Russia's air force is barely able to leave its own airspace because Ukraine's defenses are so strong, UK intel says (www.businessinsider.com)
While Russian pilots were managing to support land operations in the south of Ukraine, they were doing so “without decisive operational effect,” the British Ministry of Defense said in its daily intelligence update on Monday....
Meta and Salesforce are looking to rehire some workers they just laid off. It's putting those people in an awkward spot. (www.businessinsider.com)
It’s not the call you’d expect to get: The company that laid you off wants you back....
Russian hardliners are fuming that the Kremlin wasn't able to top a string of embarrassing attacks on home soil (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia’s nationalists are fuming over a slew of attacks on Russian territory which exposed gaps in its defenses and put it on the back foot in its invasion of Ukraine....
A feud is heating up between Arizona workers and the world's leading chipmaker after the company claimed the US doesn't have the skills to build its new factory (www.businessinsider.com)
TSMC says the opening of its Arizona chip factory has been delayed due to a shortage of skilled workers. The company says it needs to bring Taiwanese workers to Arizona to get construction back on track. An Arizona union says US jobs are being threatened — and is urging lawmakers to deny the workers’ visas.
Ukrainian commander says he'd be dead if he fought exactly how the US and its allies taught him (www.businessinsider.com) Ukrainian
A Lufthansa pilot traced a 15-mile-long penis shape in the sky after being asked to divert his plane (www.businessinsider.com)
Great news — social media is falling apart (www.businessinsider.com)
Exclusive: A veteran FBI agent told Congress that investigations into Giuliani and other Trump allies were 'suppressed' (www.businessinsider.com)
The FBI agent's bombshell allegations of political bias appeared in a leaked statement made to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation (www.businessinsider.com)
Guillermo Söhnleinm told Insider he has wanted to make humanity a multi-planet species since he was 11 years old, and that OceanGate was part of that ambition.
"waves of technological innovation" have gotten faster over time, "students might now find themselves learning skills in college that are obsolete by the time they graduate" (www.businessinsider.com)
Elon Musk is considering taking Twitter out of Europe amid EU compliance investigation (www.businessinsider.com)
Gen Z is lonely. Going back to the office may be the cure for some. (www.businessinsider.com)
A mystery company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires has purchased tens of thousands of acres of land for more than $800 million to build a new city near San Francisco (www.businessinsider.com)
The FTC wants to make it easier to cancel subscriptions just as streamer cancellations are peaking — read how Disney, Netflix, and more are pushing back (www.businessinsider.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/434525...
A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies (www.businessinsider.com)
Scientists on Thursday published a paper identifying and naming the worm, which they said belonged to a previously-unidentified species.
YouTube warns it might make your viewing experience worse if you don't turn off your ad-blocker (www.businessinsider.com)
YouTube has been cracking down on people using ad blockers. Now, a spokesperson says that using ad blockers could lead to "suboptimal viewing."
A missing F-35 stealth fighter may have kept flying after its pilot ejected. A pilotless Soviet jet once flew 500 miles before crashing in NATO territory. (www.businessinsider.com)
The curious case of a missing F-35 stealth fighter in South Carolina has authorities — and civilians — searching high and low, especially considering the jet may have continued flying on its own for some time even after its pilot ejected....
Burning Man, tech bros' favorite party, is in jeopardy because of Tropical Storm Hilary (www.businessinsider.com)
Burning Man, the festival beloved by Silicon Valley’s elite, is at risk of quenched by Tropical Storm Hilary....
MTG said she was 'uncomfortable' showing photos of Hunter Biden having sex but Americans 'deserve' to see them (www.businessinsider.com)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene held up naked photos of Hunter Biden during a House Oversight Committee hearing on the DOJ's investigation into his taxes.
First US molten salt reactor in over 50 years to be built (www.businessinsider.com)
One study suggested that the reactors could produce more nuclear waste than current systems and that they “will use highly corrosive and pyrophoric fuels and coolants that, following irradiation, will become highly radioactive.”
Republican lawmakers launch an effort to block student-loan borrowers from enrolling in Biden's new plan intended to lower monthly payments (www.businessinsider.com)
GOP lawmakers have introduced bills to overturn Biden’s new SAVE income-driven repayment plan....