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☆ A Boeing whistleblower says he saw holes being drilled incorrectly on 787 planes, adding to the chorus of people speaking up against the company
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAnother Boeing whistleblower has come forward, saying that he witnessed 787 Dreamliner planes being built in a manner that could lead to a "catastrophe down the line." Richard Cuevas was a Strom airplane mechanic who used to work as a contractor for Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems. He said that in 2023, he witnessed substandard manufacturing of the 787 planes' forward pressure bulkheads, which help maintain air pressure. AdvertisementHowever, in March, a few months after he reported his findings to Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, he was fired from his job, the complaint said. Cuevas' lawyers and representatives of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside regular working hours.

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☆ The International Space Station is getting the scrap, and Elon Musk's SpaceX is being paid close to $1 billion to do the honors
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

SpaceX has been chosen to drag the International Space Station out of orbit. NASA will give Musk's space exploration company $843 million for the mission. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementNASA has tasked Elon Musk's SpaceX with building a vehicle powerful enough to pull the International Space Station (ISS) out of orbit. "NASA announced SpaceX has been selected to develop and deliver the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle that will provide the capability to deorbit the space station and ensure avoidance of risk to populated areas," per the statement.

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☆ Your Ford pickup could be one of the half million trucks being recalled for suddenly shifting gears
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ford has issued a recall notice for over 550,000 of its 2014 model F-150 pickup trucks in the US. The recall came after users complained that the trucks would suddenly drop to first gear. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. AdvertisementFord has issued a recall for half a million of its F-150 pickup trucks after receiving hundreds of complaints that they suddenly downshifted to first gear.

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☆ These are the 5 US cities you should buy a home in before you get priced out of the housing market, says 'Million Dollar Listing' real estate investor
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Most of its residents are millennials, with its residents' median age being 33.6 years. As with Atlanta, most of its residents are millennials, with its residents' median age being 33.1 years. The median age of San Diego residents is 35.8 years. But it's also true that housing in San Diego trends toward the pricier end. San Diego, along with four other Californian cities, was marked as "impossibly unaffordable," according to the 2024 Demographia International Housing Affordability report.

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☆ A US diplomat says US colleges need more Chinese students to enroll — but in the arts, so they can be walled off from accessing sensitive tech
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But he added that the US does need more Chinese students, too — just not in STEM. AdvertisementHe also cited security concerns about letting Chinese students access sensitive technology. But even now, Chinese students say that they have been facing extra scrutiny while entering the US. The Washington Post, citing online discussion forums, reported in March that Chinese students were questioned for hours at US border controls, or had their visas canceled without valid reasons. In April, the Senate passed a bill that, if signed into law by President Joe Biden, will force Chinese tech company Bytedance to sell video site TikTok.

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☆ Astronauts from Boeing's Starliner were supposed to be in space for 8 days. Now they're stuck there with no scheduled return date.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing's Starliner is stuck at the International Space Station — for now. The two astronauts on board arrived at the ISS on June 6 and were scheduled to spend eight days in space. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams went up to the International Space Station on June 6 after a series of delays that postponed the craft's launch by a month. The astronauts were originally supposed to stay docked in space for eight to 10 days, per a June 6 statement from Boeing.

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☆ Inside the Korean Air Boeing plane that descended 25,000 feet after a pressurization fault
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A Korean Air flight bound for Taiwan had to turn back after a pressurization fault was detected. Flight data shows the plane dropped nearly 25,000 feet in five minutes shortly after takeoff. Korean Air said that 17 passengers received medical care after the plane landed. AdvertisementA Korean Air flight bound for Taiwan had to turn back and make an emergency landing after detecting a fault with the aircraft's pressurization system. A pressurization fault was detected while the plane was flying over South Korea's southern Jeju Island, per Yonhap.

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☆ Inside the Korean Air Boeing plane that plummeted 25,000 feet after a pressurization fault
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

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☆ Unmarried Chinese women have found yet another way to get over the stigma of being single: Flee to the West and get another degree
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewSome single Chinese women — fatigued from the social stigma of being unmarried and childless — are opting to run away altogether. These women — mostly millennials in their mid to late 30s — are taking to the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu to talk about their great escape to the West. These women, per their accounts, are enrolled in higher education in countries like France, the UK, and the US. In these diary-style posts, the women talk about how higher education in the West has been their ticket to freedom. AdvertisementLeftover womenThere are several push factors that may be motivating more Chinese millennial women to seek greener pastures abroad.

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☆ A Malaysia Airlines Boeing plane was seen with its engine ablaze, a midair mishap that forced the flight to turn around
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing flight bound for Kuala Lumpur had to turn back after takeoff. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA Malaysia Airlines flight from Hyderabad, India, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, had to return shortly after takeoff on Thursday night. A video taken from inside the aircraft, posted by The Straits Times, showed its engine on fire with sparks flying out behind it. The fire broke out 15 minutes after the plane took off, per The Straits Times.

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☆ A United Airlines Airbus jet had to turn around after a piece of its engine lining fell off during takeoff
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A United Airlines Airbus A320 flight bound for Denver had to turn back after takeoff. A piece of its engine's sound-dampening outer liner fell off, causing an "abnormal noise." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA United Airlines flight from Connecticut to Colorado had to turn back shortly after takeoff after a piece of its engine cover fell off. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ A 'Bridgerton' makeup artist says these 5 beauty products passed 'smooch-tests' and stayed on during steamy sex scenes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The show's makeup artist told Page Six which products passed "smooch tests." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . But one of the hit Netflix show's makeup artists had another task: Making the actors' makeup look good during sex scenes. In an interview with Page Six published on Friday, makeup artist Erika Okvist said that the cast had to perform "smooch-tests" to ensure that the makeup could hold up in steamy scenes. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Awkward Chinese youths are paying AI love coaches $7 weekly to learn how to talk on dates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewSocially awkward and chronically single Chinese youth are turning to AI-powered love coaches to boost their dating game, according to a new report from the South China Morning Post. Unsure of what to say during dates or how to flirt, some youths are using AI applications like "RIZZ.AI" and "Hong Hong Simulator" to learn how to talk to potential love interests, the SCMP reported, citing posts on the app seen on Chinese social media. A 2023 survey by the China Youth Daily Social Survey Center found that young people in China report lacking social skills and having trouble breaking out of their comfort zones and making friends. AdvertisementWith the RIZZ.AI app, nervous youth can interact with fictional characters in scenario settings they must navigate. Screenshot/RIZZ.AIA more China-tailored app, Hong Hong Simulator, teaches users how to coax angry partners, per the SCMP.

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☆ Adobe's misfortune may be a windfall for these 2 up-and-coming art apps
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementLinearity, a vector-based app similar to Adobe's Illustrator, did not disguise its intention to get customers to switch apps. Inkscape, a free, open-source software similar in function to Illustrator, took a subtle swipe at Adobe in a June 9 X post. And some users seem desperate to make the switch, with creatives on TikTok and X sharing extensive lists of alternatives to Adobe's apps. Representatives for Adobe, Linearity and Affinity didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

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☆ Ukraine will soon receive new hybrid tanks built on powerful Cold-War-era equipment
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine is set to receive a hybrid air defense tank from Germany. It consists of a Skyranger turret mounted on a Leopard 2 chassis, per arms manufacturer Rheinmetall. AdvertisementUkraine's war effort may soon get a boost from a new hybrid tank that merges a Cold War-era tank chassis with an advanced air defense system. Rheinmetall, a German arms manufacturer, revealed in a media release on Monday that the new design consists of a Skyranger turret mounted on a Leopard 2 chassis. Björn Bernhard, Head of Land Systems at Rheinmetall, hinted to German media outlet Bild that more such hybrid tanks could be in the works.

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☆ Japan's glut of abandoned, derelict homes created so many eyesores and safety hazards it's making the property market bleed billions
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Japan's abandoned homes are casting a shadow on nearby properties, a Nikkei report revealed. The homes cost the Japanese property market some $24.7 billion over five years through 2023. Japan has been offering these abandoned homes at throwaway prices to lure buyers. AdvertisementJapan's glut of abandoned homes — or akiya — has hit the prices of surrounding properties, and the damage goes into the tens of billions. The report quoted research from the Japan Akiya Consortium, a group of 14 companies and a research institution that aims to tackle Japan's akiya problem.

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☆ Trump's attempt to rally Gen Z continues — with Logan Paul
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Trump's out to charm Gen Z, and that demographic might already be souring on BidenFreshly convicted of 34 charges of falsifying business records, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee seems to have a new campaign strategy — appealing to younger Gen Z voters. Appealing to Gen Z could work for Trump, especially if one accounts for the "Trump amnesia" effect among Gen Zers. Now aged between 12 and 27 — some Gen Zers may have been too young during his presidency to be politically in tune with Trump-era policies. And Gen Zers who vocally backed Biden during his 2020 run may also be souring on him in 2024. Representatives of Trump, Paul, and Biden didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Russia says the US doesn't have any reason to worry about the nuclear submarine and the massive warship its navy has cruising off the coast of Cuba
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Along with two other vessels, these Russian navy assets were scheduled to be stationed in Cuba for a five-day visit. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Russia's reassurances that the vessels in Cuba pose no harm come in spite of the fact that they are some of the Kremlin's most lethal military assets. Related storiesThe Cuban foreign ministry, for its part, echoed Russia's sentiments, saying that the vessels pose no threat, per Reuters. Representatives for the US Southern Command and Russian defense ministry didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Gen Zers are obsessed with Aritzia's $148 Effortless Pant. Uniqlo's 'work uniforms' are Asia's budget answer to it — at a fraction of the price.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The pleated, wide-leg pant costs $148 a pop and is offered in a variety of colors, lengths, and materials. So the Effortless Pant may have become 2024's work uniform for young working women in North America. That means that for the price of one Aritzia Effortless Pant, a Uniqlo shopper over in Asia can purchase an entire work outfit. Related storiesIt even used the term "SG uniform" on its Instagram, in a video that is captioned: "Styling the SG Uniform: Our AIRism Cotton Oversized Crew Neck tee is the essential T-shirt redefined." Young office workers in China, for instance, are ditching the work uniform entirely to rebel against low pay and grueling working hours.

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☆ Elon Musk sure seems to be following Donald Trump's playbook
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Jyoti Mann | ) 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 previewElon Musk seems to be taking a page out of Donald Trump's playbook. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Musk admitted in his March interview with Don Lemon that he takes a "small amount" of ketamine every other week. Representatives for Musk didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

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☆ Japan's prime Mount Fuji views are so prized, a Japanese developer is destroying a nearly complete apartment building to keep complaining neighbors happy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Japanese property developer Sekisui House is planning to demolish one of its newest developments. The decision came after neighbors complained that it blocked their view of Mount Fuji. Japan's also erected mesh barriers to try to deter tourists from flocking to Mount Fuji hot spots. AdvertisementFirst, Japan erected an eight-foot mesh barrier in front of a popular spot in the resort town of Fujikawaguchiko, where tourists flock to take pictures of Mount Fuji. Then it announced plans to build a tall, anti-tourist metal fence at another popular photo spot, the Mount Fuji Dream Bridge.

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☆ A kite surfer stranded on a remote California beach was rescued after he used rocks to spell 'HELP' on the sand
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A kite surfer stranded on a remote beach in California found a novel way to call for aid. The man used rocks to spell out the word "HELP" on the sand. 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 kite surfer stranded on a narrow beach in California found a novel way to call for aid.

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☆ James Cameron says the OceanGate submersible rescue morphed into a 'crazy' operation when 'we all knew they were dead'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA year on from the OceanGate implosion, filmmaker and Titanic expert James Cameron called the rescue operation "crazy" — because people involved in the rescue likely already knew that the victims were all dead. In an interview with "60 Minutes Australia" released on Sunday, Cameron commented on the sprawling four-day rescue operation that followed the submersible's disappearance on June 18. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Cameron, who has visited the Titanic wreck 33 times, has vocally criticized OceanGate, the company behind the ill-fated submersible. Cameron's representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular working hours.

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☆ Singapore Airlines has offered $10,000 to passengers who got minor injuries when their flight took a plunge during severe turbulence
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Injured passengers of the turbulence-hit Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 have been offered compensation. The airline announced on Facebook that it's offering $10,000 to passengers with minor injuries. The flight from London to Singapore was diverted to Bangkok after it dropped 178 feet in 4.6 seconds. AdvertisementSingapore Airlines has offered injured passengers upwards of $10,000 in compensation after their flight hit severe turbulence and plunged 178 feet in under five seconds. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the carrier said that those who had sustained minor injuries on Flight SQ321 from London's Heathrow Airport to Singapore's Changi Airport were entitled to compensation.

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☆ Elon Musk suggests it's not fair that only Trump gets indicted
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Musk said there seemed to be a "far higher interest in pursuing Trump" over other politicians. He also engaged with a Twitter user who questioned why others like Hunter Biden were not indicted. Musk responded to a tweet by ALX, a prominent Twitter user and one of his friends on the platform, saying: "There does seem to be far higher interest in pursuing Trump compared to other people in politics." In the tweet, which was posted hours after Trump was indicted on Thursday, Musk added: " Very important that the justice system rebut what appears to be differential enforcement or they will lose public trust. Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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