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The US Army’s notoriously tough Ranger School at Fort Benning, GA, is adding a new challenge for students — a bayonet assault course designed to prepare troops for the brutality of close combat and teach them to hold their own when high-tech warfighting goes dark. Loading audio narration… Army officials…
The US Marines believe future wars will require fundamentally new skills and ways of fighting, but commanders worry that current demands are consuming precious time needed to prepare for tomorrow’s battlefields, likely to punish even small shortcomings. Loading audio narration… Getting ready for potential future fights defined by drones, constant…
A top Royal Air Force officer says Britain’s vision of an AI-powered air force is no longer a future goal for the 2030s — it’s here today and needed now. Loading audio narration… Air Chief Marshal Harvey Smyth, the head of the British Royal Air Force, said the UK initially…
Ukrainian pilots in the early stages of fighter jet training are learning to fly without full GPS navigation — a combat skill taking on greater urgency as they prepare for heavy Russian electronic warfare on the battlefield. Loading audio narration… The pilots are part of a training pipeline for the…
If you’re a parent trying to AI-proof your kids’ futures, entrepreneur-turned-professor Scott Galloway says your focus should be on helping them develop durable skills like storytelling and relationship-building. Loading audio narration… In an episode of the “The Diary of a CEO” podcast released on Monday, host Steven Bartlett asked Galloway…
After eight years, Jerome Powell is clocking out. Loading audio narration… The Federal Reserve opted to hold rates steady at its third meeting of 2026, which was Powell’s last as head of the central bank. From oil shocks to Fed leadership, here are Business Insider’s biggest takeaways from the decision.Highest…
Elon Musk says an AI-driven future will mean government handouts and citizens not needing to save for retirement, so we asked his longtime friend and fellow techno-optimist, Peter Diamandis, to break down the argument behind those claims. Loading audio narration… “Don’t worry about squirreling money away for retirement in 10…
US forces need to invest in the building of a larger arsenal of cheap, precision-kill weapons or risk losing a future war, America’s top commander in the Indo-Pacific region said. Loading audio narration… Low-cost systems like cheap drones and inexpensive missile designs have had a fundamental impact on conflicts like…
Does incoming Apple CEO John Ternus care about the tech giant’s Hollywood side hustle? Loading audio narration… Ternus has a lot to figure out as he takes over for longtime CEO Tim Cook, from Apple’s AI strategy to its next hit product. One lower-stakes decision he’ll have to make is…
DARPA, the Pentagon’s research agency, has developed a powdered blood substitute and is now seeking partners to continue testing it, the program director told Business Insider. Loading audio narration… Officials are racing to determine whether it can move beyond testing and navigate regulatory and manufacturing hurdles to become a viable…
