10 stories you have to read from 2023

Leaked Google pay, RIP Goldman Sachs, and more.

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You made it to the end of the year! As we count down the days until 2024, we wanted to take the time to thank you for reading Business Insider. The only constant is change, and it's no surprise 2023 saw its share of it. The global economic order shifted, new workplace trends emerged, and artificial intelligence dominated conversations for months on end — along with so much more. Here's a look back at some of the year's top stories, compiled just for you. See you next year!

Elon Musk's luck has finally run out From 2019 to 2022, it seemed as if every gamble Musk took paid off. But this year he pushed his luck too far — and now his empire is in trouble again. How Musk's fortunes turned.

The secretive rise of the "overemployed" Some remote workers are daring to "double dip" with two or more full-time jobs at the same time. Here's how they evade their bosses' detection.

A conversation with Christopher Nolan The "Oppenheimer" director told Business Insider why he took on the film (and why it needed sex scenes) and shared his thoughts on "Barbenheimer." Read the full interview.

The predators' playground What started as an investigation into sexual misconduct in one Southern California high school turned into a realization that school administrators across the US have for years failed to prevent abuse. How BI uncovered an epidemic of sexual abuse in schools.

"Love Is Blind" is hell on earth Contestants on the popular reality dating show said producers deprived them of food and sleep, preyed on their anxieties, and refused to let them quit. Everything cast members told us about the experience.

The rise of Merve Emre Emre, a literary critic, has earned the title of the hottest — and most reviled — name in the field. Inside the life of today's "literary 'it girl.'"

How much do Google employees make? Leaked company documents revealed salaries, equity, and bonuses for employees in units like Cloud, engineering, and sales. See how much Google workers are getting paid.

RIP Goldman Sachs Bethany McLean, the famed journalist who got her start at Goldman Sachs, said the stories swirling around CEO David Solomon had left her wondering: Has the age of America's last great investment bank finally come to an end? More on that here.

No one's posting on social media anymore Social-media users are turning to group chats and messaging apps to share memes, gossip, and even meet new people — and it's killing social media as we once knew it. Why people are souring on the apps.

The cult of Emily Oster Oster, a Brown University economist and parenting author, has become something of a messiah for the upper middle class. But some public-health experts expressed concern about an economist offering health advice to the public. A guide to understanding Oster.

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