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• Robots are evacuating soldiers in Ukraine. A US veteran said they're best when they're cheap.

  28-12-2025 16:13 via businessinsider.com
  Robots have started evacuating some wounded soldiers in Ukraine, and the West is watching the technology.AP Photo/Andriy AndriyenkoA US Navy veteran working in Ukraine said using robots to evacuate the injured is effective.He said they're often quite cheap, which is good since these systems are targets.He said that the lesson for the West is that having more of the cheap systems is best.With drones always buzzing overhead, ready to dive bomb soldiers or relay targeting data to an artillery gun c
  
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• As a mom of 4, I've done every parenting phase. Middle school has been the hardest — and the most humbling.

  28-12-2025 16:05 via businessinsider.com
  The author says that parenting middle schoolers can be hard.VISION4RY-L4NGU4GE/Getty Images/iStockphotoParenting middle schoolers can be challenging, but key lessons can make it more manageable.Avoiding power struggles and offering grace helps navigate middle school parenting years.Building a support network with other parents eases the loneliness of parenting tweens.Every phase of parenting offers something amazing. At least that's what my aunt always used to tell me. As the mom to four, curren
  
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• Photos show the luxurious, heavily fortified presidential jets world leaders use for official travel

  28-12-2025 15:42 via businessinsider.com
  President Donald Trump posing for photo with law enforcement in front of a Boeing VC25 operating as Air Force One.MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty ImagesThe US president flies on Air Force One.Other countries have their own presidential planes.Boeing 747 jumbo jets and Airbus A330 and A340 planes are popular options for world leaders.The Boeing VC-25 is arguably the most famous jetliner in the world, even though most people have never heard of it.Most do know it, though, by the call sign it's assigned when
  
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• After spending 150 days on Princess Cruises, I earned Elite status. These 4 perks have completely elevated my experience.

  28-12-2025 15:07 via businessinsider.com
  I have Elite status on Princess Cruises, which comes with some pretty great perks.Tammy BarrAfter spending 150 days on Princess Cruises, I earned the highest loyalty status — Elite.As an Elite member, I get access to free laundry services and discounted WiFi.I also get priority access to water shuttles, which means I can spend more time at port.Even after working on cruise ships for years, I love this form of travel. And although I've sailed with many cruise lines over the years, Princess
  
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• Snowflake's CEO has 4 rules for effective meetings

  28-12-2025 14:38 via businessinsider.com
  Sridhar RamaswamyJustin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSnowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy shares his approach to running efficient meetings.Ramaswamy requires agendas, open discussion, and a clear purpose for every meeting.He said he tries to keep meetings quick and releases everyone if the decision has been made.Many CEOs see meetings as the pinnacle of corporate bureaucracy — and have been on a tear to minimize them.Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy is no exception. Business Insider previously reported
  
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• A family of 4 downsized to a 1-bedroom home so they could live rent-free. Storage hacks help them make the most of the space.

  28-12-2025 14:32 via businessinsider.com
  The Johnson family downsized to save money for their future.Mckayle Buckley Kallschmidt/Ashley JohnsonThe Johnsons, a family of four, moved into a one-bedroom, one-bathroom house in January 2025.They downsized to save money, as they get to live in the home rent-free.Ashley Johnson maximizes the space with creative storage solutions, such as a Murphy bed.Sometimes, less really is more.At least, it has been for Ashley Johnson and her family.In January, Johnson, her husband, and her two sons downsi
  
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• When I made $1 million, friends and family kept asking for money. I had to cut some relationships out of my life.

  28-12-2025 14:07 via businessinsider.com
  The author cut people out of life when he made a lot of money.Courtesy of Kimanzi ConstableWhen I finally made $1 million, my friends and family expected me to share my wealth.I lost long-term friendships because money came between us.Through therapy, I learned I don't have to show up for people financially.I'm a first-generation American who grew up in an immigrant household where finances were rarely discussed. I knew my mother and stepfather worked hard, sometimes with multiple jobs, but I wa
  
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• How to watch Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios: Live stream the Battle of the Sexes free from anywhere

  28-12-2025 14:00 via businessinsider.com
  When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreAryna Sabalenka (with Tommy Paul) and Nick Kyrgios (with Naomi Osaka) faced off in a mixed doubles set earlier this month.Adam Hunger/Getty ImagesPredicting how the best female player of a sport would fare against their male counterparts has long been a favorite pastime of professional and armchair pundits. Now, tennis fans get to see their speculation satisfied in the so-called Battle of the Sexes 2.0.
  
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• I'm the oldest of 8 kids, including 5 foster siblings. There are pros and cons to my big family.

  28-12-2025 13:11 via businessinsider.com
  The author (not pictured) is the oldest of her eight siblings.Florin Prunoiu/Getty Images/Image SourceI'm the oldest of eight, including five foster siblings, and our house was always a busy place.There were pros and cons to having such a big family. I learned a scarcity mindset growing up, but there's so much love in my family.I remember the stares most of all.In the grocery store, people tried to make sense of my family — how these Black, Hispanic, and white children all belonged to the
  
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• The play-by-play of the US and Canada's rocky relationship

  28-12-2025 12:32 via businessinsider.com
  The long-standing alliance between the US and Canada experienced a challenging year after the Trump administration imposed tariffs on the northern neighbor.Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIThe long-standing alliance between the US and Canada experienced a challenging year.Canadian sentiment on the US soured over Trump's annexation comments and tariffs.Here is a look back on how the relationship between the neighbors frayed in 2025.It's been a rough year for the friendship between the countries that
  
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• Why small hedge funds ruled in 2025

  28-12-2025 12:27 via businessinsider.com
  Boris Zhitkov/Getty ImagesSmall hedge funds outperformed larger peers in 2025.Funds overseeing less than $100 million led the pack, returning 14.6%, per PivotalPath data.Strong stock-market gains in 2025 favored long-short equity strategies used by smaller funds.Hedge fund managers delivered another strong year in 2025, rewarding investors who poured hundreds of billions of dollars into the industry.Through November, hedge funds gained 10.8% in 2025, according to industry research firm PivotalPa
  
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• Streamers like Disney+ and HBO Max have a key problem with no clear solution

  28-12-2025 12:06 via businessinsider.com
  Media giants are trying to solve their engagement issues as free streamers like YouTube take viewers.John Wilson/NetflixAudiences have increasingly shifted toward free streaming services like YouTube this year.Paid streaming services have seen their viewership growth slow as they raise prices.Netflix and Disney are experimenting with creative ways to win viewers.Free streaming services are having success, and it may be coming at the expense of their paid peers.YouTube and other free ad-supported
  
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• These 11 retail startups raised millions from VCs this year, from Gopuff to Stickerbox

  28-12-2025 11:59 via businessinsider.com
  Stickerbox is among the companies that raised the most money in 2025.StickerboxRetail startups have raised over $390 million in 2025, led by Gopuff's $250 million round.Venture capital funding for startups has tightened since the surge in fundraising following the pandemic.Retail startups span instant delivery, pet health, AI devices, cannabis retail, and luxury goods.With venture capital pouring into artificial intelligence, retail startups are struggling to compete for funding.PitchBook has tr
  
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• I asked 4 people how to break into AI, from a Microsoft PM to a Meta senior director. They shared the same, simple piece of advice.

  28-12-2025 11:49 via businessinsider.com
  In 2025, I interviewed four tech industry professionals about how to break into AI.Courtesy of Mostofa Shakib; Patrick Leung; Sophia SunAI jobs are hot right now, and some in the tech industry are pivoting their careers to get them.In 2025, the Business Insider reporter Charissa Cheong asked 4 tech workers how they broke into AI.They all shared the same, simple piece of advice: Get your hands dirty.As the AI revolution continues to disrupt white collar jobs, many of us are looking for ways to ge
  
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• Politicians are slowly but surely starting to try out AI for themselves

  28-12-2025 11:41 via businessinsider.com
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren said over the summer that she didn't use AI. "Yeah, that's changed," she told Business Insider this month.Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty ImagesMore and more lawmakers are beginning to use AI themselves.That includes some who told Business Insider just months ago that they hadn't gotten into it."I use it, despite the fact that I think it's going to destroy us," said one senator.As recently as June, Sen. Elizabeth Warren was one of several lawmakers who resisted using AI, owing to
  
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• Are you leaving gig work or considering it? Fill out this survey.

  28-12-2025 11:37 via businessinsider.com
  Ride-hailing drivers face increased competition for earnings as well as the growth of driverless taxis.Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty ImagesGig workers have been facing declining earnings and the rise of self-driving cars.Some have told Business Insider that they're looking for an alternative way of making money.Fill out our survey if you've left gig work or are considering it — or if you plan to stick with it.For many workers, driving for Uber and Lyft or delivering res
  
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• 3 veterans of 'The Big Short' all say they're making this big macro bet for 2026

  28-12-2025 11:30 via businessinsider.com
  Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesYears after shorting the housing market, three traders featured in 'The Big Short,' have new ideas.Danny Moses, Vinny Daniel, and Porter Collins all have similar views heading into 2026.Though all three expressed it differently, the three traders have the same macro view.Michael Burry gets a lot of attention these days, but there were a handful of other traders who also saw the collapse of US housing market coming from a mile away. Three of them told Business Insider re
  
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• MrBeast's former manager says the age of social-media superstars is fading

  28-12-2025 11:20 via businessinsider.com
  Reed Duchscher, CEO and founder of Night.JASSIEUO (Jasmine Durhal).Reed Duchscher, MrBeast's former manager, says we won't see another MrBeast-scale creator soon.As social algorithms focus on individual interests, it's harder for creators to achieve a broad reach.Influencers who stick to a niche are well-positioned to sell products to fans, even if they're less famous.YouTuber MrBeast is a social-media superstar, with hundreds of millions of subscribers and a business valued at around $5 billion
  
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• I'm a senior partner at BCG. I fuel my days playing basketball in the morning and eating cookies.

  28-12-2025 11:11 via businessinsider.com
  Amanda Luther is a managing director and senior partner at BCG.Courtesy of Boston Consulting GroupAmanda Luther, a senior partner at BCG, starts her day at 7 a.m.Luther leads AI strategy for clients and says she spends the bulk of her days in internal meetings.She travels between two to four cities a week, and takes meetings on the way to the airport.This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Amanda Luther, a managing director and senior partner at Boston Consulting Group, based in
  
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• I'm an 83-year-old yoga instructor. I'm not your typical grandma — I still work to feel fulfilled and supplement my Social Security.

  28-12-2025 11:05 via businessinsider.com
  Barbara Brown, 83, teaches chair yoga classes at nursing homes.Laura Thompson for BIThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Barbara Brown, 83, who works as a yoga instructor in Richmond, Virginia. Brown said her work has been fulfilling, given that many of her classes are at nursing homes. Though she needs to work to supplement her Social Security, Brown said she has no intention of retiring. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.I started working after school at th
  
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• I'm a 14-year-old founder whose YC application went viral. There are pros and cons to starting a company young.

  28-12-2025 10:30 via businessinsider.com
  Alby Churven's Y Combinator application went viral on X.Alby ChurvenAlby Churven founded Clovr, a front-end vibecoding startup. He's 14 years old.Churven told Business Insider that his age gave him a "wow factor," but also limited his "legitimacy.""The benefits of starting young is that you don't have as much pressure on you financially, so you can just build things," he said.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alby Churven, the 14-year-old founder of Clovr, who lives in Wollon
  
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• Robotaxis went viral in 2025. These maps show where you can ride in 2026.

  28-12-2025 10:14 via businessinsider.com
  Self-driving cars like Waymo are getting more exposure on the roads and online as they robotaxi companies expand operations.Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images; Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIThe year 2025 saw the rapid expansion of robotaxi operations.The technology has started to infiltrate mainstream culture, appearing in pop songs.Recordings of robotaxi mishaps are also going viral on social media.Robotaxis make up a tiny fraction of the cars on US roads. But you've likely heard about them.Sabrina
  
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• Inside Floyd Mayweather's lavish, debt-filled post-boxing life

  28-12-2025 10:08 via businessinsider.com
  Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo; Ethan Miller/Getty Images; The Ring Magazine via Getty Images; The Ring Magazine via Getty Images; Rebecca Zisser/BIIt was a typical scene for anyone familiar with the luxe life that Floyd Mayweather flaunts on social media: the 48-year-old former boxing champion sitting in the cabin of a private jet, counting a heap of $100 bills and talking about the envy that gets directed at him."Continue to hate," Mayweather said in the September video as he piled the stacks of cas
  
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• Japan's older workers made me see how the US could better prepare for an aging economy

  28-12-2025 09:16 via businessinsider.com
  Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, and many still work.Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty ImagesJapan has adapted to an aging workforce with government support and job programs.Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, with many working in low-wage jobs.Experts say the US can learn from Japan's policies on older workers, as well as shortcomings.While traversing the narrow, winding roads outside the Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko, I stopped by a farm with a view of Mount Fuj
  
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