Elon Musk's companies have been swapping IP and cash. He argues it makes his firms less prone to geopolitical risks.Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe companies led by Elon Musk have increasingly become intertwined, even before SpaceX's acquisition of xAI.The firms have at various time shared employees and purchased batteries, software, and vehicles from each other.SpaceX …
A photo appearing to show Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Balmoral Castle, which is owned by the British royal family.US Department of JusticeJeffrey Epstein was congratulated for having "a baby boy" in a 2011 email.Mark Epstein, Jeffrey's brother, says he did not have any kids.The message, included in the DOJ's Epstein files, was signed …
Steve Jobs holds up the new mini iPod at Macworld on January 6, 2004, in San Francisco.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesTony Fadell wants Apple to bring back one of its signature devices: the iPod.Fadell, the man behind the famous music device, said Apple could cash in on nostalgia by bringing it back in some form.A number of …
Carl Godfrey for BIThis post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.They say numbers never lie, but what if we don't have them in the first place?The erosion of economic data over the past year poses a massive risk for individuals and businesses, writes BI's …
Gary Cohn, a former economic advisor to Trump and the vice chairman of IBM.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty ImagesGary Cohn says the US economy is both strong and facing an affordability crisis.That means those at the top are amassing wealth while those at the bottom are "suffering."Affordability will be a central topic ahead of the …
Melania Trump's Amazon-backed documentary debuted in theaters on January 30.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images"Melania: Twenty Days to History" debuted in theaters on January 30.The doc follows Melania Trump, the US first lady, ahead of Trump's inauguration.As of Sunday, the doc has grossed over $7 million in ticket sales.A glimpse into Melania Trump's often-obscured personal life has drawn …
Fei-Fei Zhang, a managing director at JPMorgan Chase, helped steer the firm's work on the $1 billion sale of Rhode, the beauty brand co-founded by Hailey Bieber.Courtesy of JPMorganBeauty has become a major focus area for Wall Street dealmakers.JPMorgan's top beauty banker says 2026 could be a big year for the sector.Fei-Fei Zhang shares how …
Mike Kostersitz, Deborah Hendersen, Mody KhanThis post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.Life after a layoffThere's no sugarcoating last week's layoffs.Amazon is cutting 16,000 corporate jobs, pushing thousands of workers into a job market already crowded with tech talent. Business Insider was all over the …
The author moved back to Australia after living in the US for most of her life.Courtesy of the authorAfter living most of my life in the US, I moved back home to Australia.Believing it would be an easy move, I instead experienced culture shock and felt like a stranger.Only when I let go of the …
Thousands of protesters in Minneapolis protested ICE on January 31.Jen Golbeck/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesMany small businesses struggled to observe a nationwide general strike to protest ICE.A boycott of Big Tech and AI would be easier and more effective, Scott Galloway says.Galloway is calling on Americans to "unsubscribe" and "opt out" in February.Economic boycotts are …
