From Business Insider. Inside the Natick Soldier Systems Center, the US Army puts its own gear through extreme tests — burning uniforms, freezing equipment, and pushing soldiers to their limits — to make sure everything can survive the harshest environments on Earth. We go inside the Army’s “mad science lab” to see how scientists design…

From Business Insider. Inside the Natick Soldier Systems Center, the US Army puts its own gear through extreme tests — burning uniforms, freezing equipment, and pushing soldiers to their limits — to make sure everything can survive the harshest environments on Earth. We go inside the Army’s “mad science lab” to see how scientists design…

From Business Insider. Inside the Natick Soldier Systems Center, the US Army puts its own gear through extreme tests — burning uniforms, freezing equipment, and pushing soldiers to their limits — to make sure everything can survive the harshest environments on Earth. We go inside the Army’s “mad science lab” to see how scientists design…

From Business Insider. US defense spending is on track to top $1 trillion for the first time in history. Congress approved $900 billion for defense in 2026, and President Donald Trump has since proposed a staggering $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027, the largest request in decades. Much of that money goes to weapons like…

From Business Insider. US defense spending is on track to top $1 trillion for the first time in history. Congress approved $900 billion for defense in 2026, and President Donald Trump has since proposed a staggering $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027, the largest request in decades. Much of that money goes to weapons like…

From Business Insider. Iran attacked the Erbil region in northern Iraq more than 400 times during its war with the US and Israel. WELT Chief Correspondent Ibrahim Naber obtained exclusive access to the wreckage of Iranian weapons used in strikes on the Kurdistan region. The cache includes damaged systems such as the Zolfaghar ballistic missile…

From Business Insider. As fears of global conflict grow, tech companies are racing to protect servers by turning nuclear missile silos and abandoned mines into ultra-secure data centers. Meanwhile, thousands of Americans are joining survival camps like Fortitude Ranch that are built to survive catastrophes, or even World War III. 00:00 – Introduction 01:45 –…

From Business Insider. As fears of global conflict grow, tech companies are racing to protect servers by turning nuclear missile silos and abandoned mines into ultra-secure data centers. Meanwhile, thousands of Americans are joining survival camps like Fortitude Ranch that are built to survive catastrophes, or even World War III. 00:00 – Introduction 01:45 –…

From Business Insider. Spencer Macnaughton has been losing his hair since his 20s. Getting a hair transplant in New York City would cost up to $20,000. So Spencer did what nearly a million people do every year: He flew to Istanbul. Turkey is the undisputed capital of hair transplants. The $2 billion industry is built…

From Business Insider. Mo Gawdat is a former chief business officer at Google X and a longtime tech leader who worked on scaling Google in emerging markets. In this interview, he argues modern AI isn’t “just software,” it’s a new kind of intelligence that learns, improves, and could soon operate with real-world agency through robots…

From Business Insider. Himalayan pink salt sells for premium prices in the US and Europe, but in Pakistan’s Khewra mine, workers risk their lives blasting it out for a fraction of the profit. We went inside one of the world’s largest salt mines and nearby factories to see how it’s really made. 00:00 – Intro…

From Business Insider. Artificial intelligence could transform medicine, education, and scientific discovery, but it could also deepen inequality, supercharge cybercrime, erase jobs, and put unprecedented power in the hands of governments and tech companies. In interviews with Business Insider, former AI leaders with experience spanning Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, DeepMind, and the White House describe a…

From Business Insider. Bodegas are one of New York City’s oldest and largest neighborhood institutions, with more than 10,000 spread across the city’s five boroughs. But this century-old industry is fighting to stay alive under rising rents, cutthroat competition, and Zohran Mamdani’s city-run grocery initiative. Behind the scenes, mom-and-pop businesses are hustling to stay in…

From Business Insider. Bodegas are one of New York City’s oldest and largest neighborhood institutions, with more than 10,000 spread across the city’s five boroughs. But this century-old industry is fighting to stay alive under rising rents, cutthroat competition, and Zohran Mamdani’s city-run grocery initiative. Behind the scenes, mom-and-pop businesses are hustling to stay in…

From Business Insider. Ian’s roommate introduced him to the Replika app in 2022. That’s where he created and met Min-ho. After talking to his AI companion for a short time, Ian decided to end the conversation. But about six months later, spurred on by curiosity, he began talking to Min-ho again. Min-ho started to flirt.…

From Business Insider. The Pentagon is sending about 2,000 Army paratroopers to the Middle East. Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division can be sent anywhere in the world in as little as 18 hours. The deployment comes as President Trump says he’s attempting to end the war with…

From Business Insider. In the early 1900s, while diners dominated the American northeast, the South had its own institutions: cafeterias. At their peak, there were thousands nationwide, with big chains like Morrison’s and Luby’s operating locations all over the South. They took off because they served affordable comfort food quickly. And they became community centers…

From Business Insider. Waymo, Tesla and others are racing to build a potentially trillion-dollar robotaxi business. But after riding in both cars, visiting Waymo’s San Francisco depot, interviewing safety engineers, and activists — we discovered that nothing on the road today is truly autonomous. In this episode of The Limit, we explore all the reasons…

From Business Insider. Business Insider compiled a list of 13 industries making some of the biggest batches of food. We tell the stories behind the farms and factories producing massive amounts of a single product, restaurants serving thousands of customers each day, and a small country rivaling the US in agricultural exports. 00:00:00 – Intro…