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Jonathan Butler owned 105 website domains that were collecting dust. The problem was, he didn’t know how to code them to life.The 56-year-old entrepreneur is a Brooklyn fixture. He cofounded the food festival Smorgasburg and the resale market Brooklyn Flea. In 2004, he made one of New York’s early blogs, Brownstoner.com.When he was building Brownstoner, he had help. He was “looking over the shoulder” of an employee programming the site’s back-end, he said. With no coding knowledge, he couldn’t do anything with all those web domains himself. Butler vibe coded a website for his REM cover band and a vintage…

Thursday’s episode was full of celebrity cameos, hidden among the audience.Comedian and actor Bryan Cranston appeared first, joking during Colbert’s opening monologue that he was upset not to be one of the show’s final guests.Actor Paul Rudd then interrupted the monologue to offer Colbert six bananas as a retirement gift, followed by a cut to actor and comedian Tim Meadows.Comedian Tig Notaro, seated in the audience, said she wanted to witness a “historic event.” Actor Ryan Reynolds then appeared, also carrying bananas as a retirement gift.His final interview was with British musician Paul McCartney, who gave Colbert a signed photo…

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel dedicated the opening monologue of his Wednesday episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to Colbert, and said his peer was being “pushed out” by CBS.”I hope the people who did the pushing feel ashamed of themselves tonight, although I know they probably won’t. But that being said, I think it is most important to congratulate Stephen and the team at ‘The Late Show’ for all the great work over the last 11 years, and all the great work he will continue to do in other venues, I have no doubt,” Kimmel said.”Even though he and Colbert are…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rebekah Kellow, 57, who runs Wanderlust Surf Camp in Sri Lanka, where weeklong packages, including accommodation and surf lessons, start from $575. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’d been a teacher for decades, so September always meant going back to school.But in 2022, while my colleagues returned to their classrooms, I was out on a surfboard in Sri Lanka, thinking to myself: Maybe I don’t have to go back.I was a few months into my yearlong sabbatical when I realized I’d outgrown my old life.I moved to Guernsey, a…

ClickUp is taking a winner-takes-all approach to its workforce.Zeb Evans, CEO of the cloud-based productivity platform, wrote on social media on Thursday that the company has cut 22% of its workforce, while simultaneously promising that remaining employees could earn million-dollar salaries.”This wasn’t about cutting costs,” Evans wrote on X. “Most savings from this change will flow directly back into the people who stay. We’ll be introducing million-dollar salary bands.””If you create outsized impact using AI, you’ll be paid outside of traditional bands,” Evans added.The layoffs come after months of rapid AI adoption inside the company, which centralizes enterprise workflows and…

An Imax private screening for the movie “First Man” at an AMC theater in New York on Oct. 10, 2018.Lars Niki | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesShares of premium theater company IMAX jumped after the closing bell Thursday following a report that it’s exploring a sale.A source familiar with the company told CNBC that it has held “preliminary talks” through intermediaries, but no official pitches have been made by the company. IMAX’s longtime bankers occasionally test the waters for potential interest, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the confidential nature of the discussions.The…

Mark Zuckerberg is signaling that Meta employees can stop looking over their shoulders. Loading audio narration… After long emphasizing cost-cutting, management flattening, and “Year of Efficiency” rhetoric, the Meta chief struck an empathetic tone in his post-layoff email to employees on Wednesday — emphasizing stability, conceding communication failures, and promising to “do right by people along the way.”In his internal email to staffers, he thanked the roughly 8,000 workers who were being let go and emphasized his desire to provide “as much stability as possible” to those who remained.It was a reminder that layoff anxiety carries a real business cost.To…

With AI taking over feeds and the biggest social media platforms feeling less social than ever, there’s an opportunity for a breakthrough startup. Loading audio narration… Business Insider wants to know: Who is backing those companies?Some venture capitalists are on the hunt for the “next big thing” in consumer technology — even as VC interest in the broader consumer category is in flux.There are new social networking startups vying to be the next generation’s Facebook, Tumblr, or TikTok. The space is also brimming with new companies trying to disrupt dating and day-to-day life with AI assistants that help you navigate your in-real-life…

Elon Musk’s attempts to win over advertisers have yet to spark a major recovery in ad revenue for X. Loading audio narration… In 2025, ad revenue for X (formerly Twitter) reached $1.8 billion, up around 7% from 2024. That said, revenue was down 21% from 2023 and about 59% from 2021, the year before Musk took over Twitter and began alienating some brands with looser content moderation.Here were the stats:X’s ad revenue figures were revealed in an S-1 filing by SpaceX, X’s parent company.Since buying Twitter, Musk’s relationship with advertisers has been rocky. In 2023, he told marketers who were…

President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, May 21, 2026.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Thursday announced a delay of two Biden-era EPA refrigerant rules, arguing the move will cut costs for companies and save consumers money at the grocery store. The administration estimated that American businesses and families will save more than $2.4 billion under the new rules. “Our actions allow businesses to choose the refrigeration systems that work best for them, saving them billions of dollars,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in…