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Millennials are feeling insecure about their jobs, and they’re piling on alternatives to traditional careers to build their own safety nets.They’re the largest generation in the workforce and are taking on multiple income streams, skills training, and other jobs outside their primary work to feel more secure — what Glassdoor terms “stability stacking.” This comes as multiple job-holders are increasingly well-educated, middle-class earners, indicating that labor market instability is plaguing the generation that should be in their prime working years. What’s your experience like as a millennial in the workforce? Have you been stability stacking? Reach out to these reporters…

Digital Realty Data Center in Ashburn, Virginia, March 17, 2025.Leah Millis | ReutersA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Calls for a slowdown in the pace of AI development have hit related stocks in recent days and could have broad ramifications for every industry involved. Real estate is no exception. While cloud, storage, enterprise IT and internet…

When your net worth is almost $1 trillion, you can choose to live wherever you want, and right now, for Elon Musk, that’s a trailer.Musk, the world’s richest person, said on Monday that he’s currently calling an Airstream trailer home while overseeing xAI’s Macrohard data center buildout in Tennessee.The billionaire has been personally embedded in Memphis in recent months as SpaceX, which absorbed xAI earlier this year, races to bring more GPU capacity online, and he says he has been sleeping steps from the servers rather than commuting.Speaking at an event hosted by the tech podcast “All-In,” Musk described the…

DETROIT — General Motors is releasing a new in-vehicle information and entertainment software experience for its customers, beginning later this year with its redesigned Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks, it said Tuesday.The Detroit automaker is touting the new user interface, controls and software as offering convenience and customization similar to a smartphone. The new system comes as vehicles are becoming more digital. GM has also revamped its organizational processes to put its digital experience operations under design rather than software, led by former Apple and Google executive Sebastian Bauer.”This was all part of a very strategic, very intentional…

Accenture is the latest company to pay up for President Donald Trump’s DEI policies.The technology and consulting firm agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it failed to comply with antidiscrimination requirements in federal contracts, the Department of Justice announced on Monday.The agency accused Accenture of discriminating against employees and applicants by taking race or sex into account when making hiring and promotion decisions between 2017 and 2026.Allegations included that Accenture gave candidates for promotion to managing director “extra visibility” if they advanced race or sex demographics, and that business unit leaders within Accenture Federal Services received monthly…

Children’s clothing brand Carter’s is undergoing a revamp to better align with the new generation of parents as its namesake company tries to recover from sluggish performance in recent years.The rebrand, announced Tuesday, includes a new logo and marketing campaign that Chief Marketing Officer Sarah Crockett told CNBC aims to keep the 161-year-old company relevant with its core customer.”We recognize that the market difference of our parents in the communities that we’re serving is significant,” Crockett said. “We had an opportunity to really tap into the values that parents are bringing into the household.”Carter’s largest brands include its namesake banner…

Philadelphia is launching limited-time cranberry orange and salted caramel cream cheeses.Source: Kraft HeinzPhiladelphia cream cheese will release three new flavors on Tuesday as part of Kraft Heinz’s broader plan to reinvest in its iconic brands and win back shoppers. Previously, the 154-year-old brand released about one or two new flavors such as garden vegetable or pineapple every year. Over the next two years, it plans to launch 10 new varieties, with the goal of “creating some excitement” within the cream cheese category, according to Jerome Drolet, Kraft Heinz’s president of taste elevation.Drolet’s position is a nod to Kraft Heinz’s now-paused…

New vehicles parked at a production base of SAIC General Motors Corporation Limited on Sept. 11, 2025, in Shanghai, China.Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesA new report casts serious doubt on whether a wave of Chinese cars and SUVs will hit the U.S. by 2030, let alone well into the next decade.”I think the near-term dynamics are relatively low, relatively unlikely to support an entry to the U.S. market,” said automotive analyst John Murphy, who is releasing his latest outlook for the U.S. auto market on Tuesday. Despite growing speculation that it won’t be long until Chinese autos are…

Starting a business is a feat in itself — but building one that lasts is even harder.Kara Swisher built her reputation as a reporter covering Silicon Valley and investigating billionaires at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal before launching the media brand Recode, and writing “Burn Book,” a memoir and chronicle of powerful tech leaders.Venturing out on her own was a natural fit for the media mogul.”I hate being an employee,” Swisher told Business Insider’s Dan DeFrancesco in a conversation with newsroom staff. “I’m like, ‘You’re an idiot.’ And I say it, and then it gets me into…

The next generation of workers is finding it harder to take a bite into the Big Apple’s tech market.NYC entry-level tech job postings have fallen 49% from 2022 to 2025, the largest decline of any other career field, according to the think tank Center for an Urban Future’s September report “Strengthening NYC’s Entry-Level Tech Pathways in the Age of AI.” As the title of the report suggests, one culprit for the decline in entry-level tech jobs might be AI. Business Insider has reported on the impact of generative AI on the job market, hitting recent college grads and early professionals…