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- Wall Streeters sound off on their use of AI. But the real test will be if the tech can make their firms more money.by ddefrancesco@businessinsider.com (Dan DeFrancesco) on July 25, 2024 at 1:42 pm
Not unlike the workers it's looking to serve, gen AI's future on Wall Street will boil down to its ability to produce results.
- Scientists found a groundbreaking new reason to plant more treesby cboudreau@insider.com (Catherine Boudreau) on July 25, 2024 at 1:24 pm
Microbes living in tree bark are absorbing methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere on a massive scale, a study found.
- Robots might solve Chipotle's portion complaints. But there's a big reason they won't replace humans — yet.by lloydlee@insider.com (Lloyd Lee) on July 25, 2024 at 1:24 pm
Robots could solve Chipotle's portion complaints, but being able to tweak an order through a frontline human employee is valuable, an analyst told BI.
- Nickelback, Post Malone, Chris Brown, and other stars took COVID cash despite their accountants' initial concerns about 'perjury' and 'perception problems,'...by jnewsham@insider.com (Jack Newsham) on July 25, 2024 at 12:56 pm
Top accountants for superstar musicians at NKSFB worried their clients could not legally claim COVID cash. Then they changed their minds.
- Southwest is ditching its unassigned seat policy for the first timeby nredmond@insider.com (Nora Redmond) on July 25, 2024 at 12:55 pm
The change to one of Southwest's best-known policies comes as it faces falling profits and pressure from an activist investor to turn things around.
- The US economy grew way faster than expected this springby insider@insider.com (Madison Hoff) on July 25, 2024 at 12:37 pm
US real GDP blew past expectations in the year's second quarter. It rose 2.8% compared to a forecast of 2.0%.
- A Southwest flight came 150 feet from crashing in the sea. Experts suspect 'pure human error.'by mfriel@businessinsider.com (Mikhaila Friel) on July 25, 2024 at 12:25 pm
A Southwest flight is being investigated after it flew dangerously close to Tampa's Courtney Campbell Causeway.
- Delta canceled more flights in 5 days after the CrowdStrike outage than it did in 2018 and 2019 combinedby nredmond@insider.com (Nora Redmond) on July 25, 2024 at 11:57 am
Delta Air Lines canceled over 5,000 flights in 5 days after a global IT outage connected to a defective update issued by CrowdStrike
- Zuck says he used to be awkward but is getting 'more comfortable just being me' as he gets olderby bnolan@insider.com (Beatrice Nolan) on July 25, 2024 at 11:57 am
Mark Zuckerberg has undergone a recent style glow-up and reflected on his evolving public persona in a Threads reply.
- After trying on dresses at J. Crew and Abercrombie, I get why the latter's having an amazing comeback right nowby insider@insider.com (Chloe Caldwell) on July 25, 2024 at 11:45 am
I tried on similar dresses at J. Crew and Abercrombie. I compared them based on price, fit, material, and overall value.
- Russian and Chinese bombers were intercepted flying together for the first time near the USby insider@insider.com (Mia Jankowicz) on July 25, 2024 at 11:44 am
The US intercepted Russian and Chinese bombers near Alaska on Wednesday, a few days after Beijing and Moscow criticized its strategy in the Arctic.
- Who Kamala Harris picks for her running mate will show where her campaign sees its path to victoryby jzitser@businessinsider.com (Joshua Nelken-Zitser) on July 25, 2024 at 11:39 am
Kamala Harris' potential running mates come from key states like Pennsylvania and Arizona. Her choice will indicate her battle plan, experts say.
- A grocery chain says it's facing a rise in 'fraudulent coupons' as social media users brag of huge discounts on their shoppingby gdean@businessinsider.com (Grace Dean) on July 25, 2024 at 11:36 am
At one Sainsbury's store visited by BI, a sign told customers to expect delays as the chain seeks to block the coupons.
- Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix shares 3 tips that will make you a better runnerby glandsverk@insider.com (Gabby Landsverk) on July 25, 2024 at 11:33 am
Elite sprinter Allyson Felix said avoiding some common exercise mistakes helped her stay at the top of her game for over a decade.
- Video of an Olympic champion whipping a horse resurrected a dark side of the gamesby habraham@insider.com (Hannah Abraham) on July 25, 2024 at 11:30 am
British Olympian Charlotte Dujardin was suspended after video showed her whipping a horse, reigniting concerns about the treatment of Olympic horses.
- A former Microsoft product manager shares the résumé that helped him land the jobby jmann@insider.com (Jyoti Mann) on July 25, 2024 at 11:07 am
Chris Hsiao shares how he set out to land a job at Microsoft — and his tips for navigating the lengthy interview process at Big Tech companies.