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Western militaries are learning lessons on modern warfare through the training they provide Ukrainian troops, but one NATO commander says they need to distinguish between what Ukraine does because it works and what it does because it didn’t have a better choice.Norway is leading Operation Legio, a multinational effort to train…
The first-ever mapping website is adamant: It won’t change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” despite President Donald Trump’s executive order.MapQuest’s X account shared a screenshot of the body of water on Thursday, saying: “We’re not changing it.”The post received over 70,000 likes. None of the account’s 24…
If you work in tech, your manager might still care about your career. They just might not have enough time to do much about it.Across tech, the Great Flattening has meant fewer managers overseeing larger teams and racing to keep up as the industry remakes itself around AI.The result can…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cara Torchia, a 25-year-old actor and UGC creator based in New York City. The following has been edited for length and clarity.In four months, I went from earning nothing from freelance user-generated content (UGC) work to fully supporting myself, which allowed…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shreya Mishra Reddy, 34, an Indian national currently staying in Toronto on a tourist visa. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I moved to the US from India to do my master’s in engineering management at Duke University in…
At one time, sequels were expected to have diminishing returns — but not anymore. Now, if a sequel doesn’t outgross its predecessor, it can be considered something of a failure.Perhaps that’s why, among the 64 films released by US studios that have made $1 billion at the box office, a…
Alysa Liu is taking a break from competitive figure skating, but not because she’s burned out.The 21-year-old Olympic champion wrote on Instagram that she will be sitting out next year’s season to focus on personal growth and fine-tune her skating and artistry. She told NBC Sports on Tuesday: “I really…
Russia fired an upgraded version of its Iskander short-range ballistic missile for the first time in a summer strike on the Ukrainian capital city, the country’s military intelligence agency shared this week.Russian forces have significantly ramped up their ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine this year. These strikes come as Russia…
Ndamukong Suh wasn’t taking any chances before his first meeting with Warren Buffett.While still a college student, the soon-to-be NFL star arrived at Buffett’s office two to three hours early because he refused to risk being late, he said.The wait paid off, though. Suh said he and Buffett hit it…
It can DJ. It can order food. It can book you a table at a restaurant. And of course, it can access your Instagram.These are some things Meta says its coming AI agent can do, according to an internal memo seen by Business Insider.Known internally as “Project Hatch,” the new…
