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When Keara Callahan’s longtime relationship ended in 2023, she knew she had to make some big changes in her life.At the time, she was living in Miami while working remotely as a government tech consultant. Her pay was good, but on her own, it wasn’t enough to make living alone in such an expensive city feel feasible — or financially responsible.Callahan decided to move back in with her parents in Northern Virginia. While practical, it wasn’t an easy decision, she told Business Insider.”At that time, I was 25, and I thought moving back home would be embarrassing,” she said. “I…
Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated: June 14, 2026 Google Gemini AI just put XRP back under the spotlight, predicting it is tightly wound for a major breakout toward $1.60 to $1.80 over the next 90 days.With XRP sitting at $1.13 right now, that is a 42% to 59% move, and the whole setup is built on a coil that snaps the moment…
AI gold rush powers $100B fundraising frenzy despite rising risks: FT
Nearly every parent knows you can be literally anywhere with the kids — out to dinner, at the park, sitting around the living room, or packed in the car — and they’ll come up with questions you can’t answer.Until recently, my parental refrain was, “Let’s Google it.”Growing up with Google as a fact of life, my son never had any objections. Now that AI has hit the scene in full force, he’s not as comfortable with my new response: “Let’s ask AI.”My son, Noah, has gleaned very clear anti-AI sentiments from YouTube, his peers, and likely ambient cultural unease. In…
Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated: June 14, 2026 MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation have established a formal joint council to develop and co-issue a yen-backed crypto stablecoin by the end of Japan fiscal year 2026, March 2027.The stablecoin will be issued under a trust agreement, with all three banks acting as joint settlors and a trust bank or…
In April 2025, I sat contentedly at my full-time job as a publishing associate — until I got a foreboding feeling I couldn’t shake.One minute, I was joyfully dealing with Netflix celebrities. Next, my instincts were screaming that something was wrong. I couldn’t explain it, but the feeling haunted me until I did something reckless.I quit my job. I put in my resignation, and in the morning, that feeling of doubt was gone.I was shell-shocked. “Did I really just do that?” Amid the disbelief, a headline announced shortly after that my former company was closing.It should have felt validating. But…
Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Fact Checked by CryptoNews Editorial Team Author CryptoNews Editorial Team Part of the Team Since Sep 2018 About Author The CryptoNews editorial team is composed of seasoned writers specializing in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Their expertise ensures comprehensive, accurate, and insightful content for… Last updated: June 14, 2026 For a few hours, earlier this week, Tether USDT stablecoin held…
In a serious near-peer conflict, Western countries can’t count on their homelands remaining safe while their militaries fight overseas, a top NATO commander told Business Insider.Air threats are more numerous and can reach much farther than when the West last fought a major war against a similarly capable adversary, Sir John Stringer, NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, told Business Insider.Beyond traditional aircraft threats, powerful missiles and cheap long-range drones can now threaten places that once would have been considered safely in the rear.The West had at least 20 years of fighting counter-insurgency campaigns, Stringer said. For the UK, that…
Moyan Chen was laid off from her role as a data scientist at Meta in May after just under a year on the job. The 24-year-old, who lives in New York City, isn’t sure what she wants to do next. Business Insider has verified her identity and former employment. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity.When the rumor of layoffs at Meta leaked in March, there was no timeline. Some of my colleagues and I were fearing Wednesdays because Meta has sometimes laid off people on those days. So, every Tuesday night, when I left work, I wondered…
Americans across the country are rallying against the AI-inspired data center boom. Now, an increasing number of local lawmakers are backing them up, issuing restrictions, imposing moratoriums, or outright banning construction. Data centers have become a major source of contention in the United States, where tech leaders, developers, and investors are pumping billions of dollars into the large-scale construction projects. The facilities house the servers powering the AI products sold by Big Tech companies and leading AI startups like Anthropic and OpenAI.Although data centers in America aren’t new, the AI revolution is fueling ever-increasing demand and requiring facilities that dwarf…