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The 2,400-seat Miami theater lit up like a Coldplay concert when the QR code dropped at the Miss USA pageant. A sea of phones — held up by supportive parents, partners, and past pageant queens — trained their cameras on the massive barcode being projected from center stage, ready to vote for their favored

When Zaire Wells's daughter was selected for a free childcare slot, it felt like the two-year-old "got into Harvard."

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani proposed free childcare for two-year-olds in his affordability-focused campaign. In March, he announced that it would launch with 2,000 seats in a handful of communities selecte

• Violetta Kruglyak thrives in NYC real estate by hustling for deals in a competitive market.
• Originally from Ukraine, Kruglyak balances her real estate career with raising her son in NYC.
• Despite fluctuating income, Kruglyak stays motivated by focusing on financial growth and success.

Working

• This summer, we decided it was time to outsource my boss.
• Well, really, I "replaced" my boss with AI, working with a chatbot trained in his image.
• RyanBot, named for its human counterpart, turned out to be an existential rumination on leadership.

My boss had a proposal: It was time to replace him with AI.

It was late spring, following months of AI-attributed layoffs acros

• Indeed CEO Hisayuki Idekoba wants to make it easier for those who aren't recruited to find a job.
• He said that better matching job seekers with open roles could disrupt a "vicious cycle."
• It comes as technology is creating an AI-to-AI

• United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby doesn't have time for endless meetings.
• Instead, he sleeps eight and a half hours a day and reads roughly 2 books a week.
• Does his advice change how you would structure your day?

Don't think that United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is going to sit through your

• Startup founders online keep calling out "LARPers."
• The term started as an acronym for "live action role play," but has grown to replace words like "poser."
• Techies use it to refer to founders who prioritize social media clout over startup success.

It's time to add another word to the

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julie Chapon, the 39-year-old CEO and cofounder of Yuka, who is based in New York. The app rates food and cosmetics based on their ingredients and campaigns for bans and reformulations. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

Some CEOs have very strict agendas

• Boutique fitness brand Solidcore is beefing up with a new strength-focused class in infrared heat.
• It's a big bet on resistance training as the future of fitness, with emphasis on longevity.
• The balancing act is reaching new audiences without diluting what hooked loyal fans in the first place.

So

• Brigid Kemmerer wrote books during lunch breaks while working in finance and raising three kids.
• An NYT bestseller gave Kemmerer enough money to quit her corporate job in 2016.
• Kemmerer said that as a full time writer, losing corporate stability can still feel scary.

This as-told-to

• Manifund CEO Austin Chen says Caroline Ellison has taken a role at the grantmaking platform.
• Ellison admitted to misusing FTX customer funds and testified against Sam Bankman-Fried.
• Chen said Ellison's new role is to research how to direct philanthropic dollars.

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