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Jonathan Small is a bestselling author, journalist, producer, and podcast host. For 25 years, he has worked as a sought-after storyteller for top media companies such as The New York Times, Hearst, �鶹��, and Condé Nast. He has held executive roles at Glamour, Fitness, and �鶹�� and re

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The AI data-center gold rush is turning overlooked rural land into gold, minting an unlikely class of millionaires.

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McDonald’s Secretly Built a See-Through Restaurant in a Chicago Warehouse —Here’s What’s Inside

The fast food giant showed off the new concept to franchisees at its Worldwide convention in Las Vegas.

Buying a Franchise

He Grew Up Eating at Hot Dog on a Stick. Decades Later, He Bought the Struggling Chain for $8 Million: ‘It’s a Diamond in the Rough’

After shrinking from more than 100 locations to 44, the 80-year-old franchise has a new owner with plans to move beyond the mall.

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This Venture Capitalist Is Paying a Record $9.6 Billion for an NFL Team

Billionaire Vinod Khosla has to give up his stake in the 49ers to close the deal, and NFL owners still have to approve.

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Getting Hired at This Company Is Harder Than Getting Into Harvard

Italian startup Bending Spoons received 800,000 job applications last year. It hired only 286 people.

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San Francisco Home Sellers Don’t Just Want Cash Anymore. They Want OpenAI and Anthropic Stock: ‘There’s a Bit of Gold Rush’

Ahead of potential OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs, some Bay Area homeowners are asking buyers to pay with private AI shares.

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This Costco Cashier Started Gathering Carts in the Parking Lot for $5.85 an Hour. Now He’s a Millionaire: ‘This Is My Calling’

Tony Barzar has worked at Costco for 40 years. That loyalty has paid off big time for his family's finances and health.

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Mark Zuckerberg Is Spending Hundreds of Billions on AI. His New Strategy in the Race Against OpenAI Is Surprisingly Simple.

Meta’s new developer AI model will reportedly cost far less than rivals as Zuck looks to turn his massive AI investment into a business.

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More From Jonathan Small

They Raised Hogs on an 89-Acre Farm and Couldn’t Get Out of Debt. Then a Data Center Made Them a $22 Million Offer.

McDonald’s Secretly Built a See-Through Restaurant in a Chicago Warehouse —Here’s What’s Inside

He Grew Up Eating at Hot Dog on a Stick. Decades Later, He Bought the Struggling Chain for $8 Million: ‘It’s a Diamond in the Rough’

This Venture Capitalist Is Paying a Record $9.6 Billion for an NFL Team

Getting Hired at This Company Is Harder Than Getting Into Harvard

San Francisco Home Sellers Don’t Just Want Cash Anymore. They Want OpenAI and Anthropic Stock: ‘There’s a Bit of Gold Rush’

This Costco Cashier Started Gathering Carts in the Parking Lot for $5.85 an Hour. Now He’s a Millionaire: ‘This Is My Calling’

Mark Zuckerberg Is Spending Hundreds of Billions on AI. His New Strategy in the Race Against OpenAI Is Surprisingly Simple.

Google Just Broke the Biggest Search Record in Its History Thanks to This One World Cup Moment

Jersey Mike’s Started As a Single Sandwich Shop. Now It Says It Can Become a 15,000-Location Giant.

Taco Bell Is Replacing Drive-Thru Workers With AI. Why Are Employees Happy About It?

Two Brothers-in-Law Started a Small Strawberry Farm in 1904. It Now Supplies a Third of the World’s Berries.

Smucker’s CEO Said Buying Twinkies ‘Tastes Like Growth.’ Three Years Later, It Tastes Like a $5 Billion Mistake.

What’s the ‘Mini Effect,’ and How Are Brands Like Trader Joe’s Cashing In?

He Left TGI Fridays to Run a Small Breakfast Franchise. Now It’s the Biggest in the Country.

Toyota Is Spending $3.6 Billion to Move Tacoma Truck Production From Mexico to Texas

Bath & Body Works Employs a Professional ‘Nose.’ Her Entire Job Is Finding the Next $1.5 Billion Scent.

While Every Automaker Is Going Bigger and Pricier, Fiat Is Offering a $14,000 Electric Car that Goes 25 MPH Max

Krispy Kreme’s Doughnut-Decorating Robots Were a ‘Supermessy’ Disaster. Now It’s Hiring Humans.

Microsoft Is Eliminating 4,800 Jobs — Including 20% of Its Xbox Staff: ‘We Will Return to Growth in 2027.’

Investors Say a SpaceX-Tesla Merger Is No Longer a Question of If. It’s a Question of When.

Ford Fired an Employee for Stealing a $1.95 Cookie. There Was Just One Problem.

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Taylor Swift Got Married. Here’s What It Means for the Wedding Industry — and the Luxury Brands She Chose

He Co-Founded an $8 Billion Firm and Signed the Return-to-Office Policy. Then He Got Fired for Ignoring It.

Taco Bell Is Bringing Booze and Burritos to Airports for the First Time

Everyone Blames AI for the Gen Z Job Crisis. The Fed Says Not So Fast.

Sony PlayStation Is Making a Major Change. Here’s What It Means for Gamers.

Elon Musk Is Reportedly Building an AI Device to Replace Your Phone. He Just Won’t Call It That.

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