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☆ Wendy's joins McDonald's in announcing a new value meal as the fast food wars heat up
  + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Wendy's is introducing a new $3 breakfast combo meal. Diners have been increasingly frustrated with high fast food prices since the pandemic. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWendy's has launched a new $3 breakfast combo meal, as high fast-food prices have started to push customers away. Customers can pair a small portion of seasoned potatoes with a choice between two breakfast muffins — a bacon, egg, and cheese English muffin or a sausage, egg, and cheese English muffin, the company said.
Persons: —, Wendy's Organizations: Service
☆ Bill Gates thinks you should read this new book to get smarter on how AI will transform education
  + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Bill Gates has taken to social media to tout a new book focused on AI and education. The book is authored by Salman Khan, the founder and CEO of the educational platform Khan Academy. Gates has been optimistic about AI's impact on education but says we'll still need teachers. AdvertisementBill Gates, the Microsoft cofounder and renowned bookworm, has taken to social media to share his latest book recommendation. Gates touted the book, "Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)," by Salman Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, an educational nonprofit that aims to provide free learning resources.
Persons: Bill Gates, Salman Khan, Gates, we'll, — Organizations: Khan, Service, Microsoft, Education, Khan Academy, Business
☆ Amazon's CEO shares his top career advice for getting ahead at work
  + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy shared his top career advice in an interview with the CEO of LinkedIn. "An embarrassing amount of how well you do, particularly in your 20s, has to do with attitude," he said. Jassy joined Amazon back in 1997 before working his way up to the position of CEO in 2021. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAmazon CEO Andy Jassy shared his "best career advice" with LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky in a new interview.
Persons: Andy Jassy, Jassy, —, Ryan Roslansky, It's, Roslansky Organizations: LinkedIn, Amazon, Service
☆ Rich Chinese millennials are creating new status symbols. Here are 11 ways they are redefining luxury.
  + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
Rich millennials in the US have been known to splash out on their pets, new laundry rooms, and expensive coffee machines. And over in China, rich millennials have their own ideas of what counts as a luxury status symbol. AdvertisementExpect to see these rich millennials mixing luxury casual wear like T-shirts and sneakers with traditional luxury brands, Banta told BI. And getting regular aesthetic treatments has become a top priority for affluent millennials, Banta told BI. Independent luxury brands that offer more authentic products and those that draw on cultural heritage are also highly in demand, she said.
Persons: —, they've, Rich millennials, They've, Claudio Lavenia, Louis Vuitton, Daniel Langer, Amrita Banta, Budrul Chukrut, Elisa Harca, Ant Asia, Mary, Kate, Ashley Olsen, prioritizes, Harca, Banta, JUAN BARRETO, Olivia Plotnick, Port Ellen, Alexandra Bacon, Ewan Andrew, Langer, Black Pearl, JOHANNES EISELE, Olivier Morin, Plotnick, Tom Dixon, Potnick, Gen, Gabriella Tegen, Gen Z Organizations: Service, Business, Pepperdine University, Research, Getty, JUAN BARRETO Travel, Wai, Social, Diageo, Michelin, China Morning, Meituan, Clover, Bloomberg, Clover Suites, China News Service, McKinsey, Brands, Independent Locations: China, Antarctica, Iceland, Shanghai, Port, Scotland, That's, Harca, Singapore, Banta, millennials
☆ Senior Google engineer's top career tips include 'do it, then do it right, then do it better'
  + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Read previewAddy Osmani, a senior Google engineer, recently celebrated his 12th anniversary at the search giant and used the occasion to share his top career tips in a blog post. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Related storiesOsmani also encourages people to start by sharing the manta: "First do it, then do it right, then do it better." One CEO previously told Business Insider that communication was the most important skill that employees lacked. It can have drastic consequences: one HR VP previously told BI that burnout got so bad that she ended up being taken out of the office on a stretcher.
Persons: —, Addy, that's, Osmani, Mele Organizations: Service, Business, Osmani, Communication, Harvard
☆ From portal pranks to chatbot chaos, here's why fun tech projects designed to connect us end in tears
  + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
The Dublin-New York video portal has shut down again as it's tech fails to stop inappropriate behaviour. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA livestream video portal aimed at bringing people together across Dublin and New York went viral this week for all the wrong reasons. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.
Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Dublin, New York
☆ An engineering giant behind Apple's HQ and the Sydney Opera House lost $25 million when scammers tricked an employee with a deepfake of a senior exec
  + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Scammers used deepfakes to trick an employee at engineering firm Arup into handing over $25 million. The Hong Kong office employee believed that they were on a video call with the company's CFO. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementScammers used deepfakes to trick an employee in the Hong Kong office of a major international corporation earlier this year, costing the firm $25 million.
Persons: Scammers, Arup, — Organizations: Service, Financial Times, Sydney Opera House, Business Locations: Hong Kong, California
☆ A woman laid off 5 months pregnant says disclosing her pregnancy in job interviews killed her prospects of getting hired
  + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Kate Winick, a former Peloton director, faced job rejections after disclosing her pregnancy. When she told prospective employers about her pregnancy, she said they didn't invite her to final interviews. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementKate Winick was five months pregnant and "terrified" when she was laid off from her job at Peloton, she said in a recent LinkedIn post. However, after disclosing her pregnancy to potential employers, she found that they all declined to bring her in for a final interview.
Persons: Kate Winick, — Organizations: Service, Business
☆ A lawyer who wrote a book about sleepwalking is cleared of misconduct after she dozed off for 2 hours during an inquest
  + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
British lawyer Ramya Nagesh was accused of misconduct after falling asleep during a coroner's inquest. Nagesh was representing a nurse witness but nodded off and missed her client giving evidence. A tribunal cleared her of all professional misconduct charges after she cited medical issues. AdvertisementBritish barrister and sleepwalking expert, Ramya Nagesh, has been cleared of all professional misconduct charges by the Bar Standards Board after she fell asleep during an inquest. Nagesh had appeared remotely from a hotel room to represent her client, a nurse witness, at a coroner's inquest in December 2022.
Persons: Ramya Nagesh, Nagesh, — Organizations: Service, Bar, The Telegraph, Business Locations: British
☆ A livestream video portal connecting Dublin and New York was meant to bring the cities together — instead, it's devolved into chaos
  + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
A livestream portal installed in Dublin and New York had to temporarily close after reports of inappropriate behavior. Some enjoyed the portal: they shared videos of themselves dancing and uniting with loved ones. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA large circular video portal opened up on May 8 in Dublin and New York City. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.
Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Dublin, New York, New York City
☆ The boss of a $3 billion software company slams RTO mandates, saying they rob workers of the sense of being adults
  + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Sarah Franklin, CEO of HR software platform Lattice, is letting workers stay fully flexible. "The data is pretty clear that mandates don't increase productivity," Franklin told Fortune. While some tech companies are mandating workers back to the office, Franklin believes the future of work is hybrid. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "The data is pretty clear that mandates don't increase productivity," Franklin told Fortune, "the focus for us at Lattice is carrot, not stick."
Persons: Sarah Franklin, Franklin, Fortune, — Organizations: Service, Big Tech
☆ People keep celebrating their birthdays at Costco. Here's how they're doing it.
  + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Read previewA Tennessee woman racked up over 11 million views on her TikTok video, which showed her surprising her husband with a birthday party at Costco. It ends with a birthday party in the food court: guests are gathered around a Costco birthday cake, and a clown is even shown making balloon animals. The woman invited around 30 family and friends to her husband's surprise 27th birthday party on May 5 at Costco, she told People magazine. But this isn't the only Costco fan to throw a birthday party at the store; several other Costco birthday party TikToks have gone viral recently. AdvertisementIt can be a cheap alternative for a birthday partyLast year, a TikToker went viral for her budget-friendly Costco birthday.
Persons: —, it's, Clint, TikToks, Madison Stimmel, @katscollections, commenter, wouldn't, Madison Stimmel's TikTok, Stimmel Organizations: Service, Costco, Business, Fort Oglethorpe, Costco ., Kansas City Costco Locations: Ringgold , Georgia, Costco . Madison, Manhattan
☆ The billionaire boss of one of soccer's most famous teams tells staff: come back to the office or look for another job
  + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Manchester United co-owner, is banning remote work for the club's staff. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe billionaire co-owner of Manchester United, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has told staff that he's banning work from home after key metrics were missed at one of his companies. In an all-hands video call last week, Ratcliffe told staff that they would need to start coming into the office or "seek alternative employment," The Guardian reported. The billionaire is coming in strong by shaking off the company's post-COVID flexible work policy to boost productivity.
Persons: Sir Jim Ratcliffe, —, Ratcliffe Organizations: Manchester United, Apple, Dell, Service, Guardian, 103rd, Business
☆ A viral TikTok showed Southwest passengers baffled when a woman climbed into an overhead locker and just lay there
  + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A TikTok went viral showing a woman on a Southwest Airlines plane lying in the overhead locker. It's not the first time this has happened, a flight attendant was spotted lying in an overhead locker in 2019. AdvertisementA TikTok video recently went viral showing a woman lying in the overhead locker of a Southwest Airlines plane, leaving passengers baffled. He said that the overhead locker directly above your seat doesn't belong to you. Overhead locker space is a hot-button issue for passengers, so it's probably wise to avoid using it as a seat, too.
Persons: It's, —, Veronica Lloyd, Lloyd, it's Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Service, The New York, Daily, ABC News, Business, Fox News Locations: TikTok, Albuquerque, Phoenix
☆ Lily Allen calls out the 'nepo baby' label for almost always being used against women, likening it to the term 'Karen'
  + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Lily Allen compared the "nepo baby" label to being called a "Karen" on her podcast. Allen has previously called out the emphasis on celebrity nepo babies over those in other industries. AdvertisementBritish singer Lily Allen called out the "nepo baby" label on her podcast "Miss Me?" Allen said she's called a nepo baby "all the time," as the daughter of British actor Keith Allen. Whereas, she said, her brother, Game of Thrones actor Alfie Allen rarely gets called a nepo baby.
Persons: Lily Allen, Karen, Allen, —, it's, she's, Keith Allen, Alfie Allen, Miquita Oliver Organizations: Service Locations: British
☆ People are going crazy over how this self-checkout pronounces 'organic bananas'
  + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
TikTok users are reveling in how a Stop & Shop self-checkout pronounces "organic bananas." AdvertisementThe robotic voice of a Stop & Shop self-checkout has the internet cracking up in how it pronounces "organic bananas." The company even commented on the video, saying: "We just feel really passionately about ~organic bananas~." The comments on the organic bananas video spurred the user to post more TikToks of the self-checkout pronouncing different products. "Organic bananas" has, at least, provided some respite from self-checkout security and given social media users a laugh.
Persons: —, Everett, bok choy, They've Organizations: Service, Business
☆ A nude cruise launches next year, but do not dare put your bare butt on a public seat
  + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
A 2,300-passenger cruise is due to set sail in February and will let passengers go nude. The Big Nude Boat will take passengers on an 11-day trip from Miami around the Caribbean. The company has policies for its nude passengers, including no naked butts on any public surfaces. AdvertisementA nude cruise is due to set sail in February next year from Miami around the Caribbean — but passengers must follow specific rules about nudity. The Big Nude Boat is a partnership between Norwegian Cruise Line and Bare Necessities, a specialist nude cruise travel company.
Persons: — Organizations: Service, Cruise, Business Locations: Miami, Caribbean
☆ Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez made their Met Gala debut as a couple. Here are the other billionaires that joined them.
  + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez attended their first Met Gala together. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementJeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez attended their first Met Gala together on Monday. AdvertisementThe Met Gala brings together the rich and famous. Individual tickets to this year's event cost $75,000, and the price of booking a table started at $350,000, Time reported.
Persons: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, Sánchez, Oscar, la, —, It's, Anna Wintour Organizations: Service, Vogue, White House, Metropolitan Museum Locations: Coachella
☆ See inside this 'ghost' whisky distillery in Scotland that's back from the dead
  + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Port Ellen Distillery has been a 'ghost' distillery for 40 years, inactive but with available stock. We visited the Port Ellen on it's reopening day, take a look inside. But that doesn't stop it from being a key piece of the billion-dollar scotch whisky industry. Scotch whisky is easy to find on the island; there are even cases lining the airport waiting room. We visited Port Ellen on the day it reopened in March to find out why people pay thousands of dollars for its single-malt Scotch whisky.
Persons: Ellen, It's, Port Ellen, —, Scotland — Organizations: Port, Service, Diageo Locations: Islay, Scotland, Port
☆ Venice's plan to charge tourists descended into chaos, showing how much of a headache overtourism has become
  + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The move sparked protests, highlighting the problems city officials face when tackling overtourism. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . When cities are overrun with tourists, officials are often tasked with finding ways to make them more liveable for residents. On peak days, tourists visiting Venice for the day need to buy a ticket online or at booths to enter the city. Other tourist hot spots have implemented caps on the number of daily visitors.
Persons: —, aren't, Simone Venturini, Venturini, Luca Bruno, Manuel Silvestri, it's Organizations: Service, Guardian, Business, AP, Reuters, Mount Fuji, BBC, US National Parks Locations: Venice, Italian, Veniceland, Amsterdam, Japan, Fujikawaguchiko, Austria, Athens
☆ Nospace is a new nostalgia-filled social media app for Gen Z that's already got a 500,000-person waiting list
  + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Read previewA new social media app targeting Gen Z, Nospace, is set to be released in June, the company told BI. Her new app jumps on Gen Z's love of Y2K and harkens back to a simpler age of social media. Nospace wants to recapture some of the magic of social media apps like MySpace and early Facebook, which centered on friendships and making new connections. Zhong is a seasoned social media pro who knows how to appeal to Gen Z trends. Through her previous companies, she's advised companies like Snapchat, Levi Strauss, and Google on how to reach a younger Gen Z audience.
Persons: —, Nospace, Tiffany Zhong, Zer, Zhong, Z's, everyone's, Tati, she's, Levi Strauss Organizations: Service, Pineapple Capital, Business, Google
☆ A high school employee was arrested after a deepfake AI recording imitating the school's principal making racist and antisemitic comments circulated online
  + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A high school athletics director was arrested after a deepfake of the school's principal was shared online. The deepfake recording imitated Eric Eiswert making racist and antisemitic remarks. AdvertisementA Maryland high school athletics director, Dazhon Darien, has been arrested and charged with stalking and theft after an AI deepfake audio recording of the school's principal, which included racist remarks, was shared online. AI deepfakes are a growing concernPolice used forensic analysis to determine that the recording was made using AI. There are also fears that AI deepfakes could threaten free and fair elections as it becomes easier for people to spread misinformation.
Persons: Eric Eiswert, —, Dazhon, Eiswert, It's, Johnny Olszewski, Joe Biden, White Organizations: Service, Pikesville, School, New York Times, Pikesville High, Police, Authorities, FBI Locations: Maryland, Dazhon Darien, Baltimore, Darien, Hong Kong, New Hampshire
☆ Costo's quirky culture means the finance chief won't get his own parking spot
  + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Costco's new CFO won't inherit his predecessor's parking spot, as he hasn't served enough time there yet. Some employees have stayed at the company for over 30 years, and several execs started out working on the shop floor. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementCostco's CFO, Robert Galanti, retired in March after 40 years at the company, but the new CFO won't be so quick to fill in his parking spot. Reserved parking spaces at Costco are based on tenure rather than seniority, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Persons: hasn't, —, Robert Galanti, Gary Millerchip, Galanti, Ron Vachris, Todd Thull, John Conlon, he's, Craig Jelinek, " Jelinek, didn't Organizations: Costco, Service, Street Journal, Business Locations: Costco, Issaquah , Washington
☆ Columbia divided: Israel-Gaza protests push Ivy to shut down in-person classes
  + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Columbia University's president announced that all classes on Monday will be virtual. The decision follows days of unrest on campus and protests over Israel's war in Gaza. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementColumbia University is holding all its classes virtually on Monday due to ongoing protests on campus, the school's president, Nemat "Minouche" Shafik, announced. Columbia has been rocked by protests for days over Israel's war on Gaza following Hamas' October 7 terror attack on Israel.
Persons: —, Nemat, Shafik Organizations: Columbia, Protesters, Service, Columbia University, Business Locations: Gaza, Israel
☆ I quit my job as a delivery driver to be a Henry VIII impersonator. This job is my whole life, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
  + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
David Smith dropped his career as a delivery driver and factory worker to become a Henry VIII impersonator. He earns a living by giving talks and performances as Henry VIII at schools and heritage sites. I was eight years old when I saw a portrait of Henry VIII in all his regalia. Everything changed when I found a Henry VIII outfit on Facebook Marketplace for £20 ($25) in 2021. Out of all the events I've attended, that was the one that made me feel most like Henry VIII.
Persons: David Smith, Henry VIII, wouldn't, —, Smith, I'd, King, Henry, Henry VIII's, Anne Boleyn, Marquess, I've, must've, Henry Smith, wasn't, I'm, It's Organizations: Service, Facebook, Hatfield House Locations: Penshurst, Hatfield, Hatfield House, Salisbury
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