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AI-generated cover letters may be all the rage, but one recruitment veteran says the best way to get noticed is a far more traditional approach.James Reed, the CEO of Reed Recruitment, said generative AI has flooded employers with near-identical applications, making it harder for candidates to stand out. His advice:…
Many families dream of having a private island to call their own. In Connecticut, a new family just made that a reality.Hay Island, an 18-acre piece of land off the coast of Connecticut, was sold for $26.5 million.The last owners owned it for over 100 years. The Zielgler family acquired…
Slate wants its tiny electric truck to be exactly what its name suggests: a blank slate.The Jeff Bezos-backed auto startup is pitching a bare-bones pickup that buyers can turn into an SUV, wrap in more than 100 colors, and outfit with everything from a stereo to a custom key fob.…
Katie Couric, 69, says a supportive male colleague taught her one of the biggest life lessons after she experienced workplace sexism.During an appearance on Wednesday’s episode of “Call Her Daddy,” Couric opened up about the challenges she faced early in her broadcast journalism career.She recounted an incident in which an…
In a Thursday post on X, Munster said that, for the most part, a large price change leads to little change in Apple consumer demand.”Apple’s 1.5B consumers (my estimate) are locked into the ecosystem and, more importantly, get a ton of value out of the products even with the most…
Mark Cuban has advice for AI companies: spend billions on people directly affected by AI.In a Thursday post on X, the billionaire former “Shark Tank” investor wrote that AI companies need to start spending money “to help towns and cities that may be impacted by job losses.”He said the companies…
The idea of riding in a car with no steering wheel or pedals is one step closer to becoming reality, thanks to Donald Trump and the Department of Transportation.The Trump administration is considering a regulatory change that could help accelerate the rollout of purpose-built robotaxis, including vehicles without steering wheels…
We arrived at Acadia National Park with a set itinerary, but we didn’t realize how many restaurants — and even activities — required reservations.One of our bucket-list items was watching the sunrise at the scenic Cadillac Mountain. While eating dinner at a restaurant, though, our server explained that we’d need…
Less than two years ago, it seemed reasonably likely that a woman would be the next person to lead JPMorgan. As of Thursday, that seems a very slim possibility.JPMorgan named Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh, current co-heads of the bank’s commercial and investment bank, as co-presidents, setting them up as…
A discounted Old Navy maternity dress is having a moment on the internet right now.The bump-hugging coral dress, recently worn by Second Lady Usha Vance, who is pregnant with her fourth child, became the subject of discussion after The New York Times’ Vanessa Friedman wrote about pregnancy and style among…
