BYD executive vice president Stella Li spoke to Business Insider at the Cannes Lions festival.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesChinese EV giant BYD is taking on Tesla in the race to build humanoid robots.Top executive Stella Li told BI that she wanted to use the robots in the company's showrooms.The robots would help sell cars, but wouldn't replace the …
Meta's new AI glasses, starting at $299, aim to blend fashion with advanced wearable technology.MetaMark Zuckerberg envisions Meta's AI glasses as stylish, functional wearables, not mere gadgets.Meta's new AI glasses, starting at $299, aim to blend fashion with advanced wearable technology.Zuckerberg said his collaboration with EssilorLuxottica influenced his taste in fashion.Mark Zuckerberg wants Meta's latest …
Palmer Luckey, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jensen Huang are among the billionaires who could be affected by a California wealth tax.Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images; Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images; Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty ImagesCalifornia has a lot of billionaires, more than any other state and more than most countries. So a proposed wealth tax on its billionaires could …
The author was able to take his twin sons to a World Cup match in Seattle because of the kindness and generosity of a complete stranger.Courtesy of Ash Jurberg.I promised my sons a trip to the World Cup. Sixteen years later, I couldn't afford to make it happen.After I wrote about breaking that promise, a …
Ukraine's drone pilots are hunted by Russia and at risk just like other soldiers.Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty ImagesUkraine's drone operators aren't necessarily more protected than other soldiers on the battlefield.Saying "they are doing their job in much safer conditions is completely wrong," an official said.They're top targets, and a soldier said pilots sometimes need to …
Tesla has faced scrutiny over its driver-assistance technology.John Keeble/Getty ImagesA Tesla Model 3 crashed into a home in Katy, Texas, killing a resident inside on Friday night.Driver Michael Butler said Tesla's driver assistance tool was active during the fatal crash.Tesla's driver-assistance features have faced scrutiny in courts and from regulators.Federal regulators have opened a probe …
David Schulhof and Clive Davis co-produced the documentary "The Soundtrack of Our Lives."David SchulhofClive Davis, legendary music executive and record producer, died on June 22 at 94.David Schulhof knew Davis since childhood and went on to co-produce a documentary about Davis' life.Schulhof, a music industry exec, says Davis taught him to trust his gut and …
Tokenmaxxing within some companies is creating a new divide, fueling burnout among some software engineers.Samyukta Lakshmi/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAI tokenmaxxing is creating a new divide among engineers, Menlo Ventures partner Deedy Das says.'Lazy' engineers heavily rely on AI to generate code, while the 'craftsmen' review and fix it.It's driving many engineers to face an 'identity …
Arnold Gold/Connecticut Post via Getty ImagesThis post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.Rush hour is turning into every hour.The fight for fully remote jobs is dead, but a small victory for many employees has been a flexible schedule. A 9-to-5 doesn't necessarily mean being …
Martin Woodtli moved with his mom, who had Alzheimer's, to Thailand so she could get better care. In the process, he started a care home.Amanda Goh/Business InsiderIn 2002, Martin Woodtli decided to move his mother, who had Alzheimer's, from Switzerland to Thailand.He had spent years watching the disease slowly change his family. When his mother …
