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Addiction is rising across the US, and it’s hitting the workforce harder than ever.In corporate America, perfectionism and pressure often mask who’s truly at risk.Here’s how I help companies confront addiction, and what employers can do next.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. This as-told-to interview has been edited for length and clarity.Addiction doesn’t always show up…
David Sacks’ role as President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence and crypto czar could work out very well for his investments, as well as his friends, according to a new report The New York Times. However, Sacks fired back in a post on X, in which he described a five-month reporting process in which accusations were “debunked in detail.” “Today they evidently just threw up their hands and published this nothing burger,” Sacks said. “Anyone who reads the story carefully can see that they strung together a bunch of anecdotes that don’t support the headline.” This isn’t the first time critics…
On November 30, 2022, OpenAI introduced a new product to the world, innocuously describing it as “a model called ChatGPT which interacts in a conversational way.” It’s no hyperbole to suggest that ChatGPT subsequently transformed the worlds of business and tech, becoming enormously popular — it’s still in the number one spot on Apple’s free app rankings today — while also serving as the catalyst for a flood of generative AI products. It’s even made people suspicious of the em dash, which no chatbot will ever take from me. In fact, “Empire of AI” author Karen Hao argued in a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The holiday season is a time for giving thanks, giving gifts — and for many, a time for giving back.Food banks, services that deliver meals to seniors and other U.S. charities typically see a surge in volunteering between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. But there are good reasons to volunteer at any time of the year.Alfred Del Grosso volunteers weekly to work the lunch shift at Shepherd’s Table, a food bank in Silver Spring, Maryland. “I feel more connected to the broader community,” he said.Most Thursdays, the retired chemist from Kensington, Maryland, also lends an…
2025-11-30T12:51:02.493Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Jay Graber studied how technology interacts with society at the University of Pennsylvania. Bluesky’s open protocol offers a decentralized alternative to X and Meta platforms. Here is a look at Graber’s career and her unconventional path to Silicon Valley. Jay Graber is the engineer behind one of the most…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Leslie Walsh, head of product strategy and development at the New York-based advertising agency Episode Four. It has been edited for length and clarity.The biggest thing about creativity is that ideas need to feel original and unique. I think everyone in the creative industry fears that if we’re all using ChatGPT, we’re going to have the same ideas — that we’ll get into a sea of sameness. It’s a race to the bottom.A lot of people come at creative ideas in different ways. We like to say that we come at…
MADRID, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Eight more wild boar with suspected cases of African swine fever were discovered near Barcelona, La Vanguardia newspaper reported on Sunday, as Spain struggles to limit the damage to a pork export industry worth billions of euros a year.The newspaper cited sources close to the Catalan agriculture ministry. Two cases have been confirmed, and 12 others have shown signs they may also have the disease but are undergoing tests to confirm this. If confirmed, it would bring the number of infected animals to 14.Reuters was unable to reach the Catalan government for comment.About a third…
In early 2023, Liana Shatova began taking low doses of an antidepressant to ease symptoms of a premenstrual disorder marked by mood swings, anxiety and depression. At first, the difference was remarkable for her.“I felt full of energy and could juggle multiple things at once,” said Shatova, 40, a business development manager from the Greater Boston area.Then, after around 18 months on the medication, she started to fear she was becoming emotionally numb.“My best friend’s mom died unexpectedly, everyone was in shock and sobbing, and I couldn’t cry at all,” said Shatova. “I just felt nothing.”When Shatova asked her doctor…
AI code editors are radically changing the job of a software engineer — but not eliminating jobs entirely, a Thrive Capital investor says.Philip Clark has witnessed the rise of vibe coding tools firsthand. At Thrive Capital, he’s worked on the firm’s investments in OpenAI — which debuted its Codex AI coding tool in May — as well as Cursor. In September, Clark was promoted to partner.Clark was optimistic about the future of engineering jobs during a recent interview on the “Sourcery” podcast.”I’m an investor in a lot of companies that use AI tools,” he said. “I cannot think — especially…
Have you ever wondered why manhole covers are round instead of square? Or who invented the steamroller? Or why giant steel coils are transported on their sides instead of flat?Sure, you can do a simple Google search to find out. But what you really might need is a video set to an AI-generated song that sounds like Taylor Swift if she went through a messy breakup with construction equipment.This is Learning with Lyrics, which has an Instagram account with 900,000 followers and a TikTok account with 548,000 followers. I kept coming across these videos, so I did some investigating: I…