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Matt Turner,Jordan Parker Erb,Lisa Ryan
Sep 11, 2022, 18:19 IST
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Hi, I'm Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Weekly, a roundup of our top stories.
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Today marks the 21st anniversary of the September 11 attacks. I want to highlight a powerful visual feature from a photographer who covered 9/11, sharing the images he took that day, as well as the incredible stories of nine survivors. These reads are harrowing and important as we reflect on that day.
But first: Queen Elizabeth II died this week at age 96. Our global newsroom has been working around the clock to cover this news and what happens next. We explain below.
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Queen Elizabeth II's death brought her unprecedented 70-year reign to a close. She was Britain's longest-reigning monarch, inheriting the crown from her father in 1952. Here's what to know:
The Queen's reign lasted through the Cuban Missile Crisis, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Falklands War, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, the 9/11 attacks, and the inventions of the internet and the smartphone. Here's more on her life and legacy.
Her death will bring many changes. Her son is now King Charles III, and the country's national anthem, passports, police uniforms, and even money will need to be updated. Take a look at what happens next here.
In the past three months alone, the website Layoffs.FYI has counted more than 40,000 people who have been let go. Amid all the hiring freezes and layoffs, people are beginning to worry: Am I next?
Through a study of 17,000 professionals who've been let go since March, researchers were able to outline the four kinds of workers who're getting laid off the most — and recent hires and millennials top the list.
Across San Diego, the married couple Kenny Simpson and Krystle Moore have amassed a sprawling real-estate portfolio: With 47 units, the empire is worth a combined total of $19 million.
But their journey hasn't been without its fair share of obstacles; Simpson estimated they'd lost about seven figures over the past few years. Insider sat down with the pair, who shared nine bits of advice for new real-estate investors.
How does someone like Adam Neumann come back from orchestrating a billion-dollar meltdown at WeWork and get rewarded with $350 million to launch another real-estate business?
Researchers have figured it out. In most cases, whether a startup's pitch succeeds has nothing to do with the business case — and everything to do with the presentation, like a founder's personal style and speaking ability.
Chinese President Xi Jinping bet his country's future on developing semiconductors — the tiny chips that will determine the future of technology. But his plan is failing, and China's economy is paying the price, our senior correspondent Linette Lopez writes.
Losing the semiconductor race means China will always be at the mercy of countries with more power over the chip supply chain. And that is not something Xi will tolerate.
"If we don't accelerate our action to mitigate climate change and prepare for the climate change that's already happening, we're likely to see more of these outages."
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Biden's Commerce secretary spoke on an AI committee while her husband held stocks in AI. It isn't illegal, but it could pose an ethical problem in the future, government watchdog expert says.
GOP Rep. Carol Miller just violated a federal conflict-of-interest and transparency law
Russia will restrict retail investors from buying foreign shares from 'unfriendly' countries that have sanctioned the nation