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The West has long focused on producing expensive, powerful military equipment.But defense ministers warn that Russia has shown why more of the cheaper weaponry is needed.Denmark’s defense minister told BI it was “one of the lessons learned coming out from Ukraine.”The Ukraine war has shown that fighting major, protracted conflicts…
Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency to cut federal spending and root out waste.Under Elon Musk, DOGE has already targeted a number of federal agencies, including USAID and the CFPB.Here’s a list of the government programs and agencies DOGE has gone after so far.Since returning to the White House,…
I spent most of my life measuring success in grades.After graduating from college, it was hard to adjust to a more arbitrary scale of achievement.Now, I know that regularly redefining success is a necessary part of a fulfilling life.When I was 7, I was identified as a “gifted kid.” That…
At 50, Jennie Young started using several dating apps and felt that they were all toxic.The Burned Haystack Dating Method began as an academic project and now has a Facebook group with over 128,000 members.Young, a college professor, has advice for the companies behind dating apps. Jennie Young is a…
AI mostly outperformed human executives in an experiment by University of Cambridge researchers.But AI wasn’t as good at making decisions in unexpected “black swan” events.That led to AI getting fired by a virtual board of directors more quickly than humans. Can we throw CEOs out of their offices and replace…
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Richa Naidu NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – When two of the most powerful brands in retail and packaged foods last month ousted their CEOs, it signaled corporate boards are more ready to toss top executives before activist investors tell them to act. The tenure for U.S. retail…
The average cost of throwing a wedding increased by about 13% in 2024, hitting $33,000, according to wedding planning platform Zola.Allison Cullman, VP of brand marketing and strategy at Zola, told Business Insider that the number of couples planning welcome parties in 2024 has increased 23% in the last year,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lucas Frischmann, a 34-year-old former Snap employee from Los Angeles. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I completed a 3.5-year apprenticeship as a media designer and engineer, and I’ve been in the tech industry since I was 15.Then I started my…
My husband and I have traveled with our five kids countless times across the US, Canada, and Newfoundland. We have camped in national parks and visited amusement parks.Although family vacations should be a break from the stresses of life, some trips were more stressful than others.Disney World was our most…
My marriage ended on a sunny day in April 2019, and by August, I was living alone in the home we had bought together with my two sons, 3 and 6, as our divorce proceedings started that fall.Though my close friends and family knew what was happening, I felt so…
