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[ad_1] I had landed my first journalism job and was living in a basement studio. I was dating Ron, a fellow Columbia Journalism School grad, and we were scraping by on entry-level salaries. It was 2006, and we were happy exploring the boroughs of New York City together.Then, one evening, Ron called me and said that his financial situation was untenable, but he had been offered a new job in Taipei. He planned to leave in a month. He wanted to marry me and hoped I would move there, too.I was stunned by his de facto proposal and spent the…

[ad_1] Albert and Aaron Yang, the two North America CEOs of Din Tai Fung, showed up for our online interview sporting the same combed-back hair, button-down shirts, smiles, and energy.Aaron, 33, said that growing up, they got the question of whether they were twins “almost every day.” He’s the older one, a year senior to Albert.The duo are the third-generation leaders of the Taiwanese dumpling chain, which started as a humble store in the 1970s and now has over 170 outlets in 13 countries.The two grew up helping in their parents’ first Din Tai Fung restaurant in Los Angeles after…

[ad_1] CNN  —  Canada will rescind a digital services tax – a way of taxing online companies – its government said on Sunday, in a bid to restart trade negotiations with the United States. US President Donald Trump on Friday canceled trade talks between the two countries, blaming the tax that he called “a direct and blatant attack on our Country.” In a statement Sunday night, the Canadian government said it was stepping back from the tax to help bring the countries back to the table. “To support those negotiations, the Minister of Finance and National Revenue, the Honourable François-Philippe…

[ad_1] Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK financial regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Millions of British savers will be able to access “targeted support” under sweeping new rules to help individuals get better returns on their money, as companies including Hargreaves Lansdown and Vanguard gear up to offer such services.Unveiling one of the biggest shake-ups of investment advice for a decade, the Financial Conduct Authority said it would allow companies to make generic suggestions to consumers without having to meet all the costly restrictions involved in providing personalised financial advice.The move, which the…

[ad_1] The bromance between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk is most definitely over.The Tesla CEO, who until recently was the face of the White House DOGE Office and Trump’s efforts to cut government spending, had some more choice words for the president’s signature spending bill on Saturday.”The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country! Utterly insane and destructive,” Musk said on X. “It gives handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future.”Senate Republicans managed to push the bill past a key procedural…

[ad_1] Macao, China CNN  —  AlphaBot 2 wants to beat humans at their own game. When the robot is asked if it wants to play dice, it can interpret the question and jump into action – pressing the button on an automatic dice roller, which spins a die. It can even react to its opponent’s score with a thumbs up if they win. The humanoid, created by AI² Robotics, based in Shenzhen, China, displayed its skills at the recent Beyond Expo in the Chinese special administrative region of Macao, where it played the game with attendees of the tech conference,…

[ad_1] With Meta successfully poaching a number of its senior researchers, an OpenAI executive reportedly reassured team members Saturday that company leadership has not “been standing idly by.” “I feel a visceral feeling right now, as if someone has broken into our home and stolen something,” Chief Research Officer Mark Chen wrote in a Slack memo obtained by Wired. In response to what appears to be a Meta hiring spree, Chen said that he, CEO Sam Altman, and other OpenAI leaders have been working “around the clock to talk to those with offers,” and they’ve “been more proactive than ever…

[ad_1] Apple’s Formula One-inspired film went full-throttle this weekend at the domestic box office.”F1″ has earned over $55 million domestically since debuting in theaters on Friday, according to Warner Bros.The sports drama, starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris, managed to beat out Universal Pictures’ live-action remake of “How to Train Your Dragon” and Disney’s “Elio” to place first at the box office.Overseas, “F1” raked in over $88 million for a total of $144 million globally.This weekend’s numbers are a victory for Apple, which heavily promoted the film and its stars ahead of the premiere. iPhone users received a notification offering…

[ad_1] Updated 2025-06-29T18:12:15Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn 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. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have been friends for over 30 years. After hitting it off in their first meeting, they worked together on philanthropy for decades. But their relationship appears to have cooled in recent years. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, who both rank high among the richest men…

[ad_1] Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldDonald Trump’s “breathtaking fiscal policy excess” and attacks on the Federal Reserve’s independence risk diminishing the US’s status as the ultimate safe haven for foreign investors, economists polled by the Financial Times have warned.The poll, conducted by the Kent A Clark Center for Global Markets at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, found that more than 90 per cent of economists surveyed were either somewhat concerned or very concerned about the safe-haven role of US dollar denominated…