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Broadway stars like Mary Kate Morrissey of “Wicked” are turning to influencing as a side gig.At the same time, social-media creators are making their way to the stage.Influencers have also become a marketing asset for some Broadway shows.Mary Kate Morrissey, the current star of Broadway’s “Wicked,” didn’t set out to…
Brie Franklin leads a nonprofit that receives 90% of its income from federal grants.Earlier this month, a judge blocked The White House’s order to freeze all federal funding.Franklin is taking steps to make sure she isn’t bearing the weight of what is going on alone.This as-told-to essay is based on…
Alexis Walker is a longtime makeup artist and career pivot coach who hosts The Hollywood Second Act Podcast.Walker helps people in Hollywood and other industries apply their skills to new opportunities.She herself started transitioning out of the entertainment industry during the pandemic.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with…
Perceptis has raised $3.6 million to automate tedious consulting tasks with generative AI.The startup was founded by a former McKinsey consultant and former Apple engineer.The cofounders said AI could lead to a lot of growth for small- and midsize consultancies.Consulting has long relied on manpower, but a new generative AI…
General Motors passed a major milestone in its efforts to make electric vehicles profitable.The Detroit automaker said EVs were “variable profit positive” in 2024.GM built 189,000 EVs last year and aims to build 300,000 this year.General Motors is finally making some money in the electric vehicle business.The automaker reported its…
DeepSeek is a Chinese AI company whose newest chatbot shocked the tech industry.DeepSeek says its AI model rivals top competitors, like ChatGPT’s o1, at a fraction of the cost.DeepSeek’s rise has impacted tech stocks and led to scrutiny of Big Tech’s massive AI investments.An artificial intelligence company based in China…
Elon Musk has become a key advisor to President Donald Trump as a government efficiency tsar.Trump has moved to cut subsidies for EVs, which the Tesla CEO has embraced.Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said Musk’s relationship with Trump could benefit the EV industry.Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe told Business Insider that Elon…
By Sheila Dang and Valerie Volcovici HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas companies are unlikely to expand development in Alaska and the Arctic following President Donald Trump’s executive order enabling them to do so, company officials and industry representatives told Reuters, noting a future president could easily reverse Trump’s…
By Douglas Gillison, Suzanne McGee and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency executives swilled cocktails and danced to rap superstar Snoop Dogg on Friday night as they celebrated the approaching inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, whose administration has promised major changes in crypto policy. After years of butting heads with…
By Jonathan Saul and Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – Companies transporting their products around the world are not ready to return to the Red Sea trade route in the wake of a Gaza ceasefire deal because of uncertainty over whether Yemen’s Houthis will continue to attack shipping, industry executives said.…
