Big Tech Told Kids to Code. The Jobs Didn’t Follow.
The Daily
09/29/25
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For the past decade, a simple message has been delivered to a generation of American students: If you learn to code and complete a computer science degree, you’ll get a job with a six-figure salary.
Now, thousands of students who followed the advice are discovering that the promise was empty. Natasha Singer, a technology reporter for The Times, explains.
Guest: Natasha Singer, a technology reporter in the business section of The New York Times.
Background reading:
- Goodbye, $165,000 tech jobs. Student coders seek work at Chipotle.
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Photo: Andrew Spear for The New York Times
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On today’s episode, Gilbert sits down with Stella Bugbee and Jacob Gallagher, two of The Times’s foremost style experts and veterans of the fashion week circuit, to discuss clothes. They talk about what fashion week means in the frenetic fashion ecosystem of 2025, and they answer some listener questions about how to cultivate a personal style.
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Stella Bugbee, the Styles editor for The New York Times.
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In a new poll, The New York Times asked voters what they thought of the first eight months of President Trump’s second term.
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Guest: Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- After a volatile summer, Mr. Trump’s approval remains low but stable, a new Times/Siena survey shows.
- See Mr. Trump’s approval rating according to the latest polls.
Photo: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
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