How AI is changing the storied McKinsey interview

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AI is changing everything at consulting firms, including their vaunted interview process.

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  • AI is changing everything at the top consulting firms.
  • McKinsey and others are racing to both adopt AI internally and advise clients to do the same.
  • Now, firms are requiring would-be consultants to prove their AI skills in interviews.

Entire books have been written to teach people

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Elon Musk called on corporations to ditch Delaware. They didn't listen.

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Elon Musk has urged companies to leave Delaware and reincorporate elsewhere.

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  • Several high-profile companies have left Delaware, sparking what some have called "Dexit."
  • Elon Musk and other billionaires have urged companies to incorporate in other states.
  • However, the number of companies incorporated in Delaware increased in 2025.

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I'm an AI résumé builder who's helped hundreds of recently laid-off workers. Here's my advice for people looking for work in 2026.

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Sam Wright has done around 500 support calls with job seekers since July.

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  • Sam Wright offers free 15-minute job search sessions for job seekers.
  • He uses application-to-interview conversion rates to measure the success of each job search.
  • Wright says targeting one job title at a time for up to 15 days can improve interview chances.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation

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NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for February 2, 2026

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The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be

I'm the CEO of Big Machine Records. I've worked with artists like Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts — here's a day in my life.

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Scott Borchetta.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Scott Borchetta, the 63-year-old CEO and chairman of Big Machine Label Group, based in Nashville. It's been edited for length and clarity.

I started my career in the mailroom for my dad's promotion company and worked my way up after we moved from California to Nashville. I played bass in a country band at night, where

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I learned I was pregnant a week after signing on to an AI startup. I shipped up until I gave birth — here's how I managed.

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Rachael Fuller said that parents have an extra sense of "time management."

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  • Replit product engineer Rachael Fuller signed her contract one week before she learned she was pregnant.
  • Fuller said she worked until midnight in her third trimester and shipped product until the day she gave birth.
  • Parents "bring a kind of time management that you don't develop until you have kids," she told
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Secrets from 7 tech and career experts on how to get hired in 2026

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Over 1,000 Meta employees started off 2026 on a bleak note — they were laid off in mid-January from Reality Labs, the company's Virtual Reality (VR)-focused division.

The public's unenthusiastic response to the Metaverse may have ultimately doomed these positions, but the threat of job loss feels acute to many in the tech industry due to U.S.-imposed tariffs and the widespread adoption of

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