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My teen lied about curfew. Punishing her wasn't enough to fix the problem.

My teen lied about curfew. Punishing her wasn't enough to fix the problem.

My daughter's freshman year brought new friends, drivers, and fights over curfew. Compromise helped us rebuild trust and...

3 days ago
I visited Denny's for the first time after trying Cracker Barrel and IHOP. One chain had the best breakfast — and value.

I visited Denny's for the first time after trying Cracker Barrel and IHOP. One chain had the best breakfast — and value.

I tried Denny's for the first time and compared it to IHOP and Cracker Barrel. The best breakfast chain had value, plus ...

3 days ago
Disney is suing the FCC in a departure from former CEO Bob Iger's strategy

Disney is suing the FCC in a departure from former CEO Bob Iger's strategy

Disney's ABC is pushing back against the FCC, alleging "blatant retaliation" against its content in a new laws...

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Live Q&A: Hollywood brought the heat this summer. Can it last?

Live Q&A: Hollywood brought the heat this summer. Can it last?

BI's Dan DeFrancesco digs into the business of Hollywood with MoviePass CEO Stacy Spikes....

3 days ago
I thought hiring movers would make relocating easier. It only gave me more stuff to regret.

I thought hiring movers would make relocating easier. It only gave me more stuff to regret.

I paid $5,000 to move my belongings from Denver to NYC. I wish I'd sold it all instead....

3 days ago
Companies want employees to help build AI tools they expect them to use. That comes with 2 big challenges.

Companies want employees to help build AI tools they expect them to use. That comes with 2 big challenges.

Walmart's big bet on AI is putting the burden on its employees to fix mistakes the tech is making....

3 days ago
I stopped drinking on vacation in Nicaragua with my family. It took time to get used to being social again.

I stopped drinking on vacation in Nicaragua with my family. It took time to get used to being social again.

I quit drinking while on vacation with my family in Nicaragua. So much of my life improved, but getting used to being so...

3 days ago
DARPA wants robots to 3D print concrete underwater to build and repair ports

DARPA wants robots to 3D print concrete underwater to build and repair ports

The Pentagon's research arm wants autonomous systems to 3D print concrete underwater using seawater and seafloor sedimen...

3 days ago
Walmart store workers have a new responsibility: correcting AI errors

Walmart store workers have a new responsibility: correcting AI errors

Walmart is accelerating the rollout of AI tools for store workers, but the tech is prone to making mistakes that they mu...

3 days ago
I make over $250k as a Meta AI researcher. Publishing research helped me land the job.

I make over $250k as a Meta AI researcher. Publishing research helped me land the job.

Ruiyu Li, a 26-year-old AI research scientist at Meta, said that publishing research helped her land the role....

3 days ago
3 arguments for and against AI watermarks

3 arguments for and against AI watermarks

Anthropic's invisible Claude watermarks are fueling a new debate over AI transparency, privacy, and authorship....

3 days ago
Uber COO is ‘tempted to say’ the company will have fewer employees in five years

Uber COO is ‘tempted to say’ the company will have fewer employees in five years

Uber chief operating officer Andrew Macdonald sees roles that are ripe for AI augmentation but thinks the company could ...

3 days ago
Mamdani is going to town on the annoyance economy

Mamdani is going to town on the annoyance economy

NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani is targeting small issues like junk fees, petty scams, and red tape in a strategy to prove his ...

3 days ago
The $500 longevity body scanner from Spotify's cofounder is coming to the US

The $500 longevity body scanner from Spotify's cofounder is coming to the US

The $500 Neko Health scan is geared towards health-conscious consumers and longevity biohackers looking to collect their...

3 days ago
I quit my job in media while pregnant and battling an autoimmune disease. It led me to start my own company.

I quit my job in media while pregnant and battling an autoimmune disease. It led me to start my own company.

Alex Taylor used to work long hours. Then she quit her job, changed her lifestyle, and founded a healthcare brand....

3 days ago
Taking out a Russian soldier costs twice as much as hitting the Kremlin's infrastructure, Ukraine says

Taking out a Russian soldier costs twice as much as hitting the Kremlin's infrastructure, Ukraine says

Ukrainian data from over 230,000 reports a week shows it costs about $1,487 to strike infrastructure and just over $3,00...

3 days ago
Andreessen Horowitz could make close to $1.5 billion from OpenRouter's potential sale to Stripe

Andreessen Horowitz could make close to $1.5 billion from OpenRouter's potential sale to Stripe

Stripe's potential acquisition of AI startup OpenRouter for $8 billion could create big gains for A16z and Menlo Venture...

3 days ago
Uber COO says there's a downside to being at the top

Uber COO says there's a downside to being at the top

Uber COO Andrew Macdonald said the company's massive scale makes it harder to build new businesses even with a lot of re...

3 days ago
AI proptech startup EliseAI is in talks to raise a new round of funding at a $3.7 billion valuation

AI proptech startup EliseAI is in talks to raise a new round of funding at a $3.7 billion valuation

EliseAI, known for AI assistants in real estate, is eyeing a $3.7 billion valuation in a new funding round involving And...

3 days ago
Fidji Simo says she believes AI can 'cure all diseases,' agreeing with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

Fidji Simo says she believes AI can 'cure all diseases,' agreeing with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

Fidji Simo, an ex-OpenAI executive and cofounder of ChronicleBio, said AI needs the right data infrastructure to be able...

3 days ago
YouTube videos are going to become more popular — without becoming more popular

YouTube videos are going to become more popular — without becoming more popular

Same video, more views. A cool trick you can pull off when you're in charge of defining what a "view" is, like...

3 days ago
I've traveled beyond Japan's popular Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka route. There are 4 cool day trips I'd actually recommend.

I've traveled beyond Japan's popular Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka route. There are 4 cool day trips I'd actually recommend.

I live in Japan and have traveled beyond the popular tourist destinations like Tokyo and Osaka. Some of my favorite day ...

3 days ago
David Ellison's Paramount wants its WBD merger challengers to put up nearly $1.9 billion

David Ellison's Paramount wants its WBD merger challengers to put up nearly $1.9 billion

Paramount Skydance wants those suing to stop its WBD deal to post a nearly $1.9 billion bond, saying it will miss out on...

3 days ago
I tried Ina Garten's espresso martini and was tipsy after just a few sips

I tried Ina Garten's espresso martini and was tipsy after just a few sips

Ina Garten puts her own spin on the espresso martini with this recipe, which includes orange-flavored vodka and Kahlúa. ...

3 days ago
I built an AI C-suite to help me run my small business. As a creative, I was hesitant to use AI, but it's helpful for certain things.

I built an AI C-suite to help me run my small business. As a creative, I was hesitant to use AI, but it's helpful for certain things.

A small business owner in Brooklyn created a C-suite filled with AI agents to help run her business, but she refuses to ...

4 days ago
Celebrities and CEOs mixed Disney style with luxury status symbols at the D23 event. Here's what they wore.

Celebrities and CEOs mixed Disney style with luxury status symbols at the D23 event. Here's what they wore.

D23 is known for Disney announcements and fan cosplay, but A-listers like Anne Hathaway also brought designer fashion to...

4 days ago
What business leaders are saying — and doing — about California's proposed billionaire tax

What business leaders are saying — and doing — about California's proposed billionaire tax

Bill Ackman, Palmer Luckey, Jensen Huang, and other business leaders are sounding off on California's proposed billionai...

4 days ago
OpenAI president says companies should do 10 things ASAP to defend against AI cyber threats

OpenAI president says companies should do 10 things ASAP to defend against AI cyber threats

"Time is of the essence," OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman said while sounding the alarm that companies need to ...

4 days ago
I ordered milkshakes from Dairy Queen, Carvel, and Baskin-Robbins. There was a clear winner in terms of flavor and value.

I ordered milkshakes from Dairy Queen, Carvel, and Baskin-Robbins. There was a clear winner in terms of flavor and value.

I ordered strawberry milkshakes from Dairy Queen, Carvel, and Baskin-Robbins. I compared them based on taste, texture, p...

4 days ago
An interior designer with 27 years of experience shares 10 things he'd never have in his own home

An interior designer with 27 years of experience shares 10 things he'd never have in his own home

A seasoned interior designer with decades of experience in luxury design shared things he'd never have in his home, like...

4 days ago
The US military is paying RTX's Raytheon big for more Tomahawk missiles. It burned through many of them fighting Iran.

The US military is paying RTX's Raytheon big for more Tomahawk missiles. It burned through many of them fighting Iran.

The $22.9 billion contract will see annual production increase to more than 1,000 Tomahawk missiles over a seven-year pe...

4 days ago
Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness bet big on SanDisk and Micron before it blew up

Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness bet big on SanDisk and Micron before it blew up

Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund revealed that it bet on AI stocks such as TSMC and Nebius last quarter, and closed ou...

4 days ago
Only 64 movies have ever hit $1 billion at the box office — here they all are

Only 64 movies have ever hit $1 billion at the box office — here they all are

From "Jurassic Park" to "The Odyssey," see all the films that made the most money in box office hist...

4 days ago
Layoff fears are pushing some visa holders out of Big Tech

Layoff fears are pushing some visa holders out of Big Tech

Some visa holders are weighing Big Tech's pay and prestige against layoff risks that could threaten their ability to rem...

4 days ago
My parents thought I was wasting my life playing video games. I became a millionaire by 27.

My parents thought I was wasting my life playing video games. I became a millionaire by 27.

Dima Beseda says his parents worried about how much he played World of Warcraft. He later turned gaming into a career an...

4 days ago
$1 billion NYC-startup Dash0 acquires Berlin tech company to build software that fixes itself

$1 billion NYC-startup Dash0 acquires Berlin tech company to build software that fixes itself

Dash0 is acquiring Polar Signals, gaining continuous profiling tech as it builds AI agents that can monitor and improve ...

4 days ago
We followed a drone from UK factory to Ukraine front line

We followed a drone from UK factory to Ukraine front line

Business Insider gained visited a drone factory in the UK, then took a 1,800-mile journey east to see them being deploye...

4 days ago
Older student-loan borrowers are at risk of losing a chunk of their Social Security. There's a new bill to prevent that.

Older student-loan borrowers are at risk of losing a chunk of their Social Security. There's a new bill to prevent that.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is introducing a bill to stop student-loan borrowers who default from facing Social Security garnish...

4 days ago
Retailers face a big challenge this fall: figure out what 'value' means for shoppers

Retailers face a big challenge this fall: figure out what 'value' means for shoppers

The concept of value is tricky, since it means different things to different people. Even so, it's very real, and shoppe...

4 days ago
The hottest AI models aren’t the ones developers actually use

The hottest AI models aren’t the ones developers actually use

Silicon Valley goes crazy for every new frontier model. However, new data from Hugging Face shows that developers gravit...

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