Mattress startup Casper’s new and affordable pillow totally exceeded our expectations — here’s what we thought

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Casper/Instagram We’ve tried a variety of pillows, and each brings its unique benefits to different types of sleepers.  Mattress start-up Casper’s version is the “Goldilocks” pillow that most […]

Losses from global disasters in 2017 exceeded $300bn

Published time: 30 Dec, 2017 10:50 Economic losses from natural and man-made disasters have soared by 63 percent in 2017 to an estimated $ 306 billion, according to a report from reinsurance firm Swiss Re. Read more The company estimates, insured losses from natural and man-made disasters around the world was approximately $ 136 billion, […]

Appeals court: Trump exceeded the scope of his authority with his latest travel ban

Reuters/James Lawler Duggan A federal appeals court panel ruled Friday that President Donald Trump once again exceeded the scope of his authority with his latest travel ban. The ruling says Trump’s proclamation makes no finding whatsoever that simply being from one of the countries cited in the ban makes someone a security risk. HONOLULU (AP) […]

Threats against congressional lawmakers have already exceeded the number for all of last year

Lawmakers have already received more threats this year than they did during all of last year, ac ccording to a letter written by Paul D. Irving, sergeant at arms at the House of Representatives. In a letter to the Federal Election Commission, Irving said that House of Representatives members have received at least 950 threatening messages this […]

Microsoft Azure revenue reportedly exceeded $2.5 billion in 2016

Microsoft’s Azure public cloud business is certainly growing. What’s not certain is exactly how big it is. An analyst at J.P. Morgan has taken a guess, as the Wall Street Journal reported today. If the analyst is right, Azure pulled in around $ 2.7 billion in revenue in all of 2016. Put another way, in […]