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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 13 h

Video captures the US Army's first-ever test of grenade-dropping drones. They bombed vehicle targets. trib.al/Bfvb7GY

BusinessInsider's tweet card. The Army is late to this, but there's a growing realization that proficiency with small drones will be critical in future fights.

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Rate buydowns, negotiations, and nepo money: Here's how people are affording homes in today's market trib.al/kzXhbe9

BusinessInsider's tweet card. Homebuyers are tapping into more creative ways to buy a house or asking family for help with affordability.

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XAI asked workers to record their facial expressions to train Grok — and they weren't happy trib.al/g6bcEme

BusinessInsider's tweet card. During a project called "Skippy," tutors recorded themselves making facial expressions. It would help "give Grok a face," one engineer said.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 2 h

I ask this question first in every job interview. It's transformed how I hire. trib.al/HL04qXj

BusinessInsider's tweet card. Paddy Lambros, CEO of the AI startup Dex, conducts job interviews by inviting candidates to ask questions first. Here's what it tells him.

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Do you work in tech? Tell us how layoffs are affecting your career trib.al/vR6VUCp

BusinessInsider's tweet card. We want to hear how layoffs are impacting tech workers across the industry. Take our survey to share your perspective.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 3 h

Handshake's CEO says the AI training world is evolving from generalists to STEM experts getting paid over $125 an hour trib.al/mxg4WxE

BusinessInsider's tweet card. Lord said that frontier AI labs need experts in areas like accounting, law, and medicine, as well as in STEM domains.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 3 h

I replaced my Tesla Model 3 with a BYD Seal. I want nothing to do with Elon Musk anymore. trib.al/TWN92qw

BusinessInsider's tweet card. Kevin Bond bought a Tesla Model 3 with his pension after he retired. He told BI he swapped it for a BYD Seal partly because of Elon Musk's politics.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 4 h

My job wouldn't exist without AI and I think it's one of the safest in tech. Here's how to land a role like mine. trib.al/i4blNi2

BusinessInsider's tweet card. Hanut Singh, a robotics application engineer, said roles like his are the future of the tech industry.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 5 h

If you are working at age 80 and older, we want to hear from you trib.al/r5BCSKe

BusinessInsider's tweet card. BI wants to hear from people who work into their 80s and 90s (and even 100s) about their experience and motivations for working.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 5 h

3 moms reveal how their kids' lives changed after moving out of the US trib.al/ghDdMpX

BusinessInsider's tweet card. Moms who moved with young kids to Panama, Belgium, and New Zealand said their families are better off after leaving the US, despite a few challenges.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 7 h

Jon Stewart defended his friend, Stephen Colbert, in an f-bomb filled monologue against CBS and the Trump administration trib.al/ekPszXv

BusinessInsider's tweet card. Stewart said CBS was hoping to get into President Donald Trump's good books by cancelling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 7 h

War footage shows how North Korea's rocket system designs are vulnerable to drone attacks trib.al/VfCDx7g

BusinessInsider's tweet card. Ukrainian units have been uploading clips of their FPV drone attacks on Pyongyang's rocket launchers, which are designed with their missiles exposed.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 8 h

NASA veterans say political pressure and slashed funding are destroying mankind's ability to go on future missions trib.al/80DcDdC

BusinessInsider's tweet card. In a letter to NASA's interim chief, Sean Duffy, the group slammed "wasteful changes" that undermine NASA's core mission.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 9 h

I test drove XPeng's electric minivan. Its back seats are the business class of the road. trib.al/zMareGK

BusinessInsider's tweet card. XPeng, the Chinese company behind the car, isn't just making minivans, it's also dabbling in flying cars and robotics

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 11 h

Lawmakers typically get a month off for 'August recess.' Trump wants to cancel it this year. trib.al/fvB6Qhk

BusinessInsider's tweet card. Congress is typically out of session for the whole month of August. Now, Trump wants them to abandon those plans and stay in DC.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 13 h

I lost my internship after talking about pay. I flew to New York anyway and networked my way into a new role in 2 weeks. trib.al/ZJtjEjB

BusinessInsider's tweet card. Aaron Chen lost his internship after talking pay. He went to NYC anyway and landed a new role in two weeks, thanks to networking hard.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 15 h

White House pulls The Wall Street Journal from Scotland press pool over Trump-Epstein story trib.al/rfEWYku

BusinessInsider's tweet card. The White House said The Wall Street Journal would not be in the press pool traveling with Trump to Scotland due to its report on the Epstein letter.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 16 h

I only work 3 days a week during the summer. The rest of the week, I'm offline and enjoying time with my kids. trib.al/sDBRycp

BusinessInsider's tweet card. When I asked my boss if I could work only three days a week this summer, they needed no convincing. I now spend the other two work days with my kids.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 16 h

Social media startup Zeen is shutting down after raising $9 million trib.al/Hr7Frph

BusinessInsider's tweet card. Zeen, the maker of a social collaging platform for creators, confirmed it's shutting down. It was once a Gen-Z hit.

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Business Insider@BusinessInsider · 17 h

Terminal's CEO hosts a monthly dinner with CTOs. Here's what he's heard about AI's impact on tech jobs. trib.al/QPV47UJ

BusinessInsider's tweet card. Dylan Serota hosts a monthly dinner with startup CTOs across the country. He said none of his guests believe AI will cut down their teams.

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