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Good Good’s CEO and president are out after ad debacle: Read the memo
Good Good’s CEO and president are out on Wednesday in the latest twist at the beleaguered YouTube golf collective, according to a memo seen by Business Insider. Nahid Giga, one of the company’s founders and an early investor, will step in as interim CEO, according to a memo shared by Alex Puchala…
The US Navy’s top admiral says lasers are key to keeping cheap drones from eating into warship missile magazines
The US Navy’s top admiral sees laser weapons as a strategic answer to the cost challenge of combating cheap drones. The Navy has been looking to laser and directed-energy weapons as a potentially cheaper means of neutralizing uncrewed systems, preserving limited and much more expensive interceptor…
Americans love AI. They don’t want the data centers that power it.
They’re ugly. They’re noisy. They sprawl across the landscape. They gobble up energy and water. Americans hate data centers and don’t trust the Big Tech companies that need them. But they love using the artificial intelligence models they power. More than half of Americans used an AI chatbot in…
Google yet again avoided a breakup of its business — but it will have to play nicer
Google escapes again. A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Google doesn’t have to break up its adtech business — which was the nuclear option sought by the Justice Department after the tech company was found to have operated an illegal monopoly in certain online advertising markets. It’s the second…
So, how bad is Bill Simmons’ proxy betting mishap? We asked legal experts what could happen.
Bill Simmons has said he authorized another person to place sports bets on his behalf, but don’t expect the podcasting star to get more than a slap on the wrist. Simmons, who runs Spotify’s podcast strategy, said on his show on Sunday that he’d enlisted his daughter’s boyfriend to log into his…
See where aspiring entrepreneurs are showing the most interest in starting a business, ranked
Los Angeles County and Sheridan County, Wyoming, don’t share many similarities, except for one main area: a high volume of business applications. That’s one of several findings from the US Census Bureau’s most recent business application data release in June. The data track applications for…
What the big bond sell-off means for your wallet
With America’s debt mounting and oil prices on the rise again, the bond market has been gripped by a sell-off this week. Market jitters were first triggered last week, following Scott Bessent’s plan to have the Treasury as much as double its long-dated bond purchases. The move briefly quelled…
My husband and I run a bank, but our kids still make financial mistakes. Here’s what we’re teaching them about money.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Teri Williams, president and chief operating officer of OneUnited Bank. It has been edited for length and clarity. Growing up in Indiantown, Florida, I used to follow my great-grandmother around, whom I called Ma Honey. Ma Honey owned a penny…
Amazon customers are up in arms over an email change
Amazon customers are taking aim at the e-commerce giant over its email etiquette. Earlier this summer, some Amazon customers started seeing generic descriptions instead of exact ones in receipts and other order-related emails. An engine air filter for a car, for example, might now appear in the…
Costco Has Ended This Online Service Without Notice
Costco has shut down its Costco Next online marketplace. The service, which would let Costco members order discounted products and services directly from several dozen companies, was shuttered recently. Among the companies available through Costco Next were Anker Electronics, Priority Bicycles and…