In honor of the country’s 250th anniversary, the Trump administration has set out to throw America’s biggest birthday bash yet—but it might be short on music. Earlier this week, Freedom 250—the nonpartisan group tasked with
A Micron sign travels across snow Bloomberg/Getty Images A version of this story originally appeared in the BI Tech Memo newsletter. Sign up for the weekly BI Tech Memo newsletter here. Micron crossed $1 trillion
Reid Hoffman wrote on X that he will “not bend the knee” after the Justice Department’s reported probe. Brendan McDermid/Reuters Reid Hoffman responded on X to reports of a DOJ probe tied to E. Jean
Markwayne Mullin, the new DHS secretary, has said he is considering cuts to customs agents at international airports in US cities that do not cooperate with his department’s deportation efforts. Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via
There is a scene in The Devil Wears Prada 2 where legendary fashion editor Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, is walking alone through Milan’s fashion district. Her influence has been built on instinct and
“Emily in Paris” is available to stream on Netflix. Carole Bethuel/Netflix It’s a time-honored TV tradition that the best characters are usually side characters. That leaves some main characters that are far less popular. Dan
I cooked Gordon Ramsay’s 15-minute butter-chicken recipe. Terri Peters I tried Gordon Ramsay’s butter-chicken recipe, which was supposed to come together in 15 minutes. However, the meal took me about an hour to make and
I decided to compare the same ice-cream order from Cold Stone Creamery and Baskin-Robbins. Molly Allen I got the same items at Baskin-Robbins and Cold Stone Creamery to see which had better ice cream. I
Zig bans contributors from using AI to code, debug, or brainstorm. Luis Alvarez/Getty Images Zig, an open-source programming language, bans contributors from using AI to code, edit, or debug. Zig president Andrew Kelley said that
I recently visited Florence for the first time with my sister. We found the best spots to eat, drink, and shop. Morgan Rizzo I’ve spent years dreaming of visiting Italy, and I finally went to
A Business Insider reporter spent 128 hours in Amtrak sleeper cars and learned things about overnight train travel she regrets not knowing beforehand. Joey Hadden/Business Insider I regret not knowing a few things ahead of
I relocated to Florence after living in New York City for eight years. Justine Golata I left my job as a culture writer in New York City and moved to Florence, Italy, in October 2025.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Brendan McDermid/Reuters Amazon is shutting down an employee-created leaderboard that promoted excessive use of AI. An Amazon spokesperson said it “was never intended to promote the use of AI for usage’s
Hello again, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. Journalism might not be the world’s single most important job, but it does have one unique distinction: 100% of journalists are interested in it. So
Tomatoes, ubiquitous in everything from fast-food burgers to haute cuisine, are taking on a new role beyond the plate: A nagging reminder of rising costs. Prices for those red orbs have soared more than any
The exoskeleton stabilizes the injury and helps bear the wearer’s weight so they can stand and walk on their own. Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE) Military Performance Lab The US Army invented
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded Thursday night due to an “anomaly” during its hotfire test. Video shows the rocket becoming engulfed in a big ball of flame at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
In the late 1960s, the U.S. Army made a distinction between the skills necessary for machinery operations and those used in service of people management. Hard skills, as the Army framed it, were the competencies
Bloomberg/Getty Images This post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider’s daily newsletter here. Stop me if you’ve heard this before: A politician wants to cut bureaucratic
The Drafted team. Drafted The AI startup Drafted has raised $16 million to make custom home design more accessible. Its founder says Silicon Valley has long overlooked people who want to design homes. Investors include