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• Managers are taking on broader responsibilities amid organizational flattening and efficiency pushes.
• This means less time for training junior employees — and an emphasis on hiring those with greater experience.
• These shifts are creating challenges for Gen Zers looking to jumpstart their careers.

In 2022, Meredith Meyer was promoted from software engineer to engineering

The Pentagon is sending about 2,000 Army paratroopers to the Middle East. Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division can be sent anywhere in the world in as little as 18 hours. The deployment comes as President Donald Trump says he's attempting to end the war with Iran through diplomacy.

Paratroopers are trained to support crisis response, security, and

• Natasha Crampton got her start as an attorney and is now Microsoft's first chief responsible AI officer.
• Crampton works across disciplines, including engineering and research, to establish best AI practices.
• She suggests experimenting with AI, leaning into non-technical skills, and participating in relevant discussions.

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• Joshua Lisec founded Lisec Ghostwriting and went from earning $1.67 an hour to a six-figure income.
• Lisec uses AI tools such as Fireflies.ai and ChatGPT to enhance his productivity in the writing process.
• He thinks AI will take over the ghostwriting industry but editing will still be a necessary service.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Joshua

• I went to a Tencent Cloud OpenClaw event in Singapore, where people lined to install the AI tool.
• The room filled fast, with people locked in during demos.
• Attendees told me why they showed up and how the installation went.

The person leading the group photo didn't

• United Airlines unveiled its newest long-haul cabin, tripling down on its cash cow premium seats.
• The "Elevated" business class features two new key perks: sliding doors and oversize "Studios."
• Elevated will begin international flights starting April 22. The doors on the suites are still pending certification.

United Airlines

• Google's internal Agent Smith AI tool automates coding tasks for employees.
• Cofounder Sergey Brin emphasized the role of AI agents at Google, hinting at a tool like OpenClaw.
• Google employees are increasingly expected to adopt AI tools.

It doesn't have a trench coat, it doesn't need a nap pod, and it doesn't have stock options (yet) — but

• Wayfound.ai CEO Tatyana Mamut transitioned engineers into managers for AI coding agents.
• AI tools like Claude Code boost Wayfound's productivity and streamline its development process.
• Mamut predicts AI agents will reshape the software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry.

An AI startup CEO says she no longer has engineers at her company. Instead, they have

• Amazon's Project Kobe aims to blend supercenters with warehouses in a new retail strategy.
• The Orland Park location is Amazon's first Kobe store, with many more planned.
• Amazon's new supercenters will use AI and robotics, but higher costs and complexities are expected.

Amazon is moving deeper into Walmart'

• In just over a year, Spencer Rascoff has radically transformed how Tinder operates.
• Rascoff changed up the org chart, pushed back on narratives of fatigue, and recentered on what Gen Z wants.
• He told Business Insider about his leadership — and why a long-married man would want to

• Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch said that AI agents are turning everyone into "mini CEOs."
• He said the days of individual contributors, who don't manage anyone (or anything), are over.
• "My mental model right now is that the IC is the agent," Rauch