I work at Google and saw AI change the tech industry. Here's how I upskilled and made a 'future-defining' career pivot.

Tech Insider : Business
Gautami Nadkarni is standing on a path, wearing a black-and-white chequered dress. There are trees all around her.
Nadkarni is now a customer engineer in AI and machine learning within the Google Cloud org.

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When my daughter was diagnosed with autism at age 2, I never imagined she'd own a business and be a reality TV star

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Christine Romeo and daughter Abbey Romeo
Christine Romeo's daughter Abbey is part of Netflix's "Love on the Spectrum."

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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.

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I'm an 85-year-old ghostwriter who's never been more in demand. I charge high prices, embrace my wrinkles, and live full out.

Tech Insider : Business
headshot of Judy Katz
Judy Katz.

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I'm 26 and was given a stake in a racehorse to promote it on social media. I made $25,000 — and it introduced me to some of the world's most powerful people.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Griffin Johnson with horse
Griffin Johnson owns multiple racehorses.

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I've spent $33,000 on cosmetic procedures at 65. It's been life-changing for my career and confidence.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
a woman's before and after of a facelift
Susan DiLeo.

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My city was filling up with digital nomads, so I converted my family home into a business

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Hana Nguyễn
Hana Nguyen converted part of her parents' family home in Da Nang, Vietnam, into a coworking space.

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My small business modernized a 2,000-year-old tourniquet. We've already sold hundreds of kits through word of mouth.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Sports
Founder Hannah Herbst with AutoTQ kits at the Golden Hour Medical headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida on March 2, 2026. Herbst developed the AutoTQ automated tourniquet after learning about the frequency of blood loss deaths. (Photo by Jennifer Ortiz)
Hannah Herbst is the CEO of Golden Hour Medical.

Jennifer Ortiz for BI

I started a business with my parents. We had to learn how to work together and not take things personally.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Family posing for photo
Cornilia Issa started a company with her parents five years ago.

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I'm moving from Miami to Dubai despite the Middle East conflict. My friends are begging me to cancel.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Rikki Dimitriadis eats dinner in Dubai
Rikki Dimitriadis has a one-way ticket booked to Dubai for the start of April.

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