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Allison and Stephen Ellsworth built Poppi from nothing and sold it to PepsiCo for just under $2 billion last year.They told Business Insider this week about the risks they took and sacrifices they made along the way, and shared how they’re stopping their newfound wealth from spoiling their children.Starting from…
Jason Votrobek was convicted in 2014 on drug trafficking and money laundering charges and later sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.Votrobek talks to Business Insider about his early days smuggling cocaine and his role in the prescription opioid trade. Votrobek co-owned and operated Atlanta Medical Group, a Georgia clinic…
Will a Trump administration rollback of refrigerant rules for grocers result in lower prices for shoppers? Probably not in a big way, two professors say. On May 21, the Trump administration overhauled two Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency rules for refrigerants and said the action would lower grocery costs for consumers.…
It’s been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and Sophie Gastman, a dietitian and cookbook author, agrees.”I have to have breakfast when I wake up. There’s no skipping breakfast for me, otherwise you won’t want to know me,” Gastman who is based in London, told…
AI may not be getting a warm reception at college graduations this spring, but it’s reshaping the workplace that the class of 2026 is about to enter.Until recently, employers typically assigned junior recruits basic, and often mundane, duties to teach them the ropes. But with AI tools like ChatGPT now…
American consumers seem to be spending a little more on everything lately. On auto insurance, they are spending a lot more. Auto insurance premiums rose by about two-thirds from April 2020 through April 2026, according to federal data. The average American motorist paid $2,638 for full-coverage insurance in 2025, Bankrate…
OpenAI has set the goal of making an AI tool that could research its own improvements. Now, the company is preparing for the accompanying dangers.The potential for AI systems to achieve so-called “recursive self-improvement” has come to the forefront for AI leaders, after coding tools from OpenAI and Anthropic leaped…
When Dan Lorenc, the CEO and cofounder of cybersecurity startup Chainguard, was asked which AI coding tools he expects to use less in the coming year, his answer got right to the point: “Everything that’s not Claude Code.”Lorenc is far from alone. In a survey of more than two dozen…
Some travelers have found a shameless travel “hack” to skip airport lines: request a wheelchair to board the plane, then walk off at the destination.This phenomenon of so-called “miracle flights” — where able-bodied travelers ask for a wheelchair to cut security and boarding lines — blurs the line between legitimate…
You couldn’t miss her when she walked the red carpet at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.Valentino designed her purple minidress, which was sleeveless, ruched, and complementary to her massive feathered hat.And the look didn’t stop there. She wore see-through sandal heels and red leather gloves that extended over her…
