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☆ Starbucks Middle East franchisee to slash over 2,000 jobs as boycotts linked to the Israel-Gaza conflict hit Western brands, says report
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. In a statement in December, Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan said protesters had been "influenced by misrepresentation on social media" of what the company stands for. AdvertisementA Starbucks spokesperson told Business Insider: "As Alshaya reviews its business portfolio they have made the difficult decision to eliminate some roles in their Starbucks store portfolio." The layoffs came as Starbucks and other Western brands such as McDonald's and KFC have faced consumer boycotts over the Israel-Gaza war. "So long as this war is going on ... we're not expecting to see any significant improvement (in these markets)," McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski said.

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☆ JK Rowling hits out at reports calling a transgender cat killer and convicted murderer a woman
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) 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 previewJK Rowling has hit out at reports calling a transgender cat killer and convicted murderer a woman. It is not the first time Rowling has aired her views on transgender issues. In a 2020 statement released via The Trevor Project, Daniel Radcliffe, who played the films' titular character, said: "Transgender women are women. AdvertisementTiffany Scott, also known as Andrew Burns, died on Thursday aged 32, the Scottish Prison Service confirmed, per The Telegraph.

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☆ German chancellor appeared to suggest that British and French soldiers have helped Ukraine fire 'deep-strike' missiles at Russian targets, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been criticized for a "flagrant abuse of intelligence" after he appeared to suggest British and French soldiers had been helping Ukraine fire missiles they had supplied. "German soldiers must at no point and in no place be linked to targets this system reaches," he added. A German government spokesperson told Business Insider they had no comment on the reports. Thierry Wurtz/MBDAIn May 2023, the UK became the first country to begin sending Ukraine long-range missiles with the delivery of long-range Storm Shadow missiles. According to the Atlantic Council think tank, they enable Ukraine to target ammunition depots and command posts deep inside Russian territory.

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☆ Trump receives mixed reception as he launches $400 gold sneakers day after $355 million court ruling
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at "Sneaker Con" in Philadelphia on Saturday. The shiny gold "Never Surrender High-Tops" features an American flag on the back and a capital "T" on the side. They are available on a website selling Trump cologne and other Trump-branded shoes. Trump getting booed at Sneaker Con while trying to sell Trump Shoes for $399.00. AdvertisementTrump claimed last year that he had more than $400 million in cash at his disposal.

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☆ Trump will likely run out of legal defense funds by summer, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump will likely run out of legal defense funds by summer, Bloomberg reported. The former president faces substantial legal fees as he fights four criminal cases. Earlier this week, a New York judge ordered Trump to pay $355 million in a civil fraud case ruling. AdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump will likely run out of legal defense funds this summer, Bloomberg reported. In 2023, Trump spent $51.2 million on legal costs and has a further $23.5 million available for lawyers' fees — but that source of money will likely dry up around July, the report said.

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☆ Denmark to send its 'entire artillery' to Ukraine, the country's prime minister says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Denmark is sending all of its artillery to Ukraine, the Danish prime minister has said. Mette Frederiksen made the announcement while speaking at the Munich Security Conference. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementDenmark is sending its "entire artillery" to Ukraine, the Danish prime minister has said. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Mette Frederiksen appealed to other European nations to do more to help Ukraine in its fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin's invading forces.

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☆ A baggage handler at a London airport is in critical condition after being dragged by conveyor belt, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A baggage handler was hospitalized after being caught in a conveyor belt, The Sun reported. The incident occurred at London's Heathrow Airport, the report said. The handler's scarf got snagged in the conveyor belt, and she was dragged along. AdvertisementA baggage handler at London's Heathrow Airport is in critical condition after an incident involving a conveyor belt, the British newspaper The Sun reported. It occurred when her scarf got snagged in the conveyor belt, and she was dragged along as she unloaded luggage from a flight operated by Scottish airline Loganair, the report said.

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☆ Ukrainian troops pull out of key eastern town of Avdiivka, the 'gateway' to Donetsk
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) 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 previewUkrainian troops have withdrawn from the war-torn eastern town of Avdiivka. Russian forces now appeared "to be focused on complicating or preventing a complete Ukrainian withdrawal," according to the think tank. The fall of the town marks one of the biggest changes in battle lines since Russia took Bakhmut in May 2023. AdvertisementBut Ukrainian forces battling for the town were facing severe ammunition shortages as talks in Congress over sending $60 billion in US aid stalled.

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☆ The Ukraine war grinds on — 4 ways the conflict with Russia could end
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian president has also indirectly suggested a cease-fire, something that the US has refused to consider unless Ukraine is involved in discussions, Reuters reported. Nuclear warPutin has made several threats of using nuclear weapons since the invasion began, but the West is divided on how seriously to take his comments. Jones said the risks of breaking the ultimate nuclear weapons taboo would likely outweigh any benefits. I think the US has already communicated pretty forcefully that all bets are off if Russia were to use nuclear weapons," he added.

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☆ How Ukraine could become Putin's 'Vietnam,' say military analysts
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Some of the analysts noted that the conflict in Ukraine could even become a "Vietnam" for Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We've seen smaller countries frequently defeat larger countries in battle, with Vietnam and others being key examples. Getty ImagesIn the Vietnam War, more than 58,000 Americans lost their lives in a long, protracted fight alongside South Vietnam against the communist government of North Vietnam. With crucial military aid from the West, analysts believe Ukraine could achieve something similar, grinding down Russian morale and potentially forcing Russia to readdress the costs and benefits of the invasion.

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☆ OpenAI valued at $80 billion following deal that allows staff to cash out their shares, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

OpenAI has been valued at $80 billion or more following a new deal, The New York Times reported. The deal allows staff to cash out their shares in the company, per the report. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI has completed a deal that valued the business at $80 billion or more, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing three unnamed people with knowledge of the deal. The deal allows OpenAI employees to cash out their shares in the company, the report added.

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☆ Tunnel complex with rows of computer servers discovered under UN aid agency HQ in Gaza, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it discovered a Hamas complex under a UN agency HQ in Gaza. AdvertisementThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it discovered a Hamas complex under a UN aid agency's headquarters in Gaza. An Israeli soldier gestured in what the military described as a Hamas command tunnel running partly under UNRWA headquarters. The WSJ report published a photo of a room containing eight black server racks "inside what Israeli military officials say is a Hamas intelligence hub." The Israeli military has nicknamed the subterranean world "the Gaza metro."

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☆ Gaza girl, 6, who pleaded by phone to be rescued after an Israeli attack found dead along with paramedics sent to save her
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Six-year-old Hind Rajab, who went missing in Gaza City last month, has been found dead. She had made contact with emergency services and begged them to save her as she hid from IDF forces. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . ReutersTwo PRCS paramedics, Yusuf Al-Zeino and Ahmed Al-Madhou, were sent to find Hind, but the agency lost contact with them. They were later discovered dead in a burned-out ambulance, just meters from the bullet-riddled car where Hind also lay.

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☆ Musk shifts Neuralink incorporation from Delaware to Nevada as he rails against $55 billion pay ruling
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk has pulled his brain implant company out of Delaware amid legal frustrations. "Never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter. AdvertisementElon Musk has shifted the incorporation location of his brain-chip implant company Neuralink out of Delaware, reincorporating it in Nevada, Bloomberg reported. It comes after a series of frustrating legal setbacks for Musk in "The First State," including a judge striking down the Tesla CEO's $55 billion pay package. Musk previously moved the incorporation location of X to Nevada from Delaware after he changed its name, Bloomberg reported.

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☆ US F-16s are exceeding the expectations of Ukraine's pilots, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian pilots training on US F-16s are "very impressed" with the fighter jets, a report said. The Ukrainian service of the Voice of America report cites a Ukrainian Air Force pilot. AdvertisementUkrainian pilots are "very impressed" with US F-16 fighter jets, the Ukrainian service of the Voice of America reported. It will still be several months before they see action against Russian forces, a Ukrainian Air Force spokesman said. AdvertisementDespite this, it noted that "the effort spent training Ukrainian pilots, ground crews, and logisticians to operate and maintain these aircraft will have long-term value."

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☆ Spain's Macho World of Bullfighting Has Its First Openly LGBT+ Matador
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A Spanish matador opened up about his sexuality in an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Mundo. It is said to make him the first openly LGBT+ matador in the country. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA bullfighter revealed to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo that he is Spain's first openly LGBT+ matadorMario Alcalde, 31, works as an airport baggage handler.

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☆ Uber Eats to edit Super Bowl commercial after facing backlash for peanut allergy joke, charity says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Uber Eats faced a backlash over a new commercial released ahead of Super Bowl LVIII. The "Don't Forget Uber Eats" ad has been criticized for appearing to use a peanut allergy as a joke. The CEO of a food allergy charity has said that the company has agreed to edit the commercial. AdvertisementUber Eats has said it will edit its new Super Bowl commercial after it was criticized for appearing to make a joke about a man's peanut allergy. The ad, titled "Don't Forget Uber Eats," features stars David and Victoria Beckham and actors Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer, and is based on the idea of people forgetting things.

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☆ Members of Ukraine's 82nd Air Assault Brigade praise the British Challenger 2 tank
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian soldiers from the 82nd Air Assault Brigade described how the British Challenger 2 tank has helped give them an edge in the fighting against Russian forces. The UK announced in January 2023 that it would provide Ukraine with 14 Challenger 2 tanks as part of a military aid package. AdvertisementAccording to the British Army's website, the Challenger 2 is the force's main battle tank and is "designed to destroy other tanks." AdvertisementRussian team members on a T-72 B3 battle tank. But it noted that Russia was likely able to build "at least" 100 main battle tanks a month, meaning it would be able to keep up its current level of offensive activity "for the foreseeable future."

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☆ Kremlin denies report that Putin reached out to the US about talks on ending the war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) 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 previewA Kremlin spokesperson has denied a report that Russian President Vladimir Putin reached out to the US about talks on ending the war in Ukraine, Reuters reported. In response to questions about the report — and specifically if Putin would be willing to give up his demands over Ukraine's neutrality and NATO, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said it was "a wrong report." But Peskov told Bloomberg News, "President Putin has stated numerous times that Russia was, is and will continue to be open for negotiations on Ukraine." In November, Putin told G20 leaders that the war in Ukraine was a "tragedy" and that we must think about how to stop it, Reuters reported.

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☆ Video appears to show Ukraine's new 'Ironclad' drone vehicle machine-gunning a Russian outpost
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Video footage appears to show Ukraine's new "Ironclad" combat drone in action. The video, which was shared by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. AdvertisementVideo footage released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense earlier this month appears to show Ukraine's new "Ironclad" combat drone vehicle in action against Russian forces. Ukrainian Ministry of DefenseThe Shablya system is a remotely operated "combat platform" designed to be attached to certain vehicles or objects, the manufacturer Roboneers says on its website. Everything gets smashed up by drones and artillery," Gleb Molchanov, a Ukrainian drone operator, told The Guardian.

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☆ British intelligence releases unseen images of code-breaking 'Colossus' computer that helped allies win WWII
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

British intelligence has released new photos showing the World War II era "Colossus" computer. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementBritish intelligence has released "rare and never-before-seen images" of the World War II era "Colossus" code-breaking computer. It played a key role in helping the Allies win World War II. Housed at the UK's code-breaking center, Bletchley Park, 10 Colossus computers helped 550 people decrypt "63 million characters of high-grade German communications" by the end of World War II, according to The National Museum of Computing.

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☆ Africa's richest person just opened a $19 billion oil refinery to help Nigeria reduce fuel imports
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewAfrica's richest person has opened one of the world's largest oil refineries in Nigeria. Aliko Dangote, the billionaire founder and chairman of the multinational conglomerate the Dangote Group, opened the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in a bid to help make Nigeria self-sufficient in fuel. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The $19 billion refinery, in the coastal city of Lekki, near Lagos, has suffered years of delays and setbacks, but it finally began production last week. This is something that the new Dangote refinery aims to change by eventually producing up to 650,000 barrels a day.

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☆ Russia is likely using Ukraine's freezing winter to ramp up its front-line assaults — but its losses are soaring, British intelligence says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But Russia's mounting attacks are leading to huge losses to its military vehicles and personnel, the MoD said, citing data from the Ukrainian General Staff. From January 14 to January 18, it said the data suggested that Russian military vehicle losses had climbed 88%, while tank losses had soared 95%. 'When roads stop existing'A military vehicle in Bakhmut, February 2023. The mud season causes problems for Russia and Ukraine, with artillery and military vehicles trapped in the sodden, heavy clay soil. Butm experts previously told Business Insider that Ukraine's US-provided Abrams tanks could be key during the mud season fighting.

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☆ The father of an IDF soldier killed on October 7 claimed his son's decapitated head was found in an ice cream store's freezer, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Adir Tahar, an IDF soldier, was killed during Hamas' October 7 attacks on Israel. A militant decapitated him and tried to sell his head for $10,000, his father has claimed. He said his head was found by Israeli forces in an ice cream store's freezer. AdvertisementThe head of an IDF soldier who was killed during Hamas' October 7 attacks on Israel was found in an ice cream store's freezer, his father said in an interview on Israel's Channel 14 news station. During an interrogation, a Hamas militant also claimed that he had attempted to sell the head for $10,000, he added.

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☆ Russia's elite paratroopers and marines are refusing orders to launch 'human wave attacks,' Ukraine official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elite Russian troops are refusing to launch "human wave attacks," a Ukrainian official said. Former prisoners and poorly-trained reservists typically carry out costly frontal assaults, she said. Over the course of the Russian invasion, it has become increasingly reliant on high-risk frontal assaults. It involves waves of attacks that probe Ukrainian positions and seize small portions of territory but cost a huge loss of life. A group of Ukrainian marines sail from the riverbank of Dnipro at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

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