Inside the downfall of Henrik Fisker's second automotive startup, which just filed for bankruptcy

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Henrik Fisker and Geeta Gupta-Fisker mismanaged Fisker to the brink of bankruptcy, former and current workers told Business Insider.

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  • Henrik Fisker's second automotive startup filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday.
  • Fisker was pitched as a Tesla rival, but workers say mismanagement led to compounding problems.
  • Business Insider spoke

How one water-management company is using AI to unlock insights from its 100-year past

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Ecolab, a water-management company, is using AI and a century's worth of data to help clients.

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  • Ecolab manages water-purification and water-treatment systems.
  • The company, which has been around for a century, uses AI to inform new projects.
  • This article is part of "CXO AI Playbook" — straight talk from business leaders on how they're testing and using AI.

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Nintendo shares the first gameplay trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

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Nintendo finally shared gameplay footage of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond during Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct. The brief video was classic Metroid Prime, featuring intense first-person gunfighting and scanning stuff in the environment. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait a little while until we can play it for ourselves, as the company gave a vague 2025 release window

Matt Gaetz's sexual misconduct probe just got more serious

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"This is Soviet," Rep. Matt Gaetz said on Monday.

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  • The House Ethics Committee issued a rare statement on its probe into Matt Gaetz on Tuesday.
  • The panel's looking into whether he sought to obstruct government investigations of his conduct.
  • That's in addition to the existing sexual misconduct claims.

The House Ethics Committee made clear on Tuesday that it's still

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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will finally let you play as Zelda herself

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Did you think Nintendo would simply only release remakes and second-tier games until the Switch's successor finally comes along? Guess again. During Tuesday's Nintendo Direct stream, the company revealed a brand-new Legend of Zelda game. Nintendo is making many fans' long-held dreams come true here, as you'll get to play as Zelda herself in a Legend of Zelda title (as opposed to something like Su

Gen Z wants jobs that help solve the climate crisis but has no idea how to get them

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Young climate activists with the Fridays for Future movement march in Turin, Italy in October 2023.

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  • Only 1 in 20 Gen Z workers have "green" skills, according to a LinkedIn analysis.
  • Nearly two-thirds of Gen Z workers said the main barrier is a lack of job opportunities.
  • The skills gap could make it harder for governments and companies to meet their climate goals.

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Mario & Luigi: Brothership is a brand-new Mario RPG for Switch

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To start off Nintendo’s Summer Game Fest-adjacent Direct, the company debuted a new Mario & Luigi game: Mario & Luigi: Brothership. It’s been nine years since the last Mario & Luigi game, Bowser’s Inside Story, which debuted in 2009 on the Nintendo DS before being rereleased with extra content and a whole new side story on the 3DS in 2018.

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Mario and Luigi: Brothership is coming to Nintendo Switch this November

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Nintendo kicked off its latest Direct showcase with quite a surprise. The company has revived the Mario and Luigi RPG series with the first new entry in nearly nine years. The upcoming title is called Mario and Luigi: Brothership, and that title just about melted my darn heart when I saw it pop up. 

The reveal trailer shows Mario Mario and Luigi Mario working together to explore islands, overcome