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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amar Saurabh, a product manager at PayPal in his 30s, based in San Mateo, California. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I spent the last five years of my career at Meta and later at TikTok as a product manager.While I enjoyed the high-growth, fast-paced culture at TikTok, I was looking to work for a more established company with stability in the US, so I started applying to other jobs in April.During the first two months of filling out job applications, I only landed two or three interviews. After not finding…

Pregnancy centers in the U.S. that discourage women from getting abortions have been adding more medical services — and could be poised to expand further.The expansion — ranging from testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections to even providing primary medical care — has been unfolding for years. It gained steam after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade three years ago, clearing the way for states to ban abortion.The push could get more momentum with Planned Parenthood closing some clinics and considering shuttering others following changes to Medicaid. Planned Parenthood is not just the nation’s largest abortion provider, but…

JPMorgan wants out of paying for Charlie Javice’s legal bills.A clause in JPMorgan’s contract with Javice, tied to the original sale of her startup, Frank, has kept the bank liable for her legal fees — even after Javice was convicted in March of conspiracy, wire, and bank fraud for tricking JPMorgan into purchasing the company for $175 million.While Javice continues to appeal the guilty verdict before reporting for her 7-year prison sentence, JPMorgan has been required to pay upward of $115 million in legal fees to Javice and her co-defendant, Olivier Amar. In a Friday filing, lawyers for JPMorgan asked the…

NFL star Saquon Barkley has added another venture to his growing tech investment portfolio, joining a long list of backers in the AI data center startup Crusoe.Crusoe, which calls itself “the AI Factory Company,” is valued at over $10 billion in this latest $1.4 billion funding round. The company has become a leader in AI infrastructure through an approach that combines energy sourcing, AI-optimized data center construction, and its own cloud.The new funding round, announced on Friday, includes a huge list of investors, such as Valor Equity Partners, Mubadala Capital, and Nvidia. I was scanning all the names, and out…

A South Dakota company is recalling more than 2.2 million pounds (998,000 kilograms) of Korean barbecue pork jerky sold at Costco and Sam’s Club stores because the product may be contaminated with pieces of metal, federal health officials said Friday.LSI, Inc., of Alpena, voluntarily pulled the product after customers complained about finding pieces of wiry metal in the jerky, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. Company officials said the metal came from a conveyor belt used in production. No confirmed injuries have been reported,The recall includes 14.-5-ounce (410-gram) and 16-ounce (450-gram) plastic pouches of meat jerky labeled “Golden Island fire-grilled…

Actor Isabelle Tate, who died Sunday at age 23, had a neurological condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, her talent agency said on social media Thursday. Tate starred in a recent episode of “9-1-1: Nashville.””We are deeply saddened and completely heartbroken to share that Isabelle Tate passed away on October 19th,” the McCray Agency wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday. “I’ve known Izzy since she was a teenager and she recently returned to acting. She booked the first series she auditioned for, 9-1-1 Nashville. She had a wonderful time.”In a statement provided to CBS News Friday, Tate’s family confirmed her death from…

While hanging out with friends last weekend, the topic of AI came up — as it always does, lately.One friend said, “I refuse to take water from a low-income family.”He was, of course, referring to the reports that say AI data centers use millions of gallons of water a day. Everyone in the room nodded in agreement.Meanwhile, I kept quiet and tried to hide the shame written all over my face. Little did everyone know that I have the ChatGPT app downloaded on my phone and use it daily.I understand the concerns everyone has about AIThe future of AI is…

Over the years, Fitbit has established itself as a leader in health and fitness tracking, with devices that boast reliable heart rate sensors and compact, user-friendly designs. The Versa 4 is one of the company’s pricier offerings, and it packs all of the brand’s fitness tracking perks into a sleek design that resembles a full-fledged smartwatch more than a typical Fitbit. However, despite some cool touches here and there, the device falls short of its full potential.While testing the best Fitbits over the last six months, I found the Versa 4 to be Fitbit’s most stylish wearable. It’s equipped with…

Nearly one in five patients with urinary infections in a research group likely contracted them from contaminated meat –an issue that could be occurring across the country, according to a new study. The study, published on Oct. 23 in the mBio journal, looked at a group of people in Southern California over four years. Out of the more than 2,300 urinary tract infections (UTI) sampled in the study, 18% – or more than 4,200 – were linked to the same strain of E. coli found in contaminated meat in local grocery stores.While E. coli accounts for up to 90% of…

By Sam TabahritiLONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s medicines regulator said on Friday it had made the world’s largest seizure of unlicensed weight-loss medicines, dismantling a factory that made jabs labelled as containing the ingredient in Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro.Global pharmaceutical companies and regulators have raised alarms over a surge in counterfeit and unregulated weight-loss drugs, which are being trafficked globally and sold illegally online and through underground networks.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it had seized 2,000 injection pens labelled as containing tirzepatide – the ingredient in Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound – and retatrutide, an experimental obesity drug also…