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These are the 6 most annoying air traveler habits according to Americans, from wearing pajamas to reclining your seats
From seat-reclining disputes to disagreements over when it’s OK to switch seats, many Americans say airline etiquette has gotten worse over the past five years, according to a new survey from the travel website The Points Guy (TPG). Among the respondents’ biggest pet peeves were people listening to…
Leaked Microsoft pay data shows how much hundreds of employees report making in AI, cloud, and other teams
Microsoft employees are once again comparing notes on pay, and this year’s numbers offer a rare look inside how the tech giant is rewarding its workforce in the age of AI. An internal spreadsheet viewed by Business Insider, with nearly 600 employee submissions, details base salaries, raises, cash…
How to Develop the Top 10 Skills Recruiters Actually Care About
fizkes / Shutterstock.com Do you have what it takes to make every employer fight for you? Not sure? Don’t worry. You’re about to learn what some of the most desirable employability skills are. We’ll also show you how to improve them and highlight them on your resume so that you land that unicorn…
11 Places Where You Can Inflate Your Tires for Free
Olga Kuzyk / Shutterstock.com Car ownership comes with lots of expenses, both big and small. Putting air in your tires is one of those small — yet annoying — costs. Most gas stations charge anywhere from $1.50 to $2.50 for five minutes of compressed air, usually payable by credit card or the random…
Amazon plots a new ‘Tetromino’ warehouse where robots tackle work that’s notoriously hard to automate
Amazon is developing a new generation of highly automated warehouses that use AI and robotics to process packages at the final stop before delivery. The initiative, internally called Project Tetromino, is intended to build “fully automated” delivery stations, according to an internal planning…
How Trump’s new trade war with Canada affects everything from building new homes to dog jackets
It’s tariff time in America and Canada — again. On Saturday, after trade talks between Canada and the US collapsed, the Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs on a slew of Canadian items, including alcohol and hockey equipment. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has already announced a…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s To-Do List Says ‘Buy Japanese Yen.’ Should You Be Worried?
In late July 2026, a photographer at a Camp David cabinet meeting saw Scott Bessent’s notepad. One line read: Buy Japanese yen, $5 billion to $10 billion. That same week, the United States did exactly that, joining Japan to support its sliding currency. Both governments confirmed the coordinated…
The most iconic breakfast restaurant in every state
Breakfast is often cited as the most important meal of the day, so why waste it on a bowl of cereal? Across the country, hole-in-the-wall diners, cozy cafés, and decades-old institutions have become known for signature breakfast dishes, famous customers, or simply for serving generations of loyal…
I made my kids a voice-mode AI tutor to help them with spelling and math. It saves me time to have more fun with them.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chris Domanski, 41, the director of business management and development at Renau, a manufacturing facility in California. He and his family live in Thousand Oaks, California. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. More than…
The job market for entry-level workers in the UK hasn’t been this tough in years
The UK job market is looking grim for people fresh out of university. According to the latest UK Job Market Report from job-matching platform Adzuna, the company’s index — which aggregates online listings from more than 1,000 sources — counted an average of 8,383 live UK graduate vacancies in July…