Navigating New York City’s economy can feel like a gauntlet of minor indignities. Selling ice cream, for some reason, requires two different permits. Want to quit your gym? You may have to send a certified letter by mail. Oh, and before you haul your belongings to that storage unit, you’d better read the fine print
This intern season, fetching lattes for bosses is out. Teaching bosses how to use AI is in. When Jasreen Toor interned at the agentic human resource company Eightfold AI this summer, her day wasn’t filled with answering phones or taking notes. Instead, she spent most of her time building and then monitoring a Claude agent
Bosses everywhere are scrambling to figure out if and how to grade their employees’ AI use. At Gusto, a platform for human resources, managers slot workers into one of five AI archetypes during quarterly reviews. They may begin as “observers,” those who aren’t yet using AI on their own. “Integrators” have made AI part of
TikTok Shop scammers should watch their backs. Brands – and the TikTok algorithm – are increasingly embracing videos with influencers and AI-generated product images. The technology could put a dent in the businesses of creators who focus their content on shoppable videos designed to make money through TikTok’s e-commerce affiliate program. These creators are not
Jessica Salmi waited almost an hour on hold before her call was disconnected. Jason Marques’ administrator can’t say whether his next student loan payment will be $100 or $633. Robin Binkley is struggling to figure out what payment plan she qualifies for. As millions of borrowers navigate President Donald Trump’s sweeping student loan repayment overhaul,
When Robin Olsen started applying for communications jobs three months ago, she noticed a change: The job descriptions had gotten longer. One combined communications and marketing, normally two separate functions, into one. Others seemed to have “crazy wish lists,” Olsen says. One was so overwhelmingly long that it made Olsen close it from her browser.
