President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have become a defining feature of his second term, central to his strategy for reshaping global trade, even after the Supreme Court struck down many…
TikTok is ripping a page from Amazon’s playbook.The social-video app is testing a Prime-style membership program for some US shoppers, according to screenshots of the offering viewed by Business Insider.The…
After visiting all 50 states and all 63 US national parks solo, I’ve learned that sometimes, the most impressive places in the country aren’t always the major tourist attractions.In fact, some of my favorite places are ones I don’t hear…
Paramount Skydance has agreed to pause its mega-merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until five days after the antitrust cases are ruled on, or until June 1, 2027, whichever comes sooner, the company said on Friday.Paramount is facing an antitrust lawsuit…
There is a specific kind of silence that only exists at 5:30 a.m. The coffee is brewing, the emails haven’t started, and the rest of the house is still asleep. For most people, this is just a moment to wake…
I come from a long line of mothers who have mastered the art of guilt as manipulation. I believe it started with my great-grandmother. I never met her, but I’ve been told that she ruled her home with an iron fist in a velvet glove, commanding her 11 children to…
Shares in the Magnificent 7 tech stocks have slumped this week amid investors’ concerns about massive spending by hyperscalers on artificial intelligence infrastructure amid uncertainty about the global economy due to the resumption of hostilities in the Iran war. The so-called Magnificent Seven tech stocks experienced their biggest one-day drop…
As a native of Washington, DC, I’ll never forget looking out the window of an Amtrak train to take in the desert scenes of the American Southwest. The view looked…
Joe and Anthony Russo are returning to direct the next "Avengers" film, while Robert Downey Jr. will play the main villain.Jesse Grant / Getty Images for DisneyMarvel’s next film, “Avengers:…
In his first-ever post on X, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called attention to how some of the biggest names in AI and tech are rallying together to defend the future of open-weight AI models.”AI will transform every industry, power every…
American forces shot down an Iranian Shahed in the Middle East this week using an interceptor drone proven in Ukraine, a US official told Business Insider on Friday.The engagement marks the first time that American troops have used the US-made…
AI has become good at producing polished writing, answering questions, and generating ideas in seconds.But John Nosta, an innovation theorist and founder of the think tank Nostalab, worries the technology could gradually crowd out the rare, original thinking that has…
The fees on your next DoorDash order could change depending on the size of your order or how far your delivery worker has to travel.DoorDash is overhauling the way it charges customer fees, the company said on Thursday. It plans…
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As military medical personnel prepare to face complex battlefields where wounded troops may wait hours or even days for evacuation, the Army school tasked with readying special operations medics for future fights is turning to AI to pack in more…
Elon Musk sat down with The Economist’s editor in chief Zanny Minton Beddoes on Thursday for a wide-ranging interview, covering everything from superintelligent AI to…
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Growing up, celebrations in my family were basically reserved for birthdays and Christmas. We didn’t really celebrate academic achievements or traditional milestones. Those things were simply viewed as expectations, not necessarily accomplishments that earned recognition.Now that I’m parenting teenagers, I’ve…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Leslie Sonnenklar, a 55-year-old communications and content professional from Phoenix, Arizona. It’s been edited for length…
Nearly 2 years after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed to end the FDA’s “war” on peptides, he has convened an unusual FDA advisory committee.A panel…
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Consumer expert Clark Howard recommends re-shopping car insurance about every three years. That is a useful baseline, but many drivers, homeowners and renters may benefit from checking more often, especially after a steep increase at renewal. You do not necessarily…
It’s the last chance for eligible Amazon customers to file a claim in the company’s $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The deadline to file a claim in the settlement, reached in an antitrust lawsuit last year, is…
New York City landlords are pushing back against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze.A coalition of seven NYC landlords filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the long-promised freeze for rent-stabilized apartments in the city, passed on a 7—1 vote by the city’s…
Paramount Skydance isn’t waiting around for its planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to bolster its flagship streaming service.Paramount’s streaming leaders have told employees that they’re planning major upgrades to Paramount+ in the coming weeks.An internal presentation, which was unveiled…
On a Thursday afternoon, about 70 people gathered around a nearly six-foot-tall humanoid robot outside an unassuming office building.Employees, executives, and board members of Agility Robotics, along with local officials, had come to christen the humanoid startup’s new engineering hub:…
TikTok is racing to cash in on the micro-drama craze.The company has been quietly testing a paid short-drama app in the US called LimeShorts since March, Business Insider has learned.Micro dramas, also called “verticals,” are soap-opera style series split into…
Elon Musk says one of his biggest efforts to slow the concentration of AI power may have had the opposite effect.Speaking to Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor in chief, the xAI founder said he originally helped create OpenAI as…
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If there’s one thing you see on the internet today, I hope it’s Jimothy.Here’s the 101 on Jimothy: A strange raccoon roaming the streets of Seattle reached peak internet virality. Rather than try to describe this creature, a video can…
Gen Z small luxuries have become even smaller in South Korea, where a new trend of baby turtle charms is flourishing.Turtles have long been seen as symbols of longevity in South Korea because of their long life spans. Now, they’re…
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Elon Musk took a moment during Tesla’s earnings call on Wednesday to thank three companies that have little to do with traditional automaking.Musk praised Samsung and TSMC during the call,…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a message for New York’s wealthy second-home owners: “Check your mailbox.””If you have a second home in New York City worth more than…
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Not long ago, Intel looked like a fallen giant. Now, the chipmaker has posted its “strongest revenue growth in more than fifteen years,” CEO Lip-Bu Tan said Thursday.The company’s second-quarter…
Progress Software agreed to buy Domo’s AI and data business for $400 million, ending a tumultuous chapter for tech executive Josh James. It’s not the end, though.Progress, a public software…
OpenAI just handed software stocks a beating with its latest push into enterprise work.After the company revealed a new product on Wednesday meant to make AI agents more effective for customers, software stocks like Workday, Atlassian, and HubSpot tumbled.The product, called Presence, ramps up…
