These 8 big deals defined the year in artificial intelligence

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son shakes hands with US President Donald Trump.
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son shakes hands with US President Donald Trump.

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I quit Google and ended my path to a US green card to cofound a startup in London. It's a huge risk, but I want to live an exciting life.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Gregor Konzett on a hike
Gregor Konzett says he questioned if quitting Google was a good idea in the current job market.

Gregor Konzett

The state of media RTO: Here's what companies from Paramount to Netflix are telling workers heading into 2026

Tech Insider : Business
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Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Netflix have very different approaches to remote work.

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Hate your old Gmail address? Google is quietly letting some people change it without losing data

Tech Insider : Business
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A person with a phone

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The scariest word this year for workers from DC to Silicon Valley

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Sundar Pichai; Mark Zuckerber; Elon Musk
Tech leaders like Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk led a workforce efficiency crusade in 2025.

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Google tells staff it will ramp up green card applications again in 2026. Here's who won't be eligible.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at the company's IO conference
Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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Read the memos Google, Apple, Microsoft, and ServiceNow sent visa workers warning them not to travel

Tech Insider : Politics, Technology, Business
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The US is now reviewing the social media history of some visa applicants, prompting significant processing delays. Tech giants are warning visa-holding workers not to travel.

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Google, Apple, and Microsoft warn some visa holders not to leave the US due to 'significant' return delays of up to a year

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
President Donald Trump and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
President Donald Trump and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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The US is now reviewing the social media of certain visa applicants. Here's everything you need to know.

Tech Insider : Travel, Politics, Business
Visa
The US government has added another hurdle to workers and visitors on certain types of visas.

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I worked at Tesla and Waymo. Here are the leadership lessons I bring to my startup.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
LightSource founder Spencer Penn is pictured.
Spencer Penn said Waymo's org chart was "rotated 90 degrees from Tesla."

Spencer Penn

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