There’s a really enticing new reason to switch your business to Google Workspace now

Start-up and side hustle owners will soon be able to get even more from their Google Workspace subscription thanks to a major expansion to the platform. The company has revealed that subscribers to its office software suite will now get 1TB of secure cloud storage included in their account – a significant increase from the…

Master & Dynamic x BAPE are the best-looking earbuds and gaming headset of 2022

Master & Dynamic has collaborated with Japanese fashion brand A Bathing Ape (or BAPE, as founder Nigo’s 1993 streetwear label is usually called) and I think it’s one of the most exciting audio partnerships of 2022.  Why? First, the products were great to begin with. The M&D headphones in question include the excellent MW08 true wireless earbuds,…

Judge orders NYC to rehire group of workers fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccines and give them back pay

Anti-vaccine protesters gather in front of Parliament building during a demonstration in Albany, New York City, on January 5, 2022. Eren Abdullahogulları/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images New York City ordered a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all city workers last year. A judge said Tuesday that a group of workers fired for refusing a vaccine must…

Alphabet’s big earnings miss points to flagging demand for digital advertising — and problems for the broader economy

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. AP Alphabet suffered an unexpected slowdown in digital-advertising growth last quarter. Google’s parent company reported declines in YouTube and Google Network ad revenues. The slump is bad news for Alphabet’s peers and the wider US economy, analysts say. Google-parent Alphabet shocked Wall Street with a surprise slowdown in its core search-advertising…

Spotify CEO says he wants to hike prices in the US, following Apple Music and YouTube’s subscription increases

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. Toru Yamanaka/Getty Images Spotify could increase subscription prices in the US, according to CEO Daniel Ek. Price hikes are expected to happen during 2023, Ek told The Wall Street Journal. Apple Music and YouTube have hiked their prices over the past week. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said on Tuesday he would…

China could be set for even more Russian gas as Gazprom begins testing a key supply hub to reroute energy from Europe

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Russia’s state-run Gazprom said Tuesday it is testing gas supplies in Kovykta, a key hub in east Siberia, per Reuters.  Those supplies would head to China and continue Moscow’s efforts to reroute flows from Europe. According to the report, Gazprom said Kovykta and new…

Boston ranks as the second-most expensive city for renters in the US, behind New York City. See the full list.

Average rents in Boston have jumped to the second most expensive, overtaking San Francisco. Getty Images Average rents across the US have dropped for the second consecutive month, according to data. New York City still holds the top spot as the most expensive city in the country for renters. Average rents in Boston have jumped,…

25 up-and-coming investors, traders, and dealmakers at firms like Blackstone, JPMorgan, and Citadel

Fidelity; General Atlantic; Jefferies Group; Goldman Sachs; Rachel Mendelson/Insider Each year, Insider highlights Wall Street rising stars.  These are up-and-comers in investment banking, trading, and asset management.  All are 35 or younger. Check out our full list.  As Wall Street navigates volatile markets, fewer deals, and plummeting company valuations, we take a look at the…

ProShares’ bitcoin futures fund burned through a record $1.2 billion of investors’ money over its 1st year, report says

ProShares’ Bitcoin Strategy plummeted 70% in its first year of trading as digital assets suffered through a ‘crypto winter’. Spencer Platt/Getty Images ProShares’ bitcoin futures fund is down $1.2 billion after a smash debut last year, the FT reported. Inflows to the Bitcoin Strategy ETF were $1.8 billion, but it has just $614 million AUM,…

Starbucks is opening an upmarket 3-floor store in the Empire State Building selling cocktails and offering coffee-making workshops

An employee scoops roasted coffee beans at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo store. Alexander Spatari/Getty Images; Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Starbucks is opening a 23,000-square-foot store in the Empire State Building on November 16. The Starbucks Reserve store will sell hot drinks, cocktails, and food — some of which will be exclusive to the store. It…