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• Waymo shut down service during San Francisco's blackout because its driverless taxis got confused

  21-12-2025 21:35 via businessinsider.com
  Waymo shut down its vehicles during a power outage on Saturday in San Francisco.Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty ImagesA power outage hit San Francisco on Saturday.A Waymo spokesperson said the company suspended its ride-hailing services as a result.Videos on social media show stalled Waymo vehicles blocking traffic.When a power outage hit San Francisco on Saturday, local drivers had to navigate more than just darkened roads and inactive stoplights.Footage shared on social media shows some Waymo robota
  
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• Google, Apple, and Microsoft warn some visa holders not to leave the US due to 'significant' return delays of up to a year

  21-12-2025 21:26 via businessinsider.com
  President Donald Trump and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.Getty Images; Business InsiderGoogle and Apple are advising some employees with visas not to travel outside the US, per memos viewed by Business Insider.The companies' law firms recommended that staff who need their visas stamped for re-entry stay in place.A social media screening requirement for visas is causing appointment delays stretching for months.Google, Apple, Microsoft, and IT automation firm ServiceNow are among the compa
  
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• After holiday shopping at Five Below, I was surprised by how many items cost more than $5

  21-12-2025 21:03 via businessinsider.com
  It's not all Five Below anymore.Gabbi Shaw/Business InsiderI went to Five Below for some last-minute holiday shopping.I was surprised to find that many items didn't live up to the store's name.But Five Below is still affordable and a good spot for cute trinkets.When you walk into Five Below, you expect things to be below $5. It's right there in the name. Still, that's not entirely true anymore.I stopped by Five Below, a discount chain with hundreds of stores across the US, for some late-in-the-g
  
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• I stopped expecting the holidays to be perfect. Four kids and a pilot's schedule taught me that Christmas morning can happen at midnight.

  21-12-2025 19:53 via businessinsider.com
  The author's husband was a pilot, and his schedule made the holidays non-traditional.Courtesy of the authorI learned to embrace non-traditional holidays with my pilot husband's unpredictable schedule.My childhood was filled with consistent Christmas traditions, unlike my adult family life.Creating unique holiday memories taught my kids and me that special moments can happen anytime.There is so much pressure on women to make the holidays perfect for everyone. I had to accept the fact that I was u
  
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• Inside the Dubai chocolate boom and the factories racing to keep up

  21-12-2025 18:00 via businessinsider.com
  Whether it's local bakeries or big chocolatiers, there's a version of Dubai chocolate just about everywhere. So how did this dessert become a viral sensation, and how are businesses around the world cashing in on the trend?Read the original article on Business Insider
  
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• How to watch free AFCON live stream: Africa Cup of Nations and Morocco vs. Comoros

  21-12-2025 17:54 via businessinsider.com
  When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreIvory Coast is the current holder, having beaten Nigeria in the previous AFCON final.FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty ImagesIf you're looking for the latest guide on how to watch free AFCON live streams, we have everything you need. No matter what country you're in right now, you can enjoy the entire Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament from anywhere.We've also combed through affordable paid options in vario
  
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• I make broccoli-cheese casserole every year for the holidays. It's made with only 4 ingredients and is always the first to disappear.

  21-12-2025 17:48 via businessinsider.com
  The author's broccoli casserole is the first to be gone during the holidays.Courtesy of the authorBroccoli-cheese casserole, made with just four ingredients, is a holiday favorite and crowd-pleaser.The easy recipe uses frozen broccoli, cream of mushroom soup, Cheez Whiz, and stuffing mix.This make-ahead casserole is budget-friendly, adaptable, and always the first dish to disappear.Years ago, when I was flipping through a magazine, a cheesy recipe caught my eye. It was simple, quick, and cheap &
  
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• My 7-year-old invited a local shop owner to her birthday party. He showed up.

  21-12-2025 16:41 via businessinsider.com
  The author's daughter was adamant that she invite a local shop owner to her 7th birthday party.Courtesy ofBridget ShirvellMy daughter wanted to invite her favorite local shop owner to her birthday party.I decided to support her wish, since we try to value community, so we invited him.He showed up at the end of the party and helped pass out cake to all of the other guests.I was about to round up a dozen kids for cake when my daughter asked, "Can we wait a few more minutes? He's not here yet."She
  
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• I sold my home and moved to Europe at 55. I'm not living my dream life yet, but it's better than working my life away in the US.

  21-12-2025 15:32 via businessinsider.com
  Natalie Lynch and her dog Enzo in Antibes, France.Courtesy of Natalie LynchNatalie Lynch, 56, moved to Europe in 2024 seeking a slower pace of life and a lower cost of living.She loved Florence but couldn't afford it, so this year she moved to Audenge, France.Lynch says her life in Europe isn't a fairytale, but it beats what she had in the US.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Natalie Lynch, 56, who relocated from San Francisco to Europe in 2024 and now resides in Audenge, Fra
  
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• I applied for 900 jobs after being laid off at 62. AI made the search even harder.

  21-12-2025 14:25 via businessinsider.com
  Jim Herrington has applied for 900 jobs since March 2024.Courtesy of Jim HerringtonJim Herrington, 62, from Suffolk, UK, was made redundant in March 2024.He applied for 900 jobs before being offered a new role in December 2024.He says AI might be helping recruiters, but it's causing good candidates to be overlooked.This story is based on a conversation with Jim Herrington, 62, from Suffolk, UK. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I was made redundant from my electronics marketing job
  
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• Laura Dern says an awkward moment on set acting with fake dinosaurs made her worried 'Jurassic Park' would flop

  21-12-2025 14:22 via businessinsider.com
  Laura Dern in "Jurassic Park."UniversalLaura Dern recalled doubting Steven Spielberg on the "Jurassic Park" set.Without seeing the movie's then-novel special effects, Dern wondered if the dinosaurs would be convincing.Dern said there were no doubts once she saw the movie for the first time. "Mind blown," she told BI.Steven Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster "Jurassic Park" will go down as one of the most groundbreaking works in movie history, as its use of CGI to bring realistic dinosaurs to the big s
  
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• I visit Croatia every year. There are 4 places I think should be on every itinerary.

  21-12-2025 13:47 via businessinsider.com
  One of my favorite places in Croatia is Rab Island.Emese MaczkoI've been visiting Croatia annually for the last 30 years, and am still enamored with the country."Game of Thrones" fans should take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Lokrum Island for a day trip.My family and I love visiting Rastoke, which looks like the pages of a storybook came to life.Thirty years ago, I fell in love with Croatia's rugged shoreline the moment I saw the crystal-clear waters.I grew up with sandy lakesides instead of trop
  
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• I'm the cofounder of a caviar brand created with Aaron Paul. I run on 5 hours of sleep and don't take meetings on Fridays.

  21-12-2025 13:44 via businessinsider.com
  Diego Sabino of The Only Caviar.The Only CaviarDiego Sabino is the cofounder and CEO of The Only Caviar, which he runs with Aaron Paul.He starts his mornings around 6 a.m. and cooks a fresh meal for his son every day.He also chooses not to take meetings on Fridays so he can focus on preparing for the week ahead.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Diego Sabino, the 39-year-old founder and CEO of The Only Caviar, a food brand that raises its sturgeons in Italy and merges luxury w
  
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• My extended family decided not to buy Christmas presents this year. Instead, we're all helping each other out with home projects.

  21-12-2025 13:07 via businessinsider.com
  The author (left) is helping her sister out for Christmas.Courtesy of Rachel RevaMy family decided not to give holiday gifts and instead to help each other out with home projects.Each person in the family gets a day when we all come over and lend a hand.It would've been easier to buy each other gifts, but his feels much more meaningful.This year, I found myself on the phone with my sister, going through our Christmas to-do lists.As she spoke, I mentally ticked off everything we still had to orga
  
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• My dad died 3 years ago. I'm learning how to celebrate the holidays without him.

  21-12-2025 12:41 via businessinsider.com
  The author remembers her father over the holidays by telling his stories and looking at blue Christmas lights with her son.Courtesy of Tonilyn HornungMy father died three years ago, and ever since, I've had a hard time with the holidays. He loved blue Christmas lights and telling family stories. To remember him, I'm incorporating his favorite things into my own rituals.Walking by the holiday decorations, I see the lights. It's hard to miss them since they're everywhere — blinking from plas
  
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• 'Tis the season for another Blackstone holiday video

  21-12-2025 12:38 via businessinsider.com
  Blackstone's Steve Schwarzman and Jon Gray in a Back to the Future parody from the firm's holiday videoBlackstoneThis post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.We're in the thick of the holiday season, and that can only mean one thing on Wall Street: Blackstone's annual holiday video is out.The tongue-in-cheek video leans into the private equity shop's 40th anniversary with a mocking tribute to its 1980s origins. It riffs on
  
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• I am training AI to do my investment analyst job. It's a bet on job security.

  21-12-2025 12:11 via businessinsider.com
  AI trainer Alexander Vasylenko.Alexander VasylenkoI started training AI while between jobs, but now I do it after work and on the weekends.I'm doing this work so that I'm prepared for when AI can do my day job as an investment analyst.In my two years of AI training, I've already seen the models get much better.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alexander Vasylenko, a financial analyst for a large steel producer who also does AI training work in his free time. He was born in Uk
  
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• Tesla is recruiting factory workers and sales staff to operate its 'Robotaxi' service

  21-12-2025 12:01 via businessinsider.com
  Tesla secured a permit that allows the company to operate a ridehailing service with autonomous vehicles in Texas.Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via Getty ImagesTesla is recruiting factory workers and sales staff to be AI operators for its "Robotaxi" service.The company is offering workers extra hours to help drive its fleet in the Bay Area.Tesla has registered 1,655 cars in San Francisco for the service, the CPUC said.Tesla is going all in on its "Robotaxi" service — and putting fac
  
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• Tesla has registered more than 1,000 new vehicles for its 'Robotaxi' fleet in California in just a few months

  21-12-2025 12:01 via businessinsider.com
  Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty ImagesTesla has registered 1,655 vehicles for its Bay Area ride-hailing service with the CPUC.When the service launched in August the company had 28 cars and 128 drivers, the CPUC saidTesla's Robotaxi is not registered as an AV in the state, and operates as a ride-hailing service with FSD.Tesla has scaled its California "Robotaxi" program at a lightning-fast pace.To date, the automaker has registered 1,655 vehicles for its ride-hailing service in the sta
  
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• Collibra CEO describes what he looks for in AI-first employees

  21-12-2025 11:51 via businessinsider.com
  Collibra CEO Felix Van de MaeleCourtesy of CollibraCollibra CEO Felix Van de Maele said he wants to hear how prospective employees will use AI.Over the past year, he said internal use of AI has increased.Van de Maele said one of the hang-ups for enterprise AI is fine-tuning the models to each company.Collibra CEO Felix Van de Maele said it becomes "a red flag" if job seekers wanting to join his data governance platform cannot show familiarity with AI."In any interview, you expect people to think
  
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• I drive for Uber and Lyft after retiring from Wall Street. The principles I learned as a trader help me make more money.

  21-12-2025 11:45 via businessinsider.com
  Sergio Avedian started driving for Uber and Lyft after retiring from his job as a Wall Street trader.Sergio AvedianSergio Avedian was a Wall Street trader before he retired early.He has spent the last decade as a ride-hailing driver and creates videos about Uber and Lyft.Now, he wants drivers to think about how they can invest given the spread of self-driving cars.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sergio Avedian, a 58-year-old ride-hailing driver for Uber and Lyft in Southern
  
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• 'Every day something's coming down the pipe': How the CEO of Booking Holdings responds to a crisis

  21-12-2025 11:39 via businessinsider.com
  Glenn Fogel said he manages stress through meditation and daily workouts.Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIMEBooking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel shares his response strategies for crisis situations.Fogel emphasizes planning ahead and leveraging past experience during global crises.He said he manages stress through meditation and daily workouts, even while traveling for business.Many companies have navigated recent economic and geopolitical uncertainties — but the CEO of travel conglomerate Bo
  
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• I'm a world-record spearfisher turned yacht broker. Here's how I got into helping the ultrawealthy find the right boat.

  21-12-2025 11:32 via businessinsider.com
  Cameron Kirkconnell is a world-record spearfished turned yacht broker.Cameron Kirkconnell, Ikonic YachtsCameron Kirkconnell segued from being a spearfisher to a yacht broker for the ultrawealthy.Kirkconnell started by guiding wealthy clients who worked in finance.He said he built a network through spearfishing and guiding that led to buying and selling yachts.This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Cameron Kirkconnell, a world-record spearfisher who works as a yacht broker with
  
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• A stock trader who consistently beats the S&P 500 shares the end-of-year strategy that sets him up for success

  21-12-2025 11:30 via businessinsider.com
  Financially independent stock trader Erik Smolinski and his wife Mel.Courtesy of Erik SmolinskiErik Smolinski credits detailed trading reviews for his strong stock market returns.He uses monthly and annual after-action reviews to adjust strategies and track performance.Smolinski advises everyday investors to compare their returns to major market benchmarks.Erik Smolinski started trading stocks as a teenager in 2007.Over the past nearly two decades, the Marine veteran and full-time trader posted
  
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• How Costco's membership fees are key to keeping the wholesale club profitable

  21-12-2025 11:25 via businessinsider.com
  Customers line up at a Costco Wholesale food court on December 12, 2025 in San Diego, CA.Kevin Carter/Getty ImagesCostco is the world's third-largest retailer by sales, but that's not the main way it makes money.Most of the company's profits actually come from membership fees.The club model means Costco has more in common with Netflix than it does with Walmart.It's no secret that people buy a staggering amount of stuff at Costco.The wholesale club saw net sales of nearly $270 billion last fiscal
  
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• I'm a founder struggling to date. I take note of how men react to my success and am fast at weeding people out.

  21-12-2025 11:15 via businessinsider.com
  Kameron Buckner says she pays close attention to the way men she dates react to her ambition and success.Kameron BucknerKameron Buckner shares her challenges dating as a busy startup founder in New York City.She avoids dating other early-stage founders and prefers partners who respect her schedule.Buckner values partners who support her ambition and handle her demanding work life.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kameron Buckner, a 32-year-old startup founder based in New Yor
  
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• 'Big Short' trader Danny Moses warns investors the AI bubble is real, and shares his playbook for staying ahead in the market

  21-12-2025 11:15 via businessinsider.com
  The Wall Street bull stands in the financial district near the New York Stock ExchangeSpencer Platt/Getty ImagesDanny Moses, one of the traders made famous by "The Big Short," thinks an AI bubble is forming.He's focused on the best way to play the rapidly changing AI sector.Moses shared his playbook for avoiding AI-driven losses with Business Insider.Since Michael Burry launched a Substack in November, he's been sharing plenty of investing insight, but he isn't the only "Big Short" trader who ha
  
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• Here's all the free money Trump's talked about giving Americans during his second term — and where it all stands

  21-12-2025 11:10 via businessinsider.com
  Trump has promised bonuses to certain government employees and floated checks for certain Americans throughout his second term.Doug Mills/The New York Times/Getty ImagesTrump has promised free money to Americans multiple times during his second term.That includes bonuses for certain government employees and checks for everyday Americans.Here are all of the times he's proposed giving money to people, and where each idea stands.President Donald Trump really wants to send you a check.Throughout his
  
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• I'm a career coach for Big Tech employees. Here are my 4 tips for dealing with a micromanaging boss.

  21-12-2025 11:09 via businessinsider.com
  Elliott's clients work at both growing startups and Big Tech companies.Courtesy of Kyle ElliottMicromanaging bosses are a common problem for Kyle Elliott's tech worker clients.Elliott, a full-time career coach, shared his 4 tips for how to handle a micromanaging boss.Focus on what you can control by learning their triggers and choosing your battles, he said.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 33-year-old Kyle Elliott, a career coach who lives in California. The following has be
  
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• Job seekers in 2025 faced a Great Frustration: never-ending applications, ghosting after interviews, and losing hope

  21-12-2025 10:53 via businessinsider.com
  Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIJob seekers in 2025 have faced a challenging hiring landscape.Companies aren't hiring at the same levels they used to, and applicants report facing stiff competition.AI screening résumés, employers going silent after interviews — it's all part of the Great Frustration.Call it the Great Freeze — or the Great Frustration.Business Insider spoke with dozens of job seekers across generations in 2025, some of whom have been unemployed for more than a
  
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• Mercedes-Benz's new EV is no Tesla. Here's why that doesn't matter.

  21-12-2025 10:44 via businessinsider.com
  Mercedes-Benz's new all-eletric CLA feels nothing like a Tesla — for all the right reasons, Business Insider's Lloyd Lee reported.Mercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz is making a push toward "software-defined vehicles" with its latest CLA EV.The CLA's standard driver-assistance system doesn't compare to Tesla Full Self-Driving.Still, the driving experience of the CLA makes any level of automation feel secondary.Calling a car, especially an EV, "software-defined," when it's not a Tesla or Rivian can
  
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• Meet the real estate CEO who wants to reshape how Americans buy and sell homes

  21-12-2025 10:27 via businessinsider.com
  Brad Barket/Getty; Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIIt's almost 9 p.m. on a Wednesday in November, and Robert Reffkin is working the phones.The 46-year-old CEO of Compass, the country's largest real estate brokerage, spent the previous morning in a Manhattan courtroom, serving as a key witness in his firm's fierce legal battle with the home-search giant Zillow. It's been a busy fall: In late September, Compass revealed its plans to acquire Anywhere Real Estate, the second-largest brokerage, for $1.6 bil
  
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• The mayor of a New York City suburb says building apartments on parking lots near train and bus stations is a key to reining in rent

  21-12-2025 10:11 via businessinsider.com
  New Rochelle, New York, a 40-minute train ride from Midtown Manhattan, has focused its housing construction in areas near transit.Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesNew Rochelle has built lots of new homes by streamlining regulations.Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert said one key solution is building homes on underutilized lots near transit.New Rochelle's success offers a model for communities looking to rein in housing costs.In a year full of abundance discourse, New Rochelle Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert is livi
  
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• The US is now reviewing the social media of certain visa applicants. Here's everything you need to know.

  21-12-2025 00:09 via businessinsider.com
  The US government has added another hurdle to workers and visitors on certain types of visas.tzahiV/Getty Images/iStockphotoThe US is now reviewing the social media accounts of some visa applicants.Google and Apple have cautioned staffers on visas from leaving the US due to related delays.Here's what you should know about the new visa application requirements.The United States is reviewing the social media accounts of some visa applicants, adding another hurdle for workers and other visitors to
  
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