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[ad_1] Before he was fired last December, Mody Khan was earning a six-figure salary as a cloud solution architect at Microsoft. Nine months into his job search, he’s at risk of losing his home.”I had savings, and I’ve depleted almost all of it,” said Khan, who’s in his 50s and based in Texas. “I’m in a very tight spot.”A new job could stabilize his finances — but despite a five-year run at Microsoft and his prior experience in the tech industry, even landing interviews has been challenging.”It feels like recruiters are looking for Superman,” he said.Khan is among the thousands…

[ad_1] Airtable CEO Howie Liu is doing what most bosses wouldn’t: He wants employees to take more time off for play.Specifically, to play with AI, Liu says, and add more tools to their kit.Liu, 36, said in an episode of Lenny’s Podcast that aired on Sunday that he has been encouraging his employees to play around with AI as part of their work.”If you want to cancel all your meetings for a day or for an entire week and just go play around with every AI product that you think could be relevant to Airtable, go do it. Period,” Liu…

[ad_1] Tech giant Alibaba has been fighting a bruising food delivery war in China. But the company’s latest earnings make it clear that artificial intelligence is what investors really care about.On Friday, Alibaba reported a 2% rise in overall revenue to 247.65 billion Chinese yuan, or $34.6 billion, for the quarter ended June 30 — missing analysts’ forecasts of $252.92 billion yuan in revenue. Operating profit dropped 3% to 35 billion yuan.Despite that drag, investors piled in.Alibaba’s New York-listed shares closed 12.9% higher on Friday to $135 apiece, while its Hong Kong-listed stock gained as much as 18% Monday morning.The…

[ad_1] Alo Yoga, known for its $130 leggings, is launching bags with Gucci-level price tags.The Los Angeles-based athleisure brand is set to launch three leather bags, priced from $1,200 to $3,600, on September 9, per a report by Vogue Business on Thursday.The bags, shaped like rounded duffel bags and bucket bags but made of Italian-made leather, will also have a crystal bag charm attached, per photos provided to Vogue Business by Alo Yoga.For comparison, one of Gucci’s most iconic bag collections, the GG Marmont, retails for about $1,400 to $2,850.Alo Yoga’s cofounder and CEO, Danny Harris, told the outlet that…

[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Hemant Pandey and Vaashu Sharma. The couple moved from California to Bengaluru in November 2024. The essay has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified their employment and compensation history.Vaashu: I moved to the US for my master’s in 2016 after working in India for two years after my bachelor’s. I had seen seniors from my course land exciting opportunities in tech in the US, and there seemed to be a lot more career options than I had in India.I studied computer science at Stony Brook University in…

[ad_1] As President Donald Trump’s new trade tariffs take effect, business owners are scrutinizing every item in their catalogue and scouring obscure import codes for savings.For viral beach tote maker Bogg, the stakes became painfully clear when CEO Kim Vaccarella’s team reviewed a small keychain. They saw that a zinc alloy key ring was incorrectly classified as stainless steel under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, or HTS.That caused duty rates to be 30% higher than expected, Vaccarella told Business Insider.”As if the tariffs weren’t bad enough, getting charged incorrectly adds to the mayhem,” she said. Kim Vaccarella, CEO of Bogg, and…

[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Roman Vernidub, a Ukrainian-born entrepreneur who has lived in South Korea for 17 years. It has been edited for length and clarity.I came to South Korea as an 18-year-old exchange student from Russia in 2008 to study Asian studies and international relations.My Korean language proficiency was still very low then, and I worried that communicating would be difficult.But I was surprised that people were friendly and eager to help, even though I didn’t speak Korean.At the same time, I saw that Korean society was super, super competitive. People lined up…

[ad_1] A small group of protesters walked into the iconic American Hotel’s restaurant in Sag Harbor this weekend to convey a message they filmed for the world to see: “Tax the rich.”Sag Harbor is a village in East Hampton that has long been a premier destination for the wealthy. Labor Day weekend is one of the busiest times of year for the otherwise sleepy enclave.”You’re all here in the Hamptons enjoying $200 caviar as though your money isn’t funding an actual fascist regime!” one protester bellowed into a crowd of diners, according to a video posted on X by Planet…

[ad_1] AI is fueling talent wars in Silicon Valley, but one of the most coveted skills in the industry is more than four decades old.Microsoft Excel, first released all the way back in 1985, is still the most cited skill in job listings.Course Report, which tracks the tech education industry, including coding bootcamps, recently reviewed more than 12 million tech job postings on Indeed to identify the most sought-after skills. Excel came out on top, showing up 531,000 times, far surpassing Python, an essential programming language used in AI, which came in at 67,000, and SQL, another programming language used…

[ad_1] Updated 2025-08-31T17:36:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. During the early 20th century, women’s employment was affected by war and advancements in tech. In the 1960s and 1970s, women were able to expand their horizons and career opportunities.  Vintage photos from the past 100 years show how their roles have changed. From factory floors to…