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EY is betting that an eight-week internship is no longer enough to prepare young workers for the age of AI.The Big Four firm is launching a new paid “Career Residency” for its assurance interns that will continue for 8 to 12 months after they complete the traditional eight-week internship. Participants…
The American software startup Dash0 is going on a shopping spree: the New York City-headquartered observability company, founded by Mirko Novakovic, is acquiring Berlin-based startup Polar Signals, the companies announced on Monday.The acquisition is strategically interesting for Dash0 for several reasons. Polar Signals specializes in what is known as continuous…
In 2018, Claire Stapleton helped spearhead a walkout of around 20,000 Google employees. The protest was a response to a New York Times story detailing how the company had paid multimillion-dollar exit packages to executives accused of sexual misconduct.Now she’s back with a memoir, “Don’t Be Evil,” that pulls back…
Student-loan borrowers could lose their Social Security checks if they fall behind on their loan payments. Democratic lawmakers want to put an end to that practice.On Monday, Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Ed Markey introduced a bill to prevent older student-loan borrowers and borrowers with disabilities from facing Social…
The young class of AI founders has gone hardcore, with sober lifestyles and 996 schedules.Sleep, however, remains an open question.There are two competing sleep cultures in Silicon Valley. The biohackers say that rest helps optimize performance. The hustlers say that founders should work through the night. To sleep or not…
Actor Hayden Panettiere has died at 36, her representative told Business Insider on Monday.”It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her —…
Uber and Lyft were just not meant to be, says Travis Kalanick.In an Andreessen Horowitz interview released on Friday, the former Uber CEO said he has no regrets about how he handled a potential acquisition of Lyft.”I wouldn’t do anything different. And it’s easy to say now, but I got…
Law Roach is careful not to let client relationships get too personal.Speaking on SiriusXM on Saturday, the celebrity stylist said he tries to keep clear boundaries with the people he works for.”I always had a rule not to become friends with clients,” Roach said.He described his relationship with Zendaya as…
A Montauk-based granola brand has recalled its granola intended for breastfeeding mothers due to a potential risk of Salmonella.The Hampton Grocer announced in a Friday statement on the Food and Drug Administration’s website that it had recalled its 8-ounce packs of “Lacnola Lactation Granola” because they could be contaminated with…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Masashi Nakamura, 29, who is running Nakamura Farm, a small Wagyu farm in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. His words have been edited for length and clarity.I was working at a meat processing facility in Tasmania when my interest in Wagyu began. It…
