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Janice Min explains how the lines between fame and influence are increasingly blurred. With Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris, Janice Min, cofounder and CEO of The Ankler, provides insight into the powerful intersection of celebrity and politics. Securing a celebrity endorsement is significant, but becoming a star in today’s landscape is an entirely different game.

A new backup battery from BioLite is slim enough to fit behind your fridge—and much cheaper than other home battery systems. If you live in a place where climate change is making power outages more common—that is, basically anywhere on the planet—you might have considered buying a home battery system. But typical battery backup tech is expensive, ranging from around $10,000 to $20,000.

Bhide moved back to India in January after nearly a decade in the US. Pushkar Achyute and Rohan BhideRohan Bhide always knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur. He worked at Meta right after his 2018 graduation. He quit for a smaller company, where he could play jack of all trades before launching his own venture.

"For most of you guys, turn off TikTok, Facebook. A total stupid waste of time," JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon told students attending the Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy's annual Financial Markets Quality conference. Slaven Vlasic via Getty Images; Matt Cardy via Getty ImagesJamie Dimon says that young people should spend less time on TikTok and Facebook."A total stupid waste of time," the JPMorgan chief said of the two social media platforms.

Doi and her family relocated from California to Osaka, Japan, in 2022. Genie DoiIn 2019, a shooting near her son's daycare center reaffirmed Genie Doi's decision to relocate. Doi, 38, and her husband decided on Japan for several reasons, including its safety and affordability. Although Doi enjoys living in Japan, she struggled with its lack of diversity and societal expectations.

The federal judiciary is essentially exempt from any ethics enforcement. Kevin DietschThe judge overseeing Trump's classified documents case failed to disclose conference attendances. Even when judges have an ethics code, there is little effective enforcement, legal experts told BI. The experts said there are few foolproof remedies to ensure American judges follow the rules.