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Gov. Gavin Newsom denied entry to a fireside chat at Davos

California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused the Trump administration of pressuring the official US pavilion at the World Economic Forum to block his entry to a scheduled speaking event, according to posts from his office.

Newsom had been invited by Fortune, the event’s official media partner, to speak to the press at the US pavilion on Wednesday afternoon, in addition to planned remarks at the World Economic Forum scheduled for Thursday. The governor’s Thursday appearance is still on the Economic Forum’s schedule.

However, his public remarks planned for Wednesday were abruptly canceled when he was not permitted to enter the USA House, the church acting as the official US pavilion for the World Economic Forum, due to “pressure from the White House and State Department,” the Governor’s office said in a post on X.

A representative for the Governor’s office told Business Insider that, around 3 p.m. local time in Davos, a representative for the USA House reached out to rescind the invitation to the event, saying that an “elected official” speaking did not “align with their afternoon programming.”

The refusal to allow Newsom to participate came after multiple Trump Administration officials spoke at the USA House throughout the day, the governor’s office said. This included remarks by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who attacked Newsom directly, calling him “economically illiterate” and “worse than Kamala.”

In lieu of the planned public remarks, the USA House offered Newsom the option to attend a “nightcap reception” later in the evening, a representative for the Governor’s office said.

“How weak and pathetic do you have to be to be this scared of a fireside chat?” Newsom said in a separate post after his public remarks to the press had been canceled.

The incident unfolded several hours after President Donald Trump gave a speech, which Newsom publicly criticized as boring.

Business Insider’s Ben Bergman, who attended Trump’s speech, reported earlier in the day that Newsom said the audience response was muted because the president spoke down to them and mocked them.

Newsom told reporters, “Had there not been cellphones, I think a few people would have passed out from boredom.”

Anna Kelly, a White House spokeswoman, told Business Insider when reached for comment about the tension between the two lawmakers, that “No one in Davos knows who third-rate governor Newscum is or why he is frolicking around Switzerland instead of fixing the many problems he created in California.”




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Trump says his call for a 10% credit card cap sounds like Zohran Mamdani’s idea

President Donald Trump knows he’s aligning himself with the progressive left when it comes to credit cards.

During an interview with CNBC’s Joe Kernen in Davos on Wednesday, Trump acknowledged that his call for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates isn’t a standard conservative policy.

In fact, he joked that it’s something that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, might have come up with.

“I know it’s sort of like… it sounds like the mayor of New York maybe came up with that,” Trump said with a laugh.

Following Mamdani’s election in November, the two met in the Oval Office and appeared to share some common ground in remarks to the press afterwards.

“I’m conservative, but I think I’m common sense, you know?” Trump said on Wednesday. “People say, ‘Are you a conservative?’ I say, ‘Yeah, but I’m a common-sense person.’ I mean, I do things that aren’t necessarily that conservative sometimes.”

Trump said he respected credit card companies but that consumers can’t afford to pay high rates.

“Whatever happened to usury? They can’t pay 28%,” Trump said.

Earlier on Wednesday, Trump called on Congress to pass a bill capping credit card interest rates at 10% for one year.

Key Republicans in Congress have been cool to that idea, with House Speaker Mike Johnson telling reporters last week that Trump “probably had not thought through” the potential downsides of the policy and that credit card companies may “just stop lending money” or “cap what people are able to borrow at a very low amount.”

Many business leaders have also been critical of the idea.

Yet Trump’s call has also been met with agreement from some progressives, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, whom Trump called last week.

In Congress, Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri have introduced a bill that would do just what Trump said, capping credit card rates at 10% for a year.




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How startups can ‘break through the noise’ and grab attention, according to a marketer-turned-VC

Startups don’t just need cash to be successful. Like many of us, they also thrive on attention.

Lindsay Kaplan, a former marketing executive and cofounder of Chief, a networking company for women, wants to coach startup founders on what it takes to build culture-driving brands.

“You can have as much money as you want to pour into the algorithm and buy ads,” Kaplan told Business Insider. “But if you don’t have the right founder who’s able to build a community and the attention that you need to build a real product that people want, all of that money … is meaningless.”

After stepping away from her role as chief brand officer at Chief last year, Kaplan is pivoting her career to focus on working with startup founders. She’s taking her own lessons as a founder, marketing exec, and investor in startups over to Bullish, a consumer-focused venture capital fund. She’s joining the firm as a venture partner, the company exclusively told Business Insider.

Bullish has invested in several consumer hits, including Warby Parker, Harry’s, Peloton, and Casper, Kaplan’s former employer.

Bullish invests in early-stage startups, typically from pre-seed to Series A, Kaplan said. The categories she’s most interested in span loneliness, dating, parenting, health, and identity and belonging.

“AI can be a tool to help those problems,” Kaplan said, but she’s acutely aware that not all AI is going to be a hit with real-life people.

What does it take to get people to care about your product?

Cracking how to “break through the noise” helps, Kaplan said.

How startups can ‘break through the noise’

“What a consumer cares about is what is in it for them. What do we get out of it?” Kaplan said. “Founders are so used to pitching VCs that it’s really hard to switch gears and start thinking about: Why should a customer care?”

When it comes to consumer-facing AI startups, brands need to think outside the box.

Kaplan said that “contrarian” plays can be useful when marketing a startup in a crowded space.

For instance, while so many tech companies are shouting AI from rooftops, some are strategically letting AI take a back seat.

“The best brands emerging are using AI, they’re not necessarily making their startup fully based in AI,” Kaplan said.

Kaplan pointed to Rocco, a smart fridge brand she angel invested in, as an example.

“It’s a smart fridge, but the brand doesn’t lead with ‘AI-powered appliance,’ it leads with design and functionality,” Kaplan said. “The AI makes the product better without becoming its identity, which is how they’ve managed to generate incredible buzz and traction in one of the most commoditized categories in consumer hardware.”

Marketing AI has been a tricky battlefield for brands.

Look no further than the Friend AI ads across New York City. The ads promoting the startup’s AI companion pendant were defaced by locals.

Other marketing and advertising agencies, such as Day Job, are being tapped by AI companies specifically to help translate their brands to everyday people — in other words, potential customers.

Startups and the creator economy

Kaplan said startups trying to reach consumers have a unique tool at their disposal: creators.

Kaplan said the creator economy “rewrote who controls distribution” on social media by shifting who stirs buzz about brands and how people learn about them.

“Early adopters have really become the creators,” she said.

While startups previously toiled over customer acquisition cost (CAC), Kaplan said the big question now is: “Who will carry the story out into the world and why will anybody listen?”

“Distribution is no longer something you can buy,” she said. “You have to earn it.”




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I moved back home after living abroad for 12 years. I worried it would be a step backward for my daughter and me.

After 12 years living abroad in Berlin and then Madrid, I never imagined returning home to Ireland. However, a breakup, becoming a single parent to a young teen, and growing concerns about my father’s health made moving back home something I had to consider.

The decision wasn’t easy. I worried about uprooting my daughter from the life we’d built in Madrid and returning to a country I’d once been so desperate to leave. Growing up in Dublin in the 1980s, a time marked by unemployment, diminishing women’s rights, and a deeply conservative church and state, greatly prompted my desire to live elsewhere. The following decades of living on and off in London, France, Germany, and Spain only reinforced that there was a greater world outside my home country.

Sure, there was no denying that Ireland had changed a lot since the ’80s. But there were still elements of the small-town mindset I despised.

Would my daughter resent me later for taking her away from a life in a more progressive and larger European city?

Moving back home was a difficult decision to make

Like many Western countries, Ireland’s housing crisis was at its peak. Moving back would likely mean temporarily living in my childhood home with my older parents — and that certainly felt like a step backward.

Still, in other ways, it felt right. My daughter, an only child, saw her extended family only a few times a year, and I believed being closer to them would help her through her parents’ breakup and those often-difficult teenage years.


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The author loved living abroad.

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Plus, my father, now in his late 80s, had spent much of the year in and out of the hospital. After months of flying back and forth from Madrid to support him and my mother, staying abroad no longer felt realistic.

So I made the decision I never thought I’d make, and we moved back.

The move home surprisingly benefited all of us

Within a month of our return, my father was discharged from the nursing home he had been sent to after a six-month hospital stay. Being there to deal with doctors and carers, support my mother, and share the load with nearby relatives made me feel really grateful. I had always been close to my dad, but now that I was physically around, our bond deepened even more.

My daughter, too, began to thrive. She began building real relationships with aunts, uncles, cousins, and her grandparents. After becoming withdrawn during our final year in Madrid, I now saw her going out shopping with my mom or sitting laughing with my dad; she was slowly opening up again.

Then, four months after coming back, my father died suddenly after a short infection. It was devastating for everyone. But among the grief and tough emotions, I couldn’t deny feeling so thankful that my daughter and I spent those last few months with him.

Additionally, for all my misgivings about “small-town Ireland,” I got to see another side of living in a small community: friends, neighbours, and even locals who just knew them in passing rallied round my mother.

It was the best decision I never wanted to make

It’s still hard to accept my dad is gone, but, of course, life has continued. We now have our own home, a short walk from my mom, and my daughter loves her local school and the friends she’s made.

I still miss parts of our life abroad — my friends, the relaxing outdoor café culture, and reliable public transport. However, I’m building a stable life for my daughter, with deeper ties to family and community.

I will say that when it comes to big life choices, such as moving abroad or moving home, you can only make the decision that feels right to you in the moment. It’s rarely easy, but I’m relieved and glad that I made the choice I did.




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Davos updates: Trump lands in Switzerland as speech hype builds

It’s all eyes on President Donald Trump at Davos.

Business Insider will be in the room when he speaks. We’ll share real-time updates on what he says and how World Economic Forum attendees react.

After an issue with Air Force One, Trump landed in Switzerland on a replacement plane just after 12:30 p.m. local time, and is scheduled to speak at 2:30 p.m.

Follow along here for real-time updates, reaction, and on-the-ground commentary from Business Insider’s staff in Davos.




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Tech workers want their CEOs to speak out against ICE and cancel contracts

A small group of tech workers is calling on their CEOs to speak out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as the Trump administration deploys federal agents into metropolitan areas.

The petition, titled “Tech demands ICE out of our cities,” calls on tech leaders to “pick up the phone” and call the White House to demand Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “leave our cities.”

Other demands include canceling company contracts with ICE and speaking out publicly against “ICE’s violence.”

The petition has received more than 250 signatories, which represents a small sliver of the overall tech workforce in the US.

Employees from Google and Amazon make up a plurality of the signatories, although not every participant chose to disclose their name; at the time of publication, roughly 170 of the signatories were named, the others chose only to share their title and or company.

Organizers of the petition were not disclosed. Business Insider reached out to the contact provided on the website and did not immediately get a response.

A spokesperson for Amazon declined to comment. A Google spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Trump administration has been aggressively executing on immigration enforcement; some of the tactics have led to highly publicized clashes between local community members and ICE agents.

Minneapolis — the city where George Floyd was killed by a police officer — recently became a focal point of an immigration crackdown, and where an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good, a US citizen.

The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, an AFL-CIO affiliate, endorsed a move on Saturday encouraging local residents to skip work on January 23.

The White House has also targeted the tech industry by attaching a higher fee to the H-1B visa — a program tech companies and other industries have relied on to hire overseas talent.

The move has seen ripple effects from Big Tech, down to higher education.

Data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center showed a 5.9% decline in enrollment at US universities by graduate international students for the Fall 2025 semester.




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Gen Zers date for financial stability, says Coffee Meets Bagel’s CEO

Adios to casual dating: Young Americans are seeking committed life partners to split bills with.

Quincy Yang, the co-CEO of dating app Coffee Meets Bagel, told Business Insider that money and economics are huge considerations for Gen Z when choosing a partner.

“It’s so hard to afford to buy a house, or any property,” Yang said, adding that a lot of younger people are staying at home with their parents. He said for older generations, it was more affordable to “live the American dream” of buying a home and starting a family.

“Now, you need dual incomes to afford just the median condo or house. You need to have a pretty good job; you can’t slack off too much,” he said.

Yang said the affordability crisis has affected dating. “There’s an incentive now to find a good partner who is financially stable and ambitious.”

Shn Juay, Yang’s co-CEO, said that this is evident in Gen Zers not being as into hookups as older generations.

“When you talk about dating apps, the first thing that comes to mind will be hookups,” she said. “But the Gen Zs are really more conscious about more real things in their life, they’re not into hookups. Unlike the previous generation, what they imagine of an ideal partner is very pragmatic.”

The CEOs said that daters should choose dealbreakers judiciously while finding a partner.

“You can always go for a higher degree, or you get promoted along the way, but not at age 28 years old, where everybody’s probably still really early in their career,” Juay told Business Insider.

Dual incomes are needed to achieve the American dream

Living in the US is more expensive than ever.

Housing costs have been rising faster than incomes over the last two decades, according to a June 2024 report by the US Treasury Department.

Grocery prices are not providing any relief. US food prices rose nearly 25% from 2020 to 2024, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture.

The Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on foreign goods this year has exacerbated this problem by forcing retailers like Walmart and Target to raise prices.

In this climate, living alone has become an unaffordable luxury for many Americans.

A Pew Research Center study released in January said more US adults are living with a partner. The study analyzed US Census Bureau data and found that the percentage of adults living without a partner decreased from 44% in 2019 to 42% in 2023.

Life costs more, so money is a priority for younger daters

So naturally, finances are a big priority for daters.

In November, the dating app, which has around 20 million users worldwide, conducted a survey of about 1,050 of its users in the US between the ages of 21 and 35. The respondents were working professionals who said they were either actively seeking a relationship or open to one.

The survey revealed that financial stability was a top priority for them, with 54% of the respondents listing it as such. Almost 60% labeled “ambition/drive” as a must-have in a potential partner, even more than having shared interests.

“While many are looking for someone to spend their life with, practical matters still reign supreme,” said Coffee Meets Bagel, which markets its app as “for serious daters.”




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BTS 2026-2027 world tour: Full schedule and where to buy tickets

After nearly four years away from full‑group performances due to South Korea’s mandatory military service, BTS is returning in a big way with a massive 2026-2027 world tour — their first major global trek since 2022. The tour will span five continents, with more than 70 shows across Asia, North and South America, Europe, and Australia, beginning in April 2026 in Goyang, South Korea, and extending into March 2027, featuring stadium dates and festival appearances around the globe. Keep reading to learn how to get BTS tickets for their sold-out shows.

BTS debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Music with seven members: RM, Jin, Suga, J‑Hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook. The group quickly rose to international prominence with a blend of hip‑hop, pop, R&B, EDM, deeply personal lyrics, and energetic choreography. BTS shattered global records with hits like Dynamite, Butter, and Boy With Luv, and became known for their positive messages around self‑love and mental health. Their devoted fan base, known as ARMY, has helped BTS become one of the highest‑earning and most-streamed artists worldwide.

The 2026 tour not only marks BTS’ long‑awaited return to large‑scale touring as a complete group but also supports their upcoming new album, scheduled for release in March 2026. With an ambitious schedule covering dozens of major cities and multiple shows per stop, this world tour is shaping up to be one of the most significant live music events of the decade. Keep reading to see the group’s schedule and head to StubHub and Vivid Seats to secure your seats.

BTS’ 2026-2027 world tour schedule

Tickets for BTS’ world tour are being released in phases, with official presales for ARMY (the fan club) starting in January, followed by general sale.. ARMY members are encouraged to register on Weverse before the presale deadline to receive early access codes, and general sales typically begin shortly after, in many regions beginning January 24, 2026. Demand is expected to be extremely high, especially in major markets such as Los Angeles, Tampa, Mexico City, Chicago, and Tokyo, so securing tickets early is critical.

  • April 9, 2026 — Goyang, South Korea at Goyang Stadium
  • April 11, 2026 — Goyang, South Korea at Goyang Stadium
  • April 12, 2026 — Goyang, South Korea at Goyang Stadium
  • April 17, 2026 — Tokyo, Japan at Tokyo Dome
  • April 18, 2026 — Tokyo, Japan at Tokyo Dome
  • April 25, 2026 — Tampa, FL at Raymond James Stadium
  • April 26, 2026 — Tampa, FL at Raymond James Stadium
  • May 2, 2026 — El Paso, TX at Sun Bowl Stadium
  • May 3, 2026 — El Paso, TX at Sun Bowl Stadium
  • May 7, 2026 — Mexico City, Mexico at Estadio GNP Seguros
  • May 9, 2026 — Mexico City, Mexico at Estadio GNP Seguros
  • May 10, 2026 — Mexico City, Mexico at Estadio GNP Seguros
  • May 16, 2026 — Stanford, CA at Stanford Stadium
  • May 17, 2026 — Stanford, CA at Stanford Stadium
  • May 23, 2026 — Las Vegas, NV at Allegiant Stadium
  • May 24, 2026 — Las Vegas, NV at Allegiant Stadium
  • May 27, 2026 — Las Vegas, NV at Allegiant Stadium
  • June 12, 2026 — Busan, South Korea
  • June 13, 2026 — Busan, South Korea
  • June 26, 2026 — Madrid, Spain at Riyadh Air Metropolitano
  • June 27, 2026 — Madrid, Spain at Riyadh Air Metropolitano
  • July 1, 2026 — Brussels, Belgium at King Baudouin Stadium
  • July 2, 2026 — Brussels, Belgium at King Baudouin Stadium
  • July 6, 2026 — London, UK at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
  • July 7, 2026 — London, UK at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
  • July 11, 2026 — Munich, Germany at Allianz Arena
  • July 12, 2026 — Munich, Germany at Allianz Arena
  • July 17, 2026 — Paris, France at Stade de France
  • July 18, 2026 — Paris, France at Stade de France
  • August 1, 2026 — East Rutherford, NJ at MetLife Stadium
  • August 2, 2026 — East Rutherford, NJ at MetLife Stadium
  • August 5, 2026 — Foxborough, MA at Gillette Stadium
  • August 6, 2026 — Foxborough, MA at Gillette Stadium
  • August 10, 2026 — Baltimore, MD at M&T Bank Stadium
  • August 11, 2026 — Baltimore, MD at M&T Bank Stadium
  • August 15, 2026 — Arlington, TX at AT&T Stadium
  • August 16, 2026 — Arlington, TX at AT&T Stadium
  • August 22, 2026 — Toronto, ON at Rogers Stadium
  • August 23, 2026 — Toronto, ON at Rogers Stadium
  • August 27, 2026 — Chicago, IL at Soldier Field
  • August 28, 2026 — Chicago, IL at Soldier Field
  • September 1, 2026 — Los Angeles, CA at SoFi Stadium
  • September 2, 2026 — Los Angeles, CA at SoFi Stadium
  • September 5, 2026 — Los Angeles, CA at SoFi Stadium
  • September 6, 2026 — Los Angeles, CA at SoFi Stadium

Browse BTS tickets on StubHub and Vivid Seats.

How much are BTS tickets?

If you’re eyeing resale tickets for BTS’ 2026 and 2027 World Tour, StubHub and Vivid Seats are two of the most popular places fans turn when primary sales sell out. On Vivid Seats, current listings for BTS concerts show a wide pricing spectrum, with more affordable seats often starting in the $600‑plus range for upper‑level sections at stadium shows, while premium floor or VIP packages can climb significantly higher depending on demand and location. These prices reflect both the immense global popularity of BTS and the fierce competition among buyers looking for seats to the World Tour.

StubHub similarly offers a range of resale options and, very importantly, provides a FanProtect Guarantee that helps ensure tickets are legitimate and will be delivered in time for the event or replaced if problems arise. While resale costs can run well above face value (sometimes into the thousands for premium listings), StubHub’s buyer protections make it one of the more trusted resale platforms among concertgoers; many fans use it specifically for large tours where official inventory is limited.

See more: Is StubHub legit? | Bruno Mars tickets | PinkPantheress tickets | Ariana Grande tickets | Twice tickets | Cardi B tickets

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The gloves are off in the feud between Sam Altman and Elon Musk

  • Sam Altman and Elon Musk escalated their long-running feud on Tuesday in a series of posts on X.
  • Each of the tech giants traded barbs about deaths and safety concerns tied to each other’s products.
  • The pair is in the middle of a lengthy legal battle over OpenAI’s status as a for-profit entity.

Sam Altman and Elon Musk are at it again, with each of the tech titans taking aim at the other in a series of heated posts on X.

Musk appeared to start the latest escalation early on Tuesday morning, when he posted “Don’t let your loved ones use ChatGPT” in response to a post that use of OpenAI’s chatbot had been linked to the deaths of children and adults since it was released in 2022.

Altman fired back, first in defense of ChatGPT and OpenAI’s desire to protect its users, and then blasting Tesla’s Autopilot technology calling it unsafe.

“It is genuinely hard; we need to protect vulnerable users, while also making sure our guardrails still allow all of our users to benefit from our tools,” Altman said.

Altman continued, calling out Autopilot.

“I only ever rode in a car using it once, some time ago, but my first thought was that it was far from a safe thing for Tesla to have released,” he wrote. “I won’t even start on some of the Grok decisions.”

Altman added: “You take ‘every accusation is a confession’ so far.”

Representatives for Musk and Altman did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

The social media feud comes as the pair is stuck in the middle of a long-running legal battle over OpenAI’s status as a nonprofit company. Musk sued Altman, and other leaders of OpenAI, alleging that they misled him when they decided to pursue a for-profit structure, moving the company away from its original nonprofit mission.

Musk said he donated $38 million to OpenAI when it was originally founded as a nonprofit.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.




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Inside the relationship of Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance, who are expecting their fourth child

Since winning a second non-consecutive term in the White House, Trump has doubled down on his intention to acquire Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory where the US has a military base. The governments of Greenland and Denmark have maintained that it is not for sale, but Trump has said he would not rule out using force.

In March 2025, the White House announced that Usha Vance would embark on a solo trip to Greenland to “visit historical sites, learn about Greenlandic heritage, and attend the Avannaata Qimussersua, Greenland’s national dogsled race.” The government of Greenland said that they had not invited any delegations to visit, and Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede called the trip “very aggressive.” Trump said that Greenland had asked the US to visit.

Usha Vance’s trip was subsequently scaled back to visiting Pituffik Space Base, the US military’s northernmost installation in Greenland. In a video, JD Vance announced he would travel with her.

“There was so much excitement around Usha’s visit to Greenland this Friday that I decided I didn’t want her to have all that fun by herself, and so I’m going to join her,” he said.

Taylor Van Kirk, JD Vance’s press secretary, told Business Insider that the Vances were “proud” to visit Greenland.

“The security of Greenland is critical in ensuring the security of the rest of the world, and the Vice President looks forward to learning more about the island,” Van Kirk said.




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