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A culling of middle management is contributing to a weak pipeline of company leaders.
  • CEO turnover is up, and it could get harder for some companies to find new leaders.
  • At many companies, there has been a "collapse of the leadership pipeline," a recruiter told BI.
  • Poor succession planning, job-hopping, and cuts to middle management could complicate CEO searches.

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The tech titan remains a confidant of Donald Trump and a source of expertise for Republicans.
  • Elon Musk has said he's scaling back his involvement in DOGE and his spending on elections.
  • That doesn't mean he's going to completely disappear from Washington.
  • This week showed that Musk remains a Trump confidant a source of expertise for Republicans.

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Two passengers can fit in one Polaris Studio.
  • United Airlines unveiled new cabins for future Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets.
  • Polaris Studio suites will feature 27-inch screens, and have caviar and Champagne on the menu.
  • Business class will now have sliding privacy doors, and economy has the largest screens of its class.

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BYD sales have boomed this year.
  • BYD just fired another shot in China's electric vehicle price war.
  • The Tesla rival cut prices on 22 models last week, including its entry-level Seagull EV.
  • Shares in Chinese EV makers tumbled on Monday as investors fretted over growing competition in the sector.

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Nick Parker quit his full time job because he needed flexibility to be with his kids.
  • Nick Parker has three kids — ages 9, 7, and 4 — with autism.
  • He does DoorDash to have a flexible schedule for childcare.
  • His TikToks about the cost of raising kids with autism have gone viral.

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Lumina founder Ahmed Shubber, bottom middle, wants to compete with legacy construction companies like Caterpillar by building EV bulldozers.
  • Ahmed Shubber, 25, started EV bulldozer startup Lumina in 2021.
  • He recently unveiled a prototype called Moonlander, a 32-ton, all-electric bulldozer.
  • He told Business Insider that he wants to take the "Tesla approach" to building his

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Sean "Diddy" Combs loves applesauce, his ex-assistant testified at his criminal trial.
  • Sean "Diddy" Combs has a taste for cheeseburgers, testimony at his criminal trial revealed.
  • The hip-hop mogul also loves applesauce and enjoys the snack on cheeseburgers, his ex-assistant said.
  • Combs won't be able to have any Memorial Day cheeseburgers at the Brooklyn jail he's being housed at.

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Upasna Gautam "micro-retired" in early May at 39.
  • -Upasna Gautam, 39, quit her job as a product management leader at CNN in May.
  • She said she's "micro-retired" — taking an intentional break from work to reflect on her next move.
  • Gautam said this was only possible because she achieved financial independence in her mid-30s.

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