Big companies enforcing RTO mandates may drive workers into the arms of startups and small businesses

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Startups and small businesses are more likely to offer remote work options.

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MoviePass had its first profitable year ever in 2023, its CEO says

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  • MoviePass turned profitable for the first time in 2023, CEO Stacy Spikes told Business Insider.
  • Spikes revived the service after a 2020 bankruptcy.
  • The app has surpassed 1 million movies seen through the app.

MoviePass has turned a profit.

Fiefdoms, 'orphan problems' and too many emails — just some of the most common workplace 'frictions'

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"The Friction Project" coauthor Robert Sutton.

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The job market for startups and Big Tech is in a weird spot

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Georgia Tech student Sajad Abavisani, center, walks through the Startup Student Connection job fair, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Tech layoffs are way down from last year. Why does it feel so grim?

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Google employees at the company's Silicon Valley campus

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2024 has started with another wave of tech industry layoffs. This time, though, the cuts are way smaller.

Uncle Sam just overhauled the H-1B visa lottery, and that's good news for startups

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Reforms to the H-1B visa program aim to ensure all individuals have the same chance of being selected in the lottery.
Reforms to the H-1B visa program aim to ensure all individuals have the same chance of being selected in the lottery.

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Meet the 6 startups reimagining the future of customer engagement with generative AI

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2023 was a breakout year for generative AI that significantly advanced how companies build and deploy AI-powered products and experiences. 

Marcelo Claure and Paul Judge bought SoftBank's diversity fund. Now they're trying to raise $200 million for it.

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Marcelo Claure and Paul Judge of the Open Opportunity Fund.

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Inside the company that calls itself 'Moneyball-plus'

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"I'm a believer in capitalism," says Michael Schwimer, who founded Big League Advantage to cash in on the future earnings of teenage athletes.

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Researchers at Anthropic taught AI chat bots how to lie, and they were way too good at it

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"The Terminator."

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