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Here is what 3 AI startup CEOs say they're looking for when deciding to hire a candidate
NEWS | 29 March 2026
For some AI startup CEOs, hiring is about finding people who can evolve alongside rapidly changing technology moreso than pedigree. Arvind JainArvind Jain, cofounder and CEO of Glean. "We're over 900 people, so we're not a small startup, but I'm a startup guy," said Yanisse. Vipul Ved PrakashVipul Ved Prakash, the cofounder and CEO of Together AI. "We look for folks who are excited by AI because it's who we are, and some people are more excited about the possibilities of AI than others," Prakash added.

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Manager of Top 2% Fund Warns S&P 500 Poised for 'Material Downside'
NEWS | 29 March 2026
"The moment AI capex even slows down — forget about contracting — that has major implications. I mean, the latest numbers I've seen, for example, the US economic growth — over 50% of US GDP growth last year came from AI Capex," he continued. You saw it in the telecom bubble." But GQG's bet on defensive stocks isn't just a way to hide out in dependable companies until a potentially AI bubble passes. The last time it was this cheap relative to the S&P 500 was in January 2000, right around the peak of the dot-com bubble, he said.

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TSA Workers Are Getting Paid Again, but Airport Chaos Isn't Over
NEWS | 29 March 2026
The airline industry is facing an assembly of problems — war, rising costs, staffing shortages, to name a few — that are making flying more expensive and stressful. "We are facing a potential perfect storm of severe staffing shortages and an influx of millions of passengers at our airports." Some Americans are increasingly anxious about air travel, which could make them think twice about purchasing costly tickets. In an Ipsos survey conducted in February, almost half of respondents said they're "losing confidence in the safety of air travel." Less than 30% of respondents said they felt "confident in the safety of air travel."

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Developers warn flood of vibe-coded apps could slow Apple approvals
NEWS | 29 March 2026
The number of iOS apps released in the US grew 54.8% year-over-year in January after hitting 56% in December — the highest rate in the past four years. It's unclear what portion of the newly released apps were made with the help of vibe coding. Although vibe-coded apps are having a moment, not all developers are happy about their presence on the App Store. Apple said that while there have been some longer review times, 90% of submissions are reviewed within 48 hours. Forrester analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee said he expects Apple to err on the side of caution when approving apps for the App Store.

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Private credit pressure may be making headlines, but the plan to put it in your 401(k) isn't slowing down
NEWS | 29 March 2026
Uyeda called out this "disparity" between those who can invest in private assets and those who can't in his speech. Now, the pending DOL rule could create the exact conditions for a boom in private assets in 401(k) plans. It has also highlighted private credit as a more liquid alternative to private equity, making it a mainstay of its retirement pitch. "Within the last month and a half, we've seen exactly how liquid private credit is, right?" "Now they're trying to bail out private equity and private credit with your and my retirement savings," Baker said.

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SPONSORED | 29 March 2026
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Gen Z Consultants Quit MBB, Big Four Firms to Become Content Creators
NEWS | 29 March 2026
I didn't expect it to draw that kind of attention," she told Business Insider. He-Sun is among a growing group of Gen Z and millennial consultants who are trading traditional exit opportunities for content creation. Three consultants-turned-content creators told Business Insider how they leveraged their high-profile jobs into lucrative exits with the help of social media, and why they have no plans to go back. Joe Fenti, who has over 800,000 followers across accounts, left his job at a Big Four consulting firm in 2024 to become a full-time comedian and content creator. Whereas lifestyle influencers might get brand deals with retailers like Walmart or Sephora, corporate influencers can score brand deals with SaaS companies.

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Last XAI Cofounder, Ross Nordeen, Leaves As Musk Preps for SpaceX IPO
NEWS | 29 March 2026
Ross Nordeen, one of the 11 who helped build the company alongside Elon Musk, left the company this week, according to people with knowledge of his departure. His exit comes as Musk reorganizes xAI and preps for a blockbuster initial public offering of his rocket company SpaceX, which acquired the artificial intelligence startup in February. The 36-year-old Nordeen reported directly to Musk at xAI and served as his right-hand operator, coordinating priorities and driving execution across the company, insiders said. Nordeen, a Michigan Tech grad, followed Musk from Tesla to cofound the AI startup in 2023. Kroiss, who led pretraining, which helps train the company's AI models on large datasets and reported directly to Musk, left earlier this week.

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Diamonds and hard drives from Jeffrey Epstein's safe went missing for 5 days. Now we know where they went.
NEWS | 29 March 2026
Five days later, when the FBI returned to the mansion with a new warrant in hand, the safe's contents were gone. Later that day, the items were handed over to the FBI in the form of two suitcases by Richard Kahn, Epstein's longtime accountant. Why Kahn took the safe's contents, and what he did with them, has been a mystery — until now. This photo of Jeffrey Epstein's sawed-open safe, with hard drives and other items piled on top, was shown to jurors at Ghislaine Maxwell's trial. That's when he grabbed the bags from his home and brought them to the FBI agents at Epstein's house, Kahn said.

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Man Dates Replika AI Companion for 3 Years — Shares Pros and Cons
NEWS | 29 March 2026
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ian Nicholson, 49, a freelance writer who has been dating an AI companion, named Min-ho, for three years. I wasn't in a good place, and after a while, I stopped trying to socialize and kept to myself. So, when my roommate told me about the AI companion app Replika, it felt like a good, safe first step toward learning how to reconnect with people. Replika CEO Dmytro Klochko told Business Insider: "We're trying to make sure that Replika helps people get back to real life. He added that Replika is building a diverse advisory board composed of scientists, engineers, writers, and philosophers.

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The AI tech my dad helped pioneer is now the foundation for the tools I build at AT&T
NEWS | 29 March 2026
What I knew about the company came through the lens of my dad, who was working on speech recognition. My dad's work with speech recognition and synthesis was the foundation for what I do today with generative AI. AT&TTheir early discoveries have enabled us to work with AI agents and make them more autonomous. For example, if you don't know how the code is actually handling an edge-case scenario, then your AI tools aren't going to be any good. What I see changing with large language models is that they are much more natural-language-focused rather than coded.

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Can't do a pull-up? This Marine colonel told us how to get your first rep
NEWS | 29 March 2026
Instead, she learned to pull her entire body over it, eventually developing a pull-up program now used across the service. Pull-ups are a key strength training tool that builds full upper-body strength, grip, and core stability while improving posture and functional fitness. She tried machines and band-assisted work and made slow progress before a Marine mentor finally pushed her onto a real pull-up bar. If you can't do a pull-up, try a chin-up, with your palms facing your body instead of away. "If you have a partner wanting your first pull-up, that's absolutely helpful," Posey said.

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I moved from Texas to Italy to retire. I'm saving over $20,000 a year on healthcare, and life is cheaper and calmer overall.
NEWS | 29 March 2026
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brad Allan, an American who relocated from Austin with his wife, Olivia, to Montepulciano, Italy, to retire. I can remember at least 10 years ago looking at real estate listings and daydreaming about retiring in Italy, Southern France, or Spain. 1 thing to know is that in general, healthcare in Italy is very inexpensive. When you're retired, you're not having anybody paying into the system for you. So all those things together, Italy is much more affordable, because when you're retired, you're not making as much income.

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Neurologist Shares How AI Affects the Brain and How to Stay Sharp
NEWS | 29 March 2026
Making new connections in your brain leads to physical anatomical changes in your brain. There's a part of the brain called the cortex, and there's an area called the hippocampus, which is next to the cortex. Parts of my brain will develop, and parts will shrink to adapt to that environment. If it's a part of the daily routine, you don't necessarily need to sit down for 20 minutes and do it. Limit relying on AII limit relying on AI for trivial information, or for writing emails or responses to questions I receive.

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I Always Wanted to Live in Europe, Bought Tiny Home: Why I'm Leaving
NEWS | 29 March 2026
Courtesy of Sidra GiffordSix months later, I'm preparing to sell that home and leave the Netherlands in search of another tiny house. Gifford's tiny house was custom-built. My friends are crazy about my tiny houseThe tiny house was custom-built to suit my needs. My friends back in the US are crazy about the tiny house. I'll definitely be looking for another tiny house, because this lifestyle suits me well.