The AI world is looking to D.C. for clarity.On Tuesday, staffers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and other tech companies convened in Washington to review the administration’s new framework for reviewing…
McDonald’s tried a new value menu. Customers aren’t loving it.The fast-food giant’s comparable US sales growth slowed to 0.8% during its second quarter, a slower clip than the 2.5% it…
Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.comSeniors enjoy discounts for just about everything. Did you know that can even include the cost of higher education? Some schools think it’s a smart idea. Whether through a state-supported program or school-based initiative, there are plenty of…
OpenAI is clapping back against Apple’s lawsuit.On Monday, the AI company published a blog post titled “Apple is getting this wrong,” accusing the iPhone maker of presenting a misleading account of the events behind its trade-secret lawsuit. OpenAI highlighted what…
The Justice Department said OpenAI and one of its subsidiaries discriminated against US workers by unfairly favoring workers with temporary visa status during the hiring process.On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced that OpenAI and Statsig, a subsidiary software development company…
While we’re all used to hearing about how new cars lose 20% of their value the moment they leave the showroom, they aren’t the only culprits. In today’s world of rapid-fire tech updates and “fast furniture,” your net worth is under constant attack from things sitting right in your living…
One notable detail to emerge from the brewing legal battle between Apple and OpenAI isn’t about trade secrets at all — it’s about workplace culture and internal AI use.In a series of iMessages released Tuesday as part of OpenAI’s public response to Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against it, a former…
Microsoft is retiring a peer-feedback tool as it overhauls employee reviews, according to an internal message viewed by Business Insider.The tool, called Perspectives, allowed employees to request input on their…
Olena Yakobchuk / Shutterstock.comSome home cooks can’t help but covet a truly fancy kitchen complete with every small appliance imaginable. I’ll confess that after I’ve watched a remodeling show or…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hannah Valentine, 25, cofounder of Drop Soda Market, a monthly vintage market. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I graduated from Lindenwood University with no student loan debt. After…
For a brief moment, we looked for love in a hopeless place: TikTok.TikTok tested a new dating feature over the past week that thrust users into live group chats with other singles.The tool lived in a section of the app…
Walgreens is closing stores across the country as part of a multiyear downsizing effort, and Missouri is not immune. Inc., a business news outlet, reported this week that the drugstore chain is closing stores across at least a dozen states…
Remember David Ellison’s warm relationship with President Donald Trump?The Paramount Skydance CEO seems to wish you wouldn’t.Ellison courted Trump as he sought approval from the Department of Justice for his Warner Bros. Discovery deal. Now, Ellison is facing a lawsuit…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Carla Romagnano, who is in her 60s and lives in Idaho with her 84-year-old mom. The following has been edited for length and clarity.In 2022, my mom had a major fall,…
Candice DeLong didn’t plan to spend her career interviewing killers. She started as a psychiatric nurse, helping patients at Northwestern University Hospital in Chicago, before…
Michael Burry looks to be in the chips after a timely bet against semiconductor stocks.The investor of “The Big Short” fame said in a June…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ayana Lage, author of “Missing Me: A Memoir of Postpartum Psychosis and the Long Road Back.” It has been edited for length and clarity.A little more than a week after giving…
For most of my working life, I lived in or near London, where I was surrounded by bustling, big-city energy. Lots of the people I…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp took a victory lap over the company’s explosive growth, saying it managed to boost its commercial business using a “miniscule and…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Christina Jones, a 57-year-old in Philadelphia. It’s been edited for length and clarity.Although I didn’t expect to be laid off from my business analyst role at United Healthcare last year, after…
I am fortunate to be able to travel with my children often. However, sometimes the travel bug bites, but I don’t have the time, energy, or budget for a true vacation. When that happens, I plan a staycation close to…
“I’ll try to meet you there,” I told my mother a few months ago, one evening before bed. “I’m not feeling great, but I’ll do my best,” I confirmed before hanging up the phone. The next morning, my 71-year-old mother…
I moved from Los Angeles to San Francisco because of a cold DM on X.I grew up in the LA suburbs, and after attending college there I built my career in journalism across the country, first covering local news, and…
Morgan Blunt doesn’t actually want anyone to sue her.If you were to run into the 25-year-old, though, you’d likely notice that she carries a canvas tote bag with the phrase “Sue me!” embroidered across it.”I graduated from Villanova law school…
Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs has become a familiar corporate ritual.Last week, the software giant said it would eliminate about 4,800 jobs, marking another workforce reduction, as it remains profitable and invests heavily in AI.Similar layoffs, from Amazon to Meta,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Marcus Thompson, a chauffeur in Tampa, Florida. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider verified the earnings information.I’ve been in the Tampa area for about eight years…
As part of her morning routine, Karen Murray wakes up and immediately turns on the TV at her mother’s assisted living home in New Jersey, 40 minutes away.At the crack of dawn, she puts Pandora on through the TV in her mother…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Koby Conrad, the 32-year-old founder of Sunflower, an AI companion for sobriety. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I’m originally from Boise, Idaho, and didn’t even realize tech was a thing.…
Every week in the AI Playground section of our Tech Memo newsletter, we feature folks trying an AI tool, or sometimes I test stuff out myself.This week, we hear from Business Insider’s star AI reporter Stephen Council. He’s been using…
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OpenAI says Apple got some of its facts wrong — and says it has the receipts to back it up.In a Tuesday blog post, OpenAI called Apple’s July complaint accusing…
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