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This as-told-to-essay is based on a conversation with Alex Delaney, 41, who is based in Chicago. It has been edited for length and clarity.After my husband died suddenly at the age of 39, both my body and mind remained in a state of shock for years to come.It happened in 2018, when I was 34, and it has taken a long time for the cortisol levels in my body to come back down, and, in parallel, for the fog of grief to lift. It was an extraordinarily intense experience, and I really struggled, especially with work. The future we had…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sam Bail, a data engineer and the founder of the alcohol-free pop-up event company, Bright Nights Social. It has been edited for length and clarity.Three years ago, I had the idea to open an alcohol-free bar in New York City.I don’t drink, but I still wanted nightlife — dancing, music, meeting new people, getting out of the house on a Friday or Saturday night. What I didn’t want was another alcohol-free space that was centered on wellness, meditation, or yoga. I wanted something that still felt like real nightlife, just without…

General atmosphere during an IMAX private screening for the movie “First Man” at an AMC theater in New York City on Oct. 10, 2018.Lars Niki | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesThe theatrical industry is in flux — and one stock is rising above the rest.IMAX saw its shares jump more than 44% in 2025, even before the company announced that it had generated a record $1.28 billion at the global box office for the year. Those ticket sales marked a more than 40% increase over 2024 and were 13% higher than its previous record set in 2019.Meanwhile, shares of…

Pivoting to an AI job may be trendy, but that doesn’t mean it’s an easy feat.As AI-related jobs continue to pop up, and companies invest heavily in upskilling, more workers are looking to add “AI” to their job titles.To see how it can be done, Business Insider spoke with four Google employees who transitioned to AI teams. While each followed a different path, all of them spent roughly a year building the necessary skills to land new roles — and for some, the transition took several years.From participating in employee hackathons to becoming AI content creators, the four employees share…

2026 is just getting started, and layoffs are already underway.Companies, including Angi, the company formerly known as Angie’s List, and the popular web tool Tailwind, have cut staff, citing the impact of artificial intelligence among the reasons for the layoffs.More than 100 other companies, from Amazon to Nike to Verizon, have filed legally mandated WARN notices about job cuts to come in 2026, according to WARN Tracker. Some of the cuts are part of previously announced reductions.This year’s cuts follow three years of significant workforce reductions across a broad range of industries, including tech, media, finance, and retail.The moves come…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that President Donald Trump’s proposal to keep Wall Street players from buying single-family homes would not force them to sell their current holdings.”These big institutions buy housing, then rent them out, and they’re able to depreciate it. They hide their earnings, pay lower taxes,” he said on Thursday at the Economic Club of Minnesota.”The idea here is bygones are bygones,” Bessent added. “We’re not going to have a forced sale here.”On Wednesday, Trump said he would ban institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes in an effort to make housing more affordable for Americans. Single-family homes…

TikTok is preparing to carve off parts of its US business, but not all US workers are joining the new entity.Some US staff were told this week that they will not work for the new joint venture, called TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, led by managing investors Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX. Instead, they will work for a separate TikTok global entity that will remain under ByteDance’s ownership, called TT Commerce & Global Services LLC.The change, outlined in a memo sent to impacted employees that Business Insider reviewed, includes workers who focus on US products that will remain tied to…

An original still image from an eyewitness video shows the masked ICE agent who shot Renee Nicole Good (Left). Users on social media “unmasked” the agent using Grok (Right). Experts warn AI cannot “unmask” individuals. NPR is publishing both images to show how AI is being used to manipulate images of news events. Screenshots by NPR/Image by Courtney Theophin/NPR hide caption toggle caption Screenshots by NPR/Image by Courtney Theophin/NPR In the hours after a fatal shooting of Renee Good, 37, in Minneapolis, an image of the ICE agent who took the shots began to circulate. While the agent wore a…

The battle to become the top micro-drama app in the US is heating up.DramaBox, one of the leading producers of the short-video format filled with soapy tropes, has been seeking fresh funding from US backers, according to two people with direct knowledge of its efforts.One said DramaBox’s fundraising goal was $100 million with a $500 million valuation.DramaBox is part of Singapore-based StoryMatrix, and is behind titles like “A Deal with the Hockey Captain” and “The Lost Heir: A Christmas Reckoning” that it monetizes through one-off payments, subscriptions (usually $20 a week), and ads.DramaBox did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Every…

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is instructing “representatives” to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, arguing the move would lower interest rates and monthly housing payments.In a Truth Social post, Trump said the directive was possible because Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have “$200 billion in cash.” He added the bond purchases would help “make the cost of owning a home more affordable.” It was not clear who Trump meant by his “representatives,” or which entity would carry out the purchases. The White House did not immediately respond to requests for clarification.Trump’s proposal for his representatives to buy…