Trump wanted allies who treat him like cult leader, now backfiring - Business Insider
Both Lev Parnas and Michael Cohen have described their fanatical devotion to President Donald Trump as resembling a cult. That has its drawbacks.
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Jan 17, 2020
Jan 17, 2020
CNN expert: Delta jet fuel dump on LAX school kids down to poor comms - Business Insider
FAA investigators are looking into why the Delta flight crew dumped fuel even though they told air traffic control at LAX that they wouldn't.
Jan 17, 2020
China's economy grew at the slowest pace in nearly 30 years as Trump's trade war bites
China's economy grew at the slowest pace in nearly 30 years as Trump's trade war bites
Jan 16, 2020
Green energy and tech investing advice from top-rated Garvin Jabusch - Business Insider
A top-rated tech and green energy investor explains how he melds a focus on current company fundamentals with an eye on the trends shaping the future.
Jan 17, 2020
Lev Parnas: I'll show pics every time Trump claims not to know me - Business Insider
President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed not to know Parnas. "Every time he says it, I'll show them another picture," Parnas told CNN.
Jan 17, 2020
Manny Pacquiao could retire after fighting Conor McGregor, says expert - Business Insider
Manny Pacquiao is "at the end" of his career and a fight against Conor McGregor is "viable" for 2020, according to one boxing expert.
Jan 16, 2020
Here's where the royal family gets their money - Business Insider
The Queen may be financially supporting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (for now, anyway) — but she's not as rich as you might think.
Jan 17, 2020
11 US soldiers got concussion symptoms after Iran missile strike - Business Insider
After Iran fired a barrage of missiles at the Al Asad base in Iraq, the US said it suffered zero casualties. That was not the whole story.
Jan 16, 2020
China's pneumonia-like virus a reminder we're not ready for a pandemic - Business Insider
The virus, which causes pneumonia-like symptoms and is in the same family as SARS, has killed a second person and spread to Thailand and Japan.
Jan 17, 2020
UK prepares to ignore Trump's threats and call his 'bluff' on Huawei - Business Insider
Boris Johnson's administration is distancing itself from Trump amid repeated threats from the president to the United States' closest ally.
Jan 17, 2020
Xiaomi spins off POCO as an independent brand
Xiaomi said today it is spinning off POCO, a sub-brand it created in 2018, as a standalone brand that will now run independently of the Chinese electronics giant and make its own market strategy. Manu Kumar Jain, VP of Xiaomi, said Poco has grown into its own identity in a short span of time. ̶…
Jan 17, 2020
Funnel closes $47M Series B to prepare marketing data for better reporting and analysis
Funnel, the Stockholm-based startup that offers technology to help businesses prepare — or make “business-ready” — their marketing data for better reporting and analysis, has closed $47 million in Series B funding. Leading the round is Eight Roads Ventures, and F-Prime Capit…
Jan 17, 2020
Trucks VC general partner Reilly Brennan is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility
The future of transportation industry is bursting at the seams with startups aiming to bring everything from flying cars and autonomous vehicles to delivery bots and even more efficient freight to roads. One investor who is right at the center of this is Reilly Brennan, founding general partner of …
Jan 17, 2020
SpinLaunch spins up a $35M round to continue building its space catapult
SpinLaunch, a company that aims to turn the launch industry on its head with a wild new concept for getting to orbit, has raised a $35M round B to continue its quest. The team has yet to demonstrate their kinetic launch system, but this year will be the year that changes, they claim.
Jan 16, 2020
Copilot is a subscription personal finance tracker aiming to kill Mint
When Intuit acquired Mint more than a decade ago, mobile was in a different place — as were tech-enabled financial services. There hasn’t been much progress for the personal finance tracker app category in the meantime. Mint has stumbled along with with integration issues and tiresome d…
Jan 16, 2020
Foxconn and Fiat Chrysler partner to develop EVs and an "internet of vehicles" business
Foxconn Technology Group, the Taiwanese electronics giant best known for its iPhone manufacturing contract, is forming a joint venture with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to build electric vehicles in China. The joint venture was disclosed in a regulatory filing. Nikkei was first to report the joint ven…
Jan 16, 2020
Visa's Plaid acquisition shows a shifting financial services landscape
When Visa bought Plaid this week for $5.3 billion, a figure that was twice its private valuation, it was a clear signal that traditional financial services companies are looking for ways to modernize their approach to business. With Plaid, Visa picks up a modern set of developer APIs that work behi…
Jan 16, 2020
Investors like Sundar Pichai; they just pushed Alphabet into the trillion dollar club for the first time
Alphabet this afternoon became the fourth tech giant to join the highly exclusive trillion-dollar club, one whose original member, Apple, saw its market cap soar past $1 trillion for the first time in August 2018 and that has since welcomed — and pushed back out — Amazon, which passed t…
Jan 16, 2020
'PigeonBot' brings flying robots closer to real birds
Try as they might, even the most advanced roboticists on Earth struggle to recreate the effortless elegance and efficiency with which birds fly through the air. The "PigeonBot" from Stanford researchers takes a step towards changing that by investigating and demonstrating the unique qualities of fe…
Jan 16, 2020
NBCU's streaming service Peacock launches April 15 for Comcast subscribers, everyone else on July 15
NBCUniversal officially unveiled its new streaming service Peacock today, announcing that the service will be available as part of a bundle for Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Flex customers on April 15, before launching nationally on July 15. The company had announced its plans to enter the streami…
Jan 06, 2020
<em>Lucifer</em> finally casts God onscreen, reuniting <em>24 </em>presidents
'Lucifer' is staging two family reunions with one divine casting choice.
Jan 07, 2020
Nicki Minaj just got a Madame Tussauds wax figure — and fans think it looks nothing like her
The Berlin branch of Madame Tussauds unveiled a new Nicki Minaj wax figure ... but it looks nothing like the "Anaconda" rapper. Click for more.
Jan 07, 2020
SAG-AFTRA buildings in L.A. and N.Y. evacuated after threatening phone call
SAG-AFTRA's offices have been evacuated after a threatening phone call was made on Tuesday.
Jan 07, 2020
Alec Baldwin shares his emotional reaction to <em>The Irishman</em>: 'I got a tear in my eye'
On 'The Howard Stern Show,' Alec Baldwin shared his emotional reaction to Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman': 'We're never gonna see these guys do this again.'
Jan 07, 2020
'You and I' should listen to Kelly Clarkson's cover of that Lady Gaga hit
Kelly Clarkson adds another Lady Gaga tune, 'You and I,' to her Kellyoke library.
Jan 07, 2020
<em>Supernatural</em> creator freaks out after Mark Hamill tweets about his 'cameo'
'Supernatural' star Jared Padalecki responded to the 'Star Wars' actor that was his character's inspiration — and show creator Eric Kripke had the best reaction.
Jan 07, 2020
See first images from the <em>Dune</em> graphic novel
'Dune' isn't just being adapted into a new movie this year — it's also becoming a comic, and EW has the first look.
Jan 07, 2020
Rob Lowe reveals how Steven Tyler helped him stay sober
Rob Lowe not only costars alongside Liv Tyler in '9-1-1: Lone Star,' but owes her dad, Steven Tyler, a huge debt of gratitude for a tough time in his life.
Jan 07, 2020
Trailer for Netflix's <em>Killer Inside</em> highlights rise and fall of NFL star Aaron Hernandez
Netflix's new docuseries 'Killer Inside' shares new information about former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who was convicted of murder in 2013 and died by suicide four years later.
Jan 07, 2020
Isabel Allende reflects on the books that have inspired her
The acclaimed author also reveals which of her characters she'd like Anne Hathaway to play.
