I'm 81 and still working. It's not for the paycheck — it's part of my secret to aging well.

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Mike Plummer
81-year-old Mike Plummer left corporate at 55 and has been working at a retail store for almost 15 years.

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I attended an AI workshop for parents. Here are their biggest concerns and hopes when it comes to raising the first generation of AI-native kids.

Tech Insider : Technology, Business
A group of people watch a presenter speaking at a podium with a colorful slide projected on a large screen in a bright, modern room.
Parents and community members gather for a talk on how AI tools are reshaping modern parenting.

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I moved to Canada to escape corporate America. My nervous system is better off, but there are certain things I miss.

Tech Insider : Business
Hayet Yasmine Chebbi
Chebbi says the hustle culture of corporate America wasn't sustainable for her well-being.

Hayet Yasmine Chebbi

I'm a psychology professor turned AI consultant. Here's how I help companies stop AI from being a 'yes-man.'

Tech Insider : Business
Leigh Coney
Leigh Coney says AI experiences the same biases that humans face.

Leigh Coney

I was a leader at Google and Microsoft. I thought my traumatic brain injury would hurt my career, but instead it made me stronger.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Style
A woman with long dark hair and glasses smiles while sitting against a white brick wall. She is wearing a black outfit, jewelry, and a watch, resting one arm on her knee.
Naseem Rochette was run over by a car in 2018. This changed the way she could function in Big Tech leadership.

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I'm 82 and earn $16 an hour working at a boat store. I don't have much saved and can't retire, but everything will work out.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Patricia Wheatley
Patricia Wheatley works for her friend's boat store, earning $16 an hour.

Nate Smallwood for BI

I cofounded an app with a teenager, and we make over $1 million in profit a month. You never know who might change your life.

Tech Insider : Business
Man with dark hair sits in white chair and poses in a short sleeve printed shirt and shorts
Jake Castillo cofounded Cal AI with a former intern he worked with.

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I got a $99 massage from an AI robot and will probably never do it again. Here's why, and what surprised me the most.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
AI Massage table 2
Remedy Place is a social wellness club in NYC, and it is just one of the many places in the US that offer AI massages.

Tess Martinelli/BI

I left the Bay Area and moved to Barcelona after my tech layoff. It felt like losing my identity, but I'm so much happier now.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Environment
Woman standing under a stone archway in a narrow alley, smiling with arms crossed.
Steph Kumar relocated her family from the Bay Area to Barcelona after getting laid off and founding her own company.

Courtesy of Steph Kumar

The Tiny Team era is here

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Three young professionals, including two men and one woman, pose outdoors and on city streets.
Quentin Peccoux, Anada Lakra, and Shivam Sagar spoke with BI about tiny teams.

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Quentin Peccoux vibe codes every day. He's one of seven full-time employees at an AI-powered startup. Initially, he feared the technology would replace him. Now, he says it "feels like a superpower."

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