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Ask a tech worker what got them hired, and many will say it was much more than networking.In interviews with Business Insider, tech professionals from companies including Amazon, Google, and Nike said networking helped them land interviews, but preparation and communication helped them turn those opportunities into offers.These workers —…
Who says making money has to be hard work? If you think the only way to get $10,000 richer this year is to get a second job and give up your weekends, think again. The smartest earners aren’t working harder; they are just tweaking their habits. We’ve compiled the ultimate…
There’s a new entrant in the race to build a general-purpose robot, and it does not look human.Robotics startup Genesis AI unveiled Eno on Tuesday, a wheeled robot with two arms, but instead of legs, it has a three-panel body that can adjust its height and fold down when not…
Tech insiders can’t stop talking about “Le Chaton Fat,” a supposedly world-beating AI model from Mistral. There’s just one problem: It seems to be fake.The meme exploded over the past few days after a series of social media posts claimed that French AI startup Mistral had secretly developed a frontier…
Yum Brands announced on Tuesday that it is selling Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital for $2.7 billion. The transaction would mark a significant shift for one of America’s most recognizable pizza chains and underscores growing consolidation across the restaurant industry as operators navigate slowing consumer demand and…
Ukraine’s soldiers are wearing what they call “tactical Crocs” when they’re off the front lines.Dmytro Zhluktenko, a Ukrainian soldier who recently transitioned from his role as a drone operator to a drone lessons analyst with Ukraine’s 413th Unmanned Systems Regiment “RAID,” described the gear he wore and carried in a…
A second crop of tech executives entered the Army Reserve last week, expanding the service’s ties with Big Tech as it continues a dramatic effort to modernize its equipment and systems and better prepare for modern warfare.Those who recently joined include Dane Knecht, the chief technology officer of Cloudflare; Sam…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tony Latham, the 53-year-old President of Bacardi North America, based in Miami. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I’m from Australia, and I’ve worked in consumer goods at well-known companies such as SC Johnson, Danone, and Unilever.The US is the eighth…
SpaceX has announced its first major acquisition after a record-breaking IPO.Elon Musk’s rocket company said in a Tuesday filing that it had exercised its option to buy the AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion, after the two companies struck a deal earlier this year.SpaceX said the merger with Cursor…
A little over six months ago, Toptal CEO Taso Du Val told Business Insider he believed in what he called an 80/20 model: 80% remote work and 20% in-person work at quarterly off-sites.Now, that 80-20 ratio means something different to him: 80% of the workforce can be fully remote and…
