Sam Altman says one of AI’s underappreciated risks is that people may let the technology do so much thinking for them that their own mental muscles begin to weaken.”One that…
As a 48-year-old single mom working full-time and raising two teenagers in Seattle, one of America’s most expensive cities, I was exhausted. I’d recently represented myself in a prolonged divorce…
Tanya Otsetarova learned about Citadel Securities when she was a senior in high school in Bulgaria, competing in math competitions internationally. By the time she got to Stanford, other students were telling her it was the “most educational” internship, leading…
USA TODAY Network / ReutersWant to learn how to take clothes you’re done wearing from your closets and drawers and refresh your wardrobe – all for free? Let me tell you about the concept of “clothing swaps” – where you…
Maya Haddad Miller has long been fixated on weather apps — especially how they hit her bottom line. Haddad Miller and her dad own Brooklyn Beach Shop in Coney Island, New York, which sells souvenirs and beach gear. When a…
EY does not let every employee query go straight to the smartest AI model in the room.The Big Four firm has introduced an “invisible” router to help manage its internal AI spending, Dan Diasio, EY’s global consulting AI leader, told Business Insider.Rolled out globally in April, the router sits behind…
Nara Smith, 24, says going to couples therapy before a crisis struck helped her and her husband, Lucky Blue Smith, navigate their daughter’s cancer diagnosis.On Wednesday’s episode of “Call Her Daddy,” Smith, a model and TikTok creator known for her viral cooking-from-scratch videos, opened up about the difficult period when…
If you can’t seem to get off your Instagram scroll, it is not an accident.During Meta’s second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that global time spent on…
Whatnot is proving there’s still room for consumer startups in the AI era.Live shopping startup Whatnot is in talks to raise financing at about a $20 billion valuation, according to…
“How much money did I make?”It’s a question that Jon Bolerjack never thought he’d hear the man sitting next to him ask. Comics legend Stan Lee’s ideas and hustle birthed an empire. So how could he not know about all…
I lightly tossed everything together and let the salad sit for 30 minutes so the flavors could develop. Then it was time to dig in.Garten’s Greek panzanella salad is a beautiful dance of flavor and texture. It’s crunchy, juicy, and…
Meta’s AI strategy is, once again, worrying investors.The social media giant’s stock tumbled 10% on Wednesday after it disclosed that its capital expenditure growth far outpaced revenue growth.Meta has a core problem: much of this spending doesn’t yet have a…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani isn’t done going after delivery apps.Mamdani on Wednesday touted a new city report that found the crackdown on deceptive tipping practices by food-delivery platforms has resulted in an additional $104 million in tips for delivery workers…
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Lilian Weng, a cofounder of the AI startup Thinking Machines Lab who stepped down this week, is rejoining OpenAI.The researcher will lead a team focused…
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Kevin Warsh is living up to his hawkish reputation.The Federal Open Market Committee opted to hold rates steady at its July meeting, the second with former Wall Street executive Warsh at the helm. FOMC leaders voted 9-3 in favor of the…
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Consumer expert Clark Howard recommends re-shopping car insurance about every three years. That is a useful baseline, but many drivers, homeowners and renters may benefit from checking more often, especially after a steep increase at renewal. You do not necessarily…
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…
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