I was a laid-off software engineer who pivoted into blue-collar work because of AI. One year in, I couldn't be happier.

Tech Insider : Business
Tabby Toney's headshot after work and an image of her in uniform welding.
Tabby Toney was laid off from her tech role and started her welding job immediately after completing her certification.

Courtesy of Tabby Toney

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.

Tech Insider : Business
Chikara Kennedy, headshot in a business dress suit.
Chikara Kennedy founded her own company after being laid off from Meta.

Courtesy Chikara Kennedy

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

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

Courtesy of Andrew Yeung

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

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
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.

TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images/Jack Cabot

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
A person with short pink hair looks at the camera in front of a bookshelf filled with novels.
Marie Pabelonio is an editorial lead at Google.

Courtesy of Marie Pabelonio

I led my company's move from Wall Street to Florida. Here's why we chose St. Petersburg instead of Miami.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel
A man in a white shirt and tie smiles while wearing a black Webull-branded vest against a gray background.
Carlos Questell oversaw Webull's relocation of its headquarters to St. Petersburg.

Courtesy of Carlos Questell

I left tech to become an influencer. I had $6,000 in my savings when I took the leap, but it's the best decision I've ever made.

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto
Camillia Nwokedi smiling, wearing a gray coat outside.
Camillia Nwokedi

Camillia Nwokedi

I run an AI-powered startup, and we canceled our ChatGPT business plan months ago. Claude feels more like the promise of AI.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair and cross earrings wears a navy blazer and white shirt in an indoor office setting.
Sidhant Bendre canceled his ChatGPT business plan for Claude.

Courtesy of Sidhant Bendre

I bombed my first interview at Google so badly that it took 3 years to get another one. Here's what I learned.

Tech Insider : Business
Andrew Yeung standing in front of an office wall with a colorful, lit-up Google sign on it.
Andrew Yeung at Google's NYC office.

Courtesy of Andrew Yeung

I'm an ex-Amazon, current Meta machine learning engineer. Here's how I built my résumé to land my AI roles.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Smiling, a bearded man in a beige coat stands beneath an ornate red and white arched doorway with carved details.
Saurabh Khandelwal joined Meta as a machine learning engineer in 2025.

Courtesy of Saurabh Khandelwal

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