How Many Cranes Do You See In This Picture?
Here's an incredible photo of London taken by FT ace Izabella Kaminska from outside the FT towers. Pretty sure there's at least 11 cranes in this picture. Possibly 12. It's a nice visual description of...
View ArticleWall Street CEO: Here's What Could End My 40 Year Career In A Day
Here's something you rarely hear from a Wall Street CEO: "I never intended to run a Wall Street firm. I don't think that's where my skill set is... I did it because that’s what the situation called...
View ArticleDetails Emerge On The World's Largest Airport Terminal Coming To Istanbul
Grimshaw, Nordic Office of Architecture (Oslo) and Haptic Architects (London) have released details on what is expected to be the world’s busiest airport terminal: Istanbul Grand Airport. Planned for...
View ArticleThere's A San Francisco Version Of The Game '2048,' And I Like It Even Better...
After "Flappy Bird" came "Splashy Fish" (and countless others). After "Threes!" came "2048." And after "2048"? Theres "SF Lyfe," an online clone of "2048" that makes you match San Francisco iconography...
View ArticleGeneva Hosting Talks Next Week Between US, Russia, EU, Ukraine To End Crisis
Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia, the United States, Ukraine and the European Union will hold talks next Thursday in Geneva to try to...
View ArticleRussians Warned If They Go Abroad, US Might Snatch Them
Russian tourists step off a charter flight that arrived at a former Soviet army base in Sarmellek, 189 km (117 miles) west of Budapest, April 21, 2013. See Also Russia's Foreign Ministry is warning...
View ArticleBentley Is Making An Electric SUV
A teaser image of the Bentley SUV. A hybrid version will arrive in 2017. See Also Bentley is building a plug-in hybrid electric SUV, it announced today. The move isn't a surprise. The ultra-luxury arm...
View ArticleFerrari Employees Are Getting A Record Bonus After A Stellar 2013
Ferrari employees are getting the biggest bonus in company history after a stellar 2013 that included record profits. The extra €4,096 ($5,650) going to each employee is called a "production bonus,"...
View ArticleRussia: NATO Is Using Ukraine Crisis To Justify Existence In Face Of...
Supporters of the detained pro-Russian protesters gather in front of the court building in Kharkiv MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry accused NATO on Thursday of using the crisis in Ukraine...
View ArticleA Japanese Company Is Building An Electric Car That Can Survive A Tsunami
See Also A small tech firm in Japan says it has designed an electric car capable of tackling both land and sea. Sort of. If FOMM Corporation's claims pan out, consumers will be able to drive one of its...
View ArticleThe Soldiers Of The Future Will Wear Night-Vision Contact Lenses
As the Pentagon continues to build a lighter, faster and stronger soldier of the future, new technology that could provide night vision without bulky goggles has caught the Army’s eye. Researchers at...
View ArticleThe US Navy's Real-Life Captain Kirk Got An Awesome Letter From William Shatner
The captain and crew of the futuristic USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) received an awesome letter from actor William Shatner prior to the ship's christening on Saturday. The ship, which will be the most...
View ArticleRussia Is Ready For Ukraine Talks So Long As Country Stays Independent From NATO
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Friday for legal guarantees of Ukraine's neutrality, underlining Moscow's determination to keep the neighboring former Soviet...
View ArticleUkraine Suspends Gas Payments To Russia
FileA gas pipe is pictured at an underground gas storage facility in the village of Mryn. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's state-run energy company Naftogaz has suspended gas payments to Russia until the...
View ArticleBrooklyn's Barclays Center Is Getting A 130,000-Square-Foot 'Green Roof'
Brooklyn's Barclays Center is going green. Developer Forest City Ratner Cos. is planning to cover the arena's blue and white roof with 130,000 square feet of "small plants and a soil-like cover,"...
View ArticleREVIEW: We Get Behind The Wheel Of The $300,000 Ferrari F12berlinetta
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Our Transportation Reporter Alex Davies recently took the 2014 Ferrari F12berlinetta for a test-drive in the Connecticut countryside. With a base price of...
View ArticleWhy Russia Backs The Eurasian Union
Russia's President Vladimir Putin's efforts to build a strong Eurasian Union are often seen as an artefact of his nostalgia for the Soviet Union. "It is like you've been dating a girl for a long time,"...
View ArticlePutin's Rival To The European Union Now Officially Exists
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R), Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (C) and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko stand for a photograph before a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union in...
View ArticleHere Are The Two Soviet Propaganda Posters Hanging In White House Press...
Washingtonian MOM magazine's spring issue has a profile of White House Press Secretary Jay Carney's wife, ABC News contributor Claire Shipman, that features a picture taken inside their home. In the...
View ArticleThe Navy's Futuristic New Weapon, Explained In 5 GIFs
The U.S. Navy has been working to create a rail gun prototype at least since 2012. The rail gun, which uses of electromagnetic forces to power projectiles, has already undergone extensive testing on...
View ArticleKazakh Leader May Drop The 'Stan' In Kazakhstan
(Reuters) - President Nursultan Nazarbayev may drop the 'stan' from Kazakhstan to distinguish his booming oil-rich nation from the rest of Central Asia, where the other so-called stans are mostly mired...
View ArticleIn pictures: Imperial pomp
German photographer Frank Herfort has spent several years travelling across the former Soviet Union, taking pictures of the grand buildings constructed since the fall of Communism. “After exploring...
View ArticlePost-Soviet Construction Is Totally Weird And Futuristic [PHOTOS]
These two golden towers flank the presidential palace in Astana, Kazkhstan. Locals call them "the beer cans." German photographer Frank Herfort became fascinated by the oddly futuristic buildings being...
View ArticleThis One Tweet Tells You What A Great Deal Facebook Got On Instagram
This is a great tweet from hedge fund manager Eric Jackson: 2 years ago Wednesday, $FB bought Instagram for $1 billion. Later this year, Instagram will pass Twitter in users. $TWTR market cap now $26B...
View ArticleBasic Options Cost A Huge Amount Of Money In McLaren's New Supercar
The McLaren 650S Coupe starts for $265,500 in the U.S. The coupe version of McLaren's latest supercar, the 650S, will start for $265,500 in the U.S., the high-end automaker has announced. If that price...
View ArticleThis Is What The Perfectly Manicured Grass At The Masters Looks Like Close Up
Walking around Augusta National, home of the Masters tournament, is a bit like being on another planet. On Planet Augusta National, the grass is perfect, radiant green, and no blade is out of place....
View ArticleFlying Into Sao Paulo's International Airport Is Incredibly Easy
Michael Kelley will be exploring Brazil for the next two weeks and posting the highlights at Business Insider. SEE ALSO: Rio looks like a war zone as troops raid slums facebook linkedin twitter google+...
View ArticleA Startup Is Building A Device That Could Fully Charge Your Phone In 30 Seconds
Israeli startup StoreDot has built a prototype of a charger that boosts your phone's battery from dead to fully-charged in 30 seconds. It demoed the product at a Microsoft conference in Tel Aviv,...
View ArticleHow Sitting Is Killing You
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Most people sit between 5 and 12 hours a day. Depending on your job, you may be spending your days sitting more than you are sleeping. Watch how sitting is...
View Article9 Tech Company Logos That Have Changed Dramatically Over Time
<div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div> It's hard to believe that some of the companies who design our mobile phones and tablets have been around for more than a century....
View Article8 Ridiculous Snapshots Of People Holding The Eiffel Tower In Their hands
It's the 125th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower's construction. To celebrate, we've compiled pictures of perhaps the most iconic tourist snapshot in Paris: people "holding" the Eiffel Tower in their...
View ArticleRUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: We Have No Intention Of Sending Troops Into Ukraine
Russian FM Lavrov attends a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart Kasoulides in Moscow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has no intention of sending its armed forces into Ukraine although it is ready to protect...
View Article7 Clichés You Should Never Use In A Job Interview
&lt;div&gt;Please enable Javascript to watch this video&lt;/div&gt; One of the main goals to achieve during a job interview is to make yourself stand out among other...
View ArticleRoyals Shortstop Made One Of The Best Catches You'll Ever See
Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar made an incredible backwards, juggling catch to rob Yunel Escobar of the Tampa Bay Rays of a base hit. Here is the play via Fox Sports Kansas City. Here is...
View ArticleStephen Colbert Named Letterman Replacement
CBS just tweeted the news: Stephen Colbert to be next host of "The Late Show"...press release coming — CBS Tweet (@CBSTweet) April 10, 2014 He has reportedly signed a 5-year contract. Developing......
View ArticleNATE SILVER: The Odds On The National Championship Game Are Literally 50-50
The NCAA national championship between UConn and Kentucky is a 50-50 contest, according to Nate Silver's statistical model. To be more precise, it's a 50.1-49.9 contest. Silver gives UConn a 50.126%...
View ArticleAmazon Prime: Is It Worth It?
<div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div> Amazon recently increased the cost of its Prime membership by $20 to $99 a year. Is this a good value? Disclosure:...
View ArticleGoogle Now Might Soon Remember Where You Parked
Soon Google Now won’t just remind you to pay your bills, but it’ll also remember where you parked your car. That isn’t a feature you’d categorize as groundbreaking, but when you’re walking aimlessly in...
View ArticleCaroline Wozniacki Has Pink Hair At The Masters
Tennis player Caroline Wozniacki caddied for her fiancee, Rory McIlroy, during the Masters Par-3 Contest at Augusta National on Thursday. She dyed her hair pink for the occasion. Augusta is one of the...
View ArticleThe Top Selling Android App In The Google Play Store Was Allegedly A 'Scam'
Android Police was able to screengrab the app before it got taken down. See Also Virus Shield, an app that was No.1 on Google Play's paid download charts, is a scam, according to Michael Crider at...
View ArticleThis May Be The Best Evidence Yet That Obamacare Is Working
The rate of Americans without health insurance has dropped to its lowest level in years, according to a recent Gallup survey. In the first quarter of 2014, the uninsured rate was 15.6%, continuing a...
View ArticleHow To Drive A $300,000 Ferrari
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Business Insider's transportation reporter Alex Davies drove the 2014 Ferrari F12berlinetta. With a maximum speed of 210 mph and a base price of $315,000,...
View ArticleThrillist Just Launched A Google-Like Program To Keep Its Employees Happy
Thrillist CEO Ben Lerer Keeping employees happy is something big tech companies like Google, LinkedIn, and Apple seem to do quite well. All three of them offer some sort of program to their employees...
View Article5 Things You Should Never Do In A Job Interview
<div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div> There are many things you have to remember to do and say in an all-important job interview, but don't miss the...
View ArticleThe Most Ridiculous Arnold Palmer Story We've Ever Heard
This week marks the 50th anniversary of Arnold Palmer's fourth win at The Masters and prior to this year's tournament, Gary Player, a 3-time champion, took a moment to tell his favorite story about...
View Article3 Stretches To Improve Your Posture That You Can Do At Your Desk
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Tracey Mallett, a fitness and wellness expert, gives tips on how to combat back aches and lower body pains that develop from working at a desk all day....
View ArticleRussia warns West against interference in Ukraine
Anti-government protester works on road near barricades in Kiev MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the West against interfering in Ukraine's crisis, saying at a news...
View ArticleChina's Futuristic New Airport Terminal Looks Like A Manta Ray [PHOTOS]
Join The Discussion OR Login With Facebook Login With Twitter Login With Google Submit the comment for Insider Status Insiders 0 All Comments 0 Apply To Be An "Insider"» Loading China's Futuristic New...
View ArticleA Great Photo Of Two Golf Legends Starting The Masters With A Fist-Bump
Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player combined to win 13 Green Jackets at The Masters and in recent years it has become a tradition for "The Big Three" to serve as honorary starters of the...
View ArticleHelicopter Crashes On Roof Of New Mexico Hospital
A helicopter crashed on the roof of the University of New Mexico Hospital after apparently missing the helipad, KOAT-TV is reporting. Firefighters were seen spraying down the helicopter on the roof,...
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