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Netflix Cofounder Predicts That This Unexpected Field Will Experience a Resurgence in the Age of AI

Reed Hastings says the world has “overdone” studying science, technology, engineering and math.

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$188K in Delivery Fees Forced This Restaurant Owner to Ditch DoorDash and Uber Eats: ‘That’s Losses on Us’

DoorDash and Uber Eats generate billions in revenue, powered by the 15% to 30% cut they take on each order placed through their platforms.

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It Took Decades for Barbara Corcoran to Overcome Self-Doubt. Here’s The Simple Phrase That Changed Her Mindset for Good.

The 77-year-old Shark Tank investor learned to believe in herself after years of negative thinking.

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He Survived on Canned Soup and Only Took 2 Days Off for His Child’s Birth — Now This CEO Warns Against Startup Hustle Culture: ‘That Was a Mistake’

Startup CEO Rob Schneidermann regrets the tradeoffs he made as he built his company.

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He’s Invested in 100+ Startups — His Surprising Rule for Spotting ‘Real Builders’? Their Shoes

The cofounder of Instacart has an unusual method to assess whether founders are legitimate.

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Want a Successful Career? Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Has Some Blunt Advice for Gen Z Workers

Andy Jassy’s own early career was marked by experimentation and figuring out what he didn’t want to do.

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She Raised $2.5 Million From Friends and Family — And Saw Zero Sales. Then She Leaned Into a ‘Hunch.’ Now Her Company Sells $300 Million a Year.

Minted grew rapidly after founder Mariam Naficy changed her strategy.

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Meta’s CTO Claims He Rarely Feels Stressed Out — Here Are His Top Strategies to Stay That Way

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says he only feels stressed out a maximum of five times a year.

23.04.2026 10

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Steve Jobs Gave Tim Cook One Rule for Leading Apple. Now Cook Is Passing It On to Apple’s Next CEO.

Tim Cook used Steve Jobs’s parting advice as a blueprint for how to lead Apple.

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Workers Are Overlooking This $300K Career Path With 81K Job Openings, Says a Talent CEO: ‘The Opportunities Are Massive’

Carrie Charles, CEO of recruiting firm Broadstaff, says laid-off tech workers should pivot their careers.

22.04.2026 6

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‘This Makes Me Super Uncomfortable’: Meta’s Plan to Track Employees’ Every Click and Keystroke Sparks Backlash

Meta is installing tracking software on work computers, a move that was met with internal discomfort and skepticism.

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This Startup CEO Conducts Job Interviews on Sundays. Candidates Say It’s a ‘Huge Relief’ — Here’s Why

Legal startup Crosby began offering interviews on Sundays and found that candidates had an unexpected reaction to it.

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Entry-Level Hiring Picks Up After Months of Gloom — Offering New Hope for College Graduates: ‘It’s Good News’

Early signs show that entry-level hiring is starting to rebound after years of decline.

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This Company Pays an Average of $400K. Here’s What It Looks for in New Recruits, According to Its Chief People Officer.

Citadel Securities' chief people officer, Alexander DiLeonardo, said talent is the company’s “ultimate competitive advantage.”

20.04.2026 10

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This 30-Year-Old CEO Reveals the Surprising Reason Behind His Startup’s $11 Billion Growth

Winston Weinberg attributes the company’s $11 billion valuation to a unique mindset.

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To Help Nurses Find Jobs, She Created a Surprising AI Solution. Now It’s Worth $1.65 Billion and Is Used by Over a Million Nurses.

Incredible Health’s platform makes employers apply to nurses, not the other way around.

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This Tech Investor Hasn’t Touched a Laptop or Desktop Computer Since 2010. Here’s Why.

He traces his computer breakup to his early days at fintech company Square, now Block, working alongside cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey.

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Here Are the Surprising Habits Nissan’s CEO Uses to Manage Stress — And They’re Not What You’d Expect

Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa reveals the unconventional tactics that help him decompress.

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The CEO of a $19.9 Billion Startup Says Businesses Are In Danger of Being Replaced By Vibe Coding — But This One App Is ‘Quite Safe’

Firms without quality software are most likely to be replaced, according to the PayPal cofounder.

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This CEO Is Creating a New Elite College Degree With Google and Microsoft — And Offering It for Only $10,000

The goal is to rival elite schools like Harvard and Stanford.

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She Was a Long Shot for the Job That ‘Changed the Trajectory’ of Her Life — But the Boss Saw This In Her. Today, It Helps Her Leads a Team of 10,000.

Rema Serafi, the Vice Chair of Tax at KPMG, has worked at the Big Four accounting firm for over 30 years.

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Coca-Cola Exec Says Work-Life Balance is a ‘Weird’ Term — Here’s How He Thinks About Career Success

Coca-Cola executive chairman James Quincey sees success less as a grand plan and more as “survival” over many roles.

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Anthropic Cofounder Majored in English Lit in College. Here’s Why He Says His Degree ‘Turned Out to Be Extremely Relevant.’

Anthropic cofounder Jack Clark says liberal arts majors are valuable in the age of AI.

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Southwest CEO Reveals the Surprising Reason Why a Top Job Candidate Didn’t Make the Cut

The rejection had nothing to do with the interview or the applicant’s résumé.

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Duolingo’s CEO Sparked Backlash Over Performance Reviews — Now He’s Changing Them

Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn altered performance-review metrics after employees raised questions.

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This Husband-Wife Team Sold $1 Billion Worth of Products in 2025. Here’s the Simple Reason They Created Their Company 38 Years Ago.

Their product sells in 57,000 grocery stores across the U.S., even though they spend a minimal amount on advertising.

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This CEO Hires Just 4% of Applicants. Here’s His Unique Hiring Test.

The company received 75,000 job applications for 3,000 open positions.

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‘I Live to Work’: MrBeast Admits His Work-Life Balance Isn’t ‘Healthy’ — Here’s How He Built YouTube’s Biggest Audience

Climbing to the top of the YouTube charts comes with a hefty price.

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Jamie Dimon Reveals the Most Valuable Career Secret He’s Learned and Has Had to Relearn: ‘I Still Make This Mistake’

Here's his simple rule, which seeks to prevent poor decision-making.

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‘A Lot of Blind People Have Been Left Out’: How This LEGO Superfan is Rewriting the Rules For Builders

Matthew Shifrin, a blind LEGO builder, has long advocated for accessibility.

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This Startup’s Return-to-Office Mandate Failed — Now It’s Paying Employees to Show Up: ‘We Were Pulling Teeth’

A traditional RTO order didn't work, so the company got creative.

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At Age 26, She Was a Construction Industry Outsider. Within 5 Years, Her Business Was Bringing In $5 Billion In Orders.

Maria Davidson got the idea for Kojo by showing up on construction job sites with pizza and donuts.

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‘Most Significant Overhaul in the iPhone’s History’: Here’s When Apple Could Unveil Its Highly Anticipated Device

A new report suggests that Apple is mere months away from launching its next pivotal product.

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Lowe’s Is Spending $250 Million to Revive America’s Skilled Trades Workforce — Here’s Why

The home improvement company is investing heavily in skilled trades like plumbing, carpentry and electrical work.

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Here’s How Much Meta Pays Employees — Including a Role Earning $650,000

One of the most valuable tech companies in the world pays top dollar for its employees.

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Gen Z Is Increasingly Turning to This Field, Which Offers $75K Starting Pay and High Job Placement Rates

This field is making a quiet comeback, promising stability and steady demand.

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This 28-Year-Old College Dropout Has Raised $24 Million to Fix a Military Problem ‘Nobody Was Thinking About’

He sees starting the company as both a strategic and moral choice.

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Jack Dorsey Says His Employees Have Stopped Bringing Slide Decks to Meetings. Here’s What They Show Up With Instead.

Block's employees are using AI to create better meeting materials.

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How Much Do You Really Need to Retire? This Is the ‘Magic Number,’ According to Americans

The sweet spot for Americans to retire comfortably has risen by $200,000 from last year — and most people aren’t even close to it.

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A Growing Number of College Students Are Switching Majors — Here’s What’s Behind It

Nearly half of college students are actively rethinking their majors, and one in six has already made the switch.

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Claims the Bank’s In-Person Work Policy Allows It to ‘Crush’ Remote Competition

The bank reinstated a five-day, in-person workweek in early 2025, aligning with other corporate giants like Amazon and Dell.

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Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein Shares the Smartest Way to Use Your First $5,000 in Savings

His first instinct is to treat $5,000 as a foundation against worst-case scenarios.

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AI Startups Are Battling for Fresh Tech Talent, Offering Up to $400,000 Salaries and Big Bonus Packages to New Grads

Forget nap pods and slippers — startups are luring top talent with cash.

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Warren Buffett Is Partnering With an NBA Star to Revive a Two-Decades-Long Tradition

The billionaire spearheaded the initiative for over two decades, but stopped the practice in 2022.

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He’s LinkedIn’s First Puzzlemaster. Here’s How His Games Benefit Their Business — and Your Brain.

Puzzles are a way to drive up engagement on LinkedIn and keep users coming back for more.

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Netflix Cofounder Reed Hastings Learned An Unconventional Leadership Lesson From His First Boss, Who Washed Office Coffee Cups At 4:30 A.M.

Hastings thought the office janitor was washing his coffee cups every week, but it was actually his boss.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Never Has One-on-One Meetings With His 60 Direct Reports — Here’s Why

Huang’s leadership structure is intentionally extreme by traditional standards.

30.03.2026 9

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Macy’s Debuted a New Tool — And Customers Who Use It Spend 400% More. Here’s How It Works.

The retailer recently rolled out the tool to the general public after weeks of testing with select customers and thousands of employees.

30.03.2026 10

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Wall Street Bonuses Hit a Record High. Here’s How Much Bankers Made.

Wall Street’s bonus pool hit a record $49.2 billion in 2025, a 9% increase from the previous year.

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Duolingo’s CEO Uses a Secret Test to Evaluate Job Candidates — Before They Even Step into the Interview

Candidates aren't aware that they are being judged from the minute they step into a taxi.

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