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State employees are the latest targets of prediction market insider trading bans
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (255+ words) On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York signed an executive order aimed at banning state employees from engaging in insider trading on prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. "Getting rich by betting on inside information is corruption, plain…...
AI hallucinated " and now an elite law firm is profusely apologizing to a federal judge
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (284+ words) A partner at the elite Wall Street law firm Sullivan & Cromwell wrote an apology letter to a federal bankruptcy judge for a court filing that contained AI hallucinations. Andrew Dietderich, co-head of Global Finance & Restructuring at the firm, said in…...
Business Insider wins 2026 Webby for mid-form documentary
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (180+ words) Business Insider has won a Webby Award in the Documentary: Mid-Form category at the 2026 Webby Awards for The Man Who Feeds Gaza's Children. Established in 1996, the Webby Awards recognize the best of the internet. This year, the Webby Awards received…...
Behind the Coachella glamour: How much influencers actually get paid
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (742+ words) Naomi Genota spent well over a thousand dollars to get to her first-ever Coachella. "I was originally only going with my friends and family for this," Genota, a content creator with 41, 000 Instagram followers, told Business Insider. As the dates quickly…...
AI startups are moving into smaller neighborhoods and shifting San Francisco's economic center
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (927+ words) Despite the pandemic, an exodus of tech companies, and a feared "doom loop," a one-two punch of'return-to-office mandates'and the explosion of'AI startups'has shifted San Francisco's tech center into smaller neighborhoods. CEO Vipul Ved Prakash told Business Insider that due to…...
I took my first long-distance Amtrak ride on short notice. These are the 5 mistakes I'd avoid next time.
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (896+ words) I booked a 20-hour train on a whim, and while I enjoyed the experience, I also made some rookie mistakes. Amid the recent TSA airport chaos, I made the last-minute call to cancel my 2-hour flight from Chicago to New…...
I paid $320 for a round trip on one of the most scenic trains in the world. It was worth the ride " once.
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1302+ words) I spent six weeks exploring New Zealand's North and South Islands, and all of my research kept pointing me toward the country's famous train rides " often described as some of the most scenic in the world. Great Journeys New Zealand…...
How to Get NBA All-Star Game 2026 tickets: Dates, locations, and prices
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (349+ words) There will be four different main events happening during the NBA All-Star games. Fans of the WNBA will also have the opportunity to see their favorite All-Star players play ball in the summer. We're going to tell you about how…...
Sam Altman's Molotov attack suspect listed names of other AI CEOs and investors in an 'anti-AI' doc, the feds said
1+ week, 2+ day ago (455+ words) The man accused of tossing a Molotov cocktail at the San Francisco home of Open AI CEO Sam Altman was found with an "anti-AI" document that listed off the names and addresses of other AI CEOs and investors, according to…...
This billionaire is the odds-on favorite to become California's governor after Swalwell dropped out
1+ week, 2+ day ago (241+ words) There's a new favorite to be the governor of California. Tom Steyer, a billionaire philanthropist and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, is now favored by prediction markets to win the gubernatorial election in the country's largest state in November. Traders on both…...