How 2 entrepreneurs are tackling diversity challenges with their small businesses

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Brothers John and Mike Burns, founder of The Burns Brothers on a blue background with dots
Brothers John and Mike Burns co-founded eight small businesses that focus on culture and building community.

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Bitcoin's all-time high reveals the true nature of crypto

Tech Insider : Economy, Crypto
Photo collage featuring bitcoins, money, and a Boom And Bust Cycle graph
Bitcoin investors are stuck in a perpetual boom-and-bust cycle where they get back on the bitcoin horse every few years only to get burned.

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Turns out sports gambling was a gateway drug

Tech Insider : Economy, Sports
Hand holding a smartphone with falling casino chips, playing cards, and money, symbolizing sports betting
Sports betting apps are betting that Americans want to gamble on more than just sports.

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I buy and resell Hermès bags. These 13 indicators will tell you if you've got a fake.

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Magnifying glass hovering over a Hermès Birkin 25 Vert Emerald Lisse Crocodile Porosus GHW
Birkin bags can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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'Something has gone very wrong': the truth about DEI

Tech Insider : Economy
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are under attack. But DEI is crucial for a better America.

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Maybe you've heard you don't need a college degree in today's job market. Don't believe it.

Tech Insider : Economy
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If you're on the market for a new job, it's still much better to have a college degree than not.

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Employers are increasingly saying you don't need a college degree to get hired, but secretly, you still kind of do.

China's master plan to crush Elon Musk

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Elon Musk sitting on a red Tesla, with a business shoe and red pant leg adorned with yellow stars in the foreground
China's EV ascendance has sparked a fight that is forcing American companies to rethink their whole strategy.

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Ex-Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández, former US ally, to stand trial in NY for alleged cocaine smuggling empire

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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández will stand trial on drug trafficking and weapons charges.

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The death of free shipping

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Stack of shipping boxes with a torn
Free shipping and no-cost returns have become a baseline expectation in the modern online shopping experience. That's coming to an end.

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Putin is tightening his grip over what's left of the Wagner Group

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Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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