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YOU'VE GOT A SALE

AOL Being Sold to Italian Company for $1.5B

The once-dominating communication platform is being sold to Bending Spoons.

Amber Brace

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MURKY BUSINESS

Top News Site Deletes Dozens of Articles After AI Scam Probe

Bogus “personal essays” were removed by Business Insider over fears they were written by con artists, possibly with the help of AI.

Josh Fiallo

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GUTTED

Business Insider Makes Huge Staff Cuts to Go ‘All-In’ on AI

The company said it wanted to “harness AI first” as it cut some of its editorial staffers.

Corbin Bolies

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BRAVE NEW WORLD

Tech CEO Creates an AI Employee—Then Harasses Her

Henry Blodget’s “native-AI newsroom” is off to an interesting start.

Catherine Bouris

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OUTSIDER

Business Insider EIC to Step Down Months After Ackman Fiasco

Nicholas Carlson told staffers he’s transitioning to an “editor-at-large” role later this year.

Corbin Bolies

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MEDIA MASSACRE

Business Insider Has Yet Another Brutal Round of Layoffs

The company conducted its first round of layoffs last April.

Corbin Bolies

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ALL CLEAR

Business Insider Stands By Neri Oxman Stories After Review

“The stories are accurate and the facts well documented,” its CEO wrote on Sunday.

Corbin Bolies

Henry Blodget
NEW DEAL

The Ugly Insider Battle Ends With a New Union Deal

The strike was the first at any U.S. publication owned by Axel Springer.

Corbin Bolies

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PICKET LINE

Insider Staffers Go on Strike After Steep Layoffs

The strike marks the first at any Axel Springer-owned U.S. publication.

Corbin Bolies

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‘JUST DEMORALIZING’

Inside the Collapse of Insider’s Much-Hyped D.C. Team

Back in 2020, Insider hyped a brand-new Beltway team aiming for impactful scoops. Three years later, that team has all but collapsed. This is the inside story on what went wrong.

Corbin Bolies

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