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[ad_1] Palmer Luckey says he learned the hard way that relying on Silicon Valley talent can be a trap.The founder of Oculus VR and Anduril Industries recalled how, after Facebook (now Meta) acquired Oculus in 2014, his other company’s hiring funnel narrowed almost exclusively to Bay Area engineers.Many, he said, were “very mercenary-minded” and more interested in résumé building than mission.”After moving to the Bay Area, I found that I could only hire people who already were in the Bay Area,” Luckey said in an interview with Lulu Cheng Meservey on her YouTube channel on Monday.”We ended up with this…

[ad_1] Google said Tuesday it’s making a number of changes to how the Play Store looks and functions in an effort to better personalize the store to its users and increase engagement. Among the new features is a redesigned Apps tab, a new Play Games experience, a new tab focused on your interests, and other features that leverage Gemini AI. The update builds on other recent additions that aim to make the Play Store more of a destination — like a tab that shows you where you can watch your favorite shows or Collections, which organizes your favorite apps and…

[ad_1] Prediction markets are fueling Robinhood’s growth, with sports betting already bringing in roughly $200 million to the trading platform, according to Piper Sandler. The investment firm, which has an overweight rating on Robinhood, raised its price target on the exchange to $140 from $120, implying upside of 12%. “Prediction markets (aka event contracts) present significant upside opportunity for Robinhood,” analyst Patrick Moley said in the note to clients. Trading platform Kalshi, which embeds some of its event contracts into Robinhood, is on track to notch record monthly betting volumes in September, partially due to its roll out of NFL…

[ad_1] Brookfield Corporation’s partnership with humanoid robot startup Figure AI could boost the value of its portfolio companies and give it a leg up in the artificial intelligence race, according to Wall Street analysts. Figure AI on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with Brookfield — one of the world’s largest alternative investment management firms with over $1 trillion of assets — to develop what the companies said would be the world’s largest real-world humanoid pretraining dataset. The two companies will also work to facilitate the deployment of autonomous humanoid robots across several industries. Additionally, Brookfield invested in Figure AI’s latest…

[ad_1] When Zack Nelson — a.k.a. YouTube’s JerryRigEverything — tried to bend the iPhone Air, it hurt his fingers.Apple wants to prove that its thinnest phone is durable. The company’s execs challenged interviewers to try to bend the phone. Apple said the device “exceeds Apple’s stringent bend strength requirements” and is “more durable than any previous iPhone,” in a release when it unveiled the device.Nelson has amassed over 9 million followers for poking, prodding, and scratching various devices. He recently tested the iPhone Air and was surprised by how much pressure it could withstand. He posted a video of the experiment titled, “iPhone…

[ad_1] You might call Alan Stein a connoisseur of quitting.Stein, who’s in his early 50s, has had 31 jobs. Other than a handful of instances where he got canned, Stein has given notice a couple of dozen times. That means he knows what it’s like to leave an employer well — and not so well.”Disassociate your emotions from your actions. This is something I have not done well in my career, and I’m continuing to work on,” said Stein, CEO of Kadima Careers, which offers coaching for landing six-figure jobs.The most basic reason to do this, he said, echoes the…

[ad_1] When I opened the Columbia University admissions email, I wasn’t aware of how much my life was about to change.At the time, I lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and had applied for a Master’s degree in journalism after years of being disillusioned, working in an advertising agency. I made little money and struggled with how long my workdays were and how little time I had for myself. I also felt like I needed a new challenge, and not only changing careers but moving to a new country could provide that for me. The letter welcomed me into the class…

[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg is a fan of showing off prototypes — and apparently buying them too.The Meta CEO has an extensive collection of watches, ranging from a flashy yellow-gold Rolex to a simple $120 Casio. Zuckerberg also has at least two timepieces from Swiss watchmaker Greubel Forsey, one of which is a prototype containing the watchmaker’s new complication.Speaking with Drip, Zuckerberg flashed his Nano Foudroyante, a watch with a reported retail price of 465,000 francs — roughly $585,000 in today’s dollars.”They said that if I wanted, I could get one of the early ones that they made,” Zuckerberg said. “I’m…

[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dennis V. Tran, a 32-year-old research collaborator in Los Angeles. Business Insider has verified Tran’s employment history with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I wasn’t diagnosed with autism until late 2020 at 27 years old. But as a professional with autism, my skills gave me an edge in breaking into quality assurance (QA) without a tech degree.During my undergraduate studies, I didn’t know what QA was or that it could be a viable career option. After graduating in 2015 with a degree in public health policy,…

[ad_1] Joslyn Pischke and Sam Johnson are high school classmates with very different post-graduation plans.Pischke, a 15-year-old sophomore, has excelled in school and wants to go to college to study equine science to further her passion for rodeo and horses.Johnson was never interested in going to college. The 18-year-old high school senior is passionate about hunting and wants to become a full-time hunting guide right after he graduates.Amanda Knapp, the school’s guidance counselor, is working to make both of those paths possible. She set Johnson up with a hunting guide apprenticeship, and as a result, he has a job secured…