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9 things you should never do at a golf course, according to PGA pros and employees
Whether you’re a first-timer at your neighborhood links or planning to visit one of the world’s most prestigious golf courses, following proper etiquette is imperative. Business Insider asked PGA pros and course employees about the biggest mistakes people make at golf courses — and how they can be…
I visited a Maryland town in the ‘new Hamptons.’ This laid-back hidden gem is my new favorite vacation spot.
Growing up in New Jersey, I spent my summers on the Jersey Shore because the Hamptons felt like too much of a schlep. For the past two years, though, my family and I have traded our favorite boardwalks for long weekends on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The area, which has been nicknamed the “new…
Amazon’s fight with the FTC contains an uncomfortable lesson for advertisers
CMOs are digesting an explosive lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission against Amazon this week. The advice from marketing insiders on the next steps: Check your exposure and double down on independent measurement. The FTC’s lawsuit accuses the retail giant of manipulating ad auctions to…
Inside the world’s largest college dorm, a 1.4 million-square-foot Naval Academy building with over 4,600 beds and its own ZIP code
Bancroft Hall at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is named for former Navy Secretary George Bancroft, but to the midshipmen who call the dormitory home, it is affectionately known as “Mother B.” The largest single college dormitory in the world, Bancroft Hall, houses all roughly 4,400…
The IPO Quiet Period Explained: What Anthropic Can And Cannot Say
Ever since graduating from business school in 2006, one of my favorite ways to learn is through case studies. And there’s no better case study for understanding the IPO quiet period than Anthropic’s upcoming IPO. Anthropic is expected to publicly file its IPO prospectus after Labor Day, with a…
Tim Cook scores $47 million pay deal to stay on as Apple’s chairman
Tim Cook is no longer Apple’s CEO, but he’ll continue to collect a CEO-sized paycheck. This week, Cook handed Apple’s reins to John Ternus after 15 years in charge, and took on the role of executive chair. Cook’s new job pays a $2 million salary instead of $3 million, and comes with an annual equity
Dyson’s new $500 AI toothbrush puts a camera in your mouth
I’ve never put $499 in my mouth before. I’ve never thought I needed to. Dyson, however, is trying to convince me otherwise. The $499 CameraJet is the first AI-powered toothbrush with a camera built into its brush head. In other words, it lets you livestream the inside of your mouth while you clean…
VC founder says he doesn’t invest based on FOMO. Here are the 4 traits he looks for instead in founders.
Skip the FOMO approach if you’re pitching Nicolas Sauvage. The founder and president of venture capital firm TDK Ventures said founders can’t sway him with claims that other investors are already buying in or that a funding round is quickly filling up. Sauvage told Business Insider that TDK…
Why the AI boom has become an election problem
Not very long ago, if you asked someone what they thought about data centers, they might have asked you what a data center is. Now, an overwhelming majority of Americans know exactly what you’re talking about, and they’re against it. The anti-data center sentiment is so strong it has flipped…
Apple raises new concerns around clawing back trade secrets from an AI
Here’s a novel problem companies may have to deal with in the AI era. A nefarious Big Tech employee leaves for a competitor with trade secrets, feeds them to an AI agent or model while employed by the competitor, and runs some tests using those secrets. Maybe the bad-apple employee then creates a…