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☆ A year after the world's biggest 4-day week trial wrapped, the vast majority of companies have kept it in place
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe vast majority of companies that took part in a massive UK trial of a four-day working week are still on the reduced schedule more than a year later, researchers said Wednesday. The report comes as a follow-up to results published from the largest-ever trial of a four-day working week completed so far. The trial involved about 2,900 workers, and took place from June to December 2022, with companies maintaining existing levels of pay. How the reduced working time was put in place varied from company to company, the study said. Ahead of the trial, companies committed to a two-month preparation period that included workshops and mentoring, as well as support from companies that had already made the move, the study said.

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☆ 10 award-winning photos capture eerie underwater scenes of shipwrecks, rusted tanks, and a sunken passenger plane
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

One eerie category, "wrecks," showcases sunken ships, tanks, a plane, and a helicopter. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . One category, "wrecks," speaks to our special fascination with submerged ships, tanks, and other military hardware that have come to rest on the ocean floor over hundreds of years. In the photographs, military cargo, ship's wheels, and even passenger airline seats all remain eerily intact in their watery resting places. While several of the photos come from Jordan's Underwater Military Museum, where hardware is sunk on purpose as a diving attraction, others have more chilling stories stemming from wars and tragic accidents.

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☆ A retired US general was scathing about Russia's performance in Ukraine: 'Their navy sucks, their air force sucks'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ben Hodges, a retired US general, slammed the Russian military over its lack of progress in Ukraine. A retired US general slammed Russia's performance in Ukraine, even as President Vladimir Putin's forces seized hold of a key town in the east of the country. Hodges' statements come at an extremely perilous moment for Ukraine's defense. Hodges has argued that US spending on Ukraine's defense is extremely cost-effective for American interests. Despite not being able to make any significant territorial gains in 2023, Ukraine has kept up steady pressure, notably on Russia's air force and navy.

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☆ Russia's NATO neighbors are building hundreds of bunkers and anti-tank ditches in case of an invasion
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementEstonia, Lithuania, and Latvia are busy building massive defensive installations along their collective 1,000 miles of border with Russia and Belarus. The Baltic Defense Line, comprising hundreds of bunkers and other defensive measures, was a key part of an agreement struck between the three countries last month, prompted by the war in nearby Ukraine. Advertisement"A Baltic defensive line is a huge project," Lukas Milevski, a research fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, wrote recently. A diagram of prototype bunkers published by Estonia's defense ministry shows how the oblong structures are designed to fit into a T-shaped dugout, their entrance protected by earthworks.

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☆ Sea drones are being used to smash Russia's navy, and now they're being used to attack a US aircraft carrier too
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Multiple sea drones have been launched at the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the last weeks. The use of cheap sea drones has been pioneered, to considerable success, by Ukraine. The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Atlantic Ocean during Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7's fly-off. AdvertisementUS forces have encountered Houthi sea drones amid commercial shipping on at least three occasions, specialist outlet the Maritime Executive reported. The emergent technology of sea drones has been largely pioneered — with considerable success — by Ukraine against Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

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☆ Ukraine is struggling hard on land, but thrashing Russia repeatedly at sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Tom Porter | Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementIf confirmed, it would mark strike twenty-five in a remarkable kill streak that Ukraine told CNN represents the disabling of a full third of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. AdvertisementUkraine's most astonishing triumph came early, in April 2022, when it sank Russia's Black Sea flagship, the Moskva. "Ukraine has been extremely successful against the Black Sea Fleet, forcing Russia to relocate assets further away from Ukraine and the frontline," Germond told BI. AdvertisementDown, but not outIs Ukraine's Black Sea success a solution to Ukraine's stalled ground offensive? This means that any ships sunk result in a longer-term decrease in the Black Sea Fleet.

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☆ Ukraine says its sea drones sank another Russian ship, continuing its unlikely kill streak in the Black Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine says it sunk another Russian naval ship in the Black Sea. Ukraine's military released video that appears to show sea drones attacking the landing craft. AdvertisementIf confirmed, the sinking would be another notch in Ukraine's impressive score sheet against Russia's Black Sea Fleet. In December, the UK's defense minister, Grant Shapps, said that Ukraine has destroyed some 20% of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Following this latest claimed attack, Ukraine's armed forces told CNN that it had destroyed a third of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

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☆ Things are going badly for Ukraine — really badly
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewAs the second anniversary of Russia's unprovoked invasion approaches, the situation is beginning to look bleak for Ukraine. But the offensive failed to achieve a breakthrough, and Ukraine is now seeing crucial support from its allies bleed away. Ukraine has previously warned it may not be able to successfully defend itself against Russia without US help. The Senate on Tuesday passed a $95 billion emergency defense aid bill that could help Ukraine. According to reports, Ukraine is struggling to fight off Russian attacks, particularly around the city of Avdiivka, in Donetsk, east Ukraine.

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☆ Ukraine's homemade sea drones often fail, but they're so cheap that it doesn't matter, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewUkraine's home-developed naval drones are offering vital capabilities that cruise missiles just don't have, a naval expert told Business Insider. This could have a sizable impact on Ukraine's ongoing efforts to subdue Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Defense Intelligence of UkraineSidharth Kaushal, a naval expert at the UK's Royal United Services Institute, outlined Ukraine's sea drones' limitations and advantages to BI. "The Ukrainians don't have very many cruise missiles that can target things at the ranges that they've been able to go after" with sea drones, he added. Since then, sea drones have been involved in multiple high-profile attacks, including reported strikes on two Russian landing ships in November.

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☆ Ukrainian commander says he ended up fighting against his own father who sided with Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A Ukrainian commander says he ended up fighting "son vs. father" on the battlefield. He said his estranged father had called him up and asked him to come fight for Russia. AdvertisementA Ukrainian commander has detailed how he ended up fighting "son vs. father" on the battlefield in Ukraine. Oleksandr, a 19-year-old armored vehicle commander, told his story to Ukrainian broadcaster TCH in a segment published on Tuesday. He's estranged from his father, who he called a "father in theory, but in reality — a nobody," according to a translation provided by the War Translated X account.

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☆ Britain suffered an embarrassing aircraft carrier malfunction just as China started showing off its new carrier
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China touted the capabilities of its latest aircraft carrier just as a British vessel suffered an embarrassing malfunction that caused it to pull out of NATO exercises. Chinese state broadcasters recently devoted considerable airtime to discussing the Fujian, the aircraft carrier it launched in 2022, Newsweek reported. It came as the Royal Navy announced that its flagship aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, had issues with a propeller shaft, meaning it had to withdraw from NATO's upcoming exercises. It is also stretching its naval capabilities by providing protection to vessels in the Red Sea targeted by Houthi rebels . And, quite simply, the Royal Navy doesn't have enough ships, particularly destroyers and frigates, he said.

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☆ A Russian ship sunk last week was taken out by 6 sea drones powered by Jet Skis, pilot says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA Ukrainian special military unit has described how it reportedly sunk one of Russia's Black Sea Fleet ships last week using six sea drones powered by Jet Skis, or civilian personal watercraft. A still from a video shared by Defense Intelligence of Ukraine on February 1, 2024, purportedly of the corvette Ivanovets ahead of its claimed destruction. Speaking to CNN, one of the drone pilots, identified by the call sign "13," said that the drones were powered by Jet Skis and controlled via a Starlink connection. In total, 10 MAGURA V5s were sent on the mission, with six hitting the ship, the pilot told CNN.

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☆ Houthis could cut undersea global internet cables, minister warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An analyst has warned that the Houthis' next target could be undersea internet cables. That analysis warned of the potential shift in the Houthi's strategy in the Red Sea. Such a move would see the Houthis' strategy shift from targeting shipping — itself deeply disruptive to the global economy — to the global flow of information. In the analysis published last week, analyst Emily Milliken at the DC-based Askari Defense & Intelligence described undersea cables as the Houthi's "next casualty." Advertisement"Even partial damage to the undersea cables could eliminate internet access across vast areas, causing major economic disruptions for entire countries," she wrote.

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☆ The FBI may have missed a 'hidden room' in the hunt for documents at Mar-a-Lago: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewSpecial Counsel Jack Smith's team has been asking about two Mar-a-Lago locations that the FBI may have skipped in 2022 when it sought to recover missing classified documents, sources told ABC News. However, the reported line of questioning suggests that Smith's team believes further documents could remain in two locations not searched by the FBI. The unnamed sources told ABC News that the FBI didn't search a "hidden room" off Trump's bedroom that they had been unaware of, as well as a closet that was locked on the day. Smith's team learned soon after the search that officers had missed some of the rooms, the sources said. But a Trump spokesperson told ABC News that the document case comprises "just desperate attempts at election interference ... to stop the presumptive Republican nominee for President."

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☆ WATCH: Ukraine says it destroyed a Russian Black Sea Fleet ship near Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine has shared extraordinary footage of what it says is the sinking of a Russian ship. The claimed drone attack on Wednesday night sank the Ivanovets, Ukraine said. AdvertisementUkrainian forces claim to have sunk a Russian Black Sea Fleet warship in Crimea using home-developed naval drones, sharing spectacular footage that appears to show the attack. Ukraine has developed at least two naval attack drones, including the Cossack Mamai — capable of firing missiles — as well as the fast-moving Sea Baby. If confirmed, the loss of the ship would be a considerable boost for Ukraine, whose performance against Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been one of its most celebrated successes of the war.

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☆ Ukraine says it can't fire more than 2,000 shells a day as Western allies fail to meet pledges: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine is limited to firing 2,000 artillery shells a day, roughly one-third of Russia's capacity, the country's defense minister, Rustem Umerov, said in a letter seen by Bloomberg. While Ukraine's Western allies stall, and US military aid is held up in Congress, Russia has ramped up production. AdvertisementMartin Herem, commander of Estonia's defense forces, told Bloomberg last week that he believes Russia is now capable of producing several million shells a year. Shell hunger is not a new problem for Ukraine — throughout the last year, soldiers often reported having to husband their ammunition supplies. Alongside further appeals to its allies, Ukraine has, in recent months, been refocusing on its domestic military production capacities.

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☆ Putin's official financial disclosure claims he earns just $175K a year and owns a couple of apartments and a parking spot
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

President Vladimir Putin's latest financial disclosure has been released, declaring a modest set of assets that almost certainly does not reflect his true financial position. The disclosure is one of the formalities associated with registering as a presidential candidate, which Putin did on Monday, ahead of Russia's March 17 elections. According to the document, detailed by The Moscow Times, Putin's assets are largely unchanged compared to his last disclosure in 2018, and include:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account?

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☆ Amelia Earhart's plane could be 'well preserved' but there's no guarantee it's been found, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewExperts have rushed to weigh in following news of tantalizing sonar imagery in the hunt for Amelia Earhart's lost plane — which, even if it has not been found, could still be well-preserved in its final resting place. They were taken at a depth of 16,400 feet, about 100 miles from Howland Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which Romeo's team considered one of the likeliest areas for Earhart's plane to have come down. AdvertisementThe plane is made primarily from aluminum, Jourdan told The Washington Post back in 2001, discussing a search at a similar depth and location. At those temperatures, even Earhart's charts and other papers may have been preserved, The Post and Courier reported.

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☆ A convoy calling themselves 'God's army' en route to the Texas border to stop migrants has raised $138,000 in donations
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An anti-migrant convoy has raised a six-figure sum to support its trip to Texas. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA group called "Take Our Border Back," which has organized a convoy to Texas in an effort to stop migrants crossing the border, has raised more than $138,000, fundraising pledges show. "The goal is simple — to shed light on the obvious dangers posed by wide open Southern borders," said a press release from the group shared by Fox News.

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☆ Egypt is renovating one of its ancient pyramids using granite, and some experts are horrified
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Reem Makhoul | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Egypt's antiquities chief announced a project to restore an ancient pyramid's granite cladding. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA restoration project to cover one of Egypt's most iconic pyramids with granite cladding has produced a decidedly mixed reaction among heritage experts and social media users. The strong reactions have caused Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities to call for a pause to reexamine the project's feasibility, according to the Telegraph.

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☆ Video shows Ukraine taking out the front and back vehicles of a Russian armored convoy, trapping the others
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine shared video of four Russian armored vehicles being destroyed over the winter. The drone's-eye-view video shows the first of the four armed vehicles being struck with an explosion. The footage, shared on December 28 and set ironically to the tune of Wham! A month after the assault, Russian forces are still trying to advance on Kupiansk, a crucial railway hub for the region. The Russian army is behaving "recklessly," he said, adding that it has "intensified the use of armored vehicles, actively deploying tanks and infantry combat vehicles."

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☆ A BASE jumper fell to his death after leaping 29 stories from a hotel roof and his parachute failed to open
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewA British BASE jumper fell 29 stories to his death in Thailand after his parachute failed to work properly, according to multiple reports. AdvertisementBoy told Khaosod that he spotted Odinson's parachute string was snagged after he jumped. An employee of the condominium told Khaosod that Odinson had done the jump from the building "many times before," seemingly in order to create video content. The page's last post was just hours before Odinson's jump. AdvertisementHarry Hongjindapong, listed as the drop zone operator for Thai Sky Adventures, said on his Facebook page that a funeral will be held for Odinson in Pattaya on February 4.

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☆ A man robbed a bank days after being found not guilty of robbing a different bank, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewA man recently declared innocent of bank robbery robbed a different bank within days of the verdict, according to federal prosecutors. Mohamed Worku, 31, is accused of bank robbery and theft after silently handing a demand note to a teller at an Illinois Citibank on January 22, court documents show. Less than a week earlier, Worku was found not guilty in a strikingly similar case dating back to December 2021. Prosecutors have now said that on Monday, three days after his acquittal, Worku handed a Citibank teller a note that read: "Please give me the money. AdvertisementA note allegedly written by Mohamed Worku and shown to an Illinois Citibank employee on January 22, 2024.

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☆ A wildly popular game dubbed 'Pokémon with guns' has been forced to deny that its characters are a rip-off
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The game, Palworld, launched on PC last Friday to phenomenal success, quickly amassing record-breaking numbers of players on gaming distribution service Steam. But similarities between Palworld's pals and Pokémon, the titular creatures in the Nintendo game, were not lost on fans, who back when it was first announced in June 2021 quickly dubbed it "Pokémon with guns." Palworld pals are also caught using a "Pal Sphere," itself a concept closely echoing Pokémon's "Pokéball." But the visual similarities between a number of the individual creatures in Palworld and Pokémon have caused major discussions online. Pocket Pair/NintendoAn X user with the username Cecilia Fae compared dozens of the Palworld "pals" with existing Pokémon.

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☆ Zelenskyy's aides kept an emergency escape train on standby for him at the start of the war. He never took it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Zelenskyy's aides had a train ready for him to escape on in February 2022, a new book says. Zelenskyy refused to use the train and defiantly stayed to lead Ukraine's defense against Russia. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAt the outbreak of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's security service kept a train idling in Kyiv to enable a quick escape out of the city, according to a new biography. Ukraine's then-defense minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, said that Russia was trying to make Zelenskyy panic and run, according to Shuster.

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