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2x, Not 10x: What AI Coding Tools Actually Save You (A Freelancer's Honest Field Notes)
💡 Quick take: The AI-productivity conversation split into two camps this year — '10x or bust' and 'it's actually slowing us down.' Both are wrong for most of us. This is the boring, useful middle. A client on Upwork asked me…
Obligatory Freelance Author I Am Up For An Award Post
Greetings from the other side, Garbagetowners! I have been quiet, I know, but only because I was finishing a book, and had to give all my energy to that, leaving little for the trashfire world in which we all burn as one. Turns out it's still on…
The upside of downsizing: Chinese youth head for more affordable small towns
For five years, Alice Zheng, a former bank loan reviewer, followed the path expected of many young Chinese: securing a stable job and striving for middle-class comfort in the megacity Shenzhen. But after years of long hours, rigid corporate…
4 Ecommerce Niches Worth Building A Side Hustle Around In 2026
Four ecommerce niches worth building a side hustle around in 2026, backed by market data on wellness, pet products, AI tools and resale. About one-third of U.S. adults now have an active side hustle, and more than 70 percent of workers rely on some…
Should You Make A Career Pivot? How To Know When It's Time
A career pivot can create new opportunities, but it may also require rebuilding income, seniority, credibility and professional relationships. Everyone is pivoting. Why aren't you? Perhaps because you do not need to. Or perhaps because changing…
M&S' £24 chocolate brown ruched top is the 'jeans and a nice top' design you can dress up or down
Unless you've been living under a fashion rock, you'll know that chocolate brown has been trending this season. Co-existing alongside bolder colours like cobalt blue and chilli red, it's the shade to pick if your outfit calls for softer, more…
Commentary: Cyclospora outbreak raises risks for some
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appointed secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in February 2025, I knew my life would become more complicated. I am among the estimated 14 million Americans under age 65 who are considered…
PwC Reports Caught With AI Slop Is A Warning To Every Worker Right Now
AI slop is injurious to your career, trust-building, and credibility It's not the only big consulting firm caught passing off AI slop as genuine, authentic thought leadership. But here we are. PwC has just been caught red-handed passing off AI slop…
Palworld TCG Scalpers Are Selling Cards for Thousands of Dollars as Pocketpair Launches Its New Trading Card Game
The Palworld TCG has officially launched, and so too has a wave of scalpers looking to make a quick buck on developer Pocketpair's new collectible cards. As promised back in January, the developer has partnered with Bushiroad to deliver an official…
AI Stocks Cracked In July, New S&P 500 Challenges Emerge In August
The S&P 500, while flat, had its worst July since 2014, with tech and AI stocks under heavy pressure while Energy surged on higher oil prices. Despite negative headline returns, six of eleven sector ETFs rose, and the S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF…
How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source
A fruit fly hunting a piece of rotting fruit or a mate navigates by smell, following plumes of odor. Out in the wild, turbulent air swirls these plumes into a chaotic, broken landscape—dense chemical filaments laced through long stretches of…
What does a backyard Dolby Atmos home music studio look like when you're a sound engineer for major artists? The shed of my dreams, that's what
It's a full Dolby Atmos mixing studio... in a shed Designed to deliver accurate Atmos audio with pin-sharp precision Artists are delighted with the mixes, which required no tweaks If like me you used to have, or still have, a backyard office or…
Booster Gold TV Show Writer Says His DC Series 'Won't Be Moving Forward'
It's a sad day for superhero fans, as just hours after actor Mahershala Ali announced he's no longer working on Marvel's Blade, writer David Jenkins confirmed his Booster Gold TV show also 'won't be moving forward.' The Our Flag Means Death creator…
How people are looking outside the box to combat crippling housing crisis
At 69, Kym Lardner has teamed up with five other pensioners hunting for a big house to rent and share. When they find one, they intend to have a hoot. Louise Southerden lives in a tiny house on land she rents for a fraction of what she would be…
The Best Deals Today: LEGO Pokémon, DDR5 RAM, Death Stranding 2, and More
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save on select LEGO sets, Death Stranding 2, Saros, Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection, and more. Check out our top picks for Saturday, August 1, below. LEGO has listed its latest round of sets on…
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