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☆ How the billionaire creator of 5-Hour Energy's erratic takeover led to a fumble of Sports Illustrated
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jack Newsham | Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

A week earlier, he had become a large minority shareholder at The Arena Group, but had no official title. The company Bhargava claimed to be taking over was so poorly run that he questioned the intelligence of those in the meeting. He also said Bhargava was talking about his charitable endeavors in order to underscore his priorities to Arena Group employees. Media, Bhargava said in the meeting, was "biased." Days later, Bhargava sacked Arena Group CEO Ross Levinsohn, too, causing Levinsohn to angrily resign from the board.

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☆ Instacart quietly deletes its unsettling AI-generated food pics
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Instacart confirmed on Sunday it was using AI-generated imagery and recipes. The AI images featured physically impossible compositions, unnatural shadows, and strangely blended textures. Other recipes discovered by Reddit users, meanwhile, had the AI-generated images replaced with what appears to be stock photography. Some AI-generated imagery was still live on Instacart's site as of Wednesday. A startup is using text-to-photo technology to create AI imagery based just on menu descriptions to help restaurants build out online menus without paying for photography.

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☆ Instacart is using AI art. It's incredibly unappetizing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In May 2023, Instacart announced it was partnering with OpenAI to create an "Ask Instacart" AI model that would allow users to ask Instacart questions about what to make for dinner. In that press release, it did not disclose that it would also be adding AI recipes to the site too. AdvertisementMultiple companies have been accused of or admitted to using generative AI imagery in the past year. Reuters reported that large advertising agencies are using generative AI art in advertisements. Wizards of the Coast, a gaming company, apologized after it was caught using generative AI in some advertisements.

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☆ You could've made easy money using Ted Cruz and college football
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ted Cruz, an Astros supporter, was in attendance for every game the Astros lost. Overall, Nanni finds little evidence of the Ted Cruz curse — with one important caveat that we'll get to. Of the 34 games Nanni confirmed Cruz attended, the teams Cruz supported won 18 times and lost 16 times. Of the six Houston Rockets games Cruz has attended in the NBA, they won five. And despite the Astros flaming out against the Rangers, of the 17 MLB games Cruz has attended, the Astros have won 10.

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☆ A $1 burrito promotion at Northwestern backfires explosively after a norovirus outbreak
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An outbreak of norovirus among the students at Northwestern is tied to a $1 burrito promotion. The Evanston Department of Health say the outbreak is linked to Big Wig Tacos & Burritos. The $1 burrito promotion offered by local "no-frills" Mexican restaurant Big Wig Tacos & Burritos on November 18 has reportedly triggered a minor outbreak of norovirus among Northwestern University's student body. With Big Wig Tacos & Burritos' cooperation, investigators are working to pinpoint the specific origin of the contamination. Big Wig Tacos & Burritos did not respond to a request for comment.

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☆ Ozempic maker plans manufacturing blitz as market for the drug is expected to top $100 billion in 2030
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Novo Nordisk makes Ozempic and Wegovy, two hit drugs that treat obesity. In the past two weeks, it's announced more than $8 billion in manufacturing investments. AdvertisementNovo Nordisk, maker of the popular anti-obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, is investing billions to ramp up production capacity amid surging demand. The move comes just after Novo Nordisk unveiled plans to shell out over $6 billion to expand manufacturing capacity in Denmark. That money will go toward increasing production capacity for semaglutide, the key ingredient in Ozempic and related medications.

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☆ Finns could be paid to use electricity tomorrow after a massive energy trade screw up
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

This mistake drove Friday electricity prices down to negative €203 per megawatt-hour. Finns could actually be paid to use electricity on Friday because of the extremely low prices. AdvertisementA jaw-dropping blunder in Finland's electricity market temporarily sent prices into chaos today — and could result in Finns actually being paid to use electricity. As a result, the price of electricity plummeted to negative €203 per megawatt-hour on Nord Pool, the Nordic region's electricity exchange. AdvertisementTheoretically, this could mean some Finns would be paid to consume cheap electricity.

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☆ Staff at Pure Barre and other boutique gyms say a major franchisee stiffed them on pay, sent bizarre emails, and talked about drinking his own urine
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Jake Swearingen | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Staff at some Pure Barre, CycleBar, Row House, and other high-end fitness studios aren't being paid. Outposts of CycleBar, Row House, and other pricey fitness studios have also shut their doors, suddenly and sometimes without explanation. In one call reviewed by Business Insider, Brown spoke about drinking his own urine. In his November 8 email to all studio staff, Brown wrote that he "failed all of you." And unlike the fitness studio employees, they didn't find the message or tone of Brown's November 8 email surprising.

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☆ How a Google loophole lets drug dealers hijack nearly any website — including our own
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Nor does it always appear to pay attention to other signals webmasters code in asking Google not to index their search results. It's why someone advertised how to buy cocaine and fentanyl in Pittsburgh on a National Institutes of Health website. It directs searchers to the Telegram user who offered to sell Insider cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines. The proliferation of drug ads in search results lands amid a growing upswell of discontent with what some users and website owners say is the declining quality of Google Search. For now, a simple Google search leads prospective drug buyers to markets on Telegram.

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But a person who worked closely with Ramaswamy said, "He thinks people are put on this earth to serve him." Roivant attracted investors including Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Vision Fund, Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, and the hedge fund Viking Global Investors. Former Roivant employees said Ramaswamy worked hard and expected the same of others. McLaughlin called the employee's recollection "inaccurate," adding that Ramaswamy "has never once raised his voice or used bad language with employees." At Roivant, Ramaswamy kept his politics largely to himself, former employees said.

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☆ George Santos says he's lost 97 pounds on Ozempic and a cage match versus Mitt Romney wouldn't be 'fair' because he studied jiu-jitsu
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

George Santos told party guests he's lost 97 pounds on Ozempic, Page Six reported. He also said fighting Mitt Romney in cage match wouldn't "fair" because he knows jiu-jitsu. According to Page Six sources, the embattled New York representative boasted about losing nearly 100 pounds thanks to the diabetes medication Ozempic and that a cage fight between himself and Mitt Romney wouldn't be fair. A Santos spokesperson confirmed to Page Six that Santos studied jiu-jitsu. Story updated to reflect response from Santos spokesperson.

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☆ Meet Charles Haywood, a far-right extremist who got rich off shampoo and wants to be a 'warlord' in post-collapse America
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Society for American Civic Renewal was founded by a shampoo tycoon who wants to be a "warlord." Its founder Charles Haywood says he is fated to be a "warlord" leading an "armed patronage network." According to The Guardian, SACR was founded in 2020 by Charles Haywood, a former industrialist who made a fortune selling his shampoo company. According to tax filings reviewed by The Guardian, Haywood has funded SACR through his personal foundation. "I occasionally think I should have an organization waiting so I can raise my warlord flag someday," Haywood told Boyce with a smile.

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☆ Gavin Newsom calls Ron DeSantis' migrant flights 'pathetic' bid for attention after his campaign 'belly flopped'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Newsom slammed DeSantis for arranging flights to transport migrants from Texas to California. "He's desperate to get in on the action. When asked about migrant flights arranged by Ron DeSantis to carry migrants from Texas to California, Newsom teed off. "I'm a border state, Ron DeSantis is not," Newsom said during a contentious back and forth with Hannity. Ron Desantis is not.

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☆ Cops yell at stalled self-driving Cruise car to get out of the way during a mass shooting in San Francisco, video shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Cruise self-driving car seemed to block first responders during a mass shooting in San Francisco. A Cruise self-driving taxi disrupted emergency crews responding to a mass shooting in San Francisco on Friday night, according to witnesses and videos posted online. pic.twitter.com/fICRtS6e05 — Paul Valdez 🚲🏳️‍🌈 (@paulvaldezsf) June 10, 2023Videos show an officer shouting at the stalled Cruise car, its logo visible on a rear door, to move from the middle of the street. The incident is the latest safety issue for self-driving cars in the streets of San Francisco. In May 2023, a Waymo driverless car wandered into the middle of an active fire in San Francisco, forcing firefighters to helplessly yell "No!

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☆ After Pence bails, Kari Lake fires up Georgia crowd by saying Republicans have guns – and Trump's back
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Lake said Trump's 75 million supporters would defend him, and most are "card-carrying NRA members." KARI LAKE: "If you want to get to President Trump, you're going to have to go through me, and 75 million Americans just like me. That's not a threat, that's a public service announcement" pic.twitter.com/rSVwEaK2rX — Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 10, 2023"That's not a threat. "We will not let you lay a finger on President Trump. "I really should also thank the man who didn't show up tonight: Mike Pence," Lake said.

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☆ Lauren Boebert tweets that the Pentagon views her as a security threat
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert tweeted on Saturday that the Pentagon views her as a security threat. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyRep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado claimed on Saturday that the Pentagon considers her a security threat. Boebert tweeted on Saturday: "Apparently the Pentagon thinks I'm a security threat because I oppose Biden's plans for a woke military. Apparently the Pentagon thinks I’m a security threat because I oppose Biden’s plans for a woke military. A writer using the pseudonym "Danny," the same name used to write about Rep. Boebert being a security threat, told Military Times in 2021 that the claim that the COVID vaccine killed children was an attempt to "troll."

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☆ 'Nobody is above the law': The world reacts to Trump being indicted for the second time
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Jake Swearingen | Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump's allies and enemies took to Twitter en masse to weigh in on his second indictment. The common refrain from Democrats and Trump's opponents within the GOP was that nobody was above the law. God Bless President Trump. I, and every American who believes in the rule of law, stand with President Trump… — Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) June 9, 2023Sen. Josh Hawley worried about the state of the republic. Every "Republican" running for President should suspend their campaign and go to Miami as a show of support.

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☆ Trump should end his campaign and drop out now, says at least one GOP presidential candidate
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson, however, called on Trump to drop out of the race. The indictment shows the need for Trump to "end his campaign" said Hutchinson in a press release. While Donald Trump is entitled to the presumption of innocence, the ongoing criminal proceedings will be a major distraction. With the indictment, Trump became the first current or former president in American history to face federal criminal charges. Hutchinson is the first — and so far only — Republican candidate to call for Trump to end his campaign in light of the indictment.

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☆ Kevin McCarthy's fragile control over the House GOP looks shaky as hardline Republicans go into open rebellion
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hardline Republicans blocked Speaker McCarthy's attempt to bring bills to the floor. The move is seen as payback for McCarthy's deal with Biden last week to raise the debt ceiling. The stalemate resulted in the House adjourning until next Monday and scrapping the remainder of the week's votes. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the dissenting Republicans "team chaos, team dysfunction, and team extreme" in a press conference Thursday morning . In order to win his position as Speaker of the House, McCarthy was forced to strike a deal with Freedom Caucus members in January after 14 failed votes.

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☆ Wildfires halt and delay flights from New York to North Carolina as smoke blankets the Eastern Seaboard
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Thick smoke from wildfires in Canada has halted or delayed flights at major East Coast airports. Haze from distant wildfires blanketed cities from New York to North Carolina, reducing visibility. Reduced visibility from wildfire smoke will continue to impact air travel today. The smoke originates from over 450,000 acres of active wildfires burning across central and eastern Canada, focused in Ontario and Quebec. Forecasts show the wildfire smoke will continue to impact visibility and air quality for the next 24 to 48 hours, depending on the wind shifts.

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☆ Thick smoke pouring from Canadian wildfires snarls air travel in and out of NYC
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Wildfire smoke has prompted ground stops and delays at Newark and LaGuardia airports in New York. "The FAA has taken steps to manage the flow of traffic into the New York City area due to reduced visibility from wildfire smoke," FAA spokesperson told Insider. The smoke was from huge wildfires encompassing more than 420 fires across Canada, including massive blazes in northern Quebec. Weather conditions carried the smoke hundreds of miles into the U.S., blanketing cities across the northeast from New York to Maryland in a thick haze. According to the National Weather Service, visibility was reduced to 5 miles Queens and a little as 4 miles in Newark.

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☆ CNN's CEO bragged to the Atlantic about shedding 48 pounds through diet and exercise. Reports say he had a little help from Ozempic.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

CNN CEO Chris Licht claimed to lose nearly 50 pounds from diet and exercise. Now sources tell the Daily Mail and the Daily Beast's Confider that Licht boasted of using Ozempic. Licht told reporter Tim Alberta he dropped nearly 50 pounds over the last three years through a strict diet and grueling exercise regimen. In the Atlantic profile, Licht, 51, boasted about his ascetic eating habits and intense early-morning workouts with trainer Joe Maysonet. "I'm a fucking machine," Licht told The Atlantic, explaining why he was skipping a meal.

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☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene slams Steve Bannon after he calls for primary challenge, saying she's 'done' with him in fiery texts to Matt Gaetz
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the controversial House Republican from Georgia, blasted Steve Bannon and other far-right figures in a series of messages to Rep. Matt Gaetz, according to texts obtained by The Daily Beast. "Steve and I aren't patching things up," Greene texted to Gaetz, per the Daily Beast. "She took a job from me when she publicly accused me of being crazy," Loomer said to The Daily Beast. She told Gaetz her town hall got "standing ovations" and that "Steve, Loomer, and anyone else coming after me won't beat me." When reached for comment, Rep. Gaetz said, "I fully support Marjorie Taylor Greene's re-election and am eager to campaign alongside her.

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☆ Chris Christie, Mike Pence, and Doug Burgum are all about to enter the GOP primary — and that's excellent news for Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The primary is likely a contest between Trump supporters and those who want an alternative. And GOP primary voters know Trump's "brand." The GOP primary base appears to split into two even camps: Trump supporters and those looking for an alternative. Primary contenders not named Donald Trump will likely be fighting over the same group of moderate GOP supporters. As Michael Tesler of FiveThirtyEight points out, Trump now commands a majority of "very conservative" primary voters, despite losing those voters in 2016.

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☆ Maryland wanted to celebrate the War of 1812. It ended up advertising online gambling and virtual cockfights.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A website on 800,000 Maryland license plates redirects to the 'Philippines' Best Betting Site.' There are 798,000 active War of 1812 license plates in the state, the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration told Insider. The commemorative plates were the default for all license plates issued in Maryland between 2010 to 2016. Reddit user Samuel Zehr first noticed that the URL led to a gambling website after typing it into his phone on Memorial Day. "The gambling website was not at all what I was expecting," Zehr told The Washington Post.

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