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Google announces Tennessee as site for small modular nuclear reactor - what could go wrong apple.news/AdzJ-bvs6Rka97…

The delta is because they used their propriatary analytics platform

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Just submitted my first guest post for Transform I owed them as part of the Employer.com partnership agreement for next year. It's a cool 8200 words - which is why I'm happy I have an editor, for once.

Oh, irony, you’re hilarious

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It’s funny how much more sensitive people are to typos since the rise of Chat-GPT. If you really love M dashes, bulleted lists and random emojis, apparently you also really hate questionable punctuation and mistyped words. Sorry 🚀🎯

Whatever job search scam this leads to apparently isn’t lucrative enough to cover a Canva subscription…

This is a great article and I completely agree with the premise. Being in HR you get bombarded with the new shiny thing that can help you 'fix' one thing in your process. My view was to always use and optimize what you already got instead of adding more. One example comes to

In South Korea, doing nothing is a competitive sport - I’m already the 🐐 apple.news/ANRSjvDFsRBqJW…

Based on the last dozen or so briefings/demos I’ve done, it appears it’s easier to get accepted to Y Combinator than Arizona State University these days.

Breaking (and I just made $20)

New, by me: Workday buys @paradox - the deal behind the deal sheet: mattcharney.com/2025/08/22/wor…

AI is eliminating certain jobs for younger workers - ya don’t say apple.news/AQUn12kLfSUawY…

I was so hung over thesessions.ai/videos/stop-bu…

I spend my days one of two ways: in meetings or scheduling them. It’s the worst.

I know this probably makes me a giant nerd, but I really, really miss reviewing resumes. I will never understand recruiters who think they have too many to disposition; passing summary judgement on what are essentially biographical sketches is the most fun part of the job.

This platform is a case study in how acquisitions can ruin great tech. It was so much better with the Bird. But the tumbleweed of a feed, job advertising and a mediocre chat bot are pretty sweet, too.