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Lakshmi Varanasi

@lsvaranasi

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trending business and tech news @BusinessInsider , previously @reveal , @POLITICOMag , @Slate , and @StanfordJourn . dm for signal/email ✨

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@lsvaranasi
Lakshmi Varanasi
1 year
📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣 After six weeks of marathon bargaining with management for better wages and healthcare the Insider Union has reached a point where an open-ended strike is our only recourse. Please support us by avoiding all Insider links in the coming days.
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Insider Union ✊
1 year
It's official: THE INSIDER UNION IS ON STRIKE. Management failed to agree on a fair contract that settles our healthcare ULP and pays us what we're worth. Starting now, over 250 Insider employees are on indefinite strike. You want us back @thisisinsider ? Settle the contract. ✊
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Lakshmi Varanasi
1 year
Loved chatting with students @sophfuji @bryanhpchiang @isabelle_levent @siddrrsh on how Silicon Valley's AI boom has found traction on Stanford's campus, too. They say this new wave has democratized who gets to talk about AI— and who gets to innovate.
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Sophie Fuji
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Featuring @bryanhpchiang , @isabelle_levent , @siddrrsh , and me about Stanford’s AI landscape by @lsvaranasi
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Lakshmi Varanasi
2 years
These days, everyone is asking each other: How are you using ChatGPT? I'm seeing people use generative AI tools like ChatGPT to write children's books, code, meal prep, or just find inspiration. If you're wondering how to save⌛️+💸 with AI— I discussed my favorite ways on @CBS
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CBS News
2 years
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly common in the workplace, but it's also starting to assist with tasks at home.
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Lakshmi Varanasi
1 year
Don't cross the digital picket line pls, the White House just apologized for it! Check out @BizOutsiderPub instead for this red hot scoop from @metzgov 🔥🔥🔥
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bryan metzger
1 year
SCOOP for @BizOutsiderPub : The White House has apologized to @InsiderUnion for crossing our picket line — and is offering its support to striking workers at Insider, Gannett, and @ThePUPNews .
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Lakshmi Varanasi
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Far from the ideal of being the great equalizer, college campuses can often be home to one of the greatest shows of inequity in the country. I spoke to students about the Google Doc, "Being Not-Rich at UM" to see how this is playing out at Michigan.
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Lakshmi Varanasi
2 years
Is your "best self" really the *best* version to attract a partner with? My verdict below 👇
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Lakshmi Varanasi
1 year
it's in everyone's best interest to listen to @stokessamanthaj 🤠
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1 year
Hi! It’s day 11 of @InsiderUnion being ON STRIKE. You know what that means — NO CLICKS, NO LINKS, NO TRAFFIC to insider dot com. Don’t cross our digital picket line!
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Lakshmi Varanasi
2 years
A piece I wrote for @stanfordrewired last year is finally in the light!
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Lakshmi Varanasi
2 years
Using a dating app can often feel like an exercise in self-curation. I explored how the performative dynamics of dating apps impact the kind of people we attract through them.
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Lakshmi Varanasi
1 year
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@InsiderUnion
Insider Union ✊
1 year
🚨WE WON! 🥳‼️ We have a tentative agreement on a contract that will give our members more money and job protections and resolve our ULP. Our strike is over - we’re going back to work tomorrow!🎉
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Lakshmi Varanasi
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@Mrs__Prudence Hi Audrey! I'm a reporter at Business Insider and I'm writing a quick post on the memes on social media in light of Altman's return to OpenAI. I was wondering if I could include yours and also if you had a further comment on it? Thanks!
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Lakshmi Varanasi
8 years
This was necessary.
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BuzzFeed
8 years
This town put up a “selfie” statue in a park because why the hell not
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Lakshmi Varanasi
2 years
Have you ever had an idea that felt so strongly, so innately correct to you, despite what other people said? I know I have, and sometimes, it can be hard to hold on to that idea when the world is telling you to let go.
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Lakshmi Varanasi
4 years
i wonder if we have too much faith in AI. this cannot be correct; 42% is way too low
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Lakshmi Varanasi
4 years
hopefully this a final goodbye to the “girl boss” era too
@voxdotcom
Vox
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Refinery29’s chief is stepping down, Man Repeller’s Leandra Medine is “stepping back.” Black staffers at women’s sites say they’ve long been left out.
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Lakshmi Varanasi
11 months
@briandstone__ @elonmusk Hi! I'm a reporter at Business Insider writing a quick post on reactions to Tesla's CyberBeer. I wanted to reach out to see if you had a further comment on your expectations for the beer when you purchased it?
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Lakshmi Varanasi
2 years
same here, thanks for sharing @ammaar !
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Ammaar Reshi
2 years
Had a blast chatting with @lsvaranasi from @BusinessInsider about how GPT-4, @Replit , and other AI tools empower people with no coding experience to bring their app and game ideas to life simply by describing them.
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Lakshmi Varanasi
6 years
Veteran science writer, Ken Garber, takes a critical look at the business in the February issue of Hour Detroit.
@Hour_Detroit
Hour Detroit Magazine
6 years
Ann Arbor’s Forever Labs builds a thriving business banking stem cells on the prospect of future cures and life extension.
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Lakshmi Varanasi
7 years
My glimpse into the world of the literary elite, and how Trump is shaking things up:
@politico
POLITICO
7 years
How Trump is shaking up the book industry via @POLITICOMag
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Lakshmi Varanasi
6 years
An inspiring conversation with Zen monk, Myungju, on food, sustainability, and a harmonious way of living @DetroitZenCafe
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Lakshmi Varanasi
3 years
There's a new program being implemented across counties in California that allows businesses to access evacuated zones during wildfires. Listen to Reveal's new podcast to understand the kinds of dangers it poses to low-wage farmworkers.
@reveal
Reveal
3 years
🎧NEW: In 2020, Sonoma County, California issued 470 passes to businesses so that low-wage farmworkers could work inside evacuated areas during wildfires to care for animals and crops. @tessacotsirilos looks into the program that makes this work possible:
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Lakshmi Varanasi
3 years
What is Amazon actually doing with your data? I helped with this new investigation from Reveal that examines what happens behind closed doors. Check it out below.
@reveal
Reveal
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NEW: We’ve reviewed internal Amazon documents that show security leaders issued warnings about the company’s inability to safeguard customer data. The files show bribery, sabotage, and leaks inside one of the world’s most powerful companies. w/ @WIRED :
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Lakshmi Varanasi
2 years
There are many important and consequential stories to be told right now, but I want to share my first piece for @BusinessInsider . Here's why VCs are paying attention to South Asian beauty startups.
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Lakshmi Varanasi
6 years
Read @LianaAgh 's lovely essay on celebrating Christmas twice in the December issue of Hour Detroit. On newsstands and online today
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Lakshmi Varanasi
1 year
@hiro_mahalo Hi! I'm a reporter at Business Insider and I'm writing a short story about the Starlink hardware being sold in Costco in Kadoma City. I'm wondering if could use your picture in the story?
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Lakshmi Varanasi
2 years
My biggest takeaway is to never give up on your ideas— especially the ones that keep you up at night and keep you going. Try reframing the approach instead.
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Lakshmi Varanasi
11 months
@NielsRogge Hi Niels! I'm a reporter at Business Insider and I'm writing a quick post on the memes on social media in light of Altman's return to OpenAI— wondering if I could include yours, and also if you had a further comment on it?
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Lakshmi Varanasi
1 year
we're at the table…where r u?
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Alex Nicoll
1 year
Hey @nichcarlson @hblodget @BLPeng , today is my four-year anniversary at Insider, and I'm on strike. I wish I could be celebrating the career I've created here, but instead, I'm asking you to get your reps back to the table to ACTUALLY bargain.
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Lakshmi Varanasi
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@lilianmanansala
Lilian Manansala
1 year
Solidarity with my colleagues @InsiderUnion ! 💙 Ways to support our ULP strike: 1) Do not click on any Insider content. 2) Picket with my fellow reporters in NYC at 1 Liberty Plaza! 3) Donate to our fund:
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Lakshmi Varanasi
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@judyabad_ @pablo_abad @judyabad_ I'm a reporter at Business Insider and I'm working on regarding "workplace dates." Let me know you're open to chatting, my email is lvaranasi @insider .com
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Lakshmi Varanasi
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@hleveyfriedman @LaurenSlagter @OppInsights @John_N_Friedman yes — that's actually how I came across your work!
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Lakshmi Varanasi
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"The minute my interviewers found out I'd been a "low-performer," the dynamic of the interview process completely changed." #consultants if you've been haunted by a bad performance review, please reach out to me at lvaranasi @insider .com
@BusinessInsider
Business Insider
5 months
My McKinsey performance rating is ruining my job prospects months after leaving the firm
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Lakshmi Varanasi
4 years
And some more great starting points from @greatbigstory senior ed @trishag0pal
@greatbigstory
Great Big Story
4 years
If you want to help, but are not sure how, here’s a good jumping off point. We’ve compiled a list of resources we can all use to become better allies to the #BlackLivesMatter movement 👉🏾
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Lakshmi Varanasi
2 years
Ma said they struggled for three years and built 10 apps before they launched Poparazzi. What kept them going was the conviction that people were tired of the curated world they saw on social media. Gen Z, in particular, was in search of a more authentic social media platform.
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Lakshmi Varanasi
2 years
@pitdesi @aprjoy thank you, so happy you liked it!
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Lakshmi Varanasi
4 years
@SriramaVaranasi what does he think
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Lakshmi Varanasi
4 years
@_AminaAkhtar you are by far my best twitter follow
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Lakshmi Varanasi
1 year
@ByKLong whaaaat
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Lakshmi Varanasi
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Lakshmi Varanasi
1 year
💙
@NYTimesGuild
NYTimesGuild
1 year
While we hold our contract ratification vote today, we are standing with the more than 250 @InsiderUnion journalists who are on ULP strike. Members across @nyguild stand strong together. @hblodget @nichcarlson it is time to stop breaking the law and settle a fair union contract!
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Lakshmi Varanasi
4 years
but also 2 out of 3 feature a dress by “the vampire’s wife”....
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Lakshmi Varanasi
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@Dmdboi Hi Max! I'm a reporter at Business Insider and I'm writing a quick post on the memes on social media in light of Altman's return to OpenAI. I was wondering if I could include yours and also if you had a further comment on it? Thanks!
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