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• Waymo says some of its robotaxis ran out of power during San Francisco's July 4 gridlock and had to be towed

  05-07-2026 23:38 via businessinsider.com
  
  Some Waymo cars stalled and had to be towed during the July 4th celebrations in San Francisco.Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty ImagesSome of Waymo's cars struggled to navigate the chaos of July 4 in San Francisco.Social media posts showed the company's vehicles stalled in traffic, adding to the gridlock.Waymo said "extreme traffic congestion" disrupted its normal operations.Some of Waymo's robotaxis in San Francisco weren't all that autonomous on Independence Day.Several San Fr
  
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• I'm a 75-year-old retiree in Newark. My partner and I spend $150 a week on groceries and save money by skipping meat.

  05-07-2026 23:22 via businessinsider.com
  
  John Goldstein grows tomatoes and herbs to have fresh ingredients to cook with.John GoldsteinJohn Goldstein, a 75-year-old retiree in New Jersey, spends about $150 a week on food for him and his partner.Skipping meat and avoiding restaurants helps him balance his budget against rising healthcare costs.He says frugality doesn't have to be unenjoyable for those willing to learn new ways to cook at home.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with John Goldstein, a 75-year-old retiree in N
  
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• How to watch Mexico vs. England online for free from anywhere

  05-07-2026 23:01 via businessinsider.com
  
  When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreHarry Kane carries the hopes of a nation once again.Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesThe short version: Live stream the game for free on BBC in the UK, SBS in Australia, or Tabii in Turkey. If you're not in those countries, use NordVPN to bypass the online geo-restrictions. The game is also available on FOX in the US.Can Harry Kane help drag England out of the pit of failure once again? As if England didn't ha
  
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• I'm the organizer in my friend group. Someone has to be, or we'd never see each other.

  05-07-2026 21:44 via businessinsider.com
  
  The author is the one organizing friends' hangouts.Courtesy of the authorI've spent years organizing gatherings for my female friends.Friendship requires effort, especially as adults get busier.Being the organizer is less glamorous and more important than people realize.I'm the organizer in my friend group. But I'm not by nature an organizer. I love to separate the laundry into piles and then shove the clothes, unfolded, into drawers. I'm also not a glamorous, girl boss who makes everyone wear c
  
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• The best flea and tick treatments for dogs, with guidance from veterinarians

  05-07-2026 18:27 via businessinsider.com
  
  When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreThe best flea and tick treatments for dogs include both prescription and over-the-counter options from brands like Seresto, K9 Advantix, Capstar, and Simparica.Chewy/Business InsiderFleas and ticks are common parasites that can trigger a variety of health issues in dogs, including skin irritation and infections, anemia (particularly in puppies), tapeworms, Lyme disease, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
  
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• Google Home Speaker review: 3 things to know before you buy

  05-07-2026 17:45 via businessinsider.com
  
  When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreThe Google Home Speaker is designed for the brand's Gemini AI assistant.Tyler Hayes/Business InsiderGoogle has released its latest smart speaker, and it's the first designed with the brand's new Gemini digital assistant in mind. The Google Home Speaker is now available for $99, and it comes in four colors.At that price, I had high hopes for the Google Home Speaker, but it doesn't quite live up to its ful
  
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• He's making $330,000 secretly juggling 2 jobs. He says it's 'surreal' not having to worry about money.

  05-07-2026 17:38 via businessinsider.com
  
  A Texas healthcare worker is earning about $330,000 this year secretly juggling two full-time jobs.Maskot/Getty ImagesA healthcare worker is making $330,000 secretly juggling two full-time jobs.RTO, layoffs, and employee tracking have forced him to adapt.The extra income has brought financial security, but longer hours have also fueled burnout.Editor's note: In February 2025, Business Insider wrote about a medical professional named "Daniel," who was secretly juggling two full-time remote jobs a
  
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• I visited West Point, the elite military academy dating back to the Revolutionary War. Take a look inside.

  05-07-2026 16:48 via businessinsider.com
  
  Inside the Cadet Chapel at West Point.Talia Lakritz/Business InsiderWest Point is the longest continuously garrisoned military installation in the United States.It also houses the highly selective United States Military Academy at West Point.Public tours include the Cadet Chapel, Trophy Point, and views of the campus and academic buildings.I knew I was in the right place when I saw the tank outside the parking lot.Established by George Washington in 1778, West Point is the longest continuously g
  
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• 20 photos show how summer vacation in the US has changed over the last 100 years

  05-07-2026 16:09 via businessinsider.com
  
  We're just not whipping out the banjo like we used to.Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty ImagesSummer has officially begun.Summer vacation these days looks quite different from how it did in the 1920s.Kids used to play sports in the streets, explore on bikes, or play on "dangerous" playgrounds. Summer vacation used to mean two months of freedom: pools, playgrounds, and hours spent hanging out with your friends.But for Gen Alpha and the youngest members of Gen Z, summer is starting to look a littl
  
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• I took my toddler and 3-month-old on a work trip. It was exactly as chaotic as you'd imagine — but I'd do it again.

  05-07-2026 15:44 via businessinsider.com
  
  Taking my family (not pictured) with me on a work trip was a bit stressful, but I'm glad I did it.Jordan Siemens/Getty ImagesI brought my baby, toddler, and husband with me on a work trip to Palm Springs.Balancing parental responsibilities with work obligations was challenging, but not impossible.My husband was a huge help, and I'm glad we were able to make new memories as a family.Being a freelance writer and editor means I have the flexibility to work from wherever, whether that's on a hospita
  
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• I travel often with my 2 teens. Here are the 7 tricks that make it enjoyable.

  05-07-2026 14:08 via businessinsider.com
  
  The author shares her seven tips for traveling with teens.Courtesy of the authorI've learned what works — and what doesn't — when traveling with teens.Flexibility matters more than perfect itineraries.A few simple strategies help reduce conflict and increase fun.When they were really little, we used to call vacationing with the kids "babysitting with palm trees." Now that they're teens, maybe it's more like "traveling with jerks."I mean, sometimes they're grateful and engaged. But ju
  
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• Ukraine is paying big to get foreign fighters to the front. Keeping them there is the hard part.

  05-07-2026 13:50 via businessinsider.com
  
  Ukrainian soldiers fire rocket artillery toward Russian positions.Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesUkraine is offering foreign fighters higher pay and longer contracts for dangerous front-line roles.Soldiers told Business Insider that the move could help address a major manpower challenge.However, success will depend on whether Kyiv can not only recruit troops, but also retain them.Ukraine is offering foreign fighters higher pay and longer fixed-term contracts to fill dangerou
  
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• I'm a 25-year-old grad student on a budget. I've struggled to accept financial help from my Boomer and Gen X friends.

  05-07-2026 13:47 via businessinsider.com
  
  The author with her 64-year-old friend at a Manhattan coffee shop.Courtesy of Jacqueline LeKachmanQuitting my full-time job to go to grad school sent me into major money-saving mode.My Gen X and Boomer friends had larger budgets, and I worried when they routinely paid for me.After one of my friends said something wise, I was able to slowly release my anxiety.In August, I quit my steady job as a New York City public high school teacher to start a full-time graduate program in Manhattan. I worried
  
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• I've perfected my chocolate chip cookie over the years, always working from memory. To my sons, they are so much more than a dessert.

  05-07-2026 13:21 via businessinsider.com
  
  The author's sons love her chocolate chip cookies so much that her older son asked for a giant chocolate chip cookie instead of a cake for his 11th birthday.Courtesy of Kristina WrightI make chocolate chip cookies from a recipe I've been tweaking for over 25 years.My sons say they're the best cookies ever, and have been asking me to write down the 'real' recipe.The cookies are the taste of their childhood, and I understand why they're so connected to them.According to my two teenage sons, I make
  
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• My 11-year-old son used AI to build his own video game — I see it as a creativity boost, not a threat

  05-07-2026 13:06 via businessinsider.com
  
  Michele Ragon's 11-year-old son, Jacob, is using Copilot to create video games.Courtesy of Michele RagonMichele Ragon first used AI with her 11-year-old son to help with school research.She later found him using Copilot to vibecode his own video game based on a book he read in school.She said she thinks this is a perfect example of AI not taking away from human creativity.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michele Ragon, a 46-year-old employee communications business partner a
  
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• The latest luxury for busy professionals is not worrying about what to wear

  05-07-2026 13:02 via businessinsider.com
  
  Zahra Waliji, a personal stylist, and Anand Gopal, her client.Victor Llorente for BIAnand Gopal had never considered working with a stylist."I always thought personal stylists were for the elite," the 45-year-old award-winning journalist and author told Business Insider.Then, he met Zahra Waliji at a party and saw the outfits she'd put together for his friends. He thought she was talented and enlisted her to style him for a friend's birthday party in January.Gopal, who's based in New York, said
  
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• 10 book recommendations for your summer reading list

  05-07-2026 12:44 via businessinsider.com
  
  Getty ImagesThis post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.Beach readsHappy Fourth! Hope everyone enjoyed a good backyard barbecue, a trip to the beach, or simply had the chance to slow down and recharge.With the holiday weekend winding down, that can only mean one thing: summer reading season is in full swing.Personally, I've been reading Joanna Stern's "I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything." Joanna i
  
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• What ex-Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein had to learn about being rich — and how he's crushing retirement

  05-07-2026 12:18 via businessinsider.com
  
  Lloyd Blankfein is the CEO of Goldman Sachs.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesLloyd Blankfein grew up poor, made it to Harvard, and went on to become CEO of Goldman Sachs.Blankfein's background led to challenges around giving and fitting in, he writes in "Streetwise."The former bank chief is happily retired and enjoys being free to trade, read books, and learn.Lloyd Blankfein went from being a poor kid on a Brooklyn housing project to a Harvard graduate, a corporate tax lawyer, then the CEO of Goldman Sachs
  
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• Uber's insurance and operational fees can vary widely on similar trips

  05-07-2026 11:42 via businessinsider.com
  
  Uber charges fees for insurance and "operational costs" on every trip.Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesUber's insurance and operational fees are among the biggest costs baked into a fare on the app.A recent study found they can vary a lot between very similar ride-hailing trips.Uber says it collects "overall insurance and operational expenses" instead of determining the cost of individual trips.Uber charges riders a fee for insurance and operations — and it's harder to predict than the price you'
  
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• The debate over what's making it harder for college grads to get hired

  05-07-2026 11:42 via businessinsider.com
  
  Early-career workers are having a hard time landing jobs.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesFintech firm Revolut recently said early-career workers will have to be in the office at least 3 days a week.The decision comes as researchers debate whether remote work and AI are curbing entry-level hiring.Regardless of the cause, landing that first job is getting tougher for many grads.If you're just starting your career, your boss might expect to see you in the office more often than your colleagues.UK fintech com
  
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• AI got this lawyer away from his desk: 'Dramatically more efficient'

  05-07-2026 11:37 via businessinsider.com
  
  Corporate attorney Zack Shapiro primarily uses Anthropic's Claude.Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesA corporate attorney says his use of AI at work has made his life so much better.Zack Shapiro founded the AI-native law firm Rains and uses the tech to automate grunt work tasks."It's making me dramatically more efficient," Shapiro told Business Insider.Corporate attorney Zack Shapiro used to spend hours each workday stuck behind his desk drafting legal documents in Microsoft Word.Now, the fo
  
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• 'Retire by 30' author explains the 'lazy way' of investing that helped him hit financial independence

  05-07-2026 11:30 via businessinsider.com
  
  "Retire by 30" author Cody Berman and his wife, Lauren.Courtesy of Cody BermanCody Berman achieved financial independence by 26 through strategic investing and side hustles.Berman prefers low-cost index funds for passive growth, which he calls "the lazy way" to invest.He also invests in real estate, shifting from rentals to syndications.Cody Berman achieved financial independence by following a simple rule: Keep your expenses below your income and invest the difference.Between various side hustl
  
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• The one question that will shape the AI trade for the rest of 2026

  05-07-2026 11:15 via businessinsider.com
  
  Bloomberg/Getty ImagesThe market's AI trade is in the midst of a transition.The trade appears to be splitting, with chip stocks on a tear while capex spenders in the Mag Seven struggle. The divergence is stark but sources say the bull market doesn't need the hyperscalers to keep stacking the gains. There's one big question that seems to be on the market's mind: How much is too much when it comes to AI capex?The concern is evident in the growing split between the shares of the AI trade's biggest
  
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• Sergey Brin and 11 other billionaires and tech elite lined up against California's proposed billionaire tax

  05-07-2026 11:09 via businessinsider.com
  
  Google cofounder Sergey Brin and John Doerr have donated a combined $94 million to undercut California's proposed billionaire tax. Peter Thiel has donated $3 million to a separate group.Getty ImagesA handful of California's estimated 214 billionaires are trying to stop a proposed wealth tax.Google cofounder Sergey Brin, who moved assets out of the state, has spent $82 million.Here are those joining him, including Peter Thiel, ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and DoorDash CEO Tony Xu.California's tech
  
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• AI-native startups are hiring fewer entry-level workers, Harvard study finds

  05-07-2026 11:03 via businessinsider.com
  
  AI-native startups tend to hire senior-level talent that skews male.Maskot/Getty ImagesIn a new study, researchers at Harvard Business School analyzed AI-native startups.These are startups that leverage AI to automate work and in the products they build.They have fewer workers, more technical talent, and a flatter management structure.AI, it seems, is for the experts.In a new working paper, researchers at Harvard Business School and the nonprofit business school, INSEAD, found that AI-native sta
  
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• A multi-millionaire left NYC for 25 years. Now he's back and ready to pay more taxes.

  05-07-2026 11:03 via businessinsider.com
  
  Andrew Tobias in his Manhattan apartment.Corrie Aune for BIAndrew Tobias is a New York City millionaire, and he will happily pay more taxes. Just make sure to send him a fruit basket.The financial writer is part of the Patriotic Millionaires, an advocacy group of high-net-worth Americans who crusade for higher taxes on the wealthy. He said he would not mind paying them in New York City, which he said is a city "worth supporting."One of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's key campaign promises was to raise ta
  
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• Read the pitch deck these Stanford grads used to raise $11.6 million for a wearable device to track women's hormones

  05-07-2026 11:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  Clair Health cofounders Abhinav Agarwal and Jenny Duan.Clair HealthThe Stanford grads behind Clair Health built a wearable to track women's hormones.They say today's wearables have a blind spot for women.Read the pitch deck that helped them raise $11.6 million from Khosla and others.Two Stanford grads believe the $100 billion wearables market has a major blind spot: women's health.Investors seem to agree.Clair Health, a San Francisco startup cofounded by 22-year-old CEO Jenny Duan and 24-year-ol
  
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• I've flown in long-haul economy on a dozen airlines. These are 3 I'd recommend to anyone, and one I wouldn't book again.

  05-07-2026 11:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  I travel often with my partner, like this trip to Malaysia, and I've tested a dozen different major airlines to find the best ones for long-haul travel in economy class.Catherine WorkI've flown long-haul economy on a dozen airlines while traveling to 50 countries.Etihad, Air France, and American Airlines stood out for their food, comfort, and entertainment.China Eastern's staff was nice, but the app was hard to navigate, and the amenities were lacking.I've flown on a dozen major airlines in my t
  
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• Henry Blodget says AI may write great novels someday. He still wanted to write this one himself.

  05-07-2026 10:50 via businessinsider.com
  
  Henry Blodget spoke to Business Insider about his new book, "The Upgrade."Roy Rochlin/Getty ImagesHenry Blodget told Business Insider why he wrote a novel about an AI supervillain."The risks are big," he said of AI, "which, in fiction, gives you a nice canvas to work with."Blodget said he edited the book with Claude, but intentionally did not let AI draft it.Victor Leetum is a tech billionaire with a plan: "Cloning himself with AI so he can live forever and take over the world."He'll do anything
  
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• I've been a trucker for nearly 5 decades. AI made the job safer, but autonomous trucks still need to prove themselves.

  05-07-2026 10:41 via businessinsider.com
  
  Veteran truck driver Ingrid Brown said technology, from the cellphone to AI-powered dashcams, has made the job safer.MotiveIngrid Brown has been a professional trucker for nearly 47 years.Brown said that the driver's job has evolved technologically to be safer over the years.She's not yet sold on autonomous trucks and wants to see the technology validated first.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ingrid Brown, a professional truck driver and operations manager at Blackjack Expr
  
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• Why every job description suddenly feels like a CVS receipt

  05-07-2026 10:17 via businessinsider.com
  
  Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIWhen Robin Olsen started applying for communications jobs three months ago, she noticed a shift: The job descriptions had grown longer. One combined communications and marketing, typically two separate roles, into one. Others seemed to have "crazy wish lists," Olsen says. One was so overwhelmingly long that it prompted Olsen to shut it from her browser. "My premise is, if you actually think that one person can do all of that, this isn't the place for me," Olsen says
  
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• I visited the 'world's first' AI art museum. It was dazzling, strange, and more thought-provoking than I expected.

  05-07-2026 10:11 via businessinsider.com
  
  Dataland, now open in Los Angeles, bills itself as the "world's first museum of AI arts."Kelsey VlamisDataland, "the world's first museum of AI arts," opened in Los Angeles last month.The multi-sensory experience includes wearable devices and interactive AI-generated art.The art is generated with an AI model that's trained on data from the natural world.I descended an elevator into an expansive AI rainforest, where digital images of green and gold, vaguely resembling trees, flickered across ever
  
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• NATO's eastern flank prepares to fend off Russia — with or without America

  05-07-2026 10:01 via businessinsider.com
  
  A guard patrols the newly built fence along the Russia-Finland border in Finland's North Karelia region.Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFPNORTH KARELIA, Finland — Bears, wolves and moose still cross the frontier freely, but for the border guards patrolling this stretch of fields and forest, this is where NATO ends.A line of wooden poles and painted markers cuts through the light green grass, separating Finland from Russia along the alliance's longest border with Moscow — 1,343 kilometers (835
  
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• I spent years building a life in New York. Losing my job meant leaving my cats, my apartment, and the US.

  05-07-2026 06:14 via businessinsider.com
  
  Vivienne Yang moved from the US back to Taiwan after she lost her job in New York.Vivienne YangVivienne Yang moved from Taiwan to New York City in 2018 to chase the American dream.After she was laid off in 2024, she had to leave her Brooklyn apartment and her two cats behind.Now she's found peace in Taiwan, where she no longer has to worry about visas or her personal safety.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Vivienne Yang, a 31-year-old Taiwanese national who lost her job in 2
  
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