I used AI to dispute a $1,200 dental bill. I don't see the glory in wasting my energy on tedious life tasks.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
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Jamie Phillis.

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I was a Meta HR manager before getting laid off. If I could speak to my younger self, here's what I'd tell her.

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Chikara Kennedy founded her own company after being laid off from Meta.

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I'm a ghostwriter who thinks AI will wipe out 90% of my industry — so I'm leaning into it. Here are 2 ways it saves me time and money.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
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Joshua Lisec.

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I travel 100+ times a year for work and have an established airport routine. Here's my advice for handling the TSA chaos.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
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Heather Wagenknecht has changed her routine due to long airport lines (shown at O'Hare International Airport on March 16).

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I burned out as a manager at Microsoft — then got laid off. Nearly 3 years later, I'm still looking for work.

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Karena Plepel
Karena Plepel

Karena Plepel

I'm a former magazine editor who wakes up every day at 5:17 a.m. for good luck. Here's a day in my new flexible life as a mom of 3.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports
Liz Plosser
Liz Plosser, the former editor-in-chief of Women's Health, now runs a Substack and YouTube channel in addition to her freelance consulting work.

Liz Plosser

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Liz Plosser, the former editor-in-chief of Women's Health.

I turned my side hustles into a 7-figure career. Here are the 14 tools that made it possible.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
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Entrepreneur Andrew Yeung scales his businesses with a collection of tools.

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I make 6 figures as an electrician. Trades like mine may be the last safe haven from AI.

Tech Insider : Business
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Carl Murawski.

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I was on the Air Canada flight that crashed at LaGuardia. I felt the plane lose control, and I ducked and prayed.

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Jack Cabot, a passenger from flight AC8646, which collided with a truck at LaGuardia Airport.
Jack Cabot was on Air Canada Flight AC8646 to LaGuardia Airport when it crashed upon landing.

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I'm an editor at Google. AI has taken over some of my work, but my humanities degree gave me an unexpected edge.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
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Marie Pabelonio is an editorial lead at Google.

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