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A 73-year-old teaches other seniors to overcome their fears and embrace tech. She says they learn better from peers.

TJTJ Courtesy of Anne Goldberg Anne Goldberg has been tech-savvy since operating early computer models in the 1980s. 40 years on, she is using her knowledge to teach seniors how to use iPhones and oth...

Jan 17Business InsidersocietyImpact

Syria: The man behind the mission to heal decade-old wounds in the Sunni majority

Since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024, one of the huge challenges the new government has faced is that of division. Syrian society is made up of different sectarian and ethnic groups -- t...

Jan 15France 24Politics

Germany’s Merz says Iran’s leadership may be in ‘final days’

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Iran’s current leadership may be nearing its end amid mass protests across the country. “If a regime can only stay in power through the use of violence, then it i...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Having a baby in rural America? Get ready for a 3-hour drive.

America's hospitals are dropping their labor and delivery services. skaman306/Getty Images 60% of rural counties offered no labor and delivery services in 2023, a new report found. Many pregnant patie...

14hBusiness InsiderHealthImpact

Grok stops users from making sexualized AI images after global backlash

Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images Grok will no longer be allowed to create AI photos of real people in sexualized or revealing clothing, after widespread global backlash. "We have implem...

Jan 15Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Kurdish granted national language status in Syria

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on Friday declaring Kurdish a "national language", in an apparent gesture of good will towards the minority following clashes in recent days. The decre...

Jan 17France 24Politics

China’s population shrinks for fourth straight year

A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, authorities are pushing a range of ideas and policies to try to encourage more births – tactics that range from cash subsidies to taxing condom...

5dFrance 24world_newsImpact

As many as 15,000 feared dead in Iran as regime hunts Starlink devices, activist tells Euronews

Euronews spoke to Ilya Hashemi, a popular online activist whose Telegram channel is a source of reliable news from within Iran, who has been among the few during the ongoing protests to cover and rela...

Jan 14EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Sudan's women face 'world's worst' sexual violence amid brutal conflict, minister says

A social affairs minister for Sudan's army-backed government said that that women are the main victims of the brutal conflict ongoing since April 2023. Sulaima Ishaq al-Khalifa said Sudanese women are...

12hFrance 24world_news

Age-gap friendships are the cheat code to leveling up at work

The author and her friend Bryan have a 57-year age gap. Courtesy of Melissa Noble This post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here...

12hBusiness InsiderlifestyleImpact

Iran crackdown: 'Can a government willing to kill its own people be trusted to reform?'

William Hilderbrandt welcomes Dr. Ahu Kucuksefahani, Scholar in International Relations, social movements and digital activism. She offers a sobering analysis of Iran's deepening crisis amidst unprece...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

My husband has spent years preparing for early retirement. I've been doing the opposite.

captionTKKTK Ashley Archambault My parents died before they could retire, which has made me value the present day over the future. My husband, on the other hand, has been saving since high school and ...

5dBusiness Insiderlifestyle

How 'Heated Rivalry' fans took over the internet

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie play hockey rivals who fall in love on HBO's "Heated Rivalry". Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max " Heated Rivalry" is a breakout hit on HBO Max about a gay hock...

Jan 15Business InsiderEntertainmentImpact

State-wide anti-ICE protest gears up in Minnesota as 5 year-old boy arrested

The US state of Minnesota is bracing for a statewide day of protest. Residents are expected to stay home on January 23, shutting down schools and businesses to "ICE out ICE", protesting the intensifie...

1dFrance 24Politics

I lived with my grandfather for 2 years. I never expected we'd become best friends.

The author (left) moved in with her grandfather (right). Courtesy of Ashleigh N. DeLuca When I moved in with my grandfather during the pandemic, I expected a repetitive routine. Having time every day ...

11hBusiness InsiderlifestyleImpact

Map shows how the rich and powerful are descending on Davos by private jet

Private jets from dozens of different countries arrived near Davos on Monday. Pete Syme/Business Insider Business Insider tracked private jets landing near Davos on the first day of the WEF annual mee...

4dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

IMF presses governments to step up support for workers displaced by AI

Analysis finds evidence of the technology hitting wages and employment in certain areas...

Jan 14Financial TimeseconomicsImpact

‘Welcome to hell’: Venezuela’s most notorious torture chamber

Families call for release of political prisoners at the brutal El Helicoide jail...

Jan 14Financial TimesPolitics

Is liberal democracy in terminal decline?

The old system worked under a set of conditions that are no longer present...

1dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

X to block Grok AI’s undressing feature

Al Jazeera's Linh Nguyen explains the global outrage of Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok....

Jan 16Al JazeeraTechnologyImpact
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