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1. Generation Call-In-Sick. Americans are taking more sick days than they used to and Gen Z is at the helm of the shift. Despite just starting their careers, some are even taking sabbaticals. The trend highlights the work boundaries young workers are trying to establish early on.
2. RIP accountants. Fewer people than ever before are becoming accountants and it’s putting the profession on the brink of extinction. The lack of accountants endangers the entire financial ecosystem — but rebranding America’s most boring profession is no easy feat.
3. A bleak outlook for “silver squatters.” Gen X may be even less prepared for retirement than boomers, wealth advisors say. A large cohort of adults in their mid-50s have less than $50,000 in retirement savings; many expect to work part-time or rely on family help after retiring.

In other news

• The return of the slur: Canceled words are making a comeback on the left.
• It’s a good time to get a deal on an EV as they sit around on dealer lots.
• Tesla’s AI supercomputer has a Silicon Valley town rushing to meet surging electricity demand.
• A necessary step or government overreach? Economists are divided Kamala Harris’ plan to clamp down on food inflation.
• Lucy Guo’s second act: After the 29-year-old left Scale AI, she has the ‘itch to build’ something new.
• Your landlord might be using an algorithm to raise rent. If Kamala Harris has her way, that could be banned.
• I’m quitting my job at a big tech company to travel. Hustle culture is overrated — I’m taking a year off.
• One of SpaceX’s biggest rivals on competing with Elon Musk and the new space race.
• A product manager who switched from Snap to Meta walks through her interview practice, including her favorite question to ask the hiring manager.

What’s happening today

• The US Open begins in New York.
• Federal court hearing in the FTC’s attempt to block Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons.

The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York. Jordan Parker Erb, editor, in New York. Hallam Bullock, senior editor, in London. Grace Lett, editor, in Chicago. Amanda Yen, fellow, in New York.