MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Jeff Swensen/Getty Images MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says four vendors have bailed on his MyStore e-commerce platform. Lindell told Insider these businesses "don't want to deal with MyStore" for fear of an FBI probe. Lindell's phone was seized by the FBI last week at a Hardee's drive-thru in Minnesota. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell […]
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Fire ant rafts form because of the Cheerios effect, study concludes
Enlarge / Georgia Tech scientists found that the so-called “Cheerios effect” is the mechanism by which fire ants cluster together to form rafts. (credit: Hungtang Ko) Fire ants might be the scourge of southern states like Georgia and Texas, but scientifically, they are endlessly fascinating as an example of collective behavior. A few fire ants spaced well […]
EVGA is done making GPUs, and reports say it’s because of Nvidia
Among Nvidia’s 3rd-party GPU manufacturers, EVGA is perhaps the most famous. The brand is well known for high-quality RTX and GTX graphics cards with generous consumer policies, as well as power supplies, coolers, and motherboards. The partnership between Nvidia and EVGA, which lasted over two decades, is now over, however, and not only will EVGA […]
British people are ripping out their beloved vintage-style stoves because they are too expensive to run amid the energy crisis
British people are removing their Aga stoves, which are enduringly popular in the UK. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor British people are removing their beloved Aga stoves to combat surging energy costs. One worker told Bloomberg he's removed 35 of the vintage-style appliances this year. Some owners have been left in tears because they couldn't afford to keep […]
The British Parliament knew its now-deleted TikTok could be ‘controversial’ because of the app’s links to China, internal documents show
The British Parliament launched a TikTok account in July 2022, but deleted it within days after lawmakers protested about the app's links to China. Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The UK Parliament deleted its TikTok account after lawmakers protested. Internal communications obtained by Insider reveal that it expected it would be controversial. It suggested […]
A lakeside restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area is losing customers because of the smell of dead fish being killed by a huge bloom of algae
This is not Lake Merritt. VisionsbyAtlee/Getty Images A restaurant in Oakland, California is losing business because of the stench of dead fish caused by a huge algae bloom. The restaurant's staff recently scooped out 150 pounds of dead fish. Business is down 60%, according to the restaurant's operations manager. One hundred and fifty pounds of […]
The Archers halts production because of coronavirus: ‘We’re working on plans’
It comes after fellow BBC soap EastEnders announced it would be putting a stop to filming for the foreseeable future. The show announced via its social media accounts it would now be airing just two episodes per week in order to try and let viewers enjoy the soap for as long as possible. The show […]
The Conners’ Live Episode Will React to Tuesday’s Primary Results Because Politics Hit the Working Class Hardest
RELATED STORIES This Tuesday night, as the results of the New Hampshire primary for this year’s presidential election trickle in, The Conners will react to the news in real-time, in live episodes taped and broadcast for each coast. In “Live from Lanford” (airing Tuesday at 8/7c on ABC), Mark for a school report will be […]
TSA workers are reportedly living in their cars and not taking medicine because they can’t afford it
Joe Raedle/Getty Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees are feeling the strain of a federal government shutdown that has reached its 34th day. A TSA worker from Kona, Hawaii, has begun living in his van six days per week because he can no longer afford to commute to and from his home, Hawaii News Now reports. […]
A photographer hired by Fiji Water helped create the viral ‘Fiji Water Girl’ meme because no one was drinking the bottled water at the Golden Globes
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for FIJI Water “Fiji Water Girl” stole the show on the red carpet Sunday at the Golden Globes. Many people may not have realized that the photographer who caught the photo-bombing model carrying Fiji Water was actually commissioned to photograph the Golden Globes by the bottled water brand. While the photographer was […]