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☆ The Russian military is executing soldiers who won't follow orders and threatening to execute entire units if they retreat, the White House said
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In a briefing, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Russia is executing some soldiers. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Russian military has been executing soldiers who refuse to follow orders, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said in a White House press briefing Thursday. "It's reprehensible to think that you would execute your own soldiers because they didn't want to follow orders," Kirby said in the briefing. There have been multiple reports documenting the apparent poor conditions, low morale, and high casualty numbers for Russian soldiers. In a video plea from March, Russian soldiers complained that they were being sent into battle with "blocking" units that were meant to keep them from running away.

Persons: John Kirby, Kirby, —, Simon Miles, Stalin, Miles, haven't, Verstka Organizations: White, National Security, Service, House, Duke University's Sanford School of Public, Soviet Union, Red Army Locations: Russia, Soviet, Ukraine

☆ Taylor Swift achieves billionaire status amid monumental Eras tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Taylor Swift is a billionaire, according to a Bloomberg News analysis. The pop star's record-breaking Eras Tour helped cement her status among a rare economic class, according to the analysis. Swift is one of the few people to reach billionaire status almost exclusively from her music. AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter nearly two decades of monumental music-making, Taylor Swift has officially built a billion-dollar empire, according to a Bloomberg News analysis published Thursday. Swift is one of the few people to reach billionaire status almost exclusively from her music and performances, the outlet reported, citing publicly disclosed and traceable assets and earnings.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Swift, —, Sam Bankman, Fried's, Larry David, Shaquille O'Neal Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Bloomberg Economics, Forbes, Dassault

☆ Who's flipped on Trump: A full list of aides, employees, and yes-men who appear to have suddenly had a change of heart in the face of legal issues
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump is facing multiple legal challenges. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The civil fraud trial, brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accuses Trump of falsely inflating his net worth. Another judge previously ruled that Trump committed fraud, but the current trial is meant to determine if his actions were intentional. The conspiratorial thinking may be exacerbated by multiple one-time allies turning on the former President, often when facing legal trouble of their own.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, you've, Stormy Daniels, Trump, Letitia James, Trump's, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, MAGA expats who've Organizations: Service, New York, Prosperity Action, for Growth, Republican, Trump Locations: Georgia, New York

☆ Apple's been relatively quiet about AI — but it's been pouring billions into research, and that could mean a 'smarter' Siri
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Since the AI boom began, Apple has been quieter about incorporating the new technology than its peers. To catch up, the company is planning updates to Siri that incorporate AI. His employees are reworking a "smarter " Siri that uses them, per Bloomberg. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut Apple's lag doesn't mean they haven't been thinking of AI before this year: "We've been doing research across a wide range of AI technologies, including generative AI, for years," Cook told Reuters in August. AdvertisementAdvertisementAnd to be sure, while Apple's AI push may have been muted, it is predominantly a hardware company.

Persons: Siri, —, John Giannandrea, Craig Federighi —, Per Forbes, hasn't, Apple, it's, Tim Cook, We've, Cook Organizations: Apple, Bloomberg, Service, Meta, Microsoft, Google, Worldwide, Reuters, Ajax —, Ajax

☆ An ER doctor was fired after posting an Instagram story critics said 'rejoiced' in the Hamas attack on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An ER doctor in NYC was fired after being accused of celebrating Hamas' attack on a music festival. An account on X posted photos of Dr. Dana Diab's story, criticizing her comments. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn emergency room doctor at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital was fired after accusations that she was "rejoicing" that Hamas attacked Israel. A representative for Northwell Health, which includes Lenox Hill Hospital, told Insider Diab was fired after her employers became aware of her comments. These views don't represent Lenox Hill Hospital & Northwell Health & go against our core values."

Persons: Dana Diab's, —, @StopAntisemitism, Diab, We've, Northwell, Tara Strong, Israel Organizations: Service, Lenox Hill Hospital, Brookdale University Hospital, Medical Center, Northwell Health, New York Post, Hamas, NYU, Harvard Locations: Lenox Hill, New, Israel, Qatar, Lenox

☆ A Tiktoker 'girlsplained' the Israel-Hamas war. She later removed the post and apologized for her 'fun flirty analogy.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nikita Redkar, a TikToker known for "girlsplaining" complex topics, is under fire after a new post. In it, Redkar tried to explain the Israel-Palestine conflict using an analogy of girls at a party. AdvertisementAdvertisementA popular self-described "for the girlies" TikToker is under fire this week after uploading a video "girlsplaining" the history of conflict between Israel and Palestine. A screen recording of Redkar's video shows her explanation of the conflict. "I use these fun, flirty analogies to explain complicated news topics in all of my videos," said Redkar in the video.

Persons: Nikita Redkar, Redkar, —, Patty, Brittany, Izzy Organizations: Service, Ppl Locations: Israel, Palestine

☆ Companies won't hire these women to drive trucks because of their gender, a new lawsuit says.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new lawsuit accuses one of the US's largest trucking companies of gender discrimination. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn a new class action lawsuit, three named women allege that a trucking company either delayed their hiring processes or refused to hire them altogether because of their gender. Per the filing, other women applying were told there was a hiring freeze for women. Romer-Friedman added filing with the EEOC is the first step in a process that could lead to a federal civil rights lawsuit against Stevens Transport. Stevens Transport did not respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular working hours.

Persons: —, Kim Howard, Ashli Streeter, Peter Romer, Stevens, Howard, Streeter, Friedman, Romer, I've Organizations: Service, Stevens Transport, Trucking, Commission, Romer, Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: Friedman's, America

☆ Cannibalistic Europeans likely ate their dead at funerals 15,000 years ago instead of burying them, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Europeans probably ate their dead loved ones instead of burying them 15,000 years ago. According to a new study, the consumption of dead people was not essential, but a ritual. Researchers also said people used the remaining bones as cups and chewed on them. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementCannibalistic Europeans likely feasted on their deceased loved ones at funerals instead of burying them, according to a new study.

Persons: —, Dr, Silvia Bello, William Marsh, Marsh Organizations: Service Locations: Europe, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, United Kingdom, Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, Portugal, Gough's

☆ Sen. Bob Menendez's wife Nadine Arslanian's fatal crash in Bogota, New Jersey, seen in newly-released video
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Footage obtained by News 12 New Jersey shows the fatal crash involving Nadine Arslanian and a pedestrian. Arslanian, who is now married to Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, was not charged in the incident. AdvertisementAdvertisementNewly released footage shows the moment Sen. Bob Menendez's now-wife Nadine Arslanian fatally hit a pedestrian in her Mercedes-Benz on a New Jersey street in December 2018. JUST IN: News 12 New Jersey has obtained security video from a 2018 incident where Sen. Menendez's wife Nadine Arslanian struck and killed a pedestrian. The security footage shows a car barreling into a person who appears to be standing in the street.

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☆ Gavin Newsom appoints Laphonza Butler to fill Senate seat left empty by Dianne Feinstein
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed a replacement to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat. Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, will be the third Black woman to ever serve in the Senate. AdvertisementAdvertisementCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom appointed EMILY's List president Laphonza Butler to fill the Senate seat left vacant after the death of Dianne Feinstein. Previously, Butler worked as a policy director for Airbnb and political consulting firm SCRB Strategies, according to her EMILY's List biography. During her time there, she advocated to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour, per her EMILYs List bio.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Dianne Feinstein's, Laphonza Butler, Butler, —, Dianne Feinstein, Kamala Harris's, Hillary Clinton's, Harris, Newsom, Sen, Scott Applewhite, Feinstein, Barbara Lee Organizations: Service, San Francisco Chronicle, Street Journal, Democratic, LA Times, SEIU, Times, University of California, Regents, Jackson State University, AP, Senate, Press, Progressives Locations: U.S, California, SCRB

☆ 6 years after declaring bankruptcy, Toys R Us will return with 24 stores across the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Toys R Us, which went bankrupt years ago, will open up to 24 stores in the US. It was the first big-box toy store ever created, according to History — and a far cry from other toy stores at the time. Using their advertisements, celebrity collaborations, and their mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe, Toys R Us sold thousands of toys like Mr. Its jingle, "I don't want to grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid. There's a million toys at Toys R Us that I can play with," was the soundtrack for kids from the 1980s to the early 2000s.

Persons: —, Charles Lazarus, Geoffrey the, There's, Yehuda Shmidman Organizations: Service, WHP Locations: United States

☆ The Russian culture ministry is blaming a pirated version of the Barbie movie for weakening nationwide values
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A pirated version of the "Barbie" movie made its way to Russia, and officials there aren't happy. The Russian Culture Ministry wants to shift from Western values towards "traditional" Russian ones. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs Russian citizens struggle to maintain morale during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Culture Ministry is taking a shot at the "Barbie" movie as a representation of hated Western ideologies. Multiple offices and politicians are criticizing the "Barbie" movie for not promoting "traditional Russian values" — a vague phrase that seems to refer to patriotism and general conservatism — per the BBC. But what comprises appropriate, patriotic entertainment, then, free of Western values?

Persons: —, Barbie, Steve Rosenberg, Maria Butina, Butina, Rosenberg, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Russian Culture Ministry, Service, BBC Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian

☆ Delta says it 'went too far' with SkyMiles changes that caused an uproar
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Hannah Towey | Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the airline went "too far" in its recent changes to its SkyMiles program. The CEO's comments followed a social media uproar protesting the changes. AdvertisementAdvertisementDelta CEO Ed Bastian said the airline went "too far" in its recent changes to its SkyMiles loyalty program that triggered a social media uproar earlier this month. "We probably went too far in doing that," the CEO said at an Atlanta Rotary Club event on Monday. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt also suggests renting Delta Car Rentals for half of those trips at $400 a rental and spending $8,000 a month for the qualification year on a Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business American Express Card.

Persons: Ed Bastian, —, Bastian, Delta Organizations: Service, Atlanta Rotary, Delta, Delta SkyMiles, American, Diamond, Car Rentals, Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business, Express

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene moved to slash Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's salary to $1, exposing a rift between MAGA Republicans and military officials under the Biden Administration
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meanwhile, a faction of hard-right GOP members moved to cut Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's salary. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs Congress scrambles to drum up a plan to avert a government shutdown, hard-right lawmakers curiously proposed a move to cut the salary of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to $1. Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene proposed an amendment to slash Austin's salary on the House floor on Wednesday, putting the proposal to a voice vote. AdvertisementAdvertisementAustin, a retired four-star Army general, is the first Black secretary of defense and was confirmed 93-2 by a Senate committee in 2021. On September 21, several hard-right Republicans continued to stifle progress on a spending agenda after rejecting a defense bill that typically receives bipartisan support.

Persons: Lloyd Austin's, Marjorie Taylor Greene, —, scrambles, Lloyd Austin, Republicans —, Greene, Austin, Biden, Josh Hawley, Mike Lee, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: GOP, Service, Georgia, Republicans, Twitter, Defense, Pentagon, Army, Military Times, SNAP Locations: Afghanistan, Austin, United States

☆ How do you do, fellow kids: Facebook is rolling out new AI characters to lure Gen Z users. But their personalities are a bit... dated.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Meta is hoping to gain more Gen Z customers with new AI chatbots. The bots are based on outdated characters that aren't as resonant with a Gen Z audience. Aside from the awkward summation of Gen Z humor, Bender might be a touch behind what kids are watching today. AdvertisementAdvertisementMeta's attempt at being Gen Z's 'North Star'Meta also misses the mark on what Gen Z humor is — often absurdist, incredibly fast-moving, "anti-humor." AdvertisementAdvertisementThis doesn't mean, however, that Gen Z is fully onboard with AI bots.

Persons: Gen, Meta, Bob, Bender, it's, —, Z's, millennials, ChatGPT, Alvin, Mark Zuckerberg, Snapchat Organizations: Service, Meta Connect, Street Journal, Meta, Facebook Locations: Wall, Silicon, TikTok

☆ Ukraine's first lady questions if Zelenskyy will run for president again as the war-torn country weighs whether to hold an election at all
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Ukrainian election is complicated by the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. While being interviewed on "Face the Nation," Zelenska said the political aspirations of her husband, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, have not consistently garnered her personal support. "Even when he ran for the first time, I didn't fully endorse it," Zelenska told CBS correspondent Margaret Brennan. Kremlin predicts Putin's continued political successRussia's next presidential election is also set for 2024, though it remains unclear whether the country will hold formal voting proceedings. Peskov, in early August, said Russia "theoretically" doesn't need to hold presidential elections because it's "obvious" that Vladimir Putin will win "with more than 90 percent of the vote."

Persons: Olena, isn't, Olena Zelenska, Zelenska, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Margaret Brennan, we've, Zelenksa, Antony Blinken, Lindsey Graham, Graham, Putin's, Russia's, Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, Ukrainian, CBS, Washington Post, of, Biden, Post, Reuters, Ukraine's, Commission, US State Department, Kremlin Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, of Europe, Europe

☆ Lauren Boebert was announced as a guest speaker for a conservative youth conference days after she was tossed out of a musical recommended for kids
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Friday, the Texas Youth Summit announced Boebert would be a speaker at their upcoming conference. The Texas Youth Summit, aimed at children and young adults, allows anyone between 12 and 26 to attend for free. Christian Collins, founder of the Texas Youth Summit, declined to comment to Insider or clarify whether or not the decision to allow Boebert to speak came before or after September 10. In addition to Boebert, this year's speakers include Donald Trump, Jr., Charlie Kirk, and other conservative federal and state representatives. Representatives for Boebert did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, @laurenboebert, Boebert, Christian Collins, Donald Trump , Jr, Charlie Kirk Organizations: Texas Youth Summit, Service, Woodlands, Texas Youth Foundation, Woodlands Waterway Locations: Wall, Silicon, Denver , Colorado, Marriott, Houston, Colorado's, Denver, American

☆ The US has pumped so much groundwater that it's literally splitting the ground open across the American Southwest
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Maiya Focht | Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The United States has been pumping so much groundwater it's splitting the ground open. Brian Conway/AZGSBut humans are pumping groundwater faster than Earth can naturally replenish it. A giant fissure in the Mojave Desert in California from groundwater pumping near Lucerne Lake. And four out of every 10 sites hit "all-time lows" in the past decade as American groundwater pumping outpaces water replenishment, per the Times. As a result, the severity of excessive groundwater pumping nationwide is not as easy to recognize and may help explain why regulation on pumping is so limited.

Persons: Brian Conway, Joseph Cook, Cook, Brian Gootee, Joesph Cook, it's, Warigia Bowman, RJ Sangosti Organizations: Service, Arizona Geological Survey, New York Times, Times, University of Tulsa, Queens, MediaNews, Denver, Getty, National Audubon Society Locations: States, Wall, Silicon, Arizona , Utah, California, Arizona, Lucerne Lake, Sulphur Hills, AZGS Arizona, Basin , Arizona, Colorado, Eads , Colorado, Picacho Basin

☆ Prenups should be a part of every marriage, not just among celebrities and the wealthy, financial experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Financial experts, however, say that's not the case, and that all couples should consider them. They said prenups can be like insurance or a financial safety net. Financial experts, though, see a different side to the agreements and think all couples should consider them. Theresa Viera, an attorney based in South Carolina, told NPR that prenups are financial safety nets, not harbingers of separation. Prenups can protect you from being responsible for your spouse's debt, Orman added, and protect your property both before and after the marriage.

Persons: that's, Theresa Viera, Viera, Suze Orman, —, they've, Orman, prenups Organizations: Service, NPR, CNBC, Harris Interactive Locations: Wall, Silicon, South Carolina

☆ A mother is suing Peloton claiming her son was killed when his bike fell on him
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Johanna Furtado is suing Peloton, alleging its bike caused her son's death in 2022. Ryan Furtado was later found by the New York Police Department. Johanna Furtado alleges in the suit that Peloton did not provide enough warning that the bike could cause injury if people used it to pull themselves off the floor. On the bike Ryan was using, the lawsuit claims there was only a single warning label, which the suit calls "inadequate." The lawsuit is only one of the issues Peloton has faced over the past few years.

Persons: Johanna Furtado, Ryan Furtado, Ryan, Furtado, Global Communications Ben Boyd Organizations: Service, New York Police, Global Communications Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Companies are making bank off you forgetting you signed up for that subscription, researchers found
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new study found forgotten subscriptions can raise sellers' revenue by over 200% in some cases. Rising costs of subscription services mean inattentive consumers could lose a lot of money. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen that happened, according to their resulting paper, and consumers had to re-subscribe with a different card, there was a sharp drop in subscription renewal. "And there are some people who are busy and have other things going on in their life and they're more prone to making mistakes."

Persons: Neale Mahoney, Mahoney, Mark Schilsky Organizations: Service, NPR, Stanford University, Texas, M University, Bernstein Research Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ After being asked what his biggest selling point is over Trump, DeSantis delivered a 3-minute ramble that avoided taking direct shots at the GOP frontrunner
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis passed up an opportunity to name one reason voters should pick him over Donald Trump. At an event at J&J Ag Solutions, an "average voter" named Ethan Masters asked DeSantis, "So what's your biggest selling point when I'm in the voting stage and it's between you and Trump?" He'd be a lame duck on Day 1 even if he could get elected," DeSantis said. Trump leads DeSantis by nearly 40 points in most recent polls of GOP candidates. Representatives for DeSantis and Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Ethan Masters, DeSantis, Trump, unmet, Hillary Clinton, Masters, didn't, Chris Christie —, Christian Grose, he's Organizations: Service, J Ag Solutions, The New York Times, Trump, Times, University of Southern, DeSantis Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon, Estherville , Iowa, Mexico, University of Southern California, Iowa

☆ Hot girl summer could lead the way into a recession-less fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Local economies across the US are enjoying the boost brought by women's spending this summer. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. He also added that the pay gap between women and men is the narrowest it's ever been, especially among younger generations. Overall, Fortune estimated, the economy could benefit by about $3.1 trillion if women were afforded more opportunities and equity was increased. AdvertisementAdvertisementChevalier-Jordan said many women are in a good position to assume more power in spending as their rate of higher education completion rises.

Persons: Taylor Swift's, Forbes, —, Swift, Curt Long, National Business Capital Brian Chevalier, Jordan, Chevalier, we've, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift Organizations: Service, National Association of, CNBC, National Business Capital, — Fortune, Fortune Locations: Wall, Silicon, Cincinnati , Ohio, Sweden

☆ How Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin spent the mysterious 2 months between his failed coup and his plane crash — from strange meetings with Putin to sitting in a tent in his underwear
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Sebastian Cahill | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was "exiled" to Belarus after staging a short-lived mutiny in Russia. Here's what we know about what he was up to before Russian officials say he was killed in a plane crash. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, who said he talked Putin out of assassinating Prigozhin, said that the Wagner boss had arrived in the country. July 4-6: Back in Russia after raid on St. Petersburg homeThe Russian media outlet Fontanka reported Prigozhin arrived in St. Petersburg on July 4. August 24: Prigozhin was on a private jet that crashed in RussiaAlmost two months to the day since his armed rebellion, Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash, according to Russian officials.

Persons: Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin's, Prigozhin, Simon Miles, Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, Lukashenko, Jake Epstein, Freddy Mapouka Organizations: Service, Russian, Duke University's Sanford School of Public, Soviet Union, Fox News, Putin, Kremlin, Pentagon, New York Times, Central African, Associated Press Locations: Belarus, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Soviet, Ukraine, Moscow, Russian, St, Petersburg, St . Petersburg, Belarusian, Africa, Central African Republic

☆ Nvidia just blew its results out of the water thanks to a technology spending wave that analysts haven't seen 'since the internet in 1995'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Analysts are calling the company's results a "1995 moment," evoking the internet's boom. The enormous revenue reflects an increase in AI spending from Nvidia's largest clients, such as Google Cloud, Meta, and Oracle. These results, while impressive on their own, have larger implications for the "AI Gold Rush," according to analysts from Wedbush Securities. Nvidia's earnings are a sign that AI spending isn't going anywhere. "This build out is unlike anything we have seen since the Internet in 1995 and the ramifications are just starting to ripple through the consumer/enterprise landscape," Wedbush analysts said in a statement.

Persons: Bernstein, Rush, Mark Doms Organizations: Nvidia, Meta, Google, Oracle, Service, Wedbush Securities, International Data Corporation, Federal Reserve Bank Locations: Wall, Silicon, San Francisco

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