"waves of technological innovation" have gotten faster over time, "students might now find themselves learning skills in college that are obsolete by the time they graduate" (www.businessinsider.com)
Maryland police are using drones from a Chinese company that were banned in four states (www.businessinsider.com)
Maryland police are using drones from a Chinese company that were banned in four states::One Maryland officer told a local news station that they have searched for other manufacturers of drones and none live up to the quality of DJI.
A hidden consequence of the gig economy is that workers keep asking customers for sex or dates (www.businessinsider.com)
A hidden consequence of the gig economy is that workers keep asking customers for sex or dates::“People have the right to order a pizza … without then being asked for sex or a date.”
China's real youth unemployment rate could actually be close to 50% - more than double the official rate (www.businessinsider.com)
AI chatbots were tasked to run a tech company. They built software in under seven minutes — for less than $1. (www.businessinsider.com)
Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines reveal salary, hiring bonus, and stock award ranges by level (www.businessinsider.com)
Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines reveal salary, hiring bonus, and stock award ranges by level::The guidelines viewed by Insider show ranges for base pay, hiring bonuses, and annual stock awards but vary by role and location.
One of Putin's guards who denounced the war and fled Russia says he's being pursued even in South America (www.businessinsider.com)
The FTC wants to make it easier to cancel subscriptions just as streamer cancellations are peaking — read how Disney, Netflix, and more are pushing back (www.businessinsider.com)
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The Panama Canal is so clogged up that a shipping company paid $4 million to jump the line: report (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia wanted to conquer Ukraine in just 2 days — it now says the war will last at least 3 years (www.businessinsider.com)
Shoigu added that Russia could achieve its military goals with “consistent implementation of the measures in the action until 2025.”...
I lost my job to ChatGPT and was made obsolete. I was out of work for 3 months before taking a new job passing out samples at grocery stores. (www.businessinsider.com)
Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel was an FBI informant (www.businessinsider.com)
The FBI’s recruitment of Thiel as a CHS puts him among the bureau’s most prominent assets, but he is not alone among right-wing figures who have collaborated with the bureau. Trump himself offered to help the FBI fight organized crime in Atlantic City in the early 1980s. Truth Social, the Trump-owned social-media company,...
A missing F-35 stealth fighter may have kept flying after its pilot ejected. A pilotless Soviet jet once flew 500 miles before crashing in NATO territory. (www.businessinsider.com)
The curious case of a missing F-35 stealth fighter in South Carolina has authorities — and civilians — searching high and low, especially considering the jet may have continued flying on its own for some time even after its pilot ejected....
A feud is heating up between Arizona workers and the world's leading chipmaker after the company claimed the US doesn't have the skills to build its new factory (www.businessinsider.com)
TSMC says the opening of its Arizona chip factory has been delayed due to a shortage of skilled workers. The company says it needs to bring Taiwanese workers to Arizona to get construction back on track. An Arizona union says US jobs are being threatened — and is urging lawmakers to deny the workers’ visas.
Say goodbye to self-serve soft drinks at McDonald's (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine hit Russia's most treasured air-defense system on its own soil, reports say (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine damaged one of Russia’s most treasured air-defense system in a drone attack, according to multiple reports....
Inside Reddit's path to an IPO, where employees see 'thrash' from constant pivots and say more managers may leave amid a flattening (www.businessinsider.com)
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YouTube threatens to suspend creators who fail to disclose AI-generated videos (www.businessinsider.com)
YouTube threatens to suspend creators who fail to disclose AI-generated videos::Starting next year, YouTubers must indicate whether they’re posting AI-generated videos, such as realistically depicting an event that never happened.
Sam Bankman-Fried thought there was a 5% chance he would be president, Caroline Ellison testified in his trial (www.businessinsider.com)
Sam Bankman-Fried thought there was a 5% chance he would be president, Caroline Ellison testified in his trial::Sam Bankman-Fried told Caroline Ellison that he could one day be the US president, she testified on Tuesday.
Sex in self-driving cars: Passengers are reportedly hooking up in San Francisco's driverless taxis (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukrainian children as young as 4 months old are being forcibly taken to Russia. Officials don't know what is happening to them. (www.businessinsider.com)
“While Kremlin officials argue that they are “saving” the children by removing them from their homes, international watchdogs have called the forcible removal of Ukrainian kids — including infants as young as four months old — a war crime.”
Meta and Salesforce are looking to rehire some workers they just laid off. It's putting those people in an awkward spot. (www.businessinsider.com)
It’s not the call you’d expect to get: The company that laid you off wants you back....
Some Walmart delivery drivers are buying their credentials online — letting anyone deliver goods to your door (www.businessinsider.com)
Some Walmart delivery drivers are buying their credentials online — letting anyone deliver goods to your door::Walmart Spark driver accounts are popping up for sale on Facebook and Instagram as the retailer’s delivery service struggles to verify who is working
Ukraine claims it damaged prized Russian jets using 'cardboard' drones from Australia in a daring raid (www.businessinsider.com)
Australia gifted the Corvo PPDS drone, made of lightweight board and rubber, to Ukraine. Now it's possible they've struck a Russian airfield....
This video of David Attenborough narrating a programmer's life shows Hollywood actors were right to be afraid of AI (www.businessinsider.com)
This video of David Attenborough narrating a programmer’s life shows Hollywood actors were right to be afraid of AI::If you’ve ever wanted acclaimed broadcaster and documentary filmmaker Sir David Attenborough to narrate your life, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to keep merely wishing for it anymore.
