Animal Crossing has always been anti-instant gratification. By design, you have to take your time, wait for days to pass in real time, and complete a seemingly endless list of chores to build a meanin...
It's relatively rare for a podcast to last 14 years, especially a fiction one. In fact, as far as I can tell, Welcome to Night Vale is the longest continually running fiction podcast out there. (Some ...
An AI-generated scene created by Flow. Google is expanding access to its AI videomaking tool. Launched last May , Flow was initially only available to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, but now, ...
Several people are gathered around a bleach blond man in a bright pink suit suspended in a clear plastic tube. With a microphone in front of him and a giant sign reading TALK TO ME placed above, "Mike...
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,...
Business Insider's reporter spent 30 hours in an Amtrak bedroom while traveling from Miami to New York. Joey Hadden/Business Insider I spent 30 hours on an overnight Amtrak train traveling from Miami ...
I'm Dan, and I built a CLI that lets AI agents design in Figma. What it does: 100 commands to create shapes, text, frames, components, modify styles, export assets. JSX importing that's ~100x faster t...
The cities building the most homes rely more heavily on immigrant labor. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times The cities that build and remodel the most homes rely the most heavily on immigrant worker...
The hallmark of timeless home decor is that it lasts well over time and showcases personality. Benjamin C Tankersley/For The Washington Post via Getty Images Business Insider asked interior designers ...
Tyler Butterworth (left) and John Howell (right) have built a following on social media as military influencers. Jake Gabbard / Business Insider Army soldiers Tyler Butterworth and John Howell use soc...
Google says that generated videos should also now be more consistent with thereference images they’re based on. | Image: Google / The Verge Google is making its Veo 3.1 AI video model pay closer atten...
Jean-Philippe Riopy at his piano Courtesy of Greg Williams At 18, Jean-Philippe Rio-Py escaped a brutal cult that wrecked his childhood. He suffered hardship in his 20s and early 30s, but was determin...
Small footprint. Speedy performance. | Image: The Verge Happy Saturday, folks! This week, Best Buy kicked off its so-called “ Winter Sale ,” introducing a whole host of price cuts that range from not-...
I've always loved RTS games and wanted to make a game similar for a long time. I thought I'd just try and build a mini / puzzle game around the resource gathering aspects of an RTS. Objective: You hav...
The Leaptic Cube will be available in black or white, but pricing and availability aren’t known yet. | Image: Dreame Dreame, a Chinese company known for its unique robot vacuums and floor cleaners, ex...
Semafor CEO Justin Smith says his company hosted close to 100 events in 2025. His ambition is to build a Washington, DC-based event that's supposed to rivals the annual Davos gathering in Switzerland....
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...
Shiyao Tang says she spent 5 months planning her exit from her $390K job. Shiyao Tang Shiyao Tang quit her $390,000 job at DoorDash to build Soir Si, a silk womenswear brand. Tang says she spent 5 mon...
Luisa Zhou's parents taught her the importance of working hard. Courtesy of Luisa Zhou Luisa Zhou's immigrant parents taught her to work hard and seek security. She ran out of paid time off after help...
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 ...