Kieran Corcoran

London

Deputy Bureau Chief at Business Insider

Deputy Bureau Chief in London for Business Insider.

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Why Pete Hegseth’s second Signal chat revelation is more serious than the first

3 days ago | msn.com | Kieran Corcoran

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Why Pete Hegseth’s second Signal chat revelation is more serious than the first

3 days ago | inews.co.uk | Kieran Corcoran

If once is a mistake, is twice a choice? Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defence, is once again under scrutiny after reports that he shared details of air strikes in Yemen in a second group chat on the Signal messaging app. The first chat, reported about a month ago, caused a major scandal in Donald Trump’s administration. It also horrified US intelligence officials and their NATO counterparts.
America’s Mad King

1 week ago | archive.ph | Kieran Corcoran |Alexandria Jacobson

Upgrade your Chrome browser with MSN New TabGet localized weather, trending news, AI powered search and more Opinion by Peter Wehner • 4/17/20252h • 9 min read America’s Mad King © Illustration by Ben HickeyLast Monday, Donald Trump, seeking to fortify public support for his massive, across-the-board tariffs, posted: “The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO.
The dying coal town that reveals Trump’s lies about reviving mining

1 week ago | msn.com | Kieran Corcoran

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After 7.5 years, Friday was my last day at Business Insider…

1 month ago | linkedin.com | Kieran Corcoran

Kieran Corcoran Editor | Media executive | Newsroom leader 51m Report this post 🔺News: After 7.5 years, Friday was my last day at Business Insider. What a ride it was. We published stories that stopped people in their tracks, that animated lawmakers, that comforted the afflicted and drove change.
Russia hit Google with a fine so big it defies comprehension, exposing a legal system adrift

Nov 4, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Joshua Zitser |Kieran Corcoran

A Russian court issued Google a gargantuan fine — $20.6 decillion — for banning accounts on YouTube. Nobody expects Google to pay the sum, which exceeds the world's GDP. The fine points to a Russian legal system focused more on symbolic punishment than enforcement. Do you have $20 decillion to spare? Google doesn't — nor does any individual or entity in human history.
Russia killed 41 people in Ukraine in a single massive airstrike

Sep 3, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Kieran Corcoran |Thibault Spirlet

Military & Defense A file photo of a 2022 Russian airstrike on a Ukrainian city. It does not depict the strike on Poltava in September 2024. JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . 41 people are dead after an airstrike on Poltava, Ukraine, its president said. Ukrainian officials said two Russian ballistic missiles hit the city.
Japan's prime minister is resigning, under pressure from scandal

Aug 14, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Kieran Corcoran

Politics Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a news conference in Tokyo on August 14, 2024, where he announced his intention to step down. Pool/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced he will not stand down. His decision follows a financial scandal involving lawmakers from his Liberal Democratic Party.
Jeff Bezos' plan for the Washington Post is imploding

Jun 21, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Kieran Corcoran |Chris Johnston

Media Elif Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Jeff Bezos is trying to end a financial catastrophe at The Washington Post, employing new leaders. But on Friday a crucial player, Robert Winnett, decided not to join and helm the newsroom after all.
Zuck's birthday t-shirt is a tribute to ancient Rome, Facebook's history, and going hard

May 15, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Kieran Corcoran

Tech Mark Zuckerberg wearing a t-shirt that reads "Carthago delenda est," a famous Latin phrase. Also pictured are his wife, Pricilla Chan, and their three girls, August, Maxima, and Aurelia. Mark Zuckerberg/Instragram This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? .