I spent $34 to upgrade to Eurostar's version of premium economy — a mediocre meal meant it was just about worth it

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
A Eurostar passenger train arrives to enter the Channel Tunnel, operated by the company Eurotunnel, in Coquelles, northern France, on April 4, 2025.
A Eurostar train about to enter the Channel Tunnel in France.

SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images

Bill Gates is worth $50 billion less than thought — and now trails his former assistant in net worth

Tech Insider : Business
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer in 1998.
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates (left) and his former assistant and successor as CEO, Steve Ballmer, pictured in 1998.

Getty Images / Staff

Mark Cuban says AI could make 'just one dude in a basement' the world's first trillionaire

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Mark Cuban sitting in a red sofa.
Mark Cuban said he thinks the world's first trillionaire could be someone who is just good at using AI.

Mat Hayward via Getty Images

The US needs to reinvent manufacturing for the AI age, or risk losing out to China, Marc Andreessen warns

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology
Workers applying digital technology to produce core components of an elevator in Haian, Jiangsu Province, China, on January 23, 2024.
Marc Andreessen urged policymakers to reimagine factories not as relics of the past, but as engines of America's AI future.

Costfoto/NurPhoto via Reuters

Slate Auto ditches 'under $20,000' price tag for its pickup EV after Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' passes

Tech Insider : Business
The left front of a gray Slate truck driving down the road.
The Slate Truck was expected to be priced from $20,000 after federal incentives when it went on sale in 2026.

Slate Auto

Robinhood is known for its meme-stock and crypto traders. Its CEO says users are embracing passive investing too.

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto, Style
Vlad Tenev, CEO and Co-Founder, Robinhood in his office on July 15, 2021 in Menlo Park, California.
Vlad Tenev, CEO and cofounder of Robinhood.

Kimberly White/Getty Images for Robinhood

Steve Jobs' 'genius' stemmed from being 'one of the most disagreeable people in history,' Marc Andreessen says

Tech Insider : Business
Apple cofounder Steve Jobs speaking with hands slightly raised
Apple cofounder and former CEO Steve Jobs would argue with someone about the "shape of a glass," Marc Andreessen said.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

AI could create a 'Mad Max' scenario where everyone's skills are basically worthless, a top economist says

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Technology
An employee operates robotic equipment at the factory of Jiangxi Lanke Semiconductor Co., Ltd, in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province of China, on July 2, 2025.
As AI reshapes the labor market, the real threat isn't job loss — it's the collapse in what skills are worth, says MIT economist David Autor.

Wei Dongsheng/VCG via Getty Images

Tesla said it would start making its cheaper EV by June. It's keeping quiet about the mysterious project — here's what we know.

Tech Insider : Business
Elon Musk in the Oval Office at the White House.
Elon Musk first announced Tesla's intention to develop a $25,000 car in 2020.

Tom Brenner/The Washington Post/Getty Images

Bath & Body Works is ready to go international after a bruising year saw its stock fall 40%

Tech Insider : Business
bath & body works
Bath & Body Works shares are down over 40% since this time last year.

Johnny Louis/Getty Images

Subscribe to trending-uk