• Bank CEOs have praised the epochal efficiency changes promised by AI.
• But what does efficiency mean for employees? Does it mean fewer jobs?
• We look at the public record to see what banking's top executives are saying about head count.

When bank CEOs start talking about AI, the financial world lights up — from meme accounts to markets. Their predictions about how generative AI will change work can move stocks, reshape strategy, and set the tone for the rest of corporate America.

Banks' plans, and increasingly, actions, around generative AI give a glimpse into how the technology will enhance and replace human workers.

But you know who else is listening? Their employees. Many of the largest bulge-bracket banks employ over 100,000 employees each, and the FDIC-insured commercial banking sector, more broadly, employs nearly 2 million people.

These can range from bank tellers to dealmakers making multi-billion-dollar salaries, as well as a veritable army of software engineers who will turn this generative AI dream into a reality.

In order to get a better understanding of what they're thinking, we've highlighted some of the most revealing statements about bank head count in the age of AI below.

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase

Jamie Dimon's penchant for straight talk means that Dimon is willing to admit that job cuts are coming.

"It will eliminate jobs," Dimon said at a Fortune-hosted conference earlier this month. "People should stop sticking their heads in the sand."

The comments echoed those Dimon made at a town hall for the firm's employees in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this year, where he said that AI will "change some of your jobs," whether as a "copilot," a solution for "drudgery," or by eliminating them.

More immediately for JPMorgan, according to an interview on CNN earlier this month, Dimon sees head count remaining steady, or even rising, as AI continues to roll out, "if we do a good job."

Core to JPMorgan's promise is increased efficiency, which Dimon explored during the 2024 Alliance Bernstein conference.

"It will affect every job, every application, every database, and it will make people highly more efficient," Dimon said. "Like a lot of you clicking away, taking notes. You won't have to do that because it will — you can just summarize what Jamie said. You push a button, and you don't have to waste all that time."

He also explained how increased efficiency could also create more jobs in cybersecurity.

"We use it for risk and fraud recognition, and bad guys are going to use it," Dimon said. "So, we have to use it to counter the bad guys. We have to use it to get better and better in cyber."

Other executives at the firm are even more explicit about how headcount at the firm is changing now.

In operations, the "tip of the spear" on using this new technology, executives expect head count to trend down 10% through 2029, according to Marianne Lake, the CEO of consumer and community banking.

Jeremy Barnum, the firm's CFO, said they're "asking people to resist head count growth where possible and increase their focus on efficiency."

While a more efficient future with an equal number of working and non-working weekdays may exist in the coming decades, according to Dimon, for now, hiring may slow.

David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs

David Solomon's most definitive statement about how AI will affect Goldman actually came from a memo he released earlier this year alongside the firm's president John Waldron and CFO Denis Coleman.

The memo, announcing the third iteration of the bank's cross-bank initiative OneGS, explains that AI will drive efficiency at the firm. Driving efficiency will mean slowing hiring and reducing roles at the firm, which is no stranger to job cuts, with a yearly culling of some employees.

"We're asking people to resist head count growth where possible and increase their focus on efficiency," the memo said. This will be part of a broader initiative to find the "right team structure" and to gain "more agility."

When Business Insider obtained the memo and reported on it, a spokesperson for the bank told us that the firm anticipates an increased head count at the end of 2025, and in the third quarter of 2025, it announced it had grown its global workforce 5% to about 48,000 positions.

Slowing hiring and increasing head count don't need to be contradictory; instead, the firm is focusing its hiring on the right talent.

"We need more high-value people," Solomon told Axios in October. "We can afford more high-value people to expand our footprint and continue to grow and broaden our business."

Solomon continues to believe that AI will grow the firm's head count over the next 10 years.

"There are obviously things where we're going to have a lot fewer people — but I'd love to have the capacity to go get more people to spend time with clients," Solomon said at a conference last month, noting that AI will have its most immediate impact on software development.

Speaking more generally earlier this month, he said that "disruption" will happen, but "our economy is very nimble, very flexible."

"And when you look at the technology that has flooded over hundreds of years into our society, we adapt," Solomon said. "We find new businesses. We find new jobs. I don't believe it will be different this time."

The adoption may come quicker than previous changes, like the creation of the internet or the rollout of electricity. And Solomon shares the views of others that professional workers may take the hardest hit.

"The need for some white-collar office jobs will be diminished, but they'll be picked up in other parts of the economy," said Solomon.

Jane Fraser, CEO of Citi

Back in 2023, Jane Fraser wrote a LinkedIn post walking through her big picture thoughts about AI at the bank. She, like her peers at the bulge brackets, saw big-time transformation ahead.

"In the near term, generative AI will drastically improve productivity," she wrote. "Over the long term, it has the potential to revolutionize all functions across our bank and the industry — changing how we write code, onboard clients, service customers, detect fraud, develop market research and strengthen compliance and controls."

On a recent earnings call, Fraser explained how it was already increasing productivity.

"AI-driven automated code reviews have exceeded 1 million so far this year and are dramatically improving our developers' productivity," Fraser said. "This innovation alone saves considerable time and creates around 100,000 hours of weekly capacity."

Fraser also highlighted how AI is helping their customer service teams resolve client inquiries faster, their wealth advisors provide more personalized advice, and the firm is launching an agent-based AI pilot to tackle more complex tasks.

When she was asked by CNBC this month if productivity increases from AI will lead to layoffs, Fraser said her "fear" is that AI might "pinch" the job market "before it pays."

But, with adoption only at 10% globally, she said, it's a long way before adoption is widespread enough to see what it will do for layoffs. Fraser said adoption will need to be closer to 50%.

"It's not there yet, and we don't know how quickly," Fraser said.

Charles Scharf, CEO of Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo has already shrunk its headcount by nearly a quarter since Charles Scharf joined in 2019, and he expects that trend to continue.

"It's likely we'll have less headcount as we look forward … we'd like to do much of it through attrition as possible," Scharf told Reuters this month.

He said the lower headcount is an "outcome" of the firm's focus on areas where it's "way too inefficient" and "way too bureaucratic." From 2018 to June of this year, the firm had a $1.95 trillion asset cap, hindering its ability to grow.

In the same interview, Scharf called out those who are saying that AI won't reduce jobs.

"The opportunities that exist in AI are very significant, and anyone who sits here today and says that they don't think they'll have less head count because of AI either doesn't know what they're talking about or is just not being totally honest about it," he said.

Brian Moynihan, Bank of America CEO

Bank of America has set a new industry standard, with a minimum wage of $25 an hour across the company. And while CEO Brian Moynihan conceded on a September Bloomberg TV interview that generative AI adoption has shrunk the size of some departments, the bank is focusing on training employees to do what LLMs cannot.

"The key to that is really redeploying people and re-skilling them," he said. "We have to be more mindful about training them along multiple dimensions than we might have been two or three years ago."

• Renting out a backyard hot tub and ping pong table earned $85,000 in passive income.
• The Portland couple uses Swimply to rent their unique backyard space for events and parties.
• This side hustle helps pay their mortgage and requires minimal management and cleaning time.

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Rob Nachbar, who, along with his wife, rents out his backyard in Portland, Oregon, on the platform Swimply as a side hustle. His earnings have been confirmed by Business Insider. This story has been edited for length and clarity.

We started renting pools on Swimply to take our kids during the pandemic when public pools were closed.

We also had just redone our backyard at the beginning of the pandemic. It took a solid six months, and we were just doing it for ourselves, but after a few iterations, we realized we had created a unique space.

During our first Swimply experience, we began talking to the host and realized it could be a viable option for us. We had done Airbnb years ago, but it was so disruptive with having to clean the entire house and find another place to go.

We put our backyard up for rent and had no idea if people would even want to use it. Since then, we've gotten a lot of reservations, and it hasn't been disruptive to our lives at all. It's been a very easy and profitable side hustle.

We call our backyard "Pong Springs." It has a seven-person hot tub, 100-inch screen, a ping pong table, an outdoor kitchen and grill, a dart board, and gas fireplaces. We rent it out by the hour, typically starting at $75 per hour on the weekends.

Our guests are really varied. We just had a couple go on a date night and watch a movie in the hot tub. One week, we had a "Love Island" watch party with 15 women, and then the next night, we had a bunch of guys who rented it for their fantasy football draft party. It's a lot of birthday parties and holiday-themed events. It's all over the place. We have a limit of 20 people, so it's never too crazy.

Renting out our backyard has been easy and helps pay our mortgage

We've made about $85,000 since starting in 2021. It almost pays our mortgage, just renting our backyard. It's really nice, especially as AI takes our jobs.

We make it available to be booked instantly, pretty much all the time. We usually have at least a couple of reservations every weekend and then maybe one or two during the week. It's occupied about 30% of the time, so it gives us plenty of time to use it for ourselves. If we have something we know we want to do or if we want to host a small event for ourselves, we simply block it off on the calendar.

Managing bookings and preparing for guests requires minimal time. I spend less than an hour on all the management tasks, including cleaning up before and after. Guests are very good about keeping the area clean. We'll have large parties back there, so sometimes it can be a lot of trash, but that's the only negative.

Everything is pretty self-contained, except guests use the bathroom in the house, but we're going to probably put a bathroom outside soon. We are usually inside the house, so if guests need anything, I'm there to help them. But otherwise, we try to stay out of sight so they feel like they have a lot of privacy.

We have great neighbors, who are patient and understanding. They are also welcome to use the space at any time. We have a 10 o'clock end time, and make sure to keep the noise down. For the most part, all our guests have been respectful. It's Portland. No one gets too crazy.

In the three years we've been doing it, we've had a handful of not-so-great guests, but either they drink too much or just take a long time to leave, that kind of thing. But 90% of people have been fantastic.

I'd definitely recommend this as a side hustle, but it all depends on your tolerance for interacting with strangers. We've met some really interesting people and have become friends with a few through Swimply.

We don't use our backyard all the time, so why not share it?

Do you have a story to share about your side hustle? Contact this reporter at kvlamis@businessinsider.com.

• Popular free streaming service Tubi is airing Fox's Thanksgiving Day NFL game.
• It's the latest example of sports being available outside traditional TV.
• Tubi's marketing chief shared how the streamer is pairing live events with shoulder content.

Tubi is best known for its free slate of Gen Z-friendly shows and nostalgia-inducing movies, but sports have played a small yet important role in its rise.

The Fox-owned free streamer, which became profitable for the first time last quarter, made a name for itself in 2023 with a viral Super Bowl ad. That month, Tubi ranked on Nielsen's ratings chart for the first time. Tubi reintroduced itself to football fans in February by streaming the Super Bowl at no cost. At its peak, more than 15 million people tuned into Tubi's Super Bowl simulcast.

Nine months later, Tubi's NFL strategy is again in the spotlight as it streams a Thanksgiving showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions for free. Turkey Day games are among the biggest TV events of the year, with a record 141 million viewers tuning in for last year's three games.

Tubi marketing chief Nicole Parlapiano said broadcasting these "mini Super Bowls" can both serve casual sports fans and introduce them to Tubi and its mix of quirky movies and shows.

Fittingly, Tubi is debuting football-themed rom-com "Sidelined 2: Intercepted" on Thanksgiving. The original flick found an audience after premiering on Black Friday last year. Parlapiano said she expects those who try Tubi to stick around, just like many did after the Super Bowl.

"We expect retention to be really high, especially as you're going into a Thanksgiving Day weekend," Parlapiano told Business Insider. "People are looking to watch movies and shows all weekend."

Although sports fans won't confuse Tubi with ESPN, Fox's free streamer is dipping its toes in the water with live events. Besides airing occasional NFL games, Tubi has Liga MX soccer games in Mexico and will show the coming World Baseball Classic in March, which will also be on Fox's broadcast and cable channels, plus its $20-per-month streamer.

In some ways, Tubi's event-focused strategy is similar to Netflix's approach to sports. The streaming giant has gone after high-profile events like Christmas Day NFL games and buzzy one-off stunts like the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match, both of which brought in tons of new subscribers.

"When it comes to live, it's tentpole moments that transcend your hardcore sports fans," Parlapiano said.

Don't expect Tubi to be a contender for major sports rights. Instead, Parlapiano said its niche in this space is more about sports-adjacent shoulder content, and the occasional Fox simulcast. The free streamer has a documentary on Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward debuting in December and another on a top figure in women's sports coming in 2026.

"When it comes to the overall sports strategy, it's about culturally relevant athletes and talent and storytelling," Parlapiano said.

Sports-adjacent content like documentaries can help "take the helmet off" football players and introduce them to new audiences who might not otherwise care, Parlapiano said.

Tubi has built a substantial fan base of its own. After making Nielsen's monthly gauge chart for the first time in February 2023, its viewership share on US TVs has risen from 1% to 2.2%, which is higher than Peacock, Paramount+, or HBO Max. Fox said its free streamer's revenue last quarter rose 27% year-over-year as viewership time climbed 18%.

Tubi tied its viewership share record in October, and its Super Bowl viewership bump in February suggests another leap could be coming this month as it airs another NFL game.

• President Donald Trump has granted clemency to more than 1,600 people this year.
• The list includes several notable businesspeople, including billionaire Changpeng Zhao and Nikola founder Trevor Milton.
• Many of those pardoned have supported Trump or his policies.

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump made the most traditional pardons when he granted clemency to Waddle and Gobble, two turkeys, before jetting off to celebrate Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago.

During his second term in office, Trump has issued many less conventional pardons. So far this year, Trump has granted clemency, including pardons and commutations, to more than 1,600 people compared to 238 acts of clemency during his entire first term, according to Pew Research Center. 1,500 of those were January 6 defendants.

Some are famous names — like former baseball star Darryl Strawberry — and others are his staunch supporters, such as the January 6 defendants.

The list also features several notable businesspeople. Some of the highest-profile recipients, such as Changpeng Zhao, the cofounder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, align with Trump's agenda, like his support for the crypto industry. Some also backed Trump politically.

Here are the billionaires and notable businesspeople Trump has pardoned or commuted the sentences of so far in his second term, according to the most recent list published by the Office of the Pardon Attorney. They are listed in the order in which they were granted clemency.

Ross Ulbricht, Silk Road founder

On Trump's first full day in office, he pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an online marketplace for illegal goods and services that generated hundreds of millions of dollars in sales, according to the FBI. In 2015, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for drug trafficking, money laundering, and computer hacking, among other charges.

"I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and unconditional pardon of her son," Trump posted on Truth Social on January 21.

Devon Archer and Jason Galanis, investors

Devon Archer and Jason Galanis, investors and former business partners of Hunter Biden, were granted clemency in March. In 2018, both were convicted of defrauding a Native American tribal entity. Archer maintained his innocence; Galanis pleaded guilty to two securities fraud schemes.

Trump granted the pair clemency. The pair previously turned on Hunter Biden, providing testimony in the Republican-led 2023 congressional investigation into the then-President's son.

Benjamin Delo, Arthur Hayes, and Samuel Reed, BitMEX founders

In March, Trump pardoned the three founders of the BitMEX crypto exchange — as well as one former high-ranking employee — who had pleaded guilty to failing to maintain anti-money laundering programs, which violated the Bank Secrecy Act, in 2022.

Trump did not specify the reasons for their pardons, but they fit with his administration's broader push for the deregulation of the crypto industry.

Trevor Milton, Nikola founder

Trevor Milton, the founder of electric truck maker Nikola, was pardoned in March. In 2023, he was sentenced to four years in prison following convictions for securities fraud and wire fraud. He was also ordered to pay Nikola nearly $168 million for making misleading public statements about the company. Milton denied any wrongdoing.

"They say the thing that he did wrong was he was one of the first people that supported a gentleman named Donald Trump for president," Trump said when asked about the pardon.

According to campaign finance records, Milton had donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republican causes.

Carlos Watson, Ozy Media cofounder

Less than a year after Carlos Watson, the founder of Ozy Media, was convicted of fraud, his sentence was commuted by Trump.

Watson, who maintained his innocence, was found guilty of creating a plan to defraud investors of tens of millions of dollars by misrepresenting the financial health of Ozy, going so far as to impersonate media executives to lenders and prospective investors. In December 2024, he was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $37 million in restitution.

Paul Walczak, nursing home operator

Paul Walczak, the CEO of a Florida nursing home company, was pardoned in April after having pleaded guilty to tax crimes. About two weeks earlier, he'd been sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $4.4 million in restitution after failing to pay employment taxes or file income tax returns.

Walczak's mother, Elizabeth Fago, raised millions of dollars for Trump and other Republicans, according to his pardon application, and attended a $1 million-per-head fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, The New York Times reported. She was also involved in efforts to publicize Ashley Biden's diary, the Times reported.

Todd and Julie Chrisley, real estate investors and reality TV stars

Real estate investor turned reality-TV star Todd Chrisley and his wife Julie Chrisley, who were found guilty of bank fraud and tax evasion in 2022, were pardoned in May. The pair, who maintained their innocence, were sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison and ordered to pay about $22 million in restitution.

Savannah Chrisley, the Chrisleys' daughter, campaigned for Trump — including at the 2024 Republican National Convention, where she requested a pardon — and the President called her to deliver the news.

Lawrence Duran, healthcare executive

Lawrence Duran, the former co-owner of American Therapeutic Corp., which ran healthcare clinics in Florida, had his sentence commuted in May. He had pleaded guilty to Medicare fraud and money laundering. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison and ordered to pay $87.5 million in restitution in 2011.

Marian Morgan, investor

In May, Trump commuted the sentence of Marian Morgan, who was convicted of multiple counts of fraud in 2011. She was serving a nearly 34-year prison sentence and had been ordered to pay $20 million in restitution.

Along with her husband, John Morgan, Marian Morgan ran a Sarasota-based investment firm that acted as a Ponzi scheme and spent $10 million of investors' money on luxury cars and a waterfront mansion, prosecutors said.

Morgan pleaded not guilty.

Imaad Zuberi, venture capital investor

In May, Trump commuted the 12-year sentence of Imaad Zuberi, who pleaded guilty in 2019 to making illegal campaign contributions, falsifying lobbying records, and tax evasion. His sentence also included $15.7 million in restitution and a $1.75 million fine.

He has since said he is innocent and worked to withdraw his guilty plea.

Zuberi, who ran a small VC shop, had both fundraised and donated to Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton. But after Trump won the 2016 election, he switched his allegiances, donating $900,000 to Trump's inaugural committee.

Changpeng Zhao, Binance cofounder

The wealthiest of those whom Trump has pardoned, Changpeng Zhao, known as "CZ," is worth nearly $80 million, according to Forbes. The cofounder of crypto exchange Binance was pardoned in October after he had pleaded guilty to violating the US Bank Secrecy Act's anti-money laundering rules. He had been sentenced to four months in prison and fined $50 million.

In announcing Zhao's pardon, a White House spokesperson said that "the Biden Administration's war on crypto is over."

Since the pardon, questions have been raised about the Trump family's ties to Binance. The exchange has promoted a stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial, a crypto firm backed by the Trump family. Trump denied knowing who Zhao is in a "60 Minutes" interview following the pardon.

"Given the deep financial entanglements of Binance, the Trump family, and the Trump family business, the President's pardon of Mr. Zhao raises significant questions about the underlying motive behind the pardon," Rep. Robert Garcia wrote in a letter requesting information on the pardon.

Joseph Schwartz, nursing home entrepreneur

Joseph Schwartz, who ran a chain of nursing homes, was pardoned in November after pleading guilty to tax fraud. In April, he'd been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $5 million in restitution.

Following his pardon, The Washington Post reported that Schwartz paid lobbyists nearly $1 million in an effort to seek clemency. A White House official responded to the Post that anyone "spending money to lobby for pardons is foolishly wasting funds."

• Several airlines ditched the Airbus A380 during the pandemic.
• But it's still flying high, led by Emirates' fleet of 116 superjumbos.
• Business Insider compiled a list of every airline operating the A380 and their winter routes.

It took decades to develop the Airbus A380.

The world's largest passenger was first announced in 1990 and entered service in 2007 with Singapore Airlines.

It was the European planemaker's answer to the Boeing 747, as it expected a big demand for aircraft with a huge capacity.

However, production ended in 2021, as many airlines preferred the flexibility of typical wide-body jets like the Boeing 777 and Airbus A350.

The four-engine jet's high operating costs also prompted carriers like Air France and Malaysia Airlines to retire their fleets during the pandemic.

However, many airlines seem to have fallen back in love with the superjumbo.

Lufthansa retired all 14 of its A380s during the pandemic but has brought back eight of them since 2022. Etihad has reactivated six jets and launched new routes to Paris and Singapore.

Meanwhile, Australia's Qantas restarted A380 flights between Sydney and Dallas in August — the first time since before the pandemic.

Based on route data from Cirium, Business Insider has compiled a list of every airline regularly operating the A380 and the routes they're planning to fly in December 2025.

Here's what all 89 Airbus A380 routes look like on the map.

More than 7,500 flights are scheduled with the Airbus A380 during December, with capacity for almost 4 million passengers, per Cirium.

If you're looking for the routes closest to you, then try this interactive map.

You can hover over each icon to view the destinations available from that location.

1. Emirates

Dubai's airline is by far the world's largest operator of the A380. Emirates has a total of 116, with 95 of them active.

Like its rival Middle Eastern airlines, Emirates' A380 is highly luxurious — with business-class passengers able to visit the bar or even book a shower.

The airline's president, Tim Clark, told Business Insider earlier this year that he'd like Airbus to build a new version of the A380 with more fuel-efficient engines.

Emirates' plethora of planes comes with a similarly broad route map. Brace yourself for an extensive list.

Emirates flies the A380 between Dubai and Amman, Jordan; Amsterdam; Auckland, New Zealand; Bangkok; Barcelona; Bengaluru, India; Birmingham, England; Brisbane, Australia; Cairo; Casablanca, Morocco; Copenhagen, Denmark; Denpasar, Indonesia; Düsseldorf, Germany; Frankfurt, Germany; Glasgow, Scotland; Hong Kong; Houston; Istanbul; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Johannesburg; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; London Gatwick; London Heathrow; Los Angeles; Madrid; Manchester, England; Mauritius; Melbourne, Australia; Milan; Moscow; Mumbai, India; Munich; New York; Nice, France; Osaka, Japan; Paris; Perth, Australia; Prague; Rome; San Francisco; São Paulo; Seoul; Shangahi; Singapore; Sydney; Taipei; Tokyo Narita; Toronto; Vienna; Washington, DC; and Zurich.

Emirates also operates three fifth-freedom flights with the A380, between Christchurch, New Zealand and Sydney; Bangkok and Hong Kong; and Milan and New York.

2. British Airways

British Airways has 12 Airbus A380s.

Skytrax ranked the airline's first class 10th this year. However, BA has also launched a $9 billion "transformation program," which includes retrofitting its A380s with an upgraded first class that is expected to debut next year.

"The A380 is an important part of our fleet and rightfully, incredibly popular with our customers," Neil Chernoff, BA's chief planning and strategy officer, previously told Business Insider.

Behind Emirates, BA offers the second-highest number of destinations, most of which are in the US.

BA flies the A380 between London Heathrow and Dubai, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco.

3. Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines also has a fleet of 12 double-decker jets, having retired seven due to the pandemic.

The carrier is one of just 10 to receive a five-star rating from Skytrax. It named Singapore Airlines' business class the second-best behind Qatar Airways, but top for first-class.

The airline offers enormous suites on its A380s, which have both an armchair and a bed. Two of these can also be uniquely combined to create a double bed.

Singapore flies the A380 between Singapore Changi Airport and Frankfurt, London, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Sydney.

4. Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways cleaned up at this year's Skytrax awards, winning both best airline and best business class.

Like Emirates, the airline's A380 includes a bar for business-class passengers. It also has huge bathrooms, but lacks showers.

Qatar's A380s, perhaps surprisingly, don't feature its flagship business-class product, the QSuite, which you'll find on the A350 and Boeing 777 and 787.

Following delays to the Boeing 777X, Qatar reversed plans to retire the A380.

Its former CEO, Akbar Al-Bakar, said in 2021 that buying the planes was a "big mistake," given their high operating costs.

However, on the sidelines of last year's Farnborough Airshow, current CEO Badr Mohammed Al-Meer said the quad-engine was getting a new lease of life.

Qatar has eight A380s, which it operates between Doha and Bangkok, London, Paris, and Sydney.

5. Qantas

Australian flag carrier Qantas has 10 A380s.

It flies them from Sydney to Dallas/Fort Worth, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, and Singapore, where it also continues to London.

Plus, the A380 is sometimes used on flights from Melbourne to Los Angeles.

A severe storm warning and "incredibly high" demand during Taylor Swift's Australian tour last year saw Qantas use a spare A380 to fly Swifties from Melbourne to Sydney.

6. Etihad

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways is the third-most prominent operator in the Middle East, often overshadowed by Emirates and Qatar.

However, its A380s are unique as they offer the most extravagant ticket in commercial aviation: The Residence.

For $24,000, you can book the only three-room suite on an airliner, complete with a bedroom and shower.

Etihad has 9 A380s. It flies them from Abu Dhabi to London, Paris, Singapore, and Toronto.

7. Lufthansa

The German flag carrier has a fleet of eight A380s.

It appears to prefer the only other double-decker jet, as Lufthansa operates the most Boeing 747 jets of any passenger airline.

Lufthansa initially retired all 14 of its A380s during the pandemic before changing its mind as travel demand bounced back. The other six were sold back to Airbus, Airways Magazine reported in 2023.

Lufthansa's A380s go between Munich and Bangkok, Los Angeles, New Delhi, and San Francisco.

8. Korean Air

Korean Air is one of four airlines on this list, and 11 around the world, to be rated five stars by Skytrax.

It has six A380s, which it flies from Seoul's Incheon Airport to Frankfurt, New York, and Tokyo.

But four-engined jets appear to be falling out of favor here. In 2021, CEO Walter Cho told FlightGlobal that its A380s would be retired by 2026 and its Boeing 747s by 2031.

9. Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines has six A380s.

During the pandemic, Asiana flew empty superjumbos to keep its pilots certified.

The second Seoul-based carrier on this list, Asiana has merged with Korean Air. For now, it's operated as a subsidiary but will use the same name from 2027.

The combined entity could have 12 A380s, depending on Korean's plans to retire its A380s.

Until then, Asiana regularly flies these jets from Seoul to Frankfurt, Los Angeles, and Sydney.

10. ANA

ANA is the newest Airbus A380 customer, as its first was delivered in 2019.

The Japanese airline has three in total, which it flies between Tokyo Narita and Honolulu.

ANA is another five-star airline, with an impressive business-class product. But you'll need to fly on a Boeing 777 to experience "The Room" — or in first class, "The Suite," which includes a 43-inch TV.

• CloudKitchens CTO Brian Atwell said testing for intelligence is necessary for some tech roles.
• He said that Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick's startup is considering using IQ tests for more roles.
• Atwell said such tests would "help weed out people very early."

CloudKitchens CTO Brian Atwell said he has considered a way to shake up the startup's hiring process by implementing one of the oldest kinds of tests.

"It probably wouldn't hurt if you slapped an IQ test in front of the PM in your process," Atwell told podcaster Ryan Peterman during a recent episode.

Atwell said it's difficult to design a perfect interview process, particularly one that can't be gamed. He said that CloudKitchens, Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick's $15 billion ghost kitchen startup, is conducting 20 experiments at any given time to improve its interview process.

"The reason that companies don't do it is, it just takes a ton of work to build a good process," he said. "Like in a tech org, you have dozens of different roles and each one needs different interviews, so the leadership team needs to be really, really dedicated to it."

In particular, Atwell said hiring project managers is more difficult than hiring software engineers, because some of the tasks a PM performs are "generally less well-defined than the engineering role."

Adding an IQ test wouldn't solve everything, but Atwell said such intelligence tests can help cull the initial field of applicants. He said that CloudKitchen's accounting team already uses IQ tests in its hiring process.

"It wouldn't help differentiate between the excellent and super excellent, but it would help weed out people very early, and then you could spend more time differentiating between the good versus excellent and the rest of your process," he said.

Companies like CloudKitchens need such a rigorous process, Atwell said, to make sure they're hiring quality engineers.

"Like an interview that tests your ability to recall things, your experience, or just your mindsets, does not build a strong engineering team," he said. "An interview that anyone can pass regardless of IQ, if they can practice enough that does not build a strong engineering team."

• OpenAI said hackers stole data from Mixpanel, its analytics partner.
• The AI startup said no ChatGPT users were affected but warned devs to be wary of suspicious emails.
• OpenAI's rapid rise to one of the world's most valuable companies has made it a target for hackers.

OpenAI is warning developers to be wary of phishing attacks after hackers stole data from its analytics partner.

The ChatGPT maker said on Thursday that a security breach earlier this month at Mixpanel, a web analytics platform, may have included profile information for users of OpenAI's developer platform.

OpenAI said the data affected could include "limited analytics data" such as names, email addresses, and approximate location for some API users.

The company said that OpenAI's systems had not been breached and that users of ChatGPT were unaffected, adding that passwords, payment details, and chat or API requests had not been compromised.

However, OpenAI said that the leaked data could be used to target developers with phishing attacks, and warned them to "treat unexpected emails or messages with caution."

Jake Moore, global cybersecurity advisor for internet security firm ESET, told Business Insider that while the exposed data was of "low sensitivity," it could be combined to "craft convincing fraudulent messages."

A Mixpanel spokesperson directed Business Insider to a separate statement from the company's CEO, Jen Taylor, who said Mixpanel is communicating with all affected customers and has engaged with law enforcement regarding the attack.

Mixpanel, which is based in San Francisco and says it has over 11,000 corporate users, said the breach on its systems originated from a "smishing" attack detected on November 8.

Smishing attacks use fake text messages to trick targets into revealing personal information or downloading malware.

The companies did not disclose how many people were affected by the data theft.

OpenAI's rapid rise to become one of the world's most valuable companies has made it a target for hackers.

Last year, The New York Times reported that a hacker gained access to the company's internal messaging systems and stole data related to advanced AI technology, and in June 2024, one former OpenAI researcher said he was fired after raising concerns about the AI startup's security and the threat of potential Chinese espionage.

OpenAI did not respond to a request for comment, sent outside normal working hours.

• Luxury watch brands like Omega, Tudor, and more offer alternatives to Rolex.
• Many brands provide Swiss craftsmanship and unique features at varying price points.
• Watch sellers and stylists recommend brands such as Longines and Tissot for quality timepieces.

Rolex is one of the first names people think of when it comes to luxury watches, but there are plenty of other brands with high-quality options to start or build your collection.

Entry-level Rolex watches start at about $6,000. The Swiss-made timepieces have an automatic dial that allows their hands to sweep instead of tick, which Bob's Watches, a marketplace for pre-owned watches, says is a true sign of luxury.

With Rolex's historical pattern of raising prices at the start of each year, those looking for similar functionality and quality can look to several brands for cheaper or equal alternatives, watch sellers and a stylist told Business Insider.

For those with a budget of five to six figures, there are brands with more complications — features other than telling time — and rich histories that span centuries, longtime collector Vincent Mistretta said.

Whether you're looking for a modern, classic, or sporty look, it's more important to consider your own personal style than buy from recognizable names, said Reginald Ferguson, the stylist behind New York Fashion Geek.

Here are eight brands to check out if you're hunting for a luxury watch, according to those who know wristwear well.

Grand Seiko

Grand Seiko, founded in 1960, is a Japanese brand known among watch enthusiasts for its durability and precision. It applies its own polishing technique, known as Zaratsu, to the watch's case. This technique is done by hand and gives the watch a mirror-like finish.

"Unlike Rolex, which leans heavily into brand recognition and prestige, GS is all about obsessive craftsmanship," Ferguson said.

The prices range from $2,600 to over $15,000 for a brand that Ferguson calls a "true flex."

Longines

Longines' history dates back to the 19th century. Like many Swiss-based watchmakers, it's known for its craftsmanship and innovation. Longines is credited with creating the first wristwatch with a rotatable bezel.

Longines' entry-level price point is below that of its fellow Swiss brands, Rolex and Omega, starting at less than $1,000 as of November. The Master collection, which Ferguson hailed as "excellent," starts at $2,250 on its website.

"With nearly two centuries of heritage, Longines strikes the perfect balance between timeless elegance and everyday wearability. It's a smart entry point into Swiss luxury," Paul Altieri, the founder and CEO of Bob's Watches, told Business Insider.

Tissot

With more than 160 years in the business, Tissot offers Swiss-made quality and style at a fraction of the cost of ultra-luxury brands, Bob's Watches said.

While many high-end brands require secondhand shopping to get a deal under four figures, Tissot's inventory offers a wider range, with watches for less than $500.

"Tissot proves you don't need to spend five figures to get a well-crafted Swiss timepiece. The PRX, in particular, has redefined affordable luxury with its sleek, integrated design," Altieri said.

Omega

Omega, a Swiss company, has been manufacturing luxury watches since 1848. It has been involved in historical moments, such as the 1970 Apollo 13 mission, which relied on the Omega Speedmaster watch to help the astronauts leave Earth and return safely.

Ferguson recommends the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra, which starts at about $3,500 for smaller models but can cost more than $73,000 for the priciest options. However, there are plenty of watches for less than $10,000.

He described Omega as a "classic brand that can go toe to toe with Rolex." It's been spotted on the wrists of several prominent figures, including Amazon cofounder Jeff Bezos and the fictional spy James Bond.

Oris

Oris, an independent Swiss luxury watch brand, sells mechanical-only watches built for durability.

The brand's watches feel "aspirational yet remain practical for a bonus-budget treat," Bob's Watches says. Oris has timepieces available on its website for as low as $2,200.

"Oris is one of the best-kept secrets in Swiss watchmaking — an independent brand that delivers exceptional mechanical watches at a fraction of the cost of luxury giants," Altieri said.

Tudor

The Rolex sister brand offers "Swiss craftsmanship at a discount," Ferguson said. You can expect similar toughness to its older counterpart, at a lower price point.

"On the modern side, Tudor and its famed Black Bay line are a no-brainer," said Linden Lazarus, a cofounder of the watch service brand WatchCheck.

The Black Bay models at Tudor range in price from $4,750 to $6,800, capping at about the price that brand-new Rolexes start at. It's hard to go wrong with a Tudor watch as there's a model for many people's styles, Lazarus said, but his go-to choice is the smaller-sized Black Bay 54 or 58.

Vacheron Constantin

Vacheron Constantin was founded in 1755, making it one of the world's oldest watch manufacturers still operating. The Swiss-made watches are for individuals who are prepared to splurge on a new timepiece.

Entry-level Vacheron Constantin watches cost between $12,000 and $15,000, with more complex pieces reaching over $100,000 in some instances.

"They make some absolutely gorgeous pieces of art that every high-end collector wants," Mistretta said.

F.P. Journe

F.P. Journe is a newer brand compared to others on this list. It was founded in 1999 by designer François-Paul Journe, who Mistretta said is considered "the current Michelangelo of watchmaking."

It has attracted the attention of Mark Zuckerberg and famous investor Kevin O'Leary. Its watches are "very, very exclusive" with extended waiting lists as its fan base grows and the number of watches made remains limited, Mistretta said.

Zuckerberg's F.P. Journe Chronomètre Bleu Byblos is one of 99 of that model made in 2014 to celebrate the opening of the watchmaker's 10th boutique in Beirut, for example.

An iteration of the same model sold at auction for $254,000 in April, Sotheby's said.

• Research shows women with curly hair may face bias in professional settings.
• Former journalist Priya Anand has a new podcast about curly hair, including its perception in the workplace.
• Do you think having curly hair has affected your career? Business Insider wants to know.

Having curly hair in the workplace can be fraught. Just ask Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

The Florida Congresswoman's wavy locks were the subject of a recent Business Insider article about how pressure to straighten them has followed her throughout her career. It was based on her appearance on "We Are Spiraling," a new podcast about curly hair by former journalist Priya Anand, who has ringlets, too.

Anand launched the show earlier this month along with a Substack to complement her forthcoming hair care product line, Mayura. She told Business Insider she could relate to her high-profile political guest.

"In high school, other girls would tell me I'd look so much better if I straightened my hair," Anand said in an email, adding that over time she learned not to let critics bother her. "At some point, I started tuning out noise around how I should reshape my appearance based on other people's commentary."

Research shows women with curly hair — especially those who are Black — can face bias in professional settings, which is why Anand says many intentionally hide their curls. Lawmakers have sought to address the problem through legislation, such as the 2019 CROWN Act, which bans race-based hair discrimination.

If you're a curly-haired professional, Business Insider would love to hear from you. How has it affected your career? Tell us your story below.

• Struggling job seekers are taking part-time gigs outside their fields to make ends meet.
• Some say they're unsure whether to include these roles in applications for full-time jobs.
• They say it's uncertain whether employers will view their temporary gigs in a positive light.

Kevin Hannegan is proud of the string of part-time gigs he has taken on while looking for full-time work. He's just not sure they belong on his résumé.

Since being laid off from his director role at a publishing company in January 2024, Hannegan has driven for DoorDash, worked on the changeover crew at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh — helping convert the arena between concerts and sporting events — and taken on odd jobs for friends, including fixing deck boards and replacing ceiling fans.

He said he asked several people in his life whether it's wise to include gigs like these on his résumé when applying for full-time roles in his field, and the feedback was roughly split. Half said he should, since it showed he was still working; the other half said listing roles that weren't full-time or relevant to his field probably wouldn't be helpful.

Regardless of what he includes, he knows employers will likely have questions about the past two years.

"Being unemployed from full-time work for this long will definitely require some explanation during an interview — whether the information is on a résumé or not," said Hannegan, who's in his 50s.

Hannegan is one of several job seekers Business Insider has spoken with over the past year who have taken part-time jobs outside their field to earn income while continuing to search for work. Many said they've grappled with whether to include temporary roles on their applications — fearing that a résumé gap could hurt their chances, but that listing a job significantly different from their desired role might do the same.

In a challenging job market, some candidates say even small résumé choices are worth agonizing over.

Whether to hide work experience on your résumé

A San Francisco-based millennial has worked contract positions at Microsoft and Amazon in recent years, earning about $120,000 annually. When the latter ended in December 2023, he struggled to find another role.

At first, he wasn't interested in the job postings recruiters sent him that offered as little as $75,000 a year. But after a year of struggling to find work — and relying on unemployment benefits and food stamps to stay afloat — his perspective shifted.

"By the end of 2024, I would have loved to make $75,000," he said.

After a year of unemployment, he began applying for any gig he could find, and eventually secured work as a ghost tour guide for $30 an hour and a US Postal Service mail carrier for $24 hourly. He estimated that he'll earn about $55,000 this year across the two jobs.

While he hasn't stopped applying for communications roles, you won't find either of his current gigs on his résumé. He believes many companies are biased against candidates who are unemployed or working outside their field.

It's unclear how much job seekers stand to gain by leaving certain gigs off their applications. Priya Rathod, workplace trends editor at Indeed, said it's generally wise to include any work experience — even if it's temporary or outside one's field — and to highlight the skills gained from those roles.

"It's not a surprise to employers right now that a lot of people are struggling in the job market," she said, "And I think it shows initiative that you've continued to stay in the workforce in some capacity."

Hannegan said he considered adding his changeover crew job to his résumé because it's a unique role that might catch an employer's attention — and signals that he's willing to do whatever it takes to support his family.

However, Hannegan isn't optimistic that tweaking his résumé would make a difference. He said he recently decided to pause his search for a full-time role and focus on part-time gigs.

"It's exhausting to put in the work and get no response," he said.

Finding ways to avoid a résumé gap

Some job seekers aren't just being selective about which gigs they include in applications — they're also trying to avoid a résumé gap. The key, some say, is finding any relevant experience they can frame as their current role.

In addition to leaving his mailman and ghost tour gigs off his résumé, the San Francisco-based millennial lists his current employment as an independent communications consulting business. He said the business is barely active and brings in little income, but he includes it to avoid showing an employment gap — and to maintain the appearance that he's still working in his field.

"I have to keep this charade up that my independent communications business is healthy and successful and that I'm not hustling as a letter carrier," he said.

Miles Bradley has been searching for work since losing his contract software engineering role at AT&T in 2022. He said he's the chief technology officer of a startup, but the company is still securing funding and isn't yet providing any income. Still, he keeps it on his résumé to signal that he remains active in the tech industry.

"The industry has become addicted to finding the 'Goldilocks' candidates," said Bradley, who's in his 50s and lives in New York. "They want to have somebody that exactly fits what they're looking for."

Lisa Rangel, CEO of Chameleon Resumes, an executive job search firm, said job seekers have good reason to keep a current position on their résumés — and especially on their LinkedIn profiles. Some recruiters, she said, are more likely to search for candidates who are currently employed — in part because they're perceived as a "safer" hire than someone who isn't working.

To improve their chances of being discovered, Rangel recommends job seekers add a current position to their LinkedIn profile if they're not formally employed. This could be a personal consulting or freelance role — if they've done relevant work — or a placeholder title such as "Seeking marketing manager role," with the "company" field reflecting their target industry.

"You need a 'current position' that outlines what you are doing during your unemployment period," Rangel said.

At a minimum, Indeed's Rathod recommends that job seekers address résumé gaps in their résumé and cover letters, as well as during interviews.

Juan Pelaez said he's been fortunate not to have an employment gap on his résumé, despite being laid off in 2023. That's because he's continued doing part-time work for his former employer while searching for full-time marketing and project management roles.

Pelaez, who's in his 40s, also has a side gig that he has debated including in his applications. To earn some income during his job search, he's worked as a background actor on a few films — including "Happy Gilmore 2." He hasn't listed the acting work on his résumé, but said he's now reconsidering.

"Not having it on there hasn't yielded positive results, so maybe putting it in there would help," he said.