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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kayla Tlatelpa, 33. She’s been caring for her 69-year-old mother, who is paralyzed on the left side of her body, while also working as a manager in New Jersey. The essay has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been working at…
At this weekend’s World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, boxing robots thrilled the crowd. But the real heavyweight bout is between the US and China over the future of AI.The theme of the Shanghai conference, which was organized in part by the Chinese government and lasts until Monday, is “global…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with June Boyd, 90, who lives in Toledo, Ohio. Boyd works as a director’s assistant for a community development nonprofit that helps people 55 and older find work. Boyd doesn’t have much in savings, though she isn’t worried about her future. Her…
On a recent Saturday morning, my retired parents texted me, the resident family foodie, for restaurant recommendations in Raleigh, North Carolina. I don’t live there, but they figured I’d know where to look. They’re not on vacation, exactly — they’re there for one of my dad’s 60-and-over softball league tournaments.This…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jade Wilson, a 31-year-old senior software engineer at Microsoft, about being diagnosed with autism and ADHD. Business Insider has verified Wilson’s employment and diagnoses. The following has been edited for length and clarity.When I first started working at Microsoft as a…
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After getting my first full-time journalism job at 19 years old, I fell into a pattern: work, get promoted, work harder, repeat … up until retirement.Although I’d grown up living all over, I spent most of my working adulthood in the US, where this attitude felt like the norm.Then, after…
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I used to think I had unlimited time with my children, filled with playdates and cuddles on the sofa. It wasn’t until recently that I considered going back to work full-time.It all started in the school pickup line. It was the last day of school, and I was surprising my…
Microsoft transferred its chief information security officer out of the company’s security organization, in a move that hints at the growing importance of artificial intelligence at the software giant.As CISO, Igor Tsyganskiy, is responsible for securing Microsoft’s own business, and setting cybersecurity standards across the company.He will now report to…
