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☆ You probably can't make more than $1 million a year on Substack. But Matthew Yglesias does.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

That turned out to be a very good decision: Yglesias says Slow Boring is grossing around $1.4 million a year, with limited overhead. Substack gives writers like Yglesias — and now, Taylor Lorenz — a lot of freedom and the ability to make a lot of money. Now, she's off to work on her own via User Mag, a new Substack publication she's launching this week. The Substack was an immediate success, and within a few months, Yglesias had 9,800 subscribers, paying him around $80 a year. Yglesias says he now has nearly 18,000 subscribers, which means he is likely grossing at least $1.4 million a year.

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☆ Takeaways from the Vance and Walz vice presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Eric Bradner | Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The vice presidential debate between Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Vance repeatedly hit Vice President Kamala Harris on border security, while Walz lambasted former President Donald Trump on abortion rights. Tim Walz take part in a vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on Tuesday, October 1. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Vance addresses Walz during the debate. Alex Kent/Getty Images Cutout images of Vance and Walz are displayed at a debate watch party in New York.

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☆ Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel: US official
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Geoff Weiss | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Iran is preparing to launch an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel, a senior White House official said on Tuesday. Advertisement"The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel," the official said in a statement shared with Business Insider. "We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack," the official added. "A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran." Safe haven assets like gold surged, as did oil prices, which rose on speculation the conflict could limit production.

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☆ Fact check: JD Vance and Tim Walz at the vice presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +32 min

Tim Walz and Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are facing off Tuesday night in New York City for their first – and only – vice presidential debate. Vance mischaracterizes Harris’ role on border policySen. JD Vance claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris was appointed the “border czar” during the Biden administration. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance attend a debate hosted by CBS News in New York on Tuesday. A recent report from the US Department of Energy found 142,000 new clean energy jobs were created in 2023. Alex Kent/Getty Images Cutout images of Vance and Walz are displayed at a debate watch party in New York.

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☆ Hurricane Helene's devastation has blocked access to a one-of-a-kind mine for AI chips
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Tom Carter | Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hurricane Helene tore through North Carolina over the weekend, causing widespread devastation. Spruce Pine was hit with over 2 feet of rain between Tuesday and Saturday, The Associated Press said. The two firms play a huge role in the global supply chain that ultimately ends in smartphones and powering cutting-edge AI systems. "The quartz in Spruce Pine formed deep in the Earth without a lot of water carrying in other impurities," Yinan Wang, a geologist, said. That's because the Spruce Pine mines are singular in their scale, he said.

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☆ America's absurd war on 'organized retail crime'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Amy Martyn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

Organized retail crime "is not shoplifting," the agency says on its website, "and these crimes are not victimless." AdvertisementOne homeless woman in jail who pleaded guilty to felony organized retail theft tells me she steals out of desperation. Gavin Newsom sent $267 million to cities across California to increase arrests of organized retail crime — and the crackdown has escalated dramatically. Even the guy who says he coined the term "organized retail crime" can't say how much is lost to it. Gavin Newsom has provided California cities with $267 million and signed 10 new bills into law to bolster the prosecution of organized retail crime.

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Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesAs she unveiled her most detailed economic plan yet this week, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged to fight price gouging in order to rein in voters' grocery costs. Although Harris released more detail Wednesday as part of her 82-page economic plan, it's still unclear what price hikes her administration would see as illegal "price gouging." Generally, Republicans support fewer economic regulations, although Trump has suggested limiting food imports as a way to lower grocery prices. What is price gouging? Thirty-seven U.S. states already have laws that forbid price gouging in emergencies.

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☆ WeightWatchers' CEO embraced Ozempic. Now she's out of the company.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

WeightWatchers' CEO of roughly two years, Sima Sistani, is out. AdvertisementIt's been a bumpy year for WW International, the company also known as WeightWatchers. In a leadership shake-up Friday, the weight-loss company announced CEO Sima Sistani is stepping down after roughly two years — effective immediately — and board member Tara Comonte is stepping up to serve as interim chief. Sistani helped push the company into the weight-loss drug space in 2023 through the $106 million acquisition of telehealth platform Sequence — which is now called WeightWatchers Clinic, and which prescribes weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. The telehealth purchase marked something of a pivot from the group support meetings and calorie-tracking menus WeightWatchers is known for, though the company also launched a behavioral program for patients on Ozempic.

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☆ AI leaders are reacting to OpenAI's wild 24 hours with a mix of schadenfreude and concern
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It's been a wild 24 hours at OpenAI. Meanwhile, CEO Sam Altman said Thursday the exec departures were unrelated to restructuring talks. AdvertisementIt's been a wild 24 hours at OpenAI, with three high-level execs leaving the company — including CTO Mira Murati — and reports it's restructuring as a for-profit benefit corporation. Speaking at Italian Tech Week Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the executive departures and restructuring talks were unrelated. "I obviously won't pretend it's natural for this one to be so abrupt, but we are not a normal company," he wrote.

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☆ New report lays out 'shocking' Secret Service failures that nearly led to Trump's death
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFour senators on Wednesday released a bipartisan report chronicling the myriad failures by the Secret Service that preceded an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump in July. The interim report from the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said that the Secret Service failed to "clearly define responsibilities" during the fateful rally. AdvertisementThe report also said Secret Service personnel responsible for planning coverage of the July 13 event "denied that they were individually responsible for planning or security failures and deflected blame." The staff report states that the Secret Service was told that local police had seen a "suspicious person with a rangefinder" near the building at about 5:45 p.m.By 5:52 p.m., at least eight Secret Service personnel had been told about the suspicious person, according to the report. Related storiesIn a statement to Business Insider, the Secret Service said it's taken steps since the assassination attempt to address the issues.

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☆ Mira Murati is the latest OpenAI exec to leave. Read the memo she sent to staff.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Mira Murati is the latest executive to depart OpenAI. "I want to create the time and space to do my own exploration," she wrote in a staff memo. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOpenAI's Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati is leaving the company — the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the leading AI company.

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☆ Brett Favre reveals he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Brett Favre said he's recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Prevacus and its investors, including Favre, have been tied up in a Mississippi welfare fraud case. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementFormer NFL star quarterback Brett Favre revealed during a congressional hearing on Tuesday that he had "recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's" — a neurodegenerative disease. "I'm sure you'll understand, while it's too late for me because I've recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's, this is also a cause dear to my heart."

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☆ Caroline Ellison, whose testimony helped convict Sam Bankman-Fried, faces her own sentencing
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —A year ago, Caroline Ellison was preparing to testify against her former boss and ex-boyfriend in one of the biggest fraud trials in US history. Ellison, who ran Alameda, pleaded guilty to seven federal counts of fraud and conspiracy shortly after FTX’s collapse. A jury last year convicted former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried on multiple counts of federal fraud and conspiracy. Over three days on the stand, Ellison, who is 29, repeatedly reinforced that throughout her years at Alameda, the buck stopped with Bankman-Fried. While sentencing is entirely up to Judge Kaplan’s discretion, legal experts say it’s highly unlikely Ellison will end up in prison.

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☆ Trade Tracker: Steve Weiss sells Archer-Daniel
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTrade Tracker: Steve Weiss sells Archer-DanielSteve Weiss, founder and managing partner at Short Hills Capital Partners, joins CNBC’s “Halftime Report” to explain why he's getting out of this commodity stock.

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☆ How promises of a ‘post-Roe future’ have fallen short
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Few address child care, for infants or beyond. Since Dobbs, seven states have had ballot initiatives on the topic, with the abortion rights position winning in each state. In November, at least 10 more initiatives aimed at restoring or protecting abortion rights will be in front of voters across the country. But Brahm has also rallied an array of political, faith, academic, medical and advocacy leaders into a coalition called “Building a Post-Roe Future” that calls for more affordable health care and child care, expanded child tax credits, paid parental leave, flexible work hours and enforced pre-natal support. Though paid parental leave has been a big topic of discussion around the country, the only states to enact such measures since Dobbs are those where abortion rights are protected.

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☆ A new Zyn competitor is marketing its nicotine pouches to the finance bros
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Excel's is-it-ironic-or-not branding makes sense, given the growing popularity of synthetic nicotine pouches among office workers wanting a boost. Excel Pouches cofounder John Coogan Elspeth VincentIn addition to the corporate world, the pouches have also found loyal devotees within certain circles of the political right. Lucy's first product was nicotine gum, and it also vends a Breakers brand whose nicotine pouches contain a flavor capsule. In an email interview with BI, Day Job cofounder Rion Harmon said the branding was inspired by Wall Street's hedonistic heyday. AdvertisementCoogan likened Excel to "American Psycho," a satire that he said has been "rightly embraced by finance bros as a style guide."

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☆ Trade Tracker: Steve Weiss buys more Vertiv
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | 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 EmailTrade Tracker: Steve Weiss buys more VertivSteve Weiss, founder and managing partner at Short Hills Capital Partners ,joins CNBC’s “Halftime Report” to explain why he's buying more Vertiv.

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☆ You can track Taylor Swift's tour by where airline ticket sales surge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

United Airlines says Taylor Swift is boosting its weekend ticket demand. Swift's smash-hit 'Eras Tour' has injected billions into the economy. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementNeed more proof of Taylor Swift's seismic economic sway? United Airlines' chief commercial officer Andrew Nocella said there is at least a 25% increase in ticket demand during weekend stops on Swift's "Eras Tour," Bloomberg reports.

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☆ The Stretch Limo, Once a Luxury Transportation Option, Is Dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

It used to be that you saw a stretch limousine and excitedly wondered who was inside — maybe a corporate executive or a celebrity or some other classy, mysterious type. The limo industry isn't dead; it's just leaving the classic black stretch version of itself behind. Trade shows and expos for limousines and luxury transportation no longer have many, if any, actual classic stretch limos on their floors. He said they keep a stretch limo around for nostalgia's sake more than anything. A CEO gallivanting around in his or her fancy stretch limousine is gross.

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☆ Read the memo 23andMe's cofounder sent to staff after the entire board quit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

23andMe's board resigned over a 'distracting difference of view' with cofounder Anne Wojcicki. The board rejected an earlier proposal by Wojcicki to take the company private. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Advertisement23andMe's entire board of directors resigned from the company over cofounder and CEO Anne Wojcicki's ongoing plans to take it private.

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☆ Even with a big rate cut, Big Tech will be cautious about another hiring spree
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A fed rate cut will boost hiring in Big Tech, but firms will be cautious, HR experts told BI. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementThe jumbo-sized Federal Reserve interest rate cut Wednesday is bound to impact everything from home prices to new-car loans to hiring in the hard-hit tech sector. But while the cut — the first in four years, and by a whopping 50 basis points — is likely to boost hiring, experts told Business Insider that Big Tech companies will likely be cautious. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ New York Democrats are desperate to avoid repeat of their 2022 midterm collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Gloria Pazmino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

New York Democrats offered a wide array of excuses for their disastrous 2022 midterms, when Republicans flipped four seats outside New York City on their way to winning a narrow US House majority. Now, less than two months out from the 2024 general election, the state party, its campaign season allies, chastened candidates and Gov. D’Esposito is one of five New York GOP freshmen facing an onslaught from Democrats determined to claw back suburban voters. “New York is the reason Democrats lost the House in 2022,” said Pamela Shifman, president of the Democracy Alliance, a liberal group spending big in New York this year. “There’s more focus than there was the last couple cycles, both from the state party, but also obviously the national committees,” the strategist said.

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☆ Harris isn’t giving the specifics some undecided voters say they want
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

On another intractable issue, the Israel-Hamas war, Harris was strong on aspiration, vague on specifics and seemed to fall on both sides of the issue. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time at the National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. And Harris might be smart to avoid taking positions that could scare off disaffected Republicans and moderate suburban voters she’s seeking to win over. Voters want to know more about HarrisStill, recent polls show that the vice president has a window of opportunity to court voters who want to learn more about her. … She needs to be more direct.”From left to right, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris, Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz and Minnesota Gov.

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☆ How Cassie Ventura’s courage led to the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs indictment
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Combs‘ decision to settle the lawsuit does not in any way undermine his flat-out denial of the claims,” Combs’ attorney said at the time. CNN has reached out to representatives for Ventura for comment on Combs’ criminal indictment, which may not have happened had she not had the courage to share her account. Her talent and beauty attracted the attention of Combs, who signed Ventura to his Bad Boy Entertainment label. Ventura and Combs first went public with their romantic relationship in 2012 and were soon regulars at fashion shows and Hollywood parties. I’m truly sorry.”Ventura thanked her supporters and turned her focus to domestic violence survivors.

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☆ Secret Service chief says agency needs change and Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Secret Service chief makes remarkable admission after apparent threat to Trump’s lifeThe U.S. Secret Service needs a "paradigm shift," the agency's acting director said a day after an apparent attempt on Donald Trump's life, the second in two months. Now, Congress is considering boosting Secret Service funding. Read more about what lawmakers had to say about Secret Service funding. The Secret Service has dramatically increased Trump’s security since the July 13 shooting, including more people and more technology. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested in New YorkSean "Diddy" Combs.

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