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☆ Teens spend nearly 2 hours a day on TikTok — and barely look at Facebook, a new study says. See how other apps stack up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kids 11 to 17 love certain apps, a new study says: They spend nearly two hours a day on TikTok. But Facebook has fallen out of favor with the younger set, with only a minute of screen time daily. The median time each day spent on TikTok by the teens who use the app? Common Sense Media is a nonprofit organization that focuses on media literacy and safety for children. AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to Common Sense Media, kids may prefer TikTok over text-based apps like X, formerly Twitter, because users don't need to read or type.

Persons: —, TikTok, Mott, They'd Organizations: Facebook, Service, YouTube, Sense, University of Michigan, Mott Children's, Netflix, Media, Apple, Sense Media

☆ I reluctantly went on my first cruise vacation. It was surprisingly fun, but the crowding was intense.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But I was recently persuaded to book a cruise vacation — and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Haley TenoreThe ship had several dining options, including a buffet, a dining room, room service, and a Ben and Jerry's kiosk that also served Starbucks coffee. I wouldn't write off going on another cruise, but I think I prefer planning my own trips. If I'm going to a new city, state, or country, I like to be able to plan where I'm gonna go, how long I'm going to spend there, how much money I will spend, and when I'm going to need downtime. AdvertisementAdvertisementDo you cruise, or work on a cruise ship, and have a story to share?

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☆ A phone call between Trump and conservative tech billionaire Peter Thiel reportedly turned 'pretty contentious'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tech investor Peter Thiel had a heated phone call in recent months with Donald Trump, Puck reported. Thiel's public support for Trump wavered in recent years, and apparently, Trump noticed. Apparently, Trump was "fuming" because the former president had supported Thiel-backed candidates like J.D. Thiel even left Facebook's board of directors to give his full attention to supporting Republican candidates, including mentees J.D. A year later, however, Peter Thiel took a step back from politics and no longer planned to support candidates in 2024.

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☆ I tried the new Coke flavor made with AI. I was surprised by the taste.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Coca-Cola y3000 is a new, limited edition flavor that promises to transport your taste buds into the next millennium. I was surprised that I liked Zero Sugar better. The Zero Sugar has zero calories and contains aspartame. AdvertisementAdvertisementOn the first sip, I struggled to tell the difference between Coca-Cola Y3000 and regular Coke. One thing that surprised me is that I enjoyed the Zero Sugar version more.

Persons: Oana Vlad, Coca, Haley Tenore Organizations: Service, Cola Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Apple exec Eddy Cue is such a big sports fan that he has a grid of 9 TVs at home for watching games
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Interestingly, Cue didn't mention Apple's upcoming Vision Pro headset in the interview. The Apple Vision Pro headset will be rolling out early next year, according to the company. AdvertisementAdvertisementWatching sports on the Vision Pro headset is like looking into the future. AppleIf you're interested in getting your own Vision Pro headset, Apple says they'll be available "early next year." Apple is also reportedly working on a cheaper version of the headset — the Apple Vision (sans Pro) — to make mixed-reality technology accessible to more people.

Persons: Eddy, he's, Cue's, Lionel Messi —, Messi, Rihanna, gesturing, Justin Sullivan, — Organizations: MLS, Service, Golden State Warriors, Apple, Major League Soccer, Apple TV's, Warriors, Twitter Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Elon Musk crashed Grimes' voice-recording session for 'Cyberpunk 2077' with a 200-year-old musket and 'insisted' on a cameo
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Grimes voiced a character for "Cyberpunk 2077" while she was dating Elon Musk. While she was recording, Musk entered the studio with a 200-year-old gun and asked for his own cameo. A new story about him showing up during a "Cyberpunk 2077" recording session is one of those times. Elon Musk's ex-girlfriend, Grimes, a musician whose real name is Claire Boucher, voiced a character in the video game "Cyberpunk 2077." Back in 2019, Elon Musk alluded to a collaboration between him and "Cyberpunk 2077" in 2019.

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☆ Elon Musk told Tucker Carlson he 'voted for Biden.' Turns out, he apparently didn't vote at all.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Haley Tenore | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

According to Walter Isaacson's new biography on Musk, he didn't actually vote on election day. "I didn't vote for Donald Trump. I actually voted for Biden," Musk told Tucker Carlson in an April interview on Fox News. "Then how could you vote Republican?" The comedian later told Isaacson that Musk's negative posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, about the Democratic Party were "sticking in my craw."

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☆ RIP iPhone mini: Apple is no longer selling the smaller smartphone now that the iPhone 15 is here
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The iPhone 13 mini is no longer available on Apple's website ahead of the iPhone 15 release. On the bright side, the regular iPhone 13 is still available, and it's now $100 cheaper. Up until last Monday, you could go onto Apple's website and pick between the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, according to the Wayback Machine. The iPhone 13 mini cost about $100 less than the iPhone 13, $599 versus $699. It's even cheaper than the 13 mini was at $429 and has a smaller screen that's 4.7 inches.

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☆ Using the wrong USB-C charger could permanently ruin your new iPhone 15
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Using low-quality USB-C chargers could make it easier to accidentally fry your phone. This is because some USB-C connectors don't have safeguards for electricity surges. This is the first time a new iPhone charger will be launched in over a decade. Apple recommends that iPhone owners use Apple chargers or other brands that meet certain safety regulations. MFi phone chargers have to pass safety regulations to make sure that users are not at risk while charging their devices.

Persons: Jessa Jones, Brian X, Chen, Jones Organizations: Service, Apple, New York Times, MFi, Amazon, Times Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Your cold pills could be yanked off the shelf. An FDA panel just ruled some of them don't work.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Associated Press | Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Food and Drug Administration panel said phenylephrine, a commonly used decongestant, doesn't work. Phenylephrine is found in dozens of over-the-counter cold medications to relieve sinus congestion. Phenylephrine versions — sometimes labeled "PE" on the packaging — make up the rest. Several other commonly purchased cold and congestion relief medications also contain phenylephrine, according to The Wall Street Journal. This time, the 16 members of the FDA panel unanimously agreed that current evidence doesn't show a benefit for the drug.

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☆ Tim Burton says AI imitations of his art style are missing 'humanity' and 'soul' — even if the results are 'pretty good'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tim Burton said AI art generators' imitations of his work felt soulless and lacked "humanity." He was referring to a BuzzFeed article that used AI to give Disney characters a Tim Burton makeover. Someone online prompts an AI art generator to imagine what a Wes Anderson version of "Star Wars" would look like, or Disney characters in the spooky style of Tim Burton. This BuzzFeed article features dark and creepy versions of Disney characters, like Elsa from Frozen. In an interesting twist, a federal judge recently ruled that AI artwork is not able to be copyrighted, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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☆ Incandescent light bulbs are now largely banned, so one fan spent a paycheck stockpiling 3,500 bulbs he said should last 75 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In August, incandescent bulbs were largely banned in the US and can no longer be sold or made. Ahead of the ban, Kevin Szmyd spent $1,700 on a lifetime supply of incandescent bulbs, about 3,500. Ahead of new regulations going into effect, Szmyd built up a collection of about 3,500 of the light bulbs. On August 1, the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs was effectively banned in the US. Amanda CortinaThe new rules only allow light bulbs that meet a certain level of efficiency.

Persons: Kevin Szmyd, Kevin Szmyd isn't, Szmyd, Trump, Biden, Chad Shapiro, Amanda Cortina, he'd, He's, Kathleen Parker Organizations: The Energy Department, Service, Facebook, Craigslist, eBay, Washington Post, Department of Energy Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Burning Man vehicles caked in mud are reportedly damaging some car washes — and some burners are being refused service altogether
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

One Reno car wash is turning away burners after caked-on mud and clay damaged its machinery. Finding a way to get them clean is proving to be difficult — and annoying some car wash managers in the process. One car wash said it is turning away excessively muddy cars, due to dirt causing damage to the machinery, AP reported. Neither Burning Man nor Sierra Car Wash immediately responded to Insider's request for comment ahead of publication. Difficulty at the car wash isn't the only issue that the rain and mud caused burners.

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☆ X took 2 days to remove the account of the man suspected of California Pride-flag killing of Laura Carleton
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

X apparently took two days to delete the account of the man suspected of killing Laura Ann Carleton. The killing happened because Carleton had a Pride flag outside her California clothing store, officials have said. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe man suspected of killing California business owner Laura Ann "Lauri" Carleton over the Pride flag outside her store apparently used X to share his homophobic views. The platform took two days to remove his account, according to CNN. The suspect and owner of the now-suspended X account was eventually identified as Travis Ikeguchi, according to USA Today.

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☆ Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch just sold, 2 years after it was listed for $27.5 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Haley Tenore | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico property, Zorro Ranch, sold after two years on the market. The ranch was listed for $27.5 million in 2021, then dropped to $18 million last year. Over the past year, some of Epstein's' other properties have sold, including two private islands. An attorney for Epstein's estate, Daniel Weiner, confirmed Tuesday that the ranch had been sold for an undisclosed price, and the proceeds would be used to administer the estate and pay creditors. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn May, two of Epstein's infamous private islands sold for $60 million — less than half of their initial asking price of $125 million.

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☆ No, you're not crazy. Pumpkin spice season is starting earlier this year, despite the ongoing sweltering heat.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Data shows a 2,200% increase in pumpkin spice items for sale. On Wednesday, Starbucks announced that its fall lineup, which includes its famous pumpkin spice latte, will be released on Thursday, August 24. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the pumpkin spice latte's release. Over the past decade, the latest date Starbucks released the fall lineup was in 2015, when the lineup dropped on September 8. Competing coffee chain Dunkin' reintroduced its fall lineup on August 16.

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☆ Roaches were found in a McDonald's frappé machine. It's not the first time the chain has had this problem.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Roaches were found inside a McDonald's frappé machine in Jacksonville, Florida. 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 PolicyAdvertisementAdvertisementHealth inspectors found roaches inside a McDonald's frappé machine. Health inspectors found three live roaches and a roach egg sac inside the frappé machine, as well as five dead roaches around and inside the machine, according to an inspection report viewed by Insider. There have been other reports of bugs in McDonald's coffee and its machines. This means the inside of a coffee machine may be the perfect environment for them.

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☆ Home Depot's $300 12-foot skeleton is already sold out online for the rest of 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Home Depot's 12-foot skeleton has sold out online after its third and final restock of 2023. Summer is not officially over yet, but Home Depot's famous 12-foot skeleton has once again, sold out, according to its online listing. The skeleton sold out online in April and July, according to Mashable. Home Depot's $40, 3-foot skeleton is also sold out, according to Home Depot's website. This year is not the first time the giant skeleton frenzy caused the item to sell out way before Halloween.

Persons: restock, Lance Allen Organizations: Service, Mashable Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ This story of when Steve Jobs 'blew up' over a photographer is a classic example of what his biographer called 'Bad Steve'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Steve Jobs apparently "blew up" because he was unhappy with a photographer ahead of iMac's release. Levy writes that Jobs also was also unsure of a different photographer, but eventually was won over. A quarter of a century ago, in 1998, Steve Jobs announced the iMac — a piece of technology that reverberated across the personal computer industry and aided Apple's comeback. Jobs didn't calm down until Clow showed Jobs that the colors were in fact, correct, the biographer wrote in his book. Andy Cunningham, for example, told Insider that Jobs fired her "about five times."

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☆ Jeff Bezos' hot yacht summer with fiancée continues in Croatia with Orlando Bloom, Katy Perry, and Usher
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The pair was photographed walking and sailing with A-listers Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and Usher. Weeks earlier, the couple hosted a lavish engagement party on Bezos' $500 million yacht. Bezos and Sanchez were recently seen enjoying the summer weather with Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and Usher, according to photos published in People. Bezos, Sanchez, Perry, Bloom, and Usher were photographed walking around Dubrovnik, Croatia, according to the report, a coastal city known for being a filming location for "Game of Thrones." Just weeks ago, the couple hosted an engagement party on Bezos' $500 million yacht in Italy, according to Page Six.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Usher, Weeks, Bezos, Sanchez, Perry, Bloom, it's, Lil Nas X, Bill Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kris Jenner, Mackenzie Scott Bezos Organizations: MEGA, Sanchez's, Amazon, Bezos Locations: Croatia, Europe, Dubrovnik, Portofino, Italy

☆ Snapchat users react with confusion after the app's AI chatbot mysteriously posts its own story and then refuses to answer questions about it
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Snapchat's My AI posted its own story and was not responding to messages, according to users. Snap told Insider that the AI chatbot had experienced an outage that had since been fixed. Exactly what the AI's story showed wasn't clear, and the impacted Snapchat users quickly took to other social media platforms to post about being confused and slightly frightened. "Hello I confronted Snapchat AI now she's not replying what is thisssss," the user posted in all caps. "Someone tell me why tf my Snapchat ai is posting Snapchat stories lmaooo," another Snapchat user posted to X.

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☆ Some iPhone owners will soon be getting around $65 from Apple over its 'batterygate' scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The lawsuit was over "batterygate," a scandal where Apple was accused of decreasing the performance of older phones. In 2020, lots of iPhone users filed claims as part of an Apple settlement related to the slowdown of older iPhones. After some iPhone owners had their batteries replaced, they noticed that performance-related issues were resolved, according to data from Geekbench. Later that year, Apple admitted to throttling the performance of older phones. The iPhones affected under the class action lawsuit include the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus, and SE.

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☆ Elon Musk is auctioning off Twitter's signs and decorations as part of the X HQ overhaul — take a look
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

X — formerly Twitter — will auction off items from its San Francisco HQ due to its brand overhaul. Just because these items are being auctioned off doesn't mean you'll be able to fill your living room with furniture from Twitter HQ. HGP will help buyers carry items into the loading area, but it does not provide shipping services. In January, the company sold items from its HQ including a pizza oven, office furniture, and an espresso machine. The Twitter bird and signature sky blue theme are slowly being removed in favor of the black and white X branding.

Persons: Elon Musk Organizations: Twitter, San Francisco, Heritage Global Partners, Elon Locations: San Francisco

☆ 40% of business leaders think recent Gen Z college graduates aren't prepared to enter the workforce, new survey says — and some said they won't even hire them
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

40% of business leaders in a new survey indicated recent Gen Z college grads are unprepared for the workplace. Of that subset, 94% said that they have avoided hiring recent college graduates. The survey indicated that 40% of the business leaders surveyed think recent college graduates are unprepared to enter the workforce. The poor perception of recent Gen Z graduates on some business leaders may even be impacting their hiring decisions, the survey indicated. Gayeski said that since Gen Z was still in school during the pandemic, this could have stunted their "people skills."

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☆ Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's superyacht engagement party reportedly included business titans and celebs, from Bill Gates and his girlfriend to Leonardo DiCaprio
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some big names attended, including Bill Gates, Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd, and Kris Jenner. The party took place on Bezos' $500 million yacht, which first set sail in February. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez celebrated their engagement last week — and their party aboard the Amazon cofounder's $500 million superyacht attracted some big names. Attendees included Kris Jenner, Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd, and fashion designer Sarah Staudinger, according to photos on Sanchez's Instagram. Bezos and Sanchez have been spending lots of time on their $500 million yacht, which first hit the seas in February.

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