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I moved from Texas to Spain and used AI to code a Facebook Marketplace alternative to sell my furniture

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 05:00

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Technology

Johanna Abzug is pictured. — Johanna Abzug vibe coded a tool to list her furniture while moving. "It was like an online garage sale," she said.
Johanna Abzug

AI, Travel, Tech, Careers, as-told-to, Relocation, Spain

How I got 2 Microsoft job offers at once after more than 50 rejections

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 03:39

Tech Insider : Business, Sports

Benjamin Phillips by Microsoft sign — Benjamin Phillips finally got a job at Microsoft after receiving many rejections.
Courtesy of Benjamin Phillips

Careers, Tech, as-told-to, contributor-2026, Microsoft, job-search, getting-hired

A facial injury changed my appearance — and my life. I'm strong and confident now, and I want others to feel the same.

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 15:31

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Travel

A woman with a facial injury — As time passed, Sarah Hayles became more confident in her appearance.
Courtesy of Sarah Hayles

health, Parenting, as-told-to, health, Parenting, Australia, eye-surgery

We ditched our six-figure corporate jobs and sold our house to move to Albania. Moving abroad in our 30s let us chart our own path.

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 11:09

Tech Insider : Business

Two men posing for a photo. — Sam Correll and Spencer Claiborne moved from the US to Albania after finding the American dream wasn't for them.
Courtesy of Samuel Correll

Real Estate, moving-abroad, albania, expat-living, as-told-to, Europe, americans-abroad

We moved my family from the US to Colombia because we feared for our kids' safety. We have no plans to leave.

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 05:11

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

Alyssa Bolaños with her kids in Colombia — Alyssa Bolaños says her lifestyle is affordable, but with a caveat.
Alyssa Bolaños

Real Estate, Parenting, as-told-to, expat, moving-internationally, leaving-america, moving-abroad

I've lived in China for over 10 years and saw the OpenClaw craze unfold. The West needs to keep up.

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 00:08

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Thomas Derksen — Thomas Derksen saw the OpenClaw craze in China up close and explains why the West should pay attention to how AI is being adopted.
Thomas Derksen

AI, as-told-to, China, open-claw, china-open-claw

My dad is a sneaker collector. His basement is filled with 500 pairs of sneakers.

Thu, 04/16/2026 - 13:22

Tech Insider : Business

Dad and daughter — Brittany Antoinette Wilson's dad has over 500 sneakers in his basement.
Courtesy of Brittany Antoinette Wilson

Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, collection, Sneakers

Playing 'sunburned girl' on The Pitt was a career break for me. I couldn't believe how kind everyone on set was.

Thu, 04/16/2026 - 09:16

Tech Insider : Business

Jenna Moloney on The Pitt — Jenna Moloney played "Sunburned Girl" on The Pitt.
Courtesy of Jenna Moloney

Entertainment, as-told-to, health, health-freelancer, the-pitt

I'm the CTO of a startup. Software engineering has changed so much that we've changed our hiring process.

Thu, 04/16/2026 - 05:06

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Style

Andrew Hsu — Andrew Hsu is the cofounder and CTO of Speak, an AI language learning app.
ComePlum

Careers, Tech, as-told-to, AI, Tech, software-engineers, Startup

I make around $6,000 a month from my photo booth side hustle. It's on track to replace my corporate income.

Thu, 04/16/2026 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business

a man poses in a photo booth — Michael Sim.
Courtesy of Michael Sim

Careers, finance, as-told-to, side-hustles, photo-booth, photobooth, side-business

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