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Since losing his job as a Walmart manager, 50-year-old DJ Perdue has applied to about 10 jobs a day for the past year and a half. After months of rejections, he decided to launch TeenyTown, an indoor play space for kids in Union City, California.”I had to do something,” Perdue told Business Insider. “And it was something that I had always wanted to do.” DJ Perdue created an indoor play space for kids in Union City, California. DJ Perdue Perdue wanted to focus on his four children. He said he used his severance package and bonus from his last job…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jessica Camilleri-Shelton, a 35-year-old copy and content writer based in the UK. It’s been edited for length and clarity.Since implementing AI into my workflow about two and a half years ago, my career and life have transformed.I have many priorities to juggle throughout the day: I’m a freelance copywriter, content writer, and educational content creator. I’m also working on building my own business where I teach professionals how to “future-proof” their careers using AI.In the past six months alone, I’ve doubled my income from copywriting while producing what I consider to…

In a new court filing, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is asking a federal judge to force the U.S. Department of Education to follow the law and cancel the debts of borrowers who have met longstanding requirements for loan forgiveness. The AFT argues the department is delaying cancellation for many borrowers in a way that is “unwarranted and unlawful” and will have “real and significant consequences.” That’s because the clock is ticking. With the American Rescue Plan, Congress temporarily stopped treating loan cancellation as taxable income until Jan. 1, 2026. Soon, many borrowers will again be expected to pay…

A cursor moves over Google’s search engine page, in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2018. The most valuable information Google is being forced to share under Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling is users’ click-and-query data. That refers to the information Google collects from users about what they search for (the queries) and what links they select (the clicks). Don Ryan/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Don Ryan/AP/AP Earlier this month, when U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta issued penalties against Google for monopolizing the search engine market, he stopped short of the harshest ones — like forcing the breakup of the company. Instead,…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks alongside a photo of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska (right), who was allegedly killed by Decarlos Brown Jr. (left), on a light rail train in Charlotte, N.C. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images A violent stabbing in Charlotte’s transit system is getting a lot of attention — all the way up to the Oval Office. In a video posted online by the White House, President Trump held up a photograph of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old refugee from Ukraine, moments before she was attacked by a stranger…

2025-09-19T02:44:56Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link 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. Hollywood writers and actors gathered Thursday to protest Jimmy Kimmel getting pulled from the air. Several hundred people showed up at the protest outside Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Protesters said they were worried about a broader crackdown on free speech in entertainment. The vibe outside Disney studios…

“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert defended Jimmy Kimmel during his opening monologue on Thursday night.Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday that it was pulling Kimmel’s late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely.” Kimmel’s suspension came after he commented on Charlie Kirk’s death in an episode that aired Monday.In his monologue on Thursday, Colbert started by referencing a report from Rolling Stone on Wednesday about Kimmel and ABC. An excerpt of Colbert’s monologue was uploaded to Instagram.”As one source at ABC put it, ‘they were pissing themselves all day.’ Oof. On the bright side, that proves Disney is No.…

Versant, Comcast’s spinoff of the majority of its NBCUniversal cable network portfolio, is gearing up to go public. The new entity will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker “VSNT” after the separation, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday. Investors also became privy to more of Versant’s financials.According to the filing, Versant’s revenue has been on the decline in recent years. Last year, the assets housed under Versant generated $7 billion in revenue. That’s down from $7.4 billion in 2023 and $7.8 billion in 2022. Net income attributable to Versant was $1.4 billion last year,…

Reality bites; can buy you love; community mistrust; and other highlights of recent tax cases.Malden, Massachusetts: Tax preparer Yves Isidor, of Somersville, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for filing false returns for clients.Yves Isidor owned and operated Tax Realty Pro, a tax prep service. From 2012 to 2019, Isidor prepared more than 1,500 returns for taxpayers, falsifying returns for unsuspecting clients by preparing fraudulent schedules that claimed inappropriate expenses or deductions. On multiple occasions, Isidor inflated clients’ total itemized deductions by fabricating medical expenses, charitable contributions, employment expenses and taxes. On a few occasions, he inflated…

Brendan Carr didn’t order ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel, but the Federal Communications Commission chair got the outcome he wanted.Kimmel, a late-night host who’s long criticized and mocked President Donald Trump, had his namesake show on ABC suspended “indefinitely” after his comments about Charlie Kirk, the right-wing influencer who was killed in public last week.Carr, a Trump appointee, suggested on a conservative podcast on Wednesday that owners of local broadcast stations that license ABC programming should pressure the network to cancel Kimmel. He said broadcasters who don’t act “in the public interest” could get their licenses reviewed.Hours after Carr’s critique,…