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Job seekers are learning a new interview skill: how to sound excited about AI
College students might think twice before telling their professors how much they use AI. But in a job interview, the incentives can flip: Suddenly, having an AI story to tell is something to brag about. But what if you don’t have much experience with AI — or simply aren’t sold on it? Felisha Case…
Washington Killed ‘Click to Cancel,’ But States Are Riding to the Rescue
Here’s a con that’s entirely legal: Companies can sign you up for a membership in one click, then bury the cancel button so deep you give up and keep paying. Whole business models are built on it. For one brief, shining moment, Washington was going to end it. In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission…
I’m a former Accenture consultant. I saw why so many workplace conflicts go unresolved.
This is a conversation with Lauren Bronson Petrous, a former senior consultant at Accenture, who now leads the advisory firm Boundless & Co. This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. Conflict’s inevitable. We’re all going to have it. How is everyone so terrified of it? That was…
Mark Cuban shared a 10-point checklist for towns getting their first data center
Mark Cuban is urging local governments to negotiate harder before approving data centers, saying towns should secure enforceable protections while they still have leverage. In a series of X posts on Monday, the billionaire tech entrepreneur shared a 10-part playbook for communities considering…
Your old company might want to hire you back
When Ahmed Mousa wanted to return to the tech firm Deel, he texted CEO Alex Bouaziz a selfie of the two of them with another colleague. “hey! ready and fully committed. when can we recreate this photo?” Mousa wrote to Bouaziz. The cofounder quickly replied, writing in part: “Which team” Roughly 48…
We searched for New York’s best-dressed lawyers. These 9 stood out.
Law has a dress code. A navy suit is safe. Black is safer. Shoes should be sensible. The message is clear: Blend in. Never give the jury something to talk about. But a new class of lawyers is finding room for a little more zhuzh. Men are badging into Hudson Yards office towers in vintage
10 Things About Eggs You Didn’t Know — but Should
Egg prices have been all over the map for a couple of years now, which means every carton you throw out because a few went bad is real money in the trash. Here’s the good news. Most of what trips people up with eggs — storing them, testing them, peeling them — comes down to
‘There’s no accountability;’ AI startups keep claiming huge revenue. VCs say the math is getting ‘murky.’
Few metrics thrill Silicon Valley investors more than surging annual recurring revenue (ARR). In the AI boom, however, VCs are increasingly skeptical of what that number actually represents. “The amount of VC-backed AI companies lying about their ARR publicly is absolutely unsettling,” Greg…
I grew my salary to $112K after a career pivot. A layoff broke my heart and changed my perception of money and success.
Evelyn Irwanto is a 32-year-old living in Toronto. She was a senior manager at a marketing and branding consultancy, making CA$155,000, or roughly $112,000, before she was laid off in September 2025. Business Insider has verified Irwanto’s income and employment history with documentation. The…
The rise of bot bragging
As AI threatens to upend white-collar work, some professionals are attempting to flip the script. Instead of being outboxed by the bots, they’re building their own — and bragging about how many AI agents they manage. Mason Scurry says his AI consulting firm has more than 30 AI “employees”…