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☆ Jack Ma appears at an Alibaba event in China days after an executive says he's 'alive' and 'happy'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ma taught his first class at the University of Tokyo last week, per the South China Morning Post. Jack Ma has popped up at an Alibaba event, just a few days after its president described him as "alive" and "happy." Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reported he took his first class on June 12 at the institution. He's well, he's happy. He's teaching at a university in Tokyo, spending more time in China," he said, per CNBC.

Persons: Jack Ma, Ma, Michael Evans, Jack Organizations: Alibaba, Bloomberg, University of Tokyo, China Morning, Damo Academy, China Morning Post, CNBC Locations: Hangzhou, Thailand, Bangkok, Beijing, China, Tokyo

☆ These tiny Japanese pick-up trucks that cost about $5,000 are winning fans in America
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tiny Japanese trucks that cost as little as $5,000 are winning over some Americans. It's not just tiny homes taking America by storm – now tiny trucks made in Japan are becoming increasingly popular too. The tiny trucks are a common sight on Japanese roads, but they've also won over some Americans wanting a versatile, compact – and cheap – vehicle. The cheapest Kei truck sold by Japan Car Direct is about $5,000, with shipping costs accounting for much of that sum. Japan Car Direct and its competitors will walk customers through the import process, which requires several forms to be completed.

Persons: they've, It's, Kei, Subaru Sambar, Suzuki, Matt Matusiak, we've, Matusiak, there's Organizations: Japan, Morning, Daihatsu, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Honda, Nissan, of Transportation, Environmental Protection, Vehicles, Twitter Locations: America, Japan, Pennsylvania

☆ A flight attendant needed surgery and 4 others were also injured by severe turbulence on a flight from Singapore to London
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A British Airways flight turned around after encountering severe turbulence, The Sun reported. A source told Insider a crew member needed surgery on her ankle after the turbulence. The airline said the flight returned to Singapore as a precaution. The Sun first reported that BA flight 12 from Singapore Changi to London Heathrow Airport on Friday encountered severe turbulence over the Bay of Bengal, injuring five flight attendants. A person familiar with the incident told Insider that the flight returned to Singapore because of the turbulence.

Persons: We've Organizations: British Airways, Sun, London Heathrow Airport, Boeing, Pilots Locations: Singapore, Singapore Changi, London, Bengal

☆ Michael Jordan is selling the Charlotte Hornets — and he stands to make billions
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Michael Jordan has agreed to sell his majority stake in his NBA team the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets are valued at $3 billion, per ESPN — more than 10 times the sum Jordan paid in 2010. Michael Jordan could bag a billion-dollar windfall after he agreed to sell his NBA team for what's likely be a huge premium on the price he paid 13 years ago. Jordan previously sold a minority stake in the Hornets to Plotkin, who is the founder of investment firm Tallwoods Capital, and Daniel Sundheim in 2019. Rapper J. Cole is also part of the group that will buy Jordan's majority stake, the Hornets said.

Persons: Michael Jordan, Gabe Plotkin, Rick Schnall, Jordan, Plotkin, Daniel Sundheim, J, Cole, Schnall, He'll, Air Jordan Organizations: NBA, Charlotte Hornets, Hornets, ESPN, Morning, Tallwoods Capital, Charlotte Bobcats, Atlanta Hawks NBA, Nike, Air, Forbes Locations: Forbes

☆ Chinese leader Xi Jinping called Bill Gates an 'old friend' when they met in Beijing this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Xi Jinping called Bill Gates an "old friend" when the pair met this week. Xi added Gates was the "first American friend" he'd met in Beijing this year. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $50 million to battle infectious diseases. China's president Xi Jinping labeled Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates an "old friend" when they met in Beijing this week. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $5 million to China in January 2020 to help first-line responders battle the virus.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Bill Gates, Xi, Gates, he'd, Melinda Gates, I've, Gates — Organizations: Melinda Gates Foundation, CNN Locations: Beijing, China, China's

☆ An American Airlines flight attendant says she was accused of fraud after taking leave for post-mastectomy surgery
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An American Airlines flight attendant said she was accused of fraud after taking medical leave. Jeannine Schumacher said she took medical leave for reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy. An American Airlines flight attendant said she was accused of taking fraudulent medical leave linked to a cancer diagnosis. Following successful treatment, Schumacher said she requested medical leave for reconstructive surgery, which her attendance manager appeared to informally approve over the phone for four consecutive months. Up to half of breast-cancer survivors in the US undergo reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy, according to the National Library of Medicine.

Persons: Jeannine Schumacher, Schumacher, who's, she'd, There's Organizations: American Airlines, Association of Professional, American Cancer Society, National Library of Medicine, Department of Labor, Airlines Locations: Phoenix

☆ The bosses of the Regal Cinemas owner are set to depart with $35 million after Cineworld emerges from Chapter 11
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The bosses of Cineworld, which owns Regal, will collect $35 million, the Financial Times reported. A source told Insider the payout is intended to help smooth CEO Mooky Greidinger's departure. UK-based Cineworld bought Regal, the second-biggest US movie theater chain, for $3.6 billion in 2017. Another source told the Financial Times the expected departure of the Greidingers was still a form of "comeuppance" despite the payout. A search is being conducted to identify a new CEO, the source told Insider.

Persons: Cineworld, Mooky Greidinger, Greidinger, Israel Greidinger, Nisan Cohen, Renana Teperberg Organizations: Financial Times, Morning, Regal, Canada's Cineplex, Eastgate, Cineworld

☆ You can now fix those embarrassing mistakes by editing your WhatsApp messages and iMessages – here's how
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

You only have 15 minutes to edit a WhatsApp message after you've sent it. Here's how to edit WhatsApp messages. How to edit your WhatsApp messagesOnce you send a WhatsApp message, you have just 15 minutes in which to edit it. InsiderThe edited messages will still be end-to-end encrypted, like all WhatsApp messages. If you're often prone to having second thoughts after firing off a message, WhatsApp may be the better option.

Persons: WhatsApp, you've, It's, – Organizations: Meta, Apple

☆ Take a look at the world's first 'wellbeing zone' for economy passengers on the planes that will fly nonstop for 22 hours from London to Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Qantas has unveiled a "wellbeing zone" for its much-hyped Project Sunrise flights. Virtual rendering of what the Qantas "wellbeing zone" will look like. QantasThe "wellbeing zone" will sit between the economy and premium-economy classes. Qantas Wellbeing Zone. Qantas seats.

Persons: Alan Joyce Organizations: Qantas, Morning, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines Locations: Sydney, New York, London, Australia, Singapore Airlines ', York, Singapore

☆ George Soros hands over his $25 billion empire to one of his sons — and yes, it's a bit like 'Succession'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

George Soros has handed control of his foundation and investment fund to his 37-year-old son Alex. George Soros, 92, has handed the reins of his $25 billion empire to his 37-year-old son in a decision that has surprised some. There are some parallels between the Soros succession and the Roy siblings' battle for control of Waystar Royco in HBO's "Succession." "He's earned it," George Soros told the newspaper. Representatives for George Soros didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, made outside normal working hours.

Persons: George Soros, Alex, Alex Soros, HBO's, Roy, George Soros's, Soros, Jonathan Soros, Kendall Roy, Jonathan, He's, Roman Roy, Roman, Kendall, George Soros didn't Organizations: Wall Street, Morning, Soros's, Foundations, Soros Fund Management, New York, NBA, Biden White, . Locations: HBO's, White

☆ A woman who got called 'Central Park Karen' lost an appeal in a lawsuit about her finance job
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A woman who got called "Central Park Karen" lost her appeal against unfair dismissal. Amy Cooper was fired by Franklin Templeton after a confrontation with a Black man in Central Park. The woman labelled "Central Park Karen" after a confrontation with a Black man lost an appeal against the dismissal of a lawsuit that named her former employer. A charge of false reporting against Amy Cooper following the incident was dismissed after she went to racial bias therapy. However, her employer Franklin Templeton fired Cooper a day after the video went viral, tweeting: "We do not tolerate racism of any kind."

Persons: Karen, Amy Cooper, Franklin Templeton, she'd, Cooper, Christian Cooper, George Floyd, –, Amy Cooper didn't Organizations: NPR, CNN, Geographic Locations: Central Park, New, Manhattan

☆ The designer of Microsoft's super-annoying 'Clippy' assistant says he was 'so embarrassed' by his creation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The creator of Microsoft's divisive assistant "Clippy" said he was "so embarrassed" by it. Kevan Atteberry told Great Big Story he would keep Clippy off his design portfolio. The man behind Microsoft's notorious "Clippy" assistant said he used to be "so embarrassed" by his creation that he'd leave it out of his design portfolio. Atteberry's design came out on top, much to the annoyance of some Microsoft staffers, he told Great Big Story. Julie Larson-Green, Microsoft's former chief experience officer, told Insider in 2016 she decided to kill Clippy because it could only offer scripted responses.

Persons: Clippy, Kevan Atteberry, Atteberry, Julie Larson Organizations: YouTube, Microsoft, Big Locations: Stanford

☆ Omega says 3 former employees made a 'Frankenstein' watch that sold for a record $3.4 million: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Omega says three former employees faked a watch it paid $3.4 million for, per Switzerland's NZZ. A representative told Bloomberg the watch was a "Frankenstein" that was made of several parts. It was bought by Omega for just over 3.1 million Swiss Francs, or about $3.4 million – a record price for a Speedmaster, per Bloomberg. But according to a statement Omega gave to Bloomberg, the watch was instead a "Frankenstein" that contained mostly authentic parts from other vintage watches. It told Bloomberg it couldn't say who brought the watch to auction.

Persons: Omega, —, Raynald Aeschlimann, NZZ, Phillips, Omega didn't Organizations: Bloomberg, Omega, Service, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Omega Museum Locations: Swiss

☆ ChatGPT can only tell 25 jokes, and can't come up with new ones, researchers find
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

ChatGPT is "fun, but not funny" and keeps telling users the same 25 jokes, according to researchers. In a paper published on arXiv, most of the 1,008 jokes ChatGPT told were variations of just 25. By asking the chatbot "do you know any good jokes?," the researchers got ChatGPT to generate 1,008 jokes. However, more than 90% were the same 25 jokes, the researchers found, with the remainder being variations. Insider asked ChatGPT to tell us 25 jokes to get an idea of what the researchers meant.

Persons: ChatGPT, haven't, Sophie Jentzsch, Kristian Kersting, Bryan Caplan Organizations: Morning, Cornell University

☆ Anthony Bourdain died 5 years ago. Here's 5 ways he helped reshape the food industry.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Ryan Hogg | Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Anthony Bourdain was a maverick chef who helped change the food industry. Here are five ways Bourdain changed the way many people eat and think about food. Here's how he helped change the restaurant industry and the way we eat. Don't eat fish on a MondayIn "Kitchen Confidential," Bourdain appeared to expose a common money-making ploy in the restaurant business — often at the expense of the customer. It's unclear if his advice affected fish consumption in New York restaurants on Mondays.

Persons: Anthony Bourdain, Bourdain, —, Bourdain's, Barb Stuckey, Barack Obama, Bun, Lien, Jim Watson, Patrick Radden Keefe, Alan Richman, Keefe, Richman, CNN Bourdain, KF Seetoh Organizations: Service, Travel, CNN, Forbes, The Food Institute, GQ, Singaporean hawker Locations: New York, America, Vietnam, Hanoi, New York City, Manila, Singaporean, Singapore

☆ Female flight attendants will no longer have to wear high heels and male crew can wear makeup after an airline updated its rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Qantas Airways updated its uniform policy allowing female staff to abandon high heels. The new rules allows anyone to wear makeup, but tattoos still need to be concealed. Another airline has given its presentation rules a makeover, letting female flight attendants abandon high heels and allowing anyone to wear makeup. Anyone can wear makeup if they choose to, and have hair in a ponytail or bun. In March, Spanish airline Vueling was reportedly fined 30,000 euros (about $32,000) for enforcing a strict high heel and makeup policy in its female cabin crew.

Persons: sideburns, Alan Joyce, Imogen Sturni, Vueling, Virgin Atlantic Organizations: Qantas Airways, Qantas, Australian Services Union, BBC, Jetstar, Virgin Locations: Spanish

☆ A woman with a lung condition is suing Delta after she says it gave her an empty oxygen tank on a flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Delta passenger with a lung condition says the crew gave her an empty oxygen tank on a flight. A Delta passenger with a lung condition is suing the airline, accusing it of giving her insufficient oxygen on a flight and saying she had to be taken to a hospital as a result. She says Delta instead provided her with an oxygen tank that was insufficient to last the 55-minute flight. Nash-Jackson says the cabin crew then gave her a second oxygen tank that turned out to be empty. In May, a Delta passenger filed a complaint to the Department of Transportation after suffering anaphylaxis on a flight.

Persons: Mattie Nash, Jackson, Nash, she'd, Sara Metzger, Metzger Organizations: Morning, Delta, Chicago O'Hare, Nash, Department of Transportation, Twitter Locations: Minnesota, Minneapolis, St.Paul, Chicago, Delta, Atlanta, Portland , Oregon

☆ King Charles is handing back the keys to one of his many homes because he no longer has time to visit, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

King Charles is giving up the lease on a cottage in Wales, The Telegraph reported. Since becoming king, Charles was renting the property which is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. When he was the Prince of Wales, Charles oversaw a vast property empire owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, which his son William now controls. King Charles's home in Llwynywermod, Wales. William planned to stay in hotels to support the local economy when visiting Wales so didn't need a similar base there, representatives for the Prince of Wales told the newspaper.

Persons: King Charles, Charles, —, he's, King, Prince of Wales, William, King Charles's, Chris Jackson, Prince, Wales, didn't Organizations: The Telegraph, Service, Telegraph, Guardian, Windsor Castle, Wales Locations: Wales, Duchy, Cornwall, Llwynywermod, Windsor

☆ Six Flags plans a summer 'strollerpalooza' to get families back to its parks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Six Flags plans a "strollerpalooza" this summer to bring families back, The Wall Street Journal reported. Jeffrey Siebert of Six Flags Fiesta Texas said it had revamped designs and added kid-friendly rides. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Six Flags Fiesta Texas's president Jeffrey Siebert said the company was planning a "strollerpalooza" this summer, referring to plans to increase the numbers of families visiting its attractions. He also said he was trying to turn Six Flags customers from "the Kmart, Walmart to maybe the Target customers." Shares in Six Flags have fallen 62% over the past five years, leaving the company worth just over $2.2 billion.

Persons: Jeffrey Siebert of, —, Jeffrey Siebert, Siebert, Selim Bassoul Organizations: Street Journal, Service, Wall Street, Six Flags, Six, Kmart, Walmart Locations: Texas

☆ Elizabeth Holmes was so obsessed with Steve Jobs she wanted an Apple flag flown half-mast at Theranos after he died: book
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elizabeth Holmes wanted an Apple flag flown at half-mast after Steve Jobs died, per "Bad Blood." Elizabeth Holmes ordered a specially made Apple flag to be flown at half-mast at Theranos' headquarters after Steve Jobs died, according to a book. According to "Bad Blood," they wanted to fly an Apple flag at half-mast in the grounds of the Theranos building in Palo Alto. A Theranos employee volunteered to try to find an Apple flag to buy but couldn't find one. According to "Bad Blood," Theranos employees could pinpoint which chapter of the book Holmes was up to based on the period of Jobs' career she appeared to be imitating.

Persons: Elizabeth Holmes, Steve Jobs, John Carreyrou's, couldn't, Holmes, who's, Sunny Balwani, Elizabeth, Sunny, Theranos, Walter Isaacson's, Jobs, Balwani, Rupert Murdoch, Balwani didn't Organizations: Apple, Wall Street, CNBC, Walgreens Locations: Palo Alto, Texas

☆ These rich and famous people got burned by investing hundreds of millions in Elizabeth Holmes' Theranos
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Ryan Hogg | Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Here are some who got burned by Theranos, from the Walton family to Rupert Murdoch. Rupert Murdoch invested $125 million in Theranos. Julio Cortez/APThe DeVos familyThe DeVos family, who are heirs to the Amway empire and includes former US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, poured $100 million into Theranos. Joshua Roberts/ReutersThe Cox familyTheranos also got $100 million from the Atlanta-based billionaire Cox family, which owns the media and automotive company Cox Enterprises. The Cox family was the eight-wealthiest in the US as of 2020, with a net worth of $34.5 billion at the time, according to Forbes.

Persons: Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos, Walton, Rupert Murdoch, Holmes, Ramesh, Sunny, Balwani, Forbes —, Murdoch, Julio Cortez, Betsy DeVos, they're, Joshua Roberts, Cox, Carlos Slim Carlos Slim, América, Andreas Dracopoulos, Stavros Niarchos, Robert Kraft, It's, Kraft, Tom Brady, Matt Slocum, Alan Eisenman Alan Eisenman, Eisenman Organizations: Morning, Wall Street, Walmart, Forbes, Rupert Murdoch Media, Street, Amway, Cox Enterprises, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Robert Kraft New England Patriots, Bloomberg, New England Patriots, CBS Locations: Theranos, Atlanta, Latin America, Mexico, FTX

☆ Getting into an Ivy League school is all about 'measurable accomplishments,' says a college advisor who charges $150,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ivy Link founder Adam Nguyen helps the well-off get their kids into top US colleges. He charges parents at least $150,000 to help get their children into Ivy League schools. "You're getting access to talented people who normally would be servicing Fortune 500 companies or doing private-equity deals, but now they're thinking about your child," Nguyen said. 'Measurable accomplishments'Nguyen has been working with Ivy Link since 2008, meaning he has worked with both millennial and Gen Z students. In that time, he said he'd built up a clear strategy to help students.

Persons: Ivy, Adam Nguyen, Nguyen, —, Ivy Link, Adam Nguyen Ivy Link's, he'd, they're Organizations: Ivy League, Service, Fortune, Ivy Link, Stanford, Cornell Locations: Columbia

☆ A Delta flight made an unscheduled landing after an 'unruly' passenger was reportedly restrained by other travelers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Delta flight had to divert to Canada after a passenger became unruly on the flight, the airline said. An airport official told WXYZ Detroit the passenger broke free of his restraints before the plane landed. A Delta flight made an unscheduled landing on Friday after a passenger reportedly became unruly and "broke free" of his restraints. "Delta has zero tolerance for unruly behavior, especially when it potentially compromises the safety of our customers and flight crew. Dena Haddad, a passenger on the flight, told WXYZ that the arrested man had been "violent and they wouldn't calm down."

Persons: DL97, Paris Charles, Paris Charles De Gaulle, Dena Haddad Organizations: WXYZ Detroit, Morning, Paris Charles De, Stephenville Dymond, Delta, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian, ABC, WXYZ, Stephenville Dymond Airport, Detroit Metro Airport, CNN, American Airlines Locations: Canada, Paris, Detroit, Stephenville, France, Detroit , Michigan, Newfoundland, Labrador

☆ Elizabeth Holmes ordered dinners for Theranos staff but made sure they weren't delivered until after 8 p.m. so they worked late: book
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes started serving her 11-year sentence on May 30. John Carreyrou's "Bad Blood" said Holmes ordered communal dinners, helping keep staff working late. Staff surveillance reportedly involved monitoring arrivals and having assistants add them on Facebook. Ordering communal dinners was reportedly one of several unusual tactics Holmes, who tried to model herself on Steve Jobs, would use to both inspire and intimidate Theranos employees. According to the book, Holmes' assistants would track the arrival and departure time of workers each day, while IT staff would monitor the software being on employees' computers.

Persons: Elizabeth Holmes, John Carreyrou's, Holmes, Steve Jobs, Carreyrou, Bryan Organizations: Staff, Facebook, Wall, Journal, The Locations: Bryan , Texas

☆ Christian radio host Dave Ramsey faces $150 million lawsuit from listeners who say they were defrauded by a timeshare exit company he promoted
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dave Ramsey faces a $150 million lawsuit from listeners over his promotion of a timeshare exit group. Lawyers say Ramsey was paid $30 million to promote Reed Hein over a period of six years. Christian radio host Dave Ramsey is facing a $150 million lawsuit from 17 listeners who claim he played a role in defrauding them by promoting a timeshare exit company. The suit said Ramsey was paid millions to advertise Timeshare Exit Team, operated by Kirkland, Washington-based Reed Hein & Associates. Ramsey promoted Reed Hein between 2015 and 2021, and only ceased when the company stopped paying him, according to the suit.

Persons: Dave Ramsey, Reed Hein, Ramsey, Bob Ferguson, it's, Reed Hein's, didn't Organizations: Morning, Ramsey, Hour Media, Washington Western, Court, Religion News Service, Reed Hein & Associates, Lawyers, Washington State, Happy Hour Media Group, Happy Hour Locations: Washington, Kirkland , Washington, Washington State

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