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CEOs want you to embrace AI. Many are also citing it as a reason for job cuts.That disconnect is becoming harder for some to ignore.Lis Cooper, a 30-year-old in Melbourne, recently left their job as a data analyst after growing uneasy about AI. The tools they were asked to use…
More than 35 companies have laid off employees so far in 2026, continuing the trend of significant workforce reductions across a broad range of industries, including tech, media, finance, and retail.Some, including Block, Coinbase, and Standard Chartered, have cited the impact of artificial intelligence as a key reason for the…
Step right up to Elon Musk’s financial merry-go-round. Loading audio narration… Tucked more than 200 pages into SpaceX’s S-1 paperwork, which the company filed on Wednesday, is an outline of how interconnected Musk’s various companies are, including through more than $660 million in payments, goods, and services involving SpaceX and…
From layoffs to IPOs, tech titans are positioning themselves for the next big battle over AI dominance. Loading audio narration… SpaceX’s IPO filing is officially here. OpenAI is also reportedly racing to go public by September, and could confidentially file paperwork as early as Friday. Meanwhile, Meta conducted its long-awaited…
Daniel Kokotajlo, a former OpenAI researcher who now runs the AI Futures Project, says the artificial-intelligence industry is racing to build systems that companies still do not fully understand or control. Loading audio narration… Kokotajlo spoke with Business Insider’s Reem Makhoul and Barbara Corbellini Duarte in May 2025, explaining that…
A host of factors go into deciding whether to have a child, from finances and medical expenses to one’s lifestyle and living situation.But in the US, another sometimes crucial detail is the companies where parents work.The US is the only developed, high-income nation that doesn’t guarantee national paid parental leave,…
There’s pressure on employees to up their AI token consumption. Loading audio narration… Sylvain Duranton, global leader of BCG X, Boston Consulting Group’s tech build and design division, said companies need to ensure they are preparing for the future.”I think you need to start the pump,” Duranton told Business Insider.Asked…
Dell has told employees not to travel to the Middle East for work until mid-April, and advised staff based in the region to work from home, after Iran threatened to strike US businesses. Loading audio narration… In an internal note uploaded to Dell’s SharePoint on Tuesday, which Business Insider has…
A Russian governor has ordered large firms in his region to shortlist employees as “candidates” for military service, in a rare push for businesses to get involved with recruitment. Loading audio narration… The order — signed by Pavel Malkov, the governor of Ryazan, a region 130 miles southeast of Moscow…
