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Three friends, three babies, one group chat
After 25 years of friendship, three women had babies within three weeks of each other. Their WhatsApp group became their lifeline through motherhood.
Shea Karssing · 2m
Trump renames Gulf of Mexico, Lake Ontario and more
President Trump has signed executive orders renaming geographic features and reversed Biden-era military base name changes in his second term.
Talia Lakritz · 2m
McRib's 45-year cycle of farewell tours that never stick
McDonald's keeps saying goodbye to its boneless pork sandwich, but it keeps coming back. The latest return is October 2026.
Erin McDowell · 2m
Never-ending cruise halts as fuel costs surge 344%
Villa Vie Residences suspends its residential cruise ship in Cambodia after fuel expenses spike dramatically, forcing residents to disembark.
Joshua Nelken-Zitser · 1m
Anthropic's 5% pledge draws praise and sharp questions
Anthropic says it will commit at least 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund. Tech leaders and analysts are divided on whether it's genuine philanthropy or a control mechanism.
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Musk pledges SpaceX shares to every American child
Elon Musk says he will give one SpaceX share to every child in America next year, a gift worth around ten point six billion dollars.
Georgia Hennessy · 1m
KPMG CEO: AI is creating cybersecurity crisis for business
Tim Walsh says corporate leaders are increasingly worried about cyber threats from artificial intelligence, and KPMG sees a billion-dollar opportunity in defending against them.
Tim Paradis · 1m
Business Insider seeks small business AI stories
Business Insider is asking small business owners to share how they use AI to improve their operations and productivity.
Lauren Edmonds · 1m
Harvard leads with 13 senators among top 10 universities
Forty-two of the 100 US senators graduated from just 10 elite universities, with Harvard, Yale and Stanford dominating the list.
Tristin Hoffman · 2m
At 40, I moved back to my mom's living room
Yaritza Betancourt, her husband, and toddler son share her mother's one-bedroom Boston apartment after her husband lost his job in California.
Yaritza Betancourt · 2m
ChatGPT fixed my wife's Zoom calls
A writer used ChatGPT to terminate an ethernet cable and boost his wife's internet speed from 100 Mbps to 850 Mbps.
Alistair Barr · 1m
I tested three celebrity chefs' chili recipes
Chelsea Davis made chili from Ina Garten, Ree Drummond and Giada De Laurentiis to find the best. Drummond and De Laurentiis tied for first.
Chelsea Davis · 2m
Kylie Jenner's fifty million dollar bra
Victoria's Secret brought back its most expensive Fantasy Bra ever, designed by Jacob & Co. and worth fifty million dollars.
Amanda Krause · 3m
Ultrarunner's recipe for hard things
Dean Karnazes ran 350 miles nonstop and says the secret to endurance is simpler than most people think.
Jessica Orwig · 1m
Amazon's billions in AI chips sit idle, waiting for power
Amazon is buying Nvidia GPU systems months before its data centers can turn them on, tying up billions in cash as power shortages delay deployment.
Eugene Kim · 1m
J.Crew's website crashes with cryptic AI message
The clothing retailer's site went down Monday, displaying a puzzling statement about its generative AI backend before the company offered customers a discount to apologize.
Natalie Musumeci · 1m
Ex-wives-in-law: the friendship that survived divorce
Two women became best friends through their shared ex-husband, and their bond only deepened when his second marriage ended.
Julie Peck · 2m
11 Trader Joe's items this ex-employee swears by for meal prep
A former Trader Joe's worker shares the budget-friendly products she relies on to cook quick, easy meals in her small apartment kitchen.
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Retirees get bigger raise than workers staying put
Social Security recipients are getting a 3.6% boost in 2027, outpacing the 3.4% wage growth for employees who keep their jobs.
Madison Hoff · 1m
Olo takes on DoorDash with in-store pricing
Restaurant software company Olo launches a delivery app charging customers the same prices they would pay in person, undercutting rivals that mark up menus.
Alex Bitter · 1m
AI coding race shifts from smarts to speed
As AI models get better at routine coding tasks, companies are competing on cost and performance rather than raw intelligence.
Ben Shimkus · 1m
How a 24-year-old turned street interviews into a $37 million business
James Dumoulin's School of Hard Knocks mixes high-drama encounters with advice from the wealthy, building a profitable media empire with multiple revenue streams.
Lucia Moses · 3m
Virginia leads US with 452 data centers
A state-by-state ranking shows Virginia dominates the data center boom, while smaller states lag far behind.
Roya Shahidi · 3m
Tesla and SpaceX explore merger with board committees
Elon Musk says both companies have formed independent director committees to study a potential tie-up, though shareholder approval would be needed.
Ben Shimkus · 1m
Cuban: AI's best defense is more AI
Mark Cuban says swarms of malicious AI agents pose a brute-force threat, but the same techniques can strengthen defenses.
Katherine Li · 1m
Skydance names ad leadership after Paramount-WBD merger
Skydance has announced the leadership structure for its combined advertising business following the completion of the one hundred ten billion dollar Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Kelsey Vlamis · 1m
Uber gives all staff ChatGPT access after cutting 10% of jobs
Weeks after laying off 3,300 corporate workers, Uber rolls out OpenAI's enterprise tool to 30,000 employees.
Alex Bitter · 1m
13 books turning into movies next year
13 books get adapted into films and TV shows in 2026.
Gabbi Shaw · 1m
Wedding photographer's guide to avoiding common mistakes
A decade of weddings reveals the same errors couples repeat. Here's how to fix them.
Cameron Dever · 1m
A month in Seattle showed me what I really want
After 18 years in San Francisco, Heather Snow house-swapped to test if Seattle was her next home. One month revealed it wasn't, but clarified what she's looking for.
Heather Snow · 2m
A thousand-dollar night at Four Seasons Jackson Hole
The ski-in, ski-out resort's guest rooms blend cabin charm with modern luxury, designed for active winter visitors.
Joey Hadden · 2m
18,000 fans cheered for a stranger at a hockey game
A woman in her eighties became the unexpected star of a Philadelphia Flyers game, and the crowd's joy reminded one writer why we need moments like this.
Jennifer Cannon · 1m
SpaceX pays 20% extra to move workers to Memphis data centers
Elon Musk's rocket company is offering employees a significant pay bump to temporarily relocate and help build out its supercomputer operations in Tennessee and Mississippi.
Tom Carter · 1m
Meta ordered to pay $25 billion over New Mexico lawsuit
A judge ruled Meta misled users about data handling and failed to stop misinformation, ordering the largest penalty in the company's history.
Truman Dickerson · 1m
Meta raises capex forecast as Muse AI assistant gains traction
Meta narrowed its 2026 capital spending forecast to $135-145 billion as its new Muse AI assistant reaches millions of users, offering investors a potential justification for the massive infrastructure investment.
Henry Chandonnet · 1m
Musk plans to give every US child SpaceX stock
Elon Musk wants to donate shares worth ten point seven billion dollars to 72 million American children. History shows mass stock giveaways produce mixed results.
Tristin Hoffman · 2m
Thiel breaks with Trump over Iran war
The billionaire tech investor and major Republican donor says the US should not have launched the conflict, marking a rare public split with the president he backed.
Calder McHugh · 1m
Living with my in-laws before marriage
Laura Grace Tarpley moved into her boyfriend's parents' house before marriage to respect their Christian values. A decade later, she realised how much that time had given her.
Laura Grace Tarpley · 2m
A month in, she invited him on vacation. Six years later, they're still together.
Renate Flanagan took a chance inviting a new boyfriend on a four-day trip to Maine. The vacation became the perfect test of their compatibility.
Renate Flanagan · 1m
Trump's Atlantic Ocean rename plan rejected by Google
President Trump asked Google to rename the Atlantic Ocean on its maps, but CEO Sundar Pichai declined, citing the ocean's international scope.
Georgia Hennessy · 1m
Five hidden European cities worth the visit
A frequent traveler who has visited over 50 European cities recommends Bath, Heidelberg, Bruges, Mostar and Andorra La Vella as lesser-known alternatives to London and Paris.
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How a 60-year-old landed a job in Antarctica
May Lee was laid off from HP after 30 years. She applied for three roles managing the US Antarctic Program and got hired as a supply technician after passing grueling health checks.
Roya Shahidi · 2m
Mave raises $34 million for AI-powered security
An Israel-based startup that uses AI agents to manage cybersecurity operations has closed a Series A round as threats accelerate.
Alice Tecotzky · 1m
Zuckerberg weighed leaving California over billionaire tax
Meta's CEO considered relocating to avoid a proposed state tax on billionaire assets, prompting the company to secure his commitment with a new stock class worth twenty billion dollars.
Charles Rollet · 1m
Pichai uses AI agents to run Google
The Google CEO delegates information-gathering to AI agents that track model development and internal discussions around the clock.
Katherine Li · 1m
Fourth Wing TV show casts Violet and Xaden
Prime Video has cast its two leads for the adaptation of Rebecca Yarros' bestselling fantasy romance series.
Samantha Grindell Pettyjohn · 2m
Walmart embraces AI shopping bots as Amazon shuts them out
Walmart launches tools to let AI agents shop for customers, while Amazon blocks the technology and sues competitors using it.
Dominick Reuter · 1m
Meta plans to make Muse and Reality Labs profitable
Mark Zuckerberg says two money-losing divisions will turn profitable within years as AI efficiency improves and new revenue streams kick in.
Charles Rollet · 1m
Meta creates new stock class to keep Zuckerberg in charge
Meta's board created a non-voting stock class to maintain Mark Zuckerberg's control while funding AI expansion.
Henry Chandonnet · 1m
Tesla starts making Optimus robots at Fremont
Tesla has begun production of its Optimus humanoid robot at its Fremont factory, marking the first commercial-quality units off the line.
Rya Jetha · 1m
Griffin warns Trump's tariffs will cost Republicans the midterms
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin says Trump's trade disputes with allies have fueled inflation and will hurt Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections.
Katherine Li · 1m
Netflix goes quiet on games and podcasts
After years of hyping video games and podcasts to investors, Netflix stopped mentioning them entirely in its latest earnings call.
Peter Kafka · 1m
Fireworks AI seeks funding at thirty to forty billion dollar valuation
The AI infrastructure startup is in early talks for new funding at double its valuation from just months ago, even as it deals with a recent security breach.
Ben Bergman · 1m
SpaceX turns earnings call into sci-fi spectacle
SpaceX livestreamed its third-quarter earnings call with cinematic production values, a first for the newly public company.
Kelsey Vlamis · 1m
Netflix co-CEO says US content needs to improve
Ted Sarandos acknowledged Netflix's American shows and movies are underperforming after the company replaced its content chief.
James Faris · 1m
Huang tells Europe: move faster on AI or fall behind
Nvidia's CEO warns European leaders that overregulation and caution risk leaving the continent behind in the AI race.
Georgia Hennessy · 1m
Google Cloud outage knocks out UK banking apps
A power failure at Google's London data centre disrupted Revolut, Halifax, Emma and other services on Tuesday morning.
Alice Tecotzky · 1m
Walmart bundles Sam's Club and Walmart Plus for $120 a year
Walmart is combining its two membership programs to compete with Amazon Prime and Costco, offering both for less than rivals charge separately.
Dominick Reuter · 1m
Juneau safest US city; New Orleans least safe
WalletHub ranked 182 American cities on crime, disasters and financial security. Juneau topped the list; New Orleans came last.
Tristin Hoffman · 2m
Testing retirement by housesitting across North America
At 55, Amber Campbell has spent three years housesitting from Washington to Mexico to figure out where she wants to retire, discovering what matters more than location.
Amber Campbell · 2m