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Blue Owl Capital is doubling down on artificial intelligence infrastructure investments — including loans to two more data centers, Business Insider has learned. Loading audio narration… Last year, the Wall Street investment and credit firm raised nearly $10 billion for digital infrastructure, primarily for ownership interests in data center projects. The company has also expanded its lending to the sector.Blue Owl, based in New York City, recently agreed to provide $240 million of financing for a data center in Minneapolis that was purchased by investors Cloud Capital and Arcapita Group, according to two people with knowledge of the transaction.The company…

Imani Ritchards is an ideas person. Loading audio narration… The director of product design at Snap, the company behind Snapchat, doesn’t care much about your degree or your accolades. Mere hours before our chat at Snap’s Santa Monica headquarters, Ritchards interviewed a designer. But they didn’t have a fancy design degree, they were a chemical engineering major.What Ritchards does care about is creativity and how they use it. She looks for candidates with an “openness to take creative risks,” she tells me — and the portfolio to back it up.The résumé of a product designer is rapidly changing. With the right suite…

Three wealthy brothers, 10 rape accusers, one shocking conviction.On Monday, the Alexander brothers — a trio who enjoyed money, good looks, and access to expensive homes and resorts around the world — were found guilty on all counts at their federal sex-trafficking trial.Possible life prison terms now loom for the three men, former luxury real estate brokers Tal and Oren Alexander, and Oren’s twin brother Alon, once a vice president at his family’s private security firm.Throughout the siblings’ five-week trial, 10 women, all testifying under pseudonyms, told jurors they were raped — sometimes through violence, sometimes after being drugged senseless,…

The two big leagues in the toy world are joining forces: Pop Mart’s iconic Labubu doll is getting a Sanrio makeover.The collection features Labubus dressed as popular Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, Kuromi, My Melody, and more.The small 7-inch Labubu keychains in the collection are priced at $39.99 and sold in blind boxes, which conceal the exact character inside, making the purchase feel like a gamble.The collection also includes 15-inch plush dolls priced at $149.90.The collection will go live on Pop Mart’s online store on Thursday at 10 p.m. E.T. It will be available in stores in April, Pop…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Liz Weselby, a 53-year-old communications executive based in Sydney. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… At 29, I left the UK for a job at a newspaper in Thailand. Over the years, my career has led me to live in five cities around the world: London, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Sydney.I’ve had to adapt my work wardrobe multiple times. Each place brought unique challenges and cultural nuances, and I’ve had some awkward encounters to show for them.One thing I’ve learnt is that the color of…

Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein’s former attorney, testified before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. Getty Images/Tom Williams hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/Tom Williams Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein’s former accountant, testified before the House Oversight Committee in a closed-door deposition Wednesday, telling lawmakers that he was “not aware” of Epstein’s crimes and regrets that he may have “unknowingly assisted Epstein in any way.” “While Epstein was alive, I never observed any sexual abuse or trafficking of women and never received a complaint—either by one of Epstein’s victims or anyone else—of such abuse or trafficking,” Kahn said, according to a copy…

2026-03-11T22:43:08.685Z Share Copy link Email Facebook WhatsApp X LinkedIn Bluesky Threads lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. NBCUniversal is planning to cut dozens of employees as the African streamer it jointly operated with Canal+ shuts down. Showmax was an “expensive failure,” said Canal+, which owns 70% of the venture. NBCU employees were informed about the change on Wednesday. NBCUniversal is planning to let go of dozens…

As part of a sprawling lawsuit against Bank of America, lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims will be able to depose one of the most important figures in the sex-trafficker’s financial life: Leon Black. Loading audio narration… But Black can delay his lawsuit for 10 days, a judge ruled Wednesday.It wasn’t publicly known that Black — the billionaire former CEO of Apollo Global Management — would be forced to sit for a deposition until US District Judge Jed Rakoff scheduled the hearing earlier Wednesday to determine whether he could delay it.Michael Carlinsky, an attorney at the law firm Quinn Emmanuel representing…

A fast is typically 40 days, but the Target Fast lasted nearly 10 times that long.The organizers of the nationwide boycott against Target declared victory Wednesday after they said the company is largely satisfying the demands that were laid out a year ago.Pastor Jamal Bryant and community leaders said at a press conference that their protest of the bullseye retailer’s DEI policies is over after a series of conversations with Target representatives, including new CEO Michael Fiddelke.”We are effectively, today, closing this chapter because we have other fights that we’ve got to see,” Bryant said. “Stay tuned for the next…

Ask many recruiters how to post a job online successfully, and they liken the process to scaling a mountain or falling down a black hole. The first scenario reflects those who have experienced a “résumé avalanche” — they’ve received 500 résumés, but 490 of them are completely irrelevant to their role and company. The second scenario describes how working without a dedicated candidate management platform can leave potential talent feeling ignored, risking damage to the company’s brand.If, however, you ask leading online job sites how to post a job successfully, they tell a different story — one with a much…