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[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dana Schoolsky, a 24-year-old working in monetization strategy and operations at TikTok in New York City. It’s been edited for length and clarity.When I worked in investment banking as an analyst, everything felt urgent, as if a fire alarm was going off at all times.I felt on edge even after leaving the office, never knowing when I might be called to action to do more work, which took a toll on me. I knew it wasn’t the right job for me nearly instantly, but I stayed for two years while…

[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Wen-Hsing Huang, a 25-year-old software development engineer at Amazon from Taiwan, who is now based in Seattle. Business Insider has verified Huang’s employment history with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I always knew I wanted to study and work in the United States. When I was 18, I dreamed of making $200,000 a year working in Big Tech when I graduated.Over time, I began to question whether I wanted my career dictated by a visa. I realized how little control I had over external factors: the…

[ad_1] Kim Stolz is a private client advisor at Bank of America Private Bank, managing the fortunes of ultrawealthy families. She was first introduced to millions on “America’s Next Top Model” and as an MTV host. She pivoted to Wall Street in 2010, working at firms like BTIG and Citi before joining Bank of America in 2014. Business Insider featured Stolz as an industry rising star in 2018.In a new interview, Stolz, 42, recalled the steps she took to break into finance, including begging for an internship, and how she rose from there. Her comments have been edited for length…

[ad_1] Major Silicon Valley leaders shrugged their shoulders when they were slapped with a new $100,000 fee for new H-1B hires.While much of the tech world was confused and outraged at President Donald Trump’s late-Friday visa overhaul, Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings said the policy would create “more certainty” for high-value jobs.Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC, “I’m glad to see President Trump making the moves he’s making.” And OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was similarly optimistic, saying that “streamlining” the process of getting the smartest people into the US and “aligning financial incentives seems good to me.”American companies hire up to…

[ad_1] Leaders across industries are encouraging employees to increase their AI usage — but it’s becoming costly, and there are risks as people upload sensitive information into an array of large language models.Requesty wants to help companies bring down the expense and mitigate against any AI perils.Originally founded as a data analytics startup, London-based Requesty pivoted this year to focus on infrastructure. Its technology sits as a gateway between AI providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Grok, and developers who are building AI-powered applications for tasks like coding, booking travel, scanning invoices, and translation.Thibault Jaigu, Requesty’s cofounder, describes the company as…

[ad_1] President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign is far from over.On Thursday evening, Trump announced on Truth Social that a fresh flurry of tariffs would start on October 1.According to Trump’s post, the US will impose 100% duties on imported branded or patented pharmaceuticals, 25% tariffs on heavy-duty trucks, and new tariffs on home goods, including kitchen cabinets and upholstered furniture.”The reason for this is the large-scale ‘flooding’ of these products into the United States by other outside Countries,” Trump wrote. “It is a very unfair practice, but we must protect, for National Security and other reasons, our Manufacturing process.”The president…

[ad_1] Citadel’s CEO said it was “anti-American” for President Donald Trump to give big companies tariff relief.Ken Griffin, the billionaire CEO and founder of the hedge fund, criticized Trump during a Thursday CNBC interview.”Is that our country, that we’re going to favor the big and the connected? That’s not the American story,” Griffin said to CNBC.”When the state becomes involved in picking winners and losers, there’s only one way this game ends: All of us lose,” he said.His comments come after Trump said in August that he would impose a 100% tariff on the import of semiconductors, but companies that…

[ad_1] Two US senators have questions for Big Tech and other top companies over their use of H-1B visas amid the Trump administration’s push to slow down foreign worker hiring practices.In letters sent to 10 companies on Wednesday, including Amazon, Apple, Deloitte, and JPMorgan Chase, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and ranking member Sen. Dick Durbin said they were concerned about the use of H-1B visa workers while the tech sector experiences a “high unemployment rate.”The senators cited the layoffs the companies conducted in recent years and the number of H-1B visas they applied for in 2025.In the letter…

[ad_1] Charlie Javice, the fintech entrepreneur convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase, got bad news from her New York judge — she must show up for a sentencing scheduled for Monday despite her request for more time.Defense lawyers had told the judge and prosecutors that Javice could not safely fly to New York due to health concerns that remain redacted from the public record. She had asked for what prosecutors opposed as an unspecified, “lengthy” delay.”Application denied,” her judge wrote in Thursday night’s tersely worded final denial.The judge cited “reasons given in my prior order” from Monday, when he initially denied…

[ad_1] Costco warehouses have gotten a lot busier in recent years, and the company has noticed.CEO Ron Vachris said in the company’s fourth quarter earnings call Thursday that “the right opportunities have come” for locations that allow the company to reach new markets and increase warehouse capacity in areas where it already operates.Vachris said on the call that Costco plans to open 35 locations this fiscal year, compared with 27 in the past year. Prior years have typically fluctuated between 25 and 30 openings, which would make this year a comparatively busy one.The first four locations of this phase include…