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David Ellison’s Skydance just shared its buyout offer for employees who don’t want to return to an office five days a week.Staffers across the company, which was formed by the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, were told on Monday that they’d soon have to work fully in person. The company didn’t say if there were any exceptions to its new RTO mandate.Eligible employees who aren’t willing to work in person can opt to take a standard buyout package of two weeks of severance for every year they’ve been at Paramount or WBD, two people familiar with the offer…

Maurene Comey (R), daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, departs a courthouse in October 2025 in Alexandria, Va. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Win McNamee/Getty Images A New York federal judge ruled Monday that the Justice Department unlawfully fired former prosecutor Maurene Comey, who is the daughter of ex-FBI Director James Comey. Maurene Comey served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan for around a decade, working on high-profile cases against defendants like Sean “Diddy” Combs, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The Trump Justice Department fired her in July 2025 despite her consistently receiving accolades from the…

A Dollar General store in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Adam Gray | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it filed a lawsuit along with 20 states accusing Dollar General of charging customers more than the prices it displays on shelves, price tags and in advertisements. Shares of Dollar General dropped about 4% after the FTC announced the lawsuit.The complaint alleges that thousands of Dollar General stores have “taken advantage of vulnerable shoppers by extracting millions of dollars in unlawful overcharges with insufficient safeguards to prevent the practice.” It also argues that Dollar…

The app that wanted to be the “HBO” of micro dramas is shutting down.Prolific film producer Tommy Harper is shutting down his app, VeYou, after about six months. A message on VeYou said the service would end November 6.Harper told Business Insider he would continue producing series, distributing them via TikTok’s micro-drama app PineDrama, YouTube, and other partners.Harper, whose credits include “Star Wars” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” is one of several Hollywood vets trying to bring their prestige sensibility to micro dramas, the soapy, low-budget series that got their start in China and have exploded in the US.The move shows how…

Every weekend, my partner makes the best breakfast: over-medium eggs, handmade tortillas, and fresh hash browns.We often eat outside thanks to Colorado’s bright, sunny days, then we’ll walk around the lake, watch some football, and spend the evening roasting marshmallows over the fire pit.Then, when Sunday night arrives, I get in my car and drive the 45 minutes back to my dream condo to get ready for the week ahead.My partner and I met at work 13 years ago, and we intend to spend the rest of our lives together, but we still live apart. We know each other’s rhythms,…

7:30 p.m. marks the start of my son’s bedtime routine.First, I pull out our pillows and bedding from under the chaise sofa bed, which I share with my son.Once our makeshift bed is set, I close the curtains separating it from the rest of the one-bedroom apartment. The tiny living room becomes our private oasis.I can almost forget we’re at my mom’s place, sleeping on a convertible sofa she’d originally bought for our annual visits, while my 6-foot-3 husband sleeps on his own air mattress on the ground right next to us.After my husband lost his job, moving in with…

Americans are increasingly focusing on health and wellness, transforming not only how they live but also what they want in their homes.Sotheby’s International Realty found that luxury buyers — many of whom already invest in products and routines that help them stay healthy — are less likely to downsize or move into senior housing. Instead, they are opting to buy homes that better allow them to age in place.Sotheby’s International Realty’s survey shows that nearly 40% of real estate professionals said aging in place is a growing priority among homebuyers.”Increasing life expectancy, coupled with affluent homebuyers’ desire to ‘age in place,’…

Rick Nott is a senior managing director and private wealth advisor at Santa Monica, California-based Angeles Investments. He spoke to Business Insider about how he uses AI, and why he’s excited and afraid when looking at AI-native financial planning platforms. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.When Claude first rolled out its solution for financial advisors, I felt fear and excitement. How complicated will it be? How will it work?I’m not a software developer, but I have some basic tech skills. LLMs have allowed me to dig into coding, which I’d been avoiding learning because it’s a lot…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kate McNeil, a 41-year-old small-business owner based in Atlanta. It’s been edited for length and clarity.The idea to open a romance bookstore started during COVID.I joined an online group of fellow romantasy readers, looking to connect with other people who also enjoyed my favorite form of escapism. That group had over 2,000 members, and it was difficult to feel a sense of community. Eventually, it broke off into local chapters.After COVID, I didn’t know of any dedicated space for these same readers to meet in Atlanta. That’s how I started the…

Athletes don’t have the luxury of waiting for an annual review to hear how they performed — and that may be a good thing.The suspense that comes with anticipating a laundry list of critiques can sometimes be worse than the feedback itself. Plus, the older the feedback, the less relevant it may be.Peter Kenyon, the former CEO of Manchester United and Chelsea, told Business Insider that given the nature of sports schedules, when something goes wrong, it has to be fixed before the next event, which is often just days away.”It’s not ‘let’s work for three months to solve the…