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Lloyd Blankfein went from being a poor kid on a Brooklyn housing project to a Harvard graduate, a corporate tax lawyer, then the CEO of Goldman Sachs.His titanic change in circumstances required a major shift in mindset, Blankfein explained in “Streetwise,” his memoir published this spring.He wrote that “growing up…
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen is so determined to buy eBay that he’s taken his own $35 billion pay deal off the table.Cohen has withdrawn the proposed compensation package because he wants to fully focus on revitalizing GameStop’s business and acquiring eBay, GameStop said in a press release on Tuesday.Cohen has…
A little over six months ago, Toptal CEO Taso Du Val told Business Insider he believed in what he called an 80/20 model: 80% remote work and 20% in-person work at quarterly off-sites.Now, that 80-20 ratio means something different to him: 80% of the workforce can be fully remote and…
Kevin O’Leary’s company says it was caught off guard by a Utah lawmaker’s demand to dramatically shrink its proposed AI data center campus.On Monday, Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams said he sent a letter to the celebrity investor calling for a 75% reduction in the proposed data center campus.Adams…
Three new albums, two and a half hours of music: Drake’s latest strategy for chart dominance definitely paid off, even if his method for doing so feels less like a creative leap and more like a cheat code.This week, Drake became the first artist in history to claim the top…
“Why are you taking my picture?” asked my 22-year-old son as I trailed behind him on a hiking path near our house. The leaves were beginning to change, and I wanted to capture the beauty of the woods and this moment with my adult son.”Because I love you,” I told…
Jim Bankoff spent nearly 20 years building Vox Media. Now he’s selling a big chunk of it to James Murdoch, one of Rupert Murdoch’s sons, who is acquiring Vox’s podcast network — along with New York Magazine and Vox.com for a reported $300 million. Loading audio narration… I’ve talked to…
The best advice in life is often free. Loading audio narration… After spending millions in pursuit of the fountain of youth, tech entrepreneur-turned-longevity-influencer Bryan Johnson shared his top health hacks in an X post on Wednesday.”This is it. Everything learned spending millions on longevity,” he wrote, before enumerating a list…
YouTube star MrBeast is stepping up his charm offensive with Madison Avenue as his company ramps up efforts to win a larger share of traditional TV ad dollars. Loading audio narration… Beast Industries is hosting a breakfast for top brand and ad executives and creator-economy insiders at Penthouse 45, a…
It only took solo venture capitalist Zal Bilimoria five phone calls to raise his latest $50 million fund. Loading audio narration… The former Andreessen Horowitz partner, who left the firm a decade ago to start VC firm Refactor Capital, said the new fund brings his total assets under management to…
