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Jonathan Small is a bestselling author, journalist, producer, and podcast host. For 25 years, he has worked as a sought-after storyteller for top media companies such as The New York Times, Hearst, 91��, and Condé Nast. He has held executive roles at Glamour, Fitness, and 91�� and re

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Getting Eye Appointments Can Be a Hassle. This Founder Built a 90-Second Vision Test You Can Take at Major Stores

Eyebot co-founder and CEO Matthias Hofmann says growing demand for vision care and a shortage of optometrists create an opportunity to rethink routine vision tests.

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Shopify President Says We’re Entering a ‘Golden Age of 91��ship.’ Here’s the Reason Why.

Platforms like ChatGPT and Gemini enable solopreneurs to thrive as AI reshapes how small businesses find customers.

Buying a Franchise

Baskin-Robbins and MUG Are Launching a Root Beer Float 114,100 Feet Into the Sky. Will the Stunt Settle a Years-Old Internet Debate?

Timed for National Root Beer Float Day, the stunt aims to break a world record while pushing new flavors and discounts at Baskin-Robbins.

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These College Kids Are Running a $12 Million Real Estate Fund. They Haven’t Made a Dollar From It.

At Indiana University, a group of undergraduates is managing real institutional money and pulling in returns most pros would envy.

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A SpaceX Rocket Just Crashed Into the Moon. Nobody’s Actually Seen It Happen Yet.

This wasn't the moonshot Elon Musk was hoping for.

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McDonald’s Profit Beat Expectations. But Its CEO Is Still Unhappy With How Sales Grew: ‘We Simply Didn’t Execute’

CEO Chris Kempczinski blamed inconsistent execution and a pullback in digital deals. The chain also named a new head of its US business.

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This Live-Shopping App Made $1 Billion Last Year. Some Users Say It Works Like an Illegal Lottery: ‘I’m Totally Addicted to It’

Whatnot lets users bid on trading cards, sneakers and secondhand fashion in fast-paced live auctions. Some can't stop.

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Jeff Bezos Just Sold $4.1 Billion in Amazon Stock. Now Shares Are Down.

The sale came one day after Amazon shares hit an all-time high and pushed the company's market value above $3 trillion.

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Apple Is So Overwhelmed With AI-Generated Bug Reports That It’s Turning Away Security Threats. One Big One Almost Slipped Through the Cracks.

Apple is so flooded with AI-generated bug reports that it capped how many researchers can submit. Some cybersecurity companies are concerned.

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Myspace’s Owners Say They’re Bringing It Back From the Dead. They’ve Already Lost $150 Million Trying.

Brothers Chris and Tim Vanderhook, whose company bought Myspace in 2011, confirmed in a documentary that they plan to bring it back.

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SpaceX Stock Is Down Nearly 50% From Its High — Here’s Why It Could Get Worse Later This Week

Hundreds of millions of SpaceX shares that have been off-limits since the IPO become tradable for the first time. That's not great news.

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This Netflix VP Confessed to Ketamine Therapy at a Company ‘Trust’ Retreat. He Was Fired a Few Months Later.

Kevin Baillie is suing Netflix for wrongful termination, disability discrimination and lost severance.

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Flo Rida Won $82 Million in a Contract Dispute. Now He’s Bringing His Name to a Juice Chain’s South Florida Expansion.

The recording artist is becoming an equity partner in Beyond Juicery + Eatery, known for its juices, smoothies and health-conscious menu.

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Nearly 720,000 People Stopped Working or Looking for Work in a Single Month. Here’s What’s Behind It.

It's the biggest one-month drop in prime-age labor force participation since 1976, excluding the pandemic.

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This 24-Year-Old Hedge Fund Prodigy Was Called the ‘Nostradamus of AI’— He Didn’t See a 73% Drop Coming.

Leopold Aschenbrennerm raised $100 million to launch the fund in 2024. This week he sold $20 billion in stock to survive.

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This Former Coinbase CTO Spent Millions Building a Utopia for Tech Founders. Then Malaysia Shut It Down.

Balaji Srinivasan left Silicon Valley to create an alternative tech community. Residents complained of moldy rooms and not enough women.

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Jersey Mike’s Went Public at a $7.3 Billion Valuation. It All Started With a 17-Year-Old and One Sub Shop.

The sandwich chain's IPO was more than 10 times oversubscribed.

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This Franchisee Owns 112 Restaurants and Gives Ownership Stakes to His Staff: ‘It Helps Them Know It’s a Team’

Wade Oney, President of Bam-Bamy Pizza, gives his managers, supervisors and executives a piece of the business.

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The Billionaire Behind Louis Vuitton and Dior Spent Millions Trying to Fix His ‘Ruthless’ Image. A Snarky Tweet Worked Better.

Bernard Arnault, LVMH's chairman, has been called "the wolf in cashmere" for over a decade. Then he went viral for being funny.

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Meta’s Stock Just Took an Unexpexted Hit. Here’s Why Investors Are Spooked.

The tech giant's free cash flow crashed from $8.55 billion to $784 million, and next year's AI bill could be even bigger.

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All 55 European Football Federations Voted to Boycott FIFA Over Its $20 Billion Investment Plan: ‘Football Belongs to the ⁠Fans, Not Billionaire Investors’

All 55 UEFA nations voted unanimously to boycott FIFA events if the $20 billion World Cup stake sale isn't scrapped entirely.

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A Couple Was Sent Cockroaches and a Bloody Pig Mask by eBay Employees. They Just Won a $48 Million Settlement.

Former eBay employees sent live cockroaches, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig mask to silence a couple's reporting.

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Personal Bankruptcies Are Up Nearly 50% Over the Past Three Years, But Is That a Bad Thing? ‘People Don’t Understand How Good a Deal It Is’

More than half a million Americans filed for personal bankruptcy last year, and researchers say the stigma is fading.

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How Cereal Milk Matcha and Pink Mermaid 7 Fizz Are Fueling 7 Brew’s Biggest Growth Yet: ‘The Industry Hasn’t Been Disrupted in a Long Time’

7 Brew didn't exist in 2017. It's now closing in on 1,000 locations with customer volume one franchisee calls 'insane.'

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This Startup Wants to Build the Weirdest-Looking Passenger Jet Since the Concorde. The U.S. Government Just Invested $3 Billion In It.

With four aisles and no windows, the airliner would be the first real challenger to Boeing's U.S. monopoly in decades.

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Mark Zuckerberg Says Concentrating AI Power in a Few Companies Is ‘Dangerous’

In a new Wall Street Journal op-ed, the Meta CEO argues that concentrating AI power in a few hands is dangerous.

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A Cincinnati Father Collapsed Alone at His House. His Apple Watch Saved His Life.

The Apple Watch's fall detection feature dialed 911 for the unresponsive man.

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The Ultra-Wealthy Pay Up to $100,000 a Year for Elite Healthcare. This Startup Wants to Bring It to Everyone for a Fraction of the Price.

Max Marchione's Superpower is building an AI alternative to concierge medicine. Its next big bet is peptides.

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Church’s Texas Chicken Hadn’t Grown Its Store Count in 15 Years. Here’s Why That Just Changed.

CEO Roland Gonzalez says the chain "has really been on fire." Now new investment will help keep the momentum going.

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Visa Is Cutting 2,600 Jobs — AI Is Only Part of the Reason: ‘We Must Continue Evolving How We Work’

The cuts hit tech and product teams hardest, and Visa isn't alone. PayPal and Block have made similar moves recently.

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More From Jonathan Small

Getting Eye Appointments Can Be a Hassle. This Founder Built a 90-Second Vision Test You Can Take at Major Stores

Shopify President Says We’re Entering a ‘Golden Age of 91��ship.’ Here’s the Reason Why.

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These College Kids Are Running a $12 Million Real Estate Fund. They Haven’t Made a Dollar From It.

A SpaceX Rocket Just Crashed Into the Moon. Nobody’s Actually Seen It Happen Yet.

McDonald’s Profit Beat Expectations. But Its CEO Is Still Unhappy With How Sales Grew: ‘We Simply Didn’t Execute’

This Live-Shopping App Made $1 Billion Last Year. Some Users Say It Works Like an Illegal Lottery: ‘I’m Totally Addicted to It’

Jeff Bezos Just Sold $4.1 Billion in Amazon Stock. Now Shares Are Down.

Apple Is So Overwhelmed With AI-Generated Bug Reports That It’s Turning Away Security Threats. One Big One Almost Slipped Through the Cracks.

Myspace’s Owners Say They’re Bringing It Back From the Dead. They’ve Already Lost $150 Million Trying.

SpaceX Stock Is Down Nearly 50% From Its High — Here’s Why It Could Get Worse Later This Week

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Flo Rida Won $82 Million in a Contract Dispute. Now He’s Bringing His Name to a Juice Chain’s South Florida Expansion.

Nearly 720,000 People Stopped Working or Looking for Work in a Single Month. Here’s What’s Behind It.

This 24-Year-Old Hedge Fund Prodigy Was Called the ‘Nostradamus of AI’— He Didn’t See a 73% Drop Coming.

This Former Coinbase CTO Spent Millions Building a Utopia for Tech Founders. Then Malaysia Shut It Down.

Jersey Mike’s Went Public at a $7.3 Billion Valuation. It All Started With a 17-Year-Old and One Sub Shop.

This Franchisee Owns 112 Restaurants and Gives Ownership Stakes to His Staff: ‘It Helps Them Know It’s a Team’

The Billionaire Behind Louis Vuitton and Dior Spent Millions Trying to Fix His ‘Ruthless’ Image. A Snarky Tweet Worked Better.

Meta’s Stock Just Took an Unexpexted Hit. Here’s Why Investors Are Spooked.

All 55 European Football Federations Voted to Boycott FIFA Over Its $20 Billion Investment Plan: ‘Football Belongs to the ⁠Fans, Not Billionaire Investors’

A Couple Was Sent Cockroaches and a Bloody Pig Mask by eBay Employees. They Just Won a $48 Million Settlement.

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How Cereal Milk Matcha and Pink Mermaid 7 Fizz Are Fueling 7 Brew’s Biggest Growth Yet: ‘The Industry Hasn’t Been Disrupted in a Long Time’

This Startup Wants to Build the Weirdest-Looking Passenger Jet Since the Concorde. The U.S. Government Just Invested $3 Billion In It.

Mark Zuckerberg Says Concentrating AI Power in a Few Companies Is ‘Dangerous’

A Cincinnati Father Collapsed Alone at His House. His Apple Watch Saved His Life.

The Ultra-Wealthy Pay Up to $100,000 a Year for Elite Healthcare. This Startup Wants to Bring It to Everyone for a Fraction of the Price.

Church’s Texas Chicken Hadn’t Grown Its Store Count in 15 Years. Here’s Why That Just Changed.

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