Finance
Apple raises new concerns around clawing back trade secrets from an AI
Here’s a novel problem companies may have to deal with in the AI era. A nefarious Big Tech employee leaves for a competitor with trade secrets, feeds them to an AI agent or model while employed by the competitor, and runs some tests using those secrets. Maybe the bad-apple employee then creates a…
Investor Gavin Baker says AI data centers are probably ‘the best thing that has happened to working-class Americans’
AI data centers have a branding problem, according to venture capitalist Gavin Baker. Baker is a longtime tech investor. He serves as managing partner and chief investment officer at the hedge fund Atreides Management, which has invested in multiple data center-related companies, such as Crusoe. On…
Graduates of a small West Coast college are earning more than Harvard and Stanford alums. Here’s why.
Some of the highest-earning college graduates in the US may not have a Harvard degree hanging on the wall. In a recent Business Insider ranking of US colleges with the highest-earning graduates, a small Bay Area school focused on health sciences outperformed Stanford and Harvard, as well as the…
Smile! You’re on Dyson’s $500 toothbrush camera
Are you ready to stick a $500 camera toothbrush in your mouth? Dyson just launched an electric toothbrush and “precision flosser” that blasts water into the gaps between your teeth. How does it find those gaps? Great question — it uses a tiny camera to spot them and power wash away plaque or bits of
Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America,’ joining Google
Apple is joining Google in taking the plunge into controversial waters. On Tuesday, Apple Maps changed the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” The move follows President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, which he issued amid a trade war with Canada. Earlier Tuesday afternoon, the lake was…
Ukraine’s ousted pro-tech defense minister is launching a new company backed by Palantir’s Alex Karp
Mykhailo Fedorov, who helped drive rapid innovation in battlefield technology, particularly drones, before being ousted as Ukraine’s defense minister this summer, is launching a defense tech company. The new company will focus on developing defense technologies intended to strengthen Ukraine and…
JetBlue unveiled its new domestic first-class seat with more space, Bluetooth, and customizable cocktails. Take a look.
JetBlue Airways is doubling down on premium, and its planes are about to look very different. On Tuesday, the airline officially unveiled the details of its highly anticipated first-class cabin: BlueFirst. The new cabin, which has Bluetooth connectivity, extra space, and enhanced meals and…
More Americans think of themselves as working class, even as they make more money
A majority of Americans hear themselves in Dolly Parton’s “9-to-5.” Sixty percent of Americans identify as working class, according to a Pew Research analysis of a January 2026 survey. That’s up from 54% in 2024. And the label, historically applied to lower-earning workers, resonates across…
Western training manuals update too slowly to properly prepare Ukrainian troops for a fast-changing battlefield, commander says
Western militaries training Ukrainian troops for war with Russia can’t rely on the usual cycle of periodically updated manuals because battlefield lessons are changing too quickly, a NATO commander told Business Insider. Norway is leading multinational training for Ukrainian troops at Camp…
Student-loan borrowers have 1 month to enroll in a temporary repayment benefit
The deadline for student-loan borrowers to receive a lower interest rate is fast approaching. Borrowers who enroll in autopay by the end of the day on September 30 will receive a temporary 1-percentage-point reduction on their student-loan interest payments, starting immediately. The benefit, which…