Best Buy investigates claims that its CEO was romantically involved with another executive - Business Insider
"The board has my full cooperation and support as it undertakes this review," Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said.
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Jan 17, 2020
Jan 17, 2020
Man destroys Bloomingdale's display in mall, scary reality for retail - Business Insider
A man destroyed product displays in a Connecticut Bloomingdale's in a video that was caught on a cell phone.
Jan 17, 2020
Stationery chain Papyrus is reportedly shutting down stores across the US - Business Insider
Papyrus is reportedly closing stores across the United States. One employee said that they had seen an email that all stores would shut down.
Jan 17, 2020
How to get YouTube famous, according to ex-Google exec Will Eagle - Business Insider
Will Eagle got advice from Bad Lip Reading, How to Cake It and others on becoming 'YouTube famous'. He shared his best tips on going viral with us.
Jan 17, 2020
Elon Musk gives details about sending 1 million people to Mars by 2050 - Business Insider
Musk said he would send 1,000 Starships full of people into Earth orbit, then rocket them all to Mars during an opportune 30-day window.
Jan 17, 2020
Oprah says Russell Simmons pushed her to pull support from #MeToo doc - Business Insider
Oprah pulled support for a #MeToo documentary about accusations against Russell Simmons. She said he pressured her 'multiple times' to do so.
Jan 17, 2020
JCPenney is closing a logistics center and cutting more than 200 jobs - Business Insider
JCPenney spokeswoman Kristen Bennett confirmed the closure and said other JCPenney businesses in the area will not be impacted.
Jan 17, 2020
WeWork SEC letters about contribution margin - Business Insider
WeWork's lawyers successfully persuaded the SEC to let it use the widely panned non-GAAP financial metric known as contribution margin.
Jan 17, 2020
Anticompetitive complaints against Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook - Business Insider
These companies testified in Congress against big tech's alleged anticompetitive tactics: 'Help us Congress, you're our only hope'
Jan 17, 2020
Trump has 'enabled' autocrats like Putin to become president for life - Business Insider
"Asked to grade Trump on his support for democracy at home and around the world, I'd give him an F," one expert on authoritarianism told Insider.
Jan 17, 2020
SpaceX's Crew Dragon astronaut spacecraft has a key launch Saturday – here's what's going down
SpaceX and NASA are getting ready for a key test of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon commercial crew spacecraft on Saturday, and this should be the last major milestone that SpaceX has to pass in terms of demonstration missions before actual crew climb aboard the spaceship for a trip to the International…
Jan 17, 2020
As Alphabet crests the $1T mark, SaaS stocks reach all-time highs of their own
Continuing our irregular surveys of the public markets, two things happened this week that are worth our time. First, a third domestic technology company — Alphabet — passed the $1 trillion market capitalization threshold. And, second, software as a service (SaaS) stocks reached record …
Jan 17, 2020
Cruise calls for a new way to determine commercial readiness of self-driving cars
Cruise co-founder and CTO Kyle Vogt said Friday that disengagement reports released annually by California regulators are not a proxy for the commercial readiness or safety of self-driving cars. Vogt, in a lengthy post on Medium, called for a new metric to determine whether an autonomous vehicle is…
Jan 17, 2020
Eaze's struggles reflect falling VC interest in cannabis startups
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Yesterday, TechCrunch reported that Eaze, a well-known cannabis-focused startup, is struggling to stay in business amidst a cash crunch, leadership turmoil, banking issues and a bu…
Jan 17, 2020
EU lawmakers are eyeing risk-based rules for AI, per leaked white paper
The European Commission is considering a temporary ban on the use of facial recognition technology, according to a draft proposal for regulating artificial intelligence obtained by Euroactiv. Creating rules to ensure AI is ‘trustworthy and human’ has been an early flagship policy promis…
Jan 17, 2020
Baraja's unique and ingenious take on lidar shines in a crowded industry
It seems like every company making lidar has a new and clever approach, but Baraja takes the cake. Its method is not only elegant and powerful, but fundamentally avoids many issues that nag other lidar technologies. But it'll need more than smart tech to make headway in this complex and evolving in…
Jan 17, 2020
Where FaZe Clan sees the future of gaming and entertainment
Lee Trink has spent nearly his entire career in the entertainment business. The former president of Capitol Records is now the head of FaZe Clan, an esports juggernaut that is one of the most recognizable names in the wildly popular phenomenon of competitive gaming. Trink sees FaZe Clan as the voic…
Jan 17, 2020
The paradox of 2020 VC is that the largest funds are doing the smallest rounds
I talked yesterday about how VCs are just tired these days. Too many deals, too little time per deal, and constant hyper-competition with other VCs for the same equity. VCs are just tired One founder friend of mine noted to me last night that he has already received inbound requests from more than …
Jan 17, 2020
Harvestr gathers user feedback in one place
Meet Harvestr, a software-as-a-service startup that wants to help product managers centralize customer feedback from various places. Product managers can then prioritize outstanding issues and feature requests. Finally, the platform helps you get back to your customers once changes have been implem…
Jan 17, 2020
Daily Crunch: NBCUniversal reveals its streaming plans
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. NBCU’s streaming service Peacock launches April 15 for Comcast subscribers, everyone else on …
Jan 06, 2020
<em>Lucifer</em> finally casts God onscreen, reuniting <em>24 </em>presidents
'Lucifer' is staging two family reunions with one divine casting choice.
Jan 07, 2020
Nicki Minaj just got a Madame Tussauds wax figure — and fans think it looks nothing like her
The Berlin branch of Madame Tussauds unveiled a new Nicki Minaj wax figure ... but it looks nothing like the "Anaconda" rapper. Click for more.
Jan 07, 2020
SAG-AFTRA buildings in L.A. and N.Y. evacuated after threatening phone call
SAG-AFTRA's offices have been evacuated after a threatening phone call was made on Tuesday.
Jan 07, 2020
Alec Baldwin shares his emotional reaction to <em>The Irishman</em>: 'I got a tear in my eye'
On 'The Howard Stern Show,' Alec Baldwin shared his emotional reaction to Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman': 'We're never gonna see these guys do this again.'
Jan 07, 2020
'You and I' should listen to Kelly Clarkson's cover of that Lady Gaga hit
Kelly Clarkson adds another Lady Gaga tune, 'You and I,' to her Kellyoke library.
Jan 07, 2020
<em>Supernatural</em> creator freaks out after Mark Hamill tweets about his 'cameo'
'Supernatural' star Jared Padalecki responded to the 'Star Wars' actor that was his character's inspiration — and show creator Eric Kripke had the best reaction.
Jan 07, 2020
See first images from the <em>Dune</em> graphic novel
'Dune' isn't just being adapted into a new movie this year — it's also becoming a comic, and EW has the first look.
Jan 07, 2020
Rob Lowe reveals how Steven Tyler helped him stay sober
Rob Lowe not only costars alongside Liv Tyler in '9-1-1: Lone Star,' but owes her dad, Steven Tyler, a huge debt of gratitude for a tough time in his life.
Jan 07, 2020
Trailer for Netflix's <em>Killer Inside</em> highlights rise and fall of NFL star Aaron Hernandez
Netflix's new docuseries 'Killer Inside' shares new information about former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who was convicted of murder in 2013 and died by suicide four years later.
Jan 07, 2020
Isabel Allende reflects on the books that have inspired her
The acclaimed author also reveals which of her characters she'd like Anne Hathaway to play.
