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Success
Teenagers are shooting out over 50 applications and getting ghosted even for volunteer jobs: ‘I’ll take anything at this point’
By Emma BurleighAugust 9, 2026
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Success
He was homeless at 16. Now he sits on the board of David Beckham’s wellness company and his business is about to hit $1 billion in revenue
By Emma BurleighAugust 2, 2026
Worker in a full cleanroom suit uses a wafer manufacturing tool.
Success
In South Korea, teenagers are skipping college for semiconductor school—they’re landing six-figure Samsung jobs at 17 and bonuses of up to $400,000
By Preston ForeJuly 28, 2026
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Success
An 11-year-old is cleaning his neighbors’ trash cans for $10 each—he now has 100K followers as teens face the worst summer job market since 1948
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 25, 2026
Teenage boy on laptop
Success
Around 22 million teenagers are making their pocket money on video games, online reselling, and in-game platforms like Roblox
By Emma BurleighJune 9, 2026
National Spelling Bee champion Shrey Parikh spells 32 words correctly in 90 seconds to win in lightning round tie-breaker
Success
National Spelling Bee champion Shrey Parikh spells 32 words correctly in 90 seconds to win in lightning round tie-breaker
By The Associated Press and Ben NuckolsMay 29, 2026
Dara Khosrowshahi speaks on stage and holds his palms in front of him, pressed together.
Lifestyle
Uber CEO says rideshare ‘freed up’ his son from having to get a driver’s license—and he’s one of many Gen Zers who aren’t willing to drive
By Sasha RogelbergMay 24, 2026
A teen boy lays on a bed looking at his phone.
Law
Most Australian teens admit the social media ban isn’t working as they try to sidestep age verification blocks with face masks and their parents’ IDs
By Sasha RogelbergApril 25, 2026
Meet the 14-year-old running for governor of Vermont—he has a message for Gen Alpha
Politics
Meet the 14-year-old running for governor of Vermont—he has a message for Gen Alpha
By Amanda Swinhart and The Associated PressMarch 27, 2026
A boy sits at a cluttered desk with headphones on, looking at an iPad.
Retail
Gen Alpha’s economic influence is ‘enormous’—From side hustles and bankrolling from their parents, they’ve surpassed $100 billion in spending power
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 7, 2026
A girl carrying a bag of tennis balls and a tennis racket gets into the backseat of a car.
North America
Lyft introduces feature to help get teenagers out of the house: ‘The problems of 2026 are social isolation and too much screen time’
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 9, 2026
Two gamer teenagers work on computers.
Cybersecurity
Feds are hunting teenage hacking groups like ‘Scattered Spider’ who have targeted $1 trillion worth of the Fortune 500 since 2022
By Amanda GerutJanuary 1, 2026
Pope Leo XIV waves
Success
Pope Leo warns Gen Z and Gen Alpha that using AI too much could stunt their personal and career growth: ‘Don’t ask it to do your homework’
By Preston ForeNovember 24, 2025
Palantir CEO Alex Karp
Success
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says this type of prestigious college grad is doomed. People with expert knowledge will ‘make a lot more money’
By Emma BurleighNovember 13, 2025
Palantir CEO Alex Karp
Success
Palantir says college is no longer a reliable training ground—so it hired 22 high school students instead: ‘Skip the debt. Skip the indoctrination.’
By Emma BurleighNovember 5, 2025
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After donating $8 billion, Steve and Connie Ballmer create three regional philanthropies so people closest to the work can decide how the money is spentplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeAugust 11, 2026
Economy
U.S. Treasury is paying $3 billion a day in interest on national debt, says the CBO—having spent $10 billion to prop up the currency of its top lenderplaceholder alt text
By Eleanor PringleAugust 11, 2026
North America
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he losesplaceholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergAugust 11, 2026
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