Tomás Rivera*
Tomás Rivera covers money, work, and modern life for theQuickStories. He writes about earning, spending, and the realities of the modern workplace in short, no-nonsense pieces.
12 quick storiesRockstar Union Vote Lands Days Before GTA 6 Launch
Rockstar's UK staff vote on union recognition from Nov. 12 to 26, as a tribunal over 30-plus firings wraps up …
Anthropic IPO Filing: Revenue, Losses and Risks
Anthropic's S-1 shows $16B in first-half revenue, a tiny $80.7M loss and a long list of risks, including catas…
Why Mobile Payments Behave Oddly Across Currencies
Same card, same app, two currencies: why your payment stalls, splits, or costs more than expected. The mechani…
What Stories About Second Chances Actually Teach Us
Second chances aren't clean reset buttons. The people who use them well tend to change something instead of tr…
My I Quit My Job Story, Including the Boring Parts Nobody Talks About
The slow burnout, the runway math, the awkward notice, and the strange months after. An honest account of leav…
Is Remote Work Lonely? Yes, And I Wish Someone Had Warned Me
Three years into working from my apartment, here's the honest answer nobody gives you, plus the small habits t…
Roelof Botha Joins the SpaceX Board of Directors
Days after the biggest IPO ever, SpaceX added ex-Sequoia chief Roelof Botha to its board. A 25-year tie to Elo…
Meta's AI Reorg Was 'Atrocious,' Says CTO Bosworth
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth admits the company botched its AI reorg, promising fewer manager shuffles, more caree…
Kindle Unlimited Discounts: Pay Less Than $11.99
Kindle Unlimited runs $11.99 a month, but account splitting, card promos and free trials can cut it to $6, $4.…
UK Electric Car Sales Target Faces a Quiet Climbdown
Ministers are poised to soften the UK electric car sales target after carmakers warned of fines and falling de…
Haiti vs Scotland: World Cup 2026 Preview & Prediction
Haiti's dream debut meets Scotland's tournament hunger at Gillette Stadium. The storylines, the key men, and a…
Brazil vs Morocco: World Cup 2026 Group Stage Clash
Brazil's samba meets Morocco's giant-killers at MetLife. Can the Atlas Lions stun the Selecao again? Our predi…