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When it comes to getting ahead in the office, a retired Amazon vice president has some words of wisdom: Closed mouths don’t get fed. Loading audio narration… “There is some truth to the old saying, ‘the squeaky wheel gets the grease,'” Ethan Evans told “The Peterman Pod” in an episode released on Tuesday. “This is another harsh truth people don’t like.”Evans said two employees could have roughly the same performance, but the one who doesn’t vocalize their needs or intentions could get lost in the shuffle of company reorgs.”It’s not that I mean to screw you. I’m focused on saving…

If you’re shopping for a high-end TV in 2026, you’ll likely hear a lot about new Micro RGB or RGB Mini LED technology. Many brands are positioning RGB TVs as the next big thing in color performance. But while TCL isn’t ignoring that trend, it’s taken a different approach with its flagship X11L 4K TV. Instead of using a Micro RGB panel, the X11L is the first TV to use what TCL is calling SQD (Super Quantum Dot) tech.In essence, an SQD TV is still a QLED TV, but it’s one with souped-up performance in a few key areas. The…

Data centers have gotten so large that their power demands now rival entire U.S. states. Take Meta’s Hyperion AI data center, for example. When completed, the new AI data center will draw as much electricity as South Dakota. Last week, Meta announced it would fund seven natural gas power plants — on top of the three it had already committed to building — to support the $27 billion data center. When combined, the 10 power plants in Louisiana will generate around 7.5 gigawatts of electricity, slightly more than the capacity of the entire Mount Rushmore State.  Like many tech companies,…

Legora, the Swedish startup chasing Harvey’s lead in selling artificial intelligence software to law firms, has hit $100 million in annual recurring revenue, a milestone that shows law firms are willing to spend serious money to retool how lawyers work. Loading audio narration… Legora told Business Insider exclusively that it went from $1 million to $100 million in ARR — the revenue a company expects to collect over a year — in less than 18 months after its public launch. The company’s software promises to help lawyers tear through data rooms, compare contracts, draft briefs, and do other legal work faster…

The most advanced silicon chips have accelerated the development of artificial intelligence. Now, can AI return the favor? Cognichip is building a deep learning model to work alongside engineers as they design new computer chips. The problem it is trying to solve is one the industry has lived with for decades: chip design is enormously complex, ruinously expensive, and slow. Advanced chips take three to five years to go from conception to mass production; the design phase alone can take as long as two years before physical layout begins. Consider that the latest line of Nvidia GPUs, Blackwell, contains 104…

I threw out the Google Home device we kept in the kitchen on a whim. It was simply an off day. I was trying to get dinner going, and I kept asking Google to turn the volume down. But when it was unresponsive too many times, it went straight to the trash. Loading audio narration… It wasn’t something I had been thinking about doing, but when I did, it felt immediately freeing.But then I did regret it a little. I began to think of all the ways Google had improved our lives. I liked saying, “Good morning, Google,” for instance,…

All good things come to those who wait. The first StrictlyVC of the year is headed to San Francisco in less than a month, on April 30, at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center. And you won’t want to miss out on another lineup of stellar speakers to punctuate the night’s networking and mingling. AI innovators and founders in search of funding will be particularly well-served by the event’s discussions. Who’s taking the stage You can get a ticket right now, but for those who haven’t been to a StrictlyVC event in the past and already clicked that link, let’s dive…

Ask not what your company can do for you — ask what your vibe-coded AI agent can do for your company. Loading audio narration… -JFK (probably)The best way to show your value at work these days? Let AI do the talking.Meta, Google, and JPMorgan have thrown down the gauntlet over AI usage. Their approaches might differ — sometimes it’s a carrot, sometimes it’s a stick — but the message is the same: use AI, or else.The push makes sense given the money companies are investing in AI. As those bills pile up, you can bet they want their employees to…

AI apps that let users digitally undress people in photos are using TikTok to find new customers. Loading audio narration… An investigation by the AI content detection service Copyleaks, shared exclusively with Business Insider, found that TikTok hosted more than 50 sexually suggestive ads for apps and websites that promoted the ability for users to create deepfake images.Collectively, the ads generated tens of thousands of views, based on public view counts during Copyleaks’ analysis between December 2025 and February 2026.Business Insider in March also independently observed more than a dozen of these TikTok ads from apps that promoted the creation…

Apple marks the 50th anniversary of its founding on April 1.The tech giant is one of the world’s most valuable companies, known for innovative products like the iMac, iPhone, and iPod. Its storied past is one of incredible highs, including a $4 trillion market cap, and alarming lows, like its series of stumbles in the 1990s.It’s had many leaders over the years — most notably Steve Jobs, who put the company on the map with his lofty ideas and unique leadership style. After Jobs stepped down from the position to focus on his health, Tim Cook took over as CEO…