Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC

Tom Huddleston Jr.

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Past:
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  • Fortune

Past articles by Tom:

Mark Cuban shares 'a secret that all successful people know': If someone says they can make you rich, 'they're lying'

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban shared a "tip of the day" on TikTok, advising people to be wary of anyone online selling strategies for easy money. Here's why. → Read More

These 3 tips can help you raise happier children, say Harvard and Yale experts: They can 'be a huge help to your kids'

Raising happy kids is easier said than done, and crucially important right now. Ivy League happiness researchers Laurie Santos and Arthur Brooks have some tips. → Read More

Bill Gates: This is the major contributor to climate change that people are 'probably least aware of’—It's 'a challenge’

Bill Gates discussed the importance of plant-based meat alternatives with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson on the latest episode of his podcast, "Unconfuse Me." → Read More

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