Big Tech's 'golden handcuffs' have become 'silicon handcuffs'

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A few years ago, FAANG engineers were famously "locked in" by massive equity windfalls. Today, the same dynamic is playing out with AI chipmakers.

According to Levels.fyi data, engineers at AMD, Broadcom, and

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GM lays off hundreds of workers while restructuring its design engineering team

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GM laid off workers in the "low hundreds," mainly from its Tech Center in Warren, Michigan.

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  • GM issued layoff notices to some workers on Friday morning, mostly based in its Tech Center in Warren, Michigan.
  • "We're restructuring our design engineering team," a GM spokesperson wrote to Business Insider.
  • Three days prior to the layoffs, GM posted
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I shop at Costco at least once a week. My teenage daughter and I swear by these 10 staples.

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I go to Costco at least once a week for my teenage daughter and me.

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  • I shop at Costco at least once a week for myself and my teenage daughter.
  • Frozen pineapples are a key ingredient in my daughter's post-track-practice smoothies.
  • Costco's rotisserie chicken is another staple that we use in a variety of meals throughout the week.

As a mom and business owner, I've learned that fueling a young

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For $49 a month, I get to workout, 'me time,' and free childcare — it's the best deal I've ever found

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  • I spend $50 a month on a gym memberships that includes childcare.
  • Working out is integral for not only my physical health but also mental health.
  • The gym has cameras in the childcare area so I can keep an eye on my kid.

When I first moved to my Long Island, New York home from Queens, I was happy I found a gym less than a 10-minute drive from my home that had my "then

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Why AI giants keep axing tech jobs

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg getting lean in Silicon Valley

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Meta chopped 600 employees from its Meta Superintelligence Labs group this week. Google is removing managers again. Broadcom cut staff recently, too.

These 3 companies have one thing in common: They

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IShowSpeed slams AI deepfakes after watching Sora 2 videos of himself

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Creator IShowSpeed is not a big fan of AI deepfakes — and he's not the only one.

During a recent livestream, the streamer with more than 45 million YouTube followers watched several Sora 2 videos featuring deepfakes of himself laughing, coming out as gay ("No no chat, this is not real. This is actually AI"), kissing a fan, racing a cheetah, and visiting Nepal ("Look, bro. I haven’t even been to