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I spent a year looking for a job in tech. This is what got me a role.
Jinyoung Oh, 23, recently received an offer to work as a software engineer after about a year of searching. He lives in Seattle. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity. I started looking for jobs last September, before I graduated in May. When I started college, I thought I would…
AI connectors could spark the next App Store-style boom. Here’s how they work.
The next phase of the internet could rely on a new set of keys for AI agents. They’re called connectors. Connectors are links that let an agent — with a user’s permission —use an internet service. For example, if someone wants to make dinner plans through an AI assistant, the agent could use a…
The ‘AI vibe check’ shows Americans haven’t completely turned on AI, but it’s not getting better.
There’s infighting among Silicon Valley insiders and elites about whether AI could kill us all and if frontier companies should slow down because of it. How do the normies feel, though? You know, the everyday people whose lives AI leaders say will be forever changed for generations to come?…
Paramount says it has ‘complete clearance’ to buy WBD and wants to close the deal in about 2 weeks
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has cleared the last major hurdle to closing its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount has settled the antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 states, California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday. “We have complete clearance for this…
British Columbia files a lawsuit against OpenAI over mass shooting
British Columbia is taking OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman to court over the company’s alleged role in a mass shooting that shattered a small Canadian community. Niki Sharma, the Deputy Premier and Attorney General of British Columbia, filed a lawsuit Monday in California to hold OpenAI “accountable for…
Read the memo that Paramount CEO David Ellison sent to staffers after 2 settlements cleared the way for his WBD deal
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison just confirmed to employees that the company had settled the lawsuits that were holding up its deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. “We have complete clearance for this merger and can move toward closing,” Ellison said in a Monday memo, which was obtained by…
We skipped Switzerland’s tourist hubs for a quieter town. It made our family’s dream trip even better.
A trip to Switzerland had been my mother’s dream long before it was mine. She’d seen the destination in movies and travel videos for years and always said she wanted to see it in person someday. Every few years, my family would talk about going, compare flights, and then let the idea go. The timing
Taylor Swift is in her WAG era — here’s every time she’s cheered on Travis Kelce and the Chiefs
Already known as a gifted songwriter, chart-topping singer, and billionaire businesswoman, Taylor Swift has recently added WAG to her list of identifiers — an acronym used to describe the supportive wives and girlfriends of high-profile athletes. Since Swift began dating Kansas City Chiefs tight…
‘It’s such a slap in the face’: Job seekers in their 50s share the unique challenges they face
For our Still in the Game series, Business Insider has been interviewing and surveying people in their 50s who are navigating career changes. As we’ve shared their struggles and triumphs through unemployment and career pivots, we’ve heard from more than 100 readers via emails and comments, many…
What the Great Iced Coffee Debate says about job hunting in 2026
To avoid getting iced out by hiring managers, you might want to leave your iced coffee at home. In a viral TikTok video, recruiter Caitlin Wehniainen discussed Gen Z candidates arriving at interviews with iced coffees and lattes. She thinks this comes across too casually, as though the interview is…