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Twenty years ago, I met the most famous baker in the world. I was in Paris for a speech, and visited Poilane, a bakery much smaller than its reputation would lead you to believe. I was hoping to take home an unbaked kilo of dough, a sourdough, one that I could use to spawn hundreds of new loaves over the years. Proud of my sneakiness, I began by ordering $30 worth of loaves and tarts. And then, offhandedly said, “and an unbaked loaf please.” The clerks would have none of this. It was impossible, it wasn’t done, it wasn’t permitted. Bluffing, I said, “I’m confident that M. Poilane would be okay with it.” On cue, a door behind the counter opened and a handsome man, dressed in a smock, came out to introduce himself. Even before he spoke, I could see the sparkle in his smile, and I figured we would hit it off. Instead of shooing me away, he invited me into his office. We spent two or three hours together that day, talking about his work. He sh...

One of the first live-TV streaming services is also the first to throw in the towel. Sony is giving up on the live-TV streaming wars, announcing that it will shut down PlayStation Vue on January 30, 2020. The company says it’s decided to stay focused on its core gaming business as content and network deals become more expensive. Vue will stop accepting sign-ups soon, and Sony won’t charge existing customers after December. Read Full Story

Amazon and a host of startups offer a walled garden for kids from the internet’s Wild West. Do they get the job done? It’s complicated. The summer sun is beating down on lower Manhattan in late July as I turn into the shaded courtyard entrance of the NoMo SoHo hotel for a media breakfast organized by Amazon FreeTime, the company’s family-friendly alternative to YouTube that it says has been used by over 10 million children. Read Full Story

Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Conor McGregor has given mixed martial arts, boxing, and fitness lessons in John Kavanagh's Straight Blast Gym in Dublin. Kavanagh told Business Insider that McGregor recently took over a beginner's boxing class on a "random Saturday," shouted at people, and showed them how to punch. When McGregor did teach classes before his UFC days, they were always the busiest lessons because he brings such an energy to the gym, Kavanagh said. McGregor said last week he is returning to UFC in January and wants to fight three times in 2020. He was speaking at a press conference in Moscow following a New York Times report that he is facing a second sexual assault investigation in Ireland. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . DUBLIN — Conor McGregor recently surprised a beginner's boxing lesson by taking over the class to shout at everybody and show them how to punch. Straight Blast Gym...

The final season of the popular HBO sitcom depicts the dark underbelly of the real Silicon Valley—data collection. The sixth and final season of HBO’s Silicon Valley debuts Sunday night, and the tension as old as the internet itself—between idealistic computer scientists and craven opportunists who can see how new technology can be weaponized toward a particular goal—is the theme running through the last chapter of the story of Pied Piper, the startup at the heart of the series. (The first three episodes were screened for critics.) Read Full Story

This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence , Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here . Current subscribers can read the report here . Small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are vital creators of wealth, income, and jobs in the global economy. For example, they make up 99.9% of all private sector businesses in both the US and the UK, and they employ 60% and 48% of all workers in those countries, respectively. Business Insider Intelligence See the rest of the story at Business Insider See Also: SoftBank-backed small-business lending startup Kabbage is moving into payments. Its execs explain why combining the 2 services makes sense. Meet 2019's Rising Stars of Wall Street from firms like Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, and Apollo shaking up investing, trading, and dealmaking A new McKinsey report says that it's a 'do or die moment' for many banks. Here's how they need ...

Getty Images One study of office workers found that 85% of coworkers will deal with some sort of interpersonal conflict. If you have a difficult coworker, don't just fixate on thinking about how you'd change them. Instead, start trying to fix it, and examine your own behavior.  Also, don't assume you know why they're behaving that way, and try to hear their perspective. You can even bridge the gap with genuine compliments. After you address it, don't let it bring you down anymore. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The only certainties in life may be death, taxes, and the presence of  difficult people . Whether it's coworkers or anyone you find hard to deal with, we all go through it. Regarding the former, a study among 5,000 office workers titled "The Global Human Capital Report" indicated that 85% of coworkers have to deal with  interpersonal conflict  of some sort at work.  Interacting with difficult people drains our ...

Screengrab/YouTube Campbell Harvey, the Duke University professor who uncovered the inverted yield curve as a recession indicator, says his model could some day give a false positive signal. It's something that's top of mind right now, as the curve has univerted in recent weeks. But Campbell argues his model isn't broken or flashing a false signal because the same conditions from prior economic downturns are also present now. He says that everyone should heed the indicator's latest warning as there are other signs that a downturn is coming.  Read more on Business Insider. Campbell Harvey, the Duke professor who pioneered the inverted yield curve's use as a recession signal, says his beloved model will break one day. "I'm not naive about this — the model is very simple," Harvey, who is now a professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, told Markets Insider in an interview. "There will be false signals."  See the rest ...

Get caught up, leap over paywalls, see what’s happening around town, and more with these great, under-the-radar apps. For better or worse, there’s no shortage of news outlets nowadays. They add up to a giant, full-blast fire hose of current events gushing forth in real time. It’s a fool’s errand to try to consume it all. But there are some great tools at your disposal for consuming it how you want, when you want, and from the sources you trust most. Read Full Story