Rivian's CEO explains why he got a Ph.D. — and why he chose MIT over Stanford

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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe described picking between Stanford and MIT as being "recruited for a nerd sports team."

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During my MBA, I interned on a hazelnut farm in Bhutan. It taught me that workplace loyalty isn't only about money.

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Yin spent a month in Bhutan for his internship.

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Why workers who lose their jobs to AI will be better off than the Midwest manufacturing employees of two decades ago

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The loss of manufacturing jobs in recent decades has brought about economic hardships for many Americans. AI job displacement won't play out quite the same way.

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I was kicked out of high school, so I turned to the Marines for a way forward. Now, I'm a corporate lawyer with degrees from Stanford and Harvard.

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Andrew Hanson practices securities enforcement at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

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The golden age of overemployment is over. Job jugglers are preparing for life with only one income.

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The golden age of overemployment could be coming to an end as remote job openings decline from peak levels during the pandemic.

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I'm the son of a billionaire who forged my own career path.

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My dad is Steve Ballmer. I spent 5 years working as a product manager in the tech industry before becoming a comedian.

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13 pro-Palestine protesters arrested after occupying the office of Stanford's president

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Pro-Palestinian students gather on the campus of Wayne State University to protest Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration's support for Israel during her visit to Detroit.

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A college counselor said a parent offered him $1.5 million to deny service to their child's classmates — highlighting the cut-throat battle for Ivy League admissions

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Harvard University, which ranks No. 3 in US News' latest rankings, accepted less than 4% of applicants for class of 2027.

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Companies are making bank off you forgetting you signed up for that subscription, researchers found

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Researchers from Stanford and Google have made an entire AI village. The 25 bots that live there gossip, work, and plan Valentine's Day parties.

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Researchers from Stanford and Google have made an AI village, where 25 bots gossip, work, and plan Valentine's Day parties.

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