Private capital investors are pushing into the med spa industry, prompting growth and scrutiny. Sixth Street, Blackstone, and Ares have backed providers of treatments like laser hair removal. A big med spa trade group is monitoring investments’ impact on the rapidly growing industry. Laser hair removal, body contouring, filler injections — people aren’t just talking…

Patrick Trousdale’s The Daily Upside newsletter for investors just hit 1 million subscribers. It’s an example of how a media company can be profitable in a jittery time for the industry. The ex-Guggenheim banker plans to launch more newsletters and paid content, as well as get into audio and video. Patrick Trousdale had the opportunity…

Ad verification company DoubleVerify plans to acquire adtech firm Scibids for around $125 million. It intends to use Scibids’ AI expertise to help advertisers better target and optimize ad campaigns. Scibids clients include major ad holding companies and advertisers like Diageo and Dell. DoubleVerify, a publicly traded ad verification company, has agreed to buy Scibids,…

Amazon offered several incentives to motivate influencers to promote Prime Day this year. Leading up to the annual two-day event, influencers shared shopping guides and deals with followers. This Prime Day, Amazon influencers earned 21.6 times more on average per day than on other days in 2023. This year, it was nearly impossible to miss…

Jamie Iannone, eBay’s CEO, spoke with Insider about the next phase in the e-commerce giant’s evolution. It involves leaning heavily into new technology like artificial intelligence and live commerce. Iannone said eBay’s size would empower it against emerging competitors such as TikTok and Shein. eBay CEO Jamie Iannone has revealed the next step in the…

Camille Spinelli has used multiple strategies to acquire properties. She shared two that involve no money down: using hard money loans and credit cards. There are other cheap ways to buy properties, like getting an FHA loan, she said. Camille Spinelli made the decision to pursue financial independence through real estate investing in 2018. She…

Amazon shared an internal guideline for some managers to use when discussing the new RTO policy. Amazon is forcing employees to relocate to central “hub” offices. Those who refuse to relocate can be considered a “voluntary resignation” under the new policy. Amazon recently implemented a “return-to-hub” policy, which requires employees to work from centrally assigned…

OpenAI’s Sam Altman is taking nuclear startup Oklo public through a SPAC expected to close in 2024. Altman insists nuclear is crucial to meeting the intense energy needs AI will demand. The Oklo SPAC deal will mark a watershed moment for the energy source, industry experts told Insider. According to industry experts, the public debut…

The rich can use trusts to devote millions to pets, art collections, and even cryogenic freezing. Sometimes they leave would-be heirs high and dry – and it’s perfectly legal. Lawyers to the uber-rich told Insider how purpose trusts work and how to plan for centuries ahead. Pets can become four-legged members of the family for…