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Across the U.S., the wage floor ranges from $7.25 an hour to more than $17 in some places. The federal minimum wage remains $7.25, while many states, territories and districts have set higher rates of their own. At first glance, states with the highest minimum wages might seem like the…
Fizz, a social network for college students, says it wants to be like Facebook — when it was actually social.The app, launched in 2021, lets students post anonymously (similar to Yik Yak), scroll through a “for you” feed of recommended content, and buy and sell items in a marketplace.”It’s most…
Ukrainian-backed sabotage missions inside Russia aren’t like action movies and require operatives to stay cool under pressure, a military commander directly involved in these attacks told Business Insider.The Freedom of Russia Legion, a Ukrainian-based paramilitary unit, recently disclosed a covert mission that it said destroyed six gas distribution stations near…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Monster. Good excuses to miss work on short notice include illness, emergencies, childcare issues, and other unexpected events that make it impossible or inappropriate to work. Employers generally understand that emergencies happen, but how you communicate your absence can affect your credibility. This…
AI agents are supposed to eliminate busywork. For AI strategist Sol Rashidi, it ended up creating more work instead.”I just fired half my agents because they were unreliable,” Rashidi, chief strategy officer at data security firm Cyera and a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, told Business Insider.Rather than freeing…
Waiting staff hurried around me as I sat in a restaurant with my husband, 5-year-old daughter, 3-year-old son, and our friends. They had two boys, also 5 and three3 and we were on a long weekend away together, at the coast. We were sitting down for a delicious breakfast, where…
In January 2026, Robert Kiyosaki posted an exuberant message to his millions of followers on X: “Gold soars over $5,000. Yay!!!! Future for gold $27,000.” That week, gold was trading near $5,005. Five months later, in June 2026, gold was trading around $4,000. Did he really mean gold would climb…
On a bright Seattle morning in June, thousands of soccer fans thronged a stage near the city’s downtown. Eventually, they were going to watch the US men’s team beat Australia in a World Cup match.But first, they wanted to see Roger Bennett.Bennett is the cofounder and front man of Men…
Some of the world’s richest tech companies are spending huge sums to lay off employees.Business Insider reviewed the latest annual reports from some of the biggest US tech companies to see how much they spent on severance and workforce reductions.We started by looking at the so-called Magnificent Seven tech companies…
Burlington is set to open 12 stores across six U.S. states in July as their expansion to more than 1,000 locations continues. The openings in July come as Burlington plans to open more than 100 stores by the end of 2026. In an emailed statement to USA TODAY, Burlington CEO…
