Zelenskyy agrees on X to a ‘3 hour’ Lex Fridman podcast appearance as Musk touts another win for the platform
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed on X to record an episode of Lex Fridman’s podcast in Ukraine, much to Elon Musk’s delight. Fridman, who hosts the popular “Lex Fridman Podcast,” said on X earlier this week that he would “love to do a 3 hour podcast” with Zelenskyy, adding that he…
Insider Today: Patagonia’s big changes
Welcome back to our Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories. We’re running a shortened edition this week after the Thanksgiving break. Speaking of, what’s your go-to out-of-office message? A viral TikTok has stirred up a fresh debate about what’s appropriate. On the agenda today: Auditing experts can’t make sense of Macy’s…
I left teaching after 17 years. Now I work at Costco stocking shelves, and I’m happier.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kelly Andrews-Denney. It has been edited for length and clarity. I started working as a high school math teacher in 2007. It was an urban school in Portland with a lot of lower-income kids, and I absolutely loved it. Those early years weren’t without hard times.…
ChatGPT has entered its Terrible Twos
It’s been two years since OpenAI released its flagship chatbot, ChatGPT. And a lot has changed in the world since then. For one, ChatGPT has helped turbocharge global investment in generative AI. Funding in the space grew fivefold from 2022 to 2023 alone, according to CB Insights. The biggest beneficiaries of the generative AI boom…
See how different Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and other tech CEOs looked when they first started their companies
Elon Musk today runs several more companies than he did in 1999, when the photo on the left was taken. Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the only tech CEO whose style evolved over the years. Other Big Tech leaders have significantly changed up their looks since starting their companies; some are nearly unrecognizable (remember the Jeff-Bezos-is-jacked memes?)…
A look back at Jaguar’s history — from a sidecar company to James Bond villains, to the latest rebranding controversy
The first Jaguars were built in the 1930s under the name SS Cars Limited. Luxury British carmaker Jaguar has come a long way from its humble beginnings in the early 20th century. The company’s founder started making motorcycle sidecars in the 1920s before creating the first Jaguar car in 1935. Over the next few decades,…
A complete timeline of Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen’s relationship following the couple’s engagement announcement
Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen. Hailee Steinfeld and NFL star Josh Allen announced their engagement in an Instagram post shared on Friday. The “True Grit” star, 27, and the Buffalo Bills quarterback, 28, both shared a photo on social media of the moment Allen got down on one knee to propose. The image, which showed…
Trump is now threatening 100% tariffs on the BRICS group — which comprises 9 emerging market countries
President-elect Donald Trump is pushing back against any effort to undermine the US dollar. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at the BRICS group of emerging market countries, threatening to impose 100% tariffs if they try to “move away” from the US dollar. BRICS comprises nine countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa,…
Cheaper student-loan payments for millions of borrowers are on the line next year
Biden’s student-debt relief efforts are unlikely to continue under President-elect Donald Trump. During his term as president, Joe Biden has used various programs to cancel $175 billion in student debt for nearly 5 million borrowers. Those efforts will likely fizzle out over the next four years. Two of Biden’s key debt-relief initiatives are tied up…
