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Companies Embracing Remote Work Amid Return-to-Office Push

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How a Startup Founder Balances Work and Being a Dad

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Aaron Cannon, the 37-year-old founder of Outset, who resides in San Francisco with his wife and three-year-old son. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I decided to start my company while I was on paternity leave.It’s very woven together: starting a…

Unretiring at 80: Older Americans Plan to Go Back to Work in 2026

It may be increasingly common next year to see an older worker staffing the cash register at your local grocery store.Surveys released in recent months suggest that older Americans are more worried about having to unretire, fearing their savings won’t last them 20 to 30 years. US Bank’s 2025 Wealth…

Blackstone CTO: How He Uses His Subway Rides to Work to Upskill

The role of chief technology officer is in a constant state of evolution with the advancement of artificial intelligence.Over the last two decades of his career, Blackstone CTO John Stecher has watched technology move from a “magic thing in the back office” to the forefront of every business, he told…

Meta Is Making ‘AI Core to How We Work’ by Embracing More Rival Tools

In its push to create an “AI-first” workplace, Meta is expanding employees’ access to tools from rivals such as Google and OpenAI, Business Insider has learned.The social media giant has been encouraging employees to integrate AI tools into nearly everything they do, according to multiple internal documents and posts seen…

I Work at Google in AI Security: Things I Would Never Tell Chatbots

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 31-year-old Harsh Varshney, who works at Google and lives in New York. The following has been edited for length and clarity.AI has quickly become a silent partner in our daily lives, and I can’t imagine life without AI tools.Day-to-day, they help…

OpenAI Says GPT-5.2 Is ‘State-of-the-Art’ for Knowledge Work

OpenAI released its anticipated update to GPT-5 on Thursday, boasting that the new AI is “the most capable model series yet for professional knowledge work.””We designed GPT‑5.2 to unlock even more economic value for people; it’s better at creating spreadsheets, building presentations, writing code, perceiving images, understanding long contexts, using…

Things Not to Do at a Work Event, According to Etiquette Experts

No one wants to be that coworker. You know, the one everyone talks about after a work party.Work gatherings can be a great way to connect with your colleagues and celebrate your professional accomplishments together. However, inappropriate behaviors can harm your professional reputation.That’s why Business Insider asked two etiquette experts…

Anthropic Studied Its Own Engineers to See How AI Is Changing Work

AI is changing work, and Anthropic studied its own staff to learn exactly how.In a blog post published on Tuesday, Anthropic shared the findings of its August research study, which surveyed 132 of its engineers and researchers, had 53 detailed interviews, and examined the internal use of Claude Code, Anthropic’s…

I Help Companies Tackle Addiction at Work. the Epidemic Is Rising.

Shatterproof is a national nonprofit dedicated to reversing the US addiction crisis through stigma reduction, treatment reform, and workplace education. Business Insider correspondent Reed Alexander spoke with Nicole Fox, vice president of marketing and communications at Shatterproof, who has worked directly with companies to help tackle addiction in their ranks.…