Alex Nicoll
@nicollsanddimes
"fringe reporter" - CEO of a S&P 500-listed company. @InsiderUnion member and @BusinessInsider private equity reporter. he/him.
We’re taking @politico to arbitration this week for its unethical use of AI and we’re asking for your support! bit.ly/PENGuild
literal ethnic cleansing tokenised OpCo/PropCo: on.ft.com/3If9Cpx
journalism is when you publish what the press office tells you
Meta may be paying millions to lure top AI talent, but how much is it paying the rest of its workforce, including engineers and product managers? @meliarobin, @nicollsanddimes, and I dug into the company's latest H1-B filings to find out. businessinsider.com/meta-salaries-…
In exclusive video we obtained from a Gaza aid site, heavily-armed men appearing to be US contractors discuss how to disperse nearby Palestinians. Gunshots erupt. One man yells, "I think you hit one!" Another shout is heard: "Hell yeah, boy!" Read more: apnews.com/article/palest…
PE Guy roasts private equity bros, and they love it. I got to sit down with the man behind the filter to learn more about the character’s origins and the industry’s response. businessinsider.com/pe-guy-instagr…
China shuts down AI tools during nationwide college exams theverge.com/news/682737/ch…
I guess indie sleaze is REALLY coming back
Was Iran months away from producing a nuclear bomb? bbc.in/4l14kMd
SCOOP: The House tax bill includes a carve out sought behind the scenes by a $75 billion private credit giant The firm is owned by billionaire brothers Lawrence & David Golub, who have given $2 million in campaign contributions since 2020 The provision, an exemption to a global…
In one of my last stories for BI, @mattdrange and I dug into stock option shenanigans at publicly traded companies. Read it here:
"Statistically, there's no way this pattern is an accident. Unless there is something else at play, that is nonrandom, and not understood by investors." My latest, with @robaeprice businessinsider.com/options-opport…
uh oh, I’ve found myself in a predicament: I’m walking around in public but I need to stand still and look at my phone. If only there were a good place for me to do that. Ah, the middle of a staircase — perfect!
"You just f---ing shot the reporter!"
U.S. Correspondent Lauren Tomasi has been caught in the crossfire as the LAPD fired rubber bullets at protesters in the heart of Los Angeles. #9News LATEST: nine.social/YbJ
“Wall Street Apes” may need to do some inner searching
How is this legal - American finances a truck that cost $111,916 - He’s made 84 payments of $1,898.39 - The amount he will pay for the truck after all payments are made is $159,464 I don’t care what anyone says this is usery and the bankers doing this should be locked up
Just ahead of the newsroom meeting, we are making our demands clear on AI.
CAN’T HIDE FROM US: Our members are ready to demand answers during today’s @BusinessInsider newsroom meeting. So far management has ghosted our members’ questions in Slack. We’re ready to stand up for our journalism and our members.
I love film
"the most beautiful woman in the world, cinematic scene, close up, saying "I love you so much"
We’re standing in solidarity with the @penguild ✊ Newsrooms should only publish content that is held to the same very high standards that journalists are. Sad to see our sibling company @politico not holding AI to that standard.
Last year @PENGuild became one of the first unions to win AI protections in a contract. Now, we're going for another breakthrough: The first to go into legal battle against violations of those protections. Read it here in @WIRED : wired.com/story/politico…
The White House is threatening a federal investigation into Business Insider and Politico—all because of an article comparing Donald Trump Jr. to Hunter Biden. My latest newsletter for @BulwarkOnline: thebulwark.com/p/trump-white-…
Incredibly thorough and illustrative piece on junk fees in housing.
If you’ve rented an apartment recently, you probably paid a range of small fees on top of your rent. When @BusinessInsider decided to figure out why we found that it is part of a decades-long plan by the real estate industry to, well, “juice this hog,” and maximize profits.