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Welcome back to our Sunday edition, where we round up some of our top stories and take you inside our newsroom.The world took a turn last night. President Donald Trump said US warplanes executed airstrikes that “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities. Trump also warned additional attacks against Iran could follow if “peace does not come quickly.”Business Insider jumped into action, with warfare pro Jake Epstein joining with Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert to give you a definitive roundup of the news. We’ve since gathered business leaders’ reactions and will keep adding as they come.We’re working on more for you,…

Universities are evolving their offerings in the age of artificial intelligence. Now, students have the option to pursue a full degree dedicated to AI.As more colleges introduce an AI major, the computer science degree, long viewed as a pipeline into Big Tech, will face more competition.Rice University, a Texas-based school known colloquially as a “Southern Ivy” because of its academic excellence, announced in May that it would offer a Bachelor of Science in artificial intelligence, for example.”We are in a moment of rapid transformation driven by AI, and Rice is committed to preparing students not just to participate in that…

Crystal Sloane is a pro at turning spun cotton into intricate, handmade figurines. There are seasonally themed ornaments like Santas and snowmen at Christmas, or radishes and turnips that can be personalized with the face of a loved one printed on them to celebrate spring. Crystal has been selling her work on Etsy since the dawn of the site 20 years ago. She got successful enough at dreaming up and making the quirky, vintage-inspired, custom items to quit her graphic design job in 2009 and pursue her artistic career full time. Two years later, and pregnant with her first child,…

José has a stable life and career. He wishes he could blow it all up.The 42-year-old has worked in cybersecurity for two decades and earns a six-figure salary. He lives with his girlfriend outside Dallas and earns enough to cover their basic expenses and put some money away for retirement.But he’s no longer energized by his work. When he thinks about how he’d like to spend the second half of his life, assuming he lives into his 80s, “sitting in front of a laptop definitely isn’t it,” says José, who requested that his last name not be used so he…

It’s one of the most frustrating parts of job hunting: You apply, maybe even land an interview, and then get rejected. Often, you don’t know why you didn’t get the job, or what made the person who did stand out.Those answers often lie with the hiring managers and HR leaders who make the final call.Blair Ciesil, partner, global talent attraction at McKinsey, pointed to an associate in the firm’s Houston office named Caitlin — a former theater major who pivoted to management consulting. Ciesil said the pandemic’s impact on the theater industry prompted Caitlin to explore new career options, leading…

President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that US warplanes had executed “massive precision” airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, in what he described in a press conference as a “spectacular military success.”The military operation marks a significant escalation in the tensions between Iran and Israel and represents a new level of US involvement in the international conflict.Business leaders from Bill Ackman to Jason Calacanis reacted to the news.Bill AckmanBillionaire hedge fund manager Ackman, a longtime ally of the president’s, was among the first to publicly react to the news with a post on X.”Thank you to our great military for…

As more basic income pilots and programs launch in the United States, Canada is following suit.Recently, politicians in Canada have considered how to implement no-strings-attached money initiatives, especially as many citizens lost jobs during the pandemic and the cost of living has increased. These discussions have drawn on studies and trials dating back nearly a century.As dozens of basic income programs in the United States spread, some leading policy experts have discussed whether these initiatives could be extended to a universal level. Other countries with basic income programs and experiments include Brazil, China, Germany, and India.Advocates for universal basic income…

As tech leaders continue to debate the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the job market, one CEO says the technology’s biggest risk may be “deskilling.”In an interview with The Times of London, Arthur Mensch, the CEO of the Paris-based firm Mistral AI, dismissed the idea that AI would lead to huge cuts to white-collar jobs, saying the bigger risk was that people may become progressively lazier as they increasingly rely on the tech to search for information.Speaking to the outlet at the VivaTech conference in Paris earlier this month, Mensch, who cofounded the open-source large language model developer alongside…

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A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on June 20, 2024. On Friday, a panel of federal appellate judges ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional. John Bazemore/AP hide caption toggle caption John Bazemore/AP NEW ORLEANS — A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional. The ruling Friday marked a…