The US Army, like other services, sees 3D printing as a quick solution to making spare drone parts and adapting drones to new mission requirements.US Army photo by Spc. Sandy Vera VazquezA US Army brigade brought a lot of 3D printed drones with them to a recent exercise.3D printing drones may take only a few …
SpaceX employees going to work on the day of their company's IPO.Mike Blake/REUTERSThis post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.Looking into your peers' pockets is a bad habit. But good luck telling Blue Origin employees that.For most of us, SpaceX's eye-popping IPO showed us …
TSAOil prices have fallen to about $70 a barrel amid a US-Iran peace deal, but fares likely won't drop.Analysts say carriers are seeing favorable supply-and-demand dynamics, partly driven by the war.US airline stocks are rallying as investors expect lower oil prices to boost profitability.Flyers hoping for cheaper flights this summer may be disappointed.Oil prices — …
Jennifer Piepszak, Marianne Lake, and Mary Erdoes were all seen as contenders to succeed Jamie Dimon.BII; Getty ImagesDoug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh became front-runners in JPMorgan's succession race Thursday.Less than two years ago, three women had been among the top contenders for Jamie Dimon's job.Here's how the dynamics shifted, leaving it unlikely that a woman …
As a brutal heat wave hits Europe, many Americans have the same question: Why don't you just get AC?Bloomberg/Getty ImagesEurope is in the midst of a heat wave, sparking an age-old question from US posters on social media.The question: Why is air conditioning so much less common in Europe than in the US?Europe's architecture and …
NATO forces aren't developing naval drones the right way, a Ukrainian commander said.US Army photoNATO forces are increasingly acquiring naval drones after seeing Ukraine use them successfully against Russia.But a Ukrainian commander said the way that these countries are developing them makes him uneasy.The commander attributed Ukraine's successful products to its extensive combat experience.UKRAINE — …
Zoox refreshed its robotaxi and said it's prepared to produce up to 100 vehicles a week.ZooxZoox revealed a refreshed robotaxi design that the company says will improve rider experience.The update comes as the company prepares to ramp up vehicle production at its Hayward factory.The facility has the capacity to produce 10,000 robotaxis a year.Amazon's Zoox …
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesMeta reassigned thousands of engineers to units focused on AI training last month.Now, Meta is letting people leave the unit if they want to.The move comes after CTO Andrew Bosworth addressed morale dips at Meta this month.Meta is walking back its stance on forcing engineers to join a task force focused …
Solomon Rosenblatt is 96 and working with a matchmaker to find love.Courtesy of Solomon RosenblattSolomon Rosenblatt, 96, is looking for love in New York City.He wants someone to join him at jazz shows and operas.He's hoping to fight the loneliness he's felt since his wife died two years ago.This as-told-to essay is based on a …
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 …
