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One AI-proof job: protecting the data centers behind the boom.Safeguarding the sprawling facilities that power AI models and cloud computing is creating demand for engineers to build the technology, as well as for workers who guard those facilities.Job postings that mention “physical security” and “data centers” have nearly quadrupled since…
By the time DOGE quietly disbanded in late November, Elon Musk had returned his attention to his companies. President Donald Trump was focused on his immigration crackdown.For Alex Zhu, though, the impact of those months of frenzied job cuts lingered.Zhu’s friends and neighbors were among the more than 260,000 federal…
I was one of the first Twitter “influencers” back before it even had an app. When Facebook launched pages, I was the first gay journalist to have one after they helped me set one up, complete with the blue “verified” checkmark that actually meant something before they started selling them.I…
80,000 Hours president Benjamin Todd says AI still cannot automate the messiest parts of many jobs.Courtesy of 80,000 HoursAI researchers and tech CEOs predicted AI would replace some jobs by now.80,000 Hours president Benjamin Todd says many survived because key tasks aren’t yet automatable.Todd said workers should focus less on…
The rise of AI has been accompanied by fears of massive job loss and some large-scale layoffs.Now, a coalition of tech and labor organizations has launched a pilot program to retrain and upskill entry-level workers having difficulty finding a job in an automated world and tech workers who have lost…
For a decade, I thought I was doing everything right. I had a few corporate jobs, a predictable salary, and a career path that looked good on paper. From the outside, it probably seemed like I had things figured out.But behind the scenes, I was constantly exhausted, and the work…
If you feel like you’re been inundated with AI-related layoff announcements, you’re not alone.Workers are increasingly grappling with how to stay competitive — and relevant — in today’s job market.Michael Housman, the founder and lead strategist at AI-ccelerator, a firm specializing in AI education and consulting, told Business Insider that…
McKinsey candidates can now practice their problem-solving for interviews with AI before they face the real thing.In April, the global consulting firm launched an AI tool to help candidates prepare for interviews — and, ideally, keep them from feeling they need to pay for pricey consulting coaches.The tool is available…
After months of job hunting, my husband had finally received a great offer, one that even came with a higher salary and title bump. Loading audio narration… The catch is that the role was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, about seven hours from where we’d lived in Washington, DC, for…
Keara Callahan thought she was doing everything right. She went to college, earned a degree in economics, and landed a well-paying government job as a tech consultant. Loading audio narration… But she still felt something was missing. Watching endless TikTok videos of young people traveling and living freely only deepened…
