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Short-seller Andrew Left’s trial entourage includes ‘Entourage’ creator

Andrew Left’s entourage at his securities fraud trial in Los Angeles on Thursday included a very famous “Entourage” guy — Doug Ellin, the creator of the hit HBO show. Loading audio narration… Business Insider spotted Ellin in court, watching as prosecutors laid out their case against Left. The famous short-seller…

Affordability Is A Big Problem. Lower Rates Won’t Solve It

The President’s proposal to cap credit card rates at a maximum of 10% over the next year has gotten a lot of attention in the midst of a national affordability crisis. It’s understandable. Rates are flashy, and it sounds good to talk about bringing them down.  But I’d argue they…

BCG trained an AI agent on the worst things salespeople do

There’s a lot of public concern that an AI will someday go off the rails and annihilate humanity. Loading audio narration… So it may be a little surprising that Boston Consulting Group is training its customer-facing AI agent, Jamie, on what not to do.Japjit Ghai, a managing director and partner…

Big Tech’s layoffs have been a win for PitchBook, its chief product officer says

Nobody likes seeing headlines about Big Tech layoffs, but some smaller companies are taking advantage of access to a fresh pool of top-tier talent. Loading audio narration… Paul Jaeschke, chief product officer at PitchBook, told Business Insider that the private-market data platform was “definitely a beneficiary” of recent cuts across…