I got laid off from Google, then found out I was pregnant. Going from DINK to self-employed has felt like the wild west.

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Shanon Morris.

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Big Tech's layoffs have been a win for PitchBook, its chief product officer says

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Paul Jaeschke said PitchBook has seen more interest from former Big Tech employees.

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Read the memo: Cisco to cut about 4,000 jobs in AI-driven restructuring

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Cisco on Wednesday announced it would conduct layoffs affecting about 4,000 staff, or under 5% of its workforce.

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Data centers have a bigger NIMBY problem than nuclear reactors, a new poll shows

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Residents protest a data center in Box Elder County in Utah.

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Microsoft offered me a buyout at 47. In tech, that's basically grandma age, but I'm not sure I'm ready to retire.

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Marisela Cerda received a buyout offer from Microsoft, where she's worked since college.

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Mira Murati's AI dream team got their stock options. Now many are out.

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Thinking Machines Lab CEO Mira Murati and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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A former OpenAI employee explains the 'open secret' of AI: Companies are building systems they still can't reliably control

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Daniel Kokotajlo explains the open secret of AI.

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I'm a Meta data scientist. My Ph.D sets me apart in Big Tech — but I wouldn't recommend my path to everyone.

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Ramanathan said his Ph.D taught him to value skepticism and verification.

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The AI industry is turning to an old energy favorite to bring its data centers online fast

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A natural gas plant in Garden City, Texas.

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Cloudflare CEO says Cloudflare is not a great name, but that it's better than his original idea

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Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince doesn't like the name of his company.

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