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China: Population sinks for fourth year in a row

Financial incentives for future parents have failed to have the desired effect. At the current rate, China's population could drop as low as 800 million by the year 2100, according to the United Natio...

3dDeutsche Welleworld_newsImpact

Netflix revises Warner Bros. bid to an all-cash offer

Netflix has updated the acquisition terms for its Warner Bros. Discovery offer to an all-cash deal , replacing its initial $82.7 billion cash and stock agreement. The changes are designed to expedite ...

2dThe Vergeeconomics

Threads overtakes X on mobile, but still lags far behind

After launching almost three years ago, Meta's Threads is now reportedly attracting more daily mobile users than rival platform X. According to Similarweb data shared by TechCrunch , Threads has 141.5...

3dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Apple ends Samsung's long reign at No. 1

After 14 years behind Samsung, Apple is back on top in global smartphone sales, just as Chinese rivals step up the pressure. Foldables and advanced AI are the new battleground in the fight for the nex...

1dDeutsche WelleTechnologyImpact

Apple overtakes Samsung in phones sales worldwide

After 14 years behind Samsung, Apple is back on top in global smartphone sales, just as Chinese rivals step up the pressure. Foldables and advanced AI are the new battleground in the fight for the nex...

1dDeutsche WelleTechnologyImpact

I trained a GPT to think like Steve Jobs and help me run my company. AI is scary, but it's also my biggest tool.

Yesim Saydan built a custom GPT inspired by Steve Jobs to act as a mentor. Courtesy of Yesim Saydan Yesim Saydan uses over 17 custom GPTs to run her solo-consultancy business. She created her ideal te...

5dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

Ubisoft Layoffs Continue With 55 Staff at The Division Studio Massive and Ubisoft Stockholm Now Impacted

Ubisoft has today announced that it expects 55 jobs to impacted as part of further cost-cutting, now at The Division studio Massive and fellow Swedish outfit Ubisoft Stockholm. The likely job losses f...

Jan 13IGNeconomicsImpact

I met my husband at work, and then we quit our jobs to travel the world together. On that 18-month-long trip, we eloped.

The author and her husband traveled the world together before eloping. Courtesy of Zoe Ashbridge I met my husband at work, and we decided to quit our jobs together to cycle around the world. We saved ...

5dBusiness InsiderlifestyleImpact

TikTok has quietly launched a new micro drama app called PineDrama as the category picks up steam in the US

PineDrama/Kiichiro Sato/AP. TikTok has rolled out a new micro drama app in the US and Brazil called PineDrama. The app's feed looks a lot like TikTok's, but just contains videos from mini drama series...

5dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

AI concerns and slow growth put brakes on EU job market

The pandemic gave workers increased options as home offices became the norm in some fields. Now, with the EU experiencing industrial slowdown and AI automation, workers are growing increasingly wary o...

Jan 12Deutsche Welleeconomics

Bobby Kotick Claims Activision, Call of Duty, and Consoles Are Doing So Poorly It Proves He Was Right to Sell Activision Blizzard to Microsoft for $69 Billion

Former Activision boss Bobby Kotick has made a number of claims about the state of his former company, Call of Duty, and the console market as part of a response to a lawsuit. Kotick, who left Activis...

Jan 14IGNeconomics

The number of foreign students enrolling in US universities has dropped for the first time in 3 years

The number of foreign students enrolling in US universities has declined Eduard Figueres/Getty Images Graduate international student enrollment in US colleges fell by 5.9% in fall 2025. The drop comes...

6dBusiness InsidereducationImpact

'Board of Peace' signed by Donald Trump: a $1bn price tag for permanent membership

US President Donald Trump has unveiled his “Board of Peace,” a $1 billion initiative aimed at resolving international conflicts through permanent membership. Initially designed to oversee Gaza’s recon...

1hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Costa Rica builds new mega-prison modelled on El Salvador jail

El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a prison in Costa Rica modeled on his own CECOT mega-jail that rights groups say is the setting for serious...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Claude gets its meme moment

Anthropic's Claude is the subject of a parade of X memes. illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images Anthropic is on a hot streak of launches, and it's got X in stitches. The platform is full of Claude me...

Jan 15Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Billionaires' wealth hits new peak amid rising poverty, Oxfam says

Billionaire wealth surged at three times ‍its recent pace ​last year to reach its highest level on record, deepening economic and political divides that threaten democratic ⁠stability, anti-poverty gr...

2dFrance 24economicsImpact

BlackRock is now $14 trillion after a record-breaking year. The firm has an ambitious fundraising plan for 2026.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has gone all in on private markets Ben Whitley/PA Images via Getty Images BlackRock hit $14 trillion in assets after bringing in close to $700 billion in net inflows in 2025. ...

6dBusiness Insidereconomics

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman's go-to gift this Christmas was an AI-generated music album

Reid Hoffman, an outspoken AI optimist, told a reporter he has gifted AI-generated music to his friends and family. Kimberly White/Getty Images Reid Hoffman, an AI fan, said he gave his friends and fa...

6dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

China-focused hedge funds surged in 2025. Here's who won big.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his ruling party have pushed to stimulate China's economy. Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Getty Images Hedge funds betting big on China generated strong returns last year. Manage...

4dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

The hottest fashion item for women on Wall Street? Really expensive pants.

William Edwards/Business Insider Wide-leg, high-waist pants are the top trend for women in finance this season. Popular brands include Aritzia, Lululemon, Abercrombie, Arcteryx, and Club Monaco. Premi...

Jan 14Business Insiderlifestyle
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