LGBTQ+ apps are seeing a surge of interest after Meta’s content moderation changes. Business Insider spoke with several founders building apps about the influx of users. The apps are focused on safety, privacy, and community amid tech industry shifts. Between Meta’s changes to its content-moderation policies and the TikTok ban, the past week has left…
Aligning a brand with a celebrity can be risky. Last year, a number of stars suffered reputational damage that affected their business partners. Going into 2025, brands must be more thorough and savvy when deciding who to partner with. Celebrity brands can be as risky as they are glamorous, and last year was no exception….
Gig work is expanding to new professional areas such as nursing. One nurse said she uses gig work to make extra money and pay down debt. But the app points to a broader issue in her field, she said. Sarah has a full-time nursing job during the day. A few evenings each week, however, she…
Happy Friday! Not a great way to start the weekend, but important nonetheless: A new report detailed the alarming rise in cancer among women under 65. While breast cancer remains the biggest risk, lung cancer cases are on the rise. In today’s big story, time is running out for TikTok as its sell-or-ban deadline is…
In less than a month, TikTok could be pulled from US app stores due to a federal divest-or-ban law. Merchants who sell on TikTok Shop may struggle to find an alternative if the ban goes through. TikTok Shop offers a unique blend of social tools, e-commerce tech, and a large audience. If TikTok is pulled…
The government lost billions of dollars to fraud and improper payments last year. Both Musk and Ramaswamy have indicated they’ll crack down on fraud through DOGE. Some experts told BI they’re optimistic about action on fraud, but the DOGE leaders have to be willing to invest in the issue. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have…
Celebrity stylists Courtney Mays, Kris Fe, and Sam Woolf told BI who had the best style of the year. Cynthia Erivo’s “Wicked” press tour looks were standouts. Colman Domingo’s Critics Choice Awards look was popular, too. For some of us, 2024 was the year of Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso,” the “Wicked” movie, and Moo Deng, but…
A Delaware judge again struck down Elon Musk’s $55 billion pay package. Legal experts walked BI through what the appeal process could look like for Tesla. Tesla may also reintroduce the package in Texas, a strategy that could end up costing shareholders more. Elon Musk’s battle over his Tesla pay is entering a new phase. A…
(Bloomberg) — Wall Street analysts are quickly scaling back their forecasts for Corporate America’s earnings growth over the next year, which could pump the brakes on the blistering stock market rally before long. Most Read from Bloomberg A key indicator known as earnings-revision momentum — a gauge of upward-to-downward changes to expected per-share earnings over…
Temu was the most downloaded app by Gen Z in the US in the first 10 months of 2024. Users aged 18 to 24 downloaded the app nearly 42 million times from January to October. Low prices, convenience, and the gamification of shopping are among its selling points. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite…