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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alexander Huso, a 31-year-old who lives in Salt Lake City. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I work for a hotel right now. I had a software testing job, and I’m a great coder, but, without a degree, it’s really hard to prove that. I do it for the love of the craft.You could really use AI for anything. When I’m looking for work, I have a ChatGPT scheduled thing. In 2026, applying for jobs is a nightmare. The best way to apply for a job is…
Move over app downloads and EBITDA — the hot metric for CEOs is now AI productivity.In interviews and on quarterly earnings calls, CEOs are flaunting stats on how much code AI agents are generating. The trend began with AI companies like Anthropic, Meta, and Google, which have been grilled about their AI investments, and has continued with other companies eager to position themselves as AI-forward.From fintech to streaming, agentic AI adoption is the new status symbol among executives.It’s become more than a talking point to wow investors. It’s also a signal to potential hires of where a company his headed…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matt Sanner, 54, a data manager for a bank in Tampa. Sanner vibe coded an app called ScamSkeptic for his aging family, who had fallen victim to scams. Business Insider also spoke with Sanner’s parents, Sue, 79, and Bob, 83, about how they’ve used the app. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.MATT: I’ve been in banking for 25 years, mainly in data management. I was around software development in that space, so I had some Python knowledge, but I’m not proficient.On a quarterly call with the bank where…
Lawmakers are banning themselves from prediction markets like it’s nothing. So why are they still allowing themselves to trade stocks? Loading audio narration… That question may have crossed your mind after the Senate passed a resolution late last month that instantly banned senators and staff from trading on prediction markets.”Now do the stock market,” Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina wrote on X. “Why is this so hard?”It’s a question worth exploring. Conventional wisdom has long held that lawmakers struggle to police themselves, and yet the Senate’s prediction market ban passed via unanimous consent — meaning any senator could…
If you dread making your bed each morning, now robots may be able to do the job for you. Loading audio narration… In a video released Friday, two of Figure AI’s humanoids walk into a minimalist bedroom and begin tidying it up. One hangs up a coat, another closes a laptop, and hangs up headphones. Then they move to opposite sides of the bed, adjust the pillows, and smooth the comforter into place.The two humanoids coordinate the lifting, placing, and pulling back of the comforter through head nods and achieve a well-made bed in under two minutes.In a blog post,…
As was widely reported, Oracle axed an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 people via email on March 31. One of the employees cut that day told TechCrunch about the experience: “I had, like, this weird feeling in my stomach. I went to go sign into the VPN, and the VPN was like, ‘this user doesn’t exist anymore.’ Then I called my friend, and I was like, ‘Hey, can you see me in Slack?’ And she said, ‘No, your account’s been deactivated.’” The person soon received an email stating their role was terminated immediately. The severance offer arrived a few days later. But…
I’m obsessed with gadgets and cover them for a living. And as a tech journalist, I often travel for press events and product demos. While on the road, I do a lot of my work on mobile devices, and it would be a major disruption if any of my gear ran out of juice. Whether I’m taking pictures of products, showing my boarding pass for flights, or joining remote meetings, my phone and laptop need power no matter where I am. That’s why even before I pack clothes for a trip, I often plan what chargers and batteries I’ll need…
Bloomberg has a deep dive this week into how Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is trying to rescue one of Silicon Valley’s most storied, and stumbling, chipmakers. It’s worth a read, but it actually undersells the most jaw-dropping part of the story: Intel’s stock has risen a stunning 490% over the past year, a bet by Wall Street that may be running well ahead of the company’s actual turnaround. Tan, who took over in March of last year, has spent much of his first year schmoozing rather than restructuring — locking in a sweetheart deal with the U.S. government (now Intel’s…
University of Michigan made a very good, very early bet on OpenAI. Loading audio narration… Investors running the public school’s endowments put $20 million into one of the AI lab’s earliest fundraising efforts, according to an exhibit in the ongoing Elon Musk and Sam Altman litigation. The University of Michigan moved in before Microsoft invested billions into OpenAI and before ChatGPT’s release kicked off the modern AI boom. The Ann Arbor school stands to make a fortune.While the document is unclear about the exact terms of Michigan’s stake, the university is sitting pretty. When it contributed $20 million, it set…
Many Americans don’t like the AI data centers popping up in their communities, though Kevin O’Leary thinks that’s because they don’t fully understand them. Loading audio narration… O’Leary, the venture capitalist and “Shark Tank” investor who recently starred as a villainous businessman in “Marty Supreme,” said Americans have misconceptions about data centers and their environmental impact.”It’s understanding the concerns of people, but at the same time, think about the number of jobs,” O’Leary said in a post on X on Friday.Addressing environmental worries, O’Leary noted that he graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in environmental studies.”When a…