The Information hires Campbell to cover money behind AI
The Information has hired Dakin Campbell to cover the money behind artificial intelligence. He is interested in how banks, funds, and pensions are funneling capital into the chips and projects powering AI and who ends up holding the risk when deals go wrong. He was Business Insider’s chief finance correspondent, writing features and conducting investigations into Wall […]
The Information hires Kay to cover Musk’s businesses
The Information has hired Grace Kay to cover Elon Musk’s businesses. She was a correspondent on Business Insider’s enterprise desk, where she covered the inner workings of Tesla, Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, and the broader robotics and electric vehicle industries. Her stories have been cited by multiple publications, including Reuters, Bloomberg, and CNBC. Before […]
Business Insider’s business model is no longer working
Brian Morrissey writes in his The Rebooting website about why Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng is departing. Morrissey writes, “One Business Insider executive at the Media Product Forum was scrambling to make sense of the news their CEO was leaving. They were busy backchanneling to know more about the new interim CEO, digital media veteran Christian Baesler. The […]
Business Insider CEO Peng is departing
Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng sent out the following to the staff on Wednesday: Team, Today I am announcing that I will be leaving Business Insider. This was not an easy decision for me. I love Business Insider. I love being here with you every day, figuring things out, building, and forging the future together. But more […]
Business Insider EIC: We’re cutting legal, investing in workplace and markets
Business Insider editor in chief Jamie Heller sent out the following to the staff on Thursday: Team, As part of Business Insider’s transformation, we are continuing to sharpen our coverage around the areas where we have deep relationships with our core loyal audience. Our goal is to be indispensable on the topics that matter most to them. […]
Business Insider union: 10 more laid off
The union that represents journalists at Business Insider issued the following statement on Thursday: We are devastated, for the fourth time in four years, to see Business Insider’s management push out 10 more of our talented coworkers during layoffs this morning. As a union we are incredibly concerned about management’s willingness to repeatedly rely on […]
Business Insider’s future: Combining with the Telegraph?
Lachlan Cartwright of Breaker writes about the future of Business Insider, owned by Axel Springer, and speculates it could be combined with The Telegraph to take on the Financial Times. Cartwright writes, “Discussed internally at Axel has been the idea of folding Business Insider (which is not profitable) into The Telegraph, which would form the seed […]
Berenstein departs Business Insider for NY Times
Jonah Kessel, director of video for New York Times Opinion, sent out the following on Friday: We are thrilled to welcome Erica Berenstein back to The Times as executive producer of Opinion Video. She will lead a growing team of journalists whose original reporting and visual storytelling tackle the world’s most pressing issues. Erica returns after […]
Business Insider seeks a senior reporter in Singapore
Business Insider’s Singapore bureau is hiring a senior business reporter passionate about technology and AI, with a strong instinct for identifying what matters to our readers in a fast-moving news cycle. This is a full-time role based in Singapore. The Team & Role: Business Insider’s Singapore bureau is a small, dynamic team that jumps on major […]
Business Insider’s Metzger leaving for law school
Business Insider senior politics reporter Bryan Metzger is leaving the news organization at the end of the week. He will enter law school at the University of Michigan in the fall. He has been covering Congress, money in politics, and the intersection of the two with business and tech. He also covers prediction market platforms like Polymarket […]
