Payments service providers are building an array of financial services to compete with financial institutions (FIs). The surging popularity of service providers has given firms huge client bases to whom they can push financial solutions. Do you work in the Ecommerce and Retail industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and […]
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A TripAdvisor reviewer left a scathing one-star rating for a Marriott resort after witnessing a crocodile drag a guest into the ocean. The hotel apologized for an ‘unpleasant experience.’
An 18-year-old girl said she was dragged into the ocean by a crocodile at the hotel’s private beach. Jami Tarris/Getty Images A Tripadvisor reviewer gave a Marriott resort a one-star rating after a crocodile attacked a guest. The reviewer said that her friends had to save the guest, and were left “traumatized.” The hotel apologized […]
LinkedIn will allow individual teams to decide if they ever want to return to the office
The logo of LinkedIn can be seen at the digital fair dmexco in Cologne, Germany, 13 September 2017. Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa/Getty Images LinkedIn will allow individual teams to decide how and when they want to return to the office. The company told Insider exclusively that wants to step away from a ‘one-size-fits-all policy.’ The company is […]
New York real-estate giant The Durst Organization says it will fire non-union workers who fail to get a COVID-19 shot by Labor Day
Douglas Durst is chairman of The Durst Organization James Keivom/NY Daily News via Getty Images The Durst Organization has told about 350 staff they must get vaccinated by September 6. Staff who refuse will be “separated from the company,” Crain’s New York first reported. The real-estate giant will apply the rule to its non-union corporate […]
How to avoid the 9 ‘thinking traps’ stopping you from achieving your goals
In cognitive behavioural therapy, all thinking traps have one thing in common: as a general rule, they aren’t realistic, nor are they helpful. Shutterstock As soon as something goes wrong in our lives, we tend to fall into negative “thinking traps”. Not only do they prevent us from achieving our goals; they can have a […]
A daily 208-second ritual can boost your creativity and help you make choices, an international career coach says
Leadership and teamwork coach Ylva Anderson believes that the pyramid model needs to be replaced by a “circle of creativity.” Business Insider Polska Ylva Anderson is a coach in teamwork and leadership. She explained that today’s style of leadership is outdated. She thinks everyone should be “switching off” every day for 208 seconds. See more […]
Cyber Ninjas says it has received $5.7 million in private donations to fund the Arizona ballot audit
Cyber Ninjas contractors examine and recount Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election. Matt York/AP Cyber Ninjas leads the widely-criticized election audit in Maricopa County, Arizona. It said it has received $5.7 million in donations toward the audit. Most of the funds come from prominent Trump supporters such as Michael Flynn and Sidney […]
Uber slides 5% on report SoftBank will shed a third of its stake in the ride-hailing app
Photo by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Uber’s stock fell 5% on Thursday after CNBC reported SoftBank is offloading a large stake in the firm. The latest share sale could take SoftBank’s holdings in Uber to less than 100 million shares. Reports say the decision is unrelated to SoftBank’s $4 billion loss from its […]
Rep. Lauren Boebert threw a mask at a staffer who asked her to wear one, as some GOP lawmakers refused to follow the House’s new mask mandate
Rep. Lauren Boebert. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Lauren Boebert threw a mask at a House staffer who asked her to wear one, per multiple reports. Boebert and some other GOP lawmakers were reacting angrily to a new mask mandate in the House. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy claimed the new mandate was not based on science. […]
Social Determinants of Health: Technology, examples and healthcare trends in 2021
Healthcare payers and providers are broadening the scope of health-influencing factors they address to include social determinants of health (SDOH). Below, we outline how digital technology in healthcare is working to address SDOH. Do you work in the Healthcare industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and your competitors with data-driven […]
Top Stories this AM: Mo Brooks admits he wore body armor to Trump rally; Dubai resorts to lasers for rain; Disney World brings back masks
Good morning and welcome to your weekday morning roundup of the top stories you need to know. For more daily and weekly briefings, sign up for our newsletters here. What’s going on today: So that’s why he was wearing a windbreaker. GOP lawmaker Mo Brooks admitted he wore body armor at Jan. 6 Trump rally […]
Victoria’s Secret is selling $50 sports bras in a new gymwear collection. Leaders refused to sell sports bras in the past because they thought ‘sweat is only sexy when you’re having sex,’ former staffers say.
Victoria’s Secret Victoria’s Secret launched a new gymwear collection this week, featuring leggings and sports bras. It’s part of the brand’s turnaround effort, during which it has also ditched its iconic Angels. Former staffers said the old management team refused to sell sports bras, which were deemed unsexy. See more stories on Insider’s business page. […]