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☆ A Redditor discovered that a San Francisco pizzeria operates over 70 brands on DoorDash from its kitchen, selling pasta, wings, desserts, and halal food
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A San Francisco pizzeria appears to operate more than 70 virtual brands on DoorDash selling falafel, pasta, and wings. AdvertisementA pizzeria in San Francisco appears to operate more than 70 different virtual brands on DoorDash. Restaurants sometimes design their own virtual brands, but they can also host other virtual brands. Uber Eats removed 8,000 last spring and summer and DoorDash says it will remove brands that virtual brands quality requirements. Reddit users didn't seem surprised to discover that the Polk Street address operates a network of virtual brands.

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☆ Heading to Davos, here's what was overheard on connecting trains from Zurich to the World Economic Forum
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The small Swiss Alpine town is again playing host to the World Economic Forum (WEF), where the world's top brass in finance and politics convene each year to try to solve the biggest problems that plague our planet. But the long and winding road to Davos offers another lesser-known benefit, which makes the lengthier commute well worth the while. Here's what was overheard on the connecting trains from Zurich Airport to Davos Platz. OpenAI's media representative declined CNBC's request to interview Altman in Davos, citing a "tight" schedule. One Davos attendee noted their company was in the IP space and had just raised this summer, because "the rights issue is so complicated."

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☆ Russia appears helpless to stop drone attacks by Ukraine forces on the Dnipro River, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia appears to be unable to counter Ukrainian drone attacks from the east bank of the Dnipro River, the UK MOD said. This is likely because of a shortage of Russian electronic warfare capability in the area. AdvertisementRussia appears to be unable to counter Ukraine's drone attacks on the Dnipro River because of a shortage of electronic warfare capability in the area, the UK's Ministry of Defence said. Analysts generally say Russia has the upper hand with electronic warfare technology that can jam and divert drones. However, this does not appear to be the case in the area around the Dnipro River, the UK department noted.

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☆ After big tech layoffs, Silicon Valley may have lost its monopoly on workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

According to Dice's 2023 Tech Sentiment Report, 60% of tech workers in general are interested in leaving their jobs in 2024, which is up from 52% the year prior. According to Art Zeile, CEO of tech careers marketplace Dice, tech workers are most in demand in the aerospace, consulting, health care, financial services and education industries. Zeile says it's in spaces like these — non-tech enterprises with major tech branches — that tech workers can find better work-life balance and more stability than the tech leaders can provide. In corporate America outside of big tech, he said, "There is more of a dedication to making sure that the project gets fulfilled." Tech job growth geographicallyUltimately, Zeile says recent layoffs have induced a jarring disruption in two decades of growth in big tech.

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☆ Taylor Swift ticket may have helped Filipino tourist get Europe visa, says report
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A woman claims her Europe visa reapplication approved after she sent proof of Taylor Swift tickets. She was initially denied entry to Italy but then showed a ticket to Swift's Singapore show. 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 . So when I reapplied, I said that, I'll leave BECAUSE I WILL ATTEND TAYLOR SWIFT'S CONCERT IN SG and attached the email confirmation" [sic].

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☆ Xbox is banning users for automatically uploading steamy sex scenes from Baldur's Gate 3
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewXbox Live users playing Baldur's Gate 3 are getting caught with their pants down, literally, sort of. Baldur's Gate 3 crashed onto the gaming scene last year, nearly sweeping The Game Awards and taking home the prestigious Games of The Year prize. AdvertisementIt's these spicy scenes, however, that are causing Xbox Live to ban users when their devices automatically record and upload them. Sensitive content can be found practically every second of Baldur's Gate because the game allows players to remove all their clothes at any point. how to turn off auto-upload when sensitive content is being captured)."

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☆ A corporate employee sparked a workplace etiquette debate after posting a 10-minute TikTok seemingly showing herself getting fired
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewA corporate employee is going viral online after she recorded and posted to TikTok a video of herself which appears to show her losing her job. Brittany Pietsch, who goes by the handle @brittanypeachhh on TikTok, posted the video on Thursday in which she seemed to be in a call with HR executives at Cloudflare, a cloud-based security firm. One person on Reddit even commented that she displays good sales skills in the video: "I've seen people saying this may negatively affect her career. Exposing a company online is a 'double-edged sword'Pietch's reaction to have her role terminated and uploading the recording online reflects how younger generations have higher demands and greater expectations for honesty at work. AdvertisementDaniel Space, an HR expert who has worked in the tech industry, shared similar views in a TikTok video , where he said companies may withhold severance pay as a result.

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☆ Walmart Spark shoppers can remove their tips up to 24 hours after delivery. Drivers say that contributes to a problem of 'tip baiting.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Alex Bitter | Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

When he works for Walmart's Spark Driver delivery app, it happens a few times a week, he told Business Insider. They traced the problem to a Spark policy giving customers up to 24 hours to reduce or take back their tips. DoorDash's app lets customers only increase a tip or add one — lowering a tip requires calling customer service, a company spokesperson told BI. AdvertisementDrivers can wind up making far less than they expected once the 24 hours is up, a Georgia Spark driver told BI. A Spark driver there told BI his area had too many drivers and that tip baiting wasn't a significant problem.

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☆ The new FAFSA form for 2024 was supposed to streamline the process. It took me 13 hours to complete — and only thanks to Reddit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Erika Ebsworth-Goold | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Department of Education says the FAFSA overhaul will improve and streamline the application process. AdvertisementFirst, I started my son's application. It couldn't handle specific questions and simply referred me back to the general FAFSA site. It took another hour of trying before I could finally, blessedly, file the form — after 13 hours of trying. I'm glad my family got through what was a frustrating experience — although I'll feel better once we get confirmation that my son's application is processed successfully.

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☆ Opinion: What Oprah gets right about diet culture
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Opinion Adrienne Bitar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

How could she, the queen of WeightWatchers and doyenne of dieting, be abandoning the equation of diet + exercise = slim? Taking weight-loss drugs, rejecting diet culture or choosing to diet are all valid health decisions. Just look at the tragic history of diet drugs. When considered in this context, semaglutide isn’t the weight loss panacea it may appear to be. Oprah and the millions of other Americans on prescription semaglutide and similar medications should be respected — or at least not ridiculed — for ignoring the insults and choosing what’s right for them, drug or no drug, diet or no diet.

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☆ Costco may start requiring members to scan ID to enter US warehouses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

On Sunday, shoppers spotted a digital ID scanning station at the front door of a Costco warehouse near the company's corporate headquarters in Issaquah, Washington. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Business Insider confirmed the location with the Reddit user who took a photo of the setup. A Costco employee scans a shopper's ID at the entrance to the company's warehouse in Issaquah, Washington. Responses will be kept confidential, and Business Insider strongly recommends using a personal email and a non-work device when reaching out.

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☆ Ghislaine Maxwell had a secret Tumblr account, newly unsealed court records reveal
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ghislaine Maxwell had a secret Tumblr account, an attorney said in a newly unsealed court hearing. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementConvicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell had a secret Tumblr account. The Terramar Project, an ocean conservation nonprofit run by Maxwell, had a Tumblr account with the username @tmpizzle. The apparent Tumblr account hasn't been mentioned in other court documents reviewed by Business Insider.

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☆ A sexual assault in the metaverse has investigators questioning the future of virtual crime prosecution
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

These touch-sensitive full-body suits vibrate in response to virtual stimuli, reacting when users' characters bump into a wall or receive a punch, for example. "They cannot tout the realism of these virtual worlds and then deny or downplay that ugly things that happen in them have some of the unfortunate downstream effects of real behavior. On Instagram, in response to a New York Post article about the incident, users joked the assailants who harassed the girl online should be sent to "virtual jail." Sexual harassment on 'Horizon Worlds'Claims like the British girl's are not unheard of, with multiple accounts of virtual sexual harassment stemming from Meta's "Horizon Worlds" VR game — though it remains unclear if the incident took place inside Meta's game or another VR world. "This is a critical area that demands immediate attention to ensure the Metaverse is a safe and positive space for young users."

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☆ Why Netflix, Disney, and other Hollywood companies are flocking to CES this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Advertising and marketing pros made up 7% of CES' attendees in 2023, per CES. Look for topics like the creator economy and the rise of artificial intelligence to dominate the conversation for advertisers, Kassan added. And Roku, which is closing in on its search for a new ad sales head, is sending a large contingent. The cost advertisers pay for streaming ads is expected to decline as platforms release more inventory, particularly with Amazon unleashing ads on Prime Video. Advertisers also have more options with the fast-growing FASTs (free, ad-supported streaming TV channels), which primarily offer older TV shows and movies.

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☆ Starbucks workers say they're worried about the new reusable cup program
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Gloria Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But some baristas are worried about how the reusable cup program will actually work. And will handing over a personal cup at the front of a drive-thru line slow down all the orders behind? Business Insider spoke to three Starbucks baristas about the reusable cup program. The Starbucks spokesperson said baristas got training on the new personal cup program — including practice time. I just can't see this working for morning rushes when we get like 30+ mobile orders per half hour."

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☆ Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian and Lolli CEO Alex Adelman talk crypto rewards app
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailReddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian and Lolli CEO Alex Adelman talk crypto rewards appAlexis Ohanian, Reddit co-founder, and Alex Adelman, Lolli founder and CEO, join 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the pairs latest crypto venture.

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☆ 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.

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☆ Dud IPO market closes 2023 with a whimper for the second year in a row
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-08 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Another year, another lousy IPO market. The 2023 IPO market is closing with a whimper, not a bang. You'd think the IPO market would be bubbling, but it's dead quiet. Source: Renaissance Capital For a good part of the year, the excuse was interest rates were rising, the market was too volatile, and the after market performance of 2023 IPOs was terrible. The November rally is too little too late to save the IPO market Unfortunately, it all came a little too late to rescue 2023.

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☆ Premarket stocks: Shein and Reddit IPOs don’t herald a Wall Street boom. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —It’s been an exciting few weeks for the IPO market. People try to draw an analogy between the IPO market and a blocked pipe. That is one reason why the IPO market feels less stymied than it did 12 months ago. But if the current IPO market kicks off, it’s because of other macroeconomic factors. They’re going to very rapidly acquire customers and care much less about long term financial sustainability and climate and the environment.

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☆ A Gen Xer making $344,000 secretly working 3 jobs got laid off from 2 of them. He said that's exactly why he was overemployed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A 48-year-old began secretly working three full-time remote jobs last year, earning a combined $344,000. He was laid off from two of his jobs in October — and said this is why he sought out extra job security. Last year, Joseph earned a combined $344,000 working three full-time remote jobs at the same time, according to documents viewed by Business Insider. While working three jobs has been life-changing for him and his family financially, he said balancing emails and meetings — and keeping his other jobs a secret — was becoming unsustainable. Joseph said he managed to juggle three jobs for over a year by blocking off his work calendars to prevent meeting overlaps.

Persons: —, Joseph, it's, he's, BI's Aki Ito Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Texas

☆ PlayStation is removing hundreds of Discovery shows that users already purchased
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

PlayStation users will soon lose access to hundreds of Discovery shows they purchased. AdvertisementSony is removing hundreds of Discovery titles from users' video libraries that they already purchased. Sony previously discontinued the sale of movies and tv shows on the PlayStation store in August 2021, citing the "tremendous growth from PlayStation fans using subscription-based and ad-based entertainment streaming services." Before, users relied more on the option to purchase digital content in online stores like the PlayStation store or iTunes Store. AdvertisementOther Reddit users noted that PlayStation had previously removed StudioCanal films like "Paddington" and "The Hunger Games" from the PlayStation store in 2022.

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☆ Duolingo will run its first Super Bowl ad as it expands beyond TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Duolingo is set to take its viral TikTok marketing to the Super Bowl. The language-learning app plans to run a five-second ad during the Super Bowl game on February 11, Manu Orssaud, Duolingo's chief marketing officer, told Business Insider. It won't be a national Super Bowl ad and instead target local markets regionally. The Super Bowl ad is also set to include a digital component and be "something surprising, something that hopefully will get people talking," Orssaud said. YouTube Shorts' audience skews toward men more than TikTok, and Duolingo is creating repeatable, series-driven content specifically for YouTube Shorts, Orssaud said.

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☆ Panera Bread reportedly files to go public again through IPO
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Panera Bread has confidentially filed to go public again, the Financial Times reported. The restaurant chain, known for its soups, sandwiches and bagels, has been signaling for months that it's looking to go public through an initial public offering. In May, Panera announced a CEO transition and said the leadership changes were "in preparation for its eventual IPO" — amid a two-year IPO drought that ended in the fall. Mediterranean restaurant chain Cava , whose chair is Panera founder Ron Shaich, was among the trickle of companies that went public this year. JAB also tried to take Panera public again that year.

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☆ Disappointed Tesla fans took aim at the Cybertruck over its 'cringe' launch, with one even saying their 'dream got crushed' by its unexpected price hike
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Cybertruck will start at $60,990, tens of thousands more than what Tesla promised in 2019. It was the opposite, horrible launch event, disappointing range, almost abusive pricing considering what was promised," wrote one Tesla fan on Reddit . "For me, this potential purchase was always always about two things, setting aside the design: range & price. The company is offering a "range extender" which it says will bring the Cybertruck closer to its promised range. Prominent tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee also criticized the discrepancy between what Tesla promised in 2019 and what it is offering now.

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☆ Wild price inflation and a blocky design: Elon Musk's $60,990 Cybertruck is a totally ludicrous idea
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla's Cybertruck still makes no sense. Elon Musk livestreamed a delivery event for the pickup truck on Thursday. How it makes sense for Tesla, Elon Musk, or people's daily commutes is still anyone's guess. On its website, Tesla describes the vehicle as being "built for any planet," thanks to its durable and rugged design. "The truck looks absolutely awful.

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