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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Marcus Thompson, a chauffeur in Tampa, Florida. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider verified the earnings information.I’ve been in the Tampa area for about eight years now. I moved down here to work in film.But when…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Koby Conrad, the 32-year-old founder of Sunflower, an AI companion for sobriety. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I’m originally from Boise, Idaho, and didn’t even realize tech was a thing. My little brother convinced me to move to San Francisco…
Every week in the AI Playground section of our Tech Memo newsletter, we feature folks trying an AI tool, or sometimes I test stuff out myself.This week, we hear from Business Insider’s star AI reporter Stephen Council. He’s been using OpenAI’s Codex tool to build software stuff without using code.…
The AI talent war may now be worthy of a Hollywood adaptation.In a new lawsuit that reads like a corporate crime thriller, Apple accused OpenAI of poaching former Apple employees, conducting “show and tell” interviews, and accessing confidential documents to accelerate its consumer hardware push.The complaint centers on OpenAI’s hiring…
The most exciting bet ahead of England and Norway’s World Cup quarterfinal match isn’t taking place on DraftKings.Norwegian Air Shuttle proposed a wager against British Airways in an Instagram post after the matchup was set earlier this week. The challenge would pit Scandinavia’s second-largest airline against the United Kingdom’s flag…
As a native New Yorker, I thought my move to Tennessee was temporary. But I’m a country girl at heart.Starting over a thousand miles from loved ones is challenging, especially as a new mom aged out of childbearing years. My daughter Violet longed for friends, and I did too. But…
It started as a routine product drop. Then it spiraled into a PR nightmare. Now it’s gone.On Friday, Meta said a new feature that allowed users to generate AI images from public Instagram posts is no longer available. Users learned of the feature on Tuesday when Meta unveiled Muse Image,…
At Kalshi, most employees report directly to both founders of the largest prediction market in the US in what CEO Tarek Mansour described as a deliberately “unusual” management structure.Speaking on a recent episode of Sequoia Capital’s “Long Strange Trip,” Mansour said he and fellow cofounder Luana Lopes Lara have roughly…
AI isn’t replacing engineers so much as reshaping who else gets hired.New data from SignalFire shows software engineers make up 55% of hiring at major tech companies, up from 46% in 2019, even as overall hiring remains below pre-pandemic levels.Other functions are shrinking faster. While engineer hiring is down 11%…
Tom Cruise and David Beckham attended a match together.Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesThe 2026 FIFA World Cup has been a magnet for celebrities.Actors, moguls, musicians, and athletes have been seen at games across the US, Canada, and Mexico.The final will be held on July 19 in New…
