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We had to pull $20,000 from our retirement fund to stay afloat. It felt risky, but it was the only way.

Fri, 04/03/2026 - 13:40

Tech Insider : Business

Kids playing with sprinkler — Courtesy of the author

Parenting, essay, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, debt, credit-card-debt, mortgage

United is rolling out 'basic business class' to make premium flying cheaper. Here's how it will work.

Fri, 04/03/2026 - 13:21

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy

United wants more people to book its premium seats, so it found a way to make them cheaper — but less flexible. — United wants more people to book its premium seats, so it found a way to make them cheaper — though less flexible.
Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Travel, Transportation, united-airlines, polaris-business-class, polaris, airlines, business-class

NeeDoh squishies have gone viral. 'It wasn't intentional,' the CEO tells me.

Fri, 04/03/2026 - 12:55

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style

blue squishy in a hand — The Nee Doh gumdrop squishy has a very pleasant handfeel.
Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider

Retail, Culture, Economy, Toys, asmr, viral-trends, Labubu

More than 1,500 stores are set to close across the US in 2026. Here's the list.

Fri, 04/03/2026 - 12:38

Tech Insider : Business

Allbirds store closing sign — Allbirds said it would close its stores in 2026.
Scott Olson/Getty Images

Retail, macys, rei, saks-off-fifth, yankee-candle, kroger, stores-closing

Inside the rise of Trump's favorite online brawler

Fri, 04/03/2026 - 12:24

Tech Insider : Politics, Politics, Business

Alex Bruesewitz speaks into a microphone, wearing a suit with an American flag pin on its lapel. — Alex Bruesewitz, 29, is a key cog in the Trump media machine.
AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

Media, Politics, Careers, gop, Politics, donald-trump, nicki-minaj

Sam Altman says parenting changed his view on iPads — and that he wants his son to 'play in the dirt'

Fri, 04/03/2026 - 12:18

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is pictured. — Sam Altman said he wasn't sure when his kid would talk to AI, but that he would "rather be on the late end of what's reasonable there."
Bloomberg/Getty Images

Parenting, AI, Tech, sam-altman, openai, Parenting, ipads

Trump labor board tells Amazon to negotiate with Staten Island warehouse union

Fri, 04/03/2026 - 12:11

Engadget : Business, Technology

The Trump administration's labor board has ordered Amazon to recognize and bargain with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union, which represents workers at a warehouse in Staten Island. This is just the latest chapter in a multiyear standoff between Staten Island warehouse workers and Amazon, according to a report by The Washington Post.