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Bill Ackman donates $10,000 to GoFundMe for Alex Pretti's family

Bill Ackman has made donations to multiple fundraisers amid clashes between protesters and immigration officers in Minneapolis. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty images Bill Ackman's donation follows ...

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I started drinking at 14, and it became a dangerous habit for more than 55 years. I'm finally sober at 70.

From left: Barbara Face pictured as a teenager when she first started drinking, at the height of her alcoholism, and sober, as she is today. Courtesy of Barbara Face Barbara Face began drinking at 14 ...

Jan 13Business InsiderHealthImpact

China’s big people shortage just got bigger, and the risks are growing too

Adek Berry/Getty Images China's population declined for the fourth year in a row, reaching 1.405 billion. Falling birth rates and an aging population threaten China's economy and the global economy. G...

Jan 19Business Insiderworld_newsImpact

Will AI replace human jobs and make universal basic income necessary? Here's what AI leaders have said about UBI.

Universal basic income provides recurring cash payments, no strings attached. Wong Yu Liang AI advances could widen wealth gaps, which has prompted calls for a universal basic income . UBI offers recu...

Jan 19Business InsiderTechnology

Why millennials are yearning for 2016 all over Instagram

People are taking to Instagram to reminisce 2016 in all its fishnet-stocking glory. Melodie Jeng/Getty Images 2016 is so back — at least on Instagram. Millennials are putting up pictures of them...

Jan 16Business InsiderlifestyleImpact

Focusing on future AI doom lets companies dodge responsibility today, professor says

Tobias Osborne, a Leibniz Universität Hannover physics professor, says AI apocalypse fears distract regulators and let companies evade accountability for real harms happening today. Yuichiro Chino/Get...

Jan 15Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

8 Americans explain how capitalism has shaped — and failed — their lives

Thomas Simonetti, Mustafa Hussain, Roger Kisby, Jesse Barber for BI Business Insider launched the Future of Capitalism series to examine shifting attitudes about capitalism, fairness, opportunity, har...

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Why nobody’s stopping Grok

Today’s episode of Decoder is about X, Grok, and Elon Musk. By now we’re several weeks into one of the worst, most upsetting, and most stupidly irresponsible AI controversies in the short history of g...

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Odds of a government shutdown skyrocket on Polymarket and Kalshi in wake of ICE shooting in Minnesota

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that Democrats will not vote to advance a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, imperiling a broader government funding package. Kevin Dietsch/Get...

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How business and tech leaders are reacting to the latest fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Tear gas fills the air in Minneapolis after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti on Saturday morning. Star Tribune via Getty Images/Star Tribune via Getty Images Federal immigration officers sho...

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The Alexander brothers head to trial this week on sex-trafficking charges. Here's what's at stake.

Brothers Oren Alexander, Tal Alexander and Alon Alexander were arrested on sex trafficking charges in 2024. J Grassi/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images The Alexander brothers will stand trial on federa...

Jan 18Business InsidercrimeImpact

Sen. Mark Kelly is suing the Pentagon. Legal experts say veterans' rights are at stake.

Sen. Mark Kelly said his lawsuit is about fighting back on the Pentagon's crackdown on speech. Heather Diehl/Getty Images Senator Mark Kelly sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Pentagon's spe...

Jan 15Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

She was a first-generation college grad. Now, she has $55,000 in student loans and is postponing having kids.

Eryn Bostwick, 37, is delaying having kids because of her student loan debt. Courtesy of Eryn Bostwick Eryn Bostwick, 37, is postponing having kids due to her student-loan debt. As a first-generation ...

Jan 19Business InsidersocietyImpact

Young TikTokers are reframing bankruptcy as a financial hack. Experts say it's far more complicated.

More than 533,000 people filed for bankruptcy last year. Boy_Anupong/Getty Images Personal bankruptcy filings are on the rise in the US. Some young people have taken to TikTok, framing their bankruptc...

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Martin Luther King Jr. was talking about a universal basic income before it was cool

Martin Luther King Jr. fought for both racial and economic equality. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Martin Luther King Jr. fought for both racial and economic equality during his life. He argued f...

Jan 19Business InsidereconomicsImpact

I had 90 days to find a job after getting laid off while on a work visa. A $50 book helped me land my dream role.

Aman Goyal Aman Goyal After being laid off last year, Aman Goyal faced pressure during his job search due to his visa status. Within two months of searching, he landed his dream role as an associate p...

Jan 18Business Insidersociety

I quit my job at Microsoft to be a more present mother. I'm not worried about finding a new job — I have a plan.

Kruthika Jayatheertha Kruthika Jayatheertha Kruthika Jayatheertha left her Microsoft job to take an extended career break after maternity leave. She believes being present during her child's early yea...

Jan 17Business InsiderlifestyleImpact

How 'Heated Rivalry' fans took over the internet

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie play hockey rivals who fall in love on HBO's "Heated Rivalry". Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max " Heated Rivalry" is a breakout hit on HBO Max about a gay hock...

Jan 15Business InsiderEntertainmentImpact

Meet the people who think posting on social media is good for them

Steve Zeringue, Mfonsio Andrew, and Campbell Morrison don't subscribe to the "get offline" mentality. Steve Zeringue; Mfonsio Andrew; Campbell Morrison. Forget dumbphones and digital detoxes; ...

Jan 17Business InsiderHealthImpact

Magic: The Gathering: Lorwyn Eclipsed is Out Today, Here's Where to Buy Everything From 2026's First Set

Magic: The Gathering has kicked off 2026 with a return to Lorwyn, and Lorwyn Eclipsed might be the most excited I've seen the community since, well, Edge of Eternities (the last Universes Within set)....

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