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How Is a Job Almost Nobody Had Heard of Suddenly Paying $400,000?

There’s a tech job called a forward-deployed engineer, and while you were busy feeling proud because you finally learned what ChatGPT can do, demand for these people basically went through the roof.

Job postings using forward-deployed engineering titles jumped more than 1,000% from January through August 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to labor-market data.

Since 2023, postings are up more than 4,600%. Median advertised pay is now above $188,000, compared with roughly $145,000 for a traditional software engineer.

Anthropic is advertising individual forward-deployed engineering jobs paying as much as $320,000, while management roles overseeing these teams can pass $400,000.

Somewhere out there is a person making several hundred grand doing a job you probably couldn’t have named five minutes ago.

The job is basically what happens after a company spends a fortune on AI and then realizes, “Oh, somebody still has to make this thing actually work.”

Forward-deployed engineers work directly with customers, connect AI to messy company data and old software, build tools, fix integrations and turn impressive demos into something employees can actually use.

Palantir helped popularize this model years ago, and companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft and Google are now hiring around the same idea.

That creates an uncomfortable question for anyone working in tech: Is being good at writing code still enough, or is the bigger prize going to people who can code, understand the business, talk to customers and fix real-world chaos?

So You’re Really Going to Keep Taking Tylenol?

Tylenol is all over the news right now.

Which is awkward, because millions of people have been swallowing it like it’s the default setting for having a human body.

Headache? Tylenol.

Back hurts? Tylenol.

Slept weird? Somehow, Tylenol again.

We put together a piece on what’s driving the headlines, the concerns people are talking about, and why some people are looking at other ways to deal with pain.

And the alternative getting attention is probably not what you’d expect to find sitting next to a bottle of painkillers.

See what people are looking at instead. →

You Say You’re Underpaid So Why Are You Still Doing Nothing About It?

You can have the skills.

You can have the experience.

You can survive meetings that should’ve been emails, managers who say circle back, and coworkers who somehow need 17 people on a Zoom call to change one spreadsheet.

Impressive but here’s the uncomfortable part: If you think you’re underpaid, what have you actually done about it?

Because complaining about your salary while only applying to companies paying the same local salaries is basically checking the same empty fridge six times and hoping a steak appears.

Your location can put a ceiling on your paycheck.

Turing is trying to remove that ceiling by connecting people around the world with fully remote opportunities at US companies across AI, software, data, analytics, and other technical fields.

You work from where you are.

So now you’ve got a choice.

Keep telling yourself you’re worth more... or actually find out.

Go see what your skills are worth when your ZIP code shuts up. →

How Is a Protein Bar Company That Barely Existed Two Years Ago Worth $2.25 Billion?

David Protein launched in September 2024. Yes, 2024. You have leftovers in your freezer older than this company. Now its parent company, Medici Brands, has raised $250 million and is reportedly worth $2.25 billion.

David started with a protein bar packing 28 grams of protein, 150 calories, and zero grams of sugar. Today, Medici says David products are sold in more than 35,000 stores, including Walmart, Target, and Costco, and the brand is on track to pass $300 million in 2026 revenue.

Meanwhile, you’re still deciding whether that business idea in your Notes app needs a better logo. Take your time, apparently two years is enough time for somebody else to build a multibillion-dollar food company.

Before you start screaming, “It’s just a protein bar!” The $2.25 billion valuation belongs to Medici Brands, not David Protein alone. Medici also owns food-technology company Epogee, candy brand HallPass, and is preparing another snack brand called Rowdy.

Founder Peter Rahal also helped build RXBAR, which Kellogg bought for $600 million in 2017, so investors aren’t exactly handing $250 million to a guy who discovered protein yesterday.

Still, the speed is ridiculous: David went from launching one bar to helping anchor a company worth billions in roughly two years. So pick your side: Is this proof that a simple product can still become enormous if the branding, distribution, and execution are right?

Or is $2.25 billion an absolutely unhinged amount of money to attach to a company whose biggest star is a protein bar? Either way, while you’re thinking about it, investors already wrote the check.

You Trust Calcium With Your Bones. Based on What, Exactly?

You’ve been told calcium is good for your bones for basically your entire life.

So you believed it.

Of course you did. Someone said it when you were 12, it sounded medical enough, and apparently that was all the due diligence your skeleton was getting.

But researchers have been studying a different protein for bone health: collagen.

And this is where things get uncomfortable.

Because if you’ve spent years automatically reaching for calcium without ever asking, “Is this actually the only thing my bones need?” then congratulations, you’ve been running your body on advice you probably haven’t questioned since flip phones were exciting.

You can keep doing exactly what you’ve always done, that’s certainly easier.

Or you can spend a minute seeing why researchers started looking at something else.

Go see the protein your calcium bottle would rather you not read about. →

Why Are Job Interviews Now Making Candidates Prove They’re Actual Humans?

Job interviews are getting so weird that some companies are now asking candidates to prove the person on the screen is actually real.

Remote applicants have reportedly been told to turn off virtual backgrounds, move the camera around the room, wave a hand in front of their face, share their screen, and complete work live.

Why?

Companies are trying to catch fake identities, deepfakes, hidden AI help, and even people secretly interviewing for somebody else. Your next interview might start with, “Tell me about yourself,” and end with, “Now wave at the camera so we know you aren’t a computer wearing Kevin’s face.”

A survey of 3,000 U.S. hiring managers found 59% had suspected a candidate of using AI to misrepresent themselves, 31% said they had interviewed someone later found to be using a fake identity, and 35% said someone other than the listed applicant had taken part in an interview.

Think about what this means for you. You already have to beat hundreds of applicants, survive the résumé scanner, smile like you’re thrilled about fast-paced environments, and explain why pretending Excel is exciting has been your lifelong dream.

Now you might also have to prove you physically exist. Companies have a real reason to worry: fake workers and identity schemes have already reached U.S. businesses, including cases involving people using stolen identities to land remote tech jobs.

But legitimate candidates are getting caught in the middle, facing more tests, more monitoring, and more suspicion before they even get hired.

Should employers make everyone jump through extra hoops to stop fraud, or has hiring officially become so paranoid that showing up with a résumé, a face, and a pulse is no longer enough?

You Keep Saying You’re Smart, Want to Prove It?

You keep telling people you’re great at software, medicine, math, biology, chemistry, or physics.

Wonderful! Your family is very proud.

Now here’s your chance to do something with that giant brain besides correcting strangers online.

Turing is hiring software engineers, doctors, researchers, and STEM experts to help build and improve the next generation of AI tools.

The opportunities are remote, pay above local market rates, and include full-time roles and flexible AI projects.

Not qualified? Fine, refer someone who is and you could earn up to $1,000. Even your talented friends can finally become useful.

So, what’s the excuse this time?

Go prove you’re as smart as you keep telling everyone. →

How Many More Nights Will You Pretend Waking Up to Pee Is Normal?

You wake up to pee.

Then you crawl back into bed and tell yourself, “It’s probably just age.”

Sure, and the third bathroom trip is your bladder’s charming little midnight hobby.

Let’s cut the nonsense.

If this keeps happening, ignoring it is not a plan. It's you repeatedly sacrificing your sleep while pretending the problem will get bored and move out.

A new report explains three bladder warning signs you shouldn't ignore and explores why adults might be losing control of their sleep, comfort, and bathroom schedule.

You can keep memorizing the fastest route to the toilet or you can finally learn what might be causing the problem and what you can do about it.

Stop pretending your bladder runs your life for fun. Read the report now. →