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The UK is going through its fifth heat wave this summer. At this point, trying to stay cool feels like a full-time job.Unfortunately for me, I’m the sort of person who struggles with both the cold and heat. A breezy day at 70 degrees Fahrenheit is my idea of nice…
A few years ago, my brother-in-law, his wife, and their kids relocated to Sarasota, Florida. Not long after, my husband’s aunt and mother followed.So every summer since, my husband, our two daughters, and I visit for a week to catch up and hang out. On our first trip, though, something…
Giannis Papastergiou’s animal farm is quiet now.Last year, he found signs of sheep and goat pox among his flock. Months later, every animal was gone.”There are people who have one dog and would die for that animal. Now just imagine having that many animals,” Papastergiou told Business Insider in April.Papastergiou…
Anthropic is trying to calm everyone down over its new watermark.The company sparked a wave of discourse this week when it updated a support page for its Claude model to reveal its plans to mark AI-generated text as AI-generated. Now, after concerns from Claude users, Anthropic has published a blog…
Tech analyst Ben Thompson says requiring AI companies to be transparent about the content their models produce is missing the mark.Thompson tore into the European Union AI Act, which Anthropic cited as the reason it will add watermarks to content in Claude-generated files and text.In his widely read “Stratechery” newsletter,…
For the first time in 2026, EV prices are rising.In July, the average transaction price for a new fully electric vehicle jumped to $56,126, per Kelley Blue Book. That’s a 1.6% increase compared to the same month in 2025, and a 1.2% rise compared to June.The increase breaks a monthslong…
It’s a tough environment for a founder trying to build the next-generation Facebook.With more apps than ever and the mainstay social media giants dominating people’s screen time, the competition is fierce. Investors, meanwhile, are pining after flashy AI deals.There was a peak in venture capital investment in social startups in…
I loved the colorful, artsy town of Kinsale.Nishtha ChaudharyI spent a year living in Dublin and traveling across Ireland as a student.During that time, four spots — including Howth and Kinsale — stood out to me as must-visit places.However, I found Blarney Gardens and the Cliffs of Moher a bit…
The reporter went to Quebec City, Niagara Falls, Toronto, and Montreal during her first trip to Canada in 2022.Joey Hadden/Business InsiderI visited Canada for the first time in 2022, exploring the eastern provinces of Ontario and Quebec.I spent seven days traveling through Niagara Falls, Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City.I want…
After years of criticizing the new electromagnetic catapults on the US Navy’s newest aircraft carriers, President Donald Trump is now officially pushing for a return to steam-powered systems for a future carrier.The first Navy aircraft carrier to use electromagnetic catapults to launch aircraft was USS Gerald R. Ford, setting a…
