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There’s a new experiential store in Los Angeles that blends livestreaming with in-person retail.The space features rows of hosts selling products live on TikTok Shop.The project is the brainchild of Outlandish, an e-commerce startup with roots in China.Welcome to the TikTok-era shopping mall.A new brick-and-mortar store from the e-commerce startup…
Comcast is looking to separate from most of its cable networks.However, the media titan is keeping Bravo, which makes popular reality-TV shows.Here’s why holding onto Bravo makes sense, even though the spinoff might not work.Comcast wasn’t bluffing about unloading its steadily declining cable TV networks.The cable giant is officially planning…
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is looking for people to join the effort.Musk posted that the compensation is “zero.” So, is this a real job opportunity?DOGE hasn’t answered questions about pay, or whether you need an X account to apply.The new quasi-department Elon Musk is creating to root out…
Temu was the most downloaded app by Gen Z in the US in the first 10 months of 2024.Users aged 18 to 24 downloaded the app nearly 42 million times from January to October.Low prices, convenience, and the gamification of shopping are among its selling points. America’s Gen Z is…
I moved to Washington, DC, after living in rural Pennsylvania for 23 years.Learning how to commute was difficult at first, but it opened up so many options for me.The work culture was a bit intense, but I loved how much there was to do after work and on weekends. I…
A clip of Saoirse Ronan responding to Paul Mescal’s joke about self-defense went viral.Mescal joked about ending a phonecall to use the phone as a weapon against an attacker.Ronan said women always have to consider using everyday items to defend themselves. Fans on social media praised Saoirse Ronan after a…
Avery Heilbron left his corporate job in 2024 to pursue real estate full-time.Heilbron, who built a 14-unit portfolio, got his start using a strategy called house hacking.He generates cash flow from short- and long-term rentals. His Airbnbs are more lucrative but time-intensive. When Business Insider spoke with Avery Heilbron in…
Selling appreciated assets like stock and real estate can trigger high capital gains taxes.Moguls can save big by gifting assets to their parents, inheriting them back, and then selling them.The ultra-rich can use upstream transfers to double how much their kids inherit without estate tax. Wealthy entrepreneurs face hefty capital…
Apple just announced its new AirPods 4 ($129) and a noise-canceling version for $169. The noise-canceling ones include a feature called “Conversation Awareness” — and it could change the way we talk to each other.In the demo video during Monday’s Apple event, when it showed off its new iPhones and…
Recent months have seen a strong rebound in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). From July 1 to August 16, 2024, the S&P 500 Real Estate Index rose by 9.9%, outperforming the ‘s 1.4% gain. Market expectations of a change in Federal Reserve (Fed) interest-rate policy have largely driven this rally.…
