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☆ How Corporate America is rethinking its sustainability and diversity efforts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In today's big story, we're looking at how Corporate America is rethinking its sustainability and diversity efforts amid a push to avoid being labeled "woke." The rallying cry against companies' progressive campaigns is starting to leave a mark on Corporate America. AdvertisementAfter years of big promises and grand plans around social issues like diversity and sustainability, companies have taken a noticeable step back , Business Insider's Emily Stewart writes. The electric car maker axed more than 3,400 job postings in North America down to just three on Wednesday.

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☆ No, seriously. Where are the TikTok buyers?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has decided against buying TikTok. That leaves a really tiny list of people who say they want to buy TikTok. AdvertisementWho's going to buy TikTok? [Crickets]Yes, if you Google "potential TikTok buyers" you'll find a bunch of stories — Business Insider has written one, too — speculating about names. They list Mnuchin as well as Shark Tank host Kevin O'Leary, who also likes to go on TV and talk about buying TikTok.

Persons: Eric Schmidt, —, Steve Mnuchin, ByteDance, Kevin O'Leary, Bobby Kotick, OpenAI's Sam Altman, we've, Trump Organizations: Google, Service, Treasury, TV, Street Journal, Activision, Oracle, Walmart, Microsoft, Big Tech, McKinsey, TikTok

☆ 'Shark Tank' host Kevin O'Leary says he would've fired this CEO in 'seconds' for backing pro-Palestinian protesters: 'Be gone'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kevin O'Leary said he would've fired the Hims & Hers CEO for backing the pro-Palestinian protests. AdvertisementHims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum should have been fired immediately for supporting the pro-Palestinian student protesters, says "Shark Tank" host and investor Kevin O'Leary. On May 1, Dudum said in an X post that student protesters should "keep going" because "it's working." People are very polarized by this war, as they are in every war," O'Leary said. Last week, the businessman said in an interview on Fox News' "The Five" that pro-Palestinian student protesters will be "screwed" when they start job hunting.

Persons: Kevin O'Leary, would've, Andrew Dudum, " O'Leary, Dudum's, —, O'Leary, Dudum, you’re, Dudum didn't, CNN's Laura Poole Organizations: Service, Palestinian, Fox Business, Columbia University, UCLA, BI, Fox News, Google, National Labor Relations Board Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ There's a messy battle over AI going on in DC — and there's no end in sight
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Why does the US not have federal AI regulation? Biden signed the executive order on "Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence" near the end of 2023. Another challenge comes from AI experts and researchers choosing private sector jobs instead of ones in the government, a kind of "brain drain," Zhang said. "Less than 40% go to government looking to create all those AI regulations and governance structures." AdvertisementThe vast majority of AI experts end up working in the private sector rather than for universities or federal governments.

Persons: —, hasn't, Joe Biden, Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Biden, I'm, Jason Green, Lowe, It's, Sen, Martin Heinrich, Sam Altman, Bill O'Leary, Rebecca Finlay, Finlay, we're, she's, Daniel Zhang, Zhang, Drew Angerer, That's, there's Organizations: Service, White, Business, Bills, Republican, Artificial Intelligence, Federal Government, Science & Technology, Congress, Microsoft, Google, Defense, Center, Senate, Washington, Getty, Stanford Institute for, AI, Stanford's, for, Biden Locations: Silicon Valley, Korean, Washington , DC, Congress, North America

☆ 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says pro-Palestinian student protesters are 'screwed' when they apply for jobs because employers will identify them through AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The "Shark Tank" host said employers could identify applicants who joined in the protests using AI. Advertisement"Shark Tank" host and investor Kevin O'Leary says pro-Palestinian student protesters will be "screwed" when they start job hunting. That goes in this pile over here, cause I can get the same person's talent in this pile that's not burning anything," O'Leary told Fox News' The Five on Wednesday. So if you're burning down something, or taking a flag down, or fighting with police, I'm sorry, you're trashing your personal brand," O'Leary told CNN's Laura Coates. "Harassment and intimidation, there's no place for that, frankly at those universities, and certainly no place for that at a company like Exxon Mobil," Woods told the outlet.

Persons: Kevin O'Leary, —, O'Leary, CNN's Laura Coates ., O'Leary isn't, Darren Woods, Woods, Winston, Strawn Organizations: Service, Palestinian, Fox News, CNN, BI, Columbia University, UCLA, Exxon Mobil, CNBC, New York University, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel

☆ 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says interest rates won't budge this year: 'I'm sorry, it's just reality'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary sees zero rate cuts this year, he told Fox Business. Cuts are unlikely as the Fed can't seem to reach its mandate of 2% inflation anytime soon, he said. AdvertisementInvestors need to stifle any hope for interest rate cuts this year, as the Federal Reserve will not be able to reach its inflation mandate anytime soon, Kevin O'Leary said. But there'll be no rate cuts this year," O'Leary said Tuesday. For its part, the Fed has projected three rate cuts in 2024, though officials have repeatedly asserted that this depends on future inflation and economic data.

Persons: Kevin O'Leary, —, there'll, " O'Leary, I'm, O'Leary Organizations: Fox Business, Service, Federal Reserve, Fox Business Network, Fed

☆ Vending machine founders get $1.5 million 'Shark Tank' offer—despite a business model Mark Cuban called 'a huge mistake'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dan Braido, Audley Wilson and Andy Siegel are the co-founders of RoboBurger, which makes vending machines that dispense customized burgers — a concept they call "the future of fast food." Yet by the end of the episode, O'Leary teamed up with a guest judge, Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin, to offer the RoboBurger founders $1.5 million. Seeking $1.5 million despite no profitsThe trio of founders brought a vending machine for the judges to try. RoboBurger's vending machine on display on the set of ABC's "Shark Tank." At the time of filming, RoboBurger had been in "beta testing" for 18 months, with more than 12,000 burgers sold, the founders said.

Persons: Dan Braido, Audley Wilson, Andy Siegel, Kevin O'Leary, O'Leary, Michael Rubin, Rubin, Cuban, Christopher Willard, hadn't, Siegel, RoboBurger didn't, RoboBurger, Wilson Organizations: RoboBurger, Disney, Sharks Locations: Jersey City , New Jersey

☆ This new 'blended-wing' plane looks like a military stealth bomber and just got the green light to fly after decades of development
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

California aerospace startup JetZero got the green light to fly its new "Pathfinder" aircraft. The composite technology makes this new load bearing possible, Bragg told BI. "The product is essentially a new airframe and flight controls married to existing systems already certified for commercial flight," JetZero told BI. And most of those 200+ passengers would be in the middle section without a window, which Bragg told BI could put off travelers. Later, American aircraft industrialist and designer Jack Northrop built his famous "Flying Wing" aircraft in the 1940s, laying the framework for the eventual B-2 bomber.

Persons: JetZero, —, Tom O'Leary, Bailey Miles, AviationValues, Michael Bragg, Bragg, Douglas, it's, Jack Northrop, McDonnell Douglas, BWBs Organizations: Service, Aerospace, Federal Aviation Administration, CNN, Business, FAA, Boeing, US Air Force, Pathfinder, University of Illinois, Douglas DC, Airbus, Engineers, USAF, Getty Images Development, MD's, NASA Locations: California

☆ The CEO of Ryanair says the airline would regularly find missing seat handles and tools under floorboards on Boeing planes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

O'Leary said the company found leftover tools and missing seat handles in new Boeing planes. AdvertisementThe boss of Europe's largest airline told CNN last week that it would regularly find leftover tools under the floorboards of Boeing planes, as well as missing seat handles. "In 2022 and 2023, we were finding little things like spanners under the floorboards, in some cases, seat handles missing, things like that," O'Leary told CNN on March 20. The Ireland-based low-cost carrier only flies Boeing aircraft and is one of the aircraft manufacturers' biggest customers. Related storiesThis isn't the first time O'Leary has said there's a lack of quality control on Boeing planes.

Persons: Michael O'Leary, O'Leary, —, David Calhoun Organizations: Boeing, Ryanair, Service, CNN, Europe's, Alaska Airlines Locations: Dublin, Ireland, Seattle

☆ When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it opened the floodgates for abortion-related lawsuits
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear its first abortion case since the 2022 reversal of Roe v. Wade and upheaval of reproductive rights in America. All the while, public regard for the Supreme Court has degenerated. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is photographed at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in September 2015. Dirck Halstead/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images Breyer and his daughter Chloe jog with Clinton in May 1994. Mai/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images Breyer works in his office with his staff of clerks in June 2002.

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☆ 'Shark Tank' host Kevin O'Leary says Trump losing his assets would deal 'collateral damage to the American brand'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kevin O'Leary said the threat of Donald Trump losing his New York assets is spooking investors. Speaking on Fox News on Friday, O'Leary said Trump should've been given more time to scrape up his $454 million bond. O'Leary said the idea that Trump's assets can be seized on such short notice has undermined the "American brand." AdvertisementEarlier this month, the former president successfully paid a $92 million bond as part of E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against him. Representatives for O'Leary, James' office, and Trump's campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent outside regular hours by Business Insider.

Persons: Kevin O'Leary, Donald Trump, O'Leary, Trump, —, Letitia James, Donald Trump's, Laura Ingraham, Ingraham, " O'Leary, Judge Arthur Engoron, James, Justin Trudeau, who's, Trump's, Jean Carroll's Organizations: New, Fox News, Service, Conservative Party, United, Trump, Twitter, Business Locations: New York, American, York, America, Canadian, Canada, Ireland, United Arab Emirates, Westchester County

☆ Kevin O'Leary wants to buy TikTok at up to 90% discount. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Kevin O'Leary is putting together a syndicate for a potential purchase of TikTok, with a starting bid of $20 billion to $30 billion — an up to 90% cut in valuation from the company's last funding round. Any deal for the short video-sharing platform — valued at $220 billion in 2023, according to PitchBook data — will likely exclude the user preference-based algorithms that have helped make it so successful, the O'Leary Ventures Chairman said on CNBC's "Street Signs Asia." "It's the largest entertainment and business network in America as it stands today, so it's of great interest and great value," he said on Friday. But it is not likely that the Chinese government will sell the algorithms, "so what you're getting is the valuable domestic brand TikTok and 170 million users, with no data," O'Leary said. A potential buyer will have to "re-emulate" those algorithms with U.S. code and act as a "steward" to transform the platform from "TikTok China to TikTok U.S.A." Hence the valuation cut.

Persons: ByteDance, Kevin O'Leary, O'Leary Organizations: U.S . House, O'Leary, TikTok Locations: TikTok, Culver City , California, America, China

☆ The CEO of budget airline Ryanair says his potential $109 million bonus is great value for shareholders compared to the money star athletes make
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

CEO Michael O'Leary is set for a $109 million bonus dependent on the company's stock price rising. He told the Journal it's "very good value for Ryanair shareholders" compared to star soccer players. AdvertisementThe CEO of ultra-low-cost airline Ryanair told The Wall Street Journal his potential $109 million bonus is "very good value" compared to star athletes. Mbappé, the captain of the French national team and arguably the best soccer player in the world, has agreed to a signing bonus of 150 million euros ($162 million) across five years with Real Madrid, the BBC reported. "The funny thing we've learned over the years is actually the bad publicity sells far more seats than the good," O'Leary told The Journal.

Persons: Michael O'Leary, —, it's, O'Leary Organizations: Ryanair, Europe's, Service, Wall Street, Financial Times, Journal, Real, French national, Real Madrid, BBC Locations: Real Madrid

☆ Couple spent $400 to start a bakery—now it's a 'Shark Tank' success story worth $1.6 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

If you ask Saphira and Maurizio Rasti, the way to a "Shark Tank" star's heart is through their stomach. The Costa Mesa, California-based husband-and-wife duo brought investors treats from their business, Nowhere Bakery, on Friday's episode of the ABC television show. It might not have happened if the cookies and brownies didn't taste so good, much to the investors' surprise. "They're free from dairy, eggs, gluten, soy, refined sugar, sugar alcohols and are paleo-friendly," Saphira said on the show, noting that the idea originated as a solution for her own dietary restrictions. It brought in $770,000 in 2022 revenue — including a $32,000 profit — and was projected to finish 2023 with $1 million, Saphira said.

Persons: Saphira, Maurizio Rasti, Barbara Corcoran, Kevin O'Leary, We've Organizations: Nowhere, ABC Locations: Costa Mesa , California

☆ Airline tickets could get more expensive amid the Boeing 737 Max fallout
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Executives from several US carriers have expressed doubt about the Boeing 737 Max delivery schedule. Southwest expects 42% fewer jets this year, while United told Boeing to stop making the Max 10. AdvertisementCustomers may soon feel the impact of the Boeing 737 Max blowout as airlines face uncertainty about their future fleets. The airline also said it doesn't expect to receive any of the yet-to-be-certified Max 7s this year and removed them from its 2024 plan. Airlines may look to Airbus to grow their fleetsThe Airbus A320neo competes with the Boeing 737 Max.

Persons: —, Max, Scott Kirby, Ed Bastian, Bastian, Richard Aboulafia, Michael O'Leary, Henry Harteveldt, Harteveldt, Kirby Organizations: Boeing, Max, Southwest, United, Service, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Bloomberg, JPMorgan, Delta Air, Ryanair, Airbus —, Airbus, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Reuters Locations: Alaska, Delta

☆ Ex-Amazon engineers lose 6-figure 'Shark Tank' deal off 1 blunder: 'That's the biggest mistake startups make'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

They still couldn't land a deal on Friday's episode of ABC's "Shark Tank" due to making what billionaire investor Mark Cuban referred to as "the biggest mistake startups make": trying to grow their brand too quickly. Skaloud and Feiereisen co-founded Boona, a Seattle-based company that makes a $249 showerhead called the "Tandem." "We want to build a brand," Feiereisen said. "Some of the greatest deals in 'Shark Tank' history [are] when the entrepreneur focused on that one application and maxed it out." And if we do create new products, it's to support Tandem," Feiereisen said, trying to reel investors back in.

Persons: Brett Skaloud, Jeff Feiereisen, Mark Cuban, Feiereisen, Kevin O'Leary, Skaloud, I'm, O'Leary Organizations: Amazon Locations: Seattle, Cuban

☆ Russian soldiers targeted while riding on top of armored vehicles is now a 'daily occurrence,' pushing up its death toll, US soldier says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Video shows a Russian armored vehicle with soldiers riding on top being attacked. A US veteran fighting in Ukraine said it was "a daily occurrence" that had killed many Russians. AdvertisementFootage showing Russian soldiers being targeted while they are riding on top of an armored vehicle highlights a "daily occurrence" that has driven Russia's death rate way up, according to a US veteran serving in Ukraine. It shows about a dozen Russian soldiers riding on top of a fast-moving armored vehicle that has smoke pouring out from it. It also said that Russia's daily casualties in February were the highest since the invasion began, at an average of 983 a day.

Persons: —, Bradley IFV, FPVfUtnZ5k, 🐈🇺 Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Strike Drones Company, Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade, Brigade Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Ukraine's, Kherson

☆ An airline CEO who uses exclusively 737s warns tickets could get more expensive due to production delays, with the FAA 'crawling all over' Boeing
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

CEO Michael O'Leary said the message he's getting from Boeing is "confusion." AdvertisementDelays with Boeing's building of planes could mean price increases for customers flying on Europe's biggest budget airline, the BBC reported. Ryanair is one of Boeing's biggest customers and exclusively uses the 737. Its CEO, Michael O'Leary, said fares could go up 10% because it won't have all the planes it ordered on time, per the BBC. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Michael O'Leary, — Organizations: BBC, Boeing, FAA, Service, Ryanair, Business

☆ United Airlines is 'deeply disappointed' in Boeing over delays to new plane deliveries, as another major customer warns it needs to get its 'act together'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. United Airlines is "deeply disappointed" in Boeing, its chief financial officer, Mike Leskinen, said during a Tuesday conference, Reuters reported. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "The [Boeing] management team in Seattle don't appear to have a grip on the situation at the moment," the Ryanair boss told Reuters. Boeing did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, sent outside US working hours.

Persons: —, Mike Leskinen, Scott Kirby, Leskinen, Kirby, Max, Pete Syme, Michael O'Leary, O'Leary Organizations: Service, Boeing, United Airlines, Reuters, Business, CNBC, Citi, Airbus, Kirby, Ryanair, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska Airlines, FAA Locations: Toulouse, France, Seattle

☆ CEO quit his 6-figure job at Microsoft—and landed a $300,000 'Shark Tank' offer for his new startup
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A self-proclaimed "serial plant killer" went on ABC's "Shark Tank" — and came away with a $300,000 offer for his houseplant health company Flora. Flora was founded in 2022 by Aabesh De, a former Microsoft employee who quit his "cushy" six-figure job to build a soil meter and accompanying app that alerts people about the health of their houseplants. "My dear mother gave me her prized rose bush plant that she had for years," De, 29, said on the show. "I would never go for a subscription model after buying [the soil meter]," she said. "I think you're smart as hell, and I like to invest in people who are smart as hell," Greiner said.

Persons: Aabesh De, De, we've, weren't, Robert Herjavec, Mark Cuban, Kevin O'Leary, O'Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Greiner, You've Organizations: Microsoft, CNBC Locations: Flora

☆ 'Intellectually inferior' humans caused Neanderthals to go extinct, a new book claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A new book “The Naked Neanderthal” says humans were the main cause thanks to their superior weapons. Compared to early humans, Neanderthals were muscular with a prominent brow and less pronounced chin. Since humans were the final species to occupy the cave, Slimak argues it's because they'd replaced those Neanderthals by wiping them out. Humans' superior weaponsScientists have found relatively few weapons belonging to Neanderthals , Slimak wrote. Yet genes can't tell us much about the nature of these interactions or how closely or amicably humans and Neanderthals lived.

Persons: Ludovic Slimak, —, April Nowell, sapien, “, ”, Slimak, Bill O'Leary, sapiens, they'd, Chemnitz State Museum of Archaeology Hendrik Schmidt, Nowell, haven't, Nikola Solic, ” Nowell, Sapiens Organizations: Service, University of Victoria, Smithsonian Museum, Washington, Getty, Chemnitz State Museum of Archaeology, Reuters Locations: Europe, East, Central Asia, Southern Siberia, Southern France, Chemnitz, France, Spain, Krapina, Croatia

☆ Blame inflation if you're still helping your adult kids pay their bills, says 'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewMany young Americans are hitting up their parents for cash because they can't afford the basics following historic inflation, Kevin O'Leary said. A recent Pew survey found that 59% of parents with children aged 18 to 34 said they helped their kids financially. The O'Leary Ventures chairman, nicknamed "Mr Wonderful," underlined the painful impact of historic inflation in recent years. "This has been a particularly tough jolt" for young Americans over the last three years, O'Leary said.

Persons: —, Kevin O'Leary, O'Leary, " O'Leary, Chris Kempczinski, they've, they're Organizations: Service, Business, Fox News, O'Leary Ventures Locations: America

☆ The Boeing 737 Max blowout has sparked a rare wave of public criticism from airline CEOs and the FAA, with harsh words flying about its quality control
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Airline CEOs have criticized Boeing in the wake of the Alaska Airlines blowout. AdvertisementThe Alaska Airlines blowout in January has subjected Boeing to a torrent of criticism from airline executives. AdvertisementFrom Boeing's biggest customer to regulators' strong words, the incident has sparked a wave of public criticism, a rarity in the aviation sector. AdvertisementAs the FAA increased its oversight of Boeing's production line, Administrator Mike Whitaker said: "The quality-assurance issues we have seen are unacceptable." Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, backed the FAA's actions, saying it "is holding Boeing accountable for its production quality problems."

Persons: —, Stan Deal, Scott Kirby, United Airlines Scott Kirby, Brian Snyder United, didn't, Max, Kirby, Ben Minicucci, Minicucci, Michael O'Leary, Ryanair Michael O'Leary, Yves Herman Ireland, O'Leary, Dave Calhoun, Tim Clark, they've, Clark, Mike Whitaker, Pete Buttigieg, Win McNamee, Donald Trump, Whitaker Organizations: Boeing, Alaska Airlines, FAA, Service, Street Journal, Airplanes, United Airlines, REUTERS, CNBC, NBC, Ryanair, Financial Times, Airbus, Emirates, Transportation, Max, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Alaska

☆ Mark Cuban didn't want to invest in this $2.5 million 'Shark Tank' company—here's what changed his mind
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Cuban didn't want to invest in Genius Litter — until a bidding war between his "Shark Tank" co-stars annoyed him into changing his mind. If it's a high pH or a low pH, it will tell you if there's a potential health issue," said van Meer. That allowed him to put $1 million of his own cash, plus another $1 million already raised from other investors, into launching Genius Litter. "I want to build and scale this business and then sell it [strategically]," said van Meer. van Meer asked, countering with 10% split evenly among the three investors.

Persons: Mark Cuban, Ramon van Meer, van Meer, Van Meer, Robert Hervajec, Emma Grede, Herjavec, Lori Greiner, Kevin O'Leary, Lori, O'Leary, Van Meer wasn't, Greiner Organizations: ABC Locations: Austin , Texas

☆ Ryanair is buying up houses near its Dublin HQ to rent out to cabin crew while the city battles a severe housing crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewEurope's biggest airline is buying up houses near its Dublin headquarters to rent out to new cabin crew, Ryanair said in a statement shared with Business Insider. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The move came as the capital faces a severe housing crisis that has left many unable to afford homes. "This accommodation, which is located one bus stop from Dublin Airport, will be rented at affordable rates to Ryanair cabin crew during their first year of employment," it added.

Persons: —, Ann Graves, Michael O'Leary, Ryanair's Organizations: Service, Ryanair, Business, world's, Irish, Post, Dublin Airport Locations: Dublin

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