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‘It feels like a video game, but in real life’: Gen Z’s love of analog ‘grandma’ hobbies jump from Pokemon to bird-watching, scrolling to needlepoint

Offline, tactile hobbies, like pottery, origami and even blacksmithing, are joining the knitting, gardening and needlepoint called “grandma hobbies.”

By Kaitlyn Huamani and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
In this photo illustration, the Microsoft Copilot AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.
Microsoft unveils Copilot Cowork agents built on Anthropic’s AI and E7 AI product suite as it seeks to calm investor concerns about AI eating SaaS
By Jeremy KahnMarch 9, 2026
Joseph Stiglitz says buckle up before the great AI ‘reallocation’ era arrives
By Catherina GioinoMarch 8, 2026
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This AI founder who quit her 9-to-5 law job has a warning for anyone dreaming of doing the same: ‘I’m working harder now than I ever did’
By Emma BurleighMarch 8, 2026
Peter Thiel warned AI is coming for ‘math people before word people.’ Banks have already said smaller headcounts are possible
By Jason MaMarch 7, 2026
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Middle EastU.S. intel assessment: Iran regime change was unlikely in either short or long war, sources say
By Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
CryptoStrategy buys $1.3 billion of Bitcoin using mostly common stock
By Melos Ambaye and BloombergMarch 9, 2026
Personal FinanceHow to invest in gold: 6 ways to buy this precious metal
By Joseph HostetlerMarch 9, 2026
Middle EastLike Trump, Iran’s new supreme leader is a real estate mogul, with a house on ‘Billionaire’s Row,’ a villa in Dubai, and upscale European hotels
By Jason MaMarch 9, 2026
Paris Hilton poses on the red carpet.
SuccessAfter losing her Malibu home, Paris Hilton is raising $1 million to get women-owned businesses back on their feet
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
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CryptoDubai’s signature Token2049 crypto event set to go forward even as other conferences hit pause amid growing conflict
By Carlos GarciaMarch 9, 2026
A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.
Middle EastIran’s attacks on Amazon data centers in UAE, Bahrain signal a new kind of war as AI plays an increasingly strategic role, analysts say
By Jeremy KahnMarch 9, 2026
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EnergyTrump promised to fill America’s oil reserves ‘right to the top.’ A year later, oil has exceeded $100 and they’re still less than 60% full
By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026
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SuccessUSAA CEO says Gen Z ‘are not going to be as well off’ as boomers and Gen Xers—they need to take ownership of their success, he urges
By Emma BurleighMarch 1, 2026
An older man wears an American flag around his shoulders
EconomyYour grandparents are the reason the U.S. isn’t in a recession right now. That won’t last forever
By Eleanor PringleMarch 1, 2026
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SuccessMeet the Gen Z college students who turned Excel into a competitive esport—they’re competing in spreadsheet challenges and it’s helping them land jobs
By Preston ForeFebruary 28, 2026
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CommentarySomething big is happening in AI, but panic is the wrong reaction
By Peter CappelliFebruary 28, 2026
AIThe week the AI scare turned real and America realized maybe it isn’t ready for what’s coming
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 28, 2026
AIShe joined Block to build AI. Weeks later, AI cost her job.
By Sheryl EstradaFebruary 28, 2026
Future of WorkHave good taste? It may just get you a job during the AI jobs apocalypse, says Sam Altman
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 27, 2026
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AIBlock CEO Jack Dorsey lays off nearly half of his staff because of AI and predicts most companies will make similar cuts in the next year
By Jake AngeloFebruary 27, 2026
Spencer Rascoff, chief executive officer of Match Group Inc
SuccessCEO of the tech company behind Hinge and Tinder set up an employee hotline where staff can DM him anytime: ‘No hierarchy. No filters. Just real input.’
By Emma BurleighFebruary 27, 2026
Man sitting at a desk managing multiple devices at one time
SuccessWorkers are making over $1 million by secretly holding down multiple gigs—and they’re doing it all within the 40-hour workweek
By Preston ForeFebruary 27, 2026
SuccessJapanese companies are paying older workers to sit by a window and do nothing—while Western CEOs demand super-AI productivity just to keep your job
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 27, 2026
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HealthHere are the 7 rules of group chats, including how to leave when you’ve had enough
By Kelvin Chan and The Associated PressFebruary 27, 2026
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CommentaryThe AI resource reallocation challenge: How can companies capture the value of time?
By Erik RothFebruary 27, 2026
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SuccessWalmart exec says U.S. workforces needs to take inspiration from China where ‘5 year-olds are learning DeepSeek’
By Preston ForeFebruary 27, 2026
InnovationFor $20,000, a humanoid robot will do your household chores for you like unloading the dishwasher and watering plants—but it still needs help
By Matty Merritt and Morning BrewFebruary 26, 2026
A man sits in his bedroom at a desk, looking at his laptop and taking a phone call.
Future of WorkRemote employees have quietly unlocked one major workplace perk: Getting paid 12% more than their in-office colleagues, Fed study finds
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 26, 2026
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AIForget the STEM safety net. Peter Thiel warns AI is a bigger threat to technical roles than to creative thinkers
By Jake AngeloFebruary 26, 2026
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SuccessDespite the constant ‘job apocalypse’ warnings, computer science graduates are actually on track to earn $81,000 right out of college
By Preston ForeFebruary 26, 2026
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SuccessRolex has just opened a trade school for watchmakers in Texas. Already competition is as fierce as Harvard’s, and students could walk out with $95,000 jobs
By Emma BurleighFebruary 26, 2026
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Future of WorkMexico approves reduction of work week from 48 to 40 hours—eventually
By The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2026
Future of WorkThe remote work fight isn’t over: Workers are willing to take a major pay cut, up to 25%, Harvard study shows
By Sydney LakeFebruary 26, 2026
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Economy‘If I was 18 now, there is no way I would go to university only to leave with huge debts and poor job prospects,’ says analyst. He’d be an electrician
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 26, 2026
AIMorgan Stanley predicts AI won’t let you retire early: Instead, you’ll have to train for jobs that don’t exist yet
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 26, 2026
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AIJamie Dimon says society should start preparing for AI job displacement: ‘Now’s the time to start thinking about’ it
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 25, 2026
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SuccessFormer Apple exec had lunch with his boss Steve Jobs for 15 years—he says the late founder’s ‘insatiable curiosity’ taught him to never coast on his expertise
By Emma BurleighFebruary 25, 2026
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SuccessEx–presidential candidate Andrew Yang warns that millions of white-collar workers will lose their jobs within 18 months: ‘The AI jobpocalypse is here’
By Preston ForeFebruary 25, 2026
Multicolored shipping containers stacked up at a port in China.
AIHow one AI company is helping businesses navigate Trump’s new tariff chaos following the Supreme Court ruling
By Jeremy KahnFebruary 24, 2026
Young woman appears troubled as she looks at her laptop screen
Workplace CultureThe workplace benefit 95% of workers want but aren’t satisfied with is a pretty basic one: bereavement leave, study shows
By Sydney LakeFebruary 24, 2026
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SuccessAlibaba cofounder tells aspiring entrepreneurs that picking a team you’d spend “24/7 with” should be their first priority—not work-life balance 
By Preston ForeFebruary 24, 2026
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SuccessNearly half of companies are turning to poor ‘peanut butter’ raises—following the same pattern of the 2008 recession, an expert says. And it could take years to recover
By Emma BurleighFebruary 24, 2026
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Gen Z graduates who majored in ‘AI-proof’ careers like pharmacy, biology, and education are making less than $50,000 after graduationAn image of a popular article
By Emma BurleighMarch 6, 2026
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By Emma BurleighMarch 8, 2026
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Anthropic just mapped out which jobs AI could potentially replace. A 'Great Recession for white-collar workers' is absolutely possibleAn image of a popular article
By Jake AngeloMarch 6, 2026
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