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When Jeremy Spiegel was looking for work in 2009, it was clear why finding a job might be difficult: it was the depths of the Great Recession.But when he lost his director role at a publishing company in 2024, there was no recession to blame. Spiegel, who’s in his 40s…
What if you could watch short videos on your phone? What if you could pay people to watch those videos?I know, I know: I’m describing Quibi, the infamous app that flopped in 2020.But: I’m also describing micro dramas — low-budget movies cut into one-minute chunks. And those do seem to…
Former Lyft drivers are ceding the roads to robots, and helping the machines get five-star ratings.In Nashville, Lyft’s Flexdrive subsidiary plans to open its largest vehicle cleaning and maintenance depot yet in October — to service Waymo robotaxis. The 80,000-square-foot facility will employ about 70 full-time workers, about half of…
Microsoft employees aren’t just comparing salaries this year, they’re comparing how much AI they use.An internal spreadsheet viewed by Business Insider shows hundreds of employees voluntarily reporting not only their raises, bonuses, and stock awards, but also the dollar value of the AI tools they used over the past month.…
Workers are retrospectively adding AI skills to their LinkedIn profiles — while remote-work and DEI language is falling out of favor.That is the finding of a new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, which analyzed monthly snapshots of 29.4 million US LinkedIn profiles.Nearly a fifth of those accounts had…
More travelers are shelling out for the best airplane seats amid a boom in premium travel, driving airlines to develop increasingly complex business-class seats — some of which are proving to be a headache for carriers and manufacturers alike.Since COVID-19, airlines have been packing their planes with fancy new cabins as they try…
Three executives who sold their company to S4 Capital are suing the agency group helmed by advertising mogul Martin Sorrell, alleging it has withheld millions of dollars and shares owed to them.The former CitrusByte execs allege in the lawsuit that S4 engaged “in a campaign of obfuscation and delay” and…
In his 12 years on the job, Justin Berk, a 44-year-old product manager at an insurance-tech company, had seen his employer get bought and sold twice. All he had received in return was a “pat on the back” at a company meeting.”A pat on the back is nice, but it…
Norwegian soldiers are bringing their own “Viking mentality” and warrior culture to the training of Ukrainian troops for war with Russia.Norway is leading Operation Legio, a new international effort to support, train, and equip Ukrainian soldiers for the fight. Battlefield training combines Ukrainian combat experience with NATO warfighting practices.The training,…
I homeschool my 7-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son, so we spend most of the day together. Our mornings start with hugs, kisses, and breakfast conversations, but the affection rarely stops there.At the beginning of each school day, we review the rules: raise your hand to be called on, and do…
