Business Insider’s travel reporter took her first trip to Seattle, and it was full of surprises. Joey Hadden/Business Insider I visited Seattle for the first time in May 2025 after years of dreaming about it.
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As the Trump administration funnels money into fossil fuels and the country largely retreats on climate efforts, New York City is trying to ensure its pension funds take the climate into consideration. In 2021, New
Antonia Saint Dunbar, cofounder of the period underwear brand Thinx, loves the way she feels when she’s wearing heels. “It has a divine geometry,” she says. “It creates a perfect pitch for your body, elongating
In the neighborhoods surrounding the Santa Monica Airport, homeowners know little peace. Every few minutes, the whine of a jet engine intrudes on the suburban soundscape. But relief is coming. In 2017, locals won a more
Douglas Kaplan of Bob’s Watches has spent nearly 30 years in the industry. Carl Court/Getty Images Pre-owned watch sales rose 20% at Bob’s Watches from March to May amid luxury price hikes. Rolex, for example,
Networking to stand out in your job search is more important than ever, workplace observers told BI. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Networking is becoming more important for many job seekers. Desk workers don’t have the leverage
Finnish conscripts hide in the forest during Lively Sabre. Jake Epstein/Business Insider Finnish soldiers are getting back to the basics — paper maps — to train for scenarios where GPS isn’t an option. A Finnish
The color of the summer is here, and it started with a chocolate bar. Pistachio (both the food and the color) is all the rage right now. The nut entered the limelight over the past
The OECD cited Trump’s tariffs as a key driver slowing US economic growth. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The OECD cut its forecast for US economic growth in 2025 from 2.8% to 1.6%. It cited President Donald
Attendees at the Tech Week kickoff power walk posed for a photo. Alice Tecotzky I talked to founders at a Tech Week event in New York and most of them were working in AI. Despite
AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI have displayed some unsettling behaviors in recent safety tests. Artur Widak/NurPhoto Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 and OpenAI’s advanced models have shown deceptive behavior to avoid shutdowns. Experts told BI
To be a good leader, you must do more than lead teams. You need to cultivate self-awareness, conversations, and relationships. It’s not enough to practice leadership in the office. Today, the skills we need at work—humility,
Barbie x Keiichi Tanaami. Hot Wheels x Daniel Arsham. Masters of the Universe x Virgil Abloh. Uno x Shantell Martin, Takashi Murakami, Gary Baseman, Kartell . . . These collaborations might sound like an Andy Warhol pop
The latest attempt at space travel by billionaire Elon Musk’s company SpaceX failed spectacularly once again last week. After the two previous attempts ended in explosions, last Tuesday’s liftoff—the Starship’s ninth in total—ended with it
My daughter is 7 years old, and when she wakes up, the first thing she’ll often do is position herself in the center of an unruly pile of stuff on our basement floor. Construction paper.
The workplace is changing faster than most leaders can keep up with. We’re seeing changing expectations around work-life balance, the rise of burnout, and the prevalence of economic pressures leading to the rise of generative
Eric Morrow in military uniform. Courtesy of Eric Morrow Eric Morrow was diagnosed with severe prostate cancer at age 49. He had no symptoms aside from a slightly enlarged prostate that showed up during a
If you think drones are noisy in flight, try building and testing them. During a visit last month to the drone startup Zipline’s factory in South San Francisco, California, industrial noise welled up in corners
Courtesy of Judy Koutsky I was not sleeping well, overweight, overeating, and generally not physically or mentally well. I told my family I needed time away. I chose a wellness retreat for a week in