These 4 business leaders survived the 2008 financial crisis. Be flexible and ‘cut deep’ is their advice for getting through the looming recession.

A recession is forecast for 2023. Virojt Changyencham/Getty Images Businesses are preparing for a likely recession in 2023. Insider spoke to four business leaders who went through the last big recession between 2007 and 2009. They shared the struggles they faced during the recession and tips for overcoming the hard times. Leading executives, investors, and…

An airline passenger was seriously injured when an e-cigarette caught fire mid-flight

The incident took place on November 2 and is still being investigated. Bodo Marks/dpa (Photo by Bodo Marks/picture alliance via Getty Images An Air France passenger was seriously injured after an e-cigarette caught fire mid-air. France’s air safety body said it was investigating the incident on the Paris-bound flight. E-cigarettes are allowed in carry-on luggage…

I’ve refereed World Cup soccer games. You have to avoid social media or it will ruin your life.

Mark Geiger awarded a red card to Panamanian player Luis Tejeda in a 2015 Gold Cup match that ended in a 2-1 victory for Mexico. Getty Images Mark Geiger is a former math teacher turned soccer referee who’s presided over World Cup games. He reflects on difficult decisions and the experience of making calls in…

5 men and 2 women were put to death in a rare mass execution in Kuwait

A map of Kuwait Google Maps The Kuwait government hanged seven prisoners in the first mass execution in five years. Those killed included three Kuwaiti men, a Kuwaiti woman, a Syrian man, a Pakistani man, and an Ethiopian woman. The inmates were hanged on Wednesday, reported al-Jazeera.  The Kuwait government put to death seven prisoners…

231 nurses denied proper overtime pay will share back wages and damages of just over $500,000

The decision affects staff at two facilities in Pennsylvania. Getty Images Two Pennsylvania nursing facilities were found to have denied  proper overtime pay to 231 workers. A judge ordered the companies to repay the nurses $513,368 including liquidated damages. Spring Creek and Franklin Center failed to include the incentives in their pay rate for overtime. …

FTX’s collapse could be crypto’s dot-com crash moment – with the industry struggling to ever regain investors’ trust

FTX’s collapse could make crypto’s bear market last even longer, experts say. FTX/Insider FTX’s spectacular implosion reminds some analysts of the dot-com bubble bursting in 2000. Tech companies struggled to win back investors’ trust two decades ago. The collapse of FTX could weigh on cryptocurrencies for years, experts told Insider. FTX’s collapse this week has…

How Nike’s Air Jordan 1 became — and remained — the most prized lifestyle sneaker

A pair of Off-White Air Jordan 1 Chicagos. AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack Nike on Saturday will release the Air Jordan 1 Chicago “Lost and Found” Some collectors consider it the “most iconic sneaker of all time.” Here’s how Nike kept the Jordan 1 relevant for nearly four decades.  Michael Jordan first wore the Air Jordan…

Waymo will soon offer fully driverless rides to the public in San Francisco

Waymo is one step closer to charging passengers for fully driverless rides in San Francisco. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has granted the company a Driverless Pilot permit, which allows it to pick up passengers in a test vehicle without a driver behind the wheel. It’s only the second participant in the CPUC’s Driverless…

Fast Charge: The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 brings Ray Tracing and heart-shaped bokeh

OPINION: This week, Qualcomm officially unveiled its latest flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. I got the opportunity to demo some of the new features at the brand’s Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii.  One of the most exciting updates coming to the mobile platform this year is hardware-accelerated ray tracing.  The tech brings lifelike lighting…