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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…
AI is the buzziest word on the job market — and many workers want to know how to pivot into it. Loading audio narration… As many technical workers upskill to stay on the cutting edge, others are moving into AI-focused roles from entirely different industries.Many companies are pouring an eye-watering…
Last year, Nicole Landis Ferragonio and Joe Luchs decided to leave Amazon and launch an AI startup. Loading audio narration… They’d been planning the transition for months, but for Ferragonio, the tipping point was Amazon’s five-day return-to-office mandate in January 2025.”It raised some questions about how much agency you really…
As my wife Julie and I hiked along the rugged shores of Acadia National Park, the scents of pine and sea salt felt intoxicating. I couldn’t help but smile as my troubles melted away. Loading audio narration… At the time, we had both been working together at the same company…
Small and seasonal US businesses rely on about 100,000 international students to boost their staff each summer. Loading audio narration… This year, though, demand threatens to outweigh supply.”We’re seeing the same number of businesses participate. However, the requested number of supplemental participants might be slightly less,” Kasey Simon, president of…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sam Correll, 38, and Spencer Claiborne, 30, who moved from Kansas City, Missouri, to Saranda, Albania, a coastal town about 30 minutes from Corfu, Greece. Correll and Claiborne moved to Albania in August 2024 and now help others relocate there. The…
Michael struggled to pay down debt until he turned to an unconventional strategy: secretly working multiple full-time jobs at once. Loading audio narration… In 2020, Michael was working remotely as a technical recruiter, and his job wasn’t very demanding. He wished he could do something more productive with his time.”The…
For most of my life, I believed in a very specific formula: work hard in school, build a strong résumé, study abroad, learn languages, get a master’s degree, and be globally aware. Loading audio narration… I studied journalism and media, and I leaned into storytelling early on. I spent time…
America’s biggest shipbuilder wants to know whether artificial intelligence and robots can do some of the most labor-intensive parts of the shipbuilding process. Loading audio narration… A new partnership between Huntington Ingalls Industries and GrayMatter Robotics, announced Monday, aims to work AI and physical robotic systems into shipbuilding operations. Autonomous…
