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☆ Delta is doing a special flight for viewing the Great American Eclipse
  + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A total solar eclipse will pass over North America on April 8. After this, you'll have to wait until 2044 for the next total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous US. The April solar eclipse will start over the South Pacific Ocean and move to pass over Mexico, the US, and Canada. After this, the next solar eclipse visible from the contiguous US won't happen again until 2044, NASA says. AdvertisementWherever you're planning on viewing the eclipse, whether on a Delta flight or anywhere else, be sure to wear protective viewing glasses.
Persons: —, Delta, It'll, it's Organizations: Delta Air Lines, Service, Lines, Great American, Airbus, LAX, SLC, Sun, NASA Locations: North America, Austin, Detroit, DFW, Mexico, Canada
☆ Mark Zuckerberg explains why he wants to feed his cattle beer and macadamia nuts
  + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Zuck said last month he started raising cattle and feeds them beer and macadamia nuts. 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 . AdvertisementMark Zuckerberg recently added cattle ranching to his list of hobbies, and he relies on a surprising choice of feed for his cattle. The Meta CEO said on Instagram last month he'd started raising wagyu and angus cows on his ranch in Hawaii and that he planned to feed them beer and macadamia nuts, which the ranch would also produce.
Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, he's, Zuck, —, he'd, angus Organizations: Meta, Service, Business Locations: Instagram, Hawaii
☆ Mark Zuckerberg shares one of his most controversial leadership principles
  + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
The Meta CEO called it one of his "most controversial" management principles on a new podcast episode. He thinks a founder should "make as many decisions and get involved in as many things as you can." Mark Zuckerberg says one of his "most controversial" principles as a business leader is that he doesn't like delegating responsibility. "I think probably one of my most controversial leadership or management things is like I don't actually believe in delegating that much. Zuckerberg had said during an employee Q&A around that time that he didn't want a "management structure that's just managers managing managers, managing managers, managing managers, managing the people who are doing the work."
Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, there's, Zuckerberg
☆ Mark Zuckerberg won't be lining up for a brain chip like Elon Musk's Neuralink anytime soon
  + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Mark Zuckerberg is in no rush to try out Elon Musk's Neuralink brain-computer interface. The Meta CEO said on a podcast Friday, "I wouldn't want to use Version 1 of that." Musk said last month that Neuralink had its first human patient receive a brain chip implant. AdvertisementMark Zuckerberg is wary of trying out brain chip implants for now. The Meta CEO discussed brain-computer interfaces on an episode of the "Morning Brew Daily" podcast released Friday.
Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk's, Musk, Neuralink, —, wilder Organizations: Service
☆ Slack promises its new AI features will fix one of its most frustrating problems
  + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Anyone who's used Slack knows it can be a real pain to try to search for something in the app. Slack announced a new generative AI feature Wednesday to help with that. Other features can help summarize long conversations or give you a quick rundown on what you missed. Now, the messaging app is hoping its new generative AI features will be able to help with that. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.
Persons: who's, Slack, — Organizations: Service, Business
☆ Dunkin' tracksuits inspired by the chain's Super Bowl ad with Ben Affleck sold out wicked fast
  + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
The coffee and donut brand started selling tracksuits on Monday after airing an ad during the Super Bowl. The ad featured "DunKings" Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Tom Brady sporting the tracksuits. The outfits, in the signature Dunkin' neon pink and orange colors, sold out in just 19 minutes, according to USA Today. A $40 pink DunKings bucket hat was also sold out as of Wednesday. Along with the ad, Dunkin' released a limited-edition menu in collaboration with Affleck, a longtime fan of the brand who has said he has Dunkin' every day.
Persons: —, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Tom Brady, Charli D'Amelio, Jack Harlow, Jennifer Lopez, Dunkin, Affleck, Berry, There's Organizations: Service, USA, Business
☆ It's not just you: Facebook says people are hearing a chirping sound while scrolling on their phones because of a 'technical error'
  + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Some Facebook users have reported hearing a chirping sound as they're scrolling in the app. Meta comms chief Andy Stone says it's "an unfortunate technical error" that the company is fixing. AdvertisementSome Facebook users have reported hearing a chirping sound as they're scrolling through the mobile app, and now the company has weighed in. "Hearing a chirping noise while scrolling through your Facebook Feed on your iPhone? And it's an unfortunate technical error that we're in the process of fixing," Meta's director of communications, Andy Stone, said in a tweet on Tuesday.
Persons: Andy Stone, — Organizations: Facebook, Service, Business
☆ Zyn confirms that business is booming in the US
  + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) 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. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. While shipments to retailers and distributors can outpace actual consumer sales of the pouches, those year-over-year growth numbers indicate that Zyn sales are booming in the US. A spokesperson for Philip Morris International told Business Insider that "the best thing anyone worried about their health can do is to quit, or never start, using nicotine. "ZYN is marketed exclusively to current adult nicotine consumers as an alternative — with cigarettes being the most harmful nicotine product," the spokesperson added.
Persons: —, Philip Morris, Zyn, It's, Chuck Schumer Organizations: Service, Philip Morris International, Swedish, Business, GOP, PMI
☆ Apple is reportedly working on prototypes for at least 2 foldable iPhones
  + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Apple is working on prototypes of iPhones that could fold in half, according to a new report. Apple has weighed foldable devices for years, and prototypes don't guarantee a future launch. Samsung, Google, and others have released their own foldable phones in the midst of a resurgence. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementApple is reportedly working on prototypes of foldable devices.
Persons: — Organizations: Apple, Samsung, Google, Service, Business
☆ Pete Buttigieg warns people not to wear the Apple Vision Pro while driving after a viral video showed someone wearing one behind the wheel of a Cybertruck
  + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is weighing in on the use of Apple Vision Pro headsets on the road. He was remarking on a viral video appearing to show someone wearing a Vision Pro while driving a Tesla Cybertruck. That's the warning from US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in response to a viral video seemingly showing a person wearing an Apple Vision Pro headset while driving a Tesla Cybertruck. Apple's user guide for the device says, "Apple Vision Pro has built-in safety features to help prevent collisions and falls, but it's also important to use the device in a safe manner. For example, don't run while wearing Apple Vision Pro, use it while operating a moving vehicle, or use it while intoxicated or otherwise impaired."
Persons: Transportation Pete Buttigieg, —, Buttigieg, it's Organizations: Transportation, Apple Vision, Service, Apple, Pro, Vision
☆ Cracking open the $3,500 Vision Pro shows just how much tech Apple crammed into it
  + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Want to know what's inside the Apple Vision Pro but don't want to break yours open? NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementThe Apple Vision Pro launched in the US on Friday, and we've already seen plenty of photos, videos, and reviews of its exterior features. AdvertisementFortunately, a new video from the tech repair experts at iFixit offers an inside look at the cogs and gears inside the headset. Check out iFixit's teardown of the Vision Pro here:
Persons: iFixit, —, we've Organizations: Apple, Service, Vision Pro, iFixit
☆ Reviewers keep mentioning how heavy the Vision Pro feels. Apple execs say there was no way to make it lighter.
  + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Some reviewers and users say the Vision Pro's weight makes it uncomfortable to wear after a while. Apple execs told Vanity Fair that they couldn't possibly have made it any lighter. AdvertisementThe Apple Vision Pro can feel uncomfortably heavy after a while, but Apple execs say it's as light as they could have made it. In a Vanity Fair interview published Thursday, two company execs discussed the size and weight of the mixed-reality headset, which is made from magnesium, carbon fiber, and aluminum. Richard Howarth, Apple's vice president of industrial design, told Vanity Fair, "There's nothing we could have done to make it lighter or smaller."
Persons: Apple execs, —, Apple, execs, Richard Howarth Organizations: Service
☆ Half of US Adults Say Israel Has Gone Too Far in War in Gaza, AP-NORC Poll Shows
  + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Associated Press | Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +6 min
Broadly, the poll shows support for Israel and the Biden administration's handling of the situation ebbing slightly further across the board. The poll shows 33% of Republicans now say Israel’s military response has gone too far, up from 18% in November. The poll shows 35% of U.S. adults now describe Israel as an ally that shares U.S. interests and values. Thirty-six percent of U.S. adults say the U.S. is not supportive enough of the Palestinians, up slightly from 31% December. A similar share of U.S. adults say that about negotiating the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
Persons: Melissa Morales, “, ”, Morales, Biden, Israel, they're, ” Morales, John Milor, Milor, ‘ ’, what's, Joe Biden, Sarah Jackson, ” Jackson, Yemen’s, they’ve, ” Milor, ___ Organizations: WASHINGTON, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, Biden, That's, Republican, Israel, Jan, Democratic Locations: U.S, Gaza, Israel, Runnemede , New Jersey, Clovis , California, Jordan, Hamas, Chicago, United States, New Jersey
☆ Mark Zuckerberg has had quite the week
  + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
In today's big story, we're recapping earnings from three tech giants: Meta, Apple, and Amazon. The big storyMeta's mega-winMark Zuckerberg is smiling: Its profit margins are much improved — and that's partly because of a shrinking headcount. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images ; Isabel Fernandez-Pujol/ BIMark Zuckerberg has had quite the week. It lost $16 billion on the Metaverse in 2023, and Zuckerberg indicated more pain for years to come.) Following the success of Meta's "Year of Efficiency," Zuckerberg said that the company may never go back to large-scale hiring.
Persons: —, Phil doesn't, Zuck, Mark Zuckerberg, Josh Edelson, Isabel Fernandez, Sarah Jackson, Meta, Zuckerberg, BI's Peter Kafka, Peter, Richard Drew, Wall Street's, Rufus, BI's Eugene Kim, Amazon, Aaron Schwartz, Diem, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Jordan Parker Erb Organizations: Service, Apple, Business, Getty, Pujol, Meta, Amazon, Xinhua, Microsoft, Chevron Corporation, ExxonMobil, Cigna Locations: AFP, China, New York, London
☆ It's Apple Vision Pro launch day, and people lined up to get their hands on the new device
  + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Sarah Jackson | Ana Altchek | Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
The Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality headset launched in the US on Friday. Tim Cook and Apple's SVP of Retail and People showed up at an NYC Apple Store for the launch. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementThe Apple Vision Pro launched in the US today, and there were some pretty long lines of fans waiting to get their hands on one. Apple CEO Tim Cook and SVP of Retail and People Deirdre O'Brien appeared at New York City's flagship Apple store to mark the launch and greet customers.
Persons: Tim Cook, —, Deirdre O'Brien Organizations: Apple Vision, Apple's, Retail, Apple, Service, Vision Pro, Business Locations: New York
☆ Meta's soaring profits just paid for its first-ever dividend
  + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Meta says it's going to start paying its first-ever dividend. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWith profits soaring and its shares hitting record highs, Meta has announced its first-ever dividend. The cash dividend will be paid quarterly "subject to market conditions and approval by our board of directors," the earnings release said. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.
Persons: Meta, Mark, — Organizations: Service, Business
☆ Tim Cook says Apple's earliest version of the Vision Pro was a 'monster' you couldn't even wear
  + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
CEO Tim Cook told Vanity Fair an early version he tried years ago was a "monster" of an "apparatus." "It wasn't wearable by any means of the imagination." Apple CEO Tim Cook likened an early version of the company's $3,500 mixed-reality headset to "a monster" of "an apparatus." "You weren't really wearing it at that time," he told Vanity Fair in an article published Thursday. "It wasn't wearable by any means of the imagination."
Persons: Tim Cook, — Organizations: Apple, Service, Apple Vision, Business
☆ Peter Thiel invests in group to recreate the Olympics on steroids — literally
  + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Peter Thiel has invested in an effort to create an Olympic Games that welcomes doping. The PayPal cofounder was one of several investors named Wednesday in the Enhanced Games. AdvertisementPeter Thiel is backing an effort to create an Olympic Games that welcomes using performance-enhancing drugs. The Olympic Games bans the use of hundreds of medications and drugs, including categories like stimulants, anabolic agents, and hormone and metabolic modulators. Just this week, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was retroactively disqualified from the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled she'd violated anti-doping rules.
Persons: Peter Thiel, —, Balaji Srinivasan, Aron D'Souza, Michael Sagner, Kamila Valieva Organizations: Games, PayPal, Service, Apeiron Investment Group, King's College London, Medical Advisory Commission, Olympic Games, Beijing Olympic Games, Sport Locations: Russian
☆ Neuralink exec Shivon Zilis defends Elon Musk's $55 billion Tesla pay package
  + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Read previewNeuralink director Shivon Zilis is coming to Elon Musk's defense after his Tesla pay package was voided. A Delaware judge on Tuesday swatted down Musk's $55 billion Tesla pay package, siding with a shareholder who argued that Musk's pay as CEO was excessive. She stood by his Tesla compensation package in a social media post on Wednesday. "There are so many anti-meritocratic situations where people take money off the table while destroying shareholder value," Zilis wrote. "Never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware," Musk wrote .
Persons: —, Shivon Zilis, Elon, Kathaleen St, J, McCormick, Musk, Zilis, it's, Tesla Organizations: Service, Tesla's, Business, Bloomberg Locations: Delaware
☆ One lucky person will get everything advertised during the Super Bowl, from a car to a 30-pound bucket of mayo
  + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
DoorDash is giving one winner everything being advertised during this year's Super Bowl. AdvertisementCompanies break out their best ads for the Super Bowl, and now DoorDash is giving one winner everything from those ads at this year's big game. DoorDash is using its 30-second ad in Super Bowl 58 for a massive giveaway. One lucky winner will get all of the items advertised in the game, the company said in a press release Tuesday. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.
Persons: — Organizations: Service, Super, Business
☆ Google's layoffs already impacted its culture. Now they're affecting its bottom line.
  + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
In today's big story, we're looking at highlights from two of the world's biggest tech companies' earnings reports, including how much layoffs cost for one of them. Tech: Tech CEOs will testify before Congress today for a hearing on child safety. Mateusz Wlodarczyk/Getty ImagesThere's been plenty of speculation about what Google's mass layoffs last year meant for its famous culture. Jerod Harris/Getty ImagesCongress is set to grill some of the biggest names in tech today. Leaders from Meta, X, TikTok, and other tech companies will face questions over their platforms' efforts to protect children from sexual exploitation online.
Persons: It's, Sundar Pichai, Mateusz Wlodarczyk, Sarah Jackson, Satya Nadella Stephen Brashear, Hisham Ibrahim, Jerome Powell's, Claudia Sahm, Powell, Linda Yaccarino, Jerod Harris, Linda Yaccarino's, Jack Dorsey's Block, Dorsey, Brooks Kraft, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Jordan Parker Erb Organizations: Business, Tech, Google, Microsoft, Getty, Bloomberg, JPMorgan, Meta, Elon Musk's, Brooks Kraft LLC, Los Angeles Times, UPS, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Amazon, Boeing, Mastercard Locations: Chipotle, New York, London
☆ The first full reviews are in for Apple's Vision Pro. Here's what people are saying.
  + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Read previewThere's a lot of hype around the new Apple Vision Pro ahead of its launch in the US this Friday. AdvertisementIt's great for entertainment like watching movies …Reviewers seemed to have a positive experience watching movies on the Vision Pro. Spoonauer felt he "could see myself taking the Vision Pro on business trips and using it back at the hotel." "Other headsets have eye tracking and hand tracking, but none have the combination working as smoothly, subtly and intuitively as the Vision Pro," he wrote. Patel called the Vision Pro "a VR headset masquerading as an AR headset."
Persons: —, preorders, MacRumors, Nilay Patel, Mark Spoonauer, Joanna Stern, CNET's Scott Stein, Patel, Stein, Stern, There's, CNBC's Todd Haselton, Spoonauer, peck, Haselton, Slack, it's, I've Organizations: Service, Apple Vision, Apple, Business, Meta, Vision, Meta Quest Locations: visionOS
☆ Google will spend $700 million on severance this quarter
  + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Google expects to incur $700 million in severance costs this quarter. The costs were revealed in Alphabet's Q4 earnings report, released Tuesday. Severance and related costs were $2.1 billion for 2023, following mass layoffs that year. AdvertisementGoogle spent billions on employee severance following the company's mass layoffs last year, its latest earnings report showed. Alphabet's earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year of 2023, released Tuesday, showed that the company also expects to incur $700 million in severance costs for this quarter.
Persons: Severance, — Organizations: Google, Service, Business
☆ You'll start seeing ads on Amazon Prime Video today — unless you pay an extra $3 a month to remove them
  + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Read previewIf you use Amazon Prime Video, expect to start seeing some ads today unless you're willing to shell out a few more bucks a month. The streaming service began to roll out ads on Monday unless subscribers pay an additional $2.99 per month to avoid them. Prime Video is included with an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $14.99 per month, or $139 if bought for the year. While Amazon increases the price of Amazon Prime Video, the company is also paring back its labor costs. Amazon earlier this month announced layoffs affecting "several hundred" people in its Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios divisions.
Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, Max, Disney, Paramount, Showtime, Amazon Prime, Amazon MGM Studios Locations: UK, Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Australia
☆ The Washington house where Jeff Bezos founded Amazon is on sale for $2.3 million — take a look inside
  + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
The Bellevue, Washington house where Jeff Bezos founded Amazon is on the market for $2.3 million. Take a look inside, including the garage where it all began. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. It was in the garage of that home he was renting at the time that Bezos started Amazon, then an online bookseller, in 1994. Take a look inside the home where it all began:
Persons: Jeff Bezos, —, Bezos Organizations: Service, Amazon Locations: Bellevue , Washington
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