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This article originally appeared on Business Insider. I’ve been in recruiting for nearly 10 years and a hiring manager for even longer, working in education, non-profits, and tech. When interviewing with a hiring manager as a candidate, my advice is always to be very discerning about what you share. Like in any other conversation, you ..

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Amazon plans to invest more heavily in startups that bring artificial intelligence to robots this year. Franziska Bossart, the head of Amazon’s $1 billion industrial innovation fund, told the Financial Times on Wednesday that Amazon will focus on generative AI investments this year, especially on startups that combine generative AI with robotics to support Amazon’s ..

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Rental prices are high across the United States, but the reason may not just be demand or inflation. According to lawsuits filed across the country, including one filed most recently in Arizona, a pricing algorithm may be to blame. On Wednesday, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit against RealPage, a $9 billion software ..

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Oprah Winfrey’s very public and decades-long weight loss (and gain) journey has been televised and followed closely by fans and the media alike. In 2015, she even became WeightWatcher’s majority stakeholder. But now, on Wednesday, it was announced that the 70-year-old self-made billionaire would be leaving the Board of Directors of the weight loss program ..

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Klarna, the $7 billion “buy now, pay later” startup used by companies like Versace, Nike, and Wayfair, stated on Tuesday that its AI chatbot “is doing the equivalent work of 700 full-time [customer service] agents.” The statement arrives on the heels of Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski’s announcement in December that the company is no longer ..

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When Tesla placed an order for 2,000 mini pies at The Giving Pies, a Black-owned bakery in San Jose, California, owner Voahangy Rasetarinera “anticipated a smooth transaction,” even after the order size doubled to 4,000. Then the order was canceled on February 16 without payment — after Rasetarinera had spent time and money preparing for ..

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This article originally appeared on Business Insider. A millennial who worked for a Michigan news station owned by Paramount Global said she was laid off three months after she moved to take the job. On February 13, Gabrielle Dawson recorded the moment a general manager told her that layoffs were impacting her role. She posted ..

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European discount airline Ryanair is the latest air carrier that’s feeling the effects of the mass groundings and inspections of Boeing airplanes. On Friday, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said during a media briefing that the airline may have to make significant cuts to its summer flight schedule due to Boeing being unable to deliver the ..

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