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In December, Shannen Doherty accused Alyssa Milano of getting her fired from the show. Writing about her time working on "Charmed," Milano added in the caption that she had "absolute certainty" that "everything was documented." "The studio, Aaron Spelling, and network made the decision to protect the international hit that was Charmed," Milano added. The drama between Milano and Doherty kicked off in December 2023, when Combs said Milano threatened to sue 'Charmed' producers if they didn't fire DohertyHolly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty together in 2001. Three days later, Milano tweeted asking women to reply "Me Too" if they had been sexually harassed or assaulted.

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☆ We're a month into the Ultimate World Cruise that's taken over TikTok, and the drama we were promised may actually be about to materialize
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It's the most viral vacation ever taken — the Royal Caribbran Ultimate World Cruise. Viewers anticipated explosive drama in the days following the cruise's departureAs early as December 11, the first full day on the ship, passengers began sharing their experiences. Advertisement"I guarantee there's going to be love, fun, excitement, and drama," said cruise follower Bad YaYa in the first of at least 24 videos she's created for her Ultimate World Cruise playlist. Stories from aboard the cruise began to emergeMore and more passengers — or, as some have called them, "cast members" — began posting on TikTok. Ultimate World Cruise followers also discovered the Facebook group where those who had already signed up for the cruise had been communicating (hosted by Royal Caribbean, the group boasts 438 members).

Persons: —, it's, Kara Harms, CruiseTok, Bad YaYa, she's, Angie Linderman, Joe Martucci, TikTokers, who's, Anthony McWilliams, recapper, @uksecrettravel, TikTokers breathlessly, Adita, stirrer, Marc Sebastian, Sebastian Organizations: Service, Business, Royal, New York Times, Facebook, Royal Caribbean, USA Locations: Miami, Royal Caribbean, TikTok, Brazil, Uruguay

☆ How Tunnel Girl's DIY storm shelter took over TikTok — then turned people against her
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

By August 2023, Kala referred to her project as an "underground tunnel system." They did not comment further regarding whether the home in question was linked to the TikTok account. However, FOX5 reported receiving a tip identifying the home, which two residents confirmed matched the property in Kala's videos. But on December 30, Bogado posted a TikTok video disputing this account. When contacted via TikTok direct message, Kala declined to comment for this article.

Persons: —, Kala, TikTokers, it's, she'd, FOX5, Bogado, who's, Kala's, Derek Organizations: Service, Business, NBC News, FOX, The Center, Investigative, NBC, BI Locations: Washington, DC, Herndon , Virginia, Herndon, Kala's, Central America

☆ An innocent-looking Instagram trend could be a gift to hackers, according to a cyber-security expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-03 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Remove all proof of it from the internet," she said, adding that she felt "we're inching" closer to sharing social security numbers online. Comments accused her of "reaching" and wrote that it was a big step from sharing a favorite color to a social security number. A huge number of viewers also disputed her premise, saying the questions in the template did not coincide with typical security questions. Posting personal information online is always a riskExperts tend to agree that listing personal information online isn't advisable. It's a high price to pay for a social media trend, even if it doesn't feel likely to happen to you.

Persons: —, TikTok, Shiloh, Lisa Plaggemier, Plaggemier, Tessian, It's, Joseph Turow, Eliana Shiloh Organizations: Service, Deloitte, National Cybersecurity Alliance, DOJ, University of Pennsylvania Locations: Chicago

☆ Splurging on Taylor Swift tickets and a 'funflation' economy is hitting Best Buy's sales, says its CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Funflation" refers to higher consumer demand for fun experiences, which inflates the prices of these experiences. Big ticket items in electronics are drawing less consumer interest than Taylor Swift tickets and other fun experiences, Barry said at a Fortune event. AdvertisementAdvertisementCorie Barry, the CEO of electronics retailer Best Buy, thinks that splurging on Taylor Swift tickets and "funflation" is hurting her company's bottom line. Bloomberg analysts estimated in August that Taylor Swift and Beyoncé's concert tours would add around $5.4 billion to the US economy's GDP. Best Buy and Barry did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider, sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Corie Barry, Taylor Swift, Barry, —, splurging, Brett, Insider's Sirena Bergman Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Columbia Business School, Bank of America

☆ Forget recessions and vibecessions, we're in the middle of a confused-as-hell-cession
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk is confused as hell by the economy. It feels like a recession is coming, but the details are hard to understand for the average person. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. No wonder we're all spending less time doing our jobs, we're too exhausted from trying to figure this all out. It's a confused-as-hell-cession, and Elon Musk has never been more relatable.

Persons: Elon Musk, you've, you'll, Neil Dutta, who's, It's Organizations: Service, Elon, York Life Investments, Macro Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Gen Zers are making themselves delusional to be taken seriously at work. We've been here before – will we ever learn?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gen Zers are saying they need to be "delulu" to get ahead in their careers. It's something Gen Z thinks you have to embrace if you want your life to go the way you planned, including your career. As my Gen Z colleague Sawdah Bhaimiya wrote: "Being delusional is more than just a fun trend on social media. Employment-wise, Gen Z is not in a bad spot. Gen Z workers are stereotyped as being "difficult," "lazy," or socially inept.

Persons: Zers, they've, Delulu, it's, Z, Sawdah Bhaimiya, It's, hasn't, Gen, Xers, — they've Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ The 'Barbie' movie could make as much money as it spent on months of elaborate marketing stunts in its first 3 days
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The rumor is $100 million. Still, $100 million feels about right, especially compared to what other movies spend. It's been boosted by the unexpected showdown between the pink, sparkly, sunshine Barbie movie, and the other blockbuster opening the same day — about the guy who invented the atomic bomb. Variety reports that on its opening weekend, "Barbie" is expected to take between $95 million and $110 million from ticket sales in North America alone, which would match what we assume was spent on marketing. But if "Barbie" can get that many people through the door on its opening weekend, the huge advertising push has definitely done something right.

Persons: Barbie, it's, Barbie Dreamhouse, Warner Bros hasn't Organizations: Vogue, Warner Bros, Mattel, Variety Locations: Malibu, North America

☆ The highest-earning Googlers are so well paid it would take decades for ordinary people to catch up — but some of them say they should earn more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A spreadsheet showing what thousands of Google employees make has come to light for all to see. Yet many Google employees think they're underpaid. Someone working in cloud sales for example could have a base salary of $50,000, although that ranges up to $302,000. A job in technical operations starts at $47,000, while the minimum base salary for an admin assistant is $67,509. The highest-paid software engineers can make up to $718,000 a year in base salary.

Persons: Insider's Rosalie Chan, Madison Hoff, Hugh Langley Organizations: Google, Morning, DR, of Labor Statistics

☆ If you're getting mocked for loving Apple Maps, here's your reminder that people once thought the iPhone was stupid too
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

People have just discovered that Apple Maps has a loyal fanbase, and is actually quite good. But die-hard Google Maps users won't stop reminding them of how bad the app was at its 2012 launch. Earlier this week The Wall Street Journal published one of the most divisive articles you can imagine: a deep-dive into Apple Maps – and the people who love them. It's hard to compete with a product as beloved as Google Maps, which literally helped open up our world. The app was so bad that Tim Cook had to apologize and encourage people to use Google Maps instead.

Persons: Tim Cook, they've, Steve Jobs, it'd Organizations: Apple, Morning, Google, Twitter, Apple Watch, Tech

☆ Elon Musk's resuscitated Twitter Notes feature sure sounds a lot like something Facebook did in 2006
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Originally called Twitter Notes, and now called Articles, it's currently being tested among a small group of users, according to Twitter's website. Musk may not remember this (I don't think that many people do) but Facebook also had a feature called Notes. Facebook Notes was introduced in 2006. Basically, it was the exact same thing as Twitter Notes, but 17 years earlier. All in all, it doesn't seem like the opportune time to roll out a long-form writing feature.

Persons: Elon Musk, it's, Musk, I'd, tweeting, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

☆ A study in Swiftonomics: Why we're willing to spend so much on Eras Tour tickets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

People's willingness to pay huge amounts for Taylor Swift tickets defies the current economy. I also got swept up by the Eras Tour hype. So when tickets to Taylor Swift's US tour went on sale last year, I wasn't expecting the astronomical demand to basically break the internet. Desperate fans who missed out were paying extortionate amounts of money for second-hand tickets, which were being sold at up to a 4,000% markup. Insider reported that at least two people spent $20,000 on the Eras tour, and that doesn't factor in the elaborate outfits that are pretty much mandatory.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Taylor, —, Brett House Organizations: Service, Columbia Business School Locations: Wall, Silicon, Paris

☆ Silicon Valley has been subsidizing millennials' lifestyles for most of our adult lives. We'll still end up poorer.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

There's a reason why in the 2010s everything from Ubers to Netflix subscriptions felt oddly cheap. Now alternatives are gone and prices are up — so we'll still end up poorer. There's a reason why the 2010s felt like a great time for young people who wanted their lives phone-orientated and cheap. The progressives, perhaps, were a little too willing to compromise their principles for convenience. There was little public outcry as this all ostensibly benefited consumers, and temporarily created what the New York Times' Kevin Roose described as a "millennial lifestyle subsidy."

Persons: Adam Rogers, Kevin Roose, Netflix weren't, we're Organizations: Netflix, Morning, Silicon, New York Times

☆ Brands love to use emojis — but here's the proof they're doing it all wrong
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Brands love to tweet with emojis — maybe they think it makes them look down with the kids. The problem is, you can know the language, but still be picking the wrong words, or — in this case — images. Brands' top five, according to this research, were the fire emoji, the finger pointing to the right, a football, a blue heart, and a cocktail. That tracks, as I don't think I've ever seen any of the other emojis typed by a personal account on social media or elsewhere. Why would you pick a blue heart so often that it's in your top 10?

Persons: 🔥

☆ McDonald's workers said they faced a toxic environment of bullying and abuse. It's bad news for a business model that keeps fast food profitable.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Over 100 McDonald's workers said they were harassed and abused at work, the BBC reported. It's a PR nightmare, but McDonald's doesn't actually directly employ them. In a statement to the BBC, McDonald's said it had "fallen short" and it "deeply apologized." How McDonald's can deal with the issue is complicated by its business model. Now, a UK lawmaker has argued it's McDonald's responsibility to make sure workers at franchises are being treated fairly.

Persons: It's, McDonald's doesn't, McDonald's, Harry J, Sonneborn, it's Organizations: BBC, Service, Twitter, Human Locations: Wall, Silicon, England, Wales

☆ In this economy, the winner is weather apps
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Weather apps are tech's sleeper hit. The Guardian is rather boldly reporting that weather apps have become an "addiction." At best, weather apps "perform about as well as meteorologists, but some of the most popular ones fare much worse," Charlie Warzel recently wrote in The Atlantic. Still, there's a weather app for everyone: Sassy weather apps, irreverent weather apps, fashion-conscious weather apps, practical weather apps, and aesthetic weather apps. A weather app can use US government data (and many do, The Guardian reported) which is free to use for any purpose, according to the National Weather Service's website.

Persons: haven't, who's, it's, Eric Floehr, Charlie Warzel Organizations: Morning, Guardian, View Research Locations: monetization

☆ 'Pointless' meetings aren't the productivity drain bosses seem to think
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Shopify is going to extreme lengths to stop its workers from attending pointless meetings. This push to keep workers out of meetings is to free up time so they can, according to the company's COO, "get shit done." But here's the thing about meetings, even "pointless" ones, and especially for a company with a lot of remote workers like Shopify: they give us an opportunity to chat. Watercoolers are hard to recreate in virtual form, but if they're going to be anywhere, it's in scheduled videocalls — in other words, meetings. Better mental health has been closely linked to productivity, so perhaps addressing loneliness would be a better use of a company's resources than discouraging meetings.

Persons: Shopify, they've, it's, impenetrably, I've Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Independent Locations: America, Wall, Silicon

☆ Warren Buffett just became even more relatable (for a billionaire)
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Warren Buffett and his wife Astrid attended the very-rich-people gathering in Sun Valley, Idaho. Apparently, Astrid was grumbling about a $4 coffee — and that's not even the most relatable part. That's because Warren Buffett is all of us, except with $115 billion in his bank account (sort of). As a journalist, this is only 50% relatable, but reading through billionaire quotes is not a bad day at the metaphorical office. This factoid, about a six-year-old Warren Buffett starting a business selling chewing gum, is maybe less relatable in its details, but who among us has not at some point worked in retail?

Persons: Warren Buffett, Astrid, grumbling, that's, Astrid Menks, Menks, Warren Buffet, Warren wasn't grumbling, Bill Gates, Baby Buffett, Buffett, he's Organizations: New York, Twitter Locations: Sun Valley , Idaho, Omaha

☆ Millennials struggled to get jobs in the Great Recession. Right now, it's even worse for Chinese Gen Zers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Sirena Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Youth unemployment in China has reached 21.3%, which is really bad. It's even worse than when millennials were trying to get jobs amid the Great Recession. There are 280 million Gen Zers in the world's second-largest economy. "Youth unemployment" was the buzzword. In 2022, there were 72 million millennials in the US; there are 280 million Gen Zers in China.

Persons: millennials, Zers, Gaga's, That's, Hillary Hoffower Organizations: Service, Pew Research Center, Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: China, Wall, Silicon, COVID

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