Tom Huddleston Jr.
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New York, NY, United States
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23-year-old spent $35,000 to sell ice cream in Oregon—now his businesses bring in $650,000 a year
Nico Vergara's New Zealand-style ice cream business, restaurant and cafe brought in $650,000 last year. Here's how he turned his lucrative idea into reality. → Read More
This couple raised CEOs of two multimillion-dollar tech startups—here's their No. 1 parenting secret
Balu and Usha Viswanathan have two children: Nikil, 35, and Tara, 33, both tech CEOs. "Our goal was to just make them into amazing human beings," Usha says. → Read More
Is there a 'right' age for kids to be on social media? 'I certainly don't think anyone under 13' should use it, expert says
Psychologists and the U.S. Surgeon General are warning against the mental health risks for kids and teenagers using social media. Here's what you need to know. → Read More
37-year-old owed $5,000 in tickets—now he's sold more than $1 billion worth of parking reservations
SpotHero CEO and co-founder Mark Lawrence channeled his own frustration with Chicago's city parking into a company aimed at making it easier to park. → Read More
It’s getting harder to trust what you read online—a Google exec explains why, and what you can do about it
Slowing the spread of misinformation will take commitment from tech companies, governments and everyday users, says Jigsaw's Beth Goldberg. Here's how. → Read More
CEO who manages $1.5 billion in assets shares her No. 1 investment tip for women: ‘Just do it’
'Just get in the water,' says Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck. Women are less likely to invest money than men and a big reason is a lack of confidence. → Read More
You're right to be scared of A.I., says Ivy League expert and White House advisor—these 5 guardrails can protect 'against harm'
From disinformation to data privacy issues, artificial intelligence's "harms have already been documented over the years," says Suresh Venkatasubramanian. → Read More
The most effective—but unpopular—way to raise happy kids, says Ivy League child psychologist
Parents often have trouble accepting that "children are allowed to be angry, sad, unhappy," says Barnard College child psychologist Tovah Klein. → Read More
How Sallie Krawcheck went from Wall Street star to managing $1.5 billion in assets: 'I'm a natural contrarian'
Sallie Krawcheck, the co-founder and CEO of women's investing platform Ellevest, says she owes her Wall Street career to being a "natural contrarian." Here's why. → Read More
These are the 7 best large U.S. cities for starting a new business—New York and D.C. don't fare well
Financial website WalletHub released its 2023 rankings for the best large U.S. cities to start a new business, with Orlando, Florida, nabbing the top spot. → Read More
43-year-old used her life savings to open a bar that only plays women's sports—it brought in almost $1 million in 8 months
Jenny Nguyen, founder of Portland, Oregon-based The Sports Bra, says she never wanted to start her own bar or restaurant. Here's what changed her mind. → Read More
Bill Gates says this is the ‘ultimate test of whether you know a topic’—he even tried it on his kids
Bill Gates has loved math his whole life, but explaining it to his kids didn't always go smoothly, he says. Here's why. → Read More
Bill Gates says A.I. chatbots will teach kids to read within 18 months: You'll be 'stunned by how it helps'
Bill Gates said this week he believes it won't be long before artificial intelligence can be 'as good a tutor as any human ever could' for students. → Read More
New Zealander without college degree couldn’t talk his way into NASA and Boeing—so he built a $1.8 billion rocket company
After years of dreaming about building rockets, Peter Beck realized that the only path to his dream job was starting his own company. Here's what happened next. → Read More
Elon Musk wants to pause 'dangerous' A.I. development. Bill Gates disagrees—and he's not the only one
An open letter calling for a development pause on A.I. systems like ChatGPT has more than 13,500 signatures — but Bill Gates and A.I. developers are pushing back. → Read More
Bill Gates took a 'test ride' in an autonomous vehicle, and says they'll save you money—take a look
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates took an autonomous vehicle "test ride" through what he called "one of the most challenging driving environments imaginable." → Read More
Americans want to delete Instagram more than any other app
More people searched for how to delete Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat than other apps over a recent six-month period, says cybersecurity website VPNOverview. → Read More
Mark Zuckerberg wants to let teens into the metaverse—2 U.S senators say that's a huge mistake
Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to call off a reported plan for Horizon Worlds. → Read More
What this MIT-trained CEO wishes school taught her differently: There's no 'right way' to succeed
Jasmina Aganovic, CEO of beauty biotech startup Arcaea, says there's no singular, perfect way to run a business — a lesson she's learned the hard way. → Read More
10 in-demand side hustles and jobs you can do from home—one can make almost $100,000 a year
If you're looking for the freedom to work from home with the flexibility to manage your own workload, look for these popular titles in job listings. → Read More