Tech hiring fell hard after COVID. These jobs survived.

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An electrician working on an HVAC system

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I had 90 days to find a job after getting laid off while on a work visa. A $50 book helped me land my dream role.

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Aman Goyal
Aman Goyal

Aman Goyal

AI is turning Big Tech into a superstar economy

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Researchers have found evidence that a white dwarf star may have ripped apart a planet as it came too close, as seen in this NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory image of a globular cluster.
A star that may have ripped apart a planet, according to researchers

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I'm a senior software engineer at Microsoft. My AI skills have helped me climb the ladder in my career — here's my advice.

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Nandita Giri.

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I quit Meta and left a comfortable salary to build a startup. Leaving wasn't easy, but now my AI receptionist answers millions of calls.

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Ruchir Baronia.

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Big Tech turned me down. At Walmart, I found a career opportunity, work-life balance, and good food.

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Kanish Shah
Kanish Shah

Kanish Shah

Walmart salary data revealed: How much the retail giant pays designers, software engineers, and other tech workers

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A rendering of Walmart's new corporate campus.
A rendering of Walmart's new corporate campus in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Walmart

11 executives and researchers who left Google in 2025 — mostly for Microsoft

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Google lost AI and cloud employees to rivals, mainly Microsoft, in 2025.

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I moved to the US from India. Here's how I landed a job at Microsoft after first misunderstanding the Big Tech hiring process.

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Rishab Jolly.

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I was a senior leader in Big Tech, and I'm worried by middle managers losing jobs. They're essential — if you know how to use them.

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Judd Antin standing in front of a river. He's wearing a coat with the Airbnb logo.
Antin once had to lay off more than 25% of his team.

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