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A former Apple employee leaked details about products he didn't like from his work iPhone, lawsuit says
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Apple is suing a former software engineer for leaking confidential information.Apple said Andrew Aude shared information about products to media and staff at other companies.It said Aude still poses a threat because of his knowledge of confidential company information.Apple is suing a former employee who it said leaked confidential information, including about products he didn't like, from his work-issued iPhone.
In a complaint filed on March 18 at a California court, Apple said former software engineer Andrew Aude shared information about projects, including Apple's Journal app and the Vision Pro, to media outlets and employees at other tech companies over a period of five years.
The tech giant is suing Aude, who was hired in 2016, for breaching its confidentiality agreement and violating labor laws.
The lawsuit was first reported by MacRumors.
Apple said it discovered the leaks in late 2023. When confronted, it said Aude denied his involvement but then feigned a bathroom break and "permanently deleted significant amounts of evidence from his device."
This included deleting the Signal app — which he used for communications — from his work-issued phone, it said.
But the lawsuit said that Aude often saved screenshots of his communications on his work iPhone "to preserve them for posterity," and Apple was able to retrieve those.
According to Apple's lawsuit, an analysis of Aude's Apple-issued work iPhone showed he had over 1,400 encrypted communications with one Wall Street Journal journalist over a four-month period.
Aude also sent a journalist at The Information over 10,000 text messages, and traveled to meet her, according to Apple.
Aude's screenshots were attached to the lawsuit. In one particular leak to the Journal journalist around April 2023, Aude's screenshots showed "'giddy anticipation" of the "chaos" awaiting the company following the publication of leaked information, Apple said.
Aude had also characterized the leak to other colleagues as a "necessary evil," it added.
"In connection with one leak, Mr. Aude admitted that he violated his obligations to Apple so he could 'kill' products and features with which he took issue," Apple said separately in the lawsuit.
Aude's leaking of information led to the publication of multiple news reports, according to Apple.
"His disclosures also have impeded Apple's ability to surprise and delight with its new offerings," the tech company said in its lawsuit.
While Aude's employment has been terminated, Apple said he poses an "ongoing threat" to the company due to his knowledge of its confidential and proprietary information, as well as his "long and extensive history of disclosing it to third parties intentionally and without authorization."
Apple is pursuing a jury trial, damages, and an order directing Aude not to disclose the company's confidential and proprietary information to third parties without its consent. It also wants Aude to give up his discretionary bonuses and restricted stock units.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment, sent outside business hours.
Inside Big Tech's nasty battle for coveted AI talent
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Hiring for AI talent is ruthless — and Big Tech may be to blame. Recruiters say tech giants offer high salaries to talent that smaller firms can't match.There also aren't many workers with the right skills for AI-related jobs, though that will change.The fight to hire the best AI talent is heating up as companies large and small compete in the race to create the best products in the booming sector. It looks like the biggest players in the tech industry with the biggest bank balances are winning out right now.
Last week, Mustafa Suleyman, the cofounder of Google's DeepMind, left his startup Inflection AI to lead tech giant Microsoft's consumer AI division as CEO. A week before that, Aravind Srinivas, the CEO of Perplexity, said on a podcast he couldn't poach a top AI researcher at Meta because his startup didn't have enough GPUs, Nvidia's pricey and in-demand chips. Following Sam Altman's brief ouster from OpenAI last November, Salesforce tried to lure researchers away from the ChatGPT-maker by offering to match their compensation packages.
This carousel of labor between companies illustrates the high demand for employees who can build and train large language models — key to getting AI to actually produce the results firms want. But recruiters say that startups and smaller firms struggle to hire workers with technical and non-technical AI skills, with some tech execs believing Big Tech is squeezing them out of the sector.
"Companies like Meta are stealing away and holding talent," J.T. O'Donnell, the founder and CEO of career-coaching service Work It Daily, told Business Insider. And "smaller companies are not going to be able to lure away that talent because they don't have what they need," O'Donnell says.
Big Tech is willing to pay up to a million for AI talent
One reason it's so difficult for smaller companies to get workers with the right skills: it's expensive.
"AI talents are some of the most highly compensated in today's job market," Alex Libre, the cofounder and principal recruiter of Einstellen Talent, a service that matches job candidates with generative AI startups, told BI.
And generally, bigger, more established companies tend to offer the most money. He's seen major firms offer at least $100,000 for junior positions and nearly seven-figure compensation packages for high-level specialists. That's bad news for smaller businesses with less financial firepower.
Still, according to Libre, startups are now starting to be "extremely generous" with their offers to early-stage AI hires to compete with the tech giants, including offering equity.
"I've seen a founding machine learning engineer get 4% of the startup's outstanding shares, which used to be completely unheard of," Libre told BI.
There are not enough workers with AI expertise.
But uneven financial incentives aren't the only factor in the battle for workers. Many job applicants simply don't have the skills for the job.
"There is undoubtedly a shortage in AI talent," Libre says.
Typically, candidates for generative AI roles include "highly skilled' programmers and data scientists with advanced degrees who are well-versed in programming languages like Python, Libre says. They're also familiar with deep learning software libraries like TensorFlow, Ray, and PyTorch.
However, the recruiter says companies now want to hire copywriters, product managers, and other professionals who may not have a technical background — as long as they have a strong grasp of AI. That includes knowing how to apply the technology to workflows, crafting quality prompts, and understanding bot-generated outputs.
"This combination of skills is not as abundant as the industry needs and not as abundant as most people think," Libre says.
Flavien Coronini, a recruiter at Hugging Face, agreed that a talent shortage coupled with Big Tech's sector dominance has made it tough to fill roles at the open-source AI startup.
"As a rapidly growing startup in a niche area like AI, we face stiff competition from larger companies and more established players in the industry," Coronini told BI. "Additionally, the skills and expertise required for our team are very specific, and a limited pool of talent is available with the necessary experience and knowledge."
Companies are just getting started with AI.
Still, recruiters who spoke to BI acknowledge that generative AI is still fairly new, and companies need time to catch up — but will.
Some do so by hiring a chief AI officer, leveraging consultants, and having internal discussions on how the technology can be deployed across the company.
Workers, too, are starting to learn more about how to use generative AI through their employers' skills training programs and external online courses. Hugging Face now offers public educational resources such as videos and tutorials to help developers learn about natural language processing, among other related topics.
Once employers and employees understand the technology more, filling AI-related roles with the right talent may get easier.
"It's a journey," O'Donnell said. "Anytime you have a new skill set, it's like the wild, wild west, and everyone's racing to get to the cream of the crop regarding hiring."
But for now, a juicy paycheck and an already established AI setup — whether that's having enough GPUs or other talented workers — may be just what a company needs to offer to secure the ideal candidate. And that leans in favor of big, rich players like Microsoft and Meta.
"Somebody who's really into AI is going to hold out for an employer that will have what they need to be successful," she says.
Thousands of student-loan borrowers got their debt wiped through a new repayment reform. 11 GOP states just filed a lawsuit to block that relief.
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Eleven GOP state attorneys general filed a lawsuit to block the SAVE income-driven repayment plan.They argued that the shortened timeline for debt relief through the plan is unconstitutional.An Education Department official said Congress allows the authority to set terms for income-driven repayment.The lawsuits to block President Joe Biden's student-debt relief efforts are back.
On Thursday, 11 state attorneys general — led by Kansas' Kris Kobach — filed a lawsuit to block Biden's SAVE income-driven repayment plan, implemented over the summer to give borrowers cheaper monthly payments with a shorter timeline for relief.
The lawsuit, filed in Kansas' district court against Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, stated that the "lawsuit is now necessary to prevent Defendants from continuing to flout the law, which includes ignoring Supreme Court decisions," referring to the high court's decision at the end of June to strike down Biden's first attempt at broad student-loan forgiveness using the HEROES Act of 2003.
"Once again, the Biden administration has decided to steal from the poor and give to the rich," Kobach said during a Thursday press conference. "He is forcing people who did not go to college, or who worked their way through college, to pay for the loans of those who ran up exorbitant student debt. This coalition of Republican attorneys general will stand in the gap and stop Biden."
Last month, the Education Department implemented a provision of the SAVE plan ahead of schedule: $1.2 billion in debt relief for 153,000 borrowers who originally borrowed $12,000 or less and made as few as 10 years of qualifying payments. The lawsuit argued that the relief was "in defiance of the Supreme Court" and asked the federal court to declare the SAVE plan unconstitutional and require borrowers to make payments.
An Education Department official told Business Insider that while the department does not comment on pending litigation, "Congress gave the US Department of Education the authority to define the terms of income-driven repayment plans in 1993, and the SAVE plan is the fourth time the Department has used that authority."
"From day one, the Biden-Harris Administration has been fighting to fix a broken student loan system, and part of that is creating the most affordable student loan repayment plan ever that is lowering monthly payments, protecting millions of borrowers from runaway interest and getting borrowers closer to debt forgiveness faster," the official said. "The Biden-Harris Administration won't stop fighting to provide support and relief to borrowers across the country — no matter how many times Republican elected officials try to stop us."
While the lawsuit makes several comparisons to the debt relief plan the Supreme Court struck down, the legal basis for the two plans differ. Biden's first attempt at broad student-loan forgiveness would have canceled up to $20,000 in debt for borrowers making under $125,000 a year using the HEROES Act — a law that allows the education secretary to waive or modify borrowers' balances in connection with a national emergency, like a pandemic.
The SAVE plan, on the other hand, went through a process mandated by the Higher Education Act known as negotiated rulemaking, which requires negotiations with stakeholders and public comment before its final implementation. The Education Department is currently undergoing the negotiated rulemaking process for its second attempt at a broader form of debt relief.
The Education Department has not yet filed its response to the lawsuit. For now, borrowers who received relief through SAVE are not impacted, and enrollment in the plan can continue.
Everything former Nickelodeon stars have said in response to the docuseries 'Quiet on Set'
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Former Nickelodeon stars are speaking out after Investigation Discovery's docuseries "Quiet on Set."The docuseries included revelations of abuse and a toxic work environment at the network.Drake Bell, Alexa Nikolas, and more actors shared their responses to the doc on social media.Investigation Discovery's docuseries "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" has cast a shadow over Nickelodeon's legacy in children's TV.
"Quiet on Set," released in four parts across two nights on March 17 and 18, has been watched by more than 16 million viewers, the largest audience for an unscripted series since the launch of the streaming service Max. The docuseries came after years of reports of a toxic work environment under producer Dan Schneider at Nickelodeon, including a 2022 investigation by Business Insider's Kate Taylor, on which the series is based.
The docuseries has reignited a conversation about unsafe working conditions for child actors, and put former cast, crew, and Schneider himself back in the spotlight to relitigate their past experiences at the network. Schneider also released a nearly 20-minute video in which he addressed claims made about him in the docuseries and apologized, saying he wished he'd treated people better on set.
The conversation is still going: On Tuesday, ID announced that a bonus fifth episode of "Quiet on Set" will be released on April 7. The episode will feature Drake Bell and other Nickelodeon cast and crew members sharing their reactions to the docuseries.
In the meantime, here's everything former Nickelodeon stars have said since the release of "Quiet on Set."
Alexa Nikolas, who starred as Nicole Bristow on the first two seasons of 'Zoey 101,' slammed Schneider's apology video
Nikolas reacted to Schneider's video during a livestream that was uploaded on the YouTube channel for her activist group Eat Predators.
She described Schneider as a "bully" and said that she "would've appreciated if Dan apologized directly to me."
"When someone doesn't personally come to you and apologize, it's not an apology," Nikolas said. "If you hear about it through other people, it's not really an apology, right? An apology is to the person that you hurt. That's what an apology is for."
While watching Schneider's video for the first time, Nikolas criticized the producer for not taking accountability.
"I don't forgive Dan Schneider," she said. "Not saying I'll never, right? But currently, right now, that made me a little more upset, just because that just wasn't it. That wasn't proper accountability. That was avoiding a lot of the main discussions here that were mentioned in 'Quiet on Set.' This was him playing the sympathy card, centering himself, playing the victim."
After coming forward about being sexually abused as a teen, Drake Bell called Nickelodeon's response 'empty'
Drake Bell in episode two of the Investigation Discovery docuseries "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV."Investigation Discovery
In the docuseries, Bell revealed that he was the 15-year-old actor who was sexually abused by acting and dialogue coach Brian Peck.
Nickelodeon reacted to Bell's revelation in a statement shared with Deadline.
"Now that Drake Bell has disclosed his identity as the plaintiff in the 2004 case, we are dismayed and saddened to learn of the trauma he has endured, and we commend and support the strength required to come forward," the statement read.
Bell spoke about the fallout from the docuseries during an in-depth interview for "The Sarah Fraser Show."
The actor said that he wasn't impressed by Nickelodeon's statement.
"There's a very well-tailored response saying, 'Learning about his trauma,' because they couldn't say that they didn't know about this or know what had happened, or anything," Bell said. "So I think that was a really well-tailored response by probably some big attorney in Hollywood. I find it pretty empty, their responses, because they still show our shows, they still put our shows on. And I have to pay for my own therapy."
"If there was any truth behind them actually caring, there would be something more than quotes on a page by obviously a legal representative telling them exactly how to tailor a response," he added.
At the time of his interview with Sarah Fraser, Bell said that no one who wrote the letters in support of his abuser Peck had reached out and genuinely apologized to him.
"I haven't gotten an apology, or a sorry, from anybody that had written letters, or was involved in supporting him at all," he said.
He added that he did appreciate "X-Men" producer Tom DeSanto's statement to People magazine, in which he said that he was given misinformation regarding the case.
"With the knowledge and understanding I possess today, I want to personally apologize to Drake and his family and emphatically state that had I been fully informed of all the accusations, my support would have been absolutely withheld," DeSanto said.
Bell also said that his "Drake & Josh" costar Josh Peck (who is unrelated to Brian Peck), reached out to him privately.
Bell acknowledged that he and Josh Peck have had "ups and downs" in their relationship over the years, but said they have a special bond and that he didn't want the public to attack his costar for not speaking up after the docuseries' release. Bell shared similar comments in a video posted on TikTok in which he asked fans to "take it a little easy" on Peck for not speaking out publicly.
Since the letters were made public in the docuseries, directors Beth and Rich Correll have also publicly apologized to Bell for supporting the acting coach.
"If we had known the truth at the time the letters were written, we never would have written them," they said, in part, in a statement to Variety.
Josh Peck said that he contacted his 'Drake & Josh' costar Drake Bell privately to offer his support
Josh Peck and Drake Bell on season four of "Drake & Josh."Nickelodeon
"I finished the 'Quiet On Set 'documentary and took a few days to process it," Peck wrote in a post shared on Instagram. "I reached out to Drake privately, but want to give my support for the survivors who were brave enough to share their stories of emotional and physical abuse on Nickelodeon sets with the world. Children should be protected."
"Reliving this publicly is incredibly difficult, but I hope it can bring healing for the victims and their families as well as necessary change to our industry," he added.
'The Amanda Show' star Raquel Lee Bolleau said that appearing in the docuseries and watching it back has resulted in 'deep pain'
"I've been in deep pain the past few days watching the documentary 'Quiet on Set,'" Bolleau said in an Instagram post. "To know that I am not alone in some of the things I experienced as a child actor, but to also hear the types of environments I was in as a kid without even knowing, just sickens my stomach. I know that everything happens for a reason and we all deserve to heal from our trauma, but this is so hard to take in."
Bolleau said she grappled with being part of "Quiet on Set" out of fear that she wouldn't find work after speaking out, but she felt that it's important "that we all begin our healing, now that we have more clarity and truth."
Devon Werkheiser apologized to Bell after he and his costars from 'Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide' joked about the allegations from 'Quiet on Set'
Fisker Ocean reservation cancellations top 40,000 as the EV company tries to fight off bankruptcy, leaked data shows
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Fisker has faced a wave of reservation cancellations, according to internal data viewed by BI.Reservation cancellations for the Fisker Ocean recently topped 40,000. Preorders began in late 2019.Fisker recently paused production of its EV and dropped its price by 39%.Tens of thousands of Fisker customers have canceled their vehicle reservations, according to leaked data obtained by Business Insider, as the electric car company scrambles to find additional financing and a potential bankruptcy filing looms over its operations.
More than 40,000 out of well over 70,000 reservations for the Fisker Ocean have been canceled to date, according to internal company metrics viewed by Business Insider. The company first began accepting pre-orders in November 2019, and announced in February 2023 that it had "approximately 65,000" reservations ahead of its first deliveries.
Fisker was averaging around 70 to 80 cancellations per day in a recent seven-day average, according to the internal metrics viewed by BI.
The reservation cancellations pose an issue for the company, representing potential sales slipping away during a time when the company desperately needs to generate more revenue.
The cancellations also represent a drag on company costs. While it costs $250 to reserve a Fisker, that amount is refundable aside from a $25 processing fee, the company's website says. Individuals who reserve more than one of the company's EVs are entitled to a $100 refund if they cancel, according to Fisker's reservation terms online. The company said a reservation "will hold your approximate spot in our order queue to purchase your Fisker EV."
It's not clear how many reservation cancellations Fisker has already reimbursed in the years since November 2019, when it began accepting reservations, but the total cost to date of around 40,000 reservation reimbursements would be in the ballpark of $9 million.
The company also has a few thousand order cancellations, according to the data viewed by BI, which are different than reservations and not fully refundable. The company says on its website it will keep the $5,000 order deposit, as well as the transportation fee if a cancellation is made after the company has started the process of transporting the vehicle to the customer.
Fisker has delivered more than 6,000 of the vehicles to date since the automaker released the Fisker Ocean SUV in June 2023, according to the metrics viewed by BI.
Fisker confirmed the deliveries but declined to comment on cancellations of reservations or orders.
The automaker dropped prices for its flagship EV by 39% on Wednesday in an apparent attempt to boost sales — meaning the most affordable version of the SUV is now selling for about $25,000.
During Fisker's earnings last earnings call in February, it warned that the company might not have enough funds to survive 2024.
The company said in a regulatory filing earlier this month it had paused production of its electric car for six weeks and it had around $121 million in the bank as of March 15. On March 18, the company said it had secured a commitment for up to $150 million in additional financing from an existing investor. On March 22, Fisker said in a regulatory filing that negotiations with a major automaker had failed and that Fisker was continuing to evaluate strategic alternatives.
The end of negotiations with the major automaker meant that Fisker was unable to meet a closing condition with the existing investor for the up to $150 million of financing previously announced, which meant that the funds were no longer guaranteed, the company said in the regulatory filing. Fisker said in the filing it planned to try to negotiate a waiver to that closing condition or a financing deal with the investor under different terms.
The company is Henrik Fisker's second automotive startup. The Fisker CEO and Danish car designer's previous startup, Fisker Automotive, filed for bankruptcy protection in 2013. Fisker launched his second automotive company in 2016.
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Lauren Boebert 'makes George Santos look like a saint,' says retired House Republican who she's trying to replace
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Former Rep. Ken Buck recently sounded off against Lauren Boebert, who's now running for his seat.He said the congresswoman and her various controversies "makes George Santos look like a saint."Boebert has accused Buck of resigning early in order to make it harder for her to win his seat.According to audio that recently aired on a Colorado talk radio station, former Rep. Ken Buck doesn't think all that highly of Rep. Lauren Boebert.
"She makes George Santos look like a saint," Buck can be heard saying on the audio heard on the "Dan Caplis Show." Buck was referring to the recently expelled New York Republican who's known for his myriad lies; Santos has been indicted on 23 charges, including wire fraud, identity theft, and money laundering. He has pleaded not guilty.
According to Politico, which first reported on the existence of the audio, Buck made those comments at a Rotary Club event after being asked about the controversial congresswoman.
"I've been asked about her moving across the mountains to run in the 4th congressional district, and I have not said anything," Buck can be heard saying before he references controversies surrounding her ex-husband and son, as well as her infamous "Beetlejuice" incident.
On Friday, Buck told Politico: "I went through a list of issues that I have not responded to that the press has asked me about."
Boebert, appearing on the show to respond to Buck's comments, fired back: "Ken Buck is so irrelevant and such an embarrassment to Colorado… I really don't care what he's asked about me."
The two Colorado Republicans have been at loggerheads recently over Buck's decision to suddenly resign, which has triggered a special election in Colorado's 4th district.
Boebert, facing the prospect of an expensive reelection campaign and a potential loss to a Democrat in her old district, opted to move across the state and run in the 4th district in December after Buck announced that he would retire.
She had already faced accusations of "carpetbagging" and a potentially tough fight to stay in Congress.
But Buck's decision to leave even sooner than the end of his term — which also shaved down the House GOP majority upon his departure last Friday — makes her path to staying in office even harder.
She's already sworn off seeking the GOP nomination for the special election, given that she would trigger another special election in her old seat if she won. Later on Thursday, local GOP officials are set to choose another candidate, possibly one of her current primary opponents.
That means Boebert may have to run against someone who has been anointed by the local party to serve for at least 6 months in Congress, putting her at a greater disadvantage.
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4 small things I'm doing differently around the house that save me $200 a month
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With inflation raising the cost of everything, I've been looking for creative ways to save money. I'm selling items around the house that I no longer need, and reducing my electricity use. Being more mindful of food waste is helping me save money at the grocery store.With inflation causing the price of food and household items to skyrocket, I've become obsessed with finding ways to save more money every month.
As a fully remote worker, I spend a lot of time at home. For the last two months, I've started to brainstorm ways that I can change my habits around the house in order to save $200, or more, every single month.
By making a few changes and trying out new behaviors, here are the four ways I was able to make that happen.
1. Selling items around the house
One of my favorite ways to make extra money on the weekends is by selling items I have around the house that I don't use or don't need anymore.
I spend 45 minutes every Sunday rounding up anything that I want to try to sell before listing those items on apps like Poshmark (great for clothing and shoes), Facebook Marketplace (great for furniture or random items like rollerblades, dishes, or household accessories), or OfferUp (great for furniture or household accessories).
Last month I was able to make $75 by selling three furniture items, and this month, so far, I've made around $100 selling clothes and shoes. While I do spend some of that money, I try to save 25% to 50% and put the cash in either my emergency fund or my general savings account.
2. Lowering my electric bill
When I look at my electric bill during the summer months, I begin to sweat. In an average month, the electric bill for my 500-square-foot one-bedroom apartment can hover around $180.
In an effort to lower the bill as much as possible, I've started to get strategic about my habits around the house using advice from my local energy provider.
I am guilty of leaving the house with the lights and the air on, even when I don't plan to be home for hours. I put a sticky note on my front door reminding me to shut everything off before I leave.
Instead of blasting my air conditioning all day, since I work from home, I've started to lower our shades to keep the apartment cooler and run the air for 20 minutes at a time before turning it off for 40 minutes.
Finally, when it comes to using appliances (like the dishwasher or in-unit washer and dryer), rather than turning them on three to four times a week, I've limited my dishwashing to once a week (handwashing the rest of the items) and doing laundry once a week.
While the amount of the electric bill can change based on many factors, I'm hoping that by getting more rigid about these behavior shifts, I can knock off at least $20 a month from that bill.
3. Being mindful about food waste
A few months ago, I took an audit of how much I spend every 30 days on groceries and realized my total was around $600. I started to notice that I could shave some money off that amount if I was smarter about not only how I was buying these food items, but also about how I was making sure they didn't go to waste.
After getting better at searching for coupons before heading to the store, and buying more frozen produce, I found another simple way that I could save $15 to $20 a week on groceries.
Instead of letting food items go to waste, I found ways to turn them into meals and put them in the freezer before they went bad. For example, last week, I had an unused garlic bulb, onion, potato, and zucchini that were all about to go bad before I could consume them. I turned them into soup and put the container in the freezer. I can have that soup for lunch for at least two or three days, saving me money on having to buy other items to eat.
I also realized that every week I was buying a new loaf of bread (around $5) and was only eating a third of the loaf. I started to put the leftover bread in the freezer and now only buy bread every three weeks.
Using these techniques has helped me save around $60 to $80 a month on my grocery bill.
4. Buying off-brand cleaning products
An easy way I was able to save money on my grocery bill was by being mindful about buying generic or store-brand items over more popular and well-known brand items instead. When I started doing this with cleaning supplies, I noticed that I was saving anywhere from $15 to $30 a month, depending on what I needed to buy.
For example, if I needed new dish soap, I found I was able to buy the store-brand version for $1 instead of the $5 dish soap I was buying from a major brand I was loyal to. When I switched most of my cleaning products away from well-known brands, my savings started to increase. Plus, depending on the store you shop at, you might even find more coupons offered, or buy-one get-one deals, if you buy the store brand instead.
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How to buy Inter Miami tickets for Messi and co: Dates and prices compared for 2024
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Since Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami last summer, interest in the team and the sport has soared. Whether you're a Messi enthusiast or a longtime Inter Miami fan, we've compiled everything you need to know about how to buy Inter Miami tickets to see Messi live.
Inter Miami was first established in 2018. Messi, a world-class player who helped Argentina win the 2022 FIFA World Cup, signed on to join MLS in June of 2023. When he has been able to play, Messi has been an excellent asset to the team, although he's been grappling with some injury issues, and it's unclear exactly which games he'll be able to participate in this season. In addition to the regular MLS season, which is underway, Inter Miami is scheduled to participate in a couple of exciting upcoming tournaments, including Concacaf and the Leagues Cup.
We've got you covered if you're looking for tickets to Inter Miami games in 2024, where you'll maybe get a chance to see Messi play. Here's our breakdown of the team's schedule, purchasing details, and original and resale ticket prices. If you're interested, you can also browse resale ticket sites like StubHub and Vivid Seats.
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Inter Miami has over a dozen home games left this season, including the Concacaf Quarterfinals against Monterrey (April 3) and the Leagues Cup against Puebla FC (July 27). Browse all the dates below, and if the team advances in any tournaments, keep an eye out for updates.
Date | Prices from | Versus | Location |
March 30 | New York City FC | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
April 3 | C.F. Monterrey (Concacaf Quarterfinals) | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
April 6 | Colorado Rapids | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
April 20 | Nashville SC | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
May 4 | New York Red Bulls | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
May 18 | D.C. United | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
May 29 | Atlanta United | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
June 1 | St. Louis City SC | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
June 19 | Columbus Crew | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
July 17 | Toronto FC | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
July 20 | Chicago Fire | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
July 27 | Puebla FC (Leagues Cup) | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
August 24 | FC Cincinnati | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
September 14 | Philadelphia Union | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
September 28 | Charlotte FC | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
October 19 | New England Revolution | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Inter Miami away game schedule 2024
Inter Miami has more than a dozen away games left this season, including the Concacaf Quarterfinals against Monterrey (April 10) and the Leagues Cup against Tigres UANL (August 3). Take a look at all the dates below and check back for any updates should the team advance in any tournaments.
Date | Prices from | Versus | Location |
April 10 | C.F. Monterrey (Champions Cup Quarterfinals) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
April 13 | Sporting Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | |
April 27 | New England Revolution | Foxborough, MA | |
May 11 | CF Montréal | Montréal, Canada | |
May 15 | Orlando City SC | Orlando, FL | |
May 25 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver, Canada | |
June 15 | Philadelphia Union | Chester, PA | |
June 29 | Nashville SC | Nashville, TN | |
July 3 | Charlotte FC | Charlotte, NC | |
July 6 | FC Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | |
August 3 | Tigres UANL (Leagues Cup) | Houston, TX | |
August 31 | Chicago Fire | Chicago, IL | |
September 18 | Atlanta United | Atlanta, GA | |
September 21 | New York City FC | Bronx, NY | |
October 2 | Columbus Crew | Columbus, OH | |
October 5 | Toronto FC | Toronto, Canada |
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Original standard tickets to Inter Miami games are sold through Ticketmaster. Resale tickets can also be purchased on websites like StubHub and Vivid Seats, which typically offer more variety in pricing.
How much are Inter Miami tickets?
Prices for standard original tickets to Inter Miami games vary depending on the date, location, and whether it's a regular-season or championship match. The cheapest available original standard tickets on Ticketmaster range from $40 (July 3 in Charlotte, NC) to $382 (October 2 in Columbus, OH). The lowest home game tickets available start at $100 for grandstand spots on three dates. Some dates have no original standard tickets left for sale. Most of the cheapest available tickets range from $100 to $200.
On StubHub, resale ticket prices to Inter Miami games are typically a little cheaper than the original standard tickets. The lowest prices range from $43 (July 3 in Charlotte, NC) to $368 (April 10 in Mexico). Most of the cheapest available tickets range from $50 to $200. Vivid Seats offers similar prices with a similar range.
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A complete timeline of Rebel Wilson and Sacha Baron Cohen's feud over the claims about him in her memoir
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A chapter of Rebel Wilson's memoir is about her claims that Sacha Baron Cohen harassed her on set.The actors worked together on the action comedy, "The Brothers Grimsby."Wilson claimed that Cohen used lawyers to threaten her memoir.Rebel Wilson's memoir, "Rebel Rising," features a chapter about her experiences with Sacha Baron Cohen while they were filming the action comedy "The Brothers Grimsby."
The movie, which was released in 2016, stars Cohen as Nobby Butcher, a man from the north of England who discovers that his long-lost brother (Mark Strong) is a spy.
Wilson plays Nobby's girlfriend, Dawn Grobham. For years, Wilson has alleged that Cohen continuously asked her to go nude for the role and that he acted inappropriately with her on set. Most recently, she wrote about the alleged incident in her memoir and has claimed that the "Borat" star hired lawyers to threaten her over its publication.
Cohen has strenuously denied the accusations.
Here's a complete timeline of the drama between Wilson and Cohen, which dates back nearly a decade.
In 2014, Rebel Wilson said Sacha Baron Cohen asked her to put a finger in his butt while filming a scene for 'The Brothers Grimsby'
Rebel Wilson as Dawn and Sacha Baron Cohen as Nobby in "The Brothers Grimsby."Sony Pictures Releasing
Wilson first accused Cohen of behaving inappropriately on "The Brothers Grimsby" set in 2014 when she appeared on the "Kyle and Jackie O" radio show in Australia, according to The Courier Mail.
The "Pitch Perfect" star said Cohen kept asking her to go naked for the film, but she didn't want to. She said: "Every day he's like, 'Just go naked. It will be funny. Remember in "Borat" when I did that naked scene? It was hilarious.'"
The star added: "On the last day, I thought I'd obviously won the argument, and he got a body double to do the naked scene."
During the same interview, Wilson also claimed that Cohen sprung the idea of a lewd scene on her during filming.
"Then in the last scene ... he was like, 'Rebel, can you just stick your finger up my butt?' And I went, 'What do you mean, Sacha? That's not in the script,'" she recalled.
She continued: "And he's like, 'Look, I'll just pull down my pants, you just stick your finger up my butt, it'll be a really funny bit.'"
Wilson declined and said she smacked her hand on the star in the scene instead.
In 2017, Wilson discussed being harassed by an unnamed male costar in now-deleted tweets
Three years later, Wilson appeared to discuss the same "Grimsby" incident on then-Twitter now X in two tweets, which have since been deleted.
In the tweets, which Business Insider reported on at the time, she said that an unnamed male costar asked her to perform a lewd act on him in front of his friends, who she said were filming the incident.
Wilson also claimed that the actor's representatives threatened her not to bad mouth him. She didn't name Cohen in the tweets at the time.
Rebel Wilson has been extremely consistent over the past decade in talking about what she experienced with Sacha Baron Cohen. Here are some tweets from 2017. pic.twitter.com/sJFNX4lcGo
— Kayleigh Donaldson (@Ceilidhann) March 25, 2024In March 2024, Wilson teased that a chapter of her upcoming book would expose an actor she worked with
Wilson announced her memoir, "Rebel Rising," in October 2023, but it wasn't until March 2024 that she told fans how a former male costar was attempting to threaten her over what she'd written about him in the book.
Posting to her Instagram story on March 22, Wilson wrote: "I wrote about an asshole in my book. Now, said asshole is trying to threaten me. He's hired a crisis PR manager and lawyers. He is trying to stop press coming out about my book."
Wilson said the book would come out regardless, "and you will all know the truth."
Days later, Wilson finally named Cohen as the person she says hired lawyers to threaten her memoir
On March 24, Wilson posted another Instagram story naming Cohen as the "asshole" she'd written about in "Rebel Rising."
"I will not be bullied or silenced by high priced lawyers or crisis PR managers. The 'asshole' I am talking about in ONE CHAPTER of my book is: Sacha Baron Cohen."
On Tuesday, People magazine published an excerpt from Wilson's book detailing her claims about Cohen's behavior
On Tuesday, People published an excerpt from "Rebel Rising," in which Wilson alleges that Cohen frequently asked her to go nude in "The Brothers Grimsby."
"It felt like every time I'd speak to SBC, he'd mention that he wanted me to go naked in a future scene. I was like, 'Ha, I don't do nudity, Sacha.'"
Writing about a scene in the film shot in Cape Town, Wilson says: "SBC summons me via a production assistant saying that I'm needed to film an additional scene. 'Okay, well, we're gonna film this extra scene,' SBC says."
"Then he pulls his pants down … SBC says very matter-of-factly: 'Okay, now I want you to stick your finger up my ass.' And I'm like, 'What?? … No!!'"
"I was now scared. I wanted to get out of there, so I finally compromised: I slapped him on the ass and improvised a few lines as the character," she continues.
Cohen's representatives have denied Wilson's allegations and provided anonymous source statements in his defense
A spokesperson for Cohen denied the allegations in an emailed statement to BI on March 25, the day after Wilson publicly named him on her Instagram story.
They wrote: "While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these demonstrably false claims are directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence, including contemporaneous documents, film footage, and eyewitness accounts from those present before, during, and after the production of 'The Brothers Grimsby.'"
On March 28, Cohen's spokesperson also provided BI (via email) with nine statements from anonymous crew members, producers, and writers who said they worked with Cohen and Wilson on "The Brothers Grimsby."
Several of the unnamed sources, including a producer, a writer/producer, an assistant director, and a cameraman who all say they were present during the alleged incident, say that Wilson's recounting of the events is inaccurate and that the incident took place on a professional movie set, not in a "room" as she'd characterized it in her 2017 tweets.
"As per the script, which Rebel had read and approved in advance, her character was attempting to put a finger in Sacha's character's butt," the unnamed producer's statement read, in part. "At no point did Sacha actually ask her to put a finger in his butt, or any other of his body's orifices, for that matter."
That producer also said Wilson was "treated with the utmost respect and empowerment" as a creative collaborator and claimed that Wilson and Cohen had a "good relationship" until Wilson saw an early cut of the movie that cut out several of her improvised scenes, which the source deemed "frankly very problematic." According to the producer, the cuts made Wilson "extremely angry" and resulted in her hostility toward Cohen.
An anonymous executive producer also echoed that the scene Wilson described was in the "approved shooting script" and said they'd never received any notice about Wilson's concerns about the scene before or after shooting.
Several of the statements said that they never personally witnessed or heard about any bad behavior on Cohen's part and that the set was very professional.
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Bernie Sanders wants to make Ozempic cheaper
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Sen. Bernie Sanders said the price of Ozempic is "outrageously high." He wants to meet with Novo Nordisk's CEO, Bloomberg reports.A recent study found that Ozempic can be made for less than $5 per month — but it costs nearly $1,000.Sen. Bernie Sanders is outraged by the price of Ozempic — so much that he wants to meet with the CEO of its maker, pharma giant Novo Nordisk, Bloomberg reports.
Sanders, who is considering hearings on the issue, wants to first talk to Novo chief Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen about cutting the list prices of GLP-1 drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, according to Bloomberg.
Sanders — who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee — was responding to a new study by the medical journal JAMA Network published Wednesday, which found that Ozempic "can likely be manufactured for prices far below current prices, enabling wider access."
"A new Yale study found that Ozempic costs less than $5 a month to manufacture," Sanders said in a statement. "And yet, Novo Nordisk charges Americans nearly $1,000 a month for this drug, while the same exact product can be purchased for just $155 a month in Canada and just $59 in Germany."
A Novo spokesperson told Business Insider, "We do not have insight into whether or not Senator Sanders will be meeting our CEO."
While acknowledging that "affordability challenges are real," the company said that "the majority of U.S. patients covered by commercial health plans pay $25 or less a month for their prescriptions."
Novo Nordisk also spent $5 billion on R&D globally in 2023, the company said.
Sanders said in his statement that Ozempic "has the potential to be a game changer in the diabetes and obesity epidemics in America."
But, in addition to being unaffordable to millions who need it, the "outrageously" high price "has the potential to bankrupt Medicare, the American people and our entire health care system."
A representative for Sanders did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BI.
Drugs like Ozempic, its weight-management approved version Wegovy, and competing medication like Zepbound have not just shaken up not just dieting culture, but could also reshape the broader economy, BI previously reported.
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