• Bethenny Frankel is popular on TikTok for her quippy beauty and skincare product reviews.
• Frankel told Business Insider that she's probably tried "thousands" of products on screen.
• She shared some of her favorites and said many drugstore options are just as good as luxury ones.

Bethenny Frankel first became famous from "The Real Housewives of New York" and her SkinnyGirl alcohol brand. But these days, she is just as well-known for her lucrative career as a TikTok influencer.

Fans tune in to hear her dating advice or beef with Chanel, but most stay for her brutally honest takes on viral beauty products.

Frankel told Business Insider that she's probably reviewed about one thousand products in the few years she's been active on the platform.

She first got on TikTok because she wanted to learn how to do her own makeup. "I didn't know that people were being paid, and I did not know that there were filters," she told BI. "I spent probably $10-50,000 in that year on stuff because I thought that everyone was telling the truth."

She eventually decided that most of the positive reviews were "99.9% bullsh*t," particularly for the higher-end items. "I didn't realize that everybody copies everybody, that every single brand copies Charlotte Tilbury or Drunk Elephant, and it's widely accepted in the beauty industry," she said.

If you're looking for quality skincare products, "the drugstore is every single bit as good as the luxury," she said. "Hard Candy lip gloss is every bit as good as Dior. No stuttering, it really is."

Frankel shared some of her all-time favorites, including drugstore picks.

L'Oreal sunscreen and moisturizer

Frankel is a big fan of L'Oreal, which she's also partnered with.

"L'Oreal does the best job of any brand in bridging luxury and drugstore," she said.

In particular, she loves the Revitalift SPF 50 sunscreen ($28) and Midnight Cream ($35), which she said is a "good, rich, excellent cream" and is popular for its anti-aging benefits.

Bio-Oil body oil

Frankel loves Bio-Oil body oil ($7), a product she recently spoke about on TikTok. She uses it as a body and hair oil because of how hydrating it feels.

"It's in every single drugstore, it's not expensive," Frankel said. To replicate a more high-end oil, she said "you could add some lavender or some fragrance and make it yourself."

Drugstore lotions

When it comes to body lotions, Frankel's cycled through many affordable drugstore brands such as Palmer's ($7). "I don't love the packaging, but it's inexpensive," she said. She's also a fan of Pond's, Vaseline, and Aquaphor.

Gerber washcloths as makeup removers

Another product Frankel recently mentioned on TikTok is Gerber's baby washcloth ($8 for a 6-pack), which she told BI is an excellent substitute for standard makeup remover wipes.

She said adding some gentle soap and water "will clean your face better than anything" because it's gentle enough to be a baby product but "has those grains that will exfoliate your skin."

Beekman 1802 cuticle cream

Another low-budget pick, Frankel told BI that Beekman 1802 "has the best cuticle oil" ($20) because of its easy sponge-tip applicator. She said on TikTok that it helps keep her nails from drying out when she travels.

TruSkin vitamin C serum

Frankel said she likes TruSkin's "comprehensive range" of serums and retinol, and particularly is hooked on its vitamin C serum ($39). Vitamin C is an antioxidant that has anti-aging benefits like fading fine lines and dark spots. TruSkin's version is on the lower-end, price-wise, and contains hyaluronic acid to hydrate the skin.

• Pixar movies are those unique kinds of films that entertain both children and adults alike.
• Here we highlight all of them and rank which one is the best of them all.
• Find out where movies like "Toy Story," "The Incredibles," and its latest release, "Inside Out 2," rank.

28. "Cars 2" (2011)

Taking Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) and Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) away from Radiator Springs and going international (plus making Mater a spy) didn't grab critics. This sequel became the first "rotten" Pixar movie on Rotten Tomatoes. Deservedly.

27. "A Bug's Life" (1998)

In the second movie ever released by Pixar, an ant named Flik (voiced by Dave Foley) sets out to find others to help save his colony against grasshoppers and ends up recruiting a unique group of allies.

Though the movie was successful at the box office, with the release of DreamWorks' "Antz" a month earlier, you're more likely to remember the Lasseter-Katzenberg feud than the films. 

 

26. "Cars 3" (2017)

Though the "Cars" movies are the least acclaimed of anything Pixar makes, the company continues to churn them out. "Cars 3" touches on some interesting themes like mortality and self-confidence, but it feels like everyone involved in the making of it was on cruise control.

25. "The Good Dinosaur" (2015)

Perhaps one of the more serious stories in the Pixar inventory, this coming-of-age tale about an Apatosaurus and his human friend Spot trying to return home didn't catch on nearly as much as Pixar's other release in 2015, "Inside Out."

Burnout may have been at play here, but mostly Pixar challenged its core audience with a darker story than they were used to.

 

24. "Brave" (2012)

With perhaps a little too much old-school Disney gloss, the movie nevertheless featured a princess who's one of the most strong-willed we've seen in an animated feature. But it just didn't work as well as Pixar titles before or since.

23. "Onward" (2020)

In this touching story that centers a family story in the fantasy world, we follow two elf brothers as they set out on a magical quest to bring their father back from the dead.

Like all Pixar movies, there's a lot of self discovery in this one that is hit or miss throughout.

22. "Lightyear" (2022)

"Lightyear" is the movie that Andy from "Toy Story" is obsessed over and what leads to him getting the Buzz Lightyear toy.

Wish we could say we were as obsessed over the movie as he was.

It's fun, and Chris Evans is great voicing the "real" Buzz. But it just misses that quality that makes the great Pixar movies so special.

Still, the action sequences are exciting and the theme music from composer Michael Giacchino is a standout.

21. "Cars" (2006)

The final Pixar movie that the company produced independently before being bought by Disney, "Cars" — a look at a hotshot racing car that finds humility and true friends in a dusty country town — was one of those for-the-whole-family, feel-good stories that was light on the clichés.

20. "Monsters University" (2013)

In the prequel to the popular "Monsters, Inc.," Pixar does impressive work to make the backstory of how Mike (Billy Crystal) and Sully (John Goodman) met as fun and original as the classic first film.

Setting the story in the college life of monsters opens the door to easy traps, but the movie mostly steers clear and has a strong ending.

19. "Soul" (2020)

In Pete Docter and Kemp Power's latest directing effort for Pixar, the two take us into the world of a struggling musician, who dies on the day of his big break.

On the verge of going to the great beyond, or an alternate universe for souls, he tries to get back into his own body.

Jamie Foxx is great voicing the main character, Joe. Tina Fey, as the difficult spirit 22, can get annoying at times, but that's likely the point of her bratty character who doesn't want to live on Earth.

The real hit of this movie, however, is the amazing digital animation that makes New York City pop.

18. "Elemental" (2023)

Pixar has created its first ever rom-com with this touching story set around a girl made of fire and a boy made of water.

Directed by Peter Sohn ("The Good Dinosaur"), the movie has lots of layers like immigration, different cultures, tolerance, and family, as the movie sets around a family made of fire that has to try to live in a city that doesn't accommodate them. 

But at its core, the movie is a lighthearted look at young love. This is one that's going to make you feel good when you leave the theater.

17. "Turning Red" (2022)

After gaining an Oscar for her beloved short film "Bao," director Domee Shi delivers a moving look at what it's like to be a teenage girl in her directorial debut.

Following 13-year-old Meilin as she navigates being a teen and her overbearing mother, she also comes to learn that thanks to a family curse whenever she gets excited she turns into a giant red panda.

This one is definitely a mother-daughter watch.

16. "Inside Out 2" (2024)

Nine years after the Oscar-winning original, we're back inside the mind of Riley. Now 13, she's got a lot more swirling in her head besides "Joy," "Anger," "Sadness," "Fear," and "Disgust."

With puberty hitting, there's now "Envy," "Boredom," "Embarrassment," and "Anxiety."

Like the first movie, the sequel cleverly examines how emotions fuel our everyday lives, especially in our youth. Here, the main focus is Riley trying to fit in at hockey skills camp, which leads to a lot of anxiety and repressing her key emotions.

Though the middle of the movie gets a bit stale as Joy tries to race back before Anxiety goes too far, it gets points for having one of the better endings in the Pixar filmography.

15. "Coco" (2017)

Marking the first time Pixar based a movie around a holiday, director Lee Unkirch ("Toy Story 3") gives us a powerful story about family and never forgetting your past all set around Dia de los Muertos. Make sure to bring the tissues for this one.

14. "Luca" (2021)

Director Enrico Casarosa delivers a beautiful look at friendship and Italian culture with this movie that follows two boys who are sea creatures but long to explore above the surface. 

Looking like regular boys when they are out of the water, they embark on a journey through the small fishing town near where they live.

It results in an adventure that speaks to expanding your horizons and never being scared of change.

13. "Monsters, Inc." (2001)

The first directing effort by Pete Doctor ("Up," "Inside Out"), "Monsters, Inc.," the story of how monsters use the screams of children to power their world, was a genius idea that was elevated by the performances of Crystal and Goodman as the leads. With laughs and a heartwarming story, the movie showed that Pixar had more up its sleeve than the "Toy Story" movies.

12. "Incredibles 2" (2018)

14 years after the hit original, director Brad Bird finally returns to continue the story of the superhero Parr family. Starting up right where we left off at the end of the first movie, the sequel has all the fun and thrills of the original while still cleverly keeping those family strife undertones that ground the story. (You have to have something for the parents to relate to.)

11. "Finding Dory" (2016)

The highest-grossing animated movie of 2016, the sequel to "Finding Nemo" did not disappoint with audiences as we follow Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) on her journey to find her parents. With many characters from the original returning and some great new ones, Pixar proved the 13-year gap from when the original opened didn't affect their storytelling or our love for this world.

10. "Inside Out" (2015)

Pixar's Oscar-winner for best animated feature touches on all the things that have made its movies so beloved. The original story of a young girl growing up told through personified emotions, and the journey to finding one's true self, could've been corny. But Pixar's execution was flawless.

9. "Toy Story 2" (1999)

The second "Toy Story" puts Woody (Tom Hanks) in the clutches of a toy seller who's ready to ship the antique cowboy off for some major coin. Buzz (Tim Allen) and the rest of the toys have to figure out how to save him. Like the first time, the movie has some great drama and thrills that proved a lot more could be told about these plastic toys.

8. "Up" (2009)

"Up" is a perfect example of the adult topics Pixar began to take on once it was on steady ground in Hollywood. Focusing on love and the inability to let go, the story of an elderly man's journey to a far-off land on his floating house after his wife dies is equally heartbreaking and life-affirming — a triumph that led to it getting a best-picture Oscar nomination.

7. 'Toy Story 4' (2019)

Though many thought the third "Toy Story" was a beautiful close to the franchise that launched Pixar into a giant in the animation world, "Toy Story 4" doesn't do a bad job in trying to match up to its predecessor. Though it doesn't pull the emotional strings as dramatically as "3," it is definitely a worthy addition thanks to new characters like Forky and Duke Caboom, as well as a strong storyline for Bo Peep. 

6. "Toy Story 3" (2010)

Hailed by critics when it came out, and nominated for a best picture Oscar, the third "Toy Story" is the franchise's most emotionally charged to date. Woody, Buzz, and the gang find themselves mistakenly delivered to a day-care center, where they encounter some interesting new toys. 

 

5. "The Incredibles" (2004)

Playing on the big Hollywood secret agent/superhero movies, Pixar's curveball turned off some who didn't want it meddling in the genre. But the story of a superhero past his prime and realizing he's even more powerful when his family is by his side indicated the emotional depths Pixar wanted to explore.

4. "Ratatouille" (2007)

This touching examination of the sanctity of art and how it can be commercialized into watered-down muck — cleverly using the setting of a restaurant kitchen — is one of the most emotionally fulfilling movies ever made, Pixar or otherwise.

3. "Finding Nemo" (2003)

From the sarcastic comedy of Albert Brooks opposite the sweetly naive tone of Ellen DeGeneres, to the attention to detail in the gorgeous CGI-rendered underwater world, "Finding Nemo" provided a lot for everyone to love. And the giant box-office numbers speak for themselves.

2. "Toy Story" (1995)

The movie that started it all. Lasseter directed it and pretty much put all the company's chips into one basket. "Toy Story" elevated what kinds of stories animated movies could tell. And its computer-generated animation was the nail in the coffin for Disney's traditional hand-drawn work.

1. "WALL-E" (2008)

Director Andrew Stanton ("Finding Nemo," "WALL-E") gives us a remarkable story that celebrates old cinema (the silent movie, the musical) while delivering a message about the need to protect the planet (and our health) as flashy technology takes over.

Pixar is known for making us care about fictional creatures and objects, but with "WALL-E," that connection to the characters — the sense that they're living beings — is so intertwined with our experience of watching that you have to remind yourself it's just a story.

And that's the best kind of storytelling.

• Kate Middleton will attend the 2024 Trooping the Colour parade in London on Saturday. 
• The celebration in honor of King Charles' official birthday is Kate's first royal event in 2024.
• It marks the first time she's officially been seen in public since revealing her cancer diagnosis. 

Kate Middleton is set to attend her first royal event in 2024 this weekend, she announced on Instagram.

The Princess of Wales will join other senior members of the British royal family, including King Charles III and Queen Camilla, at Trooping the Colour on Saturday. The annual event marks the sovereign's official birthday.

As part of the announcement, the palace shared a new photograph of Kate.

The event, which takes place at the Horse Guards Parade near Buckingham Palace, will mark the first time Kate has made an official public appearance since attending the traditional walk to a Church service in Sandringham, Norfolk on Christmas Day 2023.

Kate's return to the public eye also comes nearly four months after she announced that she has cancer and had been undergoing treatment preventative chemotherapy. She shared the news in a video released to the public on March 22.

The announcement followed months-long speculation about Kate's whereabouts and well-being after Kensington Palace announced in January that she had undergone "a planned abdominal surgery" and would likely be taking time to recover in private until Easter.

At the time, the palace did not share further details about the type of surgery Kate underwent and told the Associated Press that it was not cancer-related.

However, in her video to the public, Kate revealed that in tests following the procedure, her medical team found that "cancer had been present." She also said the results were a "shock" and that she and Prince William were doing what they could to "process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family."

"As I have said to them, I am well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal in my mind, body, and spirits," Kate said in the video.

In another press release shared with BI, Kensington Palace said that she would be returning to work "when she is cleared to do so by her medical team."

Kate's return to the public eye follows her father-in-law's. Charles is also undergoing treatment for cancer, discovered after he underwent surgery for an enlarged prostate in January. He first appeared in public in April.

As sovereign, Charles will be taking part in this year's Trooping the Colour, Buckingham Palace confirmed to the BBC.

However, the BBC reported he likely will be joining the festivities in a carriage instead of riding a horse like he did in 2023.

• I moved from the US to Germany 14 years ago and am now raising a kid here. 
• I get a lot of questions about my ethnicity in Germany and struggle with the language.
• Still, I love living so close to many European cities and have met great people here. 

Since moving to Germany in 2010 for love, I've been mostly satisfied. My German partner and I have been raising a child here, and our quality of life and affordable healthcare have been especially great.

However, the road to finding my own joy in this country has been a bit bumpy. In a 2023 InterNations survey of over 12,000 expats, Germany was voted one of the countries expats hate to live in the most.

Although I certainly don't hate living here, I must admit it's not always perfect.

While living here, I've been questioned about my ethnic background many times

Though I was born and raised in the United States, my mother is Filipina, and my father is American. Because of my mixed-Asian appearance, I've received many questions and comments I'd rather not deal with.

When asked where I'm from, saying I'm American" doesn't suffice. Almost immediately after, the follow-up question comes: "But where are your parents from?"

This "dance" of questions has been a topic of national discourse, especially for Germans who are not perceived as "German." Here, I don't fit into many people's image of a stereotypical American.

After years of enduring this, I now just say that I'm Asian American.

During these interactions, I miss the idea that anyone can be American without questioning it. In the US, I was rarely asked about my ethnic background except on official documents.

Speaking German can be difficult even after living here all these years

The complex German language is another humbling aspect of everyday living here. Nouns have three grammatical genders, and adjective declensions are challenging.

It's frustrating that a sentence can go on and on until the verb comes at the end — it's literally an exercise in hanging onto every word in a conversation. Try doing that at a party with loud music.

Sadly, I'm also still stuck in my native English head, which doesn't delineate between a formal and informal "you," either. It's hard to know when to use formal "sie" or informal "du."

In cafés, most young people exchange the informal. In office environments or with older adults, it's safer to use the formal. I've bounced between both so many times with my doctors and kid's teachers that it's cringeworthy.

As a non-native speaker, I usually get a free pass — if I mess up the formal and informal, it's acceptable. Just don't tell anyone how long I've lived here.

Even so, I think Germany is a pretty decent place to live

Though I miss the comforts of my hometowns of Los Angeles and New York, my family and friends have made living here a bit lighter.

My writing group alone has been a therapeutic salve: We've bonded over stories of cold customer-service interactions (I can barely get anyone to acknowledge my existence in a clothing store) and linguistic gaffes.

More importantly, I've encountered genuineness. Friendships here run deep — asking someone, "How are you?" feels like a sober gesture of checking in that can lead to longer conversations. I've found strangers tend to look out for each other here, too.

Thanks to Germany's central location, I've also seen some incredible corners of Europe. We're three hours by train from Amsterdam, three and a half hours by train from Paris, and four hours by train from London.

Despite all the mistakes, misunderstandings, and episodes of embarrassment, I can honestly say that I'm grateful for everything living in Germany has brought me.

• I tried the same order from In-N-Out and McDonald's to see which was the better meal and value.
• I ordered a double cheeseburger, fries, and a soft drink from both chains.
• I preferred the thicker burger from In-N-Out over McDonald's smaller, but still tasty, burger.

McDonald's may be the biggest fast-food burger chain in the US, but In-N-Out — with its vast array of celebrity fans and mouthwatering burgers — could give the chain a run for its money in terms of taste and value. 

While In-N-Out is slowly expanding, it's still largely a West Coast chain, with around 400 locations in eight states and territories. The chain also has no immediate plans to come to the East Coast anytime soon, much to the chagrin of many fast-food fans. 

McDonald's, on the other hand, is both nationwide and global, with about 34,000 McDonald's locations around the world. 

I tried the same order from In-N-Out and McDonald's — a double cheeseburger, fries, and a soft drink — to see which was the better meal. 

Here's which fast-food burger meal I'd order again.

I ordered a Double-Double burger, regular fries, and a soft drink from In-N-Out.

My meal cost $9.15, not including tax, which I thought was a good deal considering the amount of food I received.

Most Double-Double burgers come with lettuce, tomato, onions, and spread.

To keep my burger similar to the burger I tried from McDonald's, I ordered it with onions, pickles, and spread. It cost me $4.90, which I thought was an excellent deal for the large burger sitting in front of me.

The burger patties were much thicker than other burgers I've tried at a similar price point, including the McDonald's burger.

The cheese slices were perfectly melted and enveloped the burger patties in a thick layer of gooey cheese.

The bun on the burger was pillow-soft. I also enjoyed the special sauce, which had a creamy yet tangy flavor.

In-N-Out's double cheeseburger had a lot of flavor for a low price.

I thought the West Coast chain really nailed the double cheeseburger, and of all the burgers on In-N-Out's menu, this is the one I'd probably order again. The burger's toppings made it very flavorful, it was large but not too big, and it was shockingly inexpensive.

But the fries were a tad underwhelming, in my opinion.

That said, the regular fry cost me only $2.15, which I thought was a good deal.

The fries were crispy but could have used a touch more salt.

The inside was also not fluffy at all, which I thought gave them an odd texture. Overall, I was just slightly underwhelmed by the regular fries, an opinion that I happen to share with other In-N-Out diners.

I also ordered a double cheeseburger, medium fries, and a medium soft drink from McDonald's.

The meal from McDonald's came to $14.37, not including tax, making it over $5 more expensive than the In-N-Out meal.

The McDonald's double cheeseburger cost me $5.79.

The double cheeseburger from McDonald's comes with two beef patties, pickles, chopped onions, ketchup, mustard, and two slices of American cheese.

I thought this burger's ingredients came together well, but I thought the bun was a little dry.

The bun held everything together and was a good size, but it wasn't as fluffy as the bun from In-N-Out. 

The burger was covered in a generous amount of condiments, and the pickles were tart and crunchy, though thinly sliced.

The chopped onions added a lot of flavor, and the burger patties were juicy despite being much thinner than the In-N-Out ones.

The fries were crispy and well-salted. I preferred them to the In-N-Out fries.

While the In-N-Out fries were slightly bland, in my opinion, the McDonald's fries were flavorful and perfectly crispy. They were also slightly more expensive at $6.09, which I thought was high, even for New York City prices — keep in mind that McDonald's menu prices vary by location. 

Since In-N-Out doesn't serve many condiments besides ketchup, I decided to eat both fries plain. While the In-N-Out fries were underwhelming without any sauces, the fries from McDonald's held up on their own.

Overall, I had to give the win to In-N-Out.

While I enjoyed both burgers, the double cheeseburger from In-N-Out simply blew me away. It impressed me so much that I forgot all about the fries. Frankly, the burger was filling enough without them, anyway. 

I also thought that In-N-Out was an excellent value, even compared with a larger chain like McDonald's. If I were to eat one meal again, I would definitely go for In-N-Out.

• Cressida Cowper almost has a redemption arc in "Bridgerton" season three.
• This did not happen in the book the show is based on.
• Here's how the show and novels differ.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Bridgerton" season three and "Romancing Mr. Bridgerton."

"Bridgerton" season three, part two fails to deliver on Cressida Cowper's new redemption arc from earlier in the season.

Before season three, Cressida (Jessica Madsen) is the typical pretty mean girl, bullying and gossiping about the other main characters.

This changes in season three, part one after Cressida befriends Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie). The series shows how this new relationship helps both characters grow and explains the circumstances that made Cressida the way she is.

"Bridgerton" book fans may be surprised by this, as it's nothing like the source novels by Julia Quinn. Eloise and Cressida never become friends there, and she is successful in finding a husband.

Changes like this are not uncommon in "Bridgerton." The series has been a major success for Netflix, with the first two seasons both being among the streamer's top 10 most-watched series ever.

It got there in part by taking a lot of liberties with the books that are its inspiration.

But season three, part two follows the source novels more closely, making Cressida the villain again.

Here's how Cressida's story differs from the book.

Cressida is no longer a one-note bully in "Bridgerton" season three

Cressida appears in two "Bridgerton" books: "The Viscount Who Loved Me," which was source material for season two, and "Romancing Mr. Bridgerton," which underpins season three.

In "Romancing Mr. Bridgerton," Cressida is a vain, mean bully and a widow in London's high society.

She was previously married to a nobleman, Lord Twombley, who has yet to appear in the Netflix series. However, he dies before the beginning of "Romancing Mr. Bridgerton," leaving Cressida a widow and struggling for money.

The unmarried Penelope Featherington is one of Cressida's main targets. In the books, both women are in their late 20s.

In the show, Cressida and Penelope's circumstances are different, as they are both in their early 20s and unmarried.

In season three, part one, we learn that Cressida's parents are pressuring her to get married. While Cressida is still mean to Penelope in part one, the audience learns that her mean public persona is a facade to hide her insecurities about her marriage prospects and loneliness.

Cressida's new friendship with Eloise is one of the best parts of the season

In season three, Cressida builds a new friendship with Eloise Bridgerton.

This is a completely new storyline for the TV show, and it works well because it allows both characters to evolve.

Jessica Madsen, who plays Cressida, told Business Insider that the new friendship helps Cressida open up.

"She's changing, and they hold a beautiful mirror up to each other," Madsen said. "They're not defensive, and they do hold a mirror up being like, 'What you did wasn't cool.'"

Eloise learns how to help a friend and hold space for their opinions, while Cressida learns how to be less cruel.

The characters' chemistry also sparked theories about a blossoming queer romance between the two. Throughout season three, Cressida seeks out Eloise at almost every event, even after her parents forbid it.

Madsen told BI that she would love for the pair to have a friends-to-lovers arc. However, their friendship does not turn romantic in season three, part two.

Cressida blackmails Penelope for a different reason than in the book.

In "Romancing Mr. Bridgerton," Lady Danbury offers £1,000 — a huge sum — to anyone who can discover the gossip writer's identity. The hunt forces Lady Whistledown's retirement.

When Cressida tries to take credit for Lady Whistledown to get the bounty money, Penelope writes one last gossip paper to expose Cressida as a fraud.

Cressida later discovers Lady Whistledown's real identity, and she blackmails Penelope for money. But Penelope's husband, Colin Bridgerton, reveals Penelope's identity before Cressida can expose her, forcing Cressida into exile.

"Bridgerton" season three, part two, makes minor changes to this storyline.

In episode five, Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) offers a bounty of £5,000 and starts a hunt for Lady Whistledown.

Cressida comes forward, but it's because she needs the money to stop her parents from marrying her to an old man.

The rest of the story follows a similar arc, with Cressida finding out Penelope is Lady Whistledown and blackmailing her. But this time, Penelope willingly decides to expose herself to the public.

In Cressida's last scene in season three, she is in a carriage, seemingly going to live with her aunt in Wales.

These changes make Cressida an empathetic villain, which is much better than her book counterpart.

Madsen told BI that Cressida's storyline shows how tough life was for women during the Regency era.

"As the season progresses, we really see the weight of her situation and what her options are, which are incredibly limited," Madsen said. "The options that are available to her are devastating to her."

However, the story sacrifices Cressida's character growth and her friendship with Eloise.

In part two, Eloise does not help at all during Cressida's marriage dilemma and cuts her off after Cressida comes forward as Lady Whistledown.

The show does not really explain why their friendship grows so distant so quickly, especially since Cressida doesn't directly harm Eloise.

Hopefully, this is something the writers can fix in the next season of "Bridgerton."

• Two telehealth execs have been accused of running an illegal drug scheme.
• The DOJ says the executives raked in $100 million by doling out millions of phony prescriptions.
• And they didn't even back down when they found out some of their patients had overdosed, the DOJ alleges.

Two executives of a California-based telehealth company have been arrested and accused of running an illegal Adderall drug scheme to the tune of $100 million.

In a press release on Thursday, the Department of Justice announced the arrests of Ruthia He, the founder and CEO of Done Global Inc., and David Brody, the digital health company's clinical president, in California.

The DOJ alleges that the two executives committed health care fraud by remotely distributing Adderall and other stimulants to patients for no medical purpose and then submitting false claims for reimbursement of the drug.

Prosecutors accuse the pair of not backing down even after they learned Done members had overdosed and died.

"The individuals charged today allegedly disregarded the first rule of medical care—do no harm—in order to maximize profits, and there is no place for such fraud in our healthcare system," Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas said in the DOJ's press release.

Done Health and attorneys for He and Brody didn't immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

The DOJ accuses the defendants of luring drug seekers to the subscription-based healthcare service through millions of dollars of deceptive social media advertisements.

They then encouraged doctors in their network to prescribe Adderall, even when the patient didn't qualify, helping them make $100 million in revenue from prescriptions of more than 40 million pills, prosecutors allege.

Prosecutors say He and Brody ordered that doctors keep initial patient consultations to under 30 minutes, then set up an auto-refill option to keep patients' prescriptions flowing without the need for follow-up appointments.

The defendants also discouraged doctors from continuously caring for patients by refusing to pay them for any medical visits beyond the initial consultation, prosecutors allege. Instead, He and Brody paid them for the number of prescriptions they doled out, according to the DOJ.

He and Brody, the DOJ alleges, kept the plan going after they were told that people had been posting social media explainers on how to use Done to get easy access to Adderall and other addictive drugs.

In addition to the drug conspiracy charges, He and Brody were also charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice. Prosecutors allege the pair learned about a grand jury subpoena and "deleted documents and communications," spoke through encrypted messages, and didn't provide the subpoenaed documents to the grand jury.

This is the first time that anyone has been charged for operating an illegal drug distribution scheme through a telemedicine company, according to the DOJ.

Both He and Brody face up to 20 years in prison.

• "Bridgerton" season two didn't have quite as many sex scenes as season one. 
• If you wanted more Kanthony sex, though, season three has heard your prayers. 
• Here's where Kate and Anthony end up by the end of season three.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Bridgerton" season three.

"Bridgerton" season two may have had fewer sex scenes than its predecessor. But if you were clamoring for more intimate relations between fan-favorite couple Kate Sharma and Anthony Bridgerton, your time has finally come.

Kate (Simone Ashley) and Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) were the focus of "Bridgerton" season two. Their relationship developed as Anthony courted, proposed to, and nearly married Kate's younger sister, Edwina (Charithra Chandran) — but of course, he ended up marrying Kate instead.

For enemies-to-lovers fans, it was an absolute feast. And while season two may not have had the same level of actual sex as season two, it's this humble author's opinion that it was no less sexy for it. Have you ever seen two people yearn and bicker so deeply and lovingly? It's delicious.

But if you've felt deprived of Kanthony sex, fear not — season three has heeded your call.

Don't worry, Kate and Anthony are having a lot of sex, and not all of it heir-making

At the advent of season three, Anthony and Kate, now the Viscount and Viscountess Bridgerton, have returned from their honeymoon. And they are very happy together.

The couple gets their first solo scene of the season about 26 minutes into episode one, where we find them together in bed in Bridgerton House. It's a slow, sensual morning — some kissing, a hand splayed across Anthony's back — before Anthony ducks beneath the sheets, his hand clasped with Kate's over her bosom.

This is sex for pleasure and passion's sake, not any kind of clinical heir-making. Kate says as much after they're interrupted by voices outside their bedroom door, after Anthony remarks that nothing else in the house could be nearly as important as them "making an heir" to the Bridgerton name.

"We have to start somewhere," he says, splayed across the sheets. I don't think you need me to tell you that this entire sequence is very hot and charming, but just in case — it is very hot and charming.

Later in episode one, Kate suggests to Anthony in the study that they prolong their honeymoon and put off the responsibilities of managing the Bridgerton estate a while longer. Anthony seems to agree enthusiastically, picking up his wife, laying her back on the desk, and dramatically shoving a stack of papers to the floor.

It's just the kind of newlywed festivities that people have likely been expecting, and it makes sense now that Kate and Anthony are no longer the show's major players (that would be Penelope and Colin). And more importantly, it makes sense with where their characters are at — these sequences give us a better sense of their relationship and priorities.

They also feel like a cheeky response to criticisms about season two, given that much of the time we spend with Kate and Anthony together in episode one this season is basically them just being really horny for each other (good for them!!!!!!). There are plenty of sweet moments too, though, including an unscripted kiss for the couple at Lady Danbury's ball that Bailey told Business Insider he came up with.

While a full season of yearning was reward enough in and of itself, a little smut never hurt anyone either.

Kanthony still may get that heir — and some new adventures

By season three, part two, Kate and Anthony have returned to London after their extended honeymoon. By this point, Kate is pregnant, and she and Anthony decide to share the news with their family at Colin and Penelope's engagement party.

In episode seven, Kate and Anthony sit Colin down to make sure that he's doing well before his wedding, and that there isn't a rift between him and Penelope. They share some marital advice, with Kate citing the work that it took for her and Anthony to cultivate their own romance.

But by the wedding breakfast, Kate and Anthony are considering how they want to live their own lives going forward. Kate has heard from her sister Edwina, who wrote that her husband had helped her develop a love for the outdoors. Kate expresses her desire to ride her horse back in India, and Anthony tells her that he would love to see her town.

"In fact, I should love to see it soon, before our child comes," he says.

Anthony suggests traveling to India to prepare for the birth, and tells Kate that he would like for their child to know their heritage in India. And given that he's never been, Anthony wishes to know his wife's heritage as well.

The moment seems like it could be a convenient write-off for the couple, now that they're no longer the main focus of the "Bridgerton" story. But Simone Ashley, who plays Kate, told reporter Josh Rom at the series' UK screening Wednesday that Kate wasn't going away.

"Kate Sharma is here to stay," she said.

All eight episodes of "Bridgerton" are now streaming on Netflix.

• Apple is using its own silicon to run new AI features, but it needs Google to train its AI models.
• As the AI wars heat up, tech giants are tapping unusual partnerships behind the scenes.
• Google employees faced a technical crisis after Apple requested more TPUs for AI training.

When Apple pulled back the curtain on its new AI features this week, much was made of the company's partnership with OpenAI that will put ChatGPT on millions of iPhones — a position Google had tried to negotiate for itself.

But Apple and Google had for months been working together behind the scenes, with Google giving Apple access to its data centers to train the iPhone maker's new AI models.

For years, Apple has leaned on Google and Amazon's cloud services to store data for its products. For example, when Apple device users do iCloud backups they are often stored in Google's data centers. It's not a deal that either company tends to talk about, but it gets Apple access to thousands of Google's machines, helping it provide many of the software features iPhone users love and rely on.

TPUs OMG

When it came to training the AI models that power the iPhone maker's new Apple Intelligence, the company asked for additional access to Google's Tensor Processing Units for training. TPUs are chips specifically designed for AI and Google rents these out via its cloud service, as an alternative to Nvidia GPUs.

Apple's request created a scramble inside Google in April, when Googlers became aware of technical issues that could have stop them delivering what Apple wanted on time.

It was known internally as an "OMG," a Google term for one-off urgent incidents that don't quite warrant a code red. A war room was convened inside Google, according to a person with direct knowledge of the incident.

"Bigfoot"

The team delivered for Apple after a few very long days, the person said. But it was a close call that could have spelled bad news for Apple, which has earned the nickname "Bigfoot" among Google Cloud employees because of how much of Google's data centers it uses.

Spokespeople for Google and Apple did not respond to a request for comment.

The partnership underscores how far behind Apple still is in the generative AI race. Most of the impressive features of AI models must be at least partly handled in massive energy-sucking data centers, which companies such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon have spent years building. As a result, Apple is having to lean more heavily on these rivals as it tiptoes into the AI race.

As some eagle-eyed Apple watchers spotted, Apple's technical documentation hints at the Google partnership, with a mention that its AI models were trained using a combination of methods "including TPUs and both cloud and on-premise GPUs."

When users actually try out Apple's new AI features, much of the work will happen on the device itself. More intensive tasks will be handed off to what Apple is saying are special data centers running new Apple-designed silicon. Where these servers are actually located remains unclear.

Unexpected partnerships

But Apple is faced with a new reality where cloud computing and the chips to train AI models are a hot commodity, forcing it to tap partners that it also competes against.

For example, Apple's deal with OpenAI will give users access to a more advanced chatbot than Apple can offer in the form of ChatGPT. It's also a boon for OpenAI, which gets new access to Apple's vast user base.

The AI wars are forcing tech companies to forge these crucial, and sometimes unexpected, relationships. On Tuesday, Microsoft and Oracle announced a new deal that will give Microsoft access to Oracle's cloud servers for handling some OpenAI workloads. Previously, OpenAI ran exclusively on Microsoft's servers.

Bloomberg previously reported that Google and Apple were also in talks to bring Google's Gemini AI to iOS devices. So far a deal has failed to materialize, but that doesn't mean it won't happen.

Speaking in an interview after the keynote, Apple executive Craig Federighi made it clear that Apple is open for business when it comes to AI partners, and even namechecked Google.

"We want to enable users ultimately to choose the models they want, maybe Google Gemini in the future," he said. "Nothing to announce right now."

• Clearview AI has agreed to a novel class-action lawsuit settlement: Handing out stakes in itself.
• The company pulled photos of people from the web to create its facial recognition technology.
• Now, it's agreed to give those people part of a 23% share of the company to settle the suit.

Your face could make you a shareholder in Clearview AI, thanks to the terms of a potential settlement of a lawsuit against the company.

The company has agreed to give people whose visages it used to create a facial recognition app a collective 23% stake in the company, The New York Times reported Thursday. Clearview and the plaintiffs suing the company reached the agreement in advance of the class-action going to trial.

Clearview used a wide variety of photos of people posted online to develop its technology, meaning that virtually anyone could claim to be part of the class in the lawsuit and claim some of the stake, the NYT reported. Law enforcement officials from local police departments to the FBI have used Clearview's technology, according to the report. The US Army was also a client of the company.

Lawyers leading the charge against Clearview argued that the company's approach violated the privacy of people whose photos it used.

Clearview opted to offer a stake instead of cash payments since the company could "go bankrupt before the case made it to trial," according to the NYT.

The settlement still needs to be approved by a US District Court judge, the NYT reported.

"Clearview AI is pleased to have reached an agreement in this class-action settlement," Jim Thompson, a partner at Lynch Thompson and lawyer for Clearview, told Business Insider through a spokesperson. The spokesperson did not respond to a request for further comment on the settlement.

The proposed settlement gives people whose photos were used by Clearview a stake in the company's future. Those who claim some of the 23% could benefit if the company goes public or is acquired, for example. Advertisements promoting the settlement would be placed on social media sites like Facebook.

But the proposal also contains an irony for the people whose photos Clearview AI used.

"Now you have people who are injured by Clearview trampling on their privacy rights becoming financially interested in Clearview finding new ways to trample them," Jay Edelson, a class-action lawyer, told the NYT.

Privacy remains a big concern for many as AI rollouts continue. On Monday, Apple executives outlined a plan for AI that they said would protect user privacy as the company added features to its latest operating system.

While the company is adding an integration with OpenAI on the iPhone and other devices, for example, customers will have to opt in to use it.