I got laid off from Meta. Here's how being a TikTok and Instagram creator gave me more time to evaluate my future after being let go.

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Rawan got laid off from her product-marketing job at Meta in November 2022.
Rawan, who prefers not to publicly disclose her last name, got laid off from her product-marketing job at Meta in November 2022.

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Virgin Orbit, Richard Branson's satellite company, is laying off 85% of staff and reportedly ceasing operations 'for the foreseeable future'

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Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Orbit.

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An AI company restored erotic roleplay to its chatbot after an update separated users from their 'partners,' report says

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Replika has brought back its erotic roleplay feature.

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What Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and 12 other business leaders think about AI tools like ChatGPT

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Insider compiled a list of 14 business leaders' thoughts on AI.

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Lowe's, BJ's, Ikea, and other retailers are using robots to clean up, track inventory, and police parking lots – taking the burden off human workers

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7-Eleven has tested robot deliveries.

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YouTube Music contractors say their office is promoting anti-union messages on TVs ahead of the union election

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YouTube Music workers at Cognizant's Austin, Texas, office are surrounded by screens that cycle through anti-union messaging.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejected banning TikTok in her first TikTok video, saying it 'just doesn't feel right to me'

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted her first TikTok video Saturday.

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Inside the turbulent personal life of Elon Musk, who had secret twins with an exec, got divorced 3 times, and was seen at the Super Bowl with Rupert Murdoch

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Grimes, left, and Elon Musk attend the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in May 2018.

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The notion of 'fake work' or coasting in the tech industry has a long history, but experts say it's just an 'excuse for bad management'

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Nap pods at Google's Mountain View Googleplex in 2015.

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4 reasons to buy Kia's super-quick $63,000 electric SUV and 3 ways it falls short

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The 2023 Kia EV6 GT.
The 2023 Kia EV6 GT.

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