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Waymo raises $16 billion to take its robotaxi business ‘global’
Waymo announced a $16 billion investment round aimed at bringing its robotaxi business to more US cities, as well as some overseas markets. The funding round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group, a "crossover" firm known for investing in late-stage tech comp…
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Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL
Sony has announced plans to spin off its TV hardware business, shifting it to a new joint venture with TCL. The two companies have signed a non-binding agreement for Sony's home entertainment business, with TCL set to hold a 51 percent stake in the new ventur…
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Can Xbox Outlast the AI Bubble?
Microsoft is pouring money into AI, but Xbox is dragging down the company's entire hardware business.
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'Abandoned' or 'business' – was Glasner right to 'attack' Palace owners?
Oliver Glasner's outburst after Crystal Palace were beaten at Sunderland has led to increased speculation over his future at the club but will he be sacked?
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Sarah Ferguson emailed Epstein while he was in prison for child sex offence, documents suggest
The former duchess contacted the disgraced financier for business advice weeks before his release, disclosed documents appear to show.
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Gemini with Personal Intelligence is awfully familiar
By lots of metrics, Gemini is winning. It has raced ahead of OpenAI, become scarily good at creating convincing imagery, and even won Apple's business. So last week's news that it was enabling something called Personal Intelligence felt like a victory lap. Pe…
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1Password is introducing a new phishing prevention feature
A successful phishing attack can cost a business an average of $4.8 million, according to research from IBM. To help reduce the risk of one succeeding, either at work or at home, 1Password is introducing a new phishing prevention feature that will watch for t…
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Google brings its AI videomaker to Workspace users
Google is expanding access to its AI videomaking tool. Launched last May, Flow was initially only available to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, but now, those with Business, Enterprise, and Education Workspace plans can access it, too. Flow uses Google…
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Ted Sarandos says Netflix will commit to 45-day theatrical releases
Though Netflix's plan to buy Warner Bros. Discovery has prompted concerns about how the deal might hurt the movie theater business, the streamer's co-CEO says that there is nothing to worry about. In a new interview with The New York Times, Netflix co-CEO Ted…
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Snap is turning its smart glasses team into its own company
Snap is launching a separate business for its upcoming Specs augmented reality glasses in a bid to lure new investors to the project. The new company, aptly named "Specs," will operate under Snap as a distinct subsidiary ahead of the long-awaited public launc…
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A Palworld trading card game is coming this summer
Palworld, the monster-hunting action / adventure game known for its originality, is getting into the trading card business. Pocketpair announced today that it has partnered with Bushiroad - the company behind the Weiss Schwarz and Shadowverse: Evolve trading …
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Internal chats show how social media companies discussed teen engagement
Recently released documents show the big business opportunity that social media companies saw in recruiting teens to their platforms and how they discussed risks that heavy digital engagement could pose. The documents were released last week as part of a majo…
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Vimeo lays off ‘large portion’ of staff after Bending Spoons buyout
Vimeo is laying off employees around the globe just months after the Italian software company Bending Spoons acquired the platform for $1.38 billion, as reported earlier by Business Insider. Even though it's not clear how many people were laid off, Dave Brown…
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Gear News of the Week: Apple’s AI Wearable and a Phone That Can Boot Android, Linux, and Windows
Plus: Asus exits the smartphone market, and Sony partners with TCL on TVs.
Leer másThe rules of dating are changing — and quickly
In this Sunday edition of Business Insider Today, we're talking about the modern business of dating.
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Microsoft reports strong cloud earnings in Q2 as gaming declines
Microsoft just posted the second quarter of its 2026 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $81.3 billion in revenue and a net income of $30.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 23 percent. The holiday quar…
Leer másBusiness leaders react to Trump's Davos speech
Business leaders and CEOs weighed in on President Donald Trump's highly anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.
Leer másWhat's the future of the software business look like? Our top tech columnist weighs in.
In this Sunday edition of Business Insider Today, we're talking about what AI means for the future of the software business.
Leer másSoftware ate the world. Now AI is eating software.
What was once a stable and profitable tech business now faces an existential question: What happens if AI tools and agents replace business software?
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Live Nation’s monopoly trial is reportedly fracturing Trump’s Justice Department
Live Nation executives have reportedly sidestepped the Justice Department's antitrust division to negotiate directly with more sympathetic senior officials in the hopes of avoiding a monopoly trial. Citing "people familiar with the matter," Semafor reports th…
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Snap Is Spinning Out Its Specs AR Glasses Business
The subsidiary, Specs Inc., will work on products that build on the company's mixed-reality Spectacles.
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OpenAI’s 2026 ‘focus’ is ‘practical adoption’
OpenAI plans to focus on "practical adoption" of AI in 2026, according to a blog post from CFO Sarah Friar. As the company spends a huge amount of money on infrastructure, OpenAI is working on "closing the gap" on what AI can do and how people actually use it…
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OpenAI Responds to Critical Super Bowl Commercials by Putting Ads in ChatGPT
After ads, OpenAI adds ads.
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OpenAI Frontier is a single platform to control your AI agents
Managing humans is hard. Managing AI agents is… also hard. That's why OpenAI is launching a new platform called OpenAI Frontier, which it says will help businesses "build, deploy, and manage" AI agents, even those not made by OpenAI itself. OpenAI's descripti…
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OnePlus isn't going away, but it may not have quite as big a presence in 2026
OPPO is changing how it positions OnePlus in North America, but it's business as usual in other global markets.
Leer másAmerica's business leaders need to say something. Now.
It's understandable that CEOs and other leaders are wary of wading into the latest shooting in Minneapolis. But that's not an excuse for silence.
Leer másDavos Daily: Good morning, day one
Business Insider is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Follow along here for the latest updates.
Leer másThe top management consulting firms in the US
America's top management consulting firms can help your business move to the next level.
Leer másMicrosoft CFO's memo to staff calls out AI deals, coding, and chips
CFO Amy Hood sent an internal memo about the results, viewed by Business Insider.
Leer másTrump said he agreed to lower tariffs on Swiss goods after meetings with Rolex and other leaders
Rolex and Swiss business leaders influenced President Donald Trump's decision to lower tariffs.
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OpenAI Enters a New Frontier: Trying to Make Money
They're hoping companies will pay for AI agent management.
Leer másI lost $30,000 on my first business. Two years later, I built a business worth over $9 million — these are the lessons I learned.
Michelle Hu, owner of Étoile, shares how learning from her failed beauty tech app led to Étoile's over $9 milion revenue last year.
Leer másI compared coach and business class seats on a 4-hour Amtrak ride. One perk made the $120 upgrade worth it.
Here's how traveling on Amtrak's Northeast Regional train in coach compares to an Acela business-class trip.
Leer másWhy this NATO fighter wing says its American-made Hornets work well for front-line air patrols
Business Insider spoke with Spanish pilots who are deployed to Lithuania to contribute to NATO air policing missions.
Leer másSnow days hit working parents hard. Here's how 8 Business Insider parents manage.
Business Insider staffers share how they balance work and parenting during snow days, from crafts and screens to canceled meetings.
Leer másI'm not letting January wreck my social life
In this Saturday edition of Business Insider Today, we're talking about how to host more in 2026.
Leer másMeet a millennial who pivoted from a corporate marketing career to owning his own business. It came with a pay cut but offered more flexibility.
Lloyd Fisher shared what his career change, from corporate marketing to starting his own small landscaping business, has been like.
Leer másI did my 5-day vacation all wrong. An expert says here's what I should have done differently to optimize rest.
In this Saturday edition of Business Insider Today, we're talking about the best ways to go OOO.
Leer másWhy Democrats are gearing up to oppose a bill to curtail stock trading in Congress
"This bill is a scam. It is not a congressional stock trading ban," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told Business Insider.
Leer másTHEN AND NOW: Vintage photos show how department stores have changed
Department stores once sold necessities. Now, many are struggling to remain in business amid the rise of online shopping.
Leer másTrump says any country doing business with Iran will be hit with a 25% tariff
President Donald Trump said he'll impose a 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran, effective immediately.
Leer másNATO soldiers say they can't let their guns get too warm if they want them to work on frozen battlefields
Finnish military personnel told Business Insider that temperature variation is a huge threat to their weapons in the Arctic.
Leer másKen Griffin says CEOs 'fear' public debates — and resent having to 'suck up' to White House to succeed
The Citadel CEO said that social media has heightened business leaders' fear about publicly addressing political issues.
Leer másCalifornia billionaires are feeling taxed about a new proposal
In this Sunday edition of Business Insider Today, we're discussing the proposed tax on billionaires that's dividing the tech elite.
Leer másNot saving up for a home? Tell us what you're spending your money on instead.
If you're not saving up for homeownership, Business Insider would like to know what you're spending your money on instead.
Leer más15 minutes to launch: Inside the sprint for NATO fighter pilots on scramble alert
Business Insider visited an air base in Lithuania where Spanish jets are deployed to support NATO air policing operations.
Leer másWhat smart people in economics and business are saying about Kevin Warsh's nomination as Fed chair
Reactions are already pouring in from prominent economists and business leaders about President Donald Trump nominating Kevin Warsh.
Leer másDisney's latest earnings show why Josh D'Amaro is widely viewed as the CEO frontrunner
Under Josh D'Amaro, Disney's experiences business has carried the company's profits. It shows why he's considered a top CEO contender.
Leer másHow business and tech leaders are reacting to the latest fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis
The killing of Alex Pretti, a US citizen, by ICE in Minneapolis on Saturday has drawn sharp responses from many Americans, including business leaders.
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23 Ways You’re Already Living in the Chinese Century
The robotics explosion. The energy revolution. The cultural takeover. It’s everything you wanted for the United States—but done better in China.
Leer másBaidu CFO on Business Strategy, AI Investments
Henry He, CFO at Baidu, discusses the company's business strategy and its investments in AI. He speaks with Stephen Engle from the sidelines of the UBS...
Leer másSign up for youth Entrepreneurs Day at UW-Stevens Point on Jan. 13
Students in grades 8–12: Join mentors and speakers from local and national business organizations Jan. 13 at UW Stevens Point for networking, business...
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Slopaganda goes West
After right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley's viral video alleging fraud at Minnesota daycares he said were operated by Somali residents, Donald Trump's administration responded by flooding the state with federal immigration agents and freezing funding for childca…
Leer másA couple built a $1 million business turning shipping containers into vacation homes. Here's how they decided when to stop growing.
A couple started The Box Hop, a shipping container vacation home business. They are making $1 million in revenue but have decided not to expand.
Leer másThe perks of being a fair-weather football fan
In this Saturday edition of Business Insider Today, we're talking about why being a sports fan is sometimes better in moderation.
Leer másI flew Europe's best airline for business class and food. The seat wasn't fully private but I liked the 'flying chef.'
You don't usually expect restaurant-style service at 35,000 feet — but Turkish still staffs a 'flying chef' in business class on its longest routes.
Leer másDrones on Ukraine's frontline perform so unpredictably in frigid weather that it's like 'Russian roulette': commander
Sr. Lt. Serhii Andrieiev told Business Insider that the cold can disrupt anything from the drone's camera lens, to its battery, to its aerodynamics.
Leer másWhere Business Insider's Rising Stars of Venture Capital went to college — and how they got their start
Business Insider's 2026 Rising Stars of Venture Capital are an eclectic group. See the breakdown on where they went to school and other fun facts.
Leer másI'm a Googler who pivoted from finance to AI. It took me years, but I don't regret taking the long path.
A senior software engineer at Google took 40 Coursera courses and got multiple grad degrees to shift from business to AI.
Leer más5 acquisitions, winning over skeptical engineers, and spending tens of millions: Inside a public company's 'AI native' push
Amplitude gave Business Insider the inside look at its AI overhaul, from acquisitions to efforts to increase staff adoption of AI coding assistants.
Leer másI flew drones on Ukraine's fiercest battlefield. The last few months laid bare the limits of today's drone warfare.
Sgt. Dimko Zhluktenko, a commander of a drone team, told Business Insider what it was like flying in the heavy fog that Russia used to its advantage.
Leer másTrump called Greenland a 'piece of ice.' To Greenlanders, it's so much more.
President Donald Trump repeatedly called Greenland a "piece of ice" while speaking at Davos. Three Greenlanders gave Business Insider their responses.
Leer másDeloitte is overhauling job titles for its US workforce — here's why
The Big Four firm is giving its US employees a new job title, according to an internal presentation seen by Business Insider.
Leer másBoston Dynamics CEO told us how the humanoid robot revolution begins
Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter spoke to Business Insider on how humanoid robots will take over the factory and when they'll come to our homes.
Leer másDon't make this one big mistake when dealing with a difficult boss, a career coach says
Kyle Elliott, a career coach for tech employees, told Business Insider clients can vent to the wrong people when they're dealing with a difficult boss.
Leer másI own a restaurant in Maine and trained my staff to prepare for ICE raids. We're all terrified.
Andrew Volk owns a restaurant in Portland, Maine. The city has seen an increased ICE presence, and he says it's already dampening the local business.
Leer másWe spent $145 to eat like finance bros at Tommy Bahama and are shocked to admit we get the appeal — but not the food
Tommy Bahama's restaurant is popular for a business lunch. We ate there to see why — and left simultaneously underwhelmed and somewhat sold.
Leer másTaco Bell's CEO says the chain's 'magic formula' is fueling growth as rivals fall flat
Taco Bell CEO Sean Tresvant told Business Insider that the chain's advantage lies in strong value perception, menu innovation, and customer loyalty.
Leer másThis JPMorgan banker sold Hailey Bieber's skincare brand for $1 billion. Here's how she spots winners.
When cosmetics meets corporate finance, JPMorgan's Fei-Fei Zhang is often at the intersection. Here's what she predicts for the business of beauty.
Leer más8 Americans explain how capitalism has shaped — and failed — their lives
Business Insider spoke to readers in their 20s to 80s about what capitalism means to them and why some of them are rethinking the system.
Leer más12 high-paying jobs that don't need a college degree and are projected to grow over the next decade
Business Insider looked at jobs that don't usually need a college degree, are projected to grow, and pay at least $75,000.
Leer másRead the memo TikTok's CEO sent staff after closing a deal to avoid a US ban
TikTok CEO Shou Chew sent a memo to staff celebrating the "good news" that the company had finalized a deal to keep its business operating in the US.
Leer másI'm a Princeton-educated engineer, but I left the corporate world to pursue a better work-life balance. Doing so helped me become a millionaire by 30.
Luisa Zhou followed the traditional path her immigrant parents wanted, then built a million-dollar business that gave her time and flexibility.
Leer másOpenAI is making more than $1 billion a month from something that has nothing to do with ChatGPT
Sam Altman says OpenAI added more than $1 billion in annual recurring revenue in a month, driven by its API business rather than ChatGPT.
Leer más'Bond King' Bill Gross says the record stock rally is at risk of stalling — and tells us what could keep the party going
Bill Gross told Business Insider that lower interest rates, proof that AI boosts productivity, and strong earnings growth would help refuel the rally.
Leer másI tried Amazon's Zoox. It's unlike any robotaxi out there.
Zoox's robotaxis do not have a steering wheel and are bi-directional. Business Insider's Lloyd Lee described the experience as like a theme park ride.
Leer másBernie Sanders's AI data center pause isn't catching on in Congress yet
"In terms of the actual policy prescription, it's something that I haven't made a determination yet on," AOC told Business Insider.
Leer másStarbucks says it has cracked its comeback. The COO, charged with executing the strategy, explains what's coming next.
Starbucks COO Mike Grams spoke with Business Insider to outline the next phase of the company's turnaround, including new AI and staffing initiatives.
Leer másSmall-business owners in Portland, Maine, weigh whether to speak out on immigration — and what it could cost
Some small-business owners in Portland, Maine, are debating how best to support staff and customers amid a federal immigration crackdown.
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