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[ad_1] Meet5 wants to help Gen X and baby boomers make more friends.Its app is focused on users over 40 who want to meet new people in their area with in-real-life (IRL) group activities such as concerts, yoga, hiking, or dancing.While anyone over 18 can technically join the app, the average age on Meet5 is 57, CEO Lukas Reinhardt told Business Insider.Reinhardt said some of Meet5’s customers want to “feel young again,” especially those whose children have moved out of the house.”Finally, they have time for themselves again,” Reinhardt said. “They want to do stuff they didn’t do for 20,…

[ad_1] If your dad is “Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban, you’ll get some free tips on navigating the job market in the AI age.”So, I got two kids in college, and what I tell them is if you were looking for a job at a big company, you’re not going to get it,” Cuban said.Cuban was speaking at a joint interview at the All-In Summit with former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson when they were asked if AI could displace jobs.The All-In Summit took place in Los Angeles from September 7 to September 9. A video recording of Cuban’s interview…

[ad_1] 2025-09-10T03:34:54Z 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. Robinhood is launching a social media platform for users to share and track trades. The platform will feature trending and publicly reported trades from hedge funds and politicians. Robinhood and Reddit were key players in the 2021 meme stock mania. Robinhood is encroaching on Reddit’s territory.At the company’s…

[ad_1] A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook from her post as a Federal Reserve governor, setting up a legal showdown that will likely head to the Supreme Court.US District Judge Jia Cobb ruled in favor of a temporary restraining order requested by Cook’s lawyers, meaning the decision stands while additional litigation plays out, or unless it is reversed by a higher court.”President Trump’s actions and Cook’s resulting legal challenge raise many serious questions of first impression that the Court believes will benefit from further briefing on a non-emergency timeline,” Cobb wrote in her ruling.Cobb…

[ad_1] Mercor, a startup that connects companies like OpenAI and Meta with domain experts needed to train and refine their foundational AI models, is in discussions with investors for a Series C round, according to a marketing document viewed by TechCrunch and two sources familiar with the deal talks. Felicis, a returning investor, is considering doubling down on the company for the Series C, according to two sources. Felicis declined to comment.  The company is currently targeting a valuation of $10 billion or more, one person said. That’s up from an $8 billion target valuation that the company discussed a…

[ad_1] Mercor, a startup that connects companies like OpenAI and Meta with domain experts needed to train and refine their foundational AI models, is in discussions with investors for a Series C round, according to two sources familiar with the deal talks and a marketing document viewed by TechCrunch. The company is currently targeting a valuation of $10 billion or more, one person said. That’s up from an $8 billion target valuation that the company discussed a couple of months ago, one person said. However, terms of the final deal could still change. Mercor’s previous round was announced in February…

[ad_1] The $1-a-year deals that OpenAI and Anthropic are dangling in front of the Trump administration may seem alluring, but the cost of rolling them out could be very high, says Sid Ghatak, a former advisor to the Biden administration on AI.Ghatak told Business Insider in an interview last month that the government needs to consider the hidden costs of implementing AI.”What does $1 really mean? Does that mean access to the open model and that compute will be charged incrementally?” he said, adding that the government might have to pay extra to train an AI model to meet their…

[ad_1] 2025-09-09T23:25:48Z 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. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attended a dinner at the White House earlier this month. He said Meta would spend at least $600 billion on US data centers and infrastructure through 2028. Meta CFO Susan Li was quizzed about this huge commitment at a conference on Tuesday. Imagine your…

[ad_1] The Federal Reserve’s expected easing action could trigger investors to dump cash and allocate more capital to fixed-income assets following a period of depressed prices, according to Doug Boneparth, president and financial Advisor at Bone Fide Wealth. The bond market could be poised for a rebound if the economy stalls and the Fed resumes cutting interest rates. Bond prices have remained low this year amid concerns over spiraling debt and rising budget deficits, keeping yields elevated. “Fixed income is interesting. You would think as rates come down, bond prices are going to go up, yet we see yields actually…

[ad_1] We don’t post to social media like we used to — and it’s causing Snapchat to shift its strategy.In Snap CEO Evan Spiegel’s annual letter to employees, he said the platform had been “challenged by declines in Friend Stories,” the photos and videos people post for their friends to view in the app.”Historically, Friend Stories served as one of our most important conversation starters, creating the spark that turned a story reply into a chat and a chat into a deeper friendship,” Spiegel wrote.Now, those conversations are being “sparked” in new ways, particularly by Snapchat’s TikTok-like feed of short videos,…