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House Republicans introduced a slate of bills to help dismantle the Department of Education — including one that would allow for the transfer of millions of student-loan accounts to the Treasury Department.On Thursday, the House education committee unveiled 10 bills to codify the Trump administration’s plans to “right-size” the Education…
Food labels can be confusing, with terms like “sell by,” “best by,” and “use by,” among others. There are limited federal requirements that product expiration dates be labeled for safety. Manufacturers choose their own phrases to describe expected product quality rather than safety. California, with a law that went into…
The Department of Defense is investing millions of dollars in new laser weapons that can shoot down enemy drones and cruise missiles.Laser weapons are experimental, and the US has spent years developing the concept for land, air, and sea. Officials believe lasers could add to defensive arsenals and help reduce…
Apple filed suit against OpenAI on Friday, alleging the AI giant illegally gained access to trade secrets after former Apple employees discovered they could still access its systems following their departure for OpenAI.OpenAI and Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.This is a developing story.…
I was a Londoner and had recently accepted a job at a magazine in New York City. The new company paid for my father and me to fly to America so I could celebrate its relaunch, meet my editors, and search for apartments.Dad, then 69, was up for an adventure…
USS Arlington opened to members of the public in celebration of America's 250th birthday.Talia Lakritz/Business InsiderUSS Arlington, an active US Navy warship, offered tours in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.My tour included the well deck, hangar bay, flight deck, and forecastle.Security was tight, and photography was off-limits in some locations.As…
When I arrived at Wimbledon’s All England Club on Friday, men’s semi-final day, security guards and ball boys were arriving for work before the ground opened to the public at 10 a.m.It was at 8.20 a.m., and in Wimbledon Park opposite, thousands of would-be spectators stood in a line that…
For the past month, World Cup hospitality has been the name of the game for the City of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia unveiled its 39-day FIFA FanFest on June 11, and a week later on June 19, it saw a record-breaking 250,000 attendees. As of Wednesday, July 8, more than 425,000…
When Fidji Simo resigned as OpenAI’s CEO of applications on Thursday, she shared a health lesson she learned the hard way.Simo has postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS. On Thursday, she wrote on social media that she has lived with the chronic illness for seven years.She wrote that she got…
Fidji Simo is stepping down from her executive role at OpenAI.Simo, the company’s applications CEO, said she is leaving her full-time role due to her chronic illness in an X post on Thursday. She will transition to a part-time advisor.Simo, who cofounded the Complex Disorders Alliance and the Metrodara Foundation,…
