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I've lived overseas for 15 years. Saying goodbye to my mom never gets easier.

The author moved from the US to Wales 15 years ago. Courtesy of the author Moving overseas meant living far from my mom for most of my adult life. Staying close across an ocean takes effort, grief, an...

Jan 19Business InsiderlifestyleImpact

I quit finance at 54 to go full-time with my matchmaking side hustle. I love having a career where being older is an asset.

Cassindy Chao now works as a full-time matchmaker. Courtesy of Cassindy Chao Cassindy Chao worked in finance, including at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, but felt she never thrived. She started matchmak...

Jan 18Business InsiderlifestyleImpact

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...

Jan 15Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

China’s coal-fired export ban was cheered by the West. Then came the massive blackouts

In 2021, when Beijing finally pledged to stop building and financing new coal power plants overseas, Western governments and climate advocates rejoiced. John Kerry, US climate envoy at the time, said ...

Jan 20South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

'I Would've Been Miserable 20 Years Ago Trying to Do That Job' — Matt Damon Says He's 'Still Kind of Unpacking' the 'Profound Effect' Filming The Odyssey Had on Him

Matt Damon has discussed how tough it was filming Christopher Nolan’s next epic, The Odyssey , which he said had a “profound” effect on him. The Odyssey, written and directed by Nolan and due out July...

Jan 20IGNEntertainmentImpact

Spain begins three days of national mourning after train crash as death toll rises to 40

Officials are continuing to investigate the causes of the incident that Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente has called "strange" since it occurred on a straight line and neither train was speeding...

Jan 20Euronewsaccidents

Ayn Thor Review

Ever since I first got my silver Game Boy Advance SP for my birthday back in 2003, I have adored the clamshell design for my portable gaming devices. What the GBA SP started, the DS Lite later solidif...

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7 of the best fragrance trends and scents to follow in 2026, according to professional perfumers

captionTK Foto-Video-Studio/Getty Images Business Insider spoke to three perfumers about 2026 fragrance trends . Gourmands, woodsy scents, and fresh fragrances are likely going nowhere this year. The ...

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I moved away from my family in my 30s. When I called crying, my dad dropped everything and came to see me.

Ruth Davis's dad dropped everything and went to visit her when she needed him. Courtesy of Ruth Davis Ruth Davis is a 39-year-old mom who moved two hours away from her family in 2019 for work. Leaving...

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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...

Jan 13Business InsiderEntertainmentImpact

Arms makers say that the fast-moving war in Ukraine is changing how they design and upgrade weapons

Milrem Robotics is among the companies making its weapons so they can be upgraded as easily as possible. Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images The battlefield in Ukraine is changing constantly, and weapon...

Jan 15Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Take a look at the fanciest private jets and government aircraft that took the rich and powerful to Davos

Private jets and other VIP aircraft at Zurich Dübendorf Airport on Tuesday. ENNIO LEANZA / AFP Some of the world's fanciest aircraft descended on Switzerland this week. Business Insider tracked some o...

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What’s Going On With Elon Musk and Ryanair? Here’s What You Need to Know

Will the tech billionaire attempt a takeover of an airliner out of spite? Here’s the background on Musk’s latest beef, and what it’s really all about....

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Mysterious polar weather on Jupiter and Saturn could be key to understanding their insides

"I don't think anyone's made this connection between the surface fluid pattern and the interior properties of these planets."...

Jan 20Space.comScience

Dollar and US stocks fall as Trump says ‘no going back’ on Greenland bid

European leaders criticise stance on Arctic island, with Macron taking aim at US president’s ‘useless aggressivity’...

Jan 20Financial TimesPoliticsImpact

How weather, climate change and human presence are taking their toll on hiking trails

Extreme weather phenomena and global warming are making some trails unsafe, while excessive visitor numbers are damaging local environments....

Jan 20EuronewsenvironmentImpact

JuiceFS is a distributed POSIX file system built on top of Redis and S3

Article URL: https://github.com/juicedata/juicefs Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46637165 Points: 5 # Comments: 1...

Jan 15Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Trump tells Iranian protesters 'help is on its way' and cancels talks with officials

US President Donald Trump said on January 13 he’s cancelled talks with Iranian officials amid a protest crackdown, telling Iranian citizens “help is on its way.” Trump did not offer any details about ...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

I landed a job at Snap after guessing the recruiter's email address. Here's my advice for other recent graduates looking for tech roles.

Sreeja Apparaju Amy Graves/Getty Images for Prime Video Sreeja Apparaju decided to pursue a tech role after graduating, despite having no tech internships. She said a networking trick and the support ...

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When I got laid off, traveling felt like a bad idea. I'm glad I went on a short, affordable trip anyway.

captiontK Jessica Derschowitz When I got laid off, I didn't feel like I could take the trip to Europe that my friend suggested. We decided to go on a more affordable weekend trip to Montreal instead, ...

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