Top earners are holding record amounts of money: $303.9 billion to be exact — far more than the $15 billion they held before the recession. | Continue reading
Open-source developers believe that Google has pulled a fast one on them by not keeping a promise it made in 2017. | Continue reading
The results highlight racial disparities in the healthcare system that are causing communities of color to get hit harder in the pandemic. | Continue reading
"Hamilton" drove the biggest weekend for sign-ups to Disney Plus of the year, far exceeding the top weekends for its competitors, Antenna estimated. | Continue reading
Jack Dorsey's fellow Silicon Valley billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg think a universal basic income could help poor Americans, too. | Continue reading
The move is intended to give customers more information about the merchants they're buying from, and add consistency across its site, Amazon said. | Continue reading
EU antitrust enforcers will investigte Google's $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit unless it addresses competition concerns. | Continue reading
A study of more than 61,000 people in Spain found that just 5% had developed antibodies that could provide COVID-19 immunity. | Continue reading
Apple and T-Mobile are facing a complaint over an issue that caused Apple IDs to stay tethered to old SIM cards, exposing FaceTime and iMessage chats. | Continue reading
The papers appear to feature the same pictures as others, raising doubts about the checks on scientific research, The Wall Street Journal reported. | Continue reading
At least 200 people with white signs amassed in malls across Hong Kong on Monday. China unilaterally passed a harsh new law on the city last week. | Continue reading
The PPP loans are meant to enable businesses to continue paying staff even as their revenue takes a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Continue reading
Epstein previously met with tech leaders including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Reid Hoffman. | Continue reading
Musk's relationship to Epstein has been called into question following the recent arrest of Epstein's alleged co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. | Continue reading
Despite local news outlets and independent fact checkers debunking claims of a flag burning planned for July 4th, some protesters still showed up. | Continue reading
Two current Taliban officials and a former one told Insider that they know Russia funds some operations. They said Pakistan and Iran do the same. | Continue reading
YouTube banned the channels of Richard Spencer and other popular white supremacists on the platform, citing violations of hate speech guidelines. | Continue reading
Two sources told the Times that Postmates has also held sale talks with Grubhub and DoorDash over the past year. | Continue reading
Coca-Cola is the latest to join the #StopHateforProfit ad boycott in protest at the way the social-media giant moderates hate speech. | Continue reading
Rothenberg was previously fined $31 million and barred from the VC industry for five years. Now federal prosecutors are charging him with 23 crimes. | Continue reading
A group of techies has borrowed a meme-and-emoji combination to purportedly design an invite-only app that has use that nobody's figured out. | Continue reading
The UK has signed off a $600 million investment in satellites that may not work as intended, experts told The Guardian. | Continue reading
In a rush to build the Model S, Tesla ignored the car's flawed battery cooling system design. And it's unclear when, if ever, the company fixed it. | Continue reading
Business Insider spoke to Karat's cofounders Will Kim and Eric Wei to learn more about their plans to build a financial services brand for creators. | Continue reading
The tech industry is being hit hard by Trump's moves to suspend visa programs and shutter embassies amid the pandemic. | Continue reading
Anyone looking for whole life insurance, annuities, or similar products might find prices going up. Term life, however, shouldn't be affected. | Continue reading
The tech-investing giant has its eye on at least one IPO this year, as insurance-tech company Lemonade readies its offering. | Continue reading
Brexit has already cost the UK £130 billion in lost growth since 2016, research by Bloomberg found. | Continue reading
Police departments have been sharing information about COVID-19, George Floyd protesters, and even tweets critical of the police. | Continue reading
Sumo wrestlers can weigh 400 pounds, yet they don't suffer from heart attacks, strokes, or other symptoms of obesity. Here's how they stay healthy. | Continue reading
The theater chain, which operates some 600 cineplexes, said Thursday it would not require masks to avoid "political controversy." | Continue reading
Multiple Black employees who had worked on Pinterest's ad sales team described being fired or "pushed out" of the company with no explanation. | Continue reading
Apple is re-closing some stores in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Arizona after COVID-19 cases have spiked in those states. | Continue reading
Wirecard is at the center of a huge accounting scandal. | Continue reading
Carnival Cruises, which includes Cunard, P&O and Princess Cruises, is selling 6 ships after reporting huge losses from the coronavirus pandemic. | Continue reading
Ryan Rzepecki sold his electric bike company Jump to the ride-sharing company for $200 million. Now he's interested in sovereign charter cities. | Continue reading
Apple got into a standoff with subscription email service Hey the same day the EU announced two antitrust investigations into the tech giant. | Continue reading
Facebook will begin implementing the feature for some users beginning Wednesday and roll it out for all users over the next few weeks. | Continue reading
Software companies had already been working to drop such references, but protests against systemic racism have introduced a newfound sense of urgency. | Continue reading
The women were highly visible and respected members of Pinterest's public policy team. | Continue reading
Brad Smith says Microsoft does not sell facial recognition to US police departments, and won't unless a nationwide law is passed to regulate the tech. | Continue reading
Former Amazon exec Tim Bray said the US will need "aggressive antitrust legislation" to break up Amazon's various businesses. | Continue reading
After SpaceX's eighth Starlink internet satellite launch, the company released a video of its Falcon 9 rocket jettisoning two $3 million fairings. | Continue reading
Snapchat has been praised for speaking out publicly about the Black Lives Matter movement, but employees inside the company tell a different story. | Continue reading
"Sharing an article can spark conversation, so you may want to read it before you Tweet it," the prompt reads. | Continue reading
The project, which is expected to finish in 7 years, is one of the latest examples of tech companies delving into urban planning. | Continue reading
The change signals a sense of maturity — and urgency — for Prime Air, as Amazon scrambles to make its vision for 30-minute drone deliveries a reality. | Continue reading