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A Syracuse University student who is a YouTube star teaches an “unofficial pop-up class” where she shares her advice on how someone can start a successful career on YouTube and Instagram. Margot, who goes by Margot Lee online (she prefers …

Google is making changes to its algorithm in an attempt to boost original reporting from news sources.   The search engine says it will highlight articles that it identifies as “significant original reporting” and keep them in a “highly visible position” …

Celebrities dominate social media, with big names like Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, and Justin Bieber comprising some of the most-followed accounts on Instagram and Twitter. However, some celebrities have shirked social media entirely by choosing to delete their accounts or …

VMware COO Sanjay Poonen says that in its early days, Microsoft could have “obliterated” VMware. Microsoft had created a competing product that worked better with its own Windows operating system. So rather than tackle the challenge head-on, VMware found success …

Apple’s newest iPhones — the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max — are now available to preorder. The iPhone 11 Pro, announced earlier this week, is Apple’s most sophisticated smartphone yet. Still, there are plenty of compelling reasons …

Sorry, “Fortnite” fans — “Minecraft” continues to quietly dominate, as it has for years. The game now has over 112 million players every month, “Minecraft” studio head Helen Chiang told Business Insider in a phone interview this week. “Over the …

As Apple is offering consumers more options to choose from than ever before with iPhone and iOS, Google is embracing simplicity, both with Android and the latest Pixel. Google’s approach harkens back to Apple’s initial strategy with the first generation …

Menlo Ventures announced Jean-Paul Sanday would join the firm to lead its new “inflection stage” fund in August. The former growth equity investor also led growth teams at two startups, an experience he says makes him uniquely positioned to advise …

In early 2019, online shopping surpassed shopping conducted in physical stores for the first time in American history. With five easy tricks up your sleeve, you can save hundreds of dollars a year shopping online for products you were already …

Nintendo will release “Ring Fit Adventure,” a new exercise game for the Nintendo Switch, on October 18. “Ring Fit Adventure” will make use of new accessories and the Switch’s motion controls to guide players through a variety of exercises. The …