The US military’s elite special operators need a lot more ‘truly cheap’ weapons to fight the next big war, general says
The next war will require cheap technologies that can be adjusted quickly to counter new threats, a senior US military officer said. US special operators are going to need a bunch of cheap, expendable weapons to fight a fast-paced, high-intensity, and materially demanding future war, US military leaders said recently. And those weapons are going…
The high price of going cheap. Forever 21 and Billabong built their business selling low-cost clothes. Then Shein came along.
One of America’s greatest love affairs is with cheap stuff. Yes, consumers generally want things to come fast, and sure, they’d like them to be of decent quality — but above all, what they really care about is the price tag. Many retailers understand this obsession and are eager to cater to price-sensitive customers. But…
A financially independent millennial shares the top low-cost investment anyone can make today: ‘Skills are future currency’
Grant Sabatier is the author of “Financial Freedom” and “Inner Entrepreneur.” Grant Sabatier understands better than most the power of index-fund investing: The strategy helped him build a seven-figure net worth and hit financial independence by age 30. Today, at 40, he still primarily invests in index funds. “Ninety-plus percent of my assets are still…
AI agents could make the internet go dark
Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and Elon Musk attend the inauguration of Donald Trump In the future, you might not read this column on B-17’s website or app. Instead, your very own AI agent could read it to you as part of a bespoke smorgasbord of daily content, suggestions, decisions, and actions that make your life…
US Army general describes how artillery gun crews will need to fight to survive in future drone wars
US soldiers fire an M777 howitzer at Yakima Training Center in Washington in July 2022. US Army gun crews are studying the war in Ukraine and how artillery battles are fought under the never-ending surveillance of drones, any one of which could be carrying a bomb. A senior Army officer told B-17 that mobility and…
I moved from New Orleans to Buenos Aires after a breakup, and it was the best decision I ever made
I moved from the US to Argentina two years ago and have no regrets. Two years ago, my life was very different. My relationship had just ended, my landlord died, and I was sad and anxious about finding a new apartment in the ever-more-costly New Orleans rental market. Fast forward, and I’m now enjoying the…
I started flipping Amazon pallets to earn extra income, and now I run a multimillion-dollar e-commerce business
Lizeth Cuara started flipping pallets of Amazon returns to make extra income. This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Lizeth Cuara, CEO of Misty Phases, a luxury postpartum wear line. B-17 has verified the financials with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I grew up in Compton and…
Taboola targets a $55 billion opportunity as it moves beyond content recommendation widgets
Taboola CEO Adam Singolda. Taboola cornered the market for bottom-of-webpage “content you may like” advertising widgets — less affectionately referred to as the “chum box.” Now, it’s moving beyond its native advertising roots by launching a new ad platform called Realize that expands its offering to more prominent ad placements on publisher websites and apps,…
Nvidia’s earnings have turned into a quarterly AI State of the Union
The company’s chips are so critical to AI development that its quarterly reports have become a State of the Union-type event for the tech. And in the three months since Nvidia last checked in, one company has shocked the AI industry: DeepSeek. B-17 have a rundown on what to expect when Nvidia reports after the…
