Carol Klenfner has found a renewed sense of competition after picking up ping pong later in life. Mark Adam Miller / Business Insider Carol Klenfner credits ping pong for keeping her mind sharp and ac...
Nespresso opened a nearly 14,000 square-foot flagship in Manhattan. Alice Tecotzky I visited Nespresso's nearly 14,000 square-foot NYC store, which offers free coffee and a speakeasy. Between choosing...
Tiffany Haynes with her husband and kids. Photo credit: Teresa's PHOTOWORKS Tiffany Haynes is the former COO of Fingercheck and led the company through an acquisition. She started her career in a call...
The author used to be afraid of dining alone in public. Courtesy of the author My last name is Mesa, which means "table" in English. I joke that my name means I was destined to work in the hos...
TK Courtesy of Natalie Lynch Natalie Lynch, 56, had been working since she was 15 and was burned out. She wanted a fresh start. In 2024, she moved to Italy, then to Spain, finally settling in a small ...
Arielle Sotiropoulos said she tktk. Arielle Sotiropoulos Arielle Sotiropoulos said she felt humiliated after being told to cover her shoulders at work. Sotiropoulos said the feedback changed the way s...
High cocoa prices pushed Singapore's Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie to innovate across its business. Huileng Tan/Business Insider Faced with soaring cocoa prices, Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie is turning crisis in...
Meagan Drillinger travels for a living. Here's what she would never forget to pack. Courtesy of Meagan Drillinger Recent travel disruptions in the Caribbean show the importance of a comprehensive pack...
I tried the famous cake that Tom Cruise sends to his Hollywood friends every Christmas. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images I tried the famous "Tom Cruise Cake," which the actor sends to a...
Sam Bail, hosts nightlife events in New York — without alcohol Courtesy of Sam Bail Sam Bail founded Bright Nights Social to host alcohol-free nightlife events in New York City. She hosts cookin...
Magic: The Gathering had some great sets in 2025, but it also showed Wizards of the Coast perhaps straying a little too far from what makes the long-running card game special. That’s not to say Univer...
If there is one thing my download queue and shelf of shame agree on, it is that restraint has never been my strong suit. I have end creditsed most of these, sunk far too many hours into others, and st...
I have a bad habit of saying I am done buying games, then immediately proving myself wrong. This week was one of those moments where curiosity, discounts, and a slightly weak spine all lined up. I hav...
A Delta Airlines flight attendant waves from atop the boarding stairs. Dania Maxwell / Getty Images Fight attendant salaries vary widely depending on seniority and the number of hours worked. Delta pa...
Rajan Chidambaram and Renzo Sanio built a short-term rental cabin in rural Virginia. Courtesy of Rajan Chidambaram Two recent college grads built a wellness-focused cabin in Front Royal, Virginia. The...
Getty Images; Rebecca Zisser/BI We gathered the best productivity habits from top executives featured in our Power Hours series. High achievers protect their mornings, eat protein-rich meals, and opti...
Jennifer Belen's face before and after a facelift. @jenniferbelen28/TikTok It's a growing work etiquette conundrum: Would you talk about your facelift in the office? Cosmetic procedures became increas...
A new class of startups aims to disrupt incumbents like Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble. Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI Dating apps are getting a makeover in the AI era. But it's not just buzzy "AI matc...
Gaming laptops are always a balance between price, performance, and portability. The Asus ROG Strix G16 manages to find a good balance between all three. Though a few more design updates would be welc...
Costco offers some impressive prices, but shoppers sometimes balk at the membership fee. Dominick Reuter/Business Insider Costco is known for buying in bulk and offering some of the lowest unit prices...