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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: a 60,000-square-foot facility where nearly 200 existing and new employees…
An AI agent broke out of its sandbox, got onto the internet, and broke into another company’s systems all on its own, according to OpenAI.Hugging Face, an open-source AI platform, announced last week it had experienced a security incident in which an autonomous AI agent had accessed some of its…
Kevin Hart and Shakira at the 2026 World Cup final.Alex Pantling – FIFA/Getty ImagesThe 2026 FIFA World Cup concluded on Sunday in New Jersey, with Spain defeating Argentina.Celebrities, CEOs, and other A-listers were in the audience wearing luxury accessories and watches.Kevin Hart, for example, wore a rare Audemars Piguet watch…
Nobody likes a micromanager.According to Ron Johnson, the former Apple executive behind the Apple Store and Genius Bar, Steve Jobs was a great leader because he was the opposite.Johnson told Business Insider that one of the outcomes he hopes comes from his upcoming book, “Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple’s…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hamza Mostafa, 21, who lives in San Francisco. The following has been edited for length and clarity.Growing up, I wanted to work in the medical field like most of my family did. But after taking a computer science class in high…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Max Votek, the cofounder and managing partner of Customertimes, an enterprise consulting firm that helps Fortune 500 companies implement AI. This essay has been edited for length and clarity.Companies are rushing to blame layoffs on artificial intelligence. But from where I…
Is it safe to eat salad yet? On Friday, California-based salad juggernaut Taylor Farms announced it is “voluntarily” removing all of the iceberg lettuce it sources from central Mexico for the US market.”No other Taylor Fresh Foods products across the country are impacted,” the company said.It’s unclear whether this means…
I’ve traveled to almost 90 countries around the world, including Peru, Austria, Egypt, India, and many, many more. I often travel with my kids, and believe that one of the best parts of travel is trying local food and breaking bread with the locals — including, and perhaps especially, street…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Micah Remley, the CEO of Robin, a workplace management platform that helps companies manage hybrid offices. Remley has spent more than two decades working in startups and has led Robin since 2022. The essay has been edited for length and clarity.When…
Every country is home to crime and conflict, but as indicated by the Institute for Economics & Peace’s 2026 Global Peace Index (GPI), the extent of that violence and instability varies widely.Business Insider recently compiled a list of the world’s most peaceful countries, based on the GPI. The report, released…
