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While tech companies are pouring billions into AI infrastructure, they are also competing fiercely for AI talent — and the AI boom is reshaping the choices available to workers.Alongside established giants like Apple, Google, and Amazon, frontier AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic now offer the chance to work at the edge of a technological shift, with potentially significant financial upside. Meanwhile, years of tech layoffs have made job security a bigger consideration for many workers.We asked eight tech workers about their dream employer, the Big Tech companies they’re most and least interested in, and whether they’ve pursued jobs at…

Stew Leonard Jr. is greeted like a celebrity as he makes his way through his family’s business. Known as Connecticut’s “Disneyland of grocery stores,” Leonard’s locations come complete with animatronics, petting zoos, and costumed mascots. Every few feet, a customer does a double-take and rushes over. Mostly, they want to say hello or ask for a selfie. A few have constructive criticism to share.Over by the Stew Leonard’s Farm Fresh Five, a band of singing milk cartons, a mom with two young kids approaches him. She has an idea to make the restrooms more family-friendly, showing a picture of a…

This is an as-told-essay based on a conversation with Mo Zohourian, who works as a contractor for AI training companies, specializing in sales management. His work and project rates have been confirmed by Business Insider. Zohourian also consults on AI for small businesses and founded Annotation Academy, an educational platform for AI training. This story has been edited for length and clarity.I moved to Canada from Iran in 2023 and started searching for jobs. I had 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship and sales management, but after back-to-back interviews, I was not getting hired.I had been applying for about 10…

Nearly halfway through the year, the housing market remains stuck in a familiar rut: Many homeowners with low mortgage rates are staying put, leaving prospective buyers to compete for the few homes available for sale.The good news is that homebuilders are stepping up construction efforts, particularly in the South, according to a report from Realtor.com. The company ranked the 10 metros where buyers are most likely to find a newly built home at a competitive price.”New construction is one of the most important ways to expand the supply of homes available to buyers, but the opportunity is not evenly distributed…

Since I was 11, I dreamed of attending a historically Black college or university.That dream started at Morgan State University in Baltimore, where I spent two weeks each summer in a program focused on leadership and academics.For a preteen growing up in Baltimore City, Morgan felt like another world. I had seen drug deals outside my front door and heard gunshots while playing hide and seek with friends. My mother refused to let our neighborhood define what I thought was possible for my life.At Morgan, I saw Black students carrying backpacks and briefcases, preparing for careers and building futures. They…

The exterior of Goodyear’s “Motor City Garage” concept retail store inside one of the tire manufacturer’s Detroit tire shops.Courtesy GoodyearDETROIT — Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. CEO Mark Stewart sits in the vehicle bay of a tire shop where the company is launching a new retail experience for customers.There’s a freshly painted black facade on the revamped Detroit store, with the words “Motor City” added in white flanking Goodyear’s winged foot logo. It’s been dressed up for a private event in connection to a nearby annual car festival called the Woodward Dream Cruise.But despite the stylish touches, it’s still a…

Shut up and listen, connect with your coworkers, and make a stellar first impression.Macy’s CEO Tony Spring shared those three pieces of career advice, drawn from around four decades of working in department stores, during the latest episode of the “How Leaders Lead with David Novak” podcast.Before taking the top job at Macy’s in February 2024, Spring spent around 35 years at Bloomingdale’s, climbing the corporate ladder from a store trainee in 1987 to CEO between 2014 and 2023.Here are four key lessons he learned along the way:Listen and learnDon’t hit the ground running, Spring said on the podcast.”I’ll cut…

If the holiday shopping season is a retailer’s final exam each year, back-to-school is the midterms. For Target, this year’s test is a big one.Success depends on getting the basics right: exciting merchandise, fully stocked stores, and competitive pricing. Those are all areas where Target has stumbled in recent years.This year’s season is also an early read on CEO Michael Fiddelke’s turnaround plan. He took the reins earlier this year after a rough patch for Target, which faced boycotts in 2025 after winding down several diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Last week, it faced fresh criticism over a children’s Halloween…

Kevin Warsh is bringing his Wall Street chops back to Washington.The new head of the central bank — who took the post in May — comes from a career as a finance executive at Morgan Stanley, an economic advisory role in the Bush White House, and a former governorship on the Federal Reserve. The 56-year-old has a reputation for being tough on inflation and optimistic about AI.Beyond starting press conferences with a unique “good day” greeting, Warsh is already bucking tradition at the Fed. He’s reevaluating how the committee solves problems, uses economic data, and communicates with the public. It’s…

At the AI startup Valon, a new policy requires most new hires to learn their jobs the old-fashioned way — without AI.Andrew Wang, CEO and cofounder, said he instituted it last month after Valon gave employees broad access to AI. When he examined their usage, he said he found employees turning to the priciest models for even simple tasks, a habit he worried was both costly and preventing newer workers from developing a real grasp of their jobs.”By doing the basic work, rather than relying on AI, you start to form an understanding,” Wang, a former Golden Sachs analyst, told…