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2021-07-05 17:25:59 Andy Jassy officially starts as Amazon CEO today. Insiders describe him as a hard-charging boss who has full autonomy. Read more about his 'CHOP' meetings, micromanagement, and 'Nice' emails here.

The first 100 days for the new CEO could make or break Amazon. Here are the 5 things Jassy must do, according to insiders, analysts, and authors.

Jassy is inheriting Amazon at the height of controversy. Where he takes the company could cement his legacy as CEO — or prove he's Bezos 2.0. Read more.

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2021-06-30 17:42:49 Lululemon corporate employees say they experienced 'traumatic' racial insensitivity, including a push from one high-level manager for an 'all lives matter' homepage design. Read more.

Job seekers have all the power right now. Here are 7 questions you should definitely ask in your next job interview.

Facebook's attempt to make WhatsApp and Messenger interoperable is taking "a lot longer than we initially thought" because it is "fearfully difficult," its policy chief Nick Clegg said in a podcast episode.

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2021-06-29 18:23:56 It wasn't long after Bill Gates launched Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen that he became known among some employees as an office bully. Four women who worked with Gates at Microsoft told Insider he was brash and hot-tempered. 

And then, when Bill and Melinda Gates announced their divorce in May after nearly three decades of marriage, reports of Bill Gates' extramarital proclivities emerged, including an extramarital affair with a Microsoft employee.

Insiders described a different side of the billionaire than the nerdy tech CEO known to the public. Read more here. Open / Comment

2021-06-28 18:58:39 On Instagram, Great Jones' brand projected a vision of warmth and community. But the employees were in a dark place – while the six of them were working nonstop to fulfill the influx of orders, they felt leadership was strangely lacking.

Black professionals describe the profound psychological toll of code-switching while working from home.

Travis Kalanick said CloudKitchens would transform restaurants forever. Restaurant operators say it's been a mixed bag, at best.

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2021-06-23 18:21:07 Female-presenting lawyers face strict dress codes when visiting prisons and in the courtroom. These rigid expectations have a material effect on women's work and on morale, women told Insider.

Analysis | A growing cohort of people quit their jobs and launched businesses in the past 16 months. Experts outlined why now is the best time to do this.

Doctors stand to make thousands on a new Alzheimer's drug even if they don't believe it works. It reveals a 'fundamentally flawed' part of America's healthcare system.

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2021-06-22 17:24:36 From its consultants and investment bankers to diversity executives and lawyers, many in America's workforce are running on empty. Workers say companies need to address workplace cultures to really stop burnout.

Experts say a new immigration program for foreign-born entrepreneurs is a dead end unless it offers a pathway to citizenship. Here's how the program works.

Decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, are the latest trend in crypto investing. Read more on how crypto startups are quickly raising millions of dollars from these mysterious online communities. Open / Comment

2021-06-03 16:01:01 Amy Chua, the beloved Yale Law professor, is under attack over accusations she drank with students. But the story is more complicated.

Jason Karp was a rising star as the founder of the hedge fund Tourbillon. But illness and a search for meaning led him to found HumanCo. Read more on his story here.

A fight over patents in the psychedelics industry is just getting started, and it stands to shape the future of a $100 billion market.

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2021-06-02 17:49:33 Some people felt greater empathy when they could overhear their spouse's work calls. Others said their partner has undermined their career choices. Read more on how working from home affected pandemic relationships.

Bank of America's mortgage bankers are quitting in frustration over call quotas, cross-selling mandates, and a new compensation scheme that shortchanges top producers.

The wild story of a real-estate magnate's quest to make his own cryptocurrency backed by $6 billion in gold he says is buried near Las Vegas. Read more.

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2021-05-27 16:03:01 Analysis | Coinbase is eliminating salary negotiations for new employees – doing this can be a boon for pay equity. But companies interested in addressing pay gaps need to go further. 

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak has been sued over the theft of a business idea from a professor. Read the exclusive story here.

Insiders say Oracle's best hope in the cloud wars with Amazon is a team led with a 'culture of fear,' and executives are leaving. Read more.

Yes, you can get paid in cryptocurrency. Here's how it works for employees and companies.

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2021-05-26 17:37:49 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings is appearing before a House of Commons committee to set out a series of potentially damaging claims about his former boss’ handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more.

Startup valuations are breaking records. Here's how founders are getting better deals than ever — and why some VCs are changing up how they approach deals.

In mid-July 2020, Fahim Saleh's body was found in his $2.25 million NYC condo. His former assistant, Tyrese Haspil, has been charged with killing him. Read the disturbing story of the assistant accused of murdering and decapitating a tech CEO in New York.

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