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☆ How Larry Page's flying-car company of the future turned into a stunning failure
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Although I'm currently pretty homesick and jet lagged, I'm blessed with "the life-changing magic of working from home." One worker told my colleague Rebecca Knight how remote work transformed her life and how returning to the office has killed company morale. The stunning failure of Google founder Larry Page's flying-car company. In April 2022, company morale plummeted when it axed one of its most promising projects, those former insiders say. The company put together a thorough document to help managers navigate pay-related conversations with employees, and Insider got a look.

☆ These are the best memes of Trump's indictment, from 'Succession' references to Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial comparisons
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The news produced many memes, from "Succession" references to Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial comparisons. Here are some of the best memes of Trump's indictment. While the news of the indictment stirred Trump, his allies, his opponents, and the media into a frenzy, it also spurred some top-quality memes across social media. From references to the popular show "Succession" to Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial comparisons, here are the best memes of Trump's indictment. —Mister Oh my God that Joey's shameless (@SpiceBoyJoey) March 30, 2023Other memes made references to various television shows and movies—The Wire out of context (@WireCaps) March 30, 2023—no context succession (@nocontextroyco) March 31, 2023And Trump indictment memes aren't just an American thingChinese social media users hit the former President's indictment as well.

☆ Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Trial Draws to a Close
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Closing arguments are expected to begin Thursday in a civil trial involving actress and businesswoman Gwyneth Paltrow and a retired optometrist she collided with on a Utah ski slope in 2016. Terry Sanderson , 76 years old, sued Ms. Paltrow in 2019, alleging she rammed into him while they were both skiing at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Mr. Sanderson has said Ms. Paltrow left him with a brain injury, four broken ribs and other serious afflictions.

☆ Gwyneth Paltrow Found Not At Fault in 2016 Ski Collision
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Joseph De Avila | Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Gwyneth Paltrow during the closing arguments of her trial in Park City, Utah. A jury found actress and businesswoman Gwyneth Paltrow not at fault in a skiing collision with a retired optometrist that occurred on a Utah ski slope in 2016, in a civil trial that concluded Thursday. Terry Sanderson , 76 years old, sued Ms. Paltrow in 2019, alleging she rammed into him while they were both skiing at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Mr. Sanderson has said Ms. Paltrow left him with a brain injury, four broken ribs and other serious afflictions.

☆ Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial Goes to Jury
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jury deliberations began Thursday in a civil trial involving actress and businesswoman Gwyneth Paltrow and a retired optometrist she collided with on a Utah ski slope in 2016. Terry Sanderson , 76 years old, sued Ms. Paltrow in 2019, alleging she rammed into him while they were both skiing at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Mr. Sanderson has said Ms. Paltrow left him with a brain injury, four broken ribs and other serious afflictions.

☆ Highlights from Gwyneth Paltrow's testimony in ski crash trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Erica Star Domena | Samara Abramson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Clips from Gwyneth Paltrow's ski collision trial are going viral. She was asked about her relationship with Taylor Swift and apologized for cursing during the 2016 crash. Here are some of the highlights from Paltrow's testimony. She was asked about her relationship with Taylor Swift and apologized for cursing during the 2016 crash. Here are some of the highlights from Paltrow's testimony.

March 30 (Reuters) - A jury in Utah ruled on Thursday that Oscar-winning actor Gwyneth Paltrow was not responsible for injuries sustained by a man during a ski slope collision at an upscale Park City resort in 2016. He said the injuries led to a traumatic brain injury and had sought more than $300,000 in damages from Paltrow at a civil trial. Gwyneth Paltrow looks on as her attorney objects during the closing arguments of her trial, in Park City, Utah, U.S., March 30, 2023. Rick Bowmer/Pool via REUTERSThe eight-person jury sided with Paltrow, ruling that Sanderson was 100% at fault, and awarded Paltrow the $1 in symbolic damages that she had asked for in a countersuit. Both fell to the ground with Paltrow on top of Sanderson, in a heap of skis and limbs, she said.

☆ Watch: Jury Finds Gwyneth Paltrow Not Liable in Ski Collision Trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Hospital ‘Black Boxes’: the New Tech in Operating RoomsHospitals are turning to new technology that allows them to record everything going on in the operating room. These new surgical “black boxes” offer insight on how to improve medical outcomes but what are their downsides? Barbara Sadick, who wrote about this for the WSJ's Journal Reports, joins host Zoe Thomas to explain. Illustration: Federico Gastaldi

☆ Putin has made so many nuclear threats since he invaded Ukraine that people are increasingly shrugging them off
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Putin has made a lot of nuclear threats since the war in Ukraine began. Putin's latest threat involves moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. Over the weekend, Putin announced a plan to place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, which borders members of the EU and NATO, by summer. Tactical nuclear weapons (also known as battlefield nukes) are generally intended for use on a smaller scale at shorter ranges and are less powerful than strategic nuclear weapons. That said, tactical nuclear weapons still have the capacity to wreak havoc and kill tens of thousands of people.

In court papers, Sanderson said he suffered "permanent traumatic brain injury" as a result of the collision. Paltrow said that is when they both fell to the ground with Paltrow on top of Sanderson, in a heap of skis and limbs. Gwyneth Paltrow testifies during her ski crash trial, in Park City, Utah, U.S., March 24, 2023. Paltrow, who said she was upset and cursed at Sanderson after the collision, said she did not ski off until after Sanderson told Christiansen that he was fine. "I did not cause the accident, so I cannot be at fault for anything that subsequently happened to him," Paltrow said.

☆ Gwyneth Paltrow Testifies in Utah Ski Collision Trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

If a Grand Jury Votes to Indict Trump, Here's How It Could Play OutA New York grand jury could vote to criminally indict Donald Trump for his alleged role in a payment to a porn star, kicking off a process in which the former president would likely travel to Manhattan to face charges. WSJ’s Corinne Ramey explains where the proceedings could play out. Illustration: Preston Jessee

☆ Former Goldman Sachs partners represent the powerful allies and formidable foes the bank has across the Street
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In many ways, it's easier to become a brain surgeon than a Goldman partner (doctors, please spare me your hate mail). Unlike other esteemed white-collar groups — the partners at law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore, for example — turnover is somewhat common within the Goldman partnership. Insider's Carter Johnson and Dakin Campbell took a look at how many partners have left the bank since CEO David Solomon took over in 2018. In many ways, it's demonstrative of the allies the bank has across the Street. Former Goldman partners can be like missionaries for the bank, spreading the good word to anyone who will listen (and paying their fees).

☆ Tracy Anderson's ex-trainers said their bodies were 'breaking apart' while working for the fitness icon
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Katie Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tracy Anderson charges members $900 a month to workout at her studios in LA and New York. Her former trainers said teaching in the 95-degree studios for at least four hours a day could be grueling. Members in the US pay $900 a month to learn the "Tracy Anderson Method," a dance-based workout in a room heated to 95 degrees with 75% humidity. That all sounds cool, and it also sounds like you're going to get paid pretty well," one former New York trainer said. Another former trainer said her body "was just breaking apart," adding that she quit because of the physical demands of the job.

☆ Inside Tracy Anderson's cutthroat fitness empire: Legal threats, paranoia, and trainers who say their bodies were 'breaking apart'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Katie Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

One day around 2015, a dozen or so gift boxes showed up at the Brentwood, California, studio of the celebrity fitness trainer Tracy Anderson. "It was an exclusive boutique fitness studio," the former New York trainer said. Darren Gerrish/WireImageThe method demanded that TA trainers, most of whom were also professional dancers, perform the strenuous workouts full out, every time. Let's help you do it correctly so you don't get injured,'" the former New York trainer said. "This is at a time where everyone is already overworked," one of the former New York trainers said.

☆ A husband-wife duo turned the $1,700 Snoo into the holy grail of parenting, but some say they run their company like a dysfunctional 'surveillance state'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Kate Taylor | Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

Karp and Montée Karp built the hype into a parenting-media empire that put out three books and two instructional films in 10 years. Karp and Montée Karp met at a Hollywood party in the early '90s. Karp and Montée Karp promised her independence and flexibility to accommodate her two young children's day-care schedules and a 90-minute commute. Karp and Montée Karp insisted on being involved in minutiae that most top executives hand off. Karp and Montée Karp turned the Snoo into an award-winning holy grail of parenthood in just a few years.

☆ Nina Montée Karp and Dr. Harvey Karp turned the $1,700 Snoo into the holy grail of parenting. But some say they overhyped the crib's abilities and created a nightmarish corporate culture.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Kate Taylor | Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Hollywood celebrities are calling for a strike until everyone is vaccinated against COVID
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence supporting online claims that celebrities are calling for a “total Hollywood strike” until everyone is vaccinated against COVID-19. Online users shared a screenshot of the headline of an article titled, “Celebrities Call For ‘Total Hollywood Strike’ Until Every Last Person Gets Jabbed” (archive.is/am4eB). “A group of liberal Hollywood celebrities are threatening a “massive, all-round Hollywood strike” until every last one of us is vaccinated,” reads the first line. Reuters found no evidence that they are collectively calling for an industry strike, however. There is no evidence of celebrities calling for a “total Hollywood strike” until everyone gets vaccinated.

Bored Ape Yacht Club was not the biggest crypto phenomenon, but it was one of the top beneficiaries of celebrity hype. The Bored Apes — a computer-generated collection of 10,000 cartoons — were being presented as a status symbol, membership in an exclusive club. Yuga sued Ripps for trademark infringement, and argues that his maligning of the Yuga apes is nothing more than a profiteering tactic. Hickman, who is Black, thought the Bored Apes looked like stereotypical portrayals of Black people as stupid or lazy. He said he thought this would be obvious to most people the second they saw an image of a Bored Ape.

☆ How monk turned motivational speaker, Jay Shetty, and his wife are building a growing empire of wellness teas— with backing from New Money Ventures
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The sparkling tea brand has raised funding from LA-based firm, New Money Ventures. Liquid Death, a canned water brand, was valued at $700 million during its Series D round in October 2022. In April 2022, Beyonce invested in Lemon Perfect, a lemon water brand. In November 2022, the organic birch water brand Treo announced a partnership with the singer Jason Derulo. Joyo launched direct-to-consumer on January 25, so customers can now order products online to any location in the United States.

☆ Hoka sneakers: Why these chunky, ugly running shoes are selling like crazy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hoka, which started in 2009 in France as a running shoe for hardcore marathoners, is growing rapidly with casual runners, hikers and weightlifters. “There wasn’t anyone doing what Hoka was doing.”But Hoka carved out a niche in specialty running shops. By 2019, Hoka sales topped $220 million. “We don’t see this as just a running brand,” Deckers CEO David Powers said in October. “This is a running, trail, hike brand that is more like a North Face” than Brooks running shoes.

☆ The 8 Biggest Snubs and Surprises of the 2023 Oscar Nominations
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Ellen Gamerman | Sara Bosworth | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Surprise: Andrea RiseboroughThe best actress nomination for Ms. Riseborough, who plays an alcoholic single mother in “To Leslie,” comes after a social-media push featuring celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, who said Ms. Riseborough “should win every award there is and all the ones that haven’t been invented yet.”Michael Tran/AFP/Getty Images

☆ Engineer saw how diapers were made, thought she could do better—now she has a $250,000 'Shark Tank' deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In 2012, Amrita Saigal quit her dream job. In 2021, she launched Los Angeles-based Kudos, which makes disposable diapers from cotton and other sustainable materials — and on Friday's episode of ABC's "Shark Tank," she scored a $250,000 investment in Kudos from Mark Cuban and guest Shark Gwyneth Paltrow. Saigal also expressed plans to launch new products, including trainer swim shorts and adult sanitary products. Disclosure: CNBC owns the exclusive off-network cable rights to "Shark Tank." Sign up now: Get smarter about your money and career with our weekly newsletterDon't miss:This ‘Shark Tank’ side hustle had almost zero revenue — here’s why Mark Cuban invested anyway17-year-old ‘Shark Tank’ contestant made slime in his garage, sold it to his friends, brought in $1 million in just 3 years

☆ Why Tom Brady, David Ortiz, Jimmy Fallon and other celebrities are getting sued over crypto
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Tom Brady, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and baseball Hall-of-Famer David Ortiz are just some of the big names facing lawsuits from investors as the crypto world crumbles in the wake of FTX’s fall from grace. The backlash started earlier this month, when a class-action suit was filed against celebrities, including Jimmy Fallon, Justin Bieber and Serena Williams for promoting Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs. None of the celebrities named in the lawsuits immediately responded to requests from CNN for comment. Investors in FTX are not expected to be able to recover their money, the company’s CEO testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday. And after the crypto market bust and a round of lawsuits, celebrities may think twice about what they endorse in the future, too.

☆ The company behind Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs is being sued for using celebrities to promote their products
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The firm behind Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs is being sued for not disclosing celebrities' involvement. The lawsuit alleged that Yuga Labs manufactured celebrity endorsements and misleading promotions. The legal action against blockchain cryptocurrency startup Yuga Labs was filed on Friday in California District Court. The unique selling point of Yuga Labs' NFT collection, called the Bored Ape Yacht Club, is that NFT owners become members of an exclusive "club" that included these celebrities. Yuga Labs didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.

☆ Regular people can pay for a day pass to swim in pools at Ritz-Carlton hotels. Here's the pitch deck ResortPass used to raise $26 million from investors like The Points Guy, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jessi
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The company raised $26 million in a Series B round from travel investors and entrepreneurial celebs. Its newly appointed CEO, Michael Wolf, walked Insider through the pitch deck he used to raise cash. "My existing investors had highlighted to me that the funding environment is the most difficult it's been in 20 years," Wolf told Insider. Wolf said hotels had been reaching out to ResortPass to get amenities such as flexible working space added to the app. Wolf walked Insider through the pitch deck he used to help raise the app's recent funding round below.

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