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This spring, my dreams came true: I was accepted to a tech-focused master’s program at New York University for Fall 2025. After breaking into the tech industry, I thought this would be the next right step.I had been hopeful about receiving financial aid or scholarships, but none came through. I initially tried to convince myself that the $80,000 tuition was somehow manageable.But my excitement started shifting to anxiety when I realized my only option was taking out student loans.I couldn’t justify adding more debt to what I already owed from undergrad, especially for a degree that didn’t guarantee immediate career…

Creating a successful business is not a part-time or even a 40-hour-a-week job, especially when you’re taking on the world’s first $4 trillion company. That’s according to a CEO attempting that.”This notion that somehow you can achieve greatness, you can build something extraordinary by working 38 hours a week and having a work-life balance that is mind-boggling to me,” Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman said during a recent episode of Harry Stebbings’ 20VC podcast.Cerebras is trying to challenge Nvidia’s dominance of the AI chip market. That’s why Feldman, a self-described “David,” said his job requires an “every waking minute” level of…

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Ron Podmore, 58, a retired teacher who decided to live out his retirement in Guatemala. He still owns property in Washington and spends about half the year there as he begins the Guatemala residency process. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I retired two years ago, in June 2023.I was a high school teacher, and I decided to take early retirement after 32 years of teaching. But because of the fact that I was not eligible for social security, I was only able to receive half of my pension. I…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Anja Holthoff, a ride-hailing driver in Atlanta. Business Insider verified Holthoff’s earnings through screenshots she provided of her payments. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.Ten years ago this month, I lost my corporate job.I was in customer service. At first, I sent out hundreds of résumés, but I thought I was being low-balled on pay — if I even got a response.So, a few months later, I started driving for Uber and, later, Lyft. I started with a Hyundai Sonata. Then, a few years ago, I started driving…

If you’ve got that nagging itch about changing roles, you may be onto something.AWS senior vice president of applied AI solutions Colleen Aubrey has spent over 20 years at Amazon, building its advertising business from the ground up. She’s also a member of the company’s elite S-Team. She told Business Insider that throughout her career, she’s faced numerous challenges — and as she puts it, “pretty much every six months, something significant changes.””We have a new product idea; there’s a new problem to go after; there’s a new customer to get to understand,” Aubrey said.That “constant change” is the reason…

Families of the shooting victims head into a meeting with authorities at Leland City Hall on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 in Leland, Miss. Katie Adkins/AP hide caption toggle caption Katie Adkins/AP The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked Friday night by a mass shooting at a homecoming event that left four people dead and a dozen injured, according to the mayor. “An event like this has never happened in this city,” Leland Mayor John Lee told NPR by phone. “We’re a close knit city, we’re not a violent city.” Leland is a small town of roughly 3,700 people where…

It’s autumn — farmers are harvesting their crops, temperatures are dropping, and leaves are falling… or are they? In Mesa, Arizona, where I’ve lived for most of my life, none of these classic signs of autumn appear. Here, we mainly harvest sunshine. Our autumn weather is what the rest of the country considers the heat of summer. Throughout September, we’re usually still in the triple digits; it’s been 100 degrees on Halloween. Fall color — if we get any — appears around Christmastime. Autumn in the East Valley of Phoenix is more of a concept on the calendar than a…

Luigi Mangione is escorted into Manhattan state court in New York on Sept. 16. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP NEW YORK — Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty, from a federal indictment brought against him in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, the lawyers said prosecutors should also be prevented from using at trial his statements to law enforcement officers and his backpack where a gun and…

This “as-told-to” essay is based on a conversation with Vivian Chu, 38, cofounder and Chief Innovation Officer of Diligent Robotics. Diligent builds robots that can automate tasks within a hospital. This essay has been edited for length and clarity.I wanted to start a company. That was a road that I actually thought more about than kids, actually.I ended up starting Diligent Robotics first, then doing the next step — starting a family.My wife and I have two little ones at home. Our oldest is two years and seven months, and our youngest just turned 10 months.My wife gave birth to…

It’s no secret — at least it shouldn’t be for longtime Saturday readers — that I hate meetings, but I recently unlocked a new solution that I have to shout from the rooftops for other meeting haters like me.I initially wrote about my disdain for meetings last November when I was averaging 18.3 hours a week in meetings, or about half my workday. If you can believe it, it has only increased since then, as my Google calendar indicates that I’m now spending 19 hours a week in meetings.And that doesn’t account for the time it takes to prepare for…