A Chinese woman who bought a “love insurance” policy for 199 yuan (US$28) in 2016 claimed a 10,000-yuan (US$1,400) payout ten years later. The payout came after she and her partner officially registered their marriage in 2025, following a decade long relationship. The woman surnamed Wu from Xian, Shaanxi province in central China, met her…
Pick your favorite calling app: With iOS 26, you don’t have to stick with the regular phone app anymore. Go to Settings > Apps > Default Apps > Calling and choose something like WhatsApp or FaceTime instead. Bonus: Set your default email, messages and browser while you’re there. Tags: email, FaceTime, iOS, settings, WhatsApp Source…
Dear Wayne and Wanda, I’ve been on and off dating apps for a while. Typically when I’m tired of being single and/or hear someone else’s inspirational story about how they found love on an app, I dust off my profile and dive back in. Then I am inevitably discouraged by the options and lack of…
When Starbucks announced on Thursday that it would shutter more than 100 coffeehouse locations across North America, the company didn’t publicly specify which stores would close. So, Business Insider has begun creating a list compiled from accounts from affected in-store staff members, reporter visits, and verification through the Starbucks “store locator” feature. While incomplete, it…
Bolt launched its all-in-one SuperApp, combining digital banking, crypto trading, ecommerce, and peer-to-peer transfers in a single platform. The company has partnered with Midland States Bank and Zero Hash for FDIC-insured banking services and crypto infrastructure under one roof. The app has added agentic AI and dual-rail transactions give users seamless fiat and crypto payments,…
Jim Cramer is a busy man. The “Mad Money” host, known for his emphatic delivery and bold stock calls on the air, gave a rundown of his hectic schedule when speaking on Bloomberg’s “Odd Lots” podcast on Monday. Here were the highlights of his routine: The longtime investing personality said he kicks off his day…
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has laid off 500 workers from its data annotation team, which helps train its Grok chatbot. The layoffs were earlier reported by Business Insider. The AI company notified employees over email that it was planning to downsize its team of generalist AI tutors, according to messages viewed by the…
Elon Musk‘s xAI laid off at least 500 workers on its data annotation team on Friday night. The company sent out emails notifying employees that it was planning to downsize its team of generalist AI tutors, according to multiple messages viewed by Business Insider. “After a thorough review of our Human Data efforts, we’ve decided to accelerate…
BEND, Ore. — It’s official. Guinness World Records has recognized 85-year-old Bob Sanders of Bend as the oldest man to bike across the United States. Sanders completed the coast-to-coast ride earlier this year, finishing in May after months on the road. He says the journey was about more than just distance, it was about connection….
BEND, Ore. — For 17-year-old Nathaniel Perullo, every jug and every foothold on a climbing wall was one step closer to the top. Not just to the top of the wall, but also to the peak of competition. “I’ve been trying to win this comp probably since I was eight years old. I spent years…