Roughly one-third of 33 recent US combat casualties evacuated from the Middle East were carrying bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics, the Joint Staff’s top medical officer said Monday, offering an…
As an abandoned SpaceX rocket crashes into the moon, Elon Musk’s science-fiction ambitions are on their own collision course with Wall Street.SpaceX shares fell as much as 11% in after-hours…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Natasya Pawanteh, 45, who lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The following has been edited for length and clarity.In 2017, I was a raging workaholic.As an ambitious, mid-career geologist at Shell in…
Ryan McPherson fought hard for his piece of Austin. Back in the spring of 2022, when it seemed like everyone was angling for homes in the Texas capital, he and his wife set their sights on a tidy four-bedroom in…
MyPillow’s Mike Lindell is stepping down as CEO after 22 years on the job.Lindell, a Trump ally, said on Facebook on Tuesday that he’d made one of the “biggest decisions” of his life: stepping down as CEO to dedicate all…
OpenAI has a rogue AI agent problem.In a Tuesday blog post, the AI lab self-reported two more security lapses, unrelated to its July hacking incident on the AI company Hugging Face.The incidents occurred while external parties — the UK government’s AI Security Institute and the AI security lab Irregular —…
SpaceX wants to turn Starlink Mobile into a full-fledged mobile carrier, and it expects to hit the Big Three wireless giants in the process.During SpaceX’s first earnings call since its June IPO, President Gwynne Shotwell said the company plans to launch its next-generation Starlink Mobile satellites in 2027 and start…
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…
Walgreens is continuing to close some locations amid its multiyear turnaround program – however the closures may be fewer than expected. The drugstore chain, acquired by private equity firm Sycamore…
More than 40 companies have laid off employees so far in 2026, continuing the trend of significant workforce reductions across a broad range of industries, including tech, media, finance, and retail.Some, including Block, Coinbase, and Standard Chartered, have cited the…
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 reported for the year-ago quarter. The chain also changed leadership…
Expect to see even more Lime scooters and bikes zooming around major US cities.Wayne Ting, Lime’s CEO, told Business Insider on Tuesday that the company is focused on getting more of its vehicles on the roads where it already operates…
McDonald’s sales growth came in slower than expected when the company released its second quarter earnings on Tuesday, with leaders pointing to execution lapses they say hampered its push to promote value deals aimed at lower-income consumers. CEO Chris Kempczinski…
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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…
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…
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…
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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 performance from peers that would be visible to the employee…
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…
The rustic trend, which features wood paneling on interior walls, has some style benefits. However, the designer said, it’s overdone and dated.”It’s also impractical —…
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For ultra-wealthy individuals, money can buy just about any high-end car their hearts desire.In a world of mass-produced cars that all look alike, some of these individuals want something one-of-a-kind.That’s where Rolls-Royce comes in.The British automaker has long been synonymous…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Karina Monesson, a working mother of four. It has been edited for length and clarity.My husband and I work full-time corporate jobs. He is in behavioral health, and I work for…
MrBeast’s sugar rush is fading.Growth at the top YouTuber’s candy company, Feastables, has slowed considerably in the last year, according to internal data viewed by Business Insider.US sales volume grew 13% year-over-year in 2025, following a 33% leap the previous…
The first time my husband mentioned moving to Cleveland, I rolled my eyes. At the time, all I really knew about the city was that winters are beyond cold and last forever.Coming from Gainesville, Florida, the notion of not seeing…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Monster. The traditional 9-to-5 workday may no longer reflect how work actually gets done. New research from Monster reveals a growing pattern of “microshifting,” where employees break their workday into shorter segments rather…
After repeated battles against Iran, Israel is pushing its top ballistic-missile shield into the next generation, with one interceptor nearing serial production and another moving toward full-scale development.”We are in the very, very advanced stage of development of Arrow 4,”…
I’ve loved Amsterdam since my first visit as a tourist — so much so that 15 years ago, I moved here.As someone who now calls Amsterdam home, I’m the first to admit you won’t find another city quite like this…
SpaceX is flying high off the back of a record-breaking IPO, but China looks determined to bring Elon Musk back down to Earth.China successfully landed the booster stage of its Long March-10B reusable rocket on Friday, the first time it…
Our daughter, now 9, was born in Fort Lauderdale and is growing up here. My family lives a 10-hour flight away in France, while my husband’s family is a six-hour flight away, in New Mexico.This means there is no free…
The AI boom is rattling the creator economy, but Instagram’s head says it could ultimately make human creators more valuable.”In a world where there’s an abundance of synthetic content, I actually think people are going to seek out creativity and…
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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…
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Although I generally eat a vegetarian-forward diet, I throw meat in every so often.I especially love Trader Joe’s precooked chicken meatballs, which are packed with 16 grams of protein per…
With great power comes great responsibility, and BMW is using that power to beam “Spider-Man” ads into its cars.The German auto giant has been showing a banner ad for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” in cars since late July as part of a brand tie-up…
