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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Victoria Hattersley, a 70-year-old millionaire who lives in Mount Vernon, Washington, about the state’s proposed millionaire tax. The bill would create a 9.9% tax on income earned over $1 million. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio…
Jim Mellon is downbeat on US stocks, determined to change what people eat, and defiantly optimistic about young people’s prospects. Loading audio narration… The billionaire investor and author spoke to Business Insider in late February about why Warren Buffett’s cash hoard is a red flag, why he wants to feed…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Georgian Tutuianu, a 36-year-old AI engineer at HubSpot, based in Boston. His identity and employment have been verified by Business Insider. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I started my career as a structural engineer.…
Backflipping robots make for splashy demos and viral videos, but Agility Robotics sees humanoid bots doing something simpler — solving an urgent global labor issue inside manufacturing plants.The Oregon-based startup has so far deployed its humanoid robot, Digit, at Amazon, Schaeffler Group, and GXO, a logistics company. The startup announced…
Many other OpenAI staffers have also publicly criticized the company’s Pentagon deal.”i personally don’t think this deal was worth it,” Aidan McLaughlin, a research scientist at OpenAI, wrote on X.Another employee told CNN that many of them “really respect” Anthropic for refusing the Pentagon’s deal.Clive Chan, a technical staffer, wrote…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Celina Myers. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When I was a little girl, I remember having birthday parties at my house and taking my friends down to our basement to see my mom’s huge collection…
Taylor, 31, is a destination wedding photographer who lives in Detroit with her husband and two dogs.In the fall of 2023, Taylor and her family were living in a condo that they loved. They knew they would buy a bigger property someday, but they weren’t in a rush. Then the…
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The US Army is deploying an American-made counter-drone system that has intercepted more than 1,000 Shahed-type drones in Ukraine to the Middle East, two defense officials confirmed on Saturday to Business Insider.One of the US officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss military developments, said that the…
I love showing my kids the world and learning alongside them. It’s one of my greatest joys as a parent, and the ability to do so is a privilege I don’t take for granted. So far, I’ve taken my children to 26 countries across six continents. Loading audio narration… Over…
