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☆ The 8 US colleges that produce the most multi-millionaires, ranked
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Eight US universities produced 35% of the country's centi-millionaires, a new wealth report shows. There were currently 9,630 centi-millionaires in the US as of December 2022, per Henley & Partners. Loading Something is loading. 65% come from the country's other colleges, it said. The report said there were 9,630 centi-millionaires — people with $100 million or more — living in the US as of December 2022.

☆ A software engineer at Google went on bereavement leave after his mom died from cancer. 4 days after returning to work, he found out he was part of the mass layoffs.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A software engineer said he was laid off from Google right after his bereavement leave for his mother. In a LinkedIn post, he wrote that he did not regret prioritizing time with his mother. In a LinkedIn post shared on January 26, Tommy York detailed his experience working for — and being laid off from — Google. Juggling work and taking care of his mother in the last few months of her life was difficult, he wrote in the post. To date, York's LinkedIn post has gotten over 4,800 reactions and over 160 messages that show support and solidarity for him.

☆ Onions are now so expensive in the Philippines that they've become a luxury item — and people have been trying to smuggle them across the border
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Onions are now a luxury item in the Philippines. The price of onions soared to $12.80 per kilogram in December, three times the price of chicken. Local authorities seized between $9 million and $11 million worth of smuggled onions in 2022. According to the country's Department of Agriculture, on January 9, onions were going for 600 pesos, or $11, per kilogram. Local authorities seized between $9 million and $11 million worth of smuggled onions in 2022, The Guardian reported.

☆ How much money you have to make to be in the top 1% of earners in 10 US states
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Households need an annual gross income of $597,815 to be considered the highest-earning 1% in the US. The threshold to make the 1% of top earners varies drastically by state. Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York lead the list of the highest thresholds. The study found that eight of the 10 states with the highest 1% thresholds are located along the eastern and western coasts. Here's a roundup of the states with the highest and lowest income thresholds, respectively, needed to be the cream of the crop.

☆ A woman who worked for Google for almost a decade says she was in the hospital bed holding her hours-old newborn when she learned she was part of the 'golden12K' of laid-off Googlers
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kate Howells found out she had been laid off from Google hours after giving birth. She was one of the 12,000 Google employees caught in the latest slew of tech layoffs. Howells said Google has not responded to her query about whether she will get her maternity leave benefits. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops — delivered daily to your inbox. She was one of the 12,000 Google employees caught in the latest slew of tech layoffs, which was announced on Friday.

☆ A laid-off Google employee says she went to Disneyland to 'eat her feelings' after being locked out of her company systems
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

TikToker Nicole Tsai says she went to Disneyland to 'eat her feelings' after being laid off from Google. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops — delivered daily to your inbox. The ex-employee, TikToker Nicole Tsai, said she was one of the 12,000 people laid off from the tech giant last Friday. According to her LinkedIn page, Tsai worked as a partner services program manager at Google in Irvine, California, since July 2021. She then decided to go to Disneyland, where she indulged in treats like churros, a teriyaki turkey leg, Rice Krispies, and a corn dog, snippets of the video posted to TikTok show.

☆ After spending time in Japan and briefly appearing in Thailand, Jack Ma's now resurfaced in Hong Kong, where he's reportedly meeting with finance execs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

This time he's in Hong Kong, meeting financial executives. He has kept a low profile and evaded public view since he ran afoul of Chinese authorities in 2020. He has now resurfaced again, and was seen in Hong Kong, meeting with financial executives, per a Friday report by the Hong Kong Economic Times. The news of his resurfacing in Hong Kong comes just weeks after Ant Group said Ma would be giving up control of his company. The speech angered Chinese authorities, brought scrutiny to his company and eventually led to a wide regulatory crackdown on Chinese tech companies.

☆ 'Netflix correct your mistake' is trending on Twitter as fans vent about the cancellation of 'Warrior Nun'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Netflix canceled its fantasy drama series "Warrior Nun" in December, and fans are not happy. This snowballed into "#NETFLIX CORRECT YOUR MISTAKE" trending on Twitter. Over 108,000 people have signed an online petition on Change.org to renew "Warrior Nun" for its third season. Henry T. Casey, a senior editor at Tom's Guide, an online publication that reviews tech products, tweeted: "Honestly, respect to the Warrior Nun fans. We learned a lot from Sense and we're going to try not to do this in the future," Netflix tweeted.

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