A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Hercules aircraft approaches the edge of Hurricane Florence in a September 2018 mission. Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben/US Air Force Severe weather degrades the accuracy of navigation systems and hampers military operations.Climate change has made weather patterns more erratic and harder to forecast.This makes it harder for comman...
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Francis Ford Coppola at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival. Lionel Hahn/Getty Images Francis Ford Coppola's self-funded sci-fi saga "Megalopolis" has premiered at Cannes Film Festival.Reviews have been mixed, with some critics panning the film as a failure.Responding to the reaction, Coppola has said the film "doesn't play by Hollywood's current ...
Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame revealed an $8 million wager on gold this week.The renowned investor bought into a trust that owns physical gold bullion.John Paulson, who also called the mid-2000s housing crash, continues to bet big on gold. It turns out Michael Burry isn't o...
The author's name used to be the most difficult in her class for people to spell. Courtesy of the author When I was a kid my name was the hardest for my classmates to spell. I got annoyed when someone would mispronounce my name or just use a random nickname. Now as an adult, I appreciate my name much more. Growing up, my name — Courtenay — was usu...
Construction is underway on Nusantara. Firdaus Wajidi/Anadolu/Getty Images Indonesia plans to relocate its capital from Jakarta to the new city of Nusantara.The new city will cost $35 billion and won't be finished until 2045.Officials are using a range of promotional tactics to drum up interest. Jakarta, on the northwest coast of Java at the mouth ...
Liam Daniel / Netflix Nicola Coughlan had a PG cut of "Bridgerton" season three made specifically for her parents.According to the actor, the request was written into her contract with Netflix and Shondaland.Still, Coughlan is proud of her nude scenes, which she says is the "biggest 'fuck you'" to body shamers. "Bridgerton" star Nicola Coughlan say...
Disneyland character workers voted to unionize with the Actors' Equity Association. Image Group LA via Getty Images Disneyland actors voted to unionize with Actors' Equity Association on Saturday.The Disneyland union, Magic United, includes around 1,700 actors who work at the California park.The group cited concerns about low pay and injuries durin...
Sam Altman. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images OpenAI's exit agreements had nondisparagement clauses threatening vested equity, Vox reported.Sam Altman said on X that the company never enforced it, and that he was unaware of the provision.The clause will be removed from future contracts, the OpenAI CEO said. OpenAI employees who left the co...
Google Trends lets you look up data on search terms and topics — including when and where the terms are most popular. NurPhoto/Getty Images You can use Google Trends to understand how often people search for certain terms or topics.Google Trends lets you customize search data by region, time period, category, and type of search. You can also compar...
All of the latest GPT models gave similar responses. Morsa Images/Getty Images OpenAI unveiled GPT-4o, its latest generative AI model, on Monday.GPT-4o is available as a text-based chatbot on ChatGPT.Business Insider tested GPT-4o's email-writing capabilities and compared it to older models. OpenAI's newest model, GPT-4o, is predicted to shake up m...
Paris was full of people who had traveled to see Taylor Swift perform. Kelsey Vlamis I left LA on a Thursday, saw Taylor Swift in Paris on Saturday, and returned to LA on Sunday.The Eras Tour was as good as everyone says, but I was disappointed one album was left out.Overall my 48 hours in Paris was worth it, for Swift and for the food. I'm not exa...
Greg Brockman and Sam Altman coauthored a post on OpenAI's safety and risk approach. Bloomberg / Contributor/Markus Schreiber/AP OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike, who led a team focused on AI safety, resigned.The departures sparked concern about OpenAI's commitment to ensuring AI doesn't destroy the world.Founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman ...
Glen Powell and his family are high-energy, to put it mildly. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Glen Powell's parents went viral after they trolled him on a red carpet.But the "Hit Man" star's family has always been extremely visible and hilariously over-the-top.Here's what to know about Powell's mom, dad, and two sisters. Glen Powell is arguably one of the bigg...
When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more National Treasure, crossing the finish line at a previous Preakness Stakes. Patrick Smith/Getty Images After an exciting photo finish at this year's Kentucky Derby, the next race in the famous Triple Crown series gets underway today, but will Mystic Dan pi...
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Boston Globe/Getty Images CEO Robert Hale Jr. spoke at UMass Dartmouth's commencement ceremony on Thursday. The telecom billionaire gave each graduate two $500 payments.Hale gifted the second $500 payment on the condition it goes to charity or someone in need. A billionaire gifted graduating students at UMass ...
The future might see AI becoming an integral part of emotional support networks, providing companionship that feels empathetic and informed.Read More
When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Tyson Fury (left); Oleksandr Usyk (right) Al Bello/Getty Images (left); Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto via Getty Images (right) One of the most-anticipated boxing events of the year has finally arrived. Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will face off today in a unifica...
Jace Hall, the CEO of Twin Galaxies, has a big idea to bring attention to gamers and their achievements.Read More
The "Globe of Firsts." Taylor Rains/Business Insider American Airlines opened a $250 million employee-only hotel at its Texas headquarters in 2023.The hotel features 600 rooms and numerous amenities, like a gym, an outdoor pool, and a cafeteria.The "hospitality complex" is a central space where employees can work, meet, study, and socialize. Americ...
Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman are taking the AI revolution into its next phase. Getty Images The next phase of the AI revolution has arrived.This week, OpenAI and Google revealed new developments that push the capabilities of AI forward.Between new chatbots reminiscent of the movie Her to a shake-up of Google Search, AI is evolving. There's been a s...