The CEO of a key SpaceX rival says customers are drawn to his company because it's 'even-keeled'

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Peter Beck said private and public customers value his company's focus.

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  • Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said customers know his company "just builds rockets and satellites."
  • Rocket Lab is a primary rival of Elon Musk's SpaceX.
  • Beck told BI he hadn't seen any "obvious" datapoint on how Musk and Trump's feud is impacting him.

As Elon Musk and President Donald Trump continue to butt heads, the CEO of

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I've watched Sean Combs get acquitted twice. Over 24 years, his recklessness and eye for star lawyers never changed.

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Business Insider's Laura Italiano outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan after the Sean "Diddy" Combs verdict. She's covered

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  • As a veteran NYC legal reporter, I've now watched Sean 'Diddy' Combs beat the odds twice.
  • Wednesday's racketeering and sex-trafficking acquittals follow a 2001 guns-and-bribery trial victory.
  • The throughlines? Combs' reckless behavior and some
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The NCAA settlement is a big win for football players. For other athletes, the picture is murkier.

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Athletes who compete in non-revenue sports, like track and field, could see changes due to the House vs. NCAA settlement.

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  • The recent NCAA settlement allows schools to directly pay athletes.
  • That will be a boon for players in top-earning sports like football and men's basketball.
  • Other sports, however, might see cuts, which could raise Title IX issues.

DI track and field athlete Sabrina

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Summer reading list for early-career high achievers, according to top CEOs

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Ken Griffin, Warren Buffett, and Whitney Wolfe Herd have suggestions for your summer reading

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  • Top CEOs have shared their book recommendations.
  • Books like "Good to Great" and "The Lean Startup" offer insights on leadership and innovation.
  • Business leaders emphasize deep reading as a tool for career growth.

Not a fan of fiction? Top

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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for July 4, 2025

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Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the

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I got laid off at 65 and can't find a job. I don't want to retire, but I feel invisible to potential employers.

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Mary Jane Surette, 65, was laid off from her job in February and is looking at retirement if she doesn't find something else soon.

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  • Mary Jane Surette, 65, faces job market challenges after a layoff from Kohl's.
  • Surette feels her age may be affecting her job search, despite her extensive marketing experience.
  • She remains determined to work but will retire in August if she
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'I don't trust it, I don't like it': Lawmakers sound off on why they don't use AI

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"Writing is a use-it-or-lose-it skill, and I don't want to lose it," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told BI.

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  • Several lawmakers told BI that they still don't use AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Grok.
  • Some cite the risk of "hallucination," while others worry about retaining their thinking skills.
  • "I still like to compose original thoughts," one House Democrat told
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Need to send a handwritten note? You can hire a robot to write it instead

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Handwrytten uses artificial intelligence and an army of robot scribes to write letters for customers.

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  • Handwrytten uses robots, and sometimes AI, to create notes that appear as if a person wrote them.
  • Founder David Wachs told BI the company aims to help customers stand out in a digital world.
  • Most of the company's clients are businesses, though consumers use the service, too, he
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Robinhood is known for its meme-stock and crypto traders. Its CEO says users are embracing passive investing too.

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Vlad Tenev, CEO and cofounder of Robinhood.

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  • Robinhood boomed during the pandemic as budding day traders signed up to trade meme stocks.
  • CEO Vlad Tenev said on a podcast that many have since embraced passive investing.
  • Tenev described two main types of Robinhood users as "motorheads" and "folks that buy minivans."

The meme-stock craze helped make trading app Rob

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