Lucy Zheng has a full-time job as a senior corporate counsel at a tech company, but it’s only one piece of her family’s income.The San Francisco mother of three’s household…
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The Trump administration can blacklist AI firm Anthropic from all Pentagon contracts, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, in a decision that expands the executive branch’s authority to designate US businesses as national security risks.The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Political candidates are attacking AI in ads, and they’re focusing on the one thing scarier than a killer robot: a high electricity bill.Republicans, Democrats, and Independents are peddling anti-AI messaging this year, with subtle differences. The attacks pose a challenge…
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Tesla on Thursday announced that the electric vehicle maker was beginning deliveries of its Semi trucks to customers this week. Executives at Tesla’s plant in Sparks, Nevada, made the announcement…
A Google employee said he resigned from the company, citing the pursuit of powerful artificial intelligence as “inherently irresponsible.”Robert O’Callahan, who worked at Google DeepMind, wrote in an X post…
Walmart CEO John Furner wants to clear the air about how the retail giant is using new pricing technology.”We don’t set different prices based on who you are or the time of day, and we won’t,” he said in a…
A Roth conversion ladder can help early retirees access retirement savings before age 59 ½ without triggering the usual early withdrawal penalty. The strategy works by gradually converting pretax retirement money to a Roth IRA. However, timing is critical: Each…
Ron Johnson spent more than a decade working alongside Steve Jobs — including a stretch when the two spoke on the phone every night for about a year.The former head of retail at Apple oversaw the creation of 350 stores…
Final grade: 10.3/10This is where we cross into stratospheric territory.Because my bespoke grading system gives an extra point to the best songs in Swift’s catalog, her top-five albums have all scored above a 10 because their gems outweigh their duds.…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Luba Patlakh Kaplun, founder of Kidology. It has been edited for length and clarity.I used to dream of being a broadcast journalist. But my parents — Russian Jewish immigrants from Ukraine…
Precious few music critics would’ve said that Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” needed more songs.When it was unveiled last October, Swift’s 12th studio…
The Pentagon’s research arm has been experimenting with a new generation of ultra-precise clocks, with the hope of one day integrating the devices into military…
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Melania posed for photos in front of pyramids in Egypt wearing cream trousers, a white blouse, a black tie, and a sand-colored Ralph Lauren blazer. A white-and-black boater hat completed the look.The outfit may have been innocuously stylish in another…
As the weather gets colder, the fuzzy socks and heated blankets start to come out … and another way to exude warmth is by adding…
At Greenhorn Ranch in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, my best friend of 15-plus years resembled a stranger.Armed with a disproportionately large rifle, Ellie took aim…
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Americans living in rural areas are increasingly souring on data centers.In a new poll by the Pew Research Center, which surveyed people in August, half of rural Americans said data centers “are mostly bad for the environment” — a figure…
Disney+ is getting more expensive for the sixth year in a row.The cost of the ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans will imminently increase to $21.49 a month, up from $18.99 a month, a company spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider. Bloomberg…
I’ve always wondered why buying used clothing isn’t more mainstream. Though Gen Z has embraced all things vintage, many people in my peer group (let’s call it “late middle age”) seem surprised at the thought. I’m not sure why. After…
A little-known Japanese term about imagining the future helps explain both the role — and the limits — of AI in the workplace, according to the CEO of one of the country’s largest conglomerates.Speaking to Business Insider in early September,…
In September 2025, President Trump set in motion a change that would throw the H-1B visa application process into disarray. His proposed $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions changed the immigration landscape for employers, employees, and visa hopefuls alike.Indian national…
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I was hiking with my boyfriend, Tom, in the redwoods north of San Francisco in 2015 when he made the craziest suggestion: “Why don’t we camp up here on Mount Tam? Give up rent?”At first, I thought he was joking.…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. Whether you’re a singleton living off takeout or a parent feeding a growing family, food is something we all have to spend money on. Many of us could stand to spend…
McDonald’s is spending big to bring customers back to its restaurants.The fast-food chain plans to devote $8.5 billion over the next 10 years to improvements to its restaurants, it said on Wednesday. The plan, called McDonald’s Next, includes adding more…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ken Ehrman, co-founder and CEO of Halo Collar. It has been edited for length and clarity.Back in 2017, my niece’s dog, Ruby, escaped from their yard and was hit by a…
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