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Sometimes, the US government’s concerns that a powerful new tech product could fall into the wrong hands can be a marketing opportunity. Just look at Steve Jobs and Apple back in 1999.In August of that year, Jobs, who was then Apple’s interim-CEO, took the stage to unveil the company’s new…
From about 8,000 layoffs at Meta to thousands of cuts at Amazon, media outlets have been following high-profile employment changes.However, cuts at major tech companies this year represent only a sliver of what’s happening in the massive job market, filled with millions of workers and unemployed Americans across different industries…
Gabriel Petersson said he doesn’t think young workers need to avoid the dreaded “job-hopper” label.In several X posts on Sunday, the OpenAI researcher said young tech workers should test out different teams before anchoring themselves to one company.His view: early-career engineers need data points — on research projects, culture, and…
Software developers, who typically earn high pay, will likely still be needed in the era of artificial intelligence.The Bureau of Labor Statistics published new median annual wage data for May 2025, showing how much hundreds of occupations typically pay. Business Insider used these estimates with projected employment changes from 2024 to…
Starbucks continues cutting corporate staff as CEO Brian Niccol pushes ahead with a sweeping turnaround effort that has already reshaped parts of the coffee giant’s business. Loading audio narration… The company announced on Friday that it is eliminating about 300 US support roles and reviewing its international support organization, a…
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…
Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao says AI now writes 90% of the company’s code — and it’s changing what white-collar workers do all day. Loading audio narration… Rao, on an episode of Patrick O’Shaughnessy’s “Invest Like the Best” podcast published Wednesday, described a workplace inside Anthropic where AI systems increasingly handle…
Walmart is cutting or relocating about 1,000 corporate jobs to address redundancies and duplicate roles. Loading audio narration… A spokesperson for the retail giant confirmed the number of roles affected to Business Insider on Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the news.A person familiar with the restructuring said it…
As stand-up comedians and content creators, identical triplets Alex, Mitchell, and Sean Virzi spend much of their professional lives in front of audiences and cameras. Loading audio narration… A few years ago, Sean realized he was “rapidly” balding. Even something as minor as a gust of wind during a live…
Many Americans don’t like the AI data centers popping up in their communities, though Kevin O’Leary thinks that’s because they don’t fully understand them. Loading audio narration… O’Leary, the venture capitalist and “Shark Tank” investor who recently starred as a villainous businessman in “Marty Supreme,” said Americans have misconceptions about…
