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☆ The life and career of Jenna Lyons, Real Housewife and former J. Crew executive
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jenna Lyons began her career at J.Crew in 1990 and climbed the ranks to become creative director. Lyons is the first openly gay woman to star on Real Housewives of New York. The fashion designer and executive played a major role in reviving the preppy apparel brand J.Crew in the 2010s. She's moved on to other endeavors, including a fake lash business and joining the cast of Real Housewives of New York City. Here's everything we know about Lyons' life and career as a fashion designer and former creative director of J.

Persons: Jenna Lyons, Lyons, —, She's, J Organizations: J.Crew, Real Housewives, New, Service, J Locations: New York, New York City

☆ Thanks to AI, junior employees at major firms are spending less time prepping paperwork and more time pitching clients
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AI is shaking up the workplace and freeing junior employees from monotonous tasks, Bloomberg reports. Major consulting and law firms are using AI to do tasks typically given to junior workers. This saves time for junior workers, letting them take on projects and get promoted more quickly. AdvertisementAI is changing the way that junior employees at major consulting and law firms work. It usually takes junior workers at law firms and major consulting companies at least a decade to work up to the partner position, according to Bloomberg.

Persons: —, Business Insider's Aki Ito Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, KPMG, Business

☆ Apple let reporters film inside its secretive chip-testing lab for the first time — take a look
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It's apparently the first time reporters have been invited to film video inside the space. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The room is filled with shelves of 70 machines tasked with testing chips for new Apple products, according to CNBC. AdvertisementWhile this marks the first time a news outlet's film crew was allowed to film video inside the room, it's not be the first time the public has gotten a peek at Apple's chip-testing process. The S series powers Apple Watches, and H and W chips were made for AirPods, and U chips, which are used in AirTags, allow for communication between Apple products.

Persons: —, Apple Organizations: Apple, CNBC, Service, Bloomberg, Intel, Apple Vision

☆ Ex-J.Crew exec says she used to work 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. without a break, followed by hours of phone meetings at home
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Crew's former president Jenna Lyons recalled working over ten hours a day. Lyons spoke on a recent podcast, which was released Monday. Lyons said she worked 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. with no breaks, then answered phone calls at home. In the podcast episode, Lyons spoke about her time leading J.Crew, during which she oversaw the J.Crew, Madewell, and Factory divisions. "When I left my job, my whole world sort of dismantled," Lyons told Time.

Persons: Crew's, Jenna Lyons, Lyons, —, She's, Lauryn Evarts, Michael Bosstick, Tim Cook's, J.Crew, Cass Bird Organizations: Service, Housewives, New, Apple, Time Magazine, Time Locations: New York, J.Crew

☆ Judge tells woman who threw burrito bowl at Chipotle employee to work fast-food job if she wants less jail time
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The woman was charged with one count of assault after throwing a burrito bowl at a Chipotle worker. The judge said he gave this unique sentence to teach the woman a "sense of empathy," WJW reported. AdvertisementAn Ohio woman who threw her Chipotle burrito bowl at an employee could soon learn what it takes to work in food service. A video of the incident, posted to Reddit, shows Hayne throwing her Chipotle burrito bowl at employee Emily Russell. Gilligan also told Hayne that her behavior toward the Chipotle employee was unacceptable.

Persons: —, Rosemary Hayne, Hayne, Emily Russell, Timothy Gilligan, Russell, Parma, Judge Gilligan, Gilligan, Chipotle Organizations: WJW, Service, Fox, Parma Municipal, Housewives Locations: An Ohio, Parma , Ohio, Parma, Cleveland

☆ The top 10 most popular podcasts of 2023, according to Apple
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Apple has released a list of the 10 most popular podcasts of 2023. Apple shared a roundup on Tuesday of the most popular podcasts of 2023. But today, we will be focusing on the top 10 podcasts overall, according to Apple. Denise Truscello"Stuff You Should Know" will, according to Apple Podcasts, teach you everything you need to know about science, history, religion, crime, and more. It is the top health and fitness-related podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, according to the podcast's website.

Persons: Apple, —, Josh Clark, Chuck Bryant, Denise Truscello, Clark, Byrant, Shankar Vedantam, Chance Yeh, Andrew Huberman, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Drew Angerer, Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley, Urquhart, Kelley, Glass, Astrid Stawiarz, Ira Glass, Chicago that's, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Sean Hayes, Frazer Harrison, Manny Carabel, Amy Sussman, Getty, Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Aniston, Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Gary Hershorn, It's, Michael Barbaro, Sabrina Tavernise, Ashley Flowers, Audiochuck, Brit Prawat Organizations: Apple, Service, SYSK, NPR, The Washington Post, National Public, Public Radio Exchange, Getty, NBC NBC Dateline, NBC, Nielsen Media Research, The New York Times Locations: Stanford, Boston

☆ Marc Benioff says he gets around 8 hours of sleep a night and starts every morning the same way
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Benioff says he sleeps eight hours a night and meditates for up to an hour a day. Benioff said that he averages about eight hours of sleep a night. Though some business leaders swear they can survive on half the amount of sleep, Benioff isn't one of them. Asked about the entrepreneurs who say they get only four hours of sleep a night, Benioff quickly batted the idea down. Benioff also has a strict meditation routine that he's been dedicated to since 1992, according to GQ.

Persons: Marc Benioff's, Benioff, —, Marc Benioff, Jack Dorsey, Indra Nooyi, Jeff Immelt, Barack Obama, Donald Trump Organizations: GQ, Service, Pepsico, General, SFGate, San Locations: San Francisco, Plum Village, France

☆ Tim Cook says Apple hires people with these character traits
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tim Cook says that Apple employees all believe that "one plus one equals three." Tim Cook talked about the characteristics that strong hires at Apple share in a recent podcast interview hosted by Dua Lipa. About three minutes into the interview, Cook said that everyone he works with at Apple believes that "one plus one equals three." Cook said in the interview that Apple hires people from "all walks of life," including those with and without college degrees. In 2016, Business Insider took a dive into what Apple employees have said about their jobs on forums like Glassdoor and Quora.

Persons: Tim Cook, —, Cook, Apple Organizations: Apple, Service, Dua, Business Locations: Dua Lipa

☆ Some business leaders like Jeff Bezos hate the phrase 'work-life balance.' Here's what they prefer instead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Over the years, CEOs and business leaders have shared their thoughts on the phrase "work-life balance." AdvertisementYou wouldn't think that the phrase "work-life balance" would be a controversial one. Here are some of the hottest takes on work-life balance, given by some of the top business executives in the US. Jeff Bezos says work and life should make a circle, not a "balance"Jeff Bezos has called the phrase "work-life balance" debilitating. TIAA CEO thinks the entire concept is a "lie"TIAA's CEO says work-life balance is a "lie."

Persons: Jeff Bezos, —, Clive Mason, Axel Springer, Bezos, it's, Elon Musk, Satya Nadella, Nadella, he's, Paras Griffin, Thasunda Brown Duckett, Alan Murray, Brown Duckett, Arianna Huffington, Andrew H, Walker, Huffington, Elon Musk Elon, STEFANI REYNOLDS, Musk, Walter Isaacson's Organizations: Service, Amazon, Business, Bloomberg, Press, Australian Financial, Getty, Oxford University, Elon, Getty Images, CNBC, YMCA, Tesla

☆ Jeff Bezos' fiancée did a Vogue photoshoot inside the '10,000 Year Clock' — here's what the structure built beneath a mountain is all about
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jeff Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, posed inside the 10,000 Year Clock in a photoshoot by Vogue. AdvertisementA Vogue feature of Jeff Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, featured an iconic photoshoot of the couple in Western Texas. It's located inside a mountain in the Western Texas desert that's part of the Sierra Diablo Mountain Range. Bezos began funding the clock project back in 2011. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez got engaged in May after dating for about four years.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, Bezos, Danny Hillis, —, Sanchez, intriguingly, Mackenzie Scott Organizations: Vogue, Long Now, Service, Origin, Fox Locations: Western Texas, Van Horn , Texas, Los Angeles

☆ YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A YouTube spokesperson said that using ad blockers could lead to a "suboptimal viewing" experience. Users may be unable to watch videos unless they disable their ad blockers or buy YouTube Premium. "Users who have ad blockers installed may experience suboptimal viewing, regardless of the browser they are using." More recently, X users began complaining and sharing screenshots of YouTube pop-ups warning them to not use ad blockers. They also said that YouTube wouldn't play a video until the ad blocker was disabled or the user purchased a YouTube Premium subscription, which starts at $13.99 a month.

Persons: —, we've, hasn't Organizations: YouTube, Google, Service, Android Authority, Mozilla, Microsoft

☆ Tim Cook was asked if he deserves more credit for Apple's success after Steve Jobs. He said it's shared, and Jobs would still be CEO if alive today.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Apple's market cap has ballooned to over $3 trillion during Cook's tenure. Cook says he and former CEO Steve Jobs, along with Apple's employees, "share credit" for the success. AdvertisementLiving up to the legacy of Steve Jobs is no easy feat, but current Apple CEO Tim Cook says he doesn't see his predecessor as competition. Tim Cook and Steve Jobs pictured speaking at an Apple press conference. In 2020, Apple's market cap hit $2 trillion and in September 2023, it ballooned to $3 trillion.

Persons: Tim Cook, Cook, Steve Jobs, —, Steve, there's, Apple, Jobs, Kimberly White, hasn't, Jony, he's, — Cook Organizations: Apple, Dua, Service, Jobs, Reuters Apple, Wall Street Journal, Apple Watch, Vision Locations: Dua Lipa, Jobs

☆ X employees are reportedly fielding calls from advertisers asking about Elon Musk's endorsement of antisemitic post
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ads have also appeared next to pro-Nazi posts on Musk's platform, non-profit Media Matters reported. Some X employees are facing the brunt of the uproar, and are reportedly getting calls from advertisers asking about Musk's comments, according to The New York Times. X has also been placing advertisements next to major companies like Apple, Oracle, and Xfinity, according to Media Matters. AdvertisementSome users on X responded to Yaccarino's post, asking her if X owner Musk was aware of this stance and requesting that she relay her message to him. Antisemitic posts from X users, which were flagged by Media Matters, will now be labeled as "sensitive media," an X executive told Business Insider in a statement.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Musk, @BreakingBaht, Linda Yaccarino, Dustin Moskovitz, Ross Gerber Organizations: Media, Service, The New York Times, Nazi, IBM, Apple, Oracle, Media Matters, BI, Facebook, X, SpaceX, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth, Investment Management

☆ Apple is going to make texting between iPhones and Android a lot less awful starting next year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Apple will support RCS, Rich Communication Services later in 2024, according to 9To5Mac. AdvertisementThis is a reversal from what Apple CEO Tim Cook said about the idea of RCS texting last year. In 2022, Cook said that he didn't get many requests to improve cross-platform texting. He encouraged an audience member at the 2022 Code Conference to switch over to Apple when he asked about cross-platform texting. AdvertisementThis was part of a campaign called #GetTheMessage, which according to Android, was launched to encourage Apple to support RCS and modernize cross-platform texting.

Persons: —, iMessage, Tim Cook, Cook, haven't, Sameer Samat, Samat Organizations: Apple, Rich Communication Services, Google, Service Locations: Las Vegas

☆ The fridge of the future has way thinner walls and more shelf space thanks to a new insulation material
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The company claims its Slimtech insulation will make fridge walls 66% thinner, giving 25% more capacity. The first fridge to get the treatment will be the JennAir Luxury 30-inch Slimtech Insulation Column, which is set to launch in 2024. Whirlpool says fridges with SlimTech insulation will be 50% more energy efficient compared to those without it. Whirlpool says its Slimtech insulation will make your fridge run more efficiently, helping save both energy and money. AdvertisementThe first available fridge with Slimtech insulation will be the Whirlpool JennAir luxury 30 inch Slimtech Insulation Column, which is set to come out next year.

Persons: —, it's Organizations: Whirlpool, Samsung, Service, Whirlpool Corporation Locations: fridges

☆ A reporter drove a Rivian to 126 EV fast-chargers in LA and found out-of-order signs on dozens of them
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A reporter with The Wall Street Journal visited over 100 non-Tesla fast-charging stations across LA. She said 27% of the 126 fast-charging stations she visited did not work for various reasons. Tesla will allow cars from other brands to use its charging stations in the next year. During his drive, he stopped at three different charging stations before he was able to find one that was compatible with his car. The move will make electric vehicle charging more widely available to EV owners and may help address range anxiety among some non-Tesla owners.

Persons: —, Joanna Stern, Stern, Axios, Dan Primack, Primack Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Service, Tesla, US, Tesla EV, Wall Street, Consumer, Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Hyundai, EV Locations: LA, Los Angeles, Boston, New York City

The Council for Community and Economic Research calculated the cost of living in over 300 US cities. Here are the 17 cheapest cities, where essentials like housing, groceries, and gas are cheaper. People looking for a more affordable life often migrate to smaller states like Oklahoma and Tennessee. Expensive states like California, meanwhile, are continuing to lose residents to less pricey spots in Florida and Texas. Read on for the 17 cheapest cities to live in the US, listed in order from most to least expensive.

Persons: —, it's, Read Organizations: for Community, Economic Research, Service Locations: Oklahoma, Tennessee, California, Florida and Texas, Midwest, Illinois, Georgia

☆ Humane's launch video showed its hyped AI Pin answering 2 questions incorrectly. The company says a corrected video is on the way.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The AI Pin gave incorrect information twice in a promotional video starring Humane's cofounders. Humane is going to make a new promotional video for the AI Pin after eagle-eyed viewers noticed the device had given incorrect information at two different times during its splashy launch video. Humane's AI Pin is a small, standalone gadget that can be pinned to your shirt, pocket, or bag. AdvertisementHowever, the April 2024 eclipse will be visible in parts of North America, but not Australia. Sheffer said that a bug had caused the AI Pin to give the location to view a previous eclipse, rather than one that's coming up in 2024.

Persons: Humane's cofounders, —, Imran Chaudhri, Chaudhri, Sam Sheffer, Sheffer, Ai, Haley Tenore Organizations: Service, Humane's San, USDA Locations: Humane's, Humane's San Francisco, Australia, North America

☆ Check out how different the inside of fake AirPods look compared to the real thing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jon Bruner, head of marketing at Lumafield, shared some CT scans of real and counterfeit AirPods. On Tuesday, Bruner shared some photos to X showing CT scans of a real pair of AirPods compared to some counterfeitsLumafield calls the engineering of the AirPods Pro a "marvel of miniaturization." AdvertisementAdvertisementLumafield reviewed some key differences between the batteries, circuitry, and overall quality in the real and counterfeit AirPods. The real AirPods scanned were a pair of AirPods Pro, the most expensive of Apple's wireless earbud lineup. Jon Bruner/LumafieldThe fake AirPods also have fewer microphones, so you won't get as good sound quality as you would with the real AirPods, according to Lumafield.

Persons: Jon Bruner, —, Bruner, Lumafield, it's, you've Organizations: Service

☆ Starting today, your local Walmart will look slightly different inside during the mornings
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Starting November 10, Walmart will have "sensory-friendly" hours between 8 and 10 a.m. at its stores. AdvertisementAdvertisementStarting today, your local Walmart will look slightly different inside during the mornings. And after "overwhelmingly positive" reception, sensory-friendly hours will now be a daily occurrence. Starting today, November 10, sensory-friendly hours will occur every day from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Sensory-friendly hours appear to be here to stay, as Walmart says there is "no planned end date." Though people with certain conditions may be the main target of sensory-friendly hours, anyone is welcome to shop.

Persons: —, Grace Mayer Organizations: Walmart, Service Locations: Puerto Rico

☆ Elon Musk says Israel should try to thwart Hamas with 'conspicuous acts of kindness' in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Musk said that Israel should display "conspicuous acts of kindness" toward Gaza. Musk told Fridman that there's "no easy answer" to solve the conflict, but he did have some suggestions for Israel. Musk suggested that Israel should do something "counterintuitive" and try to "thwart" Hamas with "conspicuous acts of kindness." AdvertisementAdvertisementBut Musk told Fridman that Israel should also focus on "unequivocal" acts of kindness during the conflict. Musk told Fridman.

Persons: Elon Musk, podcaster Lex Fridman, Musk, —, Lex Fridman's, Fridman, Israel, you've Organizations: Hamas, Service, New York Times, Washington Post Locations: Israel, Gaza, Palestine

☆ Sorting out recycling from trash is the perfect example of a job few people want to do that AI is better than humans at
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In some cases, these bots do the job better than humans, The Wall Street Journal reported. Working in waste management can be a dirty job, and recycling facilities across the country are facing major labor shortages, The Wall Street Journal reported. AI is being implemented in recycling facilities to sort out recyclable materials. The bots are also doing a better job at sorting out recyclables than human workers in some cases. Even though AI may change the way some recycling facilities and restaurants look, blue-collar jobs are generally considered to be safe from being overtaken by AI entirely.

Persons: Suzanne Jones, Chipotle Organizations: Street Journal, Service Locations: White

☆ Owners of the iPhone 15 Pro Max are sharing videos of how far the new camera can zoom, but Android owners aren't impressed
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

iPhone 15 Pro Max users are showing off the phone's 5x zoom abilities on TikTok. The latest example is the 5x telephoto camera on Apple's top-of-the-line smartphone, the iPhone 15 Pro Max. iPhone 15 Pro Max users are taking to TikTok to share videos showcasing just how far their phones can now zoom in. The iPhone 15 Pro is only able to zoom in by 3x, but the iPhone 15 Pro Max includes a lens that allows up to 5x zoom. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe zoom-in abilities of the iPhone 15 Pro Max, however, had users impressed.

Persons: Max, they've, —, Coldplay's Chris Martin, Pro Max Organizations: Samsung, Galaxy, Samsung Galaxy, Service, Apple, Pro

☆ What's the iPhone screen of a former president look like? Obama just shared his most-used apps.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Obama gave a quick tour of his phone habits in an interview with The Verge. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhat is former President Barack Obama doing when he picks up his phone with a few minutes to kill? It turns out he's using some popular apps. Obama shared what apps are on his iPhone dock and some on his home screen in new interview with The Verge published Tuesday. In the rest of the interview, Obama talked about AI advancements, regulations for AI, and free speech, among other topics.

Persons: Obama, —, Barack Obama, wasn't, Nilay Patel, it's, Bob Dylan Organizations: Service, Apple, Friends

☆ Heck no to hookups: Why college students are staying away from dating apps
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nearly four out of five college students aren't really using dating apps, according to a survey. Axios and Generation Lab polled 978 college students in the US to learn about their dating habits. The survey found that a majority of college students are not on dating apps. The most commonly used dating app for students is Tinder, with 12% of college students using it at least once a month. She said that using dating apps was more likely to just end in hookups.

Persons: aren't, —, Axios, they've, Sam, Melanie Perez Organizations: Service, College, University of Albany, Sam Houston State University, University of Victoria, The Guardian Locations: hookups

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