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By agoh@businessinsider.com (Amanda Goh)
Angel Reese says she is protecting her peace in the age of social media.Alexa Alejandro/FIBA via Getty Images - WNBA star Angel Reese, 23, says she no longer lets social media comments get to her.
- "Years prior, I would comment back at things and let things continue to bother me," she said.
- Now, she avoids engaging and focuses on the small, everyday moments that bring her joy.
WNBA star Angel Reese, 23, is drawing a clear line between reel life and real life. On Wednesday's episode of the "IMO" podcast, Reese said she's finally learned to protect her peace by tuning out what people say about her online. "I think I tried to have some type of normalization, of knowing where I've come from. I'll never forget that. I don't want to ever feel like I'm bigger than anything," Reese told podcast hosts Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson. Reese said she tries to practice gratitude every day and finds joy in the small things, like spending time with her loved ones. "I love being able just to come home and turn my phone off, and just relax, and do the things that I enjoy," she said. As she's gotten older, she's come to see social media as a distorted version of reality. "I think over the years it's been hard for me to realize that, but I think the maturity of just understanding like, social media isn't real," Reese said. "I think we get so caught up in that. Years prior, I would comment back at things and let things continue to bother me," she said, adding that she no longer tries to engage. Looking back at her rise to fame and the public scrutiny that followed, Reese said the way she was treated was neither normal nor acceptable — but part of her "new reality." She said the experience has made her more appreciative of the things she still has control over. Reese has previously opened up about the negative attention she received online as her profile rose. In July, she told ESPN she was subjected to cyberbullying after winning the NCAA Women's Basketball National Championship with Louisiana State University in 2023. "And that was the first time I had seen negativity like that on social media. I've had a huge following before, but it skyrocketed to millions, and it was bigger than basketball, when they were finding my address, my car, and I had to change my whole lifestyle," Reese said. Reese isn't the only one rethinking social media. In 2025, Mia Threapleton said her mother, Kate Winslet, encouraged her to make a list of pros and cons for joining Instagram when she was 14. "The cons completely outweighed the pros for me. That was quite a clarifying moment. Since then, the more time I spend in this world, the more I'm really happy that I don't have it," Threapleton said. In February, biohacker and tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson said he's been doing social media "fasts" for his health and wants an AI agent to serve as a buffer between him and his feed. "I never want to see the raw feed. I want an AI agent to read it for me, strip the engagement metrics that hijack my judgment, filter the rage, and return only what I actually came for," he said. Beyond celebrities, a growing number of Gen Zers are deciding they're better off offline. They're swapping smartphones for dumb phones, using makeshift landlines, and creating spaces where scrolling is off limits.
By mloh@businessinsider.com (Matthew Loh)
Russian troops use the Orlan-10 primarily as a reconnaissance drone, but it was recently seen carrying FPV quadcopters under its wings.Russian Defense Ministry / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images - Russia was spotted using an Orlan-10 to transport FPV drones under its wings.
- It's previously used loitering munitions to carry drones, but is now using a reconnaissance system.
- The Orlan-10 has a range of about 74 miles, which could greatly extend the range of an FPV strike.
A Russian medium-range reconnaissance drone was recently spotted on the battlefield with first-person-view quadcopters mounted under its wings, making the system a flying carrier. Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov, a drone advisor to the Ukrainian defense ministry, posted two images of the fixed-wing system — from the Orlan drone family — in a Telegram post on Wednesday evening. "This time Orlan got on camera. He has already dropped one FPV," Beskrestnov wrote. Beskrestnov said that Russia was spotted before using loitering munitions, such as the delta-wing Shahed exploding drone and Gerbera decoy drone, to carry FPV drones. Unlike those drones, however, the Orlan is a reusable platform. The Orlan-10, a commonly used version of the recon drone, has an operational range of about 74 miles, though it can be preprogrammed to fly up to 370 miles. Using a fixed-wing drone as both a carrier and signal relay could allow the pilot to significantly extend the reach of tactical quadcopters, which have been recorded hitting targets at a maximum distance of about 40 miles. It's yet another battlefield innovation that continues to see troops push and merge simpler technologies for better effect. Ukraine, meanwhile, has also experimented with relay drones — essentially quadcopters or fixed-wing drones that extend another drone's signal range — for deep FPV strikes. Ukrainian soldiers told Business Insider last November that Russia was using Molniyas, fixed-wing loitering munitions, as carriers for FPV drones. The overall tactic, however, is still emerging. Beskrestnov said Russia still hasn't been deploying FPV drones consistently from its Shaheds and Gerberas, which it produces thousands for attacks on Ukraine. "According to my observations, this technique has not been widely used by the enemy for a number of reasons," Beskrestnov wrote.
By lloydlee@insider.com (Lloyd Lee,Aditi Bharade)
Elon Musk said Tesla's older cars don't have fully autonomous driving capabilities.Newsday LLC/Getty Images - Elon Musk made several promises over the years that the Teslas people buy will be fully autonomous.
- Turns out there's now a cut-off for how old the Teslas can be for it to have full autonomy.
- The CEO said Teslas with the previous-gen HW3 computer won't be fully autonomous.
Tesla owners may want to double-check the hardware inside their cars — a lot of them might not have fully autonomous driving capabilities. CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday during the first-quarter earnings call that Teslas with Hardware 3, or HW3 for shorthand, will not be able to get unsupervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) with an over-the-air software update. That means Teslas, roughly between the model years of 2019 and 2023, will have an internal computer that's too outdated to get access to one of the key features Musk is betting the company's future on. "I wish it were otherwise, but Hardware 3 simply does not have the capability to achieve unsupervised FSD," Musk said during the call. "We did think at one point it would have that, but relative to Hardware 4, it has only 1/8 of the memory bandwidth of Hardware 4. Memory bandwidth is one of the key elements needed for unsupervised FSD." Tesla and Musk have made repeated promises to consumers over the years, even before the release of Hardware 3, that their cars would be fully autonomous. A 2016 blog post from Tesla, retrieved via the Wayback Machine, said that "all Tesla vehicles produced in our factory — including Model 3 — will have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability at a safety level substantially greater than that of a human driver." The blog ends by saying that "as always, our over-the-air software updates will keep customers at the forefront of technology and continue to make every Tesla, including those equipped with first-generation Autopilot and earlier cars, more capable over time." In 2016, Musk said in a press call: "The foundation has been laid for fully autonomous, it's twice as safe as a human, maybe better." Now, he said older customers must upgrade their vehicles to achieve fully autonomous driving. Musk said in the Wednesday call that all customers using Hardware 3 would be able to do a "discounted trade-in" to upgrade the car's computer. They will also have to replace the cameras on the cars to go with Hardware 4. For this large-scale upgrade operation, Musk said Tesla will have to set up "small factories in major metropolitan areas," because doing it at service centers would be too inefficient. "So we basically need like many production lines to make the change," he said. Tesla reported a total first-quarter revenue of $22.38 billion — a 16% increase compared to the year before, beating analysts' estimates. Representatives for Tesla did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
By abharade@insider.com (Aditi Bharade)
I vibe-coded a writing portfolio on Lovable and Wix.Aditi Bharade - I compared Wix Harmony and Lovable by building the same website using both their AI tools.
- The test was to determine whether Wix had an edge due to its 20 years of website-building experience.
- Lovable gave me a cleaner end product, but Wix had its pros.
Building a website has never been easier thanks to AI. But how much easier? Vibe-coding tools like Lovable and Anthopic's Claude Code can take a rough prompt and build a website with little to no human intervention. Established players like Wix let individuals create websites without coding knowledge, but require a human user to decide on design elements and layout. Wix has embraced AI and vibe coding to keep pace with emerging rivals like Lovable. In June last year, it announced that it had acquired Base44, a vibe-coding startup, for $80 million. In January, it announced the launch of Wix Harmony, an "AI website builder that merges human and artificial intelligence." This comes as the industry is warning of a "SaaSpocalypse," in which AI threatens the business models of companies like Workday, Salesforce, and Asana. Wix's share price is down about 23% since the start of the year, partly on these fears. Wix's head of product, Yaara Asaf, told Business Insider that Wix Harmony is for "anyone who wants to create a web presence; no website-building experience, technical or design background required." Lovable's design head, Nad Chishtie, told Business Insider that Lovable "empowers the 99% of people with no technical skills to build whatever idea they have in their head, just by talking to AI." I tested Wix Harmony to see whether Wix's two decades of website-building expertise gave it an edge over Lovable, a 2023-founded startup. Lovable Lovable generated a near-perfect website from the first prompt.Aditi Bharade I've used Lovable before to create a virtual newsroom photo coach, so I already knew this would be a simple process. I threw in my first prompt, asking the platform to generate a clean, no-frills website with my headshot and bio on the homepage, and five sections — breaking news, careers, tech and AI, cultural trends, and retail — where I could post my choice of stories. It nailed the brief, giving me almost exactly what I needed. The homepage features only a simple headshot, the title "Jane Doe: Journalist, Reporter, Writer," and a placeholder bio. The website was split into five sections, each with three article cards populated with dummy stories. Here's where I ran into my first issue — how do I edit the text? I expected a Canva-like interface where I could double-click the text box to enter my content, but Lovable didn't work that way. When I asked the chatbot what to do, it told me to either edit the code or paste all the edits into the chat, and it would make the changes for me. I don't have coding expertise, so I fed it a massive 700-word prompt, instructing it on all the headlines, subheads, and article links to the 15 stories I wished to spotlight in my portfolio. It processed the request seamlessly. Then I realized the article cards were missing thumbnails. I asked if it could pull the thumbnails from my Business Insider articles in the correct dimensions. No problemo. Lovable could seamlessly populate the article cards with my input.Aditi Bharade Then all that was left was plonking my LinkedIn bio into the homepage, asking it to pull my headshot from my author page, and updating my contact info. Just as I processed the final tweak, my daily free credits ran out. I cut it a bit close, but at the end of the roughly 20 minutes it took to make the website, I had a very usable digital portfolio. Needless to say, I was impressed. Wix Harmony I was not too impressed with Wix's vibe-coded website design.Aditi Bharade I had high hopes for Wix Harmony. The first website I ever built, way back when I was in my high school's photography club, was a digital photo repository on Wix. But when I put the same prompt into Wix Harmony and saw the website it created on the first try, I sighed. It looked like all the elements were pulled from a basic PowerPoint template, with no consideration given to text alignment. It auto-generated an image of a quill as the website's logo, which I can't fault, but it felt slightly on the nose. The headshot was an AI-generated image of a South Asian woman. But the worst part was that Wix didn't create five distinct sections for my story types. Instead, it lumped all the story cards into the homepage and hallucinated two unnecessary sections called "Blog" and "Portfolio page." When I prompted it to correct that mistake, it gave me a list of five steps to fix the problem myself: "Follow these steps to restructure your website and align the content properly." "Can't you do it?" I asked Wix. It then gave me another set of options, including one to contact Wix support. As a last-ditch attempt, I asked Wix to regenerate the site, thinking it might be easier to start afresh than fix all the issues myself. This helped — the redesign was way better. The five sections were correctly segregated, and the text was aligned. But unlike Lovable, it couldn't correctly populate the story cards with information from the 15 stories I fed it; instead, it populated them with placeholder stories. For example, I've never written a story titled, "The Rise of the Fractional Leader." Wix's design was a little all over the place.Aditi Bharade What I liked about Wix was that it could do what Lovable could not: let me edit the text on the preview instead of putting my edits into the chat. That feature felt a lot more intuitive than Lovable. Perhaps if I'd worked with Wix's existing design templates instead of asking it to generate a website from scratch, it would've yielded better results. It certainly required much more of the human touch than Lovable. Final thoughtsFor impulsive people like myself who thrive on random brainwaves but don't have the patience to refine websites, Lovable might be a better option, as it allows you to draft up a quick idea and see it come to life immediately. Chishtie from Lovable said that traditional website builders "constrain people's visions, even when they appear to offer a lot of choice." "They tend to drive users towards templates and ask them to use pre-made blocks to create a site," he said. "This also means that customization comes with a high learning slope, as making more precise changes actually requires a lot of technical knowledge." On the other hand, I got the sense that Wix is for someone more dedicated to the craft, who cares about how each element looks and wants more control over the flow of the website. It wasn't purely vibe coding: it was AI-assisted website building, with the user very much holding the steering wheel. Asaf from Wix told Business Insider that Wix Harmony allows users to seamlessly switch between AI and manual editing. "This makes vibe coding not just a way to build websites quickly, but a complete, professional-grade method for creating real, live business websites," she said. She added that all actions by the AI tools were fully reversible and could be easily tweaked, giving users "complete control over the outcome at every stage." Overall, the experience gave me some insight into the fears behind the SaaSpocalypse. If Wix's AI capabilities fail to keep pace with others like Lovable or Claude, it risks losing users like me who are not too fussed about design and want a usable website in minutes.
By cmlee@insider.com (Lee Chong Ming)
Kang Gwang-sik, 40, tells Business Insider he has been living on just $10 a day while facing $300,000 in debt.Plan Shooting 2 / Imazins/Getty Images - A South Korean man documented his daily life on just $10 a day while facing $300,000 in debt.
- Kang Gwang-sik, 40, told Business Insider he went bankrupt after his business collapsed.
- The content creator shares how he's managing to survive amid South Korea's worsening economic pressures.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kang Gwang-sik, a 40-year-old content creator from South Korea. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. I'm the guy on Instagram with $300,000 in debt in South Korea, living on $10 a day. That's the concept of my content, but it's also my real life. My total debt was actually much larger. At one point, it reached close to $1 million. I ran a company in electric mobility focused on smart charging systems, but it collapsed at the beginning of 2025, and I entered bankruptcy proceedings. In South Korea, early-stage startups rely heavily on government grants and private investment. When I began my business in 2020, there was a global boom in electric mobility. However, product development took time, and I spent years — and a lot of money — on research, manufacturing, international certifications, and marketing. As time passed, market attention and investment shifted strongly toward AI-related industries. Existing investors withdrew, and competition for government funding intensified. Difficulties in securing additional capital ultimately led to the business's collapse. The company's bankruptcy is finished, but my personal bankruptcy is not. About $300,000 remains. That's the number I live with now. Going all in on a business idea and failingBefore I started my company, I had stable, full-time work. I studied regenerative medicine and worked as a freelance stem cell engineer in South Korea from 2016 to 2018. At the same time, I took on other jobs to support myself. I chose to study this field because of a serious knee injury I suffered during a typhoon in South Korea years ago. Doctors told me I wouldn't fully recover. I wanted to understand the human body and maybe fix my knee. I became interested in electric mobility. Because of my knee, walking long distances was difficult, and electric mobility gave me freedom again. What started as an interest became a company. Without realizing it, I was all in. When the company failed, I stayed home, waiting for bankruptcy court decisions. I was disappointed in myself. I felt gloomy and isolated. In Korea, failure carries a lot of shame. If you fail in business, some people see you as a loser in a very competitive system. Living on about $10 a dayNow I live on about $10 a day. When I returned to work as a physical laborer in May 2025, most of that money went toward transportation and one simple meal. Sometimes I skipped lunch completely. Whatever was left — usually $2 or $3 — I carefully managed to get through the next day. Food prices in Korea have gone up a lot, so I learned how to cook cheaply. I make simple Korean dishes — soups made with cheaper cuts of meat, vegetables with chili paste, and basic home food. I share those meals online. People like seeing that survival doesn't have to be miserable. It can still be warm. I was injured in an accident at work in December — then I lost my job, and had to recover at home. I made content to share my journey — and the support has been hearteningMy wife changed everything for me. Before the company officially collapsed, I sat her down and told her the truth — that we were heading into a very difficult life. She didn't blame me. She thanked me for being honest and reassured me that we would face it together. As part of the bankruptcy process, we had to liquidate most of our assets and move from Busan to Jeju Island to try to spend less. I started sharing my daily life online. My wife had been creating content online, and one day she encouraged me, saying, "You could do this too." That made me think, "Maybe I can do this as well." She became my strongest supporter. At the beginning, only a few people watched — maybe 100 or 200. But they left comments and encouraged me. They didn't just watch quietly, but actively helped my videos reach others. That surprised me the most. My online work generates very little, inconsistent income through occasional brand collaborations and ads. It's not a solution yet, but it's a beginning. Life, even when hard, is worth continuingMany people in South Korea are struggling right now. After the pandemic, many small businesses failed. Government loans are ending. Bankruptcy courts are crowded with people waiting, just like me. If I could say one thing to people in a similar situation, it's this: Don't disappear. Don't isolate yourself. Accept that this is where you are right now — not forever. When you accept reality, your mind becomes calmer. Then you can start to think again. My goal is simple. I want to become financially stable again without hiding my debt. I want to show that recovery is possible, even if it's slow. That's why I keep sharing my life. And real life, even when it's very hard, is still worth continuing. Do you have a story to share about working in Asia? Contact this reporter at cmlee@insider.com.
By lloydlee@insider.com (Lloyd Lee)
Tesla expects to start production of Optimus, its humanoid robot, later this year.Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images - Tesla hopes to unveil the latest version of its Optimus robot around late summer of this year.
- Elon Musk said he wants to push the date closer to the start of production because of competitors.
- Tesla said it's making two factory lines in California and Texas for Optimus production.
Elon Musk wants to show off the goods — but not to nosy rivals. During Tesla's Q1 earnings call on Wednesday, investors asked when they could expect to see Optimus V3, the company's humanoid robot, which Musk said will be "Tesla's biggest product ever." The CEO said retooling Tesla's Model S and Model X factory line in Fremont to start production for Optimus is a massive undertaking, and said he also needs to be wary of watchful competitors. "We're also a little hesitant to show V3 off because we find our competitors do a frame-by-frame analysis whenever we release something and copy everything they possibly can," Musk said. "So I think there's some value to not showing new technology until it's close to production." Musk said Tesla expects to start Optimus production in Fremont around late July or August. The CEO didn't name the copycat competitors. Tesla said in a shareholder deck that progress for Optimus production is shaping up as it prepares to build two factory lines — one in Fremont, California, and another at Tesla's Gigafactory in Austin. The Fremont line is expected to produce one million robots a year, while the Texas line will have a long-term annual production output of 10 million robots, according to the shareholder deck. Musk said the Texas factory will likely begin producing Optimus around the summer of 2027. Earlier in January, Tesla announced it would discontinue the Model S and Model X to make room for Optimus production at the Fremont factory. Musk said testing is ramping up and that Optimus could complete tasks outside Tesla's factories "sometime next year." However, the CEO — known for his reach-for-the-sky timelines and projects — wanted to "inject some reality" into some of the questions raised on Wednesday about Optimus. He said dismantling the production lines for Model S and Model X in Fremont will take "at least a few months," and installing a new line will take an additional "several months." "Frankly, if we're able to go from stopping production on one line, dismantling that entire line, reinstalling a whole new line, and turning that on in a matter of four months, that is an insanely fast speed," Musk said, adding that he doesn't know what the production rate of Optimus will be for 2026. Musk also provided a little more color around Optimus' current capabilities. The CEO said Optimus will start with simple factory tasks and that he believes Tesla will be able to pack "a lot of intelligence" into the robot locally — meaning Optimus should be able to perform some tasks without an internet connection. Optimus will still need someone to tell it what to do, Musk said, using the analogy of a manager. He said the robot will need an "orchestration AI" that will guide it, which is where Grok, the AI chatbot made by xAI, will come in. The amount of interaction Grok will have with Optimus could be minimal, Musk said. "Grok would probably have about as much interaction with Optimus as a manager would have with the people on their team," he said. "Meaning Optimus could probably work for several hours without any management oversight."
By insider@insider.com (Lillian Brown,Sarah Saril)
When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more  Alyssa Powell/Business Insider Sling is one of the best live TV streaming services on the market for essential networks, making it a good option for anyone who wants a cheaper alternative to cable without compromising channel selection. The service has two main packages with over 30 channels each, starting at $46 monthly. You can combine them or get add-ons to access extra channels. The live TV streamer also recently introduced budget-friendly, pared-down packages, which start at $20 a month. Though Sling offers fewer channels in its base packages, the service is less expensive than competitors like DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV, and Fubo. You can access the Sling TV app on iOS and Android devices, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and many of the best TVs from popular brands. Below, we've detailed all the ins and outs of Sling's different channel offerings so you can decide which plan is best for your needs. It's important to note that channel lineups are always subject to change on live TV streaming services, especially when it comes to local networks, so you should check the final details on any service's website before subscribing. Be sure to check out our full Sling TV review for detailed impressions, and if you try it and don't like it, you can always follow our guide on how to cancel Sling TV. If you're looking to see how Sling compares when it goes head-to-head with Fubo, a popular competitor, you can explore our comprehensive Sling vs. Fubo guide. For more info, check out our Sling local channel guide and Sling Orange vs. Blue explainer. What channels are included with Sling Orange, Sling Blue, Sling Select, and Sling Essentials?Sling's two main offerings are Sling Orange and Sling Blue. Channels largely overlap between the two plans, but there are a few differences that might push you to choose one over the other. Sling Orange has about 33 channels, including several Disney and ESPN networks you won't find on Sling Blue. Meanwhile, Sling Blue makes up for its lack of Disney and ESPN with up to 46 channels, including a collection of Fox-owned and NBC-owned networks like USA and Bravo. Blue also comes with local NBC, Fox, and ABC networks, but only in select markets, so the exact channel count (and price) varies from region to region. Each plan is available to stream for a starting price of $46 a month, or you can combine the two for a starting price of $61 a month, giving you access to around 50 channels. Sling Blue sometimes costs an extra $5 per month, depending on your location and access to local channels. Sling also has genre-based add-ons starting at $6 a month. Each add-on offers a mini-bundle of related channels. There are also several premium add-ons, including Paramount Plus with Showtime ($10/month) and Starz ($11/month). Sling also recently introduced a light Sling Select plan, which has a handful of channels (about 10+), most of which are traditionally found in the Sling Blue lineup. Sling Select costs $20 to $25 a month, depending on your region and/or local channel availability. Sling Essentials is the streamer's other new budget-friendly plan, which costs $20 a month and carries around 10 channels (many of which are found in Sling Orange). The two packages can be combined starting at $35 a month. Sling Orange, Sling Blue, Sling Orange & Blue, Sling Select, Sling Essentials, and Sling Select & Essentials can be purchased as three-month season passes, which are prepaid options ranging from $50 to $160. These offer some savings compared to what you'd pay after three months of a standard monthly subscription. Sling Orange also has short-term plans, including day-long ($5), weekend-long ($10), and week-long ($15). Sling doesn't offer a free trial right now, but they have a separate ad-supported "Freestream" service and frequent deals for new members. You may want to compare these deals and services with other platforms that show free movies online. Some Sling add-ons, like the Spanish-language option, allow you to try them free for seven days. See below for a full breakdown of Sling's offerings and add-ons. Keep in mind that exact channel offerings and prices are subject to change. Sling should show you a full list of available channels when you go to sign up. It's also important to note that, in addition to the specific channels found in the paid packages, subscribers will also gain access to channels found on Freestream. Sling Orange ($46/month)Sling Orange features under 10 exclusive channels and more than 20 channels that are shared between all plans. The following channels are included with Sling Orange:
Sling Blue ($46+/month)Sling Blue starts at $46 a month but costs an extra $5 a month in markets that include ABC, NBC, and/or Fox. Sling Blue carries about 15 (sometimes more, depending on local availability) exclusive channels and more than 20 channels shared between every plan. The following channels are included with Sling Blue:
Sling Orange & Blue ($61+/month)Sling Orange + Blue starts at $61 a month but costs an extra $5 a month in markets that include ABC, NBC, and/or Fox. The plan carries all exclusive channels from both Sling Orange and Blue in addition to all of the shared channels. The following channels are included with Sling Orange + Blue:
Sling Select ($20+/month)Sling Select carries about 10 specific channels, many of which are found in a Sling Blue subscription. Viewers in select areas might also be able to access certain local channels.
Sling Essentials ($20/month)Sling Essentials carries around 10 channels, including several that are found in traditional Sling Orange plans.
Sling Essentials & Select ($35+/month)The Sling Essentials & Select combo package comes with at least 17 channels, along with local channels like NBC, ABC, and FOX when available.
Add-on bundles (monthly prices vary) triloks/Getty Images Sling offers two discounted bundles that let you add multiple packages of extra channels to your base subscription. There's also an expanded DVR add-on you can sign up for. - Total TV Deal ($21/month) — This bundle includes seven of Sling's extra channel packages: Sports, Entertainment, Kids, News, Lifestyle, Hollywood, and Heartland. It also includes Unlimited DVR. The package features a total combined value of $47, so you save $26 with the bundle. In total, this is about 67 extra channels.
- 4 Extras Deal ($13/month) — This option gives you four of Sling's most popular extras: Kids, News, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. The bundle costs $13 a month, which is about half of the regular combined price of all four add-ons. In total, this is about 35 extra channels.
- Unlimited DVR ($5/month) — Though all of Sling's plans come with 50 hours of DVR storage, you can pay an additional $5 a month for unlimited DVR. Previously, Sling's add-on capped DVR space at 200 hours, but it's now truly unlimited storage (for nine months).
Sports Extra ($11/month)The following channels are available in the Sports Extra add-on for Sling Orange:
The following channels are available in the Sports Extra add-on for Sling Blue:
Entertainment Extra ($6/month)The following channels are available in the Entertainment Extra add-on:
Kids Extra ($6/month)The following channels are available in the Kids Extras package:
News Extra ($6/month)The following channels are available in the News Extra add-on:
Lifestyle Extra ($6/month)The following channels are available in the Lifestyle Extra add-on:
Hollywood Extra ($6/month)The following channels are available in the Hollywood Extra add-on:
Heartland Extra ($6/month)The following channels are available in the Heartland Extra add-on:
HBO Max ($18.49/month)You can sign up for HBO Max, HBO's streaming counterpart, under your Sling plan. The add-on grants subscribers access to the HBO Max app and on-demand offerings, as well as HBO channels. HBO Max is best known for its on-demand HBO programming, original series, and Warner Bros. films.
Discovery Plus ($6/month)You can now sign up for Discovery Plus through Sling TV. The service offers access to original programs and favorites from Discovery networks like TLC, HGTV, Food Network, Animal Planet, and more. Ad-supported ($6/month) and ad-free plans ($10/month) are available. AMC Plus ($11/month)AMC Plus is not a live TV channel, but it does give you access to on-demand series and movies. The following on-demand services are available in the AMC Plus add-on:
Paramount Plus with Showtime ($10/month)The following channels are available in the Showtime add-on:
MGM Plus ($8/month)The following channels are available in the MGM+ add-on:
STARZ ($11/month)The following channels are available in the Starz add-on:
Spanish-language add-ons (5/month)For viewers who want more Spanish-language options, Sling offers Sling Latino base packages that cost $10/month, as well as add-on plans with content from specific countries.
Other premium add-ons (monthly price varies)The following channels are available à la carte:
By kvlamis@businessinsider.com (Kelsey Vlamis)
The Tesla Roadster has faced years of delays.Tesla - Elon Musk has delayed the Tesla Roadster release once again.
- Musk teased a potential unveiling of the Roadster in "a month or so."
- Tesla's Roadster has faced multiple delays after reservations first opened in 2017.
Elon Musk has pushed back the release date for the long-anticipated Tesla Roadster — and offered another vague timeline for its release. On Tesla's first-quarter earnings call Wednesday, the CEO said the company might unveil its next-generation Roadster "in a month or so." "It requires a lot of testing and validation before we can actually have a demo and not have something go wrong with the demo," Musk said. "But I think it will be one of the most exciting product unveils ever." Musk said eventually the Roadster would be the only human-driven car in Tesla's lineup, adding that while he doesn't expect it to have a huge impact on the company's revenue, "it is very cool." The Tesla Roadster, an electric sports car, has faced years of delays since it was initially made available for reservations in 2017. Musk said in October the car could be unveiled before the end of the year, only to say a month later that the demo day was tentatively planned for April 1, 2026. In mid-March, Musk said it would "probably" come in late April, only to delay it once again. Tesla beat earnings expectations on Wednesday, signaling a rebound in demand in North America. The company reported a 16% year-over-year revenue increase, beating analysts' expectations. Tesla also said it was planning a large increase in capital expenditures. The stock briefly surged 4% in after-hours trading following the earnings report, but later dropped back down to about what it was at market close.
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Dario Amodei is the co-founder and CEO of Anthropic,Bloomberg/Getty Images - Anthropic's valuation now hovers at $1 trillion on Forge Global, a leading private marketplace exchange.
- That is a higher price than OpenAI, which was valued at $852 billion earlier this year.
- Those lucky enough to own Anthropic shares are getting hounded with multiple offers a day to sell.
Desperate buyers are in a race to secure a dwindling supply of secondary shares in Anthropic, driving the AI company's valuation on some sites to $1 trillion, a price that would have seemed unthinkable even a few weeks ago. Meanwhile, traders Business Insider spoke with are seeing slumping demand for OpenAI, which is now trading at a discount to Anthropic, despite OpenAI being valued at $852 billion, more than twice Anthropic's valuation in their most recent funding rounds. Anthropic's valuation now hovers at around $1 trillion on Forge Global, a leading private marketplace exchange, its CEO Kelly Rodriques told Business Insider. OpenAI's valuation on the platform is $880 billion, a slight uptick from its March funding round. Since Anthropic and OpenAI are not yet public companies, the vast majority of investors are forced to buy via secondary markets, with existing stock in the companies sold by current or former employees or early investors. Neither company responded to a request for comment. One Anthropic shareholder recently offered to unload shares at a $1.15 trillion valuation, according to Ken Sawyer, cofounder and managing partner at Saints Capital, a venture secondary firm. A "very well known growth fund" offered to buy Anthropic shares at a $1.05 trillion valuation, Jesse Leimgruber, founder of OpenHome, posted on X this week. "Absolutely wild," he said. Some interested buyers have gotten more creative, offering to sell their home in exchange for Anthropic shares at a valuation above $800 billion. A feverish demand for sharesIt was just three months ago when Anthropic closed a funding round led by GIC and Coatue, valuing the company at $380 billion. Since then, a feverish demand has overtaken Silicon Valley for shares in Anthropic, as investors have been wowed by its torrid revenue growth and momentum around its AI-powered coding assistant, Claude code. "It's been an epic run for Anthropic," said Glen Anderson, CEO of Rainmaker Securities, a merchant bank focused on private securities transactions. "Everybody wants to be part of a generational opportunity in AI, and right now, Anthropic is in the pole position." The company has fielded multiple offers from VCs valuing it at as much as $800 billion in recent weeks, Business Insider reported last week. Anderson just received an offer to buy shares in Anthropic at a $960 billion valuation, a price he says would have been unthinkable even a few weeks ago. But before he can even evaluate the deal, he expects it to be snapped up by someone else. "We get an offer, and then within a day someone else has already bought it," he said. "There are almost no sellers." Those fortunate enough to own Anthropic shares say they are getting hounded with multiple offers a day to sell. "We receive daily offers from the ridiculous to the sublime," said Bradley Horowitz, a general partner at Wisdom Ventures, which was an early investor in both Anthropic and OpenAI. "I barely open those emails because we're not interested. We are playing a long game." Much of the demand is driven by FOMO more than market fundamentals, with investors at venture firms and family offices feeling like they need to own Anthropic shares no matter the price, according to Anderson. "It's almost less about the return than being about to say they're an Anthropic investor," he said. "That drives up the price." Meanwhile, Anderson has seen little demand for OpenAI shares this year, with bids lower than its last round of $852 billion. "OpenAI has been a very tepid market," he said. "The sentiment has certainly shifted to Anthropic.
By insider@insider.com (Jennifer Gonick,Sarah Saril)
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