Hi, I'm Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Weekly, a roundup of some of our top stories. On the agenda today: High turnover and...
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To Fix Tech, Democracy Needs to Grow Up

1 hour ago | Wired

Calls to “democratize technology” ring hollow when both systems seem to be failing. The key is realizing that democracy is not yet in its final form.
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Is it a job interview, or an attempt to get free labor?

9 hours ago | Boston Herald

Q: I'm interviewing for an editorial job. I was asked to complete an edit test within 24 hours, which I understand is part of the process; that's how I got my current job. But...
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Pelosi's son who joined her on Taiwan trip holds Chinese tech stake - media

17 hours ago | RT

The House speaker admitted her son was an unlisted “escort” on the controversial trip House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's son Paul Pelosi Jr. is the second-largest investor in Chinese...
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See inside Boeing's first-ever 777X aircraft testing tech like the jet's revolutionary folding wingtips

1 day ago | Business Insider

Boeing 777X Flight Test 1 aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show 2022. Stephen Jones/Insider Boeing announced its next-generation 777X passenger jet at the Dubai Airshow in...
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The Silicon Valley royalty that populates America's richest town is fighting tooth and nail to keep 58 new housing units from being built

1 day ago | Fortune

It's not just star tech investor Marc Andreessen. Big names from Apple, Google, and Netflix really don't want anything new built in their backyard in Atherton, California.
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Influencer marketing stats: How creators have impacted businesses in 2021

1 day ago | Business Insider

Nearly 68% of US marketers from companies with 100 or more employees will use influencer marketing in 2021. And influencer and other paid content will represent 20% of US...
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Going electric could cost the auto industry hundreds of thousands of jobs

1 day ago | Business Insider

The Volkswagen ID.4 is built at a plant in Germany. Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images The global auto industry is barreling full-steam toward an electric...
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Advertising for Latin American brands are pursuing more diversity in campaigns

1 day ago | Business Insider

Many consumers in Latin America are no longer content to let brands sit on the sidelines of tough conversations. Given the significant role advertising plays in shaping...
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Forecast eCommerce trends predicted for Amazon will beat expectations in 2021

1 day ago | Business Insider

Pandemic-driven demand for ecommerce accelerated sales growth for every product category. And Amazon generates more than one-quarter of US ecommerce sales for every category...
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This man just won the Maryland lottery for the second time in two months

"I couldn't believe I won the first time," Duane Ketterman told lottery officials while claiming his prize. "So, when I saw this one, I was just stunned." Read more ...

LAPD ends investigation into Anne Heche car crash

NEW YORK - The Los Angeles Police Department has ended its investigation into Anne Heche's car accident, when the actor crashed into a Los Angeles home on Aug. 5. Heche is... Read more ...

Cloudy, Cooler and Isolated Showers

3 reasons some highly paid professionals like doctors and lawyers still have...

Getty Images A criticism of broad student-loan forgiveness is it may benefit typically high earners, like doctors. Because of the system's structure, some advanced-degree... Read more ...

An 18-year-old who's netted over $1 million selling Bored Apes toys just...

Ricky da Luz meeting Vitalik Buterin in August. Ricky da Luz/IsmToys Ricky da Luz, 18, started making free Bored Ape toys for NFT holders last year, and has generated $1... Read more ...

Your price at the pump went up. So did Saudi Aramco's profits - to a new record

Saudi energy company Aramco said Sunday its profits jumped 90% in the second quarter compared to the same time last year, helping its half-year earnings reach nearly $88 billion. Read more ...

U.S. Senator Lands in Taiwan Weeks After Nancy Pelosi Visit Sparked Fury

The delegation is set to meet with senior leaders in the country to discuss multiple issues of mutual interest between the U.S. and Taiwan. Read more ...

At 27, former Morgan State star Tiwian Kendley isn't ready to give up his...

Tiwian Kendley has plenty of memories of his time with the Morgan State men's basketball program. There was his 40-point, 10-rebound performance in an 85-82 double overtime win... Read more ...

Massive expanse of towering hydrothermal vents discovered deep in the Pacific

Scientists found a huge field of hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise. Read more ...

Ukraine to legalize guns soon - minister

The parliament may allow citizens to buy firearms to protect their homes, the interior minister has said Ukraine will adopt a law legalizing firearms in the near future, amid... Read more ...