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Uber and DoorDash delivery workers missed $550 million worth of tips in New York City, a city report estimates

Changes to how customers tip on Uber Eats and DoorDash have led to lower earnings for gig workers, according to a report from New York City. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Uber Eats and DoorDas...

Jan 13Business InsidereconomicsImpact

America's homebuilding is powered by immigrant workers. Here are the places that rely on them the most.

The cities building the most homes rely more heavily on immigrant labor. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times The cities that build and remodel the most homes rely the most heavily on immigrant worker...

Jan 18Business Insiderreal_estateImpact

We're siblings who built a 6-figure Turo business in under 2 years. We started with just our mom's car — here's how we scaled up.

Mike and Darlene Person. Courtesy of JDM Whipz Siblings Michael Rumph and Darlene Person built JDM Whipz, a profitable Turo car rental fleet. JDM Whipz grew to 13 vehicles in Atlanta by reinvesting pr...

3dBusiness InsiderlifestyleImpact

THEN AND NOW: Vintage photos show how department stores have changed

Department stores, then and now. Bettmann/Getty Images ; Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images Department stores have changed dramatically over the last 100 years. Department stores once sold necessities. No...

Jan 15Business InsidereconomicsImpact

5 acquisitions, winning over skeptical engineers, and spending tens of millions: Inside a public company's 'AI native' push

Amplitude has sent 'tens of billions' on its AI transformation. Amplitude Amplitude gave Business Insider an inside look at its AI overhaul, from acquisitions to employee upskilling. CEO Spenser Skate...

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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry sounds alarm on AI bubble that's 'too big to save'

Michael Burry Jim Spellman/WireImage Michael Burry says AI is a bubble so big that it will tank the market and economy when it pops. The "Big Short" investor said the government will try to he...

3dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

How Semafor turned Washington into a profit center

Semafor CEO Justin Smith says his company hosted close to 100 events in 2025. His ambition is to build a Washington, DC-based event that's supposed to rivals the annual Davos gathering in Switzerland....

Jan 16Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

3 watch predictions for 2026 that reveal what buyers want next

Cartier is expected to keep gaining momentum in 2026. Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images First-time watch buyers are reshaping the luxury watch market with new purchasing trends in 2026. Younger consumers favo...

6dBusiness InsiderlifestyleImpact

Vintage photos show American life under Trump's tariff hero, William McKinley

The turn of the century saw a rise in labor movements as industry grew largely unregulated. Bettmann/Getty Images Trump has credited a 19th-century US president for inspiring his aggressive approach t...

2dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

The world's biggest fast-food chain just landed in NYC. We tried Mixue — and the hype is real.

I visited the Mixue location in Midtown Manhattan's Herald Square. Henry Chandonnet/Business Insider Mixue has opened its first American locations: two in New York, and one in Los Angeles. I visited t...

6dBusiness InsiderlifestyleImpact

The 8 fastest-growing jobs in New York City

AI engineers ranked No. 1 in LinkedIn's list of fastest-growing jobs in New York City. Bim/Getty Images LinkedIn published rankings of the fastest-growing jobs, including for New York City. AI enginee...

2dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

I'm the CEO of a tourist company in Greenland. Trump's interest in the island boosted business, but now some customers are postponing trips.

Casper Frank Møller, CEO and cofounder of Raw Arctic. Raw Arctic Raw Arctic, co-led by Casper Frank Møller, offers a range of adventure tours in Greenland. US interest in Greenland and geopolitical te...

2dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says defense giants are 'failing the American people' by falling behind on orders

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Donald Trump. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took aim at US defense contractors on Tuesday. He said they'...

4dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Nvidia is staffing up as it draws heightened scrutiny. These are the key leaders it gained and lost last year.

Jensen Huang Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Nvidia has added key marketing, policy, and HR executives over the past year. Several senior software acqui-hires came via startup deals. Executiv...

Jan 15Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

10 new EVs priced below $50,000 that launch this year

Several lower-cost EVs are coming to the states in 2026. It could help save electric cars from their worst quality: premium luxury prices. Josh Lefkowitz/Getty Images The EV industry has some problems...

6dBusiness Insiderautomotive

Tesla's Cybertruck is falling far short of Elon Musk's ambitious sales targets

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Cybertruck at an event in 2019. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Things are not looking great for Elon Musk's Cybertruck. Tesla sold just over 20,000 of the "...

Jan 13Business Insiderautomotive

How hedge funds are tapping prediction markets and their data for an edge

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan said the company has been cleared for a US launch. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for The New York Times Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have surged in popul...

1hBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

Uber Eats and DoorDash workers could see a bump from New York City's new tipping law. The companies say it'll hurt them.

New York City's law mandating an option to tip when customers pay for their order takes effect on January 26. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images A New York City law requiring a tip prompt...

1dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

ACA health insurance enrollment dropped by 1.4 million. See which states had the biggest swings.

Millions are at risk of losing health insurance without Affordable Care Act subsidies. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images 1.4 million fewer Americans enrolled in ACA marketplace ...

Jan 17Business InsiderHealthImpact

Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5070 Graphics Card Drops Below MSRP Today, But It Won't Last

The short-term outlook doesn't bode well for the GPU market. Hardware Unboxed recently announced that the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card may have just hit end-of-life status, since major board part...

Jan 15IGNTechnologyImpact
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