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AdvertisementLinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman hopes a second Trump term can usher in an era of AI innovation. Hoffman warned that Elon Musk shouldn't use his relationship with Donald Trump to boost xAI. LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman said Elon Musk has a "serious conflict of interest" when it comes to guiding a second Trump administration on AI policies in the US. Hours after the FT published the op-ed, Musk responded to an X post unrelated to Hoffman's column, criticizing people who post on LinkedIn. AdvertisementHoffman, who is also the cofounder of Inflection AI, shared his hopes and concerns for Trump's second term in the FT op-ed.
Persons: Reid Hoffman, Hoffman, Elon, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Musk, Trump, Kamala Harris Organizations: Trump, Financial Times, LinkedIn, Biden Administration, Trump White, PayPal, Confinity, Republican Party, of Government Locations: America
AdvertisementI purchased a blow-up travel pillow for two long-haul flights between the US and East Africa. I did catch some Zs, but I knew by the end of the flight I'd never fly with the travel pillow again. The Kimiandy Inflatable Travel Pillow. Monica Humphries/Business InsiderI'd eyed the travel pillow for yearsI've spent the past few years watching TikTok videos, chatting with frequent flyers, and reading travel pillow roundups — and one product always stood out. AdvertisementThe $21 Kimiandy Inflatable Travel Pillow, shaped like a cube, allows sleepers to lean forward.
Persons: shamefully, Monica Humphries, I've, hasn't Organizations: US, Ethiopian, Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines Locations: East Africa, Washington, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Doha, Qatar, Dallas
My high-achieving high school senior had been avoiding her college applications. AdvertisementMy high school senior is typically a happy, easygoing kid who set her sights on graduating in the top 50 of her class before her first day of freshman year. Many high school graduates in our small city go to the local college for two years, then transfer to a University of California or California State school. It's an affordable route that would relieve the pressure, but she said no; she wanted a four-year college experience. My goal was to talk about college only during those scheduled times unless a deadline needed to be met during the week.
Persons: , Lisa McLaughlin, McLaughlin, she's Organizations: Service, University of California, California State, California Girls State Locations: Texas, California
A political video reminded women that they can vote for Vice President Kamala Harris without telling their husbands, enraging prominent conservatives and reigniting a fiery discourse that highlights the central role of gender in this year’s election. “Did you make the right choice?” one of the husbands asks. “Sure did, honey,” his wife responds with a smile, sharing a knowing glance with the woman beside her. Meanwhile, Trump’s campaign has embraced an image of traditional masculinity, actively courting influencers and comedians who are popular among young men. In the wake of the discourse, Atwood shared a political cartoon of women entering a voting booth dressed in handmaids’ attire and shedding their red uniforms upon exiting.
Persons: Kamala Harris, enraging, Harris, , Julia Roberts, Donald Trump, Harris ’, Trump, influencers, Doug Pagitt, , Pagitt, Julia Roberts ”, ” Trump, you’re, Jesse Watters, Emma, that’s, ” Watters, Charlie Kirk, Newt Gingrich, Margaret Atwood’s, Atwood, ” Pagitt, We’re Organizations: , Trump, Fox News, ” Fox News, Conservative, Republican, NBC News Locations: America, Trump,
Gen Z is apparently discovering Donald Trump's lewd "Grab 'em" comments that came to light in 2016. AdvertisementWant to feel old? Some members of Gen Z are apparently only now discovering Donald Trump's infamous "Grab em …" comments that came during a hot mic moment. (Please, let's agree to never tell Gen Z about "left shark".) Don't let this make you feel old; let it make you wiser.
Persons: Donald Trump's, , Gen, Kate Sullivan, Trump, Billy Bush, Ron DeSantis, Elon Musk, Dana Carvey's Bush, millennials, let's, youngs, Billie Eilish, Z Organizations: Service, Washington Post, Florida Gov Locations: Ohio, Florida, The Washington, .
“You need real young people,” said Austin, the founder of ForwardBlue. He says he’s devoted as much time as possible to politics since then, postponing college and deprioritizing typical adolescent activities. “I spent every minute I could after school volunteering for my state party, building websites for Democrats, doing whatever I could,” he said. What sets the group apart from other Democratic groups trying to reach young people is not just its message, Austin said, but how it delivers it. “The rent is too damn high,” Austin said, referring to a political moment that went viral when he was in first grade.
Persons: David Austin, , Austin, ” Austin, Donald Trump’s, he’s, , they’re, Sen, John Fetterman, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, can’t Organizations: Gen, Pennsylvania Democrat Locations: mom’s, Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland , Montana , Ohio, Wisconsin
— when I saw the way that Meta's new AI chatbot interpreted me. There's a relatively new feature that came this summer, along with some other AI chatbots, where some Instagram creators can answer DMs from fans using a chatbot based on themselves. Let's chat snacks casually 🍿"I appreciate that no one was able to get my AI chatbot canceled or convicted of a crime, but man, my AI was a real killjoy. I tested out chatting with a few of the other AI chatbots available for other creators, and the experience wasn't amazing. I asked a celebrity chef's AI chatbot, "What should I eat for dinner?"
Persons: There's, , miley e, hatter, hem., y Organizations: Service
AdvertisementCheng says he has never worked a corporate job; he's always been a comedian and an online poker player. Jason RoederBut this snark, typically found on X, has seeped into LinkedIn, a much rosier, earnest platform. Roeder quit X and started writing joke posts on LinkedIn about a year ago, he said, after becoming "disillusioned" with what X has become. LinkedIn posts can expose just as much about one person's struggle to find work as they can about another's boasted success. Cheng said the posts had helped him to get comedy gigs, but they've also unlocked new work on the platform itself: as a LinkedIn ghostwriter for executives.
Persons: Ken Cheng doesn't, Cheng isn't, He's, Cheng, Rob Price, Ryan Salame, FTX, Salame, , we're, Michael Scott, — it's, he's, I've, John Mulaney, Mulaney, Jason Roeder, Roeder, Daniel Roth, they've Organizations: LinkedIn, FCI Cumberland, Gallup, Pew Research Center, another's Locations: London, Maryland, America, TikTok, Los Angeles
Want to Understand America? Watch ‘Shark Tank.’
  + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Jordyn Holman | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +19 min
“Shark Tank” Over the Years Season 1 (2009-10) The show premiered against the backdrop of the Great Recession. “‘Shark Tank’ is not a game show,” said Kevin O’Leary, a cutthroat investor known sarcastically in the tank as Mr. “Shark Tank” debuted less than a year after the subprime mortgage crisis devastated the global economy. But those kinds of companies are rarely reflected on “Shark Tank” for one simple reason: They don’t make for good TV. “The buyer gave us a shot at Target because of the ‘Shark Tank’ appearance.”“We turn you into a rock star and you become part of the ‘Shark Tank’ culture and the lore of ‘Shark Tank’,” said Mr. O’Leary.
Persons: Tod Wilson, Mark Cuban, Shark Lori Greiner, , Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Corcoran, Mark Burnett, Lehman Brothers, , Daymond John, John, ” Mr, Wilson, Ms, Angela Lee, Halle Tecco, Jamie Siminoff, Siminoff, O’Leary, Siminoff “, Mr, Robert Herjavec, Burnett, Herjavec, TJ Maxx, Lori Greiner, Greiner, Michael Jones, Taryn Jones Laeben, ” Tod Wilson, Lee, Sarah Paiji Yoo, Dave Heath, Ann Crady Weiss, Hatch, Weiss Organizations: ABC, Sharks, QVC, Amazon, Bombas, Corcoran Group, “ Tigers, , Twitter, Marketplace, Valley . Producers, Las, Columbia Business School, Halle, Four, Smart Tire Company, TJ, Tank, Tank Venture, Science Inc, Forbes, IRL Ventures, Educators, Blueland Locations: Angeles, Valley, Manhattan, America, Britain, Canada, United States, Houston, Somerset, N.J, Las Vegas, cybersecurity, Target, U.S, Los Angeles, Wegman’s, Minneapolis, Queens
When I realized my drinking was the problem, I got sober, and it saved my dating life. I used to struggle to stop my mouth from outrunning my brain, spilling my life story and everything that kept me up at night — especially when it came to trauma dumping on dates. Related storiesI blamed trauma dumping on my personality rather than my excessive drinkingIt felt embarrassing to present myself as a dumpster of emotional turmoil, especially as a writer. Last year, my drunk trauma dumping reached a pathetic climax when I began pouring my heart out about being an alcoholic. Even from thousands of miles away, it felt more intimate than the few face-to-face dates we had while I was drinking.
Persons: , might've, should've, I should've, I've Organizations: Service Locations: Miami, New York
In a McKinsey survey in February, groceries represented the top category that Gen Z and millennial respondents said they planned to splurge on, outpacing restaurants, travel, and fitness; in 2017, Gen Xers were the top spenders on groceries, followed by boomers. In June, Bank of America reported that its Gen Z customers spent more at premium grocery stores than any other generation. The trend picked up steam with Gen Z. Millennials and Gen Zers are driving demand for vegetarian and vegan food. In a recent YouGov survey for Whole Foods, 70% of Gen Z respondents indicated they were willing to pay more for high-quality foods. Related storiesTo be sure, Gen Z isn't the first generation to serve up food as a status symbol.
Persons: Jade Lily, TikToker, smoothies, Kourtney Kardashian, Katy Perry, Lily, Gen Xers, CreditKarma, Zers, Gen Z's, Millennials, Z, Gen, Neeru, Andrea Hernández, We're, Barbara Kafka, Hernández, Erewhon, Hailey Bieber, Bella Hadid, Sofia Richie, Nate Rosen, Mary Kate, Ashley Olsen, McDonald's, Britney Spears, Nina Dobrev, Shawn Mendes, Prebiotic sodas, Camila Cabello, Gen Zers, Poppi, It's, Rosen, Caesar, That's, Paharia Organizations: McKinsey, Bank of America, Inc, Foods, Arizona State University, New York Times, Pepsi, Brands, idc, Associated Press, Good Culture, Fast Company Locations: Angeles, tocos, Los Angeles
Rewatching my fall fave, "Gilmore Girls," as a parent feels less nostalgic and more painful. AdvertisementI found "Gilmore Girls" my first year of high school, and I'd never felt more seen. "Gilmore Girls" felt fun and fresh. When "Gilmore Girls" initially ran, I knew nothing about relationships, especially healthy ones. My daughters and I won't be cozying up on the couch to rewatch "Gilmore Girls" every fall, and that's OK. Maybe we'll find a new comfort show to enjoy together.
Persons: Gilmore, shouldn't, , I'd, Rory, Lorelai's, Lorelai, it's, Dean, Rory's, Warner, Christopher Organizations: Service, WB, Yale, Warner Bros, Netflix
Maybe Reddit is popular because it's text-based, and that's what millennials grew up with. And its helpful advice and slightly cringe humor hit just right for people in their 30s and 40s. Reddit is the social platform most saturated by millennials, according to an Emarketer report on US digital habits by generation. Of logged-in users on Reddit, 43.3% are millennials, compared to 29.6% who are Gen Z. Maybe Reddit is a safe space for millennials to be cringe and free.
Persons: millennials, eMarketer Daily, we're, Gen Z, Millennials Organizations: eMarketer, Insider Inc, Insider Intelligence, Service, BI, YouTube, Facebook, Google Locations: Emarketer
“When you’re a regular person and you’re going on to your email job during the day and then every time you take a dopamine break on your phone, you’re getting hit by ‘You’re not fashionable enough. Everyone is overconsuming to keep upWhen shopping for clothes, Martinson is almost exclusively a thrifter. “They’re grasping at straws, just throwing something at the wall to see what sticks.”The new mall is TikTok ShopFast fashion was the first harbinger of the death of personal style, Thomas said. If you’re going to buy a clothing item, think of three outfits you can wear it with. Pre-Industrial Revolution habits of secondhand shopping, mending old clothes and keeping things around are coming back.
Persons: Fiza Faheem, , Faheem, microtrends, XCX’s, They’ve, Instagram, Dejeuné Harris, you’re, ‘ You’re, it’s, Alana Martinson, Dana Thomas, , Luke Meagher, Tamika Smith, Harris, I’m, “ I’m, TikTok, ” Harris, Thomas, ” Thomas, “ We’d, Zara …, ” Martinson, Hope, ” Meagher, they’ve Organizations: University of York, Washington , D.C, YouTube Locations: Washington ,, Zara, , U.S, TikTok
That said, everyone seemed to agree that the days of logo-forward purchases and other conspicuous signs of wealth are over — even on Wall Street. The industry's movers and shakers are still into name brands but are leaning into those that exude "quiet luxury." And where there are celebrities and influencers, there tend to be Wall Street dealmakers. It's not surprising that high-earners on Wall Street would have second homes (or, in many cases, multiple). The HamptonsThe beach towns of the Hamptons have long been a Wall Street favorite thanks to their proximity to Manhattan.
Persons: , Ken Griffin, David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, Stephen Schwartzman, Blackstone, Jessica Cadmus, Cadmus, Marie Kondo —, I've, I'd, Zegna, Tom Ford, Claudio Lavenia, Van, Cartier, Jeremy Moeller, Hermes, Gucci, Jeremy Strong, Armani, Max Mara, Celine, Bottega, It's, it's, Sean Zanni, Wall Streeters Organizations: Service, Goldman, JPMorgan, Business, Paris Olympics, Bloomberg, Citadel, Anadolu, Getty, Wall Street, Street, BI, Wall, HBO, Hamptons Locations: Queens, New York, New York City, Africa, Costa Rica, Bottega Veneta, Manhattan, Montauk, Nantucket, Cape Cod, East Hampton , NY, Hudson
How consulting lost its cool
  + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | Tim Paradis | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
Consulting firms have faced increased employee turnover after layoffs and delayed start dates. For decades, business students and MBAs looked to consulting because the work was high in pay and prestige. AdvertisementThe lure of other industriesThe declining appeal of the consulting industry is most evident in the number of employees leaving. That's different from when he left in 2022, when there was a pandemic-fueled boom for consulting work. "When I was transitioning out of consulting, consulting was actually still all the rage.
Persons: , MBAs, Jason Saltzman, Lightbank, Ezra Gershanok, Gershanok, Gorick Ng, Ng, Matt Sternberg, Sternberg, he's, who've, Consulting hasn't, Ernst, Young, Irmgard Naudin, Cate, Atli Thorkelsson, Thorkelsson Organizations: Service, Accenture, Technologies, McKinsey, Harvard University, Boston Consulting Group, BI, Big, Consulting, Redpoint Ventures, Business Locations: , London
She spent three years trying to earn back his trust and forgiveness but it didn't work. Grohl said, "I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness." I spent three years trying to do that and it cost me entire sense of self until I finally forgave myself. The dramatic weight loss at least offered another way to maybe earn forgiveness because he had always liked thin girls. I'd wake up panicking that I'd cheated again without meaning to.
Persons: Nicola Prentis, , Dave Grohl's, Grohl, I'd, I, Nicol Organizations: Service Locations: Istanbul, Madrid
Now, despite a rocky start three years ago, Meta's smart glasses are doing better than expected. Meta's Ray-Bans have a camera and speaker and are packed with AI. Meta's loftier goal, the Orion glasses , aren't quite there. Yet getting people into the Orion glasses may depend on getting people comfortable with smart glasses generally, and that's where the Ray-Bans could come in. And the Meta Ray-Bans make it even easier to use AI as you move through the world — no hands (and awkward air-pinching ) required.
Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Ray, Zuckerberg, Meta's Ray, Meta's, They're, they're, George Jijiashvili, Peter Kafka, it's, Bob Dylan, Lady Gaga, Amanda Hoover Organizations: Orion, International Data Corporation, Apple, Microsoft, Google, IDC, Research, VR, Business
Before kids, I couldn't figure out why parents would buy light up shoes or character clothing for their children. I was not prepared for the joy character items bring my daughterMy daughter loves clothes and gets excited when any new item gets delivered. But the day her new Ariel bathing suit arrived was a level of excitement that I've never seen before. A few months before the Ariel bathing suit, we were in Target. It's why I subsequently sought out an Ariel bathing suit because I knew it would make her over the moon.
Persons: , Mary Jane shoes, Elsa, Peppa, Ariel, I'd, I've, animatedly, it's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Target
It puts the success of your dating life in the hands of your friends or family, who create your profile for you. Many Gen Zers have been on social media since they were tweens, and by the time they reached dating age, they were jaded. AdvertisementDating used to be funMany people believe dating apps aren't fun anymore. Related storiesAccording to Statista data, people aged 18-29 now make up only 26% of online dating service users in the US. Wilson believes these founders were wrong because Gen Zers enjoy the "karmic reward" of Wingman.
Persons: , Tina Wilson, Wilson, Zers, Gen, Anna Pompilio, Marks, that's, Pompilio, Gen Zers, they're, doesn't, Dylan, someone's, There's Organizations: Service, Business, Forbes Health, Group Locations: cafés, Match.com, Cuban
X owner Elon Musk, who has endorsed Trump, replied, "And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala." Related stories"I don't think this is much more than just confirmation that X is not a place for brands. This year, advertisers slashed their X marketing budgets ahead of major events like the Super Bowl. Musk is still the richest person in the world, with a net worth of about $250 billion, per Bloomberg. AdvertisementSo X may suffer, but Musk will probably come out alright.
Persons: , Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Trump, Biden, Kamala, Tucker Carlson, Brian Morrissey, Digiday, Brendan Gahan, Musk, Musk's, Gahan, bode, Morrissey, he's, haven't, outrageousness, Eric Dezenhall Organizations: Service, Business, LinkedIn, Authority, Disney, Apple, Walmart, Cannes, Street Journal, Twitter, Bloomberg, Dezenhall Resources Locations: South Africa
(And in doing so, gave rise to a generation of hilarious “That’s why, for this pride month, I’ve partnered with” memes. But more damaging than the cringe of a tone-deaf tweet about diversity is when companies give up on the performance altogether. This week, Molson Coors, a longtime sponsor of Pride events and partner to LGBTQ+ nonprofits, joined the list. A Molson Coors representative declined to comment beyond the memo. Coors Light may have looked at its rival getting pummeled by right-wing pundits and feared being the next target.
Persons: CNN Business ’, Kendell Jenner, I’ve, John Deere, Davidson, Molson Coors, Coors, Robby Starbuck, , Nathaniel Meyesohn, Starbuck, George Floyd, Bud Light, Cait Lamberton, , you’ve, pummeled, they’re, Tom Sebok, Molson, Sebok Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Pepsi, Harley, Tractor Supply, Molson Coors, Molson, Human Rights, Coors, DEI, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, The New England Consulting Locations: New York, America, United States
Scarlett Kiaras-AttariI wanted to pursue a master's in medieval history. Although there are so many great departments in the US for religious studies and medieval history, my mentors at school had all studied at Oxbridge — colleges across Oxford and Cambridge. So, in 2022, I followed their advice and pursued a master's in Medieval History at the University of Oxford. That's the difficulty of expat life — there's the US in the UK version of myself, and I'm always teetering between two places. Although I used to think that I'd stay in the UK, I've recently started to think about how my family members are getting old.
Persons: , Scarlett Kiaras, Attari, I'm, William Shakespeare's, Richard III, I've Organizations: Service, Business, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, University of Chicago, University of Oxford, Oxbridge, Oxford, King's College London Locations: London, Iranian, British, American, Louisville , Kentucky, New England, Scotland, Cambridge
Without a doubt, my mom expected to be free of dependents decades ago. But here I am, 39, unable to save a cent, in need of her financial support. I was otherwise financially independent, worked three jobs, had a good chunk of money saved, and my life was planned out. Not only was I feeling the effects of financial strain from the cost of school, but physical, mental, and ethical exhaustion had taken hold. She loaned me money to pay off that debt and told me I could pay my rent when I received my next student loan payment.
Persons: stepdad, , I've Organizations: Service Locations: midlife
At the time, I was getting over a relationship, and Rob was away with his friends for a bachelor party. But eventually, his persistence paid off, and we started going out; I told him I wanted to take it slow. In my head, I started making Rob out to be a lazy, irresponsible man. He moved in with his mom, and I got my own place for Noah and me. We started dating againRob and I also started dating again.
Persons: , Anu Verma, Rob, Noah, I've, we'd, Eva, I'm Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Coventry , England, Ibiza, Spain, England
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