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☆ The GOP is moving forward with a bill that would force student-loan borrowers into 'payments they can't afford' by blocking Biden's new repayment plan, a top Democrat says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Republicans began marking up a bill that would overturn Biden's new SAVE income-driven repayment plan. Over 4 million borrowers are already enrolled in the plan, the Education Department said. In his opening statement during the markup, he said that the GOP bill would "undermine the economic security of millions of student borrowers." AdvertisementAdvertisement"With the return to student loan repayment underway, student loan borrowers and their families are already anxious," he said. Student-loan payments are resuming in October, and the Education Department has touted its SAVE plan as an option for borrowers who are worried about affording their monthly payments.

Persons: Bobby Scott, Joe Biden's, isn't, Biden, Sen, Bill Cassidy Organizations: Democratic, Education Department, Service, Republicans, Senate, GOP, SAVE, Republican Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ 4 things to consider before scaling your small business if you want to avoid crashing and burning, according to founders
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Erin Greenawald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Consider your tolerance for riskAs a fairly risk-averse founder, Rabinovitch Consky always knew she wanted to find a gradual way to grow rather than raise money to scale as fast as possible. Marnie Rabinovitch Consky, the founder of Thigh Society. "It was always very clear what I was leaving on the table by not taking investment," Rabinovitch Consky said. "We don't even realize how much we've internalized this single narrative — it can weigh on our brains and make us feel less adequate as founders," Rabinovitch Consky said.

Persons: —, Marnie Rabinovitch Consky, that's, Rabinovitch Consky, Sarah Adler, Adler, Monisha Bajaj, I've, Bajaj Organizations: Service, M, Times

Amazon Prime Day 2023 ends tonight, and there are many deals remaining on Samsung products, including hard drives and memory cards. For more discounts on a variety of other products, check out our best Prime Day deals live blog. Top 3 Samsung hard drive and memory card Prime Day dealsBest Samsung SSD Prime Day dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. $27.99 from Amazon Originally $74.99 Save 63%Best Samsung portable and external hard drive Prime Day dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. $199.99 from Amazon Originally $429.99 Save 53%Best Samsung memory card Prime Day dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.

Persons: It's, we've, it's Organizations: Amazon, Samsung, PlayStation, Price Samsung, PRO, Nintendo

☆ A dreamy new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows the birth of 50 sun-like stars
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a dreamy high-res image of 50 sun-like stars being born. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyNASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured a dreamy image depicting the birth of 50 sun-like stars. Marina Koren, a space writer for The Atlantic, said it "kind of looks like space is throwing up some more space." Webb's image shows how stars are born from a dusty cocoonThe high-resolution image shows about 50 stars, in various stages of formation, in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex —the nearest star-forming region to Earth — about 390 light-years away, according to NASA. A new James Webb Space Telescope image of stars being formed in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex.

Persons: James Webb, Webb, Hubble — Webb, Bill Nelson, Kamala Harris, Marina Koren, That's, Klaus Pontoppidan, another's Organizations: James Webb Space, NASA, Service, ESA, CSA Locations: Wall, Silicon

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Persons: Price, 4TB, it's, It’s, xD Organizations: Amazon, Lexar, Western Digital, PlayStation, Seagate, Nintendo, Western, Samsung, Price, PRO, Secure Digital Locations: Seagate

☆ OpenAI's mysterious new headquarters features nap rooms, a two-story library, and lounges for viewing both sunrise and sunset, according to planning documents
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It's only fitting then that OpenAI should have a headquarters befitting its status as the vanguard of new AI revolution. But the company has kept details about its San Francisco headquarters a closely guarded secret. A reporter for Insider was even less successful, turned away by a security guard on an intercom who refused even to confirm or deny the existence of an OpenAI office at the location. But we may now have some hints about what it's like inside the offices of the world's most famous AI company, thanks to architectural plans and planning documents viewed by Insider. "It's an impressive space," said Peter Eisenbeiser, a city official who performed the final inspection of the 1960 Bryant Street space.

Persons: OpenAI, Peter Eisenbeiser, Travis Organizations: San Francisco's Mission, Microsoft, San, San Francisco, Florida Street, Bay, Eaton Hall, Architects, Boston Consulting Group Locations: San Francisco's, London, San Francisco, Florida, Seattle

☆ In ‘The Horror of Dolores Roach,’ the Empanadas Are to Die For
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Erik Piepenburg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It does the same for cannibalism, though there was nothing like that on the schedule as far as I knew. But we had all day to talk about eating people. First, empanadas. I drooled a little watching Machado and Mark take bites of the face-sized empanadas, which were perfectly golden brown, bubbly in the right spots and oozy, not greasy. They were tasty, Machado said, but she was partial to the chicken-and-cheese pastelillos, fried turnovers similar to empanadas, that her Puerto Rican mother used to make.

Persons: Justina Machado, Aaron Mark, Dolores Roach, ”, Mark, Machado, carne, Jane, Virgin Organizations: Broadway Locations: Washington Heights, Manhattan, Empanadas, Puerto Rican

☆ I watched a dead composer perform at an augmented-reality concert. It shows how Apple could transform the entertainment business if it can take AR mainstream.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Ryan Joe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Or at least, I saw Sakamoto's digital avatar perform in a darkened room with a Magic Leap 2 headset clamped to my face. Some technical issues aside, the experience showed me the potential that AR has to transform the entertainment industry. As the lights dimmed, the audience became ghostly silhouettes, and Sakamoto's avatar appeared center stage. KAGAMI still showed a lot of promise for the future of AR entertainment. The tech company that builds the best AR hardware and software has a shot at controlling the next generation of entertainment.

Persons: Ryuichi Sakamoto, KAGAMI, it's, Sakamoto, they're, Elton John, Bob Iger, Apple Organizations: Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Google, Disney, Artists Locations: Japanese, New York City

☆ Mark Zuckerberg has thoughts on Apple’s new mixed reality headset
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Days after Apple unveiled its $3,499 mixed reality headset, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared to take a jab at the company’s pricing and vision for the product. “Our device is also about being active and doing things,” Zuckerberg said at an all-hands meeting with Meta employees on Thursday, referencing its Quest VR headset line. The Apple Vision Pro headset blends both virtual reality and augmented reality, a technology that overlays virtual images on live video of the real world. Last week, Zuckerberg tried to preempt the expected Apple headset announcement by teasing the Meta Quest 3. In his remarks to employees, Zuckerberg repeatedly focused on headset pricing.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, ” Zuckerberg, it’s, Zuckerberg, Meta, Apple, “, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, Apple, Meta, VR, Vision Pro

☆ Far-right House Republicans just sent gas stove bills up in flames — and it's a warning shot at Kevin McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Sarah Gray | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Far-right House members are not pleased with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's debt ceiling compromise. Eleven conservative GOP members nuked McCarthy's bans on banning gas stoves, sending his plans up in flames. The Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act would have barred the Consumer Product Safety Commission from using federal funds to regulate gas stoves or issue safety guidance that would ban them or make them more expensive. To peel back the layers here: The folks who have championed gas stoves versus induction stoves in the culture wars voted against H.Res. 463 — a procedural vote to establish rules on a floor vote for two gas stove-related bills — to punish McCarthy.

Persons: Kevin, —, Kevin McCarthy, nuked, McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Chip Roy, Matt Rosendale, Rob Bishop, Ken Buck, Lauren Boebert, Eli Crane, Andy Biggs, Tim Burchett, Ralph Norman, Bob Good, Steve Scalise, Caucus —, Gaetz, Farnoush Amiri Organizations: Service, Caucus, Gas, Protection, Product Safety, US Department of Energy, Biden White, H.Res, NBC, North Carolina Rep, Colorado, Colorado Rep, Arizona, Tennessee, South Carolina Rep, House Republicans, Gaetz Locations: Florida, Texas, Montana, Arizona, Virginia

☆ Elon Musk's Twitter races to build a live video service as it woos right-wing media personalities
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Kali Hays | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Elon Musk is zeroing in on building live video on Twitter, sources told Insider. Twitter is working on a series of video products and services, including a new live video offering, according to people familiar with the matter and advertising industry sources. The goal is to have reliable, high resolution live video capabilities on Twitter, similar to what is offered on YouTube Live and Instagram Live, the people familiar said. He "went live" on Twitter in early May through a low-quality live video stream while testing Periscope — "an accident," one of the people familiar said. Other Twitter video initiativesPeriscope is not Musk's only attempt to revive Twitter's video capabilities.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson's, Elon Musk's, Linda Yaccarino, Yaccarino, Musk, Let's, deb, witt, ould, revie, ater, Diva,, ann, l. "If Organizations: Engineers, Twitter, YouTube, itt Locations: usk

☆ Mark Zuckerberg shows off $499 Quest 3 just four days before Apple is expected to announce a rival headset costing around $3,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The announcement comes four days before Apple is expected to announce its mixed-reality headset. Apple's headset is expected to cost around $3,000 and reportedly faces some internal skepticism. It's official — Mark Zuckerberg just announced Meta's latest headset, the Quest 3, is coming this fall with a price tag starting at $499. Meanwhile, Apple's rumored mixed-reality headset is expected to be unveiled next week after delayed releases in 2019 and 2022. ET, so check back here Monday afternoon for any news on the big headset reveal.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Apple's Organizations: Meta, Apple, Facebook, Apple's, Meta's Connect, Bloomberg

☆ Zuckerberg unveils Meta Quest 3 VR headset days before Apple reveals its own
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased his company's latest virtual reality headset, the Quest 3, on Thursday. Apple is expected to debut its competing VR headset next week as part of the company's June WWDC event. The iPhone-maker's consumer headset, which could also incorporate augmented reality technologies, will reportedly work with hundreds of thousands of iPad apps and cost at least $3,000. Meta continues to be spending heavily in the metaverse, the yet-to-be-developed digital universe that requires virtual reality and augmented reality technologies to access. Last October, Meta debuted its Quest Pro VR headset intended for businesses as opposed to consumers.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, it'll, Meta Organizations: Qualcomm, Apple, Labs, Meta, Quest Pro, Research, NPD Group, CNBC, Nvidia Locations: U.S

☆ House Republicans are planning to vote on a bill this week to deprive over '40 million hard-working' student-loan borrowers of debt cancellation, the White House says — and if passed, Biden will veto
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Republicans are planning to bring a bill overturning student-debt relief to the House floor for a vote this week. The White House said in a Monday statement that Biden will veto the bill if it makes it to his desk. "This resolution is an unprecedented attempt to undercut our historic economic recovery and would deprive more than 40 million hard-working Americans of much-needed student debt relief," the OMB said. Biden's broad debt relief plan has been blocked since November due to two conservative-backed lawsuits that paused the implementation of the plan. While the resolution could pass the House given the Republican majority, if faces a much trickier path in the Democratic-controlled Senate and White House.

☆ Student-loan borrowers need more 'individual responsibility,' a top GOP lawmaker says as the House advances a bill to block Biden's debt cancellation
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A GOP resolution to block student-debt cancellation advanced out of the House education committee on Wednesday. The bill heads to a full House vote, but it's unlikely to pass a Democratic-controlled Senate. 45 is the first step in restoring individual responsibility and solving the root challenges of the student loan system." Republicans have expressed similar sentiments since the lead up to Biden's announcement of broad debt relief. "Let's be clear: this resolution to eliminate student debt relief would hurt millions of student borrowers and their families," he added.

HOW THE LAWSUITS DIFFERDisney's lawsuit was filed in federal court and alleges that DeSantis violated the company's protections under the U.S. Constitution, including its First Amendment right to free speech. In contrast, the state court lawsuit against Disney focuses on the procedures the old board followed in approving the agreements with Disney. The Florida district is asking the state court to void the Disney agreements. The district could file a motion in federal court to ask Walker to dismiss or pause Disney's federal case while the state court proceeds. Legal doctrines hold that federal judges should refrain from hearing a case where there is a related state court proceeding, particularly when a state court decision could resolve the federal lawsuit.

☆ Ukraine's tech entrepreneurs fight war on a different front
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Michael Kahn | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

It's an example of how some startups in Ukraine's dynamic tech sector are switching to pursue military projects. Pavlo Kartashov, director of the Ukrainian Startup Fund (USF), a government-backed organization that seeds technology startups, told Reuters his group resumed funding in October. Demand from the government has driven the shift to military technology, but most of the entrepreneurs who spoke to Reuters said that patriotic duty also played a role. "There are much more ideas in military technology," said Krasovsky, the founder and chief executive of Swedish-Ukrainian Sigma Software Group. Groups like the Polish-Ukrainian Start Up Bridge - a Polish-government backed venture - offer emerging Ukrainian tech companies small grants to fund basic business needs and a co-working space in Warsaw.

☆ Trump is 'enjoying' his multiple legal battles and isn't afraid of going to prison, says former Trump Organization executive
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A former Trump Organization executive thinks Donald Trump is "enjoying" fighting off his legal woes. Barbara Res says Trump is likely trying to "make the most of" his multiple legal battles. I don't think he's fearing jail or anything like that," said Barbara Res, a former Trump Organization executive, told CNN's Fredricka Whitfield on Sunday. Res started working for the Trump Organization in 1980 and became an executive vice president at the company before she quit in 1998. Res left the Trump Organization in 1998.

☆ Hi-res art scans from Taiwan's National Palace Museum leak online -- and turn up for sale on Chinese online shopping platform
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The National Palace Museum in Taipei said Tuesday it had reached out to Taobao, a shopping website popular in mainland China, to prevent the images from spreading. “We are looking into it and have hired lawyers to raise to Taobao about the intellectual properties and damages involved,” said deputy museum director Huang Yung-tai. In its statement, the National Palace Museum said they first identified the leak in June last year and it launched an investigation into the matter two months later. The National Palace Museum’s collection is a major bone of contention between Taiwan and China. Much of its vast collection of artifacts were once housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing’s Forbidden City – treasures that have already survived two wars.

☆ Cramer's lightning round: I say thumbs up to MP Materials
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this article 2015-HKMRVLRESMPSO Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTLoading chart...Southern Co : "I'm going to bless the idea." Loading chart...MP Materials Corp : "I say, thumbs up, MP Materials." Loading chart...Marvell Technology Inc : "You don't want to buy until it reports. After it reports, we're going to take a solid look at it. Who am I to go against the smartest man in the world?"

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Meta, Qualcomm, Zoom, Apple, Costco, Wayfair & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Monday's biggest Wall Street calls: MKM downgrades Zoom to neutral from buy MKM said it sees growth stalling for the video-conferencing company. Baird adds Tractor Supply as a fresh pick Baird named Tractor Supply as a fresh pick, noting it sees upside to estimates. Barclays downgrades Warner Music to equal weight from overweight Barclays said the music company's financial performance is too volatile. Jefferies naming Caterpillar a top pick Jefferies said it sees upside to estimates for shares of Caterpillar. Barclays downgrades Tapestry to equal weight from overweight Barclays said it's concerned about a "negative promotional inflection" for Tapestry .

☆ The furor over Biden's classified documents rekindles House Republicans' sweeping impeachment agenda
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

House Republicans sought to impeach Biden, Merrick Garland, Alejandro Mayorkas and others last year. 57; H. Res. 596; H. Res. 597; H. Res. 598; H. Res.

☆ Tesla ≠ Apple. Elon Musk ≠ Steve Jobs. Cars ≠ iPhones.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and today, we're looking at where tech workers are getting hired. Startups and Big Tech have major cultural differences, according to some startup founders. My colleague Rebecca Knight and I found that tech jobs remain abundant — they just aren't necessarily in the tech industry. Elon Musk ≠ Steve Jobs. Many industry experts are quick to compare Tesla to Apple and Musk to Jobs.

☆ Seeking nominations for the rising stars in public relations
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Ryan Joe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Insider is seeking nominations for the industry's rising stars to know. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyInsider is seeking nominations for its fourth annual list of PR's rising stars. We're looking for both PR pros from agencies and in-house teams who are below the VP level, and based in the US. Submit your nominations using the Google form below. Submit your nominations here and include as much detail as to why your nominee deserves to be recognized.

☆ Bring Gender Back to the House
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Eileen J. O Connor | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Culture influences language. And language influences culture. The new Republican House majority can begin its session by striking a blow for good language. At the opening of every Congress, the House adopts the rules by which it will operate during that session. 8, which mandates what it calls “gender inclusive language.”

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