Three years ago, my husband and I packed up our lives in the suburbs of London and moved aboard a 36-foot sailboat.We’d sailed before and had spent weeks on boats…
This interview is based on a conversation with John Nuar, 34, who lives in Canton, Michigan. Nuar built a home to live in with his father with dementia, where he…
California is the US state with the most people moving out, with an estimated 229,077 people leaving for other states from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025, according to the latest Census data. New York was second with 137,586…
At age 54, one of the top soccer players in history is still thinking about how she should have listened to her mom as a young athlete.”She told me all the time to stretch,” Mia Hamm told Business Insider. “As…
Americans following soccer for the first time this World Cup may have watched a 6-foot-5 man-mountain help Norway knock Brazil out of the tournament on Sunday and wondered, “Who is that guy?”To soccer fans, Erling Haaland is the unmistakable, 200-pound…
This story is based on an interview with Nanik Tagore, 22, a recent graduate and founder of a private training and coaching business from San Francisco. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’m half-Indian, and younger people in South Asian countries are raised to have a deep level of…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Boldin. Nearly everyone identifies as middle class. Households earning $40,000 say it. Households earning $250,000 say it. The label has become something people reach for regardless of where the income data actually puts them. Pew Research Center defines the middle class as households…
When my 18-year-old daughter’s scholarship letter arrived in the mail for college, I was amazed that she’d been awarded so much.Ellie was offered $33,429 toward the $46,000 needed for tuition…
The World Cup is delivering drama, controversy, and halftime entertainment straight out of science fiction.Sunday’s showdown between Brazil and Norway featured a surreal cameo from Atlas, the humanoid robot built…
Silicon Valley loves the story of the 20-something dropout who builds a billion-dollar company from a dorm room. It’s a great story. It’s also mostly wrong. A study published in 2020 in the American Economic Review, built on U.S. Census…
As temperatures climb, it’s normal for your air conditioner to work harder. But if your electric bill suddenly jumps, the weather may not be the only culprit. Before assuming you need a new air conditioner, check for these common problems…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chikara Kennedy, the 43-year-old CEO of Chikara Power Coaching, who lives in Mexico. Business Insider has verified Kennedy’s income and employment with documentation and edited her words for length and clarity.Before…
I didn’t expect my kids getting older to make me think so much about my parents.When my kids were little, my wife and I were consumed by the immediate demands of parenting. There were diapers to change, lunches to pack,…
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Jonathan Ross, Groq’s former CEO, says his steep learning curve as a founder came at a hefty cost.”I was a terrible leader. I was one of the world’s worst leaders when I started,” Ross said on an episode of the…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with John Goldstein, a 75-year-old retiree in Newark, New Jersey. The interview has been edited for length…
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Base44 launched its own AI model to edge out competitors like Lovable, Replit, and Cursor.Maor Shlomo, the founder and CEO of Base44, told Business Insider that part of the reason the San Francisco-headquartered vibe-coding startup trained its own LLM was…
Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) with her two eldest sons in "House of the Dragon" season one.Ollie Upton/HBO”House of the Dragon” is a “Game of Thrones”…
Warning: Spoilers ahead for “House of the Dragon” season three, episode three, and for the book “Fire & Blood.”The elusive Daeron Targaryen is finally joining…
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Playgrounds used to play fast and loose with kids’ safety … which was half the fun anyway. They’re considerably safer today, although some anthropologists argue there are developmental benefits to playing on challenging structures, like those of the past.”Generally, researchers have…
Google cofounder Sergey Brin and John Doerr have donated a combined $94 million to undercut California's proposed billionaire tax. Peter Thiel has donated $3 million to a separate group.Getty ImagesA handful of California’s estimated 214 billionaires are trying to stop…
Editor’s note: In February 2025, Business Insider wrote about a medical professional named “Daniel,” who was secretly juggling two full-time remote jobs and on track to earn about $280,000. (Daniel is a pseudonym, but Business Insider has verified his identity…
Anand Gopal had never considered working with a stylist.”I always thought personal stylists were for the elite,” the 45-year-old award-winning journalist and author told Business Insider.Then, he met Zahra Waliji at a party and saw the outfits she’d put together…
West Point overlooks the Hudson River, which was the fastest and most reliable way to transport troops, weapons, food, and other crucial supplies during the war. George Washington knew that controlling the river was key to America’s survival in the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michele Ragon, a 46-year-old employee communications business partner at LinkedIn, based in the Bay Area. The following has been edited for length and clarity.My 11-year-old son just finished fifth grade, and…
Being a freelance writer and editor means I have the flexibility to work from wherever, whether that’s on a hospital bed getting induced, late at night after the kids go to sleep, or in a nice hotel on a work…
Ukraine is offering foreign fighters higher pay and longer fixed-term contracts to fill dangerous front-line infantry and assault roles, a move soldiers say could help address one of Kyiv’s biggest manpower problems.However, foreign fighters told Business Insider that the effort’s…
When they were really little, we used to call vacationing with the kids “babysitting with palm trees.” Now that they’re teens, maybe it’s more like “traveling with jerks.”I mean, sometimes they’re grateful and engaged. But just as often, it can…
Fried chicken is among Americans’ favorite foods, and the dish is celebrated Monday, July 6, on National Fried Chicken Day. Like many made-up holidays, there’s no origin for July 6 being designated as a day devoted to fried chicken, according…
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With new electric vehicle prices averaging nearly $55,000 and the federal government no longer offering $7,500 in tax credits for plug-in vehicles, California is planning to offer $3,500 in instant…
On a sunny Friday morning, a group of nine people gathered at an exercise corner in one of Singapore’s public housing blocks.Clad in workout wear and sneakers, some rolled their…
Stephen Huang had spent decades building chips in Silicon Valley when ChatGPT’s launch convinced him the market was ready for the AI chip company he had long considered building.By then,…
Some of Waymo’s robotaxis in San Francisco weren’t all that autonomous on Independence Day.Several San Francisco residents posted footage Saturday night of Waymo vehicles either malfunctioning, stalling, or being towed…
BMW is “here for the long game” in the U.S. as it completes a $1.7 billion South Carolina investment and prepares to build fully electric vehicles at its largest plant,…
Two Stanford grads believe the $100 billion wearables market has a major blind spot: women’s health.Investors seem to agree.Clair Health, a San Francisco startup cofounded by 22-year-old CEO Jenny Duan and 24-year-old CTO Abhinav Agarwal, has raised $11.6 million in seed funding to develop…
