The oldest army ant on record, preserved in Baltic amber dating back 35 million years ago. Sosiak et al. 2022, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; ©President and Fellows of Harvard College The army ant (Dorylinae) is generally good at two things: traveling all around the world and having a ravenous appetite. Through their highly…
Stack Commerce We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › For some odd reason, Murphy’s Law kicks in whenever any of your gadgets die. It’s almost guaranteed that when your phone’s battery plummets to zero, some of your devices follow, like your smartwatch or…
You swipe, you match, and before you know it, your match wants to meet IRL. But there’s a catch: they want you to come to their house. So, is this an automatic red flag, or are there some circumstances where it’s OK? First, let’s take a look at the current state of play in the…
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried ran the exchange like a “personal fiefdom”, a bankruptcy lawyer said Tuesday. Getty Images Sam Bankman-Fried ran FTX like a “personal fiefdom”, a bankruptcy lawyer said Tuesday. “Substantial amounts of money were spent on things not related to the business,” James Bromley said. The crypto exchange spent around $300 million buying…
Cathie Wood, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Ark Invest. Patrick T. Fallon/Getty Images Cathie Wood reiterated her forecast of bitcoin hitting $1 million by 2030 in a Bloomberg interview Tuesday. She believes the underlying technology of the blockchain will give bitcoin staying power. “Sometimes you need to battle test, you need to…
Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images In this edition: Musk is an “unapproachable tyrant,” riots break out at an iPhone factory, the Senate takes on Ticketmaster, and 7 are killed at a Virginia Walmart. Market News from Insider briefs you on the most important business stories of the day, updated as…
Elon Musk is seeking to cut costs at Twitter. Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Changes have been made to a cafeteria menu amid Elon Musk’s cost-cutting at Twitter, per the NYT. One employee said the New York office was no longer offering grilled shrimp on Monday. Elon Musk previously claimed that the lunches were…
Damir Becirovic of Index Ventures, Meera Clark of Redpoint Ventures, Morad Elhafed of Battery Ventures, and Amy Saper of Accel. Damir Becirovic/Index Ventures, Meera Clark/Redpoint Ventures, Morad Elhafed/Battery Venture, Amy Saper/ Accel, Tyler Le/Insider Insider talked to top VCs and asked them to pick the most promising startups so far in 2022. VCs were asked…
Kroger and Albertsons announced a merger. Brandon Bell/Getty Images and Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures and the cohost of the “Pitchfork Economics” podcast. Last month, Kroger announced a $25 billion deal to merge with grocery chain Albertsons. History has shown prices can go up and workers…
Solo Stove’s Black Friday deals are in full swing, and they’ve cut up to 40 percent off all of the company’s fire pits. You’ll find the biggest discount on the Yukon, the largest of Solo Stove’s machines, which comes in at $400. That’s $350 off its usual price and the cheapest we’ve seen the second-generation…