Ukrainian fighter jets tried to shoot down Russian missiles near the border with Poland on Thursday; however, at least one breached Polish airspace, Western officials said.US Army Col. Martin O’Donnell,…
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 and custody case, was struggling to make a living as…
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This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Maverick Maltin, a 19-year-old AI content creator who travels full-time. His words have been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider reviewed financial documents supporting the earnings described in this story.When I…
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 her to apply for a spot in the 2022 summer…
Ukrainian strike drones flying hundreds of miles into Russian territory have been hitting oil refineries, military sites — and now the country’s biggest e-commerce warehouses.At least 10 facilities run by Russia’s largest online retail firm, Wildberries, have been struck by long-range drones in the last two weeks.The fixed-wing drones have…
It’s never been easier to take on the big guys, says Alexandr Wang.At a talk at a Y Combinator event, the Scale AI founder, who now leads Meta’s Superintelligence Labs,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Goki Akuzawa, 62, the owner of Toronoki House in Japan. It has been edited for length and clarityFor eight years, I…
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…
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 Instagram grew by double digits year over year this quarter,…
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 people familiar with the matter.This would be a significant jump…
“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…
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Microsoft’s latest earnings were as much about reassurance as results.In a memo to employees after the company reported quarterly earnings, CFO Amy Hood pointed to Azure’s growth and Copilot’s momentum as evidence that Microsoft’s biggest AI bets are paying off,…
Nearly eight months into 2026, pop music fans are unusually awash with offerings from A-listers: Harry Styles, Drake, and Ariana Grande have all released chart-topping…
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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As companies pour eye-watering sums into AI while automating more work, one question remains: How will it affect the number of tech jobs available?Much has been said about whether AI will lead to leaner teams with fewer layers of management.…
Visa on Tuesday announced plans to cut 7% of its workforce, or about 2,600 jobs, as the payment processor moves forward with a push to…
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…
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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…
Actors who’ve worked with Nolan say he leads by example.”He won’t ask anyone to do anything that he’s not a thousand percent willing to do himself, twice as hard,” Robert Downey Jr. said in a 2024 Vanity Fair interview with…
If there’s one thing you see on the internet today, I hope it’s Jimothy.Here’s the 101 on Jimothy: A strange raccoon roaming the streets of Seattle reached peak internet virality. Rather than try to describe this creature, a video can…
Gen Z small luxuries have become even smaller in South Korea, where a new trend of baby turtle charms is flourishing.Turtles have long been seen as symbols of longevity in South Korea because of their long life spans. Now, they’re…
Elon Musk took a moment during Tesla’s earnings call on Wednesday to thank three companies that have little to do with traditional automaking.Musk praised Samsung and TSMC during the call, and then turned to another company that manufactures semiconductor chips.…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a message for New York’s wealthy second-home owners: “Check your mailbox.””If you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5M, check your mailbox when you’re back in the five…
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