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• Tesla's profits are under pressure

  21-10-2026 23:07 via Business Insider
  
  Tesla's earnings call was on Wednesday, a day after Elon Musk said on SpaceX's earnings call that he'd back a merger.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesTesla is facing some profitability headwinds.Its operating income fell 56% year over year as AI and research and development costs climbed.The company is still in the green, and it surprised earlier this month by delivering 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter.Tesla is still selling plenty of cars. Making the same amount of money on them is getting harder.On
  
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• After a long, strange trip, this CEO is close to taking a psilocybin pill to market

  25-10-2026 15:07 via Business Insider
  
  A lot is riding on the shoulders of Kabir Nath, the CEO of Compass Pathways.Scott Semler for BICompass Pathways wants to use psilocybin to help people with treatment-resistant depression.Its psilocybin pill, COMP360, could finally be coming to market as soon as next year.For its CEO, Kabir Nath, it's been a long, strange trip to get to this point.In 2022, Kabir Nath had a cushy executive job at a pharmaceutical firm that developed anti-psychotic medication.Then he got a call from a scrappy upsta
  
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• I tried Ina Garten's 2 favorite chocolate cakes. One recipe took more time, but it was the best cake I've ever made.

  25-10-2026 15:06 via Business Insider
  
  I made two of Ina Garten's most popular chocolate cakes to see which dessert was best.Anneta Konstantinides/Business InsiderI tried two of Ina Garten's most popular chocolate cakes for the ultimate dessert showdown. Her chocolate cake with mocha frosting was delicious and easier to make. But Garten's Beatty's Chocolate Cake is a total showstopper.I've been making my way through Ina Garten's recipes to become a better home cook, so naturally, I've tried many of her desserts to satisfy my sweet
  
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• Are Silicon Valley software engineers really as rich as they seem? Check out this ranking.

  25-10-2026 15:00 via Business Insider
  
  Homes in San Francisco.halbergman/Getty ImagesA version of this story originally appeared in the AI Insider newsletter.Sign up for Business Insider's weekly AI Insider newsletter here.Software engineers in the Bay Area still earn far more than their peers almost anywhere else in the US, even after accounting for the region's eye-watering cost of living.Recent data from Levels.fyi found total compensation is 77% above an employment-weighted national median. Adjusting for local prices narrows the
  
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• I'm 62, covered in tattoos, and refuse to dress my age. Getting older doesn't mean getting boring.

  25-10-2026 14:46 via Business Insider
  
  Lonni Pike refuses to dress her age.Courtesy of Lonni PikeLonni Pike got sober at 51 after years of addiction and felt ready for a fresh start.She rejected expectations that older women should dress conservatively or fade into the background.Now 62, she's a fashion influencer, Twitch gamer, and advocate for aging on her own terms.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lonni Pike. It has been edited for length and clarity.Eleven years ago, when I was 51, I got sober after years of
  
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• I'm an American who signed a yearlong lease in the Netherlands, sight unseen

  25-10-2026 14:17 via Business Insider
  
  I moved to an apartment in another country without seeing it in person.Emily PogueMy husband and I moved from the US to the Netherlands without seeing our new apartment in person.We encountered lots of surprises, like the lengthy Dutch application process.Although we love our apartment, we've had to get used to a few cultural differences.After living as digital nomads for nearly two years, my husband and I decided to move from the US to the Netherlands.We'd visited several times and fell in love
  
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• I love spending time with my parents and siblings. Our partners and kids aren't invited.

  25-10-2026 13:49 via Business Insider
  
  The author cherishes time with her parents and siblings.Courtesy of Melissa NobleMy siblings and I are all adults with our own families, careers, and mortgages. Time with just us and our parents is rare, but special.It reminds me of where I came from, and of younger versions of myself.When my mom was younger and my siblings and I moved out, she really struggled with empty-nest syndrome. Now that I'm a mom of three myself, I can totally appreciate how she must have felt.As a parent, you pour so m
  
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• My mom and I graduated from college in the same year. I was 23, and she was in her late 40s.

  25-10-2026 13:27 via Business Insider
  
  The author holds hands with his mother, Tiffany Calloway, during their graduation celebration.Courtesy of Omarion CallowayThe author and his mother graduated from college in May 2026.Despite earning their degrees, both struggled to find jobs in their fields.Their experiences challenged the promise that a college degree guarantees a better life.I grew up believing that I had to work hard, go to college, get a piece of paper, and unlock a decent life. My mom believed in it even more than I did.In
  
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• I'm a grandmother now. The hardest thing I've learned is when to keep my opinions to myself.

  25-10-2026 13:21 via Business Insider
  
  The author sees her adult children struggle with parenting like she once did.Courtesy of the authorI remember how overwhelming motherhood was, and I see my sons facing similar challenges.I sometimes disagree with their parenting decisions, but try to listen instead of offering advice.I'm learning that supporting my adult children means giving them room to make their own choices.I remember vividly how hard the preschool years were. My world was turned upside down while my husband's life remained
  
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• I'm a doctor. I ditched traditional health insurance for my family of 4, and I'm not looking back.

  25-10-2026 13:20 via Business Insider
  
  Dr. Ben Hagopian sees patients through Direct Primary Care. He also made the switch for his family of four, combining DPC with a cost-share group.Courtesy of Ben Hagopian.I've been a doctor for more than a decade and have a family of four.I've traded traditional health insurance for direct primary care and a medical cost-sharing group.For the first time, I feel like I'm truly in control of our healthcare.I've spent more than a decade navigating the labyrinth of American healthcare. I've worn the
  
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• Ukrainian soldiers surprised a major drone maker with how much explosive weight they packed onto one of its drones

  25-10-2026 12:56 via Business Insider
  
  Ukrainian drone maker TechEx was surprised at how heavy a payload a Ukrainian unit was able to fly on one of its drones.Ukrinform/Ukrinform/Sipa USAA Ukrainian drone maker was surprised by how much explosive weight soldiers loaded onto one of its drones.A drone's payload is limited by the weight of its battery, camera, and other equipment.Drone makers push technical limits, but Ukrainian soldiers often go even further.A major drone maker said Ukrainian soldiers surprised it by packing one of its
  
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• My husband swore he wouldn't live with my family. Now we're all neighbors on a 400-acre Oklahoma ranch.

  25-10-2026 12:45 via Business Insider
  
  Hayley and Mo Molina moved onto Hayley's family's 400-acre ranch in Oklahoma.Courtesy of Hayley and Mo MolinaHayley and Mo Molina built a house on Hayley's parents' 400-acre family ranch in Oklahoma.Now they live steps away from Hayley's parents, grandparents, and brother and sister-in-law.They both enjoy spending time with the family, and everyone has grown closer.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hayley and Mo Molina, 30 and 49, a married couple who live on a 400-acre ranch
  
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• The viral Hatch Smart Alarm Clock finally introduces sleep tracking, but is it worth it?

  25-10-2026 12:00 via Business Insider
  
  When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreJaclyn Turner/Business InsiderHatch disrupted the sleep wellness category with its sophisticated, stylish smart clock that is not your typical alarm. Rather, it's a complete sleep system to become part of your daily routine to help you wind down and wake up. It's a sunrise alarm clock, a sound machine, and its latest edition, the Hatch Sleep Clock, turns it into a sleep tracker.It's the exact feature I'v
  
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• One of Google DeepMind's top execs says lifelong learners will have an edge in the AI workplace

  25-10-2026 12:00 via Business Insider
  
  Lila Ibrahim is Google DeepMind's chief AI readiness officer.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesWorking at an AI lab is one of the hottest jobs in tech.Lila Ibrahim, DeepMind's chief AI readiness officer, explained what skills she looks for in graduates.Extracurricular activities on a CV show if someone has a preset for "lifelong learning," she said.Pay attention, prospective applicants: The graduate candidates Google DeepMind wants to hire are not defined by their degree alone.At a media lunch in September,
  
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• Is it rude to keep the airplane window shades open?

  25-10-2026 11:33 via Business Insider
  
  Mateusz Wlodarczyk/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThis post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.The great window-shade debateAirplane question for you: If you're in a window seat, do you keep the shade up or down?We raised this in our morning news meeting a few days ago, and the room erupted into a fierce debate over flying etiquette. This is up there with whether reclining your seat is appropriate, or society's unwritten rules ar
  
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• My son didn't get into the school I thought would be perfect for him. He's thriving at our neighborhood middle school in ways I didn't expect.

  25-10-2026 11:16 via Business Insider
  
  The author, shown with her son, said she's been pleasantly surprised by how well he is adjusting to the middle school he ended up at.Courtesy of Jamie Davis Smith.Where I live, some parents enter a lottery to choose their child's school.I expected my son would end up where his older sister is, but he was waitlisted.He's now attending our local middle school and I'm seeing some unexpected benefits. I love living in Washington, DC, but navigating the complex public and charter school admissions sy
  
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• Their surging student-loan payments are pushing them to slash their budgets and delay life milestones

  25-10-2026 11:00 via Business Insider
  
  A supermarket in Manhattan.CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty ImagesCristian Barcenas is getting ready to cut out date nights, food delivery, and Starbucks.He graduated from the University of California, Fresno, in 2013 with a student-loan balance of about $65,000. Barcenas took out additional loans to pursue a master's degree, but left early to care for his father, who had cancer. His balance now stands at $127,000.Barcenas, who works full time in sales in California, was making $105 monthly pay
  
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• Target is turning the holiday marathon into a series of sprints

  25-10-2026 10:53 via Business Insider
  
  The early holiday section at Target's recently revamped SoHo store.Dominick Reuter/Business InsiderThe holiday shopping season keeps starting earlier and earlier.Target has struggled in recent years to keep the momentum going to the end.This year's strategy leans harder into the micro-season trend, with a big push in the home stretch.The holiday shopping season keeps creeping earlier on the calendar, and that head start can come at the expense of the final stretch.After weeks of crowds, big-box
  
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• Home Depot IT chief says its digital price tags won't give consumers different prices

  25-10-2026 10:51 via Business Insider
  
  The Home Depot's chief information officer told Business Insider that electronic price labels can help delivery workers work more efficiently.Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesHome Depot's CIO says digital shelf labels won't mean different prices for different shoppers.The retailer sees the tags as a way to show delivery timing and help pick online orders.It comes as consumers and lawmakers worry about electronic shelves tying in dynamic pricing.Buying a screwdriver at Home Depot?Well, you and your next-
  
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• Ukraine is using drones like hovering WiFi repeaters to help attack drones reach farther

  25-10-2026 10:41 via Business Insider
  
  Twist Robotics' drones can be used as signal repeaters to help the connection between a drone operator and their mission drone.Twist RoboticsDrones in Ukraine act as flying communications bridges between operators and mission drones.They repeat the operators' signal to allow drones to fly farther while staying connected.The signal-repeating drones make other drones more resistant to Russia's electronic warfare.Ukraine has created drones that act as flying relay towers, allowing its drones conduc
  
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• I wanted to get hot in my 40s. Getting laid off from Meta strengthened my resolve.

  25-10-2026 10:26 via Business Insider
  
  Before being laid off from Meta, Jonathan Yang underwent cosmetic procedures to help him feel better about his appearance.Courtesy of Jonathan YangIn his 40s, Jonathan Yang decided he wanted to get hot — and stopped feeling ashamed to say it.His paycheck funded hair transplants, a nose job, and GLP-1s, which he continued post-layoff.As his body changed, he said he felt more confident and also noticed that people treated him better.This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Jonath
  
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• ‘Supercharging bras’: The story behind Victoria's Secret’s $6 billion turnaround

  25-10-2026 10:20 via Business Insider
  
  iStock; Tyler Le/BIVictoria's Secret is in the midst of a comeback.Powered by bras, the lingerie retailer is seeing sales surge after a yearslong decline.Its stock is on track for its best year ever, bolstered by a reinvigorated brand and product line.There was a stretch of time in recent history when Victoria's Secret was deeply unloved by consumers and investors alike.Scarlett Frazer, a 26-year-old fashion influencer who spends thousands at the store annually, is among the diehards who say the
  
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• This sold-out plushie emits the grating hum of a real-life data center when you squeeze it

  25-10-2026 10:17 via Business Insider
  
  Bezzy is a handmade data center doll.BasuraYou don't need to live by a data center to hear the noise they emit.There's a plushie that emits the hum of a real-life data center in Virginia when it's hugged.The doll is part of a satirical art project called "Adopt a Data Center."Plushies are getting weirder every day.Bezzy is a gray handmade plushie with round eyes, a disarming smile, and a server-rack abdomen that plays the grating, mind-numbing hum of a data center when you squeeze it.The sound i
  
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• 'My concern is that AI makes a lot of things very easy': 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' author on raising kids to read and think

  25-10-2026 10:15 via Business Insider
  
  'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' author Jeff Kinney shares his parenting advice — and what he'd do differently.Simon Simard for BIThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jeff Kinney, the 55-year-old author of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, who lives in Plainville, Massachusetts. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I wrote "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," I worked on it for eight or nine years without thinking I was writing a book for kids.I thought I was writing a book for grown-ups
  
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• I filed for bankruptcy after my wife died from cancer. I underestimated what grief would do to my business.

  25-10-2026 10:07 via Business Insider
  
  Brian Rooney and his late wife, Tina, who died in 2013.Courtesy of Brian RooneyBrian Rooney, 60, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2024.During his late wife's illness, he built up medical and credit-card debt.After she died, the grief made it difficult for him to sustain his business.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brian Rooney, the 60-year-old founder of Chapter7Reset.com, who lives in Conroe, Texas. He lost his wife in 2013. The essay has been edited for length and clarit
  
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• I've spent over $150,000 on my appearance to help my career. I don't regret a dollar of it.

  25-10-2026 10:05 via Business Insider
  
  Danielle Fewings before and after receiving Sculptra and cheek filler.Courtesy of Danielle FewingsDanielle Fewings, founder of Get Clear Beauty, has invested in cosmetic treatments since she was 27.Fewings' journey with aesthetic procedures began with a breast reduction and includes Botox and filler.Her $150,000 investment in herself has supported both personal confidence and professional success.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Danielle Fewings, a 40-year-old entrepreneur f
  
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• Bill Gates predicts 20 years of turmoil before AI creates 'true abundance'

  25-10-2026 09:37 via Business Insider
  
  Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates.Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty ImagesBill Gates says AI will bring about an age of abundance in 20 years, but it'll be a rocky road.He predicted robots will displace human workers and "build houses, grow food, do surgery."Some jobs might be reserved for people, and work limits could preserve employment, Gates said.Bill Gates says AI will create "true abundance," but the next two decades before it arrives will be "as tumultuous a period as there's been in human hi
  
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• Inside the Walmart of ghost tours

  25-10-2026 09:13 via Business Insider
  
  Elizabeth Frantz for BIThe king of ghosts lives in a haunted $4.3 million dollar mansion in the heart of New Orleans' French quarter. The dozens of paranormal tour guides who lead tourists through the neighborhood are sure to know of him and have an opinion of him. Lance Zaal is the most controversial man in America's booming ghost business, CEO of what competitors have dubbed "The Walmart of Ghost Tours."Over the past half-decade, Zaal, 42, and his company, US Ghost Adventures, have opened ghos
  
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• How to watch Ole Miss vs. Texas: Channel, live streams, odds, College Football Playoff implications

  24-10-2026 22:30 via Business Insider
  
  When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreArch Manning leads the Texas Longhorns.Tim Warner/Getty ImagesTonight's marquee college football showdown will serve as a consequential game for the SEC, and we've rounded up everything you need to know about tuning in. Keep reading to learn how to watch Ole Miss vs. Texas, along with details on odds, venue, and playoff implications.If you don't want to read any further, you can live stream the game via
  
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• Zelenskyy says Starlink is working again in Ukraine and thanks Americans who 'took this seriously'

  24-10-2026 21:33 via Business Insider
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Starlink's speed had returned to normal.Genya SAVILOV / AFP via Getty ImagesVolodymyr Zelenskyy said that speed restrictions on Ukraine's Starlink connection have been lifted.His comments marked the end of a chaotic 10-day period where connection speeds were throttled.Ukraine uses Starlink to fly its drones and interceptors.Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that his military's access to a network of Elon Musk's satellites, which i
  
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