador accused Russia of serving Chicken Kiev at a UN luncheon one day after bombing a children's hospital
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewSergiy Kyslytsya, the Ukrainian ambassador to the United Nations, accused Russia on Wednesday of serving Chicken Kiev at a luncheon after it attacked a children's hospital. He posted a photo of the menu for a Tuesday UN Security Council event hosted by Russia, which includes the item "Chicken Kiev served with Potato Paille." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Related storiesNebenzia holds the president's chair for the Security Council in July as part of the UN's monthly rotation. According to the Associated Press, Nebenzia thanked Kyslytysa as part of his duty as rotating president of the security council.

Persons: —, і, …, Вона, Небензя Organizations: Service, United Nations, Chicken Kiev, UN, Business Locations: Ukrainian, Russia, Kiev

☆ Warren Buffett wants his children to give away his $130 billion fortune. Does that set up a 'Succession'-style fight?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Looking at their individual organizations, the Buffett children could make for some strange charitable bedfellows once their father dies. AdvertisementWhat the Buffett children do nowSusie runs the Sherwood Foundation, which has given more than $1 billion to build equity in her native Nebraska across social justice, education, and healthcare. Howard Buffett is set to take the reins as Berkshire Hathaway non-executive chairman when his father Warren Buffett steps down. Leigh Vogel/Getty ImagesHowie, the middle Buffett, focuses his time on food security, as well as conflict mitigation and combatting human trafficking, through his Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Harold, the nonprofit expert, said the worldviews of the Buffett children should serve them well.

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I grew up shopping the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale with my mom before spending nearly four years working as a sales associate between Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack. This has given me a very clear sense of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale bestsellers, what sells out first, and what gets returned. Now, I'm ready to share what's absolutely worth it and what you should skip from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is full of Gucci, Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, and Ray Bans sunnies galore. Here's when you can start shopping Nordstrom Anniversary Sale dates based on your Nordy Club status.

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☆ NATO is taking greater control of Western efforts to back Ukraine's fight as US politics raise questions about its reliability
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewNATO is moving forward with a new initiative that will see it take greater control over Western efforts to arm and train Ukraine's military. The move comes as the alliance aims to solidify the long-term support for Kyiv as it battles the Russian invasion. Growing concern about the potential change in US leadership has hung over the highly consequential NATO summit in Washington this week. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Joe Biden at the 2024 NATO summit. "There are 32 countries in the alliance," the NATO official who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Thursday.

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☆ Our side hustles bring in $125,000 a year or more: 'Nearly everybody' can make money this way
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The McCauleys make their money by researching what makes side hustles profitable, testing them and teaching others how to do the same on YouTube. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based couple earned nearly $140,000 from eight streams of income last year, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. Ease of starting is at an all-time high: Platforms like Amazon, Airbnb and Fiverr offer instant access to paying customers. Kindergarten teacher Becky Powell's side hustle — making worksheets for other educators — brings in six figures per year. Her husband also sells worksheets on the platform, and they've used their combined earnings to fund vacations and pay down their mortgage and student loans, Powell says.

Persons: Jamie, Sarah McCauley, Sarah, Jamie McCauley, Bankrate, Jenny Woo, Woo, Jenny Woo Woo's, —, It's, Tim Riegel's, Riegel, Tim Riegel, Kathy Kristof, Kristof, Becky Powell, Jerome, worksheets, Powell, Becky Powell's, Becky Powell Powell's, they've Organizations: Walmart, YouTube, CNBC, University of California, Amazon, Kickstarter, Facebook Locations: YouTubers, Rapids , Michigan, Irvine, Lamar , Missouri, Beaverton , Oregon, Amazon

☆ Russia's brutal missile strike on a Ukrainian children's hospital just before the big NATO summit appears to be backfiring
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementEmergency officials and civilians conduct search and rescue operations among the rubble of Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital on Monday. The deadly Russian missile attack saw child cancer patients evacuated and moved with medical tubes still in their bodies. Women hold patients at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during Russian missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday. He said that "when you hit not just a hospital or a children's hospital —and not just a children's hospital, but a children's hospital in which there are children were being treated for cancer — it doesn't get much worse than that in terms of brutality." A UN investigation found the children's hospital likely took a direct hit from a Russian missile, likely a Kh-101.

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☆ The West's attempts at isolating Russia just took another big blow
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made Russia the destination of his first bilateral visit after securing a historic third term in office. On Monday, the US State Department said it has raised concerns with New Delhi about India's relationship with Russia. AdvertisementModi's advances toward Putin come less than two months after the usually reserved Chinese leader Xi Jinping hugged Putin not once, but twice — dealing another blow to the West's isolation of Russia. India imported about $60 billion of goods a year from Russia in the last fiscal year. "Due to Russia's close ties with China, India can turn to Russia to help defuse crises when bilateral geopolitical tensions flare up between India and China," he added.

Persons: —, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Putin, Xi Jinping, Xi, Modi, Rajiv Biswas, who's, Biswas, Vinay Kwatra Organizations: Service, NATO, Washington DC, Business, US State Department Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Washington, Moscow, New Delhi, India, China

☆ How to 'live regret-free lives we can feel proud of,' from the author of 'You Only Die Once'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Jodi Wellman | In Fourthousandmondays | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

I committed to live a regret-free life or die trying. I want us to live regret-free lives we can feel proud of. And it's why I recently published my book, "You Only Die Once: How to Make It to the End With No Regrets." Regrets of omission tend to haunt us. Regrets of commission 'cool off over time'Also known as hot regrets, regrets of commission tend to feel intense at first.

Persons: —, huff, I'd, Jodi Wellman Organizations: University of Pennsylvania's, University of Pennsylvania, Penn Resilience Locations: Kandy, Europe

☆ Russia looks to have changed tactics in the missile strikes that wrecked a children's hospital, leaving Ukraine's air defenders with almost no time to respond
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewRussia seems to have changed tactics in a Monday missile strike that struck targets across Ukraine, including a children's hospital, to "maximize damage," war analysts said. Rescuers are working at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that is strongly damaged during a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 08, 2024. He said that out of the 44 Russian missiles launched, Ukraine was able to shoot down 33. Rescuers are continuing to work at the Okhmatdyt children's hospital. AdvertisementRussia's missiles struck targets in several cities, including the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, on Monday, killing at least 39 people, per the latest figures.

Persons: —, Yuriy Ihnat, Ihnat, Maxym, ISW Organizations: Service, Monday missile, Ukrainian Air Force, Facebook, Business, Ohmatdyt, Ukraine, Russian Ministry of Defense Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Kyiv, Washington, Ukrainian

☆ Putin hosts India’s PM to deepen ties, but Ukraine looms over their relationship
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence near Moscow, Russia July 8, 2024. Their partnership has become more complicated, however, as Russia has moved closer to China amid international isolation of Moscow over Ukraine. Russian state media reported that they would also discuss Moscow helping India build more nuclear power plants. The two countries already are collaborating on the Kudankulam nuclear power project in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. With Moscow's arms industries mostly serving the Russian military in Ukraine, India has been diversifying its defense procurements, buying more from the U.S., Israel, France and Italy.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, Putin, Modi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Matthew Miller, Vinay Mohan Kwatra Organizations: India's, Indian, NATO, . State Department, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, India, Russian Locations: Moscow, Russia, Washington, Ukraine, China, Kazakhstan, Beijing, Russian, Kyiv, India, New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, United States, Vladivostok, Uzbekistan, U.S, Israel, France, Italy, Chennai, East

☆ Ukrainian children's hospital hit in daytime Russian missile attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Emergency forces and civilians conduct search-and-rescue operations among the rubble of 'Okhmatdyt' Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 8, 2024. A barrage of Russian missiles killed more than 20 people across Ukraine and seriously damaged a key children's hospital in a rare large-scale daytime attack. The Ukrainian capital's Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital undertook "considerable destruction," with patients being transferred to other medical facilities in Kyiv. "Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv. The ministry said its forces had answered Kyiv's hostilities with a mass attack on Ukrainian military facilities and air bases with long-range precision weapons.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Vitaliy Klitschko, Klitschko, Kryvy, Oleksandr Vilkul, Okhmatdyt, Zelenskyy Organizations: Children's, CNBC, Ukrainian, Russia's Ministry of Defense, Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Russian, Dnipro, Sloviansk, Ukrainian, Kryvy Rih, Pokrovsk, Donetsk, Europe, Russia

☆ My kids lived in Slovenia for a year. When we returned to the US I felt reverse culture shock.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I'd never left the US until I moved to Slovenia, and I didn't have a passport until I was 28. America has a lot to offer kids too, but I'm so glad my kids experienced a new culture. When I first went to visit my kids' preschool in Slovenia, I accidentally wandered through the kitchen instead of the admin office. Parents in Slovenia attend preschool with kids for 2 weeksMy three-year-old, who was in the older kids' class, started two days after my first visit. In Slovenia, parents attend preschool with children for one or two weeks to help them acclimatize.

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☆ Zelensky blasts Modi meeting with Putin the same day Russian attack devastates Ukraine hospital
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Two people were killed and at least 16 others were injured in the strike on Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt hospital. Rescuers work at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during a Russian missile strikes, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 8, 2024. Reducing the trade imbalance would be a “matter of priority” in Modi’s discussions with Putin, he said, ahead of the trip. Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said the Kremlin attaches “primary importance” to Modi’s visit, Russian state-run news agency TASS reported. Biden called Russian missile strikes in Kyiv – including on the children’s hospital – a “horrific reminder of Russia’s brutality,” in a statement Monday evening.

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☆ Videos show what hit a Ukrainian children's hospital, and Russia is 'gaslighting,' war and weapons experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A missile struck a children's hospital. Ukraine says it was a Russian strike, but Moscow denies it. War experts dispute Russian claims it was a Ukrainian surface-to-air missile, arguing it was a Russian cruise missile. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The Security Service of Ukraine identified the missile that struck the medical facility as a Russian Kh-101 air-launched cruise missile.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Russian Ministry, Security Service, Business Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Moscow, Ukrainian, Kyiv

☆ Gen Z's Never-Ending Safety Net: Living With Mom and Dad
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Eve Upton-Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Despite a strong job market, many Gen Zers are still relying on the bank of Mom and Dad to make ends meet. The young adult has their entire life ahead of them. Some parents might be more willing to provide financial support because they want to feel like a good parent. The young adult has their entire life ahead of them," Bailey said. When India Anderson turned 20 and decided to move in with her boyfriend, her mother cut off most financial support.

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☆ Gen Z couple left the U.S. and relocated to a houseboat in London: 'We feel like we're living in a children's picture book'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Dewey and Kent lived in a townhouse with a third roommate and paid $966 each in rent. Before relocating to London, the couple lived in a townhouse in Philadelphia that they shared with a roommate. "We feel like we're living in a children's picture book," Dewey says. Dewey says she loves to explore London Kent and their dog, Kipper. "I hope that people who watch my videos, get a realistic view about what it's like to move abroad, and specifically live in London," Dewey says.

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☆ I've had a love-hate relationship with my name since childhood. I changed my last name when I got married and kept it after the divorce.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Sheryl Stillman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewMy maiden name has 20 letters, with half residing at the end — Sheryl Lynn Sirotinsky. Imagine growing up with an uncommon spelling for your first name, "S" instead of "C," and a last name people tripped over. As a youngster playing make-believe, I kept Princess Sheryl and dumped Sirotinsky in fairy dust. AdvertisementI got divorced but kept the nameDivorcing when my kids were adolescents, sharing a surname was important to me.

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