Meta used AI-powered workplace systems to penalize employees for taking medical and parental leave and then selected them for layoffs, according to allegations in a new lawsuit.The complaint, filed by…
IBM is on pace to have its worst day ever on the stock market after saying it misread the AI spending boom.On Tuesday, eight days before the company’s scheduled earnings…
Smoking is somehow inexplicably cool again, and I’m not happy about it. After a period of health-conscious stigma, it is now viewed as culturally acceptable and even desirable to be seen holding a cigarette in one’s hand. It signals sophistication,…
As AI gets better and better at writing code, where does that leave software engineers? And, how does it impact the the companies they work for?Business Insider set out to answer these questions with a multi-part series, The Great Coding…
Only five major car brands averaged sales prices under $40,000 in the United States in May 2026 as average new car prices remain close to $50,000 and car shoppers are feeling the pinch. Consumers paid an average of $49,220 for…
Debt settlement companies technically aren’t allowed to charge fees until after lowering a consumer’s debt. But a loophole in the Telemarketing Sales Rule — and a mish-mash of federal and state laws — allows predatory firms the opportunity for exploitation. A growing corner of the $23 billion debt relief industry…
A key lesson for the West from Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion is that speed of innovation and adaptation in warfare can be decisive on the battlefield, a German military official said.Locked in an existential fight for its survival, Ukraine is having to develop and test weapons, bring them into…
Michigan is the hotspot for an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an infection caused by a parasite that can trigger diarrhea.The infection has been reported in 31 states since May 1.According to…
Warren Buffett plans to donate virtually all of his remaining wealth by 2034.The famed investor and Berkshire Hathaway chairman, who turns 96 next month and holds more than 99% of…
Could the next media powerhouse be a sports team?The Kansas City Chiefs are making a big push into branded entertainment, but with a twist: The team has ambitions to compete with traditional media companies. That means it’s not just about…
Garten’s Greek orzo salad, which also appears in “Go-To Dinners,” was inspired by Round Swamp Farm, a third-generation family farm in East Hampton.”Their prepared food and baked goods are simply outstanding,” Garten writes in her cookbook. “This recipe was inspired…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Zety.com. What happens when baby boomers, Gen X, millennials, and Gen Z all share the same workplace? Zety’s latest Generational Leadership Report digs into this question and explores how age differences shape today’s…
A new feature in Walmart’s Spark app is slowing the chain’s delivery efforts, workers say.The Spark delivery workers told Business Insider that Walmart’s app has changed a feature that helps them map out their trip around the store to pick…
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Ford hit reset on its money-losing EV program. Now, the first product of that overhaul is coming into view.The Detroit automaker says the midsize electric pickup will reach customers in 2027, with a target starting price of about $30,000.There’s still…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, already embroiled in fights with Apple and Elon Musk, is now sparring with Anthropic.On Thursday, Anthropic posted a video on Claude’s…
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It’s a good year to be Michael Dell.His net worth is up over $80 billion. His company’s shares have risen 240% as it rides a…
For better or worse, America treats retirement like a personal problem. Yes, there’s Social Security, but it’s only designed to make up about 40% of…
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As anxiety mounts over the projected 2032 depletion of the Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund, a viral online trend is urging Americans to claim their retirement benefits as early as age 62. But personal finance expert…
Russian intelligence said on Monday that it stopped two major Ukrainian drone attacks on its airfields, describing a clandestine smuggling operation involving trailers, balloons, and fixed-wing drones.State media outlet TASS reported that the Federal Security Service, or FSB, said the…
Even the CEO behind a buzzy AI coding platform says Silicon Valley is overselling AI.On an episode of the “20VC” podcast released on Monday, Avishai Abrahami, the CEO of Wix, a web design company that acquired the vibe-coding platform Base44,…
The FIFA World Cup’s most viral football player left the US with a rather peculiar souvenir.Norway’s striker Erling Haaland returned home after his team lost to England in the quarter-finals on Sunday. He exited the plane at Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport…
Last month, JPMorgan gave the world a better idea of who might succeed Jamie Dimon as CEO. And Dimon just gave a better idea of what he might do once that successor takes the job.Dimon, who has led JPMorgan since…
In 2021, Lorde sang about throwing her own “cellular device in the water.”She might want to chuck your high-tech glasses in the waves, too.During a Thursday performance at Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival, the singer-songwriter delivered a blunt verdict on the…
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In recent days, President Donald Trump has announced Walmart is lowering prices, and took credit. He went further last week when he cheered Michael Dell for funding Trump Accounts to the tune of $6.25 billion.At an Oval Office celebration for…
Flock Safety is hitting a rough patch with one of its biggest customers.The Los Angeles Police Department let its deal with the surveillance company expire over the past weekend, a spokesperson of the department told Business Insider on Monday.”We wanted…
A federal judge held Monday that President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS was manufactured simply to justify its settlement, including a multibillion-dollar “anti-weaponization” fund for political allies and a shield from IRS scrutiny.”This lawsuit was not brought…
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California is launching a new incentive program for first-time electric vehicle buyers that gives companies like Rivian and Lucid an edge.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill, SB 168, into law…
The US Navy’s new Saronic Corsair sea drones are getting a workout in the Middle East, pulling off operational firsts for the American military in both rescue and combat.US Central…
OpenAI employees are coming out in support of their CEO, saying that, yes, he’s actually very receptive to critical feedback.Eric Mitchell, who co-leads OpenAI’s Post-training Frontiers team, wrote that there…
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Louisiana is where Beyoncé’s mother, fashion designer Tina Knowles, was born and raised.In 2015, multiple news outlets reported that the couple purchased a Spanish Baroque-style mansion in New Orleans’ Garden District. The house on Harmony Street, locally known as La Casa de Castille, was…
