EXCLUSIVE: Alex Honnold, the subject of Oscar-winning documentary film Free Solo, is scaling the heights of the podcast world. Honnold, whose quest to perform a free solo climb of El Capitan was captured in the film, will launch the Climbing Gold podcast with Fitz Cahall, a journalist who worked for National Geographic who fronts The Dirtbag Diaries podcast. The series comes […]

CBS Media Ventures, as the TV syndication unit was rebranded in January, has teamed with NuTime Media in a new effort to connect advertisers with African American consumers. The exclusive partnership will center on a range of CBS shows. The roster includes first-run series like Judge Judy, magazines Entertainment Tonight and Inside Edition, talk shows Dr. Phil and Wendy Williams and game […]

At 73, James Patterson has sold more than 425 million copies of his 200 novels globally, making him one of the highest paid authors in the world. Patterson had annual earnings topping more than $80 million between June 2019 to June 2020 and sold nearly 5 million in books in the U.S. during that time, according to Forbes. In July, […]

FILE PHOTO: Workers disinfect a production line while maintaining social distancing at the start of a shift at Green Circuits as the company, an essential business, adapts to operating during the outbreak of the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Jose, California, U.S., April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen LamWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Applications to start new U.S. businesses fell in February even […]

Buy now, pay later solutions are continuing to grow in popularity as people seek alternative methods of financing. The BNPL industry will rack up $680 billion in transaction volume worldwide in 2025. You can learn more in our Buy Now, Pay Later Report. Do you work in the Payments & Commerce industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, […]

Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Börse are the latest incumbents to add crypto trading options. This further pulls the asset class into the mainstream as more and more institutional investors seek exposure.  Insider Intelligence publishes hundreds of insights, charts, and forecasts on the Fintech industry. Learn more about becoming a client. Global capital market exchange Deutsche Börse has added more crypto […]

Regional banking giant BB&T acquired SunTrust in 2019 in a $28 billion all-stock deal to form Truist.  Insider spoke to two top tech execs at Truist about its strategy for the digital future of the bank. 2021 plans include a unified Truist app and a new robo-advisor offering. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. The $28 billion […]