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[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ginny Wu, 32, a Taiwanese-American UCLA graduate living in Taiwan. Her words have been edited for length and clarity.For my dad’s generation, the American dream was about building a better future for their kids.My uncle was the first in his family to get a green card. He eventually sponsored his siblings, including my dad, to leave Taiwan and move to the US.I was born and raised in the States, and never expected that, decades later, I’d end up moving in the opposite direction — back to Taiwan, where their journey…
[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matilda Narulita, the cofounder of Nexmedis, a healthtech AI startup based in Indonesia. The story has been edited for length and clarity.In 2014, I got diagnosed with cancer at the age of 27. By then, it was already in stage 3B, so it was quite advanced.I was numb because I was still very young. It didn’t even cross my mind that somebody at that age could have late-stage cancer. At the time, I was working at PwC.Nobody around me wanted to talk about it. Instead of being sad, I was…
[ad_1] Alphabet and Amazon are buying opportunities ahead of their earnings results, while other plays on artificial intelligence such as Quanta Services are set to get a strong boost, according to Keith Gangl, senior portfolio manager at Gradient Investments. Gangl joined “Power Lunch” on Tuesday to offer his thoughts on the “Magnificent Seven” companies ahead of their quarterly earnings reports this week and next, as well other AI plays. Here are his takes during the “Three-Stock Lunch” segment. Alphabet The Google parent is a buy ahead of its earnings due Wednesday afternoon, the portfolio manager said. The stock has rallied…
[ad_1] Amazon has acquired the AI wearables startup Bee, according to a LinkedIn post by Bee co-founder Maria de Loudres Zollo. Amazon confirmed the acquisition to TechCrunch, but noted that the deal has not yet closed. Bee, which raised $7 million last year, makes both a standalone Fitbit-like bracelet (which retails for $49.99, plus a $19-per-month subscription) and an Apple Watch app. The product records everything it hears — unless the user manually mutes it — with the goal of listening to conversations to create reminders and to-do lists for the user. Zollo told TechCrunch last year that the company…
[ad_1] OpenAI was the company that signed a $30 billion per year deal with Oracle for data center services, disclosed last month, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Now, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has confirmed the details of the contract (but not the dollar amount) in an X post on Tuesday and in a company blog post. To recap, on June 30, Oracle disclosed in an SEC filing that it had signed a cloud deal that would generate $30 billion a year in revenue. However, the company didn’t say who it was with or for what services. The news…
[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Isreal Adeyanju, 32, a coffee shop owner and Airbnb host in Jersey City, New Jersey. In 2023, Adeyanju and his friend Samuel Osei-Afriyie, both partial owners of Kọ Café, purchased the building where they had been leasing space for the coffee shop.They partnered with Nestment, a real estate company, to help facilitate the purchase. Adeyanju, an entrepreneur, now works as a consultant with the company. The conversations have been edited for length and clarity.I’m a partial owner of Kọ Café, a name derived from Yoruba that means “to build.” We’re…
[ad_1] Coldplay “kiss cam” participants: Welcome to Gen Z’s world.By now, I’m sure you’ve heard of the viral “Coldplay” kiss cam saga. We can tease out the ethics of living in a surveillance state, but the reality is: Astronomer’s former CEO just learned a hard lesson about leadership, social media, and the blurry line between public and private.Even when you think you’re not being watched, you’re being watched — and social media makes it easy for people to find out what you do after dark.For me, it’s a story that feels familiar.You’re always representing, even out of uniformAs part of…
[ad_1] 2025-07-22T19:56:23Z 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. A Gilded Age townhouse in New York City sold for over $38.2 million in June. The home was built in 1896 for JP Morgan’s cousin and business partner, James J. Goodwin. It features 22 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms and spans around 24,000 square feet. Only a few Gilded…
[ad_1] CNN — President Donald Trump announced a long-awaited trade agreement with Japan on Tuesday night, a framework between allies and major trading partners that appeared elusive just weeks ago. “We just completed a massive Deal with Japan, perhaps the largest Deal ever made,” Trump said on Truth Social. As part of the deal, US importers will pay 15% “reciprocal” tariffs on Japanese goods exported to the United States. Japan also will invest $550 billion dollars into the United States, the president said. Trump added that the US “will receive 90% of the profits.” He did not specify how those…
[ad_1] 2025-07-22T19:26:18Z 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. Hundreds of millions of people use ChatGPT. A new report from OpenAI shows which states in the US are adopting it the fastest. The list may not be what you expect — take a look. Which states are adopting ChatGPT the fastest? You might be surprised.OpenAI, the maker…