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Judge tosses Barstool Sports founder's defamation lawsuit
“Such allegations of animosity or ill will, however, do not suffice to plead actual malice.”
TikTok 'should be banned in every democracy,' media mogul says
Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner said it is "naive and dangerous" to allow TikTok.
Illinois Caterpillar worker killed in foundry accident
A Caterpillar employee was killed in an accident at the company's foundry in Mapleton, Illinois, last week, the company has confirmed.
Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy sues Insider over 'defamatory' sexual misconduct stories
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has filed a lawsuit against the media outlet Insider.com over "false and defamatory" stories that quoted women who claimed that he assaulted them during sexual...
Dave Portnoy fired up over alleged sexual violence: 'slander piece'
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy went on an online rant, slamming Business Insider for an explosive "slander piece" on his alleged penchant for abusive and violent sex.
Biden campaign operatives accessed secret Senate records at Delaware library, report says
Joe's Biden's campaign dispatched operatives to the University of Delaware's library in the past year to rifle through his secretive Senate records there, Business Insider reported Thursday -- raising the...
Scarlett’s white flag will only make outrage mob smell blood
"I believe that all artists should be considered equally and fairly.” So said Scarlett Johansson, after withdrawing from “Rub and Tug,” a film in which she had been cast to...
Fitbit employees charged with stealing trade secrets from rival
SAN JOSE, Calif. — U.S. prosecutors have charged six current and former employees of San Francisco-based Fitbit, Inc. with possessing trade secrets stolen from rival company Jawbone. An indictment filed...
Startup mastermind Kevin Ryan is turning offices spiffy
If there’s any New Yorker who knows unicorns, it’s Kevin Ryan. Way back in 2007, he sold Doubleclick to Google for $3.1 billion. Last week, his database startup MongoDB reportedly...
Should Google be worried about Axel Springer?
German media giant Axel Springer has scooped up Business Insider. Should Google be worried? That was a question last week when the news hit that the media company shelled out...
Henry Blodget's Business Insider sold to Axel Springer for $343 million
They couldn’t get the Financial Times, so they settled for Business Insider. German publisher Axel Springer, whose push into English-language business news was delayed earlier this year when it lost...
Business Insider in talks for $560M sale to Axel Springer
Henry Blodget’s Business Insider is in talks to be acquired by German publisher Axel Springer for roughly $560 million, according to a report. Axel Springer already owns a minority stake...
Jersey colleges pay
Who knew? US News & World Report’s annual rankings of American universities has long been deemed the gold standard of the genre. And by its criteria four New Jersey universities...
Business Insider gets new digs
Jeff Bezos was the lead investor in a $12 million infusion into business website Business Insider last month, and now it looks like some of the new-found cash will be...
Business Insider taps Anthony Weiner for political column
You can’t keep Carlos Danger down! Scandal-scarred ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner has scored a new gig — penning a monthly political column for the financial news Web site Business Insider. “It’s great...
Could a Business Insider, Gawker merger be in sight?
Aside from trying to get the bathroom attendants fired at Balthazar, Henry Blodget, the CEO of Business Insider, was toying with the idea of a merger or collaboration with Nick...