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Michael M. Santiago /Getty, Anna Kim/Getty, Tyler Le/BIThere is conventional wisdom developing in Washington and on Wall Street that President-elect Donald Trump has been handed a gift when it comes to the US economy. I get it. By most traditional metrics, the economy looks like it’s in good shape: Unemployment is low, GDP growth is strong, and labor productivity has been robust. Any president would want to ride into the White House on the coattails of this kind of expansion, the thinking goes. However, I think the reality is somewhat more complicated in ways that are not so traditional.For Trump,…
Business Insider spoke with eight former Google employees who were laid off in 2023 and 2024 about their journeys post-Google.Aaron Neyer; Sylvia Duran; Camila Ferraz; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIAfter you’re laid off, what comes next? For many tech workers, there’s no easy answer. Following who worked at Meta prior to joining Google as a privacy program manager eight months before the 2023 layoffs.I was at a coffee shop with my husband when a news alert popped up on his phone saying that Google was laying off 12,000 people that day. We’d both survived layoffs before — my husband works at Amazon and…
Syrians around the world celebrated as news of Assad’s fall broke.Fadel Dawod/Getty ImagesSyrian dictator Bashar Assad has resigned and fled his country.Rebel forces said they seized control of the capital, Damascus.The collapse of Assad’s government could have major global implications.Syrians around the world celebrated as rebels, after more than a decadelong fight, finally toppled the country’s longtime leader, Bashar Assad, on Sunday.The Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday that Assad had resigned from his position as Syrian president and left the country. Russian state news reported that Assad had arrived in Moscow, where he’s been granted asylum.Syrian anti-government forces announced…
Josh Payne, founder and CEO of Nscale.NscaleNscale has raised $155 million in Series A funding for its hyperscaler platform.The startup offers everything from access to data centers to GPU infrastructure.BI got an exclusive look at the pitch memo the startup used to secure the fresh funds.Nscale, a London-based startup providing companies with access to data centers and clusters of AI chips, has raised $155 million in fresh funding.The startup, which came out of stealth in May 2024, bills itself as a fully integrated AI infrastructure platform.As a hyperscaler, Nscale provides the “full stack” of technologies companies need to train and…
President-elect Donald Trump has begun filling key White House positions.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesPresident-elect that Trump had referred to him as “Mr. Secretary” while notifying him that he wasn’t selected as the Republican vice presidential candidate.Like Trump, Burgum was a businessman before entering politics. In 2001, he sold his software company, Great Plains Software, to Microsoft for over $1 billion.Burgum was elected governor of North Dakota in 2016, and his second term is slated to end in December. Burgum said in January that he would not seek a third term.Lee ZeldinLee Zeldin of New York will lead the EPA.Leon Neal/Getty ImagesFormer Rep.…
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty ImagesWestern leaders have welcomed the fall of Bashar Assad but warned of uncertainty about what’s next.Biden warned of “a moment of risk” over Syria’s future.Assad was ousted by a coalition that included Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, whose leader fought the US in Iraq.World leaders are warning the downfall of Syria’s dictator Bashar Assad leaves the country’s future uncertain, as most of them celebrate his toppling.Assad had, for more than a decade, faced a loose coalition of rebel groups, including the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. But it was Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an Islamist group that traces its…
Source: TradingView.comKey TakeawaysGameStop shares will likely remain in the spotlight on Monday ahead of the video game retailer’s eagerly anticipated earnings report on Tuesday and recent meme-driven trading activity. The stock’s price formed a bullish engulfing pattern following a minor pullback on above average-trading volume.Investors should watch key overhead price areas on GameStop’s chart around $31 and $40.50, while also monitoring important support levels near $23 and $19.50.GameStop (GME) shares will likely remain in the spotlight on Monday ahead of the video game retailer’s eagerly anticipated earnings report due after the bell on Tuesday, especially following a post from social media…
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter (left) was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in an amended complaint in a civil lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs (right).Jed Jacobsohn/GettyJay-Z was named in a new filing stemming from a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs.The alleged incident occurred in 2000 following MTV’s Video Music Awards.The victim, who is not named, said she was underage when she was drugged and raped by both men.Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has been accused of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl in a new court filing stemming from a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs.The amended complaint, filed Sunday,…
The author debated having another child when her son was 7.Courtesy of the authorAs a single mom having another baby wasn’t something that seemed possible. When I met my now-husband we talked about another baby, but the age gap felt too big with my son. Also the idea of having to start all over again with a newborn depressed me. There were times when my son was young when I thought about what it would be like to have another child, but as a single mom, it just wasn’t possible. When I met my husband, we talked a lot about…
The tiny house is surrounded by nature.Sleepy ShepherdJenina, 36, and Adam, 38, spent about $60,000 building a tiny house in the Philippines countryside.They were inspired by the design of shepherd’s huts in the UK, where Adam is from.Now, they’re renting it out on Airbnb, and rates start at $150 a night.Jenina, 36, and her husband, Adam, 38, have always wanted to own a for people all .Read the original article on Business Insider