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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said that the company is doing “well more” than $13 billion in annual revenue — and he sounded a little testy when pressed on how it will pay for its massive spending commitments. His comments came up during a joint interview on the Bg2 podcast between Altman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about the partnership between their two companies. Host Brad Gerstner (who’s also founder and CEO of Altimeter Capital) brought up reports that the company is currently bringing in around $13 billion in revenue — a sizable amount, but one that’s dwarfed by more…
In the midst of an unprecedented AI buildout, Meta is spending more than most. The company is building two massive data centers, and reporting indicates there will be as much as $600 billion in spending on U.S. infrastructure over the next three years. Those figures might not raise eyebrows in Silicon Valley, but they’re starting to make Wall Street nervous. The issue came to a head this week as Meta reported quarterly earnings, which showed the company’s operating expenses jumping $7 billion year-over-year and nearly $20 billion in capital expense. It was the result of intense spending on AI…
Anyone who has suffered from jet lag or struggled after turning the clock forward or back an hour for daylight saving time knows all about what researchers call your biological clock, or circadian rhythm – the “master pacemaker” that synchronizes how your body responds to the passing of one day to the next.This “clock” is made up of about 20,000 neurons in the hypothalamus, the area near the center of the brain that coordinates your body’s unconscious functions, like breathing and blood pressure. Humans aren’t the only beings that have an internal clock system: All vertebrates – or mammals, birds,…
2025-11-02T14:10:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Some products feel like they’ve been around forever, but they’re actually fairly recent inventions. Sliced bread, a kitchen staple, has been around for fewer than 100 years. It’s tough to imagine life without the MacBook and iPhone, but they’ve only been around 20 years. It seems like there was…
Christina Kantzavelos left California for Portugal for better healthcare and a better lifestyle.Portugal offers a community focused and affordable lifestyle with access to nature and good weather.Kantzavelos spends a fraction of what she would pay in the US for her healthcare and daily needs.This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Christina Kantzavelos, 37, a therapist and chronic illness advocate based in Óbidos, Portugal, a town about 52 miles north of Lisbon. She left California at the end of 2022 and lived nomadically in Europe until settling in Portugal in 2024. She still rents a home in California and has…
Changes may be coming to the U.S. dietary guidelines: If public comments from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are any indication, Americans could see a big difference when it comes to saturated fat.In July, Kennedy said at a meeting of the National Governors Association that new guidelines would be “common sense” and “stress the need to eat saturated fats, dairy, good meat, and fresh meat and vegetables.” He has called guidelines that promote low-fat dairy over full-fat versions “antiquated.” He has also praised fast-food chains that have switched their fryers from vegetable oil to beef tallow. Beef tallow is…
Inside a glass-walled lab at Tesla’s engineering headquarters, dozens of workers act out the motions of everyday life: lifting a cup, wiping a table, pulling open a curtain.They repeat each action hundreds of times during eight-hour shifts, and their work is captured by five cameras attached to their helmet and a heavy backpack. CEO Elon Musk sometimes stops by to watch, and Tesla investors visit regularly for demos.It’s like being a “lab rat under a microscope,” one former worker told Business Insider.The goal is simple: Teach Optimus, the company’s robot, how to move like a human.Musk has identified Optimus as…
If you’re worried about the growing use of hyperrealistic AI-generated content in politics, you’re not alone. Some politicians feel the same way.”When I’m on my feed today, I’m scared to death,” Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut told BI. “I have no idea what’s real and what’s not, and I don’t understand how we have a meaningful political dialogue in this country when there is no way for voters to distinguish between what’s real and what’s not.”Everywhere you look online, politicians and political groups are using AI to make a point.Most recently, President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video in…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ibrahim Shah, a 22-year-old student studying computer science at the University of California, Irvine. It’s been edited for length and clarity. An Anduril spokesperson pointed Business Insider to cofounder Matt Grimm’s response on social media.My dream is to build my own company. Palmer Luckey sold Oculus when he was only 21. I wanted to be at an organization where the founders are absolute killers, very technically gifted, and have bold personalities.If I work at a company like Anduril, that means I’m super smart, and I also get to be in a…
When I walked into a concert last month, I was handed a bingo card. The phrases on squares prompted me to find people who had the same favorite color as I did, or had traveled recently — meaning I’d have to speak with strangers. The activity seemed more aligned with a bridal shower than an indie show, but this wasn’t a typical concert. It was put on by Sofar Sounds, a company that lines up concerts with emerging artists at locations that aren’t disclosed until shortly before the show; they can be galleries or event spaces or even backyards. This…