A laid-off Microsoft manager shares why he's ready to say goodbye to Big Tech after 2 decades

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Joe Friend
Joe Friend

Joe Friend

I was laid off by LinkedIn, so I spent 3 months writing a 112k-word novel. I don't regret it, but now I'm struggling to find work.

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Oscar Cecena Fujigaki
Oscar Cecena Fujigaki decided to finish his science fiction novel after being laid off by LinkedIn in May.

Oscar Cecena Fujigaki

Microsoft laid her off. A layoff support group helped her bounce back — and she got a job at Meta 2 months later.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Deborah Hendersen
Deborah Hendersen

Deborah Hendersen

Figma CEO says AI is not coming for your job and that his company is hiring across departments

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Figma CEO Dylan Field

Figma

I'm the cofounder of a company with an AI-powered tiny team. Here's what it takes for me to hire someone new.

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Sidhant Bendre is the cofounder of Oleve.

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Intel laid me off — and I could see it coming. My third layoff in a decade has been the toughest to bounce back from.

Tech Insider : Business
Kent Ha
Kent Ha

Kent Ha

Don't panic: AI isn't here for your job (yet)

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology
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Commuters board a train at the Westchester/Veterans Metro K Line station on Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Los Angeles.

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How an H-1B visa-holder went from dental school to landing an AI job at Apple

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Anshul Gandhi
Anshul Gandhi landed a machine learning job at Apple roughly a decade after pivoting away from a career as a dentist.

Anshul Gandhi

Why the number of disconnected youth is growing — and how to fix it

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style
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Americans are spending like mad. It may not be enough to stop a recession.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style
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