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In June, the former CIO of $1.3 billion customer messaging startup Intercom — Karen Peacock — took the role of CEO, replacing cofounder Eoghan McCabe. She joined at a tough time: Months into the coronavirus pandemic and shortly after Intercom laid off 39 employees to cut costs. As CEO, Peacock plans to lead the company […]

Quin Garcia’s venture firm, Autotech Ventures, is on the lookout for new deals. Autotech focuses on startups that are involved in ground transportation in some way, but instead of looking for the next Tesla, it invests in those making software or services or that are developing marketplaces. It’s already had some notable successes — it […]

Business Insider has rounded up five books to read if you’re looking to kickstart their career as a real estate agent. It’s never been a stranger — or more opportunistic — time to get in the business, as the coronavirus pandemic has changed all the rules and made real estate a hot asset class. The […]

Parents eager to raise their kids to compete in a competitive job market are investing heavily in digital learning and tech for their children — even toddlers. Mathew Abraham, a preschool teacher from Plano, Texas, is introducing his students to the basics of coding. Meanwhile, parents like Mona Stone, a surgeon and mother of two, […]

Eric Kober is an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and the former director of housing, economic, and infrastructure planning at the New York City Department of City Planning. Amid the COVID-19 outbreak in New York, nonessential companies have locked up their Manhattan offices to work from home, and some New Yorkers have left the […]

Mortgage rates are at historic lows, and while there are no hidden fees that accompany a low APR, there are a couple trade-offs to keep in mind. You may find a lower rate with an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) than with a fixed-rate mortgage, but the ARM rate could increase when the introductory rate period ends. […]

President Trump’s decision to suspend key immigrant work visas has been severely criticized by many in the US tech industry, which has long relied on foreign talent. Venture capitalists, founders, and CEOs who are immigrants themselves shared their frustrations with the Trump order with Business Insider. One of them, Togo-born F5 Networks CEO Francois Lo […]

A waterfront property in Nice, France that was once owned by legendary James Bond actor Sean Connery is currently on the market for $34 million. Called Villa Le Roc Fleuri, the property grounds span over 53,000 square feet and feature manicured gardens, fruit trees, and a cliffside saltwater pool. Inside the six-floor home, there’s an […]

Filling the middle seats of airplanes nearly doubles the risk of catching COVID-19, according to a new study from an MIT professor. While the risk remains relatively low, partly thanks to the air circulation and filters on most airplanes, the statistical model shows that the risk is significantly lower when middle seats are left empty. […]

Welcome to Wall Street Insider, where we take you behind the scenes of the finance team’s biggest scoops and deep dives from the past week. If you aren’t yet a subscriber to Wall Street Insider, you can sign up here. With a historic travel-industry slump looking like it could stretch on for months or even […]

The coronavirus pandemic has cut nearly half of Americans’ household incomes, a Bankrate and YouGov survey found. But household income has gone up during the pandemic, reports Deutsche Bank. That’s because two-thirds of Americans collecting unemployment are earning nearly $500 a week more than they would have in a previous year. Visit Business Insider’s homepage […]

Beware the person who claims to know who’s a “real” American and who’s not. Especially Trump and Tucker Carlson — who for some reason think demonstrating patriotism involves honoring traitorous losers and calling a Purple Heart recipient a “coward.” Real Americans are atheists and evangelicals, they’re immigrants and the children of immigrants, they love guns […]

Civilized Worldwide, a cannabis media startup, raised $7 million to create the “premium lifestyle and media brand” for cannabis consumers around the globe. With investments from high-profile backers like the comedian and author Chelsea Handler and Canopy Rivers, the venture arm of Canopy Growth, Civilized and its husband-and-wife founders were soaring as cannabis legalization looked […]