Check your bank account: you might be a couple of thousand dollars richer.On July 20, the first batch of payments to current and former students who attended 10 elite schools…
When a strategic shift at Intel made Kent Ha worry his digital marketing job could disappear, he didn’t wait for a layoff notice. He started looking for his next job.”I…
Paramount Skydance’s plan to buy Warner Bros. Discovery has been put on ice — for now.David Ellison’s Paramount was just ordered to pause its merger with WBD after a ruling from Araceli Martinez-Olguin, a Joe Biden-appointed judge for the US…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on FlexJobs.com. Remote work has become a defining feature of the modern job market, offering flexibility, autonomy, and better work-life balance. In response to this shift, more companies now offer fully remote or hybrid…
Ukraine’s new drones are letting its soldiers “free hunt” in areas far behind the front lines that Russia long considered safe.The mid-range strike drones are making Russian logistics deep behind the front increasingly vulnerable, giving Ukrainian operators access to target-rich…
AI tokens are on the minds of many chief financial officers. The chairman of OpenAI predicts that in a year, they won’t be thinking about them at all.Bret Taylor, who is the founder of the AI startup Sierra alongside leading OpenAI’s board, said that a lot of the “problems” related…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise dismissal of his reformist defense minister has sent shockwaves through the country, causing unease and anxiety as Kyiv enjoyed a wave of fresh momentum on the battlefield.Ukrainian defense industry sources described the removal of 35-year-old Mykhailo Fedorov last week, after just six months on the…
Over the past several years, I’ve traveled solo to 38 countries, visiting everywhere from Scotland and Turkey to Zanzibar and Albania.And even though I consider myself to be a confident…
Growing up, I didn’t view poker as a game for girls.My dad and brothers constantly played, with the sounds of them placing their bets and shuffling cards always in my…
From seafood staples and regional sandwiches to hearty stews and decadent desserts, every state has a dish that reflects its history, culture, and local ingredients.We identified each state’s most iconic food based on its regional or national recognition, historical or…
Homeowners often believe they stop paying property taxes after a certain age. In reality, there is no nationwide age at which property taxes automatically disappear. Whether you qualify for a property tax break depends on where you live, since states…
One notable absentee was Elon Musk.The world’s richest man attended the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar, where he was photographed alongside the former CEO of Qatar Investment Authority, Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al-Mahmoud, and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.This time, however,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brenda Eicher-Beard, in her 70s and living in Virginia. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I spent most of my career life in Maryland, but I moved to Virginia…
Finance Newsletter
Subscribe for News and Alerts
Get the latest Finance, business, and many more news and tips directly to your inbox, join our newsletter now to stay updated.
Finance
View More
For most of this year, investors couldn’t get enough of Anthropic while largely ignoring OpenAI. Now the tide is turning: although Anthropic remains the clear favorite, OpenAI is experiencing a significant surge in demand after it released highly touted new…
Nobody likes a micromanager.According to Ron Johnson, the former Apple executive behind the Apple Store and Genius Bar, Steve Jobs was a great leader because…
This interview is based on a conversation with Alison George, 52, who lives in Raleigh. George cared for her father, who died in 2023, and…
Business & Startup
View MoreMarkets
View More
Nominated by: Abby Meyers, Bain Capital Ventures (not an investor), and Jimena Nowack, IVP (not an investor)Total funding: $40 million, according to the companyWhat it does: Sandstone helps in-house legal departments tame the flood of requests coming their way. Its…
Mary Steenburgen, 73, says she isn’t haunted by the roles she missed out on because they led her to the life she has now.Speaking on…
Every so often, a Chinese company releases a new AI model, and Americans freak out.That’s what happened last week when China’s Moonshot AI debuted Kimi…
Investing
View More
Latest News
View More
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ananya Joshi, a 26-year-old Indian national who lost her job in 2025, had to exit the US because of her visa status, and moved to Germany for a new opportunity. It…
Warning: Spoilers ahead for “House of the Dragon” season three, episode five, and for the book “Fire & Blood.”Alys Rivers may not be a dragonrider or a soldier, but the self-proclaimed “barn owl cursed to live in human form” is…
I retired at 53 and have been slow traveling around the world with my husband for almost 2 years.Last month, while we’d been renting a villa in Bali, everything next door would usually grow quiet by sunset. That’s when we…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Molly Moon Neitzel, founder and CEO of Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream in Seattle. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.I started Molly Moon’s in 2008 to see if…
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said the social network is already seeing the success of smaller teams.”We have already witnessed small squads leveraging AI tools to drive meaningful progress across several important initiatives, including Snapchat+, enhanced ad platform performance, and efficiency…
A step up from sitting in coach, where you get a seat among other passengers, a roomette is a private space with a door and blinds covering the windows. Inside, I found two beds, two chairs, a table, and a…
A Walmart Supercenter is a fluorescent palace of American consumption.To US shoppers, it’s a utilitarian one-stop shop where groceries, televisions, tires, and just about everything else sit beneath one enormous roof.To some international World Cup fans, though, it is a…
After three months of keeping the secret, I waited nervously in the hotel lobby.When they stepped out of the elevator, I put out my hand. “I’m your guide, Ash-san.” My father went to shake it, paused, then said, “Oh, it’s…
I don’t spend much time with anyone over 50, besides my parents.As someone in my early 30s, I mostly find myself interacting with people in a similar life stage: completing postgrad degrees, building careers, and figuring adulthood out.I typically take…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino managed to catch more than 40 World Cup games in 39 days thanks to the elite’s favorite time-saving tool: a private jet.Ahead of Sunday’s final, which will be Infantino’s 44th game of the tournament, Business Insider’s…
Most Popular
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cynthia Everett, a ride-hailing customer in New York. Business Insider verified the price differences that she described with screenshots. The interview…
Costco isn't my closest grocery store, but I still make the trip to stock up on essentials.Samina KallooI’m a dietitian who loves buying staples at Costco — even though it’s…
This September marks 10 years since my father died, and I left not only Florida, but the United States. Leaving the country was difficult, but now I’m working through a…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lena Koropey, 48, whose mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Koropey’s mother currently lives with her, but Koropey plans to build…
My deeply southern family raised me to never talk about money. We were poor, sometimes living in our car, and occasionally hungry. But we never said it out loud.Now, as…
Hannah and Drew agreed they wanted their wedding to feel intimate and personal.”I’m very sentimental,” Hannah said. “Every single thing in our house has a story to it. So I really wanted every single thing to mean something.”Hannah is also passionate about vintage and…
