More than $3.2 trillion has been wiped off tech giants’ value this year as inflation soars and a recession looms

The biggest tech stocks have lost $300 billion in value this past week. Rachel Mendelson/Insider The biggest tech stocks have shed about $3.2 trillion in value this year. The market cap of “GAMMA” stocks is down by more than $300 billion this past week. The effects of inflation and signs of a possible recession have…

Here’s why people who dislike Trump were allowed on the jury for the Trump Organization criminal trial

Former President Donald Trump. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Three people who dislike Trump made it onto a jury deciding a criminal case involving his company. Insider spoke to two experts who explained how this was possible.  They said that Trump’s lawyers ran out of strikes to dismiss jurors with negative opinions of Trump. Three of the…

Worrying about the ethics of our new biotechnologies before they’re problems

Enlarge (credit: TEK IMAGE / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY) Matthew Cobb is a zoologist and author whose background is in insect genetics and the history of science. Over the past decade or so, as CRISPR was discovered and applied to genetic remodeling, he started to get concerned—afraid, actually—about three potential applications of the technology. He’s in…

The metaverse at work is going to alienate your disabled employees, here’s why

If you’re a business owner or leader thinking about bashing the “metaverse” button, you’re in luck. New research appears to suggest many workers are willing to embrace the concept, despite often not being able to say why the metaverse at work should exist, how it will improve their working lives, or even exactly what it…

Maryland Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore says MAGA can’t ‘define what it means to be a patriot’

Maryland Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore. Bryan Dozier/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Maryland gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore is seeking to reshape how patriotism and service are discussed in the public arena. Moore, a Democrat, told Insider he won’t cede the definition of patriotism to any one group or movement. The former nonprofit executive has proposed…

I bought an iPhone 13 after using Android smartphones for nearly 10 years — here are the pros and cons of each

Courtesy of Asonta Benetti Asonta Benetti purchased an iPhone 13 Max Pro in January after avoiding Apple products for 10 years. Benetti tired of the constant issues with her cheaper Android devices and made the switch to Apple. After months of use, she breaks down the things she likes and could do without, on the…

I’m the CEO of restaurant chain PF Chang’s. I start my day at 6 a.m. and don’t schedule meetings before 8 — here’s what my morning routine is like.

Damola Adamolekun. Courtesy of Damola Adamolekun Damola Adamolekun is CEO of P.F. Chang’s and based in Scottsdale, Arizona. He spends an hour working from home each day before heading to the office for in-person meetings. He uses a Word document to track priorities and measure progress on the year’s action plan. This as-told-to essay is based on…