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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…
The next AI career path could start with a hard hat, not a laptop.Meta said Monday it is investing a $115 million in a roughly 5-week program aimed at fast-tracking careers in the skilled trades as it looks to build out data centers to support its massive AI ambitions.Called “America’s…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hung-Lin Lai, 34, the CEO of Lai & Turner Law Firm PLLC, who lives in Oklahoma. The following has been edited for length and clarity.When a federal ruling struck down the $100,000 H-1B fee on Monday, I was relieved.Many lawyers were…
The robot-training gold rush is coming for gig work.Instawork, best known for matching hourly staff with shifts at hotels, warehouses, and stadiums, is launching a wearable camera system that helps gig workers collect real-world data for training machines.Business Insider got the first look at the new system, called Instacore. It…
AI is modernizing supply chains by suggesting more efficient delivery routes, tracking energy use, and increasing access to quality products. Still, the broader logistics industry is in the early stages of AI implementation.”Tools have developed faster than what the internal capability has,” said Anastasia Kouvela, a managing director and partner…
Gabriel Petersson said he doesn’t think young workers need to avoid the dreaded “job-hopper” label.In several X posts on Sunday, the OpenAI researcher said young tech workers should test out different teams before anchoring themselves to one company.His view: early-career engineers need data points — on research projects, culture, and…
OpenAI needs help reversing the American public’s souring view of data centers. Loading audio narration… The leading AI company shared a new job opening over the weekend for a position it called a “community engagement lead.” These new employees would be tasked with talking to local communities in places where…
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…
