Inside Goodwill, the world’s biggest thrift machine
Goodwill handles over 4.4 billion pounds of donations every year. Most of it gets cleaned, priced, and sold at a retail store. Now, Goodwill is using AI listing tools to sell the best items online
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I’m a registered dietitian. Here are 12 of my favorite budget-friendly anti-inflammatory foods at Aldi.
As a registered dietitian, I think Aldi has a great selection of anti-inflammatory items at a great price. Julie Andrews I’m a registered dietitian who loves shopping at Aldi for budget-friendly, anti-inflammatory foods. My trip
The HIV shot that could change medicine is facing its biggest test: Getting to patients
Trials of lenacapavir, a drug developed by Gilead Sciences, show the twice-a-year shot is almost 100% effective at preventing HIV infection. Ihsaan Haffejee / AFP via Getty Images Gilead’s lenacapavir shows near 100% efficacy in
The ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ post-credits scene is a cosmic cliffhanger. Here’s what it could mean.
Tom Holland in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” Jay Maidment/Sony/Marvel “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has an end-credits scene. It gives us a hint as to where Spidey will show up next. Major spoilers ahead for “Spider-Man:
This new robot centaur designed to save lives is pure nightmare fuel
Somewhere in Auburn, California, a robotics startup called Satyress looked at the two great religions of modern robotics—the bipedal humanoid and the robot dog—and decided that both were not quite right. So they created Threehalves,
New York sues Kalshi, calling it an ‘illegal gambling operation’
New York officials sued prediction market platform Kalshi for potentially billions of dollars on Friday, calling it an “illegal, unlicensed gambling operation” that includes sports wagering as the state seeks to halt its operations and
Meet the Hunt family, the billionaires behind the Kansas City Chiefs and one of America’s richest dynasties
The Hunt family owns the Kansas City Chiefs. Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect Thanks to early investments in oil, the Hunt family is one of the wealthiest families in America. They’re widely known
Engineers redesigned the recipe to make it easier to follow
You can whip up just about any dish—from a simple chocolate chip cookie to a more complex croquembouche—thanks to the internet. But while a repository of recipes is just a quick Google search away, getting
The EU is cracking down on hacking and AI deepfakes with this new team in Brussels
The European Union rolled out a new team on Friday to rein in AI companies across the world, in one of the most aggressive regulations the high-tech sector has so far faced as fears rise
We toured United’s fanciest Airbus jet yet, complete with business-class doors and a snack bar. See inside.
Business Insider toured United’s newest plane, the A321XLR expected to fly to Europe and beyond. Taylor Rains/Business Insider We toured United Airlines’ new ultra-premium Airbus A321XLR at the UK’s Farnborough airshow in July. The jet
I hated that my dad bought a lawn care franchise. Now I’m CEO of a $426 million company.
Jennifer Lemcke took over her dad’s company. Courtesy of Jennifer Lemcke Jennifer Lemcke started working in the same business as her dad when she was 21. They scaled quickly, all while Lemcke was raising three
Exxon and Chevron are having a ‘very good crisis’ reaping massive profits during the Iran war
American oil and gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments and consumers around the world paid more for fuel and confronted shortages. The conflict, now
Wealthy collectors are buying condos just for their cars
Car condos allow collectors to admire their stuff and hang out with others while doing so. The Hangar Group Car condos are popping up around the country as car enthusiasts need more space for their
We thought a small town outside the suburbs would be perfect for our family — but ended up in a walkable city instead
We didn’t plan on moving to a city, but we’re so glad we did. John Serbell When my family decided to move to the St. Louis area, we thought we’d choose a semi-rural exurb. Instead,
The US Navy is pouring $76.6 billion into new submarines and the workers it needs to build them
The investment accounts for 9 new Block VI Virginia-class attack submarines and five Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Mai The Pentagon awarded $76.6 billion for 14
The US Army is exploring robotic F-250 pickups. The company behind them sees future mine hunters and breachers.
An uncrewed F-250 driven by autonomous software. Forterra The Army will test four autonomous Ford F-250s in an upcoming exercise. Forterra’s software is already used by the Marines’ uncrewed missile trucks. Commercially available Ford parts
A Japanese destroyer fired its new Tomahawk missiles for the first time
The live-fire is a culmination of years of modifications, acquisitions, and preparations to give Japan Tomahawks. Japanese Ministry of Defense Japanese destroyer JS Chokai fired a Tomahawk missile for the first time. The live-fire comes
The Situational Awareness fiasco has triggered an avalanche of memes
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Finance fans on social media are poking fun at Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness. Hit hard by the AI sell-off, the buzzy hedge fund
YouTube and Substack are targeting AI slop
It’s official: no one likes AI slop. The Reuters Institute’s 2026 Digital News Report, out last month, found that trust in the answers AI assistants give for news has sunk to just 20% worldwide, against
Tech firms are bringing job interviews back in person to stop AI use, RTO guru says
In-person job interviews are making a comeback for some tech firms. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images Stanford economics professor Nick Bloom said AI is causing tech firms to revive in-person interviews. Coding tests are harder