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[ad_1] The countdown is on: The application to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. If you’ve been considering a way to amplify your brand during the week’s tech epicenter, now is the time to lock it in. Your Side Event could be the dinner everyone’s still talking about, the panel that sparks a deal, or the happy hour that launches a new collaboration. With 10,000+ Disrupt attendees in San Francisco — plus the global spotlight of TechCrunch promotion — your event won’t just happen. It will resonate. Image Credits:Slava Blazer Photography Today’s deadline…

[ad_1] The explosion of AI across every industry has seen hundreds of water- and power-hungry server farms sprout up across the US.Already, one-third of the world’s internet traffic flows through data centers in just one US state: Virginia. However, until now, there has been no official record of the number of data centers in America, who owns them, or how much electricity they consume.In an exclusive deep dive into the industry, Business Insider reporters cracked the code and, for the first time, revealed the true cost of the data warehouses feeding our growing appetite for cloud computing and AI.We traveled…

[ad_1] When Seth Winterroth left his job at GE Ventures to help launch Eclipse Ventures in 2015, robotics was on his mind. Or more specifically, the number of early-stage robotics startups that were struggling to launch due to lack of interest. “These are teams that had just finished their postdocs at Waterloo, or CMU, or MIT, and were starting robotics companies, and the refrain that I continually heard from the startups was, ‘hey, we’re having a really hard time raising institutional venture capital,’” Winterroth told TechCrunch. “At the time in Silicon Valley, most venture capital was going into the very…

[ad_1] Smaller stocks that could still win big this year include Wayfair and Cinemark , according to Morgan Stanley. While the three major stock indexes are trading at all-time highs, recent data points show signs of economic cooling. But heading into the fall, investors are optimistic that easing monetary conditions could help revitalize the U.S. economy. The CME FedWatch tool shows a high likelihood that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by at least a quarter percentage point at its policy meeting next week. The Morgan Stanley sales desk shared its top small- and mid-cap stock ideas “that still…

[ad_1] There’s a top-secret project underway inside Dell.Most of Dell’s employees aren’t meant to know about it, and those who do have signed NDAs and been told to keep communications about it to a minimum.”Do not mention the Project Maverick name,” reads a NDA agreement seen by Business Insider.But despite its secrecy, “Project Maverick,” as it is codenamed, isn’t a revolutionary piece of hardware or groundbreaking new technology. It’s Dell’s plan to overhaul the company’s operations and streamline all systems, data, and processes into a standardized platform.Dell sees this transformation as “critical” for its AI strategy and future success, and…

[ad_1] 2025-09-12T11:30:55Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. US household wealth reached $176.3 trillion in Q2, up by $46 trillion since before the pandemic. Stocks and housing fueled record net worth, with equities nearly surging since 2019, per Fed data. Despite gains, Fed data show household borrowing and government debt increased. Americans just got trillions of…

[ad_1] Stocks could be in trouble as they trade at record levels with signs of a U.S. economic slowdown emerging — leading Morgan Stanley to recommend clients scoop up cash-rich companies that can ride out a downturn. “Companies with ample free-cash flow are self-financing and may better withstand any deeper corrections in the market,” Morgan Stanley analysts said Tuesday in a note to clients. Free-cash flow is the money that remains in a company’s coffers after operating expenses and capital expenditures are covered. Businesses may allocate those leftover funds toward growing their operations or paying down their debt, among other…

[ad_1] AT&T is reducing its reliance on an employee-attendance tracking system, admitting to workers that it hasn’t been fully accurate and is “driving people to the brink of frustration.”The system, known internally as presence reporting, automatically tracks the hours workers spend at their assigned office. Most are required to log at least eight hours a day, five days a week, on-site.The telecom giant is one of several companies, including Amazon, JP Morgan, and Microsoft, tightening return-to-office mandates and using new tech to track employee compliance. Executives at these companies say the moves boost collaboration and productivity.In a meeting last month,…

[ad_1] 2025-09-12T09:54:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Banks and financial institutions are expanding their operations in Texas. Corporations across industries are flocking to the state, which promises business-friendly taxes. From Goldman to the New York Stock Exchange, here’s what some of the big financial players are up to in Texas. When it comes to finance,…

[ad_1] Flip employees were riding high in mid-January.The TikTok challenger had just cracked the Apple App Store’s top-five ranking. Downloads soared 855% month over month, Sensor Tower data showed, fueled by TikTok’s imminent ban in the US.It was a dream scenario for an app that — with over $230 million in funding and a roughly $1.1 billion valuation — promised to reinvent social shopping through a mix of product reviews and entertaining videos.Raging wildfires had forced Flip’s CEO, Noor Agha, to evacuate his Los Angeles home before he had time to retrieve his car or pack an extra pair of…