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☆ I'm an American mom living in the UK. When my kids visited the US they were shocked at how 'big the food' is and how every drink is mostly ice.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewIt has been nearly eight years since my three Welsh children have visited my family in the United States. Bigger cars and bigger roadsAfter landing in Washington, DC, and retrieving our bags, we entered the parking lot. The two older kids quickly observed that the cars weren't like the ones in the UK. My kids immediately noticed that, along with cars, the roads in the US are much bigger than in the UK. "All the food is big," one of them whispered to me as he gazed at the shelves of food.

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☆ I'm a single mother who just graduated with a master's degree. My two toddlers helped me survive the chaos.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ke'Yonna Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I would have never guessed that being single, juggling my career, graduate school, and parenting two toddlers would be stamped on my bingo card. As a single mom of two, every achievement feels even sweeter. Graduating with a Master's of Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington with two toddlers feels more than a personal achievement. As a first-generation high school and college graduate, I knew obtaining another degree would be challenging. When my children napped, I scheduled work blocks to focus on work calls and client updates.

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☆ I'm a real-estate agent in the Hamptons. Here are the hottest spots to see and be seen this summer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I've been a real-estate agent in New York City, Long Island, and the Hamptons for five years. I'm also on the second season of the HBO show "Selling the Hamptons," and I'm the founder of Finding Space, a weekly newsletter of the trends I'm seeing in real estate. 1 recommendation if you want to be away from the crowds and remain exclusive while having access to the beach and East Hampton. AdvertisementEast Hampton has a bit more to doPeople really gravitate toward East Hampton. These are the Hamptons hot spots for summer 2024I always rave about this Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in East Hampton called Sí Sí.

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☆ 911 call logs for Tesla's HQ reveal reports of 'terroristic' threats and attempted extortion
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

"Wire $300,000 dollars to bitcoin account within 12 hours," the email to Kirkhorn added, according to the incident report. The case was ultimately suspended and no arrest was ever made, according to the incident report and Dark. AdvertisementSome Tesla workers told BI that tight production deadlines and the intensity of the work could sometimes create a high-pressure environment. We were just standing outside the building waiting to go back to work," one worker, who was there during the ordeal, told BI. The sheriff's office told local news at the time that the building was cleared and there was "nothing to substantiate the presence of a shooter at all."

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☆ Biden may let US defense contractors deploy to Ukraine, but not like in Iraq and Afghanistan: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden's administration is moving toward a plan that would allow US military contractors to deploy to Ukraine for the first time in a limited capacity, CNN reported. Advertisement"The President is absolutely firm that he will not be sending US troops to Ukraine," they added. AdvertisementThey also said that the move would likely see numbers from just a few dozen, up to around 200, contractors in Ukraine at any one time. In February, European leaders balked at French President Emmanuel Macron's statement that the deployment of Western troops to Ukraine should not be ruled out. Allowing US private contractors to go to Ukraine would not be the first time that the Biden White House has crossed its self-imposed red lines regarding support for Ukraine.

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But, not all AI startups are created equal. AdvertisementBusiness Insider surveyed nine VCs who invest in AI startups at firms like Bain Capital Ventures, Flybridge, and Sapphire Ventures. Startups building AI's "picks and shovels" are a better bet than yet another LLMStep aside, OpenAI and Anthropic. In contrast, unstructured data encompasses various formats such as text documents, images, audio files, emails, social media posts, and videos. Some AI investors say they're shying away from point solutions—think online payment processing or project management—in favor of full-stack solutions.

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☆ Some countries are cutting down their workweeks. Greece is doing the exact opposite.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewAs countries and companies worldwide trial a shorter workweek, one economy is moving to a six-day workweek. The employer has the authority to require staff to work a sixth day in the week and staff cannot refuse to work, he said. In 2023, 179 workers were killed in accidents at work in Greece, up from 104 the year before, DW reported. Per the OECD, they work an average of 36 hours a week, while workers in France, Netherlands, and Germany work less than 30 hours. AdvertisementGreece's reform is a stark contrast to initiatives other countries are taking to reduce the number of working days.

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☆ A veteran fund manager who's more than quadrupled the S&P 500's return in the last 32 years explains how he finds deeply undervalued stocks — and shares how he made one of his best trades ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Stocks often trade above or below their fair value, which means active managers who choose stocks wisely can score huge eye-popping returns. "What we're really looking for is opportunities where that dollar can also compound to be two, four, 10," Robotti said. "People say, 'Oh, who cares if you buy a cheap stock, the market just won't ever pay attention. When the economics of a business — even if people hate that business — are extremely strong, the stock follows." "If you bought it at 20 cents on the dollar and it doubles, you don't sell it at 40 cents on the dollar," Robotti said.

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☆ 'TikTok Star Murders' features audio footage Ali Abulaban filmed as he killed his wife. Here's what happened to him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewPeacock's "TikTok Star Murders" tells the story of content creator Ali Abulaban murdering his wife, Ana Abulaban, and her friend Rayburn Barron, one month after she accused her husband of domestic abuse. Ana Abulaban, who was 28 at the time, went to the authorities in September 2021 and accused her husband of domestic abuse, The Los Angeles Times reported. "TikTok Star Murders" features the audio Ali Abulaban captured as he murdered his wife. Several gunshots can be heard as well as Barron and Ana Abulaban shouting. Fischer told Variety that Ali Abulaban was offered the chance to appear in the documentary but, "respectfully declined based on his impending trial."

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☆ Bosses are using 'silent lay-offs' and 'quiet firing' to get rid of employees. It could backfire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But the latest workplace trends — "silent layoffs" and "quiet firing" — could be the most harmful to date. Silent layoffs occur when a company provides staff with severance packages but asks them to keep quiet about the details of their exit. Amit Rawal, a management lecturer at City University of London's Bayes Business School, told BI that silent layoffs have become "increasingly popular across larger corporations." Related storiesThe goal of silent layoffs is likely to minimize the amount of negative traction the company receives. Advertisement'A PR disaster waiting to happen'Experts told BI that quietly getting rid of employees could easily backfire when employees opt to fight back and speak out.

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☆ Your Ford pickup could be one of the half million trucks being recalled for suddenly shifting gears
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ford has issued a recall notice for over 550,000 of its 2014 model F-150 pickup trucks in the US. The recall came after users complained that the trucks would suddenly drop to first gear. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. AdvertisementFord has issued a recall for half a million of its F-150 pickup trucks after receiving hundreds of complaints that they suddenly downshifted to first gear.

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☆ Top Twitch streamer Kai Cenat got a therapist to help him beat a video game boss he was stuck on for over 60 hours
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewFrustrated with his performance against a video game boss, Twitch streamer and YouTuber Kai Cenat went viral on Tuesday evening for bringing a therapist to his livestream to help process his emotions. Cenat, 22, was well into his 60th hour of fighting the final boss of the "Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree" when Aubri Williams appeared in his streaming room. AdvertisementCalming down and steeling his mind under Williams' guidance, Cenat played the boss fight again for her to observe. Cenat would defeat Radahn about six hours and 40 deaths later, or 67 hours after his first encounter with the video game boss. AdvertisementWilliams and representatives for Cenat did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular business hours.

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☆ Check out the 26-slide pitch deck Creatio used to raise $200 million at a $1.2 billion valuation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Software company Creatio has secured $200 million at a $1.2 billion valuation. The Boston-based company sells no-code applications to enterprises to streamline their operations. AdvertisementBoston-based software company Creatio has secured $200 million at a $1.2 billion valuation. Founded in 2014, Creatio is a vendor for no-code platforms that allow companies to access and create applications and workflows more efficiently through its platform. The company sells a variety of applications, from app design platforms to customer relationship management (CRM) tools, to clients.

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☆ NYC shuttered 80% of its Airbnbs in an attempt to make housing more affordable. All that's done so far is make hotels more expensive.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Eliza Relman | Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewLast September, New York City began enforcing its strict new regulations on short-term rentals. Since then, the number of legal short-term rentals listed on Airbnb and other platforms has plummeted. Impacts of the near-banLL18 was motivated by the city's housing affordability crisis, caused in large part by a severe housing shortage. Short-term rentals, including Airbnbs, can take homes that would otherwise be lived in full-time off the market, potentially exacerbating the housing shortage. But there's some evidence, including from Irvine, California, that restricting short-term rentals can reduce rents.

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☆ Nvidia challenger Groq is set to double its valuation to $2.5 billion in fresh funding round led by Blackrock
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

It is set to be valued at $2.5 billion in a funding round led by Blackrock, according to sources. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementGroq, a scrappy challenger to Nvidia that is developing chips powering artificial intelligence, is set to be valued at $2.5 billion in a new funding round led by Blackrock, according to multiple sources. Groq has been rumored to be raising a new round and recently hired Morgan Stanley to help raise $300 million in new funding, the Information previously reported last month. The valuation and lead investor have not been previously reported.

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☆ Microsoft's new AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman works closely with these execs, internal tracking tool reveals
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAn internal Microsoft tracking tool has revealed which executives AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman is working with most during his first few months on the job. Microsoft in March hired Suleyman , the head of startup Inflection AI and a cofounder of AI pioneer DeepMind, to be CEO of a newly formed Microsoft AI group. The organization is responsible for consumer AI products such as Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot and the Bing search engine. Kevin Scott, Microsoft chief technology officerKevin Scott MicrosoftKevin Scott is Microsoft's chief technology officer and executive vice president of AI. Caitlin McCabe, CEO chief of staffMcCabe is Satya Nadella's chief of staff.

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☆ Gen Zers are embracing remote and flexible customer service jobs — but the freedom comes at a cost
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThe average annual salary for a customer service rep in the US is $34,000 - $46,000, according to Glassdoor. Sutton believes the influx of Gen Z and millennial workers is mostly due to remote work becoming the norm. The mental health tollBut while such remote jobs are often portrayed as relatively stress-free, the reality is much more complex. Almost 50% also said an "unfriendly support agent" was what they found frustrating about a negative customer service experience. Sutton started posting on TikTok because she saw "an opportunity to shed light on the realities of customer service."

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☆ Nvidia's moat will be tested by a potential AI chip IPO
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Cerebras Systems, a startup trying to challenge Nvidia on the AI chip battlefield, is reportedly headed for an IPO toward the end of 2024. This is one of the primary elements holding back even some AWS customers from using Amazon's AI chips. But, most AI developers must go through gnarly work to change their software if they want to change their hardware. His startup Vimaan is building tech for a future "dark warehouse" that requires no humans to operate. Advertisement"Am I gonna take a chance to switch out a whole infrastructure that we've built on the Nvidia platform?"

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☆ Bugatti's new $4 million hypercar has 1,800 horsepower and gauges made with titanium and rubies — see the Tourbillon
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Benjamin Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Bugatti unveiled its new Tourbillon hypercar powered by a 1,800 horsepower V16 hybrid engine. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementBugatti recently unveiled its new flagship hypercar, the Tourbillon. The Tourbillon, pronounced toor-bee-yawn, is the successor to Bugatti's recently discontinued Chiron hypercar launched back in 2016. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ These are the 5 US cities you should buy a home in before you get priced out of the housing market, says 'Million Dollar Listing' real estate investor
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Most of its residents are millennials, with its residents' median age being 33.6 years. As with Atlanta, most of its residents are millennials, with its residents' median age being 33.1 years. The median age of San Diego residents is 35.8 years. But it's also true that housing in San Diego trends toward the pricier end. San Diego, along with four other Californian cities, was marked as "impossibly unaffordable," according to the 2024 Demographia International Housing Affordability report.

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☆ Singapore and Hong Kong are the most expensive cities for the ultra-rich to spend their millions
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Singapore is the most expensive city for high-net-worth individuals, according to a new report. The Asian city-state is followed by Hong Kong and London in Julius Baer's Lifestyle Index. AdvertisementIf you've got millions in the bank and you want to spend them slowly, don't move to Singapore. The Asian city-state is the most expensive major global city for high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) to live in, according to a new report. It's followed by Hong Kong and London.

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☆ North Korean troops will become 'cannon fodder' if they aid Russia in Ukraine, Pentagon says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

North Korean soldiers sent to aid Russia in Ukraine would be "cannon fodder," the Pentagon said. The two nations signed a new security pact, and some Korean units look set to go to Ukraine. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementNorth Korean troops that are sent to Ukraine to aid in Russia's war would become "cannon fodder," the Pentagon said. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said on Tuesday that "I think that if I were North Korean military personnel management, I would be questioning my choices on sending my forces to be cannon fodder in an illegal war against Ukraine."

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☆ 2 St. Louis residents are suing the city's basic income program in an attempt to halt what they call 'unconstitutional' $500 monthly payments to low-income families
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Allie Kelly | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAs St. Louis continues its guaranteed basic income pilot, two residents are suing to cut the program's funding. The plaintiffs, Greg Tumlin and Fred Hale, are both St. Louis residents. Adam Layne, the St. Louis city treasurer, previously told BI that St. Louis residents have primarily used their $500 a month to pay bills. BI reached out to the city of St. Louis and St. Louis Guaranteed Income for comment, but the parties did not respond by the time of publication. States like South Dakota, Arizona, and Iowa, Republican politicians have also brought basic income bans to the state legislature.

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☆ We live in a world where top Twitch streamer Kai Cenat got a therapist to help him beat a video game boss he was stuck on for over 60 hours
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewFrustrated with his performance against a video game boss, Twitch streamer and YouTuber Kai Cenat went viral on Tuesday evening for bringing a therapist to his livestream to help process his emotions. "I've been on the last boss for the past 60 hours of my life that I can't get back," Cenat lamented. Cenat would defeat Radahn about six hours and 40 deaths later, or 67 hours after his first encounter with the video game boss. AdvertisementWilliams and representatives for Cenat did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular business hours. Though its main title was launched in February 2022, Cenat was playing a recently released expansion, "Shadow of the Erdtree," when Williams appeared on his stream.

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☆ Emma Roberts says people who call out nepo babies don't see 'all the rejection along the way'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewEmma Roberts says even Hollywood's nepo babies don't always have an easy path to stardom. On an episode of the "Table for Two" podcast released on June 25, Roberts spoke to host Bruce Bozzi about the public perception of nepo babies, or "nepotism babies." During the podcast episode, Roberts said it's not always true that nepo babies get everything handed to them on a silver platter. Many nepo babies and even their parents — particularly those in Hollywood — have pushed back against the title and its accompanying critiques. AdvertisementIn December, Meg Ryan defended her son , actor Jack Quaid, against "nepo baby" claims during an interview with Glamour.

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