Lilian Weng is getting techies talking about the demanding startup lifestyle.In her exit Slack, the Thinking Machines Lab cofounder wrote that she’d “been in sickness more than what I’ve ever…
The US Navy is looking for temporary housing options for sailors that could put thousands of them in hotels, RVs, prefabricated units, temporary “man-camps” or even houseboats as it searches…
USA TODAY Network / ReutersNew car prices are averaging close to $50,000, and sticker prices can trend even higher if you’re in the market for a high-powered performance car. The average price of a high-performance car in June 2026 was…
A piece of fast food history is up for auction in Shelbyville, Kentucky.Blackwood Hall, the longtime home of KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders and his wife, Claudia Sanders, is up for sealed-bid auction by The Menish Group until July 31.…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Elliot Marsh. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I found out my wife and I were having a little girl following IVF, I was absolutely delighted. We had spent…
The reporter took her first cruise on Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas, one of the world's largest cruise ships.Joey Hadden/Business InsiderI sailed on Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, one of the largest cruise ships in the world.It can hold up to 7,000 guests and has eight “neighborhoods” with…
Johnson / Money Talks NewsYou found the perfect place to stay for your vacation. Beachfront, great reviews, a price that felt like a steal. You paid. Then, days before your trip, the listing vanishes — because the city ordered the platform to pull it. That’s not a horror story I…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he doesn’t believe people would want an AI to replace his job.”I think for my job, for example, I think the world wants to know…
Burnout stalks even the most accomplished operators.On Tuesday, Lilian Weng, a cofounder of Thinking Machines Lab and former OpenAI safety executive, announced her resignation from her role.In a note to…
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Monday said it reached a settlement that it would pay an estimated $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and talc products cause ovarian cancer, which could end years…
alvan.ph / Shutterstock.comThe average ATM fee in America has reached a record high of $4.86, according to a 2025 Bankrate study. When you use an ATM that’s not in your bank’s network, you can get hit with fees — both…
The year I turned 51, I wasn’t thinking about getting older. I was thinking about my dad.Fifty-one was the last birthday he ever celebrated, and as my own birthday got closer, I couldn’t shake the thought that I was about…
Bernard Arnault says he made an early investment in Netflix, and regrets selling it prematurely.LVMH’s billionaire CEO discussed the bet during a rare interview on the “Legend” podcast, aired earlier this month.Speaking in French, Arnault told host Guillaume Pley his…
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An elite British Army unit is using video games to teach soldiers how to fly drones before they take to the skies for real.Soldiers in the 1st Battalion of the UK’s Irish Guards use several publicly available simulators “favored by…
A cofounder of Thinking Machines Lab said she’s stepping down because of stress and illness.Lilian Weng said in a post on X that Tuesday would…
Jensen Huang isn’t feeling those “white-collar bloodbath” warnings.The Nvidia CEO countered all the AI doomerism at Y Combinator’s Startup School. He differentiated between “tasks” and…
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Two founders who sold their first startup to Cisco for $500 million have raised $34 million in seed funding for their next act.Last year, CEO Nitzan Shapira and CTO Ran Ribenzaft launched their new startup Harmony, which uses AI to…
Ukraine is sending ground robots into combat in record numbers to replace its soldiers in deadly roles wherever possible, from logistics missions to front-line assaults.And…
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Elon Musk sat down with The Economist’s editor in chief Zanny Minton Beddoes on Thursday for a wide-ranging interview, covering everything from superintelligent AI to his controversial stint in government.Musk, the world’s richest person, is the CEO of Tesla and…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Leslie Sonnenklar, a 55-year-old communications and content professional from Phoenix, Arizona. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I was laid off in March 2025, and honestly, the job search since then…
It’s the last chance for eligible Amazon customers to file a claim in the company’s $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The deadline to file a claim in the settlement, reached in an antitrust lawsuit last year, is…
Scouring the office for an empty conference room. Spending lunch on an outdoor bench for a few minutes of quiet. Stacking meetings into one part of the day so you can spend the rest uninterrupted.If you identify as an introvert,…
Nearly 2 years after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed to end the FDA’s “war” on peptides, he has convened an unusual FDA advisory committee.A panel is meeting this week to weigh the future of several popular peptides — including trendy…
New York City landlords are pushing back against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze.A coalition of seven NYC landlords filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the long-promised freeze for rent-stabilized apartments in the city, passed on a 7—1 vote by the city’s…
Paramount Skydance isn’t waiting around for its planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to bolster its flagship streaming service.Paramount’s streaming leaders have told employees that they’re planning major upgrades to Paramount+ in the coming weeks.An internal presentation, which was unveiled…
On a Thursday afternoon, about 70 people gathered around a nearly six-foot-tall humanoid robot outside an unassuming office building.Employees, executives, and board members of Agility Robotics, along with local officials, had come to christen the humanoid startup’s new engineering hub:…
TikTok is racing to cash in on the micro-drama craze.The company has been quietly testing a paid short-drama app in the US called LimeShorts since March, Business Insider has learned.Micro dramas, also called “verticals,” are soap-opera style series split into…
Elon Musk says one of his biggest efforts to slow the concentration of AI power may have had the opposite effect.Speaking to Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor in chief, the xAI founder said he originally helped create OpenAI as…
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The IRS generally gives you 10 years to empty an inherited IRA, but that flexibility can work against you. Waiting until the deadline to withdraw may mean taking the entire…
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Many leaders swear by a signature interview question, and Fishwife CEO Becca Millstein is no exception.The 32-year-old cofounder and CEO of Fishwife, a trendy tinned seafood brand, told Business Insider…
American darling Tiffany & Co. is bringing in some serious cash for its French parent.LVMH reported 9% growth in its watch and jewelry vertical in the latest half of the year compared to the same period last year, driven by sales in the US,…
