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When Candice Choi launched her Korean seaweed snack brand, Geem, in 2023, she thought the company would be strictly direct-to-consumer, with its marketing strategy relying primarily on TikTok. But within three months, the seaweed snacks were on the shelves of grocery stores, including some Whole Foods locations, where Geem chips sit next to kale chips and veggie straws.”There was so much confluence of people being really excited about our snacks and stores really willing to take us on that was really, really exciting,” Choi told CNBC. “Traditionally, buyers are gatekeepers, and it takes years and years and years to develop…

This as-told-to essay is based on an interview with 27-year-old engineer Sunjana Ramana, who moved from New York City to London in February. The following has been edited for length and clarity.As a naive 22-year-old, living and working in America was my dream.I come from a middle-class household in Hyderabad, India. I was accepted to Columbia for a master’s in electrical engineering, and I moved to New York in August 2021. I wanted to break into data science and engineering, and my focus was on meeting the right people in the US — those working at big companies with successful…

When a corporate leader has to integrate AI into their giant global company with tens of thousands of employees scattered across offices around the world, there’s probably going to be some discomfort.Cisco’s chief customer experience officer, Liz Centoni, described the process as “surgery without the drugs.””It’s painful,” she told Business Insider.Cisco makes networking, security, and collaboration technology for companies, including routers, switches, cybersecurity tools, and services that help connect and protect corporate IT systems. So its customer support team is essential.Centoni, who leads Cisco’s roughly 20,000-employee customer experience division, said she is now transforming it into an AI-native services organization.She…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Vitalii Dodonov, a 29-year-old founder and CTO based in Toronto. It has been edited for length and clarity.I studied chemical engineering at the University of Alberta in 2014 after someone recommended it as a solid career path. During college, I worked in a mineral processing lab, where I observed people performing repetitive manual tasks. I thought there had to be a better way, so I began teaching myself to code on the side.Deloitte came to my campus to recruit. I was hired because I demonstrated hard work through my history of…

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Feb. 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is scheduled to testify before House lawmakers Friday in a closed-door hearing over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Bondi in March to discuss her role in overseeing the Department of Justice’s release of millions of documents related to the convicted sex offender. Survivors and Democrats have long criticized Bondi’s handling and release of…

I’ve never been much of a numbers guy. Until recently, my approach to money was what I’d call vibes-based accounting: save a bit each month, contribute to my 401(k), try to cook at home instead of ordering in, and occasionally ignore my better judgment in favor of martinis and Cos shirts.Then I had a baby.Since my daughter was born in January, every dollar feels higher-stakes. A $43 Thai takeout on Uber Eats? That’s 200 diapers or several cans of formula. Or money that should probably be going into some kind of account because apparently responsible parents are constantly opening accounts.I’m…

I’m a traveler, not a settler. My life has been defined by skyscrapers and subway maps. So why, in the middle of my blissful era in Thailand, am I suddenly concerned with the idea of retirement?As someone who has lived and worked abroad for 20 years in mega-cities like Dubai, London, Johannesburg, and Hong Kong, the question of where to eventually put down roots is never far from my mind.It’s a topic that gains weight with every passing year — and one that’s become impossible to ignore here in Phuket, a place that sells itself as a “permanent vacation” to…

Those dusty old paintbrushes and crochet needles in the attic? It’s time to put them to use again.With the rise of AI slop on the internet, Gen Z is craving real, physical experiences, like shopping in malls, sending snail mail, and going to in-person dating events. And a group of entrepreneurs is seizing the moment.Art and creative side hustles are no longer just hobby-driven; they’re becoming avenues to earn a substantial second income stream. Artists, illustrators, writers, and even people with no creative backgrounds are making cash by selling products like art prints, literary pamphlets, stickers, and postcards.Creative work has…

“60 Minutes” correspondent Cecilia Vega said Thursday that she was fired and issued a blistering statement in which she accused CBS News of “censorship, both imposed and self-driven.”Vega, who joined the prestigious TV newsmagazine from ABC News in 2023, said her contract wasn’t up until March 2027. The network did not respond to a request for comment.Vega got the ax in a major shakeup at the long-running show. CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss ousted the executive producer, Tanya Simon, and replaced her with Nick Bilton, a former New York Times tech columnist and Vanity Fair contributor.Sharyn Alfonsi, a…

The listing for a newly restored three-bedroom home in San Francisco’s Duboce Triangle neatly captures the city’s AI-fueled real estate frenzy in one line: “Anthropic or OpenAI stock will be considered as payments.”It has been less than 24 hours since the offer went live, and the listing agent, Rachel Swann, told Business Insider she has been flooded with interest.”My phone has been blowing up,” Swann said. “It seems to be something that’s very exciting for people.”San Francisco real estate and stock in the hottest AI companies have one thing in common: high demand and low supply, which naturally drives up…