Jump Trading sues 79-year-old Carl Sagan fan over wormhole.com domain

"Cosmos" fan Dick Merryman has owned the domain since 1994. Jump Trading is suing to pry it from his control after Merryman scuttled a potential deal. | Continue reading


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Ukrainian fighter pilot ace known as the Ghost of Kyiv was killed in combat

The pilot dubbed the Ghost of Kyiv has been named as Major Stepan Tarabalka, 29, who died on March 13 in battle with Russian forces, The Times said. | Continue reading


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Millions of Bees Died in Atlanta After Delta Rerouted Alaska-Bound Jet

The $48,000 shipment carrying 800 pounds of bees was forced to travel to Atlanta when they wouldn't fit on a Seattle-bound flight. | Continue reading


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Americans Are Spending Nearly a Third of Their Income on Mortgages

A mortgage payment adds up to 31% of median American household income, according to Black Knight. That's up from 24% at the end of 2021. | Continue reading


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Mark Zuckerberg says more workers leaving Facebook will 'make us a better compa

The Facebook founder and CEO doesn't see an increasing number of worker exits as being "unhealthy" for his company. | Continue reading


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EU warns Elon Musk lax Twitter moderation could get platform banned in Europe

EU Commissioner Thierry Breton said he wanted to give Elon Musk a "reality check" during an interview with The Financial Times. | Continue reading


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Michigan is devoting a 40-mile stretch of highway to testing self-driving cars

The route from Detroit to Ann Arbor will soon have lanes set aside for autonomous buses and cars in the hopes of advancing self-driving tech. | Continue reading


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Why Search Sucks

Search engines like Google are what made the digital age possible. So why is it so hard to find something as simple as an email? | Continue reading


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Elon Musk pledges to 'authenticate all humans' as he buys Twitter for $44B

Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has big plans for changes at the influential social media company, from authenticating all humans to banning spam bots. | Continue reading


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Twitter is reportedly reconsidering Elon Musk's bid

The change of pace comes after Twitter filed for a shareholder rights plan, or "poison pill," last week designed to avoid a hostile takeover by Musk. | Continue reading


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CA Tech CEO is running for US Senate on one issue banning Tesla's FSD technology

Dan O'Dowd launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign that takes aim at Tesla's self-driving software and claims the company "skates by regulations." | Continue reading


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The 'Great Resignation' is creating pay disparities

"It creates a morale problem," one Google employee said, adding that a noticeable number of his colleagues recently left Google for higher pay. | Continue reading


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JPMorgan says it's hiring 'thousands of individuals with criminal backgrounds'

Combatting a difficult hiring environment is leading the investment bank to consider "unconventional approaches," an executive told CNBC. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk Says He Turned Down Bill Gates Philanthropy over Tesla Short

"I cannot take your philanthropy on climate change seriously when you have a massive short position against Tesla," Musk told Gates, per the texts. | Continue reading


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Layoffs hit Wells Fargo's home lending unit

Wells Fargo, the nation's largest home lender, has begun laying off mortgage staff after reporting a sharp decline in home lending revenues in the first quarter. | Continue reading


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JPMorgan employees describe 'fear of God' & 'panic' as office attendance tracked

JPMorgan is using ID swipes to track attendance as employees return to the office. Some staffers say this is creating an atmosphere of fear and panic. | Continue reading


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Nine former Tesla employees who worked at the company from 2008 to 2019 described their least favorite parts of their jobs to Business Insider. | Continue reading


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Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse Obsession

The Facebook founder and CEO is wrapped up in his pivot to building the metaverse, but some staff still don't know what it means for their work. | Continue reading


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Microsoft Is Building an Advertising Program for Xbox

The program will allow advertisers to reach consumers through in-game ads that don't disrupt the gameplay experience. | Continue reading


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Canada's housing bubble is a cautionary tale for the US real-estate market

Spiking prices and a similar lack of houses haunt Canada's real-estate market — but even worse than in the US. Its bubbly nature is a warning to all. | Continue reading


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Meta will charge creators up to 47.5% to sell virtual wares in its metaverse

Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg have previously criticised Apple for charging developers a 30% fee for in-app purchases via the App Store. | Continue reading


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Biden says Russia is committing 'genocide' in Ukraine -first time he has done so

Biden's top national security aide repeatedly avoided using the term for mass murder just days ago. | Continue reading


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Meta spent a record $27M on Zuck's security and private jet travel in 2021

The Meta CEO's security arrangements are thought to involve 24/7 bodyguard protection and an office with bullet-resistant glass and a panic button. | Continue reading


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The Ukrainian drone unit founded by IT volunteers

Aerorozvidka, an elite Ukrainian drone unit, custom-builds or modifies off-the-shelf consumer drones that have devastated Russian armor columns. | Continue reading


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LEAKED MEMO: The New York Times has issued a Twitter 'reset,' urging reporters to 'meaningfully reduce' how much time they spend on the platform

NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet said in a memo that Twitter is now "purely optional" for staffers. Baquet said that the newsroom will provide support to journalists experiencing harassment. He added that Twitter attacks on colleagues are not allowed and encouraged staffers to "m … | Continue reading


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Millennial and Gen Z Nostalgia Is Bringing Back Chain Bookstores

Nostalgia is a powerful force for spending — especially for young adults, who miss the chain bookstores where they hung out in their youth. | Continue reading


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AirPods Returned via Walmart Are Stockpiled Due to Security Flaw

Some new owners of refurbished AirPods are being asked to check if the earbuds are "mixed up with someone else's AirPods." | Continue reading


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Sydecar, a deal-execution platform for VC investors, raised $8.3MM seed funding

Sydecar plans to differentiate itself from major players through legal expertise and by standardizing the venture-capital investment process. | Continue reading


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'Free speech absolutist,' Elon Musk has a history of retaliation

Tesla's chief executive, Elon Musk, calls himself a 'free speech absolutist' despite leveraging lawsuits and firings to silence employees and critics. | Continue reading


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One-click checkout company Fast is shutting down in 3 days

Insider previously reported that the fintech startup planned to eliminate half its staff just over a year after raising more than $100 million. | Continue reading


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Germany has seized control of Gazprom Germania

Germany's economy ministry said it acted after Gazprom Germania was acquired by two companies of unclear ownership. | Continue reading


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An elite Ukrainian drone unit on quad bikes ambushed Russian forces

Aerorozvidka is an elite drone unit set up by tech-savvy young Ukrainians that used quad bikes under the cover of night to ambush Russian columns. | Continue reading


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I Stayed in Icon's New Luxury 3D Printed Home in Austin, Texas

House Zero's printed curved walls — which were constructed in 8 days — made it one of the most remarkable homes I've ever stayed in. | Continue reading


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17.5B Russian startup cut ties with it's homeland

Miro, one of the world's most valuable startups, is carefully distancing itself from its Russian homeland. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk says humanoid robot is the most important product Tesla is working on

Tesla said in 2021 that it's developing a humanoid robot — codenamed "Optimus" — that can take over dangerous and repetitive tasks from humans. | Continue reading


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A new Tesla subscription service is coming starting at $995 per month

Kyte's Tesla Model 3 subscription aims to remove some of the headaches of car buying and leasing. A 3-month term costs $1,350 per month. | Continue reading


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Anonymous Twitter account translating Chinese propaganda about the Ukraine war

The Great Translation Movement is run by anonymous "whistleblowers" translating popular pro-Russia comments on Chinese social media into English. | Continue reading


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Fidelity marks down Stripe and Instacart further

The Boston-based asset manager is not cutting all of its private company holdings' valuations, such as ByteDance, Reddit, and SpaceX. | Continue reading


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Facebook Reportedly Funded Republican-Led Anti-TikTok Campaign

The social media giant paid a Republican political firm to influence public perception of TikTok, according to a new report in The Washington Post. | Continue reading


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Skylink owners in Ukraine need to deal with emissions

Elon Musk told users to cover the Starlink terminal with "light camouflage" to avoid detection, but experts don't think this is enough protection. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.com | 2 years ago

New York is back – but it's terrible news for renters

Kathrin DiPaola's rent rose 60% this year. "I understand that space is expensive in the city, but can we really go back to where we were before?" | Continue reading


@businessinsider.com | 2 years ago

I'm a Google Engineer Who Was Told They May Be Laid Off

One Google cloud employee describes the uncertainty they've felt as they've tried to find a new job at Google while facing layoffs. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.com | 2 years ago

US Should Use Force If Putin Uses WMDs in Ukraine, Former US Ambassador Warns

"We can't stand by as Russia decides that it's going to use chemical warfare...or a nuclear weapon," a former US ambassador to NATO said. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.com | 2 years ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX Hikes Starlink Internet Costs

SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet kit is going up from $499 to $549 for waiting deposit holders, and to $599 for new customers. | Continue reading


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DeepMind Mafia: Meet 18 Founders Who Started Out at Google's AI Lab

Google-owned DeepMind is a repository for AI talent, and dozens of its employees are now raising millions of dollars for their own ventures. | Continue reading


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Russian troops are getting frostbite because of a lack of cold-weather gear

It's the latest setback Russian forces have faced in their invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops are also said to be losing morale. | Continue reading


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Yuri Gagarin, first person in space, has had his name removed from fundraiser

Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization, removed Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's name from a fundraiser "in light of current events." | Continue reading


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The US is offering to pay rewards of up to $5M for info on RU oligarchs assets

Many other nations have recently seized yachts, villas, and private jets from sanctioned Russian elites following the country's invasion of Ukraine. | Continue reading


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