There may not be such a thing as a perfect job, but you can take these five steps to help you identify a career that fits what you want and need. The reality of today’s world of work is that your job could end tomorrow, no matter how valuable you are or how secure you […]

Networking can often feel fake, forced, or incredibly awkward, especially when you are in the middle of a job search. However, it is helpful to reframe it: networking is simply about building mutually beneficial professional relationships rooted in genuine curiosity. It is not about a transaction; it is about sharing information and learning from others. […]

Stop Applying and Start Connecting: Your Networking Strategy Networking is often misunderstood as a “who you know” game. In reality, it is a deliberate, proactive strategy to understand the marketplace, refine your value proposition, and identify the gaps where your skills are most needed. According to groundbreaking research from Stanford, MIT, Harvard, and LinkedIn, “the […]

To find target companies for a job search, use best-company rankings, industry databases, alumni networks, AI research tools, and job boards to build a list of at least 50 potential employers, ideally before they post a job opening. A proactive job search means identifying companies you want to work for first, then researching who to […]

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A startup claims it’s found a drug to make your blood young —Antonio Regalado I knew I’d officially become a “longevity influencer” when a company called Generation Lab offered me the…

MIT Technology Review’s How To series helps you get things done.  Your thermostat may not look like a power plant. Neither does your electric vehicle, home battery, or HVAC system. But utility and energy companies increasingly want to treat them like one. A virtual power plant, or VPP, is a collection of household devices (such…

I knew I’d officially become a “longevity influencer” this month when a company called Generation Lab reached out to offer me the chance to write about—and even receive—their new rejuvenation treatment, an injectable combination of two existing drugs which they call 1 Generation. This wasn’t just any antiaging treatment, either. A company fact sheet says that…

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The inside story on why OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face The models responsible for last month’s agent hack of Hugging Face had been inadvertently trained to cheat and to communicate with…