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If you ask tech workers what people misunderstand about working in their industry, they’ll tell you — plenty.In interviews with Business Insider, tech professionals from companies including Amazon, Google, and Snap challenged assumptions that their jobs are mostly coding, that AI has made their work easier, and that Big Tech…
Disney’s leadership team, under CEO Josh D’Amaro, wants to ensure the company remains an entertainment powerhouse as tech evolves and frenemies like YouTube emerge.Since taking the top job in March, D’Amaro has emphasized original, creative storytelling, improving Disney’s streaming technology, and keeping the parks business he previously oversaw humming. He also installed…
Google cofounder Sergey Brin and John Doerr have donated a combined $94 million to undercut California's proposed billionaire tax. Peter Thiel has donated $3 million to a separate group.Getty ImagesA handful of California’s estimated 214 billionaires are trying to stop a proposed wealth tax.Google cofounder Sergey Brin, who moved assets…
Disney has momentum in streaming, and its leaders are looking for ways to further narrow the gap with Netflix in the battle for eyeballs.Since launching Disney+ in 2019, Disney’s direct-to-consumer business has gone from a promising but costly project to a profit engine.CEO Josh D’Amaro is prioritizing streaming by investing…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nitya Kumar, 25, an Adobe employee who lives in India. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I landed a product design role at Meta straight out of college in 2022. By 2024, I saw the industry pivoting toward AI…
One night after work in Dublin, Maahir Sharma watched an AI agent that he built call hotels in the United States and negotiate room rates on his behalf.The project wasn’t part of his job. It was one of many AI experiments he pursues outside work to stay current in an…
A Ukrainian official said the country’s earlier counter-drone technology, even if it’s no longer sufficiently cutting-edge for its own fight, could still be useful for partner nations worried about similar threats and searching for good-enough solutions now.Ukraine is in a constant innovation race with Russia, with both sides trying to…
Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg, and the real Mark Zuckerberg.Sony Pictures Releasing; Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesJeremy Strong is making headlines for his portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg in “The Social Reckoning.”The upcoming film is the latest in a new genre of entertainment: the startup biopic.Sebastian Stan, Jared Leto, and Amanda Seyfried have…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jae Park, a 32-year-old based in Las Vegas. It’s been edited for length and clarity.About a decade ago, I took a furniture-building class on a whim, and I loved it so much.I considered going into carpentry at the time, but after…
Dave Lewis had what it took to land jobs at some of the most sought-after Big Tech companies. But after getting laid off twice in three years, he found himself grappling with where he fit into the future of tech.Lewis spent a decade at Google, was laid off by Amazon,…
