Lakshmi Varanasi (@lsvaranasi) / X

Lakshmi Varanasi

80 posts

Lakshmi Varanasi

@lsvaranasi

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

New York

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Joined February 2016

Lakshmi Varanasi
@lsvaranasi
Jun 2, 2023
📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣📣 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.
Insider Union ✊
@InsiderUnion
Jun 2, 2023
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
@lsvaranasi
Aug 14, 2018
Had a great time writing about the amazing 13-year-old entrepreneur, Alina Morse, for the September cover story of @Entrepreneur @Zollipops
How This 13-Year-Old Entrepreneur Built a Multi-Million Dollar Candy Company
From entrepreneur.com
Lakshmi Varanasi
@lsvaranasi
Jul 5, 2023
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.
Sophie Fuji
@sophfuji
Jul 5, 2023
Featuring @bryanhpchiang, @isabelle_levent, @siddrrsh, and me about Stanford’s AI landscape by @lsvaranasi businessinsider.com/stanford-unive…
AI-related classes have doubled at Stanford over the past five years — showing just how fast it's...
From businessinsider.com
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Lakshmi Varanasi
@lsvaranasi
Apr 19, 2023
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
CBS News
@CBSNews
Apr 19, 2023
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly common in the workplace, but it's also starting to assist with tasks at home. cbsn.ws/3KQT44E
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Lakshmi Varanasi
@lsvaranasi
Jun 9, 2023
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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Lakshmi Varanasi
@lsvaranasi
Aug 31, 2018
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. hourdetroit.com/Hour-Detroit/S…
Lakshmi Varanasi
@lsvaranasi
Aug 21, 2022
Replying to @lsvaranasi
Is your "best self" really the *best* version to attract a partner with? My verdict below 👇
Projected Images
From medium.com
Lakshmi Varanasi
@lsvaranasi
Jun 12, 2023
it's in everyone's best interest to listen to @stokessamanthaj 🤠
Samantha Stokes
@stokessamanthaj
Jun 12, 2023
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
@lsvaranasi
Aug 21, 2022
A piece I wrote for @stanfordrewired last year is finally in the light!
Lakshmi Varanasi
@lsvaranasi
Aug 21, 2022
Replying to @lsvaranasi
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.
Lakshmi Varanasi
@lsvaranasi
Jun 15, 2023
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Insider Union ✊
@InsiderUnion
Jun 14, 2023
🚨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
@lsvaranasi
Nov 19, 2023
Replying to @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
@lsvaranasi
Jun 2, 2016
This was necessary.
BuzzFeed
@BuzzFeed
Jun 1, 2016
This town put up a “selfie” statue in a park because why the hell not bzfd.it/1TQ19J2
Lakshmi Varanasi
@lsvaranasi
Jul 29, 2022
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.