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☆ Bad Bunny's 'La Velita' remembers Hurricane Maria — and serves as a searing indictment
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Jaylinn Herrera | Jaylinn Herrera Is A Nbc News Associate With The Nbc National News Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Bad Bunny is once again using his music to draw attention to his homeland, Puerto Rico, and as a catalyst for activism. Bad Bunny sings in Spanish. Bad Bunny calls out government leaders for “hiding” and showing up only to make appearances but not actually sending any help. Fans across the internet have applauded Bad Bunny for using his platform to bring awareness to what took place. This isn’t the first time Bad Bunny has used his art to spread awareness of the issues facing his homeland.

Persons: Bunny, Una Velita, Tainy, Hurricane Maria, Virgin Mary —, we'll, ”, Bad Bunny, grandpa, Maria, Carlos Calderon, Bianca Graulau, El Tony, “ Organizations: Puerto Rican, Hurricane, Virgin, Puerto Ricans, Hurricanes Locations: Puerto Rico, U.S, Puerto, Hurricane, Puerto Rican, ”, Al, el

☆ China's worsening relationship with US businesses could put AI's chip supply on shaky ground
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In today's big story, China isn't proving to be the economic promised land US companies once hoped for . US-China relations have been on shaky ground for a while, to put it mildly. But despite the growing animosity, US corporations' push to sell things to Chinese consumers has been a middle ground everyone can agree on. AdvertisementTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company makes vital hardware components for most the world's chip companies, including industry giant Nvidia. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently said his company has a backup plan if things were to kick off in Taiwan .

Persons: —, Jamie Dimon, Tyler Le, Insider's Linette Lopez, It's, that's, Kiran Ridley, Stringer, Getty, Jensen Huang, Huang, Alyssa Powell, Trump, Harris, isn't, Howard Marks, Marks, Rebecca Noble, Vance, Tom Brady, Jeff Bezos, it's, Ryan Routh, Donald Trump, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Jack Sommers, Amanda Yen, Grace Lett, Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Service, Business, China Xinhua News Agency, Getty, Apple, Nike, Huawei, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Nvidia, Billionaire, Economic Forum Locations: Washington ,, China, China . US, Washington, Beijing, Taiwan, USA, Florida, New York, London, Chicago

☆ MrBeast launching a new product amid controversy may be a good PR move, marketing experts say. But it's risky.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewTop YouTuber MrBeast is being criticized, but he seems to be focusing on a new product launch instead of making statements. Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson is the biggest creator on YouTube, with 316 million subscribers. Advertisement"Generally, launching a new product amid controversy can be a very good strategic move since it shows resilience and shifts the overall predominant narrative," Perlova said. Varbanova said it's hard to know how many of Donaldson's 300 million YouTube subscribers are even following the negative news.

Persons: —, Jimmy, MrBeast, Donaldson, Logan Paul, Kraft Heinz's Lunchables, Paul, he's, hasn't, Katya Varbanova, Ava Tyson, Tyson, X, Zoya Perlova, Perlova, Varbanova, Donaldson's, Pam Lyddon, it's, Lyddon, Natalie Yorke Organizations: Service, YouTube, Business, The New York Times, Dyninno, Bright Star Locations: Turkey

☆ A new Zyn competitor is marketing its nicotine pouches to the finance bros
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Excel's is-it-ironic-or-not branding makes sense, given the growing popularity of synthetic nicotine pouches among office workers wanting a boost. Excel Pouches cofounder John Coogan Elspeth VincentIn addition to the corporate world, the pouches have also found loyal devotees within certain circles of the political right. Lucy's first product was nicotine gum, and it also vends a Breakers brand whose nicotine pouches contain a flavor capsule. In an email interview with BI, Day Job cofounder Rion Harmon said the branding was inspired by Wall Street's hedonistic heyday. AdvertisementCoogan likened Excel to "American Psycho," a satire that he said has been "rightly embraced by finance bros as a style guide."

Persons: —, John Coogan, Zyn, John Coogan Elspeth Vincent In, Tucker Carlson, Alp, Coogan, Soylent, Coogan —, Lucy, l6qOZlHH6e — John Coogan, Rion Harmon, Wall, Harmon, " Coogan, Patrick Bateman, Gordon Gekko Organizations: Service, Business, Excel, Fund, Goods, Colgate, bros Locations: Excel's, Los Angeles, Montauk

I think they understand that he's so transactional and so devoid of core values that anything that they want they can manipulate him to get," Cuban said of Silicon Valley backers of Trump. It's unclear what business Cuban is referring to. Related storiesTo be sure, this isn't the first time Cuban has speculated on his Silicon Valley peers' motivations for backing Trump. But after digging into Trump's business records, Cuban said he changed his mind. "I just think he was and would be a lousy president," Cuban wrote.

Persons: —, Cuban, Donald Trump, Brian Tyler Cohen, Trump, Cohen, Elon Musk, Musk, It's, Jon Stewart, They've, Stewart, Cuban's, Kamala Harris, Roy Cohn, McCarthy, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mike Pence, Axios, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, Cuban, bros, Republican, Trump University Locations: Silicon Valley, Silicon, Cuban, Springfield , Ohio

☆ She claimed she aborted her baby at nine months. In this country, there’s no law against that
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Lex Harvey | Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Protesters hold placards reading 'Abolish punishment for abortion' as they protest South Korean abortion laws in Gwanghwamun plaza in Seoul on July 7, 2018. efired/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesBy not passing abortion laws, the National Assembly is “not doing its job,” said Cho Hee-kyoung, a law professor at Hongik University in Seoul. Changing attitudes to abortionDespite the country previously having highly restrictive abortion laws, abortion has not historically been the lightning rod in South Korea that it has been in the United States. If overpopulation had once prompted the government to push abortions, South Korea was now dealing with the opposite problem. It is impossible to know the true number of abortions that take place each year in South Korea because the procedure is unregulated.

Persons: haven’t, It’s, Ed Jones, “, ”, Cho Hee, ” Cho, Nayoung, Cho, Jung Yeon, Susanné Seong, “ They’ve, Charlie Neibergall, ” Nayoung, SeongJoon Cho, Yoon Suk, she’d Organizations: Seoul CNN, vlogger, Seoul National Police, South Korean, YouTube, CNN, Getty, National Assembly, Hongik University, country’s Ministry, Justice, Health and Welfare Ministry, Health, Ministry, Welfare Ministry, World Bank, South Korea’s Institute for Health, Social Affairs, Human Rights Watch, Korea, Pharmaceutical Affairs, Supreme, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, South, Bloomberg, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development, HRW, Police Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Korean, Gwanghwamun, AFP, South, efired, “, United States, Jusarang, Ames , Iowa, Canadian, Korea

☆ Apple's new iPhone 16 won't have AI when it rolls out, but its new button is getting early users all excited instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewApple's iPhone 16 has been touted as being a new frontier for the company — complete with AI. "Coolest new iPhone 16 feature? The camera control button," YouTuber iJustine said on X.AdvertisementCoolest new iPhone 16 feature? With this new button, the iPhone 16 has a total of five buttons including the action button, volume controls, and the power button. "I'm curious how many people are actually going to use this regularly," Brownlee said in his iPhone 16 first impressions video.

Persons: —, YouTuber iJustine, Apple, Marques Brownlee, he's, Brownlee Organizations: Service, Apple Intelligence, preorder, Business, Apple, Tech Locations: Instagram

☆ How Lauren Chen went from ‘alt-lite’ YouTuber to alleged Russian asset
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

The DOJ did not name Tenet Media but NBC News identified the company based on its description in the indictment. Unlike the influencers alleged to have been victims of RT and Tenet Media, who denied knowing they were working for Russia, Chen has said nothing since the indictment made news. “By connecting to and interacting with one another through YouTube videos, influencers with mainstream audiences lend their credibility to openly white nationalist and other extremist content creators,” Lewis wrote. Following the unsealing of the indictment, TheBlaze fired Chen and Turning Point USA removed her author page from its website. YouTube terminated all four of Chen’s pages, erasing thousands of videos and nearly a decade of work, including the channel for Tenet Media.

Persons: Lauren Chen, Chen, Liam Donovan, Candace, Jason Davis, Dave Rubin, Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, Lauren Southern, — Chen, “, Michael Knowles gushed, Richard Spencer, ” Knowles, Tenet, Milo Yiannopoulos, ” Yiannopoulos, she’s, Yiannopoulos, Spencer, Rebecca Lewis, Ben Shapiro, Lewis ’, ” Lewis, Evie, Mark Levin, Michelle Malkin, Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze, TheBlaze, ”, Fuentes’s, Nikki Haley “, Matt Christiansen, Donovan “ Organizations: Department of Justice, DOJ, NBC News, Tenet Media, Trump, RT, Getty, YouTube, Tenet, University of Southern, College Republicans, Brigham Young University, Facebook, Southern Poverty Law Center, Data & Society, ”, “, Scouting, United Nations Locations: Russian, Russia, Nashville, Tenn, Southern, Canadian, Shanghai, Singapore, London, “, University of Southern California, Charlottesville , Virginia, Stanford, Israel, Gaza, Ukraine

☆ Apple is taking a bigger bite out of the creator economy and influencers are fuming
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewApple's in-app fees are eating away at creator earnings without giving much back in return, according to disgruntled members of the influencer industry. The fee takes a percentage of donations and purchases made through Apple mobile devices, affecting marketers, followers, and creators themselves. Advertisement"There's no denying the positive impact Apple has had on the creator economy," said Lindsey Gamble, who advises influencers on marketing strategies. Patreon is the latest creator platform hit with Apple's in-app fee. Jim Louderback, a creator economy advisor, recently wrote that creators should Boycott Apple in his newsletter, "Inside the Creator Economy."

Persons: —, Lindsey Gamble, influencers, Gamble, Apple, Hulu, TikTok, HBO's Max, influencers Rosanna Pansino, Lauren Riihimaki, YouTuber, Patreon, Jim Louderback, Boycott Apple, Louderback, vig Organizations: Service, Substack, YouTube, Facebook, Business, Apple, Mighty Networks, Services, Spotify, Hollywood, Netflix, Hype, Apple's, Google

The popular mukbang YouTuber, known for eating enormous amounts of food on camera, fooled the internet by completing a secret weight loss journey while uploading old videos to mask his progress. Nikocado Avocado, whose real name is Nicholas Perry, revealed his new look — a drastically slimmer appearance compared with his look in his other recent YouTube videos — to millions of subscribers Friday. It drew a flurry of speculation around whether he could have achieved such extreme weight loss in the months since his most recent uploads, all of which showed him at a considerably larger size. I edited the videos so that they would appear recent, allowing me to focus on healing my body behind the scenes,” Perry wrote in an email. “While everybody pointed and laughed at me for over-consuming food, I was in total control the entire time,” Perry wrote.

Persons: Nicholas Perry, ” Perry, ”, Perry, YouTubers, “ Organizations: “, YouTube

☆ Jeff Bezos says he wants '2 kids in a dorm room' to be able to make the next great space company
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jeff Bezos said he aims to make space travel affordable through Blue Origin. Bezos wants to lower costs to enable innovation, likening it to internet growth that led to Amazon. He left Amazon to focus on Blue Origin, emphasizing its potential for humanity. AdvertisementJeff Bezos said on a Blue Origin tour that he wants the company to make space travel so cheap that "two kids in a dorm" can make the next space mega-company. Dodd interviewed Bezos while he gave a tour of the massive facility Blue Origin will use to launch its rockets into space.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Bezos, —, YouTuber Tim Dodd, Dodd Organizations: Origin, Amazon, Service, Glenn, Business Locations: Cape Canaveral , Florida

☆ Free TV Streaming Is Surging, and It's a Problem for Hollywood
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The basic problem: It's unclear how these free services could support new, Hollywood-style programming even if they wanted to. Now, with YouTube making the jump to TV screens and "free, ad-supported TV" (FAST) services having a moment, where does that leave Hollywood? Tech and legacy media will battle over free TV in the coming monthsLooking ahead, the major players already ahead in free TV will likely continue to gain share. Free streaming may seem like a way for Hollywood to claw back viewers. If not, it's hard to say what winning in the battle for free TV will actually get them.

Persons: Prognosticators, YouTuber Jamie Clement, Tubi's, Sarah Lee, Evan Shapiro, There's, Jenn Vaux, it's, Max, Peacock, Roku, It's, Tubi, Adam Lewinson, WBD, Laura Florence, Horowitz Organizations: Netflix, Business, YouTube, Hollywood, Disney, Hulu, Warner, Comcast, FX Networks, Parks Associates, Nielsen, Media, Fox, ABC News, NFL, FAST, Horowitz Research, Hub Entertainment Research, Tech, Fire TV, Paramount, Pluto, SVP, Global, Fremantle, JPMorgan, CNBC Locations: Hollywood, Fremantle

For Disney fans, this summer has been a roller coaster of emotions. The evolution of reactions has largely taken place inside the thriving online community of adult Disney fans, including Disney influencers, journalists and content creators, whom the company has increasingly marketed to as repeat visitors. The new planned attractions at Disney parks around the world were presented with great fanfare. “I feel like I can allow myself to get excited and feel optimistic about the future of the Disney Parks again,” Gustin posted the next day. Magic Kingdom: 1/3 Destroyed,” posted one Disney content creator and former Disney employee.

Persons: ”, Tom Sawyer, Walt, Disney influencers, Scott Gustin, ” Gustin, Gustin, John Stamos, Darren Criss, Ke Huy Quan, Meghan Trainor, Josh D’Amaro, “, Tom Sawyer ”, Mark Twain, Tom Bricker, “ It’s, Jenny Nicholson, America ”, Encanto, Indiana Jones, hasn’t, Deshawn Warr, they’ve, ” Warr Organizations: Disney, Inc, Hollywood Studios, Nexstar, Disney Parks, Magic, “ Pirates Locations: Florida, Rivers, America, Magic Kingdom, Magic, North Carolina, “ Rivers, Animal, Orlando, Caribbean

☆ Internet celebrities are facing an era of reckoning — and their fans are tired of forgiving them
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

An era of cancel culture in the late 2010s saw creators rise and fall, most notably with what was dubbed "Karmageddon." Fans feel dupedOver the past few weeks, some major internet stars have come under fire. "Fans are no longer passive consumers of content; they are active participants in holding creators accountable for their past and present actions," she said. This, she said, reflects "a broader cultural fatigue with the constant churn of content creators who appear authentic only to later reveal problematic pasts." AdvertisementRecovery is a delicate balanceCessie Cerrato, a publicist and influencer marketing strategist who founded Cessie C. Communications, told BI that fans are tired of forgiving their favorite online celebrities.

Persons: —, They're, Cody Ko, Tana Mongeau, Ko, cohost Brooke Schofield, Schofield, Katya Varbanova, MrBeast, Jimmy, Donaldson, Ava Tyson, Kevin Mazur, Varbanova, else's, Alix Earle, Natacha Rousseau, influencers, Rousseau, he's, Cessie, Mikayla Nogueira, mascara, Cerrato, Michael Buckner, Jasmine Bloemhof, Bloemhof Organizations: Service, Business, Communications, Brands, PR Locations: LA

Ceasar Bacarella v. Prime HydrationThe issue: In this case, Caesar Bacarella, the Florida-based owner of a line of sports supplements and apparel called Alpha Prime and protein brownies called Prime Bites, accuses Prime of trademark infringement. Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals v. Prime HydrationThe issue: In a trademark suit filed in June, Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, a Kentucky-based company, accused Prime Hydration of "unfair competition" and "infringement." What's next: Prime filed a motion to dismiss, which the judge granted on several technicalities. AdvertisementRefresco Beverages US v. Congo Brands and Prime HydrationThe issue: Refresco Beverages, a bottler for Prime, filed a lawsuit in Delaware against Prime Hydration and its parent company, Congo Brands. US Olympic & Paralympic Committee v. Prime HydrationThe issue: The Olympics committee alleges the company used various Olympic trademarks reserved for its beverage sponsor, Coca-Cola.

Persons: —, Logan, KSI, Refresco, Agrovana, Prime's, Paul, Howard Telford, Read, forbearance, What's, Castillo, Elizabeth Castillo, they're, dink, Ceasar, Caesar Bacarella, Kennedy, mislabeling, hasn't, Kevin Durant Organizations: Service, Business, Bloomberg, Agrovana, Alpha, Tech Pharmaceuticals, Nutrition, Energy, Centers for Disease Control, Refresco, Congo Brands, Google, Paralympic Locations: Massachusetts, NielsenIQ, Euromonitor, United States, California, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Delaware, Congo, Chancery, Philadelphia, Colorado

Joey Graceffa, a YouTuber known for his vlogs and lifestyle videos, shared that he was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma. Recently, Graceffa said he noticed the mark had scabbed over and a doctor conducted a skin biopsy and determined it was cancer. I'm being very level-headed about this, I think because it's a more treatable type of skin cancer." The American Cancer Society describes basal cell carcinoma as the “most common type of skin cancer.” The cancer “usually develop[s] on sun-exposed areas, especially the face, head, neck, and arms,” the ACS says on its website. Graceffa said he is trying to stay positive and asked for suggestions from any followers who have also had this type of skin cancer and had it treated.

Persons: Joey Graceffa, Graceffa, I'm, VidCon, Hank Green, Hodgkin, Grace Helbig Organizations: YouTube, American Cancer Society

A popular influencer apologized this week for her past racist posts on social media, prompting outrage from some Black creators who say they are tired of white creators constantly having their previous racist behavior unearthed without significant repercussions. Who is changing if this same thing happens like clockwork?” said creator Cameron Kira in a TikTok video, which stitched footage from her own 2023 video in which she addressed a different creator’s racist tweets. Some Black creators also said that they feel white creators who previously posted racist remarks emphasize that they have changed with little evidence to suggest they have. She said it wasn’t until after college that she began to “shift her way of thinking.”In a follow-up video, Schofield said she “missed the mark” in her first attempt and directed her second apology to Black viewers. We get treated like adults.”People online have become desensitized to racism from white creators, according to Barry.

Persons: Brooke Schofield, George Zimmerman’s, Trayvon Martin, Black, I’m, ” Schofield, I’ve, Schofield, Schofield’s, Cameron Kira, Kira —, —, Zari Taylor, ”, ” Taylor, Brooke, they’ll, Taylor, YouTuber Tana Mongeau, it’s, Lie, Mongeau, Kahlen Barry, Vanessa Martinez, George Floyd, Derek Chauvin ., Barry, “, she’s “, i’ve, would’ve, Martin, ” Barry Organizations: New York University, NYU, Martin Foundation, ” Locations: Minneapolis, Mongeau

☆ Logan Paul's Prime supplier is suing the energy drink company for $68 million, accusing it of cutting ties as demand cratered
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Refresco accuses Prime of failing to order the required amount during the first year of the contract, incurring a penalty payment. It's not the only lawsuit Prime is facing. In late April, a class-action lawsuit was filed accusing the brand of mislabeling the amount of caffeine in each drink. Prime filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. A similar lawsuit filed in 2023 was voluntarily dismissed.

Persons: —, Logan Paul —, Refresco, Paul, Ksi, It's, Sen, Chuck Schumer, they're, dink Organizations: Service, Business, Bloomberg, Refresco, Olympic, Paralympic, Games, USA Locations: Delaware, United States

Former President Donald Trump on Monday continued a streak of appearances with controversial influencers, this time in a 90-minute livestream with Adin Ross. During the interview, Trump told Ross that his sons introduced the idea of the collaboration to him, touting how “big” of an influencer he was. In December 2022, Jewish and anti-hate organizations spoke out against Ross’ plans to interview Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West. Ross canceled the interview after a phone call with Ye, during which Ross said that Ye made anti-Jewish comments. Gavin Newsom, who Trump called “New-scum,” and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., whose “spark” Trump praised and Ross referred to as "Alexandra Cortez."

Persons: Donald Trump, Adin Ross, Trump, Ross, YouTuber Logan Paul, JD, influencers, Kamala Harris ’, Kick’s, Ross ’, Ye, Kanye West, influencer Andrew Tate, Paul, Kim Jong, Xi, Gavin Newsom, Alexandria Ocasio, Alexandra Cortez, Elon Musk, ”, Joe Biden Organizations: Mar, YouTube, Nelk Boys, Republican, National Association of Black Journalists, Kanye, California Gov, “, X, Rolex Locations: Venezuela, Romania, North, Alexandria, Cortez, ”

☆ Meta's new AI chatbots are already getting weird — and horny
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewI've spent one day interacting with chatbots made with Meta's new AI Studio, and I already have six new boyfriends and four new girlfriends. Character AI also has its own share of AI boyfriends and girlfriends to talk to. When prompted to engage in NSFW content, the Meta AI bots I interacted with generally shut it down (often, politely). Meta's AI studio has a parody "MrBeast" chatbot and its popular characters include a "Gay Bestie" and "Relationship Coach." Unlike Meta's character AIs, creators can see the messages you send to their inbox, even if their automated AI responds.

Persons: —, I've, chatbots, I'm, Meta, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Mark Zuckerberg, Sydney Bradley, Ash, Andreessen Horowitz, it's, OpenAI's, Eric, George Organizations: Service, Meta, Business, AIs, Sydney, Olin Business School, GPTs Locations: MrBeast, Minnesota, DMs

☆ MrBeast, YouTube star, acknowledges past use of ‘inappropriate language’ as resurfaced clips stir controversy
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Megan Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —MrBeast, the incredibly popular YouTuber with a nice-guy reputation, is facing scrutiny for resurfaced racist comments he made years ago online. A spokesperson for MrBeast acknowledged the star used “inappropriate language” in his humor. “When Jimmy was a teenager he acted like many kids and used inappropriate language while trying to be funny,” a spokesperson for Donaldson told CNN in a statement. His videos – some featuring competitions and stunts, others focused on philanthropic work – typically surpass more than 100 million views. CNN has reached out to Prime Video for comment.

Persons: CNN — MrBeast, MrBeast, Jimmy Donaldson, ” Donaldson, Donaldson, Jimmy, ” Organizations: CNN, Games, Amazon

☆ Millennials are fueling a Pokémon renaissance and moving mad money in an industry where baseball cards used to reign supreme, says the honcho of collectibles grading
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe COVID pandemic was an unprecedented boom for the Pokémon card business. Few can forget the $3.5 million YouTuber-boxer Logan Paul blew on a pack of Pokémon cards that turned out to be GI Joe collectibles. He estimated that last year, PSA graded at least 6 million Pokémon trading cards out of the total 14 million it processed. It's made a lifetime total of more than 64.8 billion Pokémon cards since 1999, and production has been accelerating rapidly since the pandemic. Most customers wait a maximum of two months for their graded card, which returns with a rating between 1 and 10.

Persons: —, Logan Paul, It's, Ryan Hoge, Hoge, Pokémon, John Keeble, Jens Ishoey Prehn's, IDA MARIE ODGAARD, Ritzau Scanpix, Yu Organizations: Service, Sports, Business, Nintendo, Getty, PSA, IDA Locations: London, Niva, Denmark, AFP, Japan, California, Tokyo, California , New Jersey

☆ Lululemon just released new leggings. Shoppers and shareholders are mad.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAthleisure darling Lululemon just saw some tough love from investors and customers this week. The leggings, introduced earlier this month, were quickly criticized by some shoppers for an unflattering design, poor fit, and other issues. AdvertisementFashion YouTuber and previous Lululemon shopper Alexandra Alvarez said in a video review last week that she struggled with the Breezethrough leggings' fit and construction. On Reddit's 600,000-user Lululemon forum, the leggings received mixed reviews.

Persons: —, Lululemon, Matthew R, Boss, Alexandra Alvarez, Kathryn Mueller, I'm, Paul Lejuez, Lejuez, Janine Stichter Organizations: Service, Business, Citi, CNBC Locations: Vancouver

☆ One of MrBeast's oldest friends quit his operation in a scandal. It could hurt him too.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewOne of MrBeast's oldest friends quit working with him after allegations were made about her messaging a child. YouTube superstar MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has been adept at dodging criticism and controversy in his career. AdvertisementTyson has been accused by several YouTubers of messaging a young fan when he was 13 and Tyson was 20. BI asked Donaldson and Tyson for further comment but did not receive a response. Donaldson posted a statement on the night of July 24, saying he was "disgusted and opposed" to Tyson's behavior and had hired a third-party investigator.

Persons: —, MrBeast, Jimmy Donaldson, Ava Tyson, Tyson, Donaldson, Adrox, Prism42, Ava, I've, Don Arnold, Colleen Ballinger, Miranda, Katya Varbanova, Donaldson hasn't, hasn't, Varbanova Organizations: Service, Business, BI, Getty

☆ Mark Zuckerberg is tired of playing by Apple's rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewMark Zuckerberg sounds tired of having to navigate Apple's restrictions. "One of my formative experiences has been building our services constrained by what Apple will let us build on their platforms," Zuckerberg wrote. Zuckerberg expanded on his critique of Apple in an interview with AI news YouTuber Rowan Cheung, also published Tuesday. "Compared to the Apple approach of coupling your operating system with the device, the Windows approach was a more open ecosystem," he said. AdvertisementAnd Zuckerberg hopes Meta will also be on the winning side.

Persons: —, Zuckerberg, OpenAI, Rowan Cheung, doesn't, David Wehner, Zuck, Meta, I've Organizations: Service, Apple, Business, Meta, Apple Intelligence

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