Venmo Résumés, AI Internships & Bullet Myths: 2025's Job Market Circus

KEY POINTS

  • In Brooklyn, Darshan Patel sent his future employer 50 cents via Venmo in 2025, landing a film internship.
  • Felix Wallis, 23, bypassed conventional applications by fixing a popular AI startup’s interface on Facebook.
  • US sectors such as homebuilding and restaurants show signs of recession, according to economist Neil Dutta.
  • Buford Pusser’s famed 1967 sheriff legacy was questioned after his wife’s 2024 exhumation suggested a possible lie.

In the dazzling economic drama of 2025, Darshan Patel secured a film internship by Venmo-ing his future boss 50 cents—yes, half a dollar sparked a career in Brooklyn! Meanwhile, Felix Wallis, a 23-year-old AI whiz, hacked a startup’s interface fix on Facebook, landing a coveted gig sans traditional resumes. All this unfolds while the US sneaks towards recession, with fragile sectors and Neil Dutta’s ominous 'seven deadly signs.' Meanwhile, Tennessee’s legendary sheriff Buford Pusser’s wife’s mysterious 1967 shooting got a 2024 resurrection that questions whether his real-life saga was Hollywood's tall tale. And Bill Ackman? His cringe pickup line ‘May I meet you?’ turned awkward confidence into dating gospel. Plus, Satya Nadella’s stirring Microsoft to rethink AI economics with Rolf Harms injects a cloud-sized twist in tech’s saga.

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Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/23/2025 | Author: Steve Russolillo