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Siri AI Review: Apple May Have Finally Fixed Its Assistant in IOS27
NEWS | 20 June 2026
I have Gemini in a prime spot for quick access to a genuinely useful AI assistant. One nice update is that Siri AI (as Apple calls it) indexes your phone to capture details from texts, emails, notes, and calendar events. It's convenient to have a dedicated Siri app, too. And I can't get Siri to answer activity-related questions because it needs access to my Health app (it has access). But my hunch is that come this fall, when the masses get access, Siri will be at least better than bad.

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Forget prompt engineering: 'Loop engineering' is all the rage now
NEWS | 20 June 2026
Claude Code creator Boris Cherny recently said he doesn't write his own AI prompts much anymore. "It's an agent that prompts Claude," Cherny recently told CNBC, adding, "I don't write the prompt anymore. Claude writes the prompt, and now I'm talking to that new Claude that is kind of coordinating." "Here's your monthly reminder that you shouldn't be prompting coding agents anymore," Steinberger wrote recently on X. Here's a simple loop: Tell codex to maintain your repos, wake up every 5 minutes and direct work to threads.

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'Exactly how the dot-com bubble burst': A market research firm says keep an eye on this AI warning sign
NEWS | 20 June 2026
Tom Essaye, the founder of Sevens Report Research, said in a note on Wednesday that cheap AI stock valuations could signal that investors are growing fearful that the data center boom could come to a halt. Typically, investors are willing to assign higher valuations to growth stocks because of their high future earnings potential. So the fact that some AI stock valuations are so low today means investors are skeptical that earnings potential will ever come to fruition, Essaye said. For comparison, the S&P 500 trades at a forward PE ratio of 21.5. However, it's not without precedent because this is exactly how the dotcom bubble burst," he said.

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Typical New Yorker: Age, Income, Salary, Occupation, Rent
NEWS | 20 June 2026
But, really, the most typical NYC experience is being a 30-something with an above-average salary and an eye-watering rent bill. Data from a NYC Planning analysis of the American Community Survey shows that the city's median age is 38, just below the national median of 39. More New Yorkers live in non-family householdsThe city is pretty evenly split between men and women. Forty-one percent of New Yorkers live in non-family households, meaning they either live with roommates or alone. It's slightly above the 2022 US average, which measured that 36% of Americans live in non-family households.

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Replika founder predicts 'crazy protests' over AI: 'People are really struggling to find jobs'
NEWS | 20 June 2026
The founder of the AI chatbot startup Replika says fears about AI eliminating jobs are "justified" — and could eventually trigger widespread backlash and protests. Eugenia Kuyda, who is also the CEO and founder of AI-powered mini-app platform Wabi, said during a recent live episode of the Platformer podcast that she believes "crazy protests around jobs and AI are going to start happening." "We'll live in this very optimistic city where it's all about like future, future, future, but as soon as you get out of here, like it's pretty scary," Kuyda told Platformer founder Casey Newton. "People are really struggling to find jobs, and I think this can only get worse." "But I'm not hiring people anymore for these junior jobs, and I don't know who is," the AI entrepreneur added.

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SPONSORED | 20 June 2026
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Ben & Jerry's cofounder shares his career advice for the AI era
NEWS | 20 June 2026
Passion trumps pay when it comes to choosing a career, Ben Cohen says. Speaking on the sidelines of the SXSW London festival earlier in June, the Ben & Jerry's cofounder shared with Business Insider his advice for young people worried about affordability and AI. "The only reason I became an ice cream man is because nobody would buy my pottery that I was making." He and his cofounder, Jerry Greenfield, didn't start their ice cream company to become fantastically wealthy, he said. Ben & Jerry's is known for allocating a portion of its profits to support refugees, LGBTQ+ rights, climate justice, and other progressive causes.

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The hidden cost of letting AI choose your lunch
NEWS | 20 June 2026
And researchers say it could have profound consequences. The more people rely on AI to make decisions, the less practice they get making difficult decisions on their own. In more extreme cases, AI researchers say it could begin shaping not just what people do, but also the beliefs they hold. Some apps are capitalizing on indecision by offering AI tools that explicitly claim to help users make decisions on their behalf — Moot is one example. Getting sucked inSo why is AI so hard to resist in the first place, and why are we turning to it for life decisions?

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KFC's design chief says brands are too obsessed with Gen Z
NEWS | 20 June 2026
Every brand wants Gen Z to think it's cool. "It's all about Gen Z, Gen Z, Gen Z," Christophe Poirier, KFC's global chief concept officer, told Business Insider. "Gen Z won't stay Gen Z forever," he said, "At some point, the Gen Zs will be like me." Poirier's goal isn't necessarily to win over Gen Z. It's to make sure KFC remains relevant long after Gen Z stops being the industry's favorite consumer cohort.

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A day in the life of GORUCK's cofounder, from 'screen jail' for her kids to life lessons from her ex-CIA career
NEWS | 20 June 2026
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Emily McCarthy, who cofounded GORUCK with her husband, Jason McCarthy. I'm also someone who fights routine, which is a plus, because you never want to be predictable in the CIA. During his time in the US Army, he learned to wear a ruck, or a loaded military backpack, during training. Emily McCarthyMost days of the week, I ride bikes with my boys to their elementary school about a mile away. When I can, I take rucking meetings or workout sessionsWhen she can, McCarthy goes outside with a ruck for her virtual meetings.

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Power Hours: a Day in the Life of CEOs, Successful Business Leaders
NEWS | 20 June 2026
Ever wonder how the most successful business leaders get it all done? Business Insider's "Power Hours" series explores that question by diving into the daily routines of top executives, founders, and creatives across industries — from aerospace and transportation to venture capital and the creator economy. Each story offers an inside look at how these high performers meticulously structure their waking hours to achieve their personal and professional goals. Besides giving us a window into their workdays, the leaders featured discuss exercise, rest, and tips on staying sharp, protecting energy, boosting productivity, and more. Reach out to editor Lauryn Haas at lhaas@businessinsider.com to share your daily routine.

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I went to Italy for the first time and left with 5 regrets
NEWS | 20 June 2026
I never thought I'd be that annoying tourist until one afternoon in Venice. This was back in October 2022, when I took my first trip to Italy as part of a two-week backpacking trip through Europe. I traveled by train to four countries and spent six days exploring Venice, Rome, and Milan. I hadn't yet learned that I'd make mistakes on every trip — especially when visiting a new place — and that's OK. Looking back, my first Italian adventure could have been even more fulfilling and sustainable if I'd known a few things beforehand.

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Forget Birkenstocks. Every man is wearing suede sneakers this summer.
NEWS | 20 June 2026
That title belongs to suede sneakers. When it comes to suede sneakers, the logo matters less than the aesthetic and material. Searches for "men's suede sneakers" are up 500% and rising over the past year, according to Google Trends. Celebrities like Ludacris have also embraced suede sneakers everywhere from Paris Fashion Week to the 2026 American Music Awards. "Summer is the safest season to wear suede shoes," she said.

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A Financially Independent Millennial Shares the Fastest Path to FIRE
NEWS | 20 June 2026
Over time, though, Berman started looking at financial independence through a different lens. The traditional FIRE path: the nest-egg methodBerman says there are two main paths to financial independence. The first is what he calls the "nest egg method" — the traditional FIRE path built around a large investment portfolio. Berman, the author of "Retire by 30," reached financial independence in his mid-20s. He has seen some real-estate investors reach financial independence in roughly two years, while the fastest nest-egg paths he has seen typically take closer to seven or eight years.

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My mom is 91 and still active every day. Her housing costs less than assisted living.
NEWS | 20 June 2026
My mother moved into a very affordable condoMy mother worked for over 20 years as a paralegal for a town on Long Island. She's lived frugally here, and it hasn't been hard. A few have tried out assisted living and hated it. So many people, including many of the people living where my mom does, cannot afford assisted living, so if their health declines, their children help or sometimes caregivers. There is this "third path" between independent living and assisted living that is affordable for most middle-income seniors.