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Ex-refugee and former Iraqi president takes over UN's refugee agency

Bahram Salih, the new head of the UN's refugee agency says that he knows the pain of being ripped from all one knows. The former Iraqi president has just taken over the UNHCR and headed to Kakuma refu...

1dFrance 24world_newsImpact

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Gets a New Book Cover Ahead of the HBO Series Premiere

HBO's latest Game of Thrones spin-off series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , is kicking off next week. Alongside the new series, Penguin Random House has just released a new version of George R.R. M...

1dIGNEntertainment

From humanoid robots to agentic AI, I learned what retail insiders are buzzing about at a major industry conference

I went to NRF 2026. Jordan Hart/Business Insider AI dominated this week's discussions at Retail's Big Show, a leading industry conference. I attended for the first time and saw retail leaders showcase...

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Celebrity deaths 2026: Remembering the famous people we lost this year

Scott Adams. Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams passed away. So did Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir. Legendary independent film director Béla Tarr als...

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LEGO's Massive $650 Pokémon Set Is Already Sold Out

It’s only been one day since the upcoming Pokémon LEGO sets went up for preorder , but the most expensive one has already sold out. Preorders for the $650 Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise LEGO set ar...

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She and 4 friends quit their jobs to make a mobile game. Now, they've raised $30 million in a Series A led by A16z.

Irem Sumer is the CEO and cofounder of Talemonster Games. Talemonster Games Talemonster Games raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Arcadia and Andreessen Horowitz. CEO Irem Sumer and her team...

6hBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

Ford is so desperate for mechanics it's giving some of them free tools and Carhartt gear

Ford can't find enough mechanics to service its new cars. It's trying to create a pipeline of young workers with Carhartt. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Ford and Carhartt entered into a three-pronged p...

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My nonprofit celebrates birthdays for families who can't afford them. In 14 years, I've never grown tired of seeing their joy.

Paige Chenault Lohoefer founded The Birthday Project in 2012 Courtesy of This be Grace Paige Chenault Lohoefer is the founder of the nonprofit The Birthday Party Project. The organization celebrates k...

1dBusiness InsidersocietyImpact

Welcome to the era of the megamanager

Middle managers are taking on more direct reports after the "Great Flattening." dowell/Getty Images The average number of reports for managers is increasing as the "Great Flattening" p...

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I visited Bojangles' first New York City location and was reminded why I fell in love with the Southern chicken chain

Bojangles just opened its first New York City location in East Flatbush, New York. Here are some highlights from the menu. Erin McDowell/Business Insider When I attended college in North Carolina, I f...

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One thing that might get workers to embrace AI? The 4-day workweek.

Working fewer days might help create buy-in among workers for adopting AI, authors of a book on the four-day workweek suggest. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Adopting a four-day workweek could boost employ...

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Civilization VII is coming to Apple Arcade

Sid Meier's Civilization VII is headed to the Apple Arcade on February 5th, allowing you to play the strategy game across your iPhone, iPad, or Mac through the company's $6.99 / month subscription. Th...

14hThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Iran: Activists report more than 2,500 dead after brutal crackdown

Activists report that more than 2,400 people have been killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, according to updated figures from the Human Rights Activist News Agency, which says most of th...

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Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue

The Senate passed a bill that could give people who've found their likeness deepfaked into sexually-explicit images without their consent a new way to fight back. The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images an...

1dThe VergePoliticsImpact

Show HN: Ayder – HTTP-native durable event log written in C (curl as client)

Hi HN, I built Ayder — a single-binary, HTTP-native durable event log written in C. The wedge is simple: curl is the client (no JVM, no ZooKeeper, no thick client libs). There’s a 2-minute demo that s...

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I'm an American who lived in Ireland for a year. Everyone who visited me used this packing list — and thanked me later.

As someone who lived there for a year, I know what to pack for a trip to Ireland. Hannah Kennedy As an American who spent a year living in Ireland , I've created a great packing list for visitors. To ...

15hBusiness Insiderlifestyle

The Best Disney+ Deals and Bundles for January 2026

Considering what it offers, Disney+ is one of the best streaming services on the block. From classic Disney animated films to the latest Marvel shows, Star Wars movies, and so much more, Disney+ puts ...

9hIGNEntertainment

Verizon’s wireless network is down for many people nationwide

The first big outage of 2026 is here, as Verizon customers across the US, including several of our phones, complain that service has been spotty or nonexistent since just after noon ET, with phones sw...

11hThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Insta360’s face-tracking webcams get bigger sensors and more expensive

Insta360’s webcams are now going pro. | Image: Insta360 Insta360 has announced new Pro versions of its Link 2 and Link 2C webcams that first launched in September 2024 . As with the previous versions,...

1dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Bilt unveils credit cards with 10% interest rate for first year after Trump calls for cap

Bilt Rewards CEO Ankur Jain Taylor Hill/Getty Images Trump has called for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates. Bilt is rolling out a new suite of 3 credit cards offering 10% interest for the first...

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