I missed my flight to Costa Rica after waiting 4 hours at a TSA checkpoint. The line wasn't just long, it felt dangerous.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
TSA liens at JFK International Airport, May 22, 6AM
Emily Calandriello and her husband spent four hours in the TSA line at JFK International Airport and missed their flight to Costa Rica.

Emily Calandriello

I was on the Air Canada flight that crashed at LaGuardia. I felt the plane lose control, and I ducked and prayed.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Jack Cabot, a passenger from flight AC8646, which collided with a truck at LaGuardia Airport.
Jack Cabot was on Air Canada Flight AC8646 to LaGuardia Airport when it crashed upon landing.

TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images/Jack Cabot

My husband and I were laid off at the same time. Instead of panicking, we started our own business that now has 600 employees.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Larroudé family
Marina Larroudé doesn't want her kids to take over the business.

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I'm an editor at Google. AI has taken over some of my work, but my humanities degree gave me an unexpected edge.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A person with short pink hair looks at the camera in front of a bookshelf filled with novels.
Marie Pabelonio is an editorial lead at Google.

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I've led teams in 5 cities around the world. Here are 3 hacks for dressing to impress at work.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Sports
Liz Weselby.
Liz Weselby has led teams around the world and said there are hacks to dressing to impress.

Liz Weselby

I left Goldman Sachs to build a small baking business. Here's how my time at the firm is giving me a leg up.

Tech Insider : Business
Allison Sheehan
Allison Sheehan quit Goldman to scale her business.

Allison Sheehan

I'm a 24-year-old with the 'hottest job in AI.' These are the skills you need to get a role like mine.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology
Kanav Bhatnagar standing in front of a mountain
Kanav Bhatnagar has been an FDE for roughly one year.

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I retired early from my federal job and took a part-time job at TJ Maxx. I'm happier and less stressed.

Tech Insider : Business, Politics
Karime Masson is outside by a road and grass
Karime Masson said she's happier than she's been in a while after retiring from her federal job with the Social Security Administration.

Karime Masson

I'm a billionaire with 8 kids. Here's how I avoid spoiling them — and my most important parenting rule

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Sports
John Caudwell and family
John Caudwell has eight children spanning decades in age. His youngest, pictured here with his partner, Olympic cyclist Vžesniauskaitė, are 2 and 5.

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I thought using AI and vibe coding could protect me from job cuts, but Amazon still laid me off. Here's what I learned.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Tejal Rives is wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt, and standing in front of a bookshelf.
Tejal Rives joined Amazon in 2021.

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