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Humanoid robot maker Agility Robotics said Wednesday that it plans to go public in a deal valuing the company at about $2.5 billion.The deal would make Agility, which builds a robot called Digit, the first humanoid-focused company to go public in the US.The startup, which spun out of Oregon State…
GitHub just had its “best month ever” thanks to a growing demand for AI coding.The Microsoft-owned developer platform saw a significant jump in customer usage in June after changing how it charges for Copilot, its AI coding tool, Chief Technology Officer Vladimir Fedorov told employees during a meeting on Wednesday.”June…
A recent Instagram ad from outdoor retailer REI Co-op drew backlash after some users noticed that the bike in the image seemed to have a unique feature: two sets of handlebars.”REI using AI slop now. So much for caring about the environment,” read a Reddit post over the weekend about…
The release date for Google’s next frontier AI model has been pushed to July, Business Insider has learned.The company previously said it planned to roll out the new Gemini 3.5 Pro model in June. However, it is now targeting a July launch as it spends extra time gathering feedback from…
YIMBYs and the abundance movement are set to notch a big national victory, as long as President Donald Trump signs a landmark piece of legislation.The House and Senate overwhelmingly passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act this week, a 374-page document with sweeping changes to America’s housing policies for…
While KC-10 refueling jets have been retired, the Air Force still uses KC-135 Stratotankers, which entered service in 1957, and introduced the KC-46A Pegasus in 2019 as part of efforts to upgrade its aging tankers.The US Air Force plans to buy over 260 KC-46s from Boeing, with each costing about…
Living in New York City was equally exhilarating and exhausting, and I loved every minute of it.For almost two years, you’d find me deep in my monthly rituals: chasing rotating specials at my favorite eateries like Salt & Straw, celebrating festivals from cultures across the world, and riding trains throughout…
Walmart scored the deal everyone’s talking about in Cannes this year.Adtech yacht row, which was ungenerously — though amusingly — dubbed “the ruins of the open internet” by Digiday in its “official judgmental map of Cannes Lions 2026,” was buzzing Tuesday with the news that Walmart scooped up the French…
Home is where the cold plunge is.Forget curbside appeal and great school districts. Some homeowners are playing the really long game with their homes. From infrared saunas to cold-plunge pools, BI’s James Rodriguez reports on the wellness and longevity hacks people are upgrading their homes with.Turning your place into a…
Networking is one of the best ways to land a job right now, but going about it the wrong way can do more harm than good for your reputation and potential future opportunities.That’s why Business Insider asked two etiquette experts to share the mistakes that should be avoided while networking.Here’s…
