Smoke billows from burning vehicles in Puerto Vallarta on Sunday.@morelifediares via Instagram/Youtube/@morelifediares via REUTERSCartel violence has caused major disruption in parts of Mexico and triggered numerous flight diversions.39 flights headed to the resort of Puerto Vallarta and the city of Guadalajara were diverted on Sunday.That included a five-hour journey that returned to Calgary, and two …
Al Drago/BloombergThis post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.Call it De-Liberation Day.The Supreme Court blocked a significant chunk of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff policy on Friday. But instead of closing the chapter, it's opened an entirely new book that no one seems to …
New York City issued a travel ban, and thousands of flights across the region have been canceled as a blizzard pummels the NortheastSpencer Platt/Getty ImagesA significant winter storm will pummel much of the Northeast from Sunday to Monday.Airlines are delaying and canceling thousands of flights as a result.Adding to the travel chaos, Homeland Security said …
American tourists were told to shelter in place as cartel violence erupted in Puerto Vallarta and other parts of Mexico.REUTERSThe US State Department urged American tourists in parts of Mexico to "shelter in place" on Sunday.Violence erupted across the country after the local government killed a cartel leader.The US warned tourists of violence in Puerto …
NATO forces participate in a military exercise in the Arctic Ocean in September.AP Photo/Ebrahim NorooziRussia has sent much of its Arctic forces to Ukraine, where they have taken a beating in combat.But NATO is bracing for these forces to eventually reconstitute, a top Norwegian officer said.Western militaries are using this period to train for a …
An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center with a closed-loop cooling system on October 20, 2025, in Vernon, California.Mario Tama/Getty ImagesThis post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.Looking aheadThe data center boom crept up on America, and we were ready. Business Insider jumped …
Residents in New Brunswick, New Jersey, protest a potential data center on February 18.The Climate Revolution Action NetworkAnother possible data center has been scrapped after community objections.This one was in New Jersey, where locals and environmental activists protested the plan.Data centers have become a flash point nationwide as AI companies scramble to power their products.Like …
OpenAI and SpaceX could have massive IPOs this year.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Fabrice COFFRINI/AFP via Getty ImagesElon Musk's SpaceX wants to launch satellites that act as data centers into space.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said placing data centers in space isn't feasible right now.He called the idea "ridiculous" during an event in New Delhi.SpaceX CEO Elon Musk …
Steve Hanke.Steve HankeSteve Hanke says AI is "overhyped and potentially dangerous."The veteran trader and economist said he agrees with Yann LeCun about chatbots' shortcomings.Hanke previously said the AI boom could be a bubble and his advice was to "buckle your seat belt."Steve Hanke says there's excessive buzz around AI — and it could end badly.The …
Seng Kui Lim / Getty ImagesThis post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.The Year of the Fire HorseA dozen or so friends clamoured around my fireplace's mantel to grab their Dollar Store-bought journals and select a fancy gel pen. A ChatGPT-designed workshop on creating a …
