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Cisco is cutting “fewer than 4,000 jobs” as the networking giant restructures its business to focus more heavily on artificial intelligence, according to a memo from CEO Chuck Robbins published Wednesday. Loading audio narration… The layoffs, which affect less than 5% of Cisco’s workforce, come as the company reported stronger-than-expected…

There’s no one-size-fits-all path to early retirement. Loading audio narration… Business Insider has spoken with dozens of people pursuing FIRE, or financial independence, retire early. Most know their numbers inside and out — annual spending, net worth, savings rate — but they use different strategies to reach their “FIRE number.”For…

Since losing his job in 2023, Scott had applied to 1,600 jobs, completed 78 interviews, and depleted his savings just to stay afloat. The constant rejection had become so unbearable that he went on antidepressants. So when a recruiter from a staffing company called with a job offer last December,…

Mark Cuban said AI agents will slash an hour of work from typical workdays. Loading audio narration… In an X post on Sunday, the billionaire investor wrote that “smart, bigger companies” will let their employees create and use AI agents to improve their productivity. But he said that more importantly,…

I grew up in Los Angeles — Studio City, to be exact. My father was the chief audio engineer at NBC Burbank for 38 years. I met the stars he put on the air — Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, and Johnny Carson. I even sat in Tony Martin’s lap in…

Anton, a 44-year-old Russian soldier who heads a workshop responsible for repairing and supplying drones, was at his kitchen table when he learned last month that Elon Musk’s SpaceX had cut off access to Starlink terminals used by Russian forces. He scrambled for alternatives, but none offered unlimited internet, data…

Much of the debate about AI’s impact on the labor market focuses on whether — and how many — jobs it will eliminate. Loading audio narration… But Clara Shih, the former CEO of Salesforce AI, says the bigger risk for many workers is actually lower pay.”While full AI role displacement…