Contractors training Meta's AI say they read intimate talks with its chatbot — and see data that identifies users

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Gig worker staring at a laptop displaying the Meta logo, with redacted Meta AI chat conversations surrounding the screen.
Many tech companies use human contractors to review user conversations with their chatbots.

Meta; Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

What work looks like in your 80s for half a million Americans

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style
Photo collage of a construction worker in her older years
Nearly 550,000 Americans 80 and older are still working, and the number is rising.

Getty images; BI

Harvey Mendelson is no stranger to reinvention.

'Fawning' is Gen Z's new fight-or-flight response

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Style
A young woman looks overwhelmed, surrounded by speech bubbles containing phrases like 'Yes,' 'Okay, no problem,' 'Yes, I can help,' and 'Sure! I don't mind'
Gen Zers can struggle with people-pleasing because they have more ways to feel rejected.

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

'Let's step outside': Sharon Stone on her explosive first encounter with Michael Douglas before 'Basic Instinct'

Tech Insider : Business
Sharon Stone Role Play
 

Basic Instinct/TriStar Pictures, Casino/Universal, John Nacion/Getty, BI

Sharon Stone has been asked to play the villain so many times in her career that she's lost count.

It's illegal in most states for private equity to buy a law firm. Lawyers have figured out a workaround.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology
A statue of Justice inside of a loop hole being painted
 

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

Companies are relying on aptitude and personality tests more to combat AI-powered job hunters

Tech Insider : Business
Scranton sheet with profile images of people

Getty Images; Ava Horton/BI

A conservative crackdown on advertisers has forced a 'brand safety' reset

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Climate Crisis
A businessman cutting barbed wire off a laptop
 

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

Welcome to Silicon Valley's winner-take-all era

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Technology
Person carrying golden Meta check under their arm with a person holding their hand out with the corner of the check
 

Getty Images; Ava Horton/BI

This LinkedIn cold-outreach template helped job seekers land roles at companies like Amazon and Airbnb

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Hey [Name], you're at [Company]?
Career coach Albana Gega said job seekers should aim to reach out to people in adjacent positions.

Rebecca Zisser/BI

Trump's America First tariffs are raining on America's birthday parade

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
President Trump pinching the spark out of a firework

JIM WATSON/Getty, Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

For a decade, Indiana businessman Bob Hamilton has operated six fireworks pop-ups in the weeks leading up to July 4. Most years, it's a great business — he says he brings in about $200,000 for a few weeks of work.

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