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[ad_1] On a Tuesday evening at the swanky Ned hotel in Manhattan, venture firm Lux Capital pitted me against fellow journalists, investors, professors, and scientists to compete for attention.I’d signed up for the firm’s latest “risk game,” an elaborate thought experiment disguised as play. Since last year, Lux’s partners have been inventing complex scenarios inspired by real-world trends and gamifying them.The games draw in heavy-hitters across tech and politics, fitting for a firm led by cofounder Josh Wolfe, who’s best known for defense and biotech bets.That September night, I stepped into a world where three experimental “pattern-recognition” drugs had been…

[ad_1] Every generation of young people faces challenges, Ross Gerber said.”When I was a kid, the cost of housing was high, and interest rates were 7.5% on a mortgage, and there was an earthquake in LA, and you couldn’t get a job,” he said.The CEO and cofounder of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, a $3 billion asset manager, underscored how cheap and easy it is to start an online business, and hailed the wealth of career opportunities created by the AI boom.”This couldn’t be a more abundant and opportune time to be a young person,” Gerber said. College students…

[ad_1] The copycat weight-loss drugs party was supposed to be over, but it’s still raging on.Because of shortages of the name-brand medications — Ozempic or Wegovy for semaglutide and Zepbound or Mounjaro for tirzepatide — the FDA allowed a flood of providers to jump into the market over the past few years with cheaper, off-brand versions called compounded drugs. The FDA declared the scarcities resolved over the past year, so if people wanted to keep taking the GLP-1s, they would need to switch to the patented versions. Many patients were not thrilled with this, given the eye-watering price tags on…

[ad_1] Whether it’s spam or reminders about veterinary appointments, I get a lot of unknown numbers calling my phone.It reached the point in May when I installed a third-party call filtering app that sent suspicious calls straight to voicemail. So, as an iPhone user, I was excited when Apple said it was releasing its own feature to monitor calls in its iOS 26 update.I deleted my third-party call filtering app on Tuesday after updating my iPhone 15 to iOS 26. I was looking forward to testing out a new way to filter my calls, but first, I had to learn how…

[ad_1] 2025-09-20T23:17:03Z 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. President Donald Trump issued an order imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications. The Indian government, whose citizens hold the most H-1B visas, raised concerns about the fee. The Indian government said disruption from the order is likely to have “humanitarian consequences.” President Donald Trump’s surprise…

[ad_1] 2025-09-20T21:39:33Z 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. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday making changes to the H-1B visa program. US employers hiring foreign skilled workers must now pay a $100,000 application fee. The majority of H-1B applications are for professional, scientific, and technical services. Some employers may struggle with the new…

[ad_1] Hiring skilled foreign workers through America’s H-1B program now comes at a steep price.President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday requiring US employers to pay a $100,000 application fee for the visa program. The order takes effect on September 21 at 12:01 a.m. ET.The White House told Business Insider on Saturday that the new fees would apply only to new applicants. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday, however, said it would also apply to renewals. The executive order itself does not specify.Trump and Lutnick said the executive order was needed to prevent abuse of the H-1B visa…

[ad_1] The viral video of a Starbucks barista declining to put “Charlie Kirk” on a customer’s cup, citing corporate policy, has brought scrutiny to the company’s requirement that staff write on every beverage.The mandate, intended to improve the customer experience, is a source of frustration for some baristas — because failing to do it, or writing the wrong thing, can have consequences.Internal guidelines reviewed by Business Insider outline specific rules for notes and disciplinary guidelines for infractions. A serious infraction of the rules, like a profane message or repeatedly forgetting to mark a customer’s cup, can lead to termination.”Starbucks prohibits…

[ad_1] 2025-09-20T17:30:11Z 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 White House official said that the $100,000 H-1B visa fee only applies to new applicants. Amid uncertainty, tech companies have urged H-1B holders to return to the US. President Donald Trump says he was imposing the new fee to prevent abuse of the visa. After Trump announced…

[ad_1] At its annual Made on YouTube event this week, YouTube unveiled tons of new updates, features, and tools geared toward creators, including updates to YouTube Live, new ways to monetize, and more. Studio updates include “likeness” detection and lip-synced dubs, and the company is offering new AI tools for podcasters to help promote their shows. Here’s everything announced at Made on YouTube. A new Studio YouTube CEO Neal Mohan at Made on YouTube 2025Image Credits:YouTube The company showed off new and updated tools to Studio, which creators use to manage their channels and track analytics. Updates include an inspiration…