On a cold morning in Dallas shortly before Christmas last year, CEO Colin Webb watched one of his robots work an eight-hour shift alongside warehouse workers. The wheeled machine, equipped…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Stewart, a 28-year-old brand marketing manager at Tinder, based in Los Angeles. His identity has been confirmed by Business Insider.…
Four McKinsey & Co partners sit down around a table. One wears Chanel jewelry and a pantsuit; another a casual, billowy shirt. Several hands sport Oura rings, silently tracking their wearers’ heart rates.There’s no punchline here — only a massive…
I grew up in the 1980s and early ’90s, when Esprit’s bright colors and bold lettering made the brand instantly recognizable. Growing up as a girl can be hard, and wearing the right thing mattered.When a friend told me Costco…
Every time a star investor implodes, Warren Buffett looks a little smarter.Leopold Aschenbrenner, 24, a Columbia valedictorian and former OpenAI researcher, was the toast of Wall Street after building a $45 billion hedge fund in under two years, and notching…
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 early warning about a military threat that’s already complicating the recoveries of wounded troops in Ukraine and is projected to…
Carrie and Brian Smith rented an RV in July 2023 while participating in RAGBRAI, an annual seven-day bicycle ride across Iowa.Their accommodations weren’t cheap — or particularly nice.The bath towels were “kids’ old swimming towels,” Carrie told Business Insider. “The seats had cuts in them, and the upholstery was dried…
Silicon Valley has spent years obsessing over “super apps” that can do it all. AI is powering a new version of that dream.Just take Google, which last week did the…
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…
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…
Earlier this year, I took a solo birthday trip for the first time, and I turned 35 on top of a mountain looking at views of Peru in the distance. Though it felt a little counterintuitive, I now recommend a…
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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 Pentagon’s counter-drone task force and software company Kaizen Laboratories have developed a new online marketplace built to help users find and acquire systems for…
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…
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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…
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…
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If you’re using AI to write your LinkedIn posts, you might want to reconsider.New data from Pangram suggests LinkedIn has become inundated with AI content. The AI detection firm estimates that 41% of long-form LinkedIn posts and 30% of short-form ones…
Meta could spark a price war in the booming AI coding market.The tech giant announced its latest AI model, Muse Spark 1.1, on Thursday, saying it performs well on industry tests for coding and AI agents. It’s Meta’s first AI…
In June, three of my friends and I embarked on a long, ambitious, and, at times, tiring road trip from Wyoming to Seattle. We had planned to stop at four national parks in six days, spending a few hours in…
Losing a loved one is one of the most painful experiences you will ever go through. Unfortunately, it is also when you are most vulnerable to high-pressure sales tactics. The median cost of a funeral with a viewing and burial…
When was the last time you checked your car insurance to see if your coverage is adequate? You likely bought car insurance years ago, and since then it has auto-renewed every year without you doing anything. You probably aren’t exactly…
Global military budgets in 2025 totaled $2.6 trillion. The US accounted for more than a third of that total.The US has the world’s most expensive military, spending nearly $1 trillion on defense. That’s over three and a half times China’s…
I’ve loved video games for as long as I can remember.As a kid, I fought my brother for turns on his Game Boy so I could play “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3.” I spent hours playing Neopets games to earn…
Andrii Iemelianenko / Shutterstock.comPull any bill out of your wallet. See the dark green numbers on the top-left and top-right corners? Those are serial numbers, and some are more rare than others. If you happen to have paper money with…
President Donald Trump’s “Freedom Fuel” gas stations in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey area are drawing attention. The appeal? The Freedom Fuel Network is selling regular gas at $3.47 per gallon (a nod to the 47th president), a handful of…
Tom Brady, 48, said a piece of advice he received in college helped him reach his potential as a football player.On Wednesday’s episode of the “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce” podcast, Brady reflected on his “tough experience” at…
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