DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Can Tim Cook sell you a new iPhone based on Apple's new AI features? It's a huge question for the company.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That's the scenario Apple sketched out Monday, when it tried to explain how it was integrating AI into its ecosystem. But it's also a very real problem for Apple since Apple is in the business of selling expensive, high-margin hardware. AdvertisementBut I do have a third, vibes-based theory about why the AI that Apple showed off didn't blow me away. And during Apple's Monday demo, the company played on both sides of that line: It would tell you that Apple's AI could instantly make your writing better. In Apple's framing, that's AI that's helpful, but not creepy; immediately useful, but not too disruptive.

Persons: —, Apple, it's, we've, Tim Cook, Craig Federighi Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, iPhones, AIs Locations: emojis

☆ An activist investor with a new $1.9 billion stake in Southwest is calling for big changes at the airline
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

However, Elliott Investment Management said Monday that the airline's decades-old strategies weren't working in modern times, and it's calling for a management and board-of-directors overhaul as part of a plan it's calling "Stronger Southwest." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Elliott said Southwest leadership had a "rigid commitment" to the model it dreamed up decades ago, blaming that for today's shortcomings. Elliott Management, which oversees $66 billion in assets, is one of the world's most feared activist hedge funds. "The significant investment we have made reflects our conviction that, with the right leadership, Southwest can regain its status as an industry-leading airline."

Persons: —, Elliott, Elliot, Raymond James, Savanthi Syth Organizations: Service, Airlines, Elliott Investment Management, Business, Southwest, Elliott Management, Texas Instruments

☆ My marriage ended, but my ex-husband and I are still close friends. Some people don't understand our relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Kelly Magyarics | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The saying is ubiquitous on wedding invitations, picture frames, and heart-shaped lockets: "Today, I marry my best friend." And I did marry mine, a wonderful man who became a close friend before anything else. Back then, I believed that best friends made the most compatible partners, and maybe that's true for some couples. During a recent girls' trip, my best friend's friendly ex-husband texted her a picture of his new baby. Ditto for another close friend who I've known since birth, who hangs out with both my ex and me when she visits from Philly.

Persons: —, He's, texted, we're, I've, cordiality, aren't, they're Organizations: Service Locations: Philly

☆ How to behave as a superyacht guest
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Meantime, Giorgio Armani held a party on his yacht for the likes of Sydney Sweeney and Kerry Washington. Being a guest on a superyacht is probably the best kind of guest to be — but the etiquette aboard the multimillion-dollar vessels comes with its own idiosyncrasies. The very few who need to know them — there are only about 5,800 yachts longer than 30 meters at sea, according to SuperYacht Times — already know them. The price to charter Triumph, a 65-meter superyacht, starts at $650,000 a week. According to the industry standard, owning a superyacht will cost 10% of its new-build price annually.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Barry Diller, Bezos, Koru, Bill Gates, Ari Emanuel, Leonardo DiCaprio, Eos, Diane von Furstenberg, Candice Bergen, Emma Thompson, Jason Blum, Giorgio Armani, Sydney Sweeney, Kerry Washington, they're, Rich, Fraser, he'd, Superyachts Organizations: Service, Business, SuperYacht, Palm, Breed Media, Fraser Yachts, Lamborghini Locations: superyachts, Aden

☆ Losing my dog was the hardest thing ever. But I'm grateful for the time we got together.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Alyshia Hull | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewMy morning routine was simple: wake up, get dressed, let my dog out, and pour our breakfasts. And although I wanted to cling to hope, my dog was dying, and I knew I couldn't let him suffer. Since losing him, I realized pet loss feels like losing a family member; that's true, but it begins before then. AdvertisementFor me, grieving Taco didn't start when he died or when the vet said he was terminal. It started when I realized the miracle I was begging for, "please save my dog," was never coming.

Persons: —, Taco, couldn't, Lyme nephritis, he'd, I'd, Taco didn't Organizations: Service, Business

I tested the Shark Matrix Plus in my 1,650-square-foot home over the course of six months. Read on for my full experience testing the Shark Matrix Plus 2-in-1 Robot Vacuum. Lauren Savoie/Business InsiderThe Shark Matrix Plus 2-in-1 Robot Vacuum has four main components: the robot, its self-emptying docking base, a vacuum attachment, and a mopping attachment. I notice a significant difference in how the carpeting looks after a 15-minute standard clean versus a 45-minute Matrix clean. AdvertisementThe bottom lineI've been using the Shark Matrix Plus for weekly cleanings for nearly a year now.

Persons: vacuums, Lauren Savoie, I've, Rosie, It's, I'm, it'll, it's, We've, We're Organizations: Business, Brands, Omni

☆ Reflecting on a bad market call 25 years ago reminds me to look for what can go right
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

When your job is to write a commentary about the stock market you start with a blank Word document. I bring up this mortifying moment because it reminds me of what happens if you write to extreme. No, nobody's saying, "How wrong Cramer can be, just watch the collapse that occurs now." As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim Cramer on Squawk on the Street, June 30, 2022.

Persons: Cramer, Karen Cramer, bullish, that's, Bob Dylan, Mike Wilson, Morgan Stanley, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Squawk, Virginia Sherwood Organizations: Cramer & Co, Federal Reserve, Nvidia, Water, Hamptons, CNBC Locations: Water, New York City, John

☆ I lost over 200 pounds without surgery or drugs. I just got really strict with what I was eating.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

No one knows more about losing weight than a fat person. Then, I lost over 200 pounds and realized that we need more compassion and nuance when it comes to talking about weight. I was super strict, and over the next 14 months I lost 200 pounds. I can love my (still fat) body while also making it as healthy as possible, which might involve losing weight. When I weighed 420 pounds, the idea of climbing Mount Everest would have seemed more reasonable than losing 200 pounds.

Persons: Ian Karmel, Alisa Karmel, we've, —, à, Austin Powers, Alisa, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Panda Express

☆ Sports Illustrated ex-publisher wants $200 million from Authentic Brands Group, saying it stole website and employees
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Jack Newsham | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In late 2023, the Arena Group lost the rights to publish SI, its best-known brand, after the 5-Hour Energy creator Manoj Bhargava took over Arena and missed a licensing payment to Authentic Brands Group. ABG awarded the publishing license to Minute Media and sued Bhargava for $49 million, accusing him of acting like a "gangster" in their negotiations. Bhargava's lawsuit adds to the morass of legal actions that have formed around the Arena Group. In early April, ABG sued Arena and Bhargava over the missed licensing payment and a $45 million termination fee. Ross Levinsohn, the Arena CEO who was fired in 2023 when Bhargava took over, has also sued Arena, claiming he was retaliated against.

Persons: —, Manoj Bhargava, ABG, Bhargava, Privately, Steve Janisse, Janisse, we're, Ross Levinsohn, Levinsohn, Media didn't Organizations: Service, Sports, Arena Group, Energy, Arena, Authentic Brands, Media, Business, Group, Capital Partners, BlackRock, Capital, ABG, CVC didn't, Forbes, Arena's, Front Office Locations: ABG

☆ EV slump, Hertz fire sale take used Teslas to 'no haggle' $25,000 price
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Bob Woods | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Also, some used EVs are eligible for up to $4,000 in federal tax credits , and several states offer tax credits or rebates. Although as with buying any used car — from manufacturers and independent dealers, online marketplaces or private owners — there are pros and cons. The Hertz Car Sales website "Shop EVs" button recently listed 1,475 of the 1,638 used EVs listed as "Hertz Certified." A March study by automotive research firm iSeeCars found that the average used car price was down 3.6% from last year, though used EV prices had plummeted 31.8%, equating to $14,418 in value. A follow-up question — "Can you tell me about 2022 Tesla Model 3s being sold by Hertz Car Sales?"

Persons: Hertz, —, iSeeCars, Elon, Karl Brauer, Brauer, Yossi Levi, Guy, Tesla, Carvana, Edmunds, ChatGPT, Hertz's, Matt Quinn, CarGurus, Eugene Park Organizations: Hertz, EV, Hertz Global Holdings, U.S, Bolts, Car, Hertz Tesla, Tesla, ChatGPT, Hertz Car Locations: U.S, Massachusetts, Colorado, Edmunds, CarGurus

☆ A mysterious Jupiter-sized planet that shouldn't exist is as puffy as a marshmallow and astronomers finally think they know why
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

WASP 107b: The exoplanet that shouldn't existAn artist's impression of WASP 107b passing in front of its host star. But models suggested that WASP 107b's core would be too small to have formed a gas giant. Scientific models didn't align with observationsHubble images of WASP 107b didn't solve the mystery of its large size and low density. Venom82Why it took astronomers years to understand WASP 107b's mysterious origins stems from what many astronomers face: a lack of information due to technological limits. But WASP 107b's surface temperature was cold enough that it should have had more methane than what JWST observed.

Persons: —, they've, it's, David Sing, NASA's, Luis Welbanks, Sagan, James Webb, Welbanks —, Sing, Welbanks, Ralf Crawford, we're, Scott Gaudi, Gaudi, Olmsted, Russo Organizations: Service, Business, ESA, Hubble, NASA, Kornmesser, Bloomberg, Johns Hopkins University, WASP, NASA's Goddard Space Flight, ESO, Arizona State University, Telescope, Sing, WASP 107b's, CSA, JHU, Ohio State University

☆ I'm an ex-Google recruiter and head of talent at DoorDash. PIPs should stand for 'paid interview period' — if you're put on one, get out fast.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Ashley Couto | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Then, I became the head of recruiting at DoorDash and later the chief people officer at Carta, a pre-IPO equity management company for startups. My first experience with PIPs was at DoorDashDoorDash was the first place I encountered performance improvement plans or PIPs. When I joined as the head of talent in March 2015, I was the company's 50th employee. To be candid, I've never seen somebody survive a PIP. I've never heard of somebody who went on a PIP and became a top performer at that company.

Persons: —, Nolan, I've, DoorDash, weren't, it's Organizations: Service, Nolan Church, Google, Carta, Business Locations: DoorDash, Carta

☆ The Great Concert Ticket Bust
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

There are a combination of factors that are dragging down some artists' ticket sales. Just having the big song doesn't necessarily always translate into ticket sales. But there are no guarantees that any of that will translate to hard ticket sales. "Just having the big song doesn't necessarily always translate into ticket sales." Hiccups are not all about ticket sales, either.

Persons: It's, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, she's, Lopez, JLo, Troye Sivan, Charli XCX, Bad Bunny, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Luke Combs, Zach Bryan, Olivia Rodrigo, they're, Jarred Arfa, Billy Joel, You'd, Gary Witt, COVID, who's, Nicki Minaj, David, Alicia Keys, that's, you've, Arfa, he's, Sivan, Charli, Kid Cudi, aren't, Def Leppard, Mötley, There's, SeatGeek, Witt, they'd, doesn't, Emily Stewart Organizations: Company, Ticketmaster, Independent Artist Group, Metallica, The Pabst Theater Group, Prince, Green, Live, Department of Justice, The Pabst Theater, Business Locations: Bronx, Minneapolis, Milwaukee

☆ The Kate Middleton-approved brand Me+Em is expanding to the US. I visited its NYC flagship and saw why the royals love it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The UK-based fashion brand Me+Em has become a royal favorite in recent years. Kate Middleton has reworn a pink dress from Me+Em to royal engagements, and Meghan Markle sported a jacket from the brand in 2020. Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, was even spotted wearing the same Me+Em dress Queen Camilla owns in 2023, as Hello! Samantha Grindell/Business InsiderThe mirror was huge, and the lighting was built into the walls to save space. After seeing the Me+Em store and its clothes, I understood why it had charmed the royals.

Persons: —, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, Sophie, Duchess, Camilla, Clare Hornby, BEN STANSALL, Getty Images Hornby, Em, I'd, The Carlyle, Samantha Grindell, Carlyle Organizations: Service, Business, Chelsea, Getty Images, New York Times, Fashion Network, East Hampton, Madison Ave Locations: Edinburgh, New York, Madison, SoHo, East, The

☆ A single dad who started reselling phones after losing his job and is now financially independent explains how to start an eBay business in 3 steps with zero upfront capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewWhen Richard S. started selling electronics on eBay in 2008, he didn't have much cash. Advertisement"I started buying T-Mobile Sidekicks on Craigslist for 35, selling them on eBay for 70, and I was doing that like a madman. Selling on eBay looks a lot different today than it did when Richard started in 2008. Thanks to smartphones, you can look up what an item is selling for on eBay before you source it. If you found an item for $5 at a thrift store but it's selling on eBay for $4, pass.

Persons: —, Richard S, iPhones, Richard, he's, It's Organizations: Service, eBay, Craigslist, Business, Mobile Sidekicks, BI, Buffalo Bills, Salvation Army

☆ 'Am I delusional?': How to get honest answers according to the former CEO of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( David Novak | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

They recognize an essential truth: delusional people don't learn well. And how can you possibly know where or how to grow and learn if you don't know your starting point? (Surprise, surprise, it really likes information that proves the story right, a problem called confirmation bias.) If you want to see the world the way it really is, you've got to hunt for the truth. Excerpted from "How Leaders Learn: Master the Habits of the World's Most Successful People" by David Novak with Lari Bishop.

Persons: Wendy, I'd, Jeff, Rick, Anne, I'm, Tim Schurrer, David Novak, hemming, hawing, Tim, Andy Pearson, neuroscientists, Clarence Darrow, Darrow, Chase, you've, You've, Lari Bishop, David C Novak Organizations: Service, David Novak Leadership, Harvard Business Review Press Locations: Louisville

☆ I 'escaped' Texas for Tennessee. I loved the food and tech scene, but got tired of the heat and rising property taxes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jim Ward, a 61-year-old who works in cybersecurity and moved from Dallas, Texas, to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2022. AdvertisementAfter 20 years of living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, my wife and I finally escaped to Tennessee two years ago. As far as geography goes, in the Dallas area, the terrain is predominantly flat with few trees. HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesWhile living in Texas, I had a job that required a lot of traveling. AdvertisementOur quality of life has improved in TennesseeThere are certainly several similarities between Tennessee and Texas, but I also see a lot of differences.

Persons: —, Jim Ward, There's, LeConte, Kevin Ruck, that's, we've Organizations: Service, Ward, Dallas, Business, DFW, Love, Getty, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas Love Field, Houston, Tennessee Theatre Locations: cybersecurity, Dallas , Texas, Knoxville , Tennessee, Houston, Dallas, Texas, Fort Worth, Tennessee, Plano, Irving, Highland Village, Virginia, North Carolina, Highland, Knoxville, We're, Smoky

☆ An ALICE has $250,000 in student loan debt and left teaching for a stable job: 'There are many teaching college who are hungry and can't go to the doctor'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The 51-year-old has about $250,000 in student loan debt. Like 29% of US households, Pizza lives paycheck to paycheck, but her income is too high for most government assistance, per Census Bureau data and cost-of-living estimates analyzed by the nonprofit United Way. AdvertisementTeachers and adjunct professors are especially vulnerable to being ALICEs. Sixty percent of adjunct professors make less than $50,000 a year, despite most of them holding at least a master's degree, according to a 2022 report by The American Federation of Teachers that surveyed 1,900 adjunct professors across the US. "There are many teaching college who are hungry and can't go to the doctor," Pizza said in an email to Business Insider.

Persons: —, ALICE, Pizza, She's, Paul, she's, Joe Biden's Organizations: Service, Business, The American Federation of Teachers, BI, SNAP Locations: Twin Cities, St

☆ Jim Cramer explains why Dell is a buy on the dip
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

After shares of Dell took a hit last week and continued to sink during Monday's session, CNBC's Jim Cramer told investors why he thinks the stock is a good buy at its current price level. "The main problem is that Dell failed to live up to irrationally high expectations, the expectations that fueled the stock's stunning rally this year," he said. Even if Dell's AI offerings aren't driving earnings just yet, Cramer said he was still impressed with sales momentum. In the earnings release, Dell said its AI server shipments doubled since the previous quarter and its backlog grew more than 30%. Cramer called Dell's recent decline a "healthy pullback for a stock that had gotten overheated."

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Dell, Cramer, Wall Organizations: Dell, Investors

☆ I spent over $700 for a business-class upgrade on JetBlue. The lie-flat seats weren't even the best part.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Jacqueline Dole | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The single seats are equipped with a sliding door for privacy. I was lucky enough to secure a single seat, which is often referred to as a "throne" seat. They tend to book up fast, but these single seats are by far the best choice in the cabin. The best part is that throne seats cost the same as other business-class seats. This was the first time I was able to fly in a single seat, and it truly elevated the experience.

Persons: Jacqueline Dole

☆ Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The Democratic National Committee was watching earlier this year as campaigns nationwide were experimenting with artificial intelligence. It asked campaigns to check work by AI tools, protect against biases and avoid using AI to create misleading content. It sent the proposal in March to the five Democratic campaign committees that seek to elect House, Senate, gubernatorial, state legislative and state attorneys general candidates to office, according to the draft agreement. The Democratic committee had hoped the statement would be signed by Chair Jaime Harrison and the leaders of the other organizations. Spokesmen from the Democratic Governors Association and Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee declined to comment.

Persons: Joe Biden, Hannah Muldavin, Muldavin, Jaime Harrison, Sam Altman, Eric Schmidt, Altman, Biden, Dustin Moskovitz, Reid Hoffman, – Organizations: White, Democratic National Committee, The Associated Press, Democratic, DNC, Republican National Committee, Google, Federal, Commission, Facebook, LinkedIn, Democratic Congressional Campaign, General, Associated Press, Democratic Governors Association, Democratic Legislative Locations: Washington , DC

☆ Google cuts at least 100 jobs across fast-growing cloud unit, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, speaks at a cloud-computing conference held by the company in 2019. Alphabet is laying off employees from several teams in Google's cloud unit, one of its fastest-growing businesses, CNBC has learned. A Google spokesperson told CNBC the cuts are incremental across teams to better align its go-to-market organization. Some of those who lost their jobs had worked on the company's annual Google Cloud Next that took place in mid-April, said people familiar with the situation. However, the cloud unit, led by CEO Thomas Kurian, has been under pressure to continue accelerating growth as competition heats up in AI.

Persons: Thomas Kurian, we've, Sundar Pichai Organizations: Google, CNBC, Employees, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft

☆ I'm a millennial job seeker who kept getting my résumé rejected. Then, I changed the formatting.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Dania Swails, 28, has worked in finance and is looking for another job in the industry after leaving her last role. There would be jobs where I met every requirement, and I was getting rejected, getting rejected, getting rejected. I was getting automatically rejected, so I decided to apply only for jobs where I met every qualification. Then, a recruiter I'd been working with said my résumé could be getting caught in applicant-tracking systems. When I submitted my résumé and job description through this system, I was surprised by the results.

Persons: Dania Swails, He's, I've, haven't, I'm, I'd, it's, you've Organizations: Service, LinkedIn, ATS Locations: Cincinnati, Miami, Philly, Chicago

☆ Why you should calculate your own P/E and PEG ratios — and the right way to do it
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

— Bill Reed I notice that P/E ratios can be quite inconsistent and vary from site to site. Before we figure out a stock's PEG ratio, we need to calculate its compound annual growth rate or CAGR. Nvidia is trading at 41 times earnings, our equation would be 41/28.21 which equals a PEG ratio of 1.45 times. As a general rule, a PEG ratio of 1 or lower indicates you're getting future growth at a good value. Most importantly, the PEG isn't the end-all-be-all, It's just another way of thinking about valuation.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Bill Reed, Mike M, it's, Let's, It's, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Michael M Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Santiago, Getty

☆ I tracked all the ads I received in a day — here's what I saw
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

When my editor asked me to track all the ads I saw in a day, I wasn't sure how it would go. To personalize Google ads, for example, you can go to "My Ad Center" and opt to turn personalized ads on or off in the top-right corner. If you turn them on, Google will use the information it collects about you to give you more personalized ads. I decided to keep personalized ads off for Google because that's how I usually have it. I also found some of the TikTok ads interesting or helpful.

Persons: —, Elon Musk's X, Instagram, I'm, Ana Altchek, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Google, Facebook, YouTube, Urban Outfitters, Netflix, Amazon, Spotify

Search resuls for: "weren't"

25 mentions found