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Kit Eaton

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Lisbon, Portugal
As seen in: Inc., Investor's Business Daily, CNN, Medium, MSN, The New York Times, E-investidor, MSN Money Canada, Gizmodo, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Fast Company and
Covers:  business, science, news, space tech, iphone apps, mobile payments, robots, innovation, smartphones, consumer electronics, social media, tablets
Technology/business writer, also author, and actually a scientist! Keen on unusual, funny stories. Now at Inc.com. Seen before at NYT, FastCo., Gizmodo…etc etc

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Red-haired, recovering scientist, writer, photographer, thinker, not a dancer, but am terribly unhappy with filling in biography sections on sites like this. Feeling compelled to make a joke. Can't think of one. Hence will just waffle on a bit about my rather zig-zag career to journalism, mention my novel-in-writing, point out that explaining complex things in accessible ways is a specialty of mine, and close with a brief reminder that I, too, never could get the hang of Thursdays.

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The Real Reason Your AI Hiring Tool Is Missing Out on Top Talent

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By Kit Eaton Verified
| Inc. Verified
AI tools are great at clearing out the muddle of incoming applications—but rigid algorithms are quietly filtering out the untraditional, high-value candidates your business needs. A good kitchen knife, a nail gun, and AI business tools all have qualities in common: Use them well and they’ll save you time and effort…and, on the flip side, there’s a risk of serious unexpected damage if you get distracted.
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Why 90 Percent of Companies Are Failing Their Most Experienced Female Workers

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By Kit Eaton Verified
| Inc. Verified
A quiet health crisis is catching employers completely off guard—and driving senior women out the door at the peak of their earning power. Menopause is one of those critical life phases that doesn’t really surface in the public discourse as much as it should.
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When Doing More Work in Less Time Feels Wrong: The Rise of AI Productivity Guilt

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By Kit Eaton Verified
| Inc. Verified
As automation tools compress days of work into mere minutes, employees are facing a strange psychological side effect: the toxic pressure to constantly look busy. Let’s be clear—nobody knows for sure if AI is a useful revolution in the workplace or not. The controversial tech is lauded by boosters as a cure-all for many business problems, and a way to accelerate work efficiency.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing for Gizmodo

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. I loved typing on one.

How is social media changing news?

Astonishingly, irrevocably, and from the inside out. Immediacy, access and un-verifiability are the watchwords.
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