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Enterprise technology company ServiceNow is expected to announce plans today to build an AI-focused office in West Palm Beach, Florida, as part of an expansion in the Southeast region. The Santa Clara, California-based company says it will become the anchor tenant in a new Related Ross office building, and that the space will serve as a hub for product innovation, enterprise AI development, and workforce education. Bill McDermott, chairman and CEO of ServiceNow, is calling the space an AI Institute, which will include a customer engagement center, access to a ServiceNow University for AI education and certification, and a startup accelerator for young businesses and innovators from all over the world who want to build software and rapidly prototype. The ServiceNow facility, which is expected to open in 2028, joins a growing number of corporations with offices in West Palm Beach, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Point72, and Elliott Management. Cleveland Clinic recently announced plans to build a hospital in the city, and Vanderbilt University is developing a graduate education campus in West Palm Beach. We really concentrated on bringing schools, hospitals, recreational facilities to Florida and dealing with all the infrastructure and amenities needed for a place that’s growing,” says Stephen Ross, CEO and chairman of Related Ross, founder of Related Companies, and owner of the Miami Dolphins pro football team. Related Ross owns 3 million square feet of commercial and residential space in Palm Beach County, with another 3.5 million square feet in its pipeline. ServiceNow has committed to occupy up to 200,000 square feet. [Photo: Courtesy of ServiceNow] The state of Florida has contributed a $15 million development package to ServiceNow, and West Palm Beach offered the company a relocation and development assistance grant to match state funds up to $2 million. Your dollar goes a lot further Ross and McDermott credit Keith James, mayor of West Palm Beach, for collaborating with businesses such as theirs to bring educational and economic opportunity to the city. (ServiceNow says its West Palm Beach office will create some 850 new jobs through 2030; the company, which last year posted $10.97 billion in revenue, employs about 27,000 people worldwide.) James, meanwhile, highlighted the work of the Related Ross Foundation, which supports local programs and neighborhood improvements. The mayors office says the total taxable value of property in the city rose to $25.49 billion in 2025, up 87% from $13.61 billion in 2019. Employment last year was 80,237, up from 74,492 in 2019. I’m not looking for companies to build me pretty buildings, James says. I’m looking for companies to help me build a community. For McDermott, West Palm Beach offers something increasingly rare: a location where young tech talent can afford to live while building careers. “You can talk to a young innovator at a university and you say, Your dollar goes a lot further in West Palm than it will in San Francisco, he says. “That means a lot to young people.”
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Interviewing for jobs can be a lengthy process: multiple rounds, slow scheduling, recruiters ghosting. In fact, in one study, 52% of companies stated that the interview process lasts four to six weeks. And other survey data reveals hiring decisions are taking longer, which means employers are taking their time when choosing candidates. So if youve been invited back for several rounds of interviews, it can be frustratingbut it also likely suggests youre among the top applicants. But given how long it takes and how high stakes interviewing feels nowadays, it can be easy to feel more pressure the deeper you get into the process. You likely wont ever get told if youre one of the final two. But what you can do is prioritize distinguishing yourself from your competition to show the hiring manager why youre the best one for the role. Practice humility. Let the hiring manager see your true personality. Being open and humble in responses is something I value in most candidates, says Jenny Amalfi, president of the Americas at Airswift, a Houston-based full-service employment agency. While being technically great is always important, the personal side of a candidate often outweighs their technical ability in the interview process. She notes that companies seek hires who are strong collaboratorskeep that front in mind, even as you navigate late-stage interviews. Be authentic. A person being true to themselves and comfortable in their own skin is refreshing and contagious, says Amalfi. It shows stability and is very attractive, she stated. Lots of candidates possess great technical skills, but its the candidate who can provide examples of their emotional intelligence in the workplace that often receive the job offer. Be inquisitive. Amalfi appreciates candidates that ask her questions. If I lead an interview, and the candidate does not have questions prepared, it’s a sign to me that they may just be an order takernot someone who wants to challenge the status quo, she explains. I prefer to hire individuals who are eager to learn and ask questions. That’s how we get better. If youre down to the final interview stage, have insightful questions prepared that demonstrate youre ready to take on the job. It could be what tips the scales. Present yourself as coachable. As the interview process is winding down, being vulnerable and willing to learn could work in your favor. Sharing a moment when they have learned a lesson or learned the hard way is very important, explains Amalfi. It shows that youre coachable and understand the importance of receiving feedback. If youre heading into an interview, be prepared to share a moment when you learned a valuable lesson during a project at work, she notes. Someone who understands the importance of feedback is a valuable asset at any company and can set you apart. Demonstrate a passion to join the organization. To edge out competition, show real interest in the company, including their product, market, competition, and customers, suggests Jenny Shiers, the U.K.-based chief people officer at Unily, an employee experience platform which is headquartered in New York. When looking at two candidates who have the same qualifications and experience, she shares that the one who shows genuine enthusiasm for the company is key. A candidate showing surface level interest, such as basic knowledge of the product, is not going to cut it, explains Shiers. Also, she adds, it never hurts to show interest in the interviewer and their own role and career path. Tout your competency. If youve reached the final stages, its likely that your skills and competency levels have already been approved. What you now need to do is show the potential impact you can haveand how this impact can be more relevant to the company than the other candidates’, says Shiers. How have you previously solved challenges? Delivered outstanding results? How could this relate to the company youre interviewing for? Grounding these examples in data and business value is key, outlines Shiers. Results are what employers care about, so the candidate best able to connect their previous experience to future value is more likely to be successful. Stay professional. Shiers with Unily says to remember recruiters are likely working on several roles at any one time, with multiple candidates per role. Having said that, it’s good to show that you’re interested, and it’s fine to touch base provided you’re respectful of others’ time, she notes. I look for candidates who follow up and aren’t afraid to ask for feedback, Amalfi with Airswift says. Choose your references carefully. References are very important, and if the decision is between two top candidates, they could be mean even more. Yes, hiring managers typically collect references after interviewing and progressing to offer, says Amalfi. When selecting references, it’s important to get folks that have managed you previously as well as those that have worked with you, she continues. This shows different vantage points to reference.
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Roblox and Discord are being sued by the mother of a 15-year-old boy who died by suicide after allegedly being targeted by an adult sex predator posing as a child on the platforms. A wrongful death lawsuit was filed in San Francisco Superior Court by Becca Dallas, according to The New York Times. Her son, Ethan Dallas, joined the online gaming platform Roblox with his parents approval and with parental controls in place. At age 12, he was allegedly targeted by an online predator posing as a child named Nate, now believed to be 37-year-old Timothy OConnor, per The Times. Their conversations moved to Discord and turned sexual in nature, with Nate threatening Ethan into sharing sexually explicit images. Tragically, Ethan was permanently harmed and haunted by these experiences, and he died by suicide at the age of 15, the complaint said. His mother, Becca, is seeking a jury trial and compensatory damages. The lawsuit highlights a long-standing danger of online spaces, particularly those targeted at children but where adults are also able to hang around. The complaint argues that if either platform had enforced more stringent safety protocols, Ethan would have never interacted with this predator, never suffered the harm that he did, and never died by suicide. A Roblox spokesperson told Fast Company in an emailed statement that the company was deeply saddened by this tragic loss but could not comment on active litigation. “Safety is a top priority,” the statement continued, “and we are continually innovating new safety featuresover 100 this year alonethat protect our users and empower parents and caregivers with greater control and visibility. Roblox said it has introduced several tools designed to better protect its young users, including an age-estimation feature set to roll out platform-wide by years end. The spokesperson added: Our policies are purposely stricter than those found on other platforms, including limiting chat for younger users, not allowing sharing images through chat and filters designed to block the sharing of personal information. The company added that child safety online is an industry-wide issue and highlighted its partnerships with law enforcement and global child safety and mental health organizations to combat exploitation. A spokesperson for Discord told Fast Company: “Discord is deeply committed to safety and we require all users to be at least 13 to use our platform. We use a combination of advanced technology and trained safety teams to proactively find and remove content that violates our policies. We maintain strong systems to prevent the spread of sexual exploitation and grooming on our platform and also work with other technology companies and safety organizations to improve online safety across the internet.” Anapol Weiss, the firm that filed Dallass suit, said this is the ninth lawsuit it has filed in connection with allegations that children were groomed, exploited, or assaulted after contact on Roblox or related platforms. “This case lays bare the devastating consequences when billion-dollar platforms knowingly design environments that enable predators to prey on vulnerable children,” said Alexandra Walsh, partner at Anapol Weiss, in a statement. “These companies are raking in billions. Children are paying the price.”
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