Finance
I was a consultant at BCG who struggled to land a project. Here’s how I turned it around.
This is an interview with Jonathan Chan, the cofounder and chief product and technology officer of Pear, an AI platform that’s helping to reinvent consulting. Prior to that, he spent five years as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group. I started my career as a tech developer, then did my MBA and…
I run the iconic Big Sur restaurant Nepenthe. The Timber Fire is costing us up to $70,000 a day in sales.
This is an as-told-essay based on a conversation with Kirk Gafill, an owner and general manager of Nepenthe, a restaurant on California’s Big Sur coast that is under an evacuation order due to the Timber Fire. Gafill is also the president of the Big Sur Chamber of Commerce. This story has been…
Rosie O’Donnell says Mounjaro is part of why she’s ‘never felt better’ at 64
At 64, Rosie O’Donnell said she’s reached a place where she feels healthier and more comfortable in her body. “I never felt better. And it’s sad to me that it took me till I was 64 to get here, but part of it is Mounjaro,” O’Donnell said on Tuesday’s episode of the “Good Hang with
Taiwan is training its Abrams tank crews to hide and refuel inside its bustling urban sprawl
TAOYUAN, TAIWAN — Nestled inside a construction yard about a mile outside Taiwan’s main airport, a platoon of M1A2T Abrams tanks lies in wait, covered by tarps and debris. One of the main battle tanks, sporting a metal anti-drone cage, roars forward while crews prepare to refuel its powerful…
Here’s the severance package TikTok offered to laid-off workers in its Nashville office, which is shutting down
TikTok is shuttering its Nashville office in early October and laying off 250 staffers. Last week, the company told impacted workers they’d remain on payroll for the next couple of months before the office officially closed. After that, employees are being offered one month of severance pay plus an…
3 ways people make their kitchens look cheap, according to interior designers
It’s a common saying in real estate that kitchens and bathrooms sell homes. It can be easy to miss the mark when trying to create a luxury kitchen, though. That’s why Business Insider spoke with two interior designers about the details that can make the space look cheap. Here’s what they had to…
Airlines and charter companies are selling front-row seats to the solar eclipse for up to $1,200
Some adventurous travelers are skipping the crowds on the ground to watch Wednesday’s solar eclipse from thousands of feet in the air, thanks to a handful of specially arranged airline and charter flights. Brussels Airlines is flying 100 people over France to view the partial eclipse, Aerospace…
Oracle has drawn up plans for a new round of layoffs this month, sources say
Oracle has drawn up plans for a new round of job cuts to reduce payroll as it racks up billions in debt to fund AI infrastructure, according to people familiar with the plans and an internal document viewed by Business…
Vintage photos show what it was like to eat at Burger King in the 1980s
Burger King has grown from a small-time burger joint to a major American corporation. When Burger King first opened in 1954, it served 18-cent flame-broiled burgers, milkshakes, and fries. Three years later, the chain introduced its signature Whopper — now, that same burger is fueling growth for…
I traveled to Mexico to see if I wanted to move there. After 5 weeks, I found an answer I didn’t know I was looking for.
For months, I’d been looking forward to my five-week solo trip to Mexico, where I’d be housesitting in a beautiful oceanfront home in La Paz. I expected I’d have a relaxing stay, and I was especially eager to learn more about the area and its local culture to see if I might want to retire