• "Dept. Q' follows an English detective tasked with running a cold case department in Edinburgh.
• The series is led by Matthew Goode, who plays detective Carl Morck.
• Here's what we know about a potential second season of "Dept. Q."

"Dept. Q" is Netflix's new crime drama set in Edinburgh. It stars Matthew Goode as Carl Morck, a detective who returns to work after a traumatizing incident to run a new cold case department.

The series comes from Scott Frank, who is best known for writing and directing the Netflix series "Godless" and "The Queen's Gambit." It's based on the novel of the same name by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen, and it is an ideal watch for those waiting for the next Harlan Coben adaptation to land on streamer.

"Dept. Q" starts as Morck and Detective Inspector James Hardy (Jamie Sives) investigate a crime scene with a younger officer when a masked man arrives and shoots at the trio.

Morck is injured in the attack, Hardy is paralyzed, and the younger officer is killed. When Morck eventually returns to work, he's sent to run a new cold case department in the basement of the Edinburgh station to keep him out of the way. He's joined by Salim (Alexej Manvelov), a Syrian police officer who fled his home and now works in Edinburgh.

They start digging into the disappearance of Merritt Lingard (Chloe Pirrie), a prosecutor who went missing four years ago, and discover a sprawling mystery.

The nine-episode first season, which was released on May 29, has received mostly positive reviews online. The Guardian called it "a grimy, gothic treat," while Variety described it as "an emotionally fraught crime thriller that never lets up."

Here's what to know about "Dept. Q" season two.

Netflix hasn't announced "Dept. Q" season two yet, but there are more stories to tell

"Dept. Q" has not been renewed for a second season yet. The streamer may be waiting to see how many subscribers watch the series within the first few weeks before deciding whether to bring Goode back to solve more cold cases in Edinburgh.

A representative from Netflix did not respond to a request for comment.

The good news is the cast has already expressed interest in returning for "Dept. Q" season two.

In an interview with Yahoo UK, Goode said that he had told the director and writer that they "really need to do" a second season, and that the show could up its fight sequences in season two.

His costar Pirrie echoed this, telling the outlet, "I'd love to see more. When I watched the episodes I was just like, these characters are such fun to be with."

"I want to see that team do more stuff together," she added.

Fortunately, there are already a handful of other stories for Netflix to adapt for the show. There are 10 books in Adler-Olsen's series, which means there are plenty of other mysteries to draw from if "Dept. Q" season two gets the go-ahead.

But for any Nordic noir fans, the first six books have already been adapted into movies in Denmark, with the other four set to arrive between 2026 and 2032.

"Dept. Q" is now streaming on Netflix.

• A federal appeals court temporarily halted a ruling invalidating President Donald Trump's tariffs.
• The decision follows a lawsuit that challenges Trump's use of emergency powers on trade policy.
• The administration says it may seek emergency relief from the Supreme Court.

A federal appeals court handed the Trump administration a temporary legal win on Thursday.

The court granted the administration's request to temporarily halt a lower court's ruling on May 28 that invalidated most of President Donald Trump's tariffs.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's decision comes just one day after the US Court of International Trade struck down key components of Trump's trade policy after five owner-run businesses brought a tariff lawsuit against the administration.

"The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President by IEEPA to regulate importation by means of tariffs," the court ruled Wednesday.

In response, the Trump administration told the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that if it would not put the tariff ruling on pause, the administration would seek "emergency relief" from the Supreme Court as soon as Friday.

In a brief order, the appeals court said the trade court's judgment is "temporarily stayed until further notice while this court considers the motions papers."

Jeffrey Schwab, Senior Counsel and Interim Director of Litigation at the Liberty Justice Center and a lawyer for the plaintiffs in this case, told Business Insider on Wednesday night that he hoped the Court of Appeals would be "similarly skeptical" of the administration's use of emergency authorities on trade.

"I think the court understood that the administration's argument that it had essentially unilateral authority to impose whatever tariffs it wanted on any country, at any rate, at any time under IEEPA went too far," Schwab said after the initial ruling. "So we're really happy that the court ruled the way it did, and I think we will make the same arguments before the Federal Circuit Court of appeals."

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

This is a developing story, and it will be updated throughout the day.

• Microsoft's AI security head leaked Walmart's AI expansion plans at its Build conference last week.
• A separate leaked document viewed by BI gives more clues on how much Walmart spent on Azure from June 2023 to May 2024.
• The $580 million in spending could make Walmart one of Microsoft's biggest cloud customers.

At Microsoft's Build developer conference last week, the company's head of AI security accidentally leaked details of its partnership with Walmart.

The leak happened when employees protesting Microsoft's selling products and services to the Israeli military interrupted a presentation at the conference. The executive was streaming and switched over to a Teams message stating Walmart is ready to "rock and roll" on Microsoft services Entra Web and AI Gateway.

Walmart and Microsoft have for years boasted of a partnership, but the companies don't disclose much about the relationship.

A separate leaked document viewed by Business Insider shows just how big of a customer Walmart is.

The document reveals that Walmart spent about $580 million on Microsoft's Azure cloud services between June 2023 and May 2024. Microsoft and Walmart declined to comment.

The software giant discloses relatively few financial details about its crucial cloud operation. Analysts get an Azure percentage growth rate from the company each quarter; they estimate actual revenue.

The document seen by BI provides a rare look at Azure financials and focuses on a key metric within Microsoft called Azure Consumed Revenue. Also known as ACR, this measures the dollar value of Azure services consumed by customers, whether they paid a full retail rate or a discounted rate.

Walmart spent about $580.4 million on Azure cloud services from July 2023 through May 2024, according to the document. The company's monthly ACR went from nearly $50 million in July 2023 to around $45 million in May 2024, with a peak of nearly $61.9 million in November 2023. That peak tracks with ramping up for the holiday season.

Companies don't typically reveal their cloud spending, except when securities laws require them to disclose multiyear cloud commitments. The Information reported last year that TikTok was spending about $20 million per month on Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service, citing a person who had seen the financials.

Walmart and Microsoft in 2018 announced a partnership in which the retail giant would chose Azure as its "preferred and strategic cloud provider." Walmart operates a huge online store and marketplace and, as a rival to Amazon, may be less likely to use Amazon Web Services as a cloud provider.

In 2024, Microsoft and Walmart bolstered their partnership by announcing a generative AI-powered search function built on the Azure OpenAI service. It made Walmart one of Microsoft's marquee generative AI customers.

The internal document obtained by BI isn't clear on which type of ACR is being discussed. Microsoft has different ways to slice ACR. ACR with MACC, or Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment, includes spending toward a pre-committed amount for which the customer includes a discount. ACR with PIN, or Partner Influenced Number, would also include revenue generated through a partner.

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• Mark Zuckerberg and Palmer Luckey's beef ends as Meta and Anduril partner on a US military project.
• The two companies will share resources to build wearable tools for soldiers.
• The partnership is the latest signal of Big Tech's growing interest in the defense industry.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Anduril founder Palmer Luckey — once on warring sides of the tech culture clash — are giving new meaning to the adage: all is fair in love and war.

The two executives buried the hatchet and announced a partnership Thursday to build next-gen extended reality gear for the US military. The system, dubbed Eagle Eye, will use AI and sensors in new headsets and other wearables to enhance vision, letting troops spot far-away threats with augmented reality, Luckey said on a podcast.

Anduril's Lattice, its AI command-and-control platform, will provide real-time battlefield intel. The partnership will also use tech from Meta's Reality Labs and Llama AI models.

The companies said they're building the tech with "private capital, without taxpayer support," promising to save the US military "billions of dollars," Anduril said in a statement. They will also be using tech "originally built for commercial use." Anduril raised $1.5 billion in August 2024 and is reportedly raising as much as $2.5 billion more, Reuters reported in February.

The announcement also comes amid a flush of venture cash and Big Tech interest rushing toward defense tech. In 2024, VC investments in defense-related companies hit $31 billion, up 33% year-over-year. Meta's peers have also renewed interest in the space. In February, Google updated its ethical guidelines for AI, removing previous pledges not to use its tech for weapons or surveillance tools, a vow made after thousands of employees protested the company's involvement in the DoD collaboration Project Maven in 2018.

Big Tech companies are also cozying up to the Trump administration — a move that was once the source of Zuckerberg and Luckey's beef.

Luckey, who sold his VR startup to Facebook in 2014, was ousted from Facebook in 2016 after donating $10,000 to a pro-Trump meme group. (Facebook and Zuckerberg have denied that Luckey departed due to his politics.) The Wall Street Journal reported in 2018 that Zuckerberg and other Facebook execs pressured Luckey to publicly back libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson instead. Luckey founded Anduril in 2017.

Almost a decade later, Luckey and Zuckerberg appear to be letting bygones be bygones. The duo even hinted at working together late last year after Luckey visited Meta's headquarters to demo the company's Orion glasses and posted a picture in them on X.

"I am infamously good at holding grudges, but Meta has changed a lot over the past years," Luckey wrote on X in October 2024. "The people responsible for my ouster and internal/external smear campaign aren't even around anymore. At some point, the Ship of Theseus has sailed."

"I have a huge amount of respect for Palmer — both for what he's done for VR and for now achieving the rare feat of building multiple successful companies," Zuckerberg told Tablet Magazine last fall. "I was sad when his time at Meta came to an end, but the silver lining is that his work at Anduril is going to be extremely important for our national security."

"This is cool to see," Elon Musk chimed in response to Luckey's X post. "Mensch to mensch."

• At first, I didn't realize how expensive it'd be to be a bridesmaid in my brother's wedding.
• I drew the line at going on my future sister-in-law's expensive destination bachelorette trip.
• I wish I hadn't been asked to spend so much on the trip and that my brother had been understanding.

My brother has always been a closed book about his relationships, so when he brought a girl home, it was a big deal. And when they got engaged a few years later, it was a really big deal.

I was thrilled, and his fiancée was sweet enough to include me and two of my cousins in her wedding party. In the beginning, I wanted to be as involved as I could despite living 2,000 miles away.

I flew from Denver to Boston for their wedding shower, which cost me over $600, not including the gift I brought. It was a lot, but I was happy I was able to do it.

However, this was my first time being a bridesmaid, and I was naive about how expensive it could get.

I wanted to celebrate my future sister-in-law, but her dream trip was far out of my budget

For her bachelorette, the bride wanted a spa-type weekend in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a famously luxurious destination.

Her maid of honor (who was about nine months pregnant and conveniently unable to attend) was in charge of planning the trip, so she added myself and eight others to a group chat.

She told us the hotel would be $600 a person for two nights — and that was if four girls shared a room with two double beds.

Then, I checked flight prices and realized it'd cost me over $500 to fly from Denver to Jackson and back. Driving might've been cheaper, but a 16-hour solo road trip in my unreliable 2009 Prius wasn't an option.

As I panicked about the $1,100 cost for flight and hotels alone, more texts started coming in. Some girls talked about booking $200 massages and suggested planning meals at high-end restaurants or even staying at different, pricier hotels.

Much to my surprise, most of the group seemed ready to drop a fortune on this trip.

Maybe they were in a better financial position than me, a freelancer with limited disposable income who still had to budget for cross-country plane tickets to fly in for the wedding itself.

Turning down the invite was difficult even though I felt my reason for doing so was justified

My cousins (who were also nervous about the cost) and I tried to suggested more affordable alternatives, but the bride wanted a Jackson Hole bachelorette weekend.

I didn't want to be a wet blanket, but I knew I had to opt out of the trip. I spent the next week anxiously consulting with my partner, mom, and cousins about the best way to do it.

Just before I conjured the courage to send a text, someone else in the group chat backed out. And then another girl did. Then, one of my cousins did. I followed suit so I wouldn't be the last.

When all was texted and done, my sister-in-law wound up on a two-person bachelorette party, just her and her cousin.

Turns out, this trip was out of reach for more of the group than I'd thought. Maybe the cost had finally sunken in or everyone was also nervous about being the first one to tap out.

I made it clear I couldn't go due to financial constraints and the bride was gracious about the situation, but my brother was still mad I'd bailed.

Looking back, I think it's pretty unfair I was expected to pay over $1,000 for a bachelorette trip in the first place.

After all, my brother and I talk about money and our financial situations openly. He and his then-fiancée have a robust dual income, and know I don't — if they wanted me on the trip so desperately, they should've just paid for me to go.

The wedding still cost me a lot — and I plan to do things differently now that I'm engaged

Unfortunately, leading up to the wedding, I had to send several other awkward, "Sorry, I just don't have the money for that" texts.

Even then, I still spent over $2,000 being a bridesmaid between my dress and alterations, professional hair and makeup (which I'd thought the couple usually paid for), a manicure, flights, and a dog sitter,

The wedding was a blast, and I love my brother and sister-in-law so much, but I plan to do things differently now that I'm engaged.

My friends and family are scattered across all corners of the country, so I don't plan on asking people to make multiple trips for pre-wedding events.

If I have a bachelorette party at all, I'll keep my bridesmaids' budgets in mind by having it a couple of days before the wedding in a place not too far from the venue.

After all, I want my marriage and the events leading up to it to be a celebration, not a financial burden — and I think that should be the goal for all modern couples.

• Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky revealed three big differences between founders and managers.
• He compared founders to parents, saying they have unique knowledge of their business baby.
• Chesky also shared the two biggest risks for founders, drawing a lesson from Steve Jobs.

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky knows firsthand what founders alone bring to the table — and what they lack.

In an interview on "The Diary of CEO" podcast, Chesky revealed the three crucial attributes he thinks founders have that managers don't. He says they have a unique love for the business as a company's "biological parent," they have "permission" to make big changes, and they know their metaphorical business baby better than anyone.

"You can love something, but when you're the biological parent of something, it came from you, it is you," Chesky, who cofounded and built up Airbnb during the 2008 financial crisis, said. "There's a deep passion and love."

Unlike managers, who often join a company once it's already built, founders have total control, or what Chesky calls "the permission." Building on the parental metaphor, he compared the concept to how parents can't tell other kids what to do, but can tell their own kids what to do. Whereas managers might not feel they have the latitude to rebrand a company, for example, founders likely do feel that authority, Chesky said.

Lastly, Chesky said a founder knows the roots of their company — their baby, in this case — in a way a manager simply doesn't.

"You built it, so you know how to rebuild it," he said. Founders know their company's foundational nuts and bolts from before it was even fully formed— he said they understand "the alloys, where they were sourced from."

Yet Chesky also revealed two big problems for founders. Most, he said, can't scale up to run a huge company — and they bump up against the inevitable fact of their own mortality.

"Great companies usually want to live longer than humans do, and so therefore you end up with the inevitable challenge that Disney and Steve Jobs had," he said. "Which is succession planning."

Tech companies, including Microsoft and Amazon, have been shedding middle managers recently to cut out bureaucratic bloat, but experts previously told BI that the efforts could go too far. Entry-level job opportunities are also scant in the tech and finance worlds.

Airbnb is making big changes, though not related to its management structure. The company is launching Airbnb Services, which offers include private chefs and personal trainers, in an attempt to claw back customers from hotels.

• As a pastry cook, I've learned tips that can take boxed brownie mixes from OK to extraordinary.
• To upgrade boxed brownies, I'd add some extracts or salty snacks to the batter.
• Coffee and extra chopped chocolate pieces can also make brownies even tastier.

Years ago, I left my job in sales and social media to become a pastry cook in Charleston, South Carolina.

Although I'm no longer in the field, I still use some of the skills and tricks I used for preparing and upgrading desserts.

When it comes to brownies, I actually think that boxed mixes are close to perfect (especially when late-night chocolate cravings hit).

However, there are a few simple ways I'd amp them up.

Switch up your baking vessel for unique results.

Most boxed brownies will call for a metal or glass baking pan, but there's some room for edits here.

If you bake your brownie in a great cast-iron skillet, it'll develop crispy edges and a gooey center that everyone can fight over.

To make perfectly portioned, single-serving brownies, use a muffin pan. These are great for on-the-go treats — even if you're just going to the couch.

No matter what pan you use, just be sure to grease it with nonstick spray.

Raid your snack drawer for salty toppings.

Any time I can add in a savory element to my desserts, I will.

Salty snacks like kettle chips, pretzels, almonds, or even Ritz crackers are a great way to balance out the sweetness in brownies while adding an extra bit of texture.

Plus, you can satisfy your sweet and savory cravings in one fell swoop.

Add in more chocolate pieces for extra gooey, flavorful brownies.

If you're baking brownies, you likely have a hankering for chocolate. Lean into this craving and chop up a bar of your favorite chocolate to toss into the batter.

Even if your mix already has chocolate chips, add in the chopped bits anyways.

Chocolate chips contain stabilizers that help them maintain their shape, but chopped chocolate will create beautiful melted pockets in the brownies.

Try adding nut or seed butter to make an even more decadent dessert.

For an extra kick of richness and a bit of flair, dollop teaspoons of nut butter on top of your unbaked brownies and swirl them into the batter with a chopstick or butter knife.

I prefer using unsweetened, salted peanut butter, but you can test out almond or pistachio butter. If you have a nut allergy or sensitivity, try swirling in some sunflower seed or granola butter.

The marbled effect of swirling the nut butter into the batter bakes up beautifully and takes just a few extra seconds of effort.

Different extracts can give boxed brownies a whole new flavor profile.

Premade brownie mixes likely already contain vanilla, but you can amp up the flavor with an extra splash of your own vanilla extract. It's a small bit of effort that can make a world of difference.

You can also switch up the flavor profile with peppermint extract for a festive spin or almond extract for a taste reminiscent of birthday cake.

Coffee can elevate the chocolate flavor in brownies.

Chocolate and coffee are a dynamic duo.

If you want a subtle way to enhance the chocolate flavor of your brownies, add a teaspoon or two of espresso powder to the batter.

If you're going for more of a mocha moment, replace the water in the box's directions with brewed coffee.

Hot tip: Use decaf if the brownies are a late-night craving.

This story was originally published in February 2022 and most recently updated on May 29, 2025.

• Over the past 10 years, I've visited all 63 major US national parks.
• Acadia National Park in Maine has stunning ocean and lake views.
• Olympic National Park in Washington is one of the most breathtaking places I've visited.

National parks are affectionately known as America's best idea. As someone who's traveled solo to all 63 major US national parks, I'd have to agree.

Although all the parks are unique and worthy of the hype they get, there are some that I will visit repeatedly.

Here are my 10 all-time favorite national parks.

Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming is one of my favorites.

The most common question I'm asked is which national park is my favorite. One particular park that has my heart is Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. On my first visit several years ago, I knew it was special.

The unique jutting peaks, abundant wildlife, challenging hiking trails, and ample lakes for swimming and kayaking never get old.

Acadia National Park in Maine has stunning ocean and lake views.

Acadia National Park in Maine is consistently one of the most-visited national parks in the system, despite also being on the smaller end.

The coastal park is known for its dazzling fall foliage, but what really sold me was its stunning water views.

The jagged, moody coastlines, with ocean or lake views from nearly every vantage point, immediately brought me to a calmer state during my visit.

New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia is beautiful at any time of year.

The newest park to receive national park status is New River Gorge in West Virginia.

I've visited in the summer and fall and can't wait to return. The river and gorge are stunning, with fantastic hiking, world-class white-water rafting, and a laid-back vibe.

Olympic National Park in Washington is one of the most breathtaking places I’ve visited.

On the incredible Olympic Peninsula west of Seattle lies one of the most breathtaking places on earth: Olympic National Park.

I love to drive counterclockwise around the peninsula, stopping at Hurricane Ridge and enjoying the silence of the Hoh Rainforest.

I always stop at Lake Crescent Lodge for a drink with a view before watching the sunset on Ruby Beach.

Yosemite National Park in California lives up to the hype.

It feels like every day, I see another article listing famous tourist attractions that aren't worth the hype.

However, Yosemite National Park can't be included on these lists — it's legendary for a reason.

The valley is unlike anything I've ever seen, with massive towering granite walls, stunning waterfalls, and the peaceful Merced River running through it all.

Glacier National Park in Montana has moved me to tears.

I've been moved to tears more while visiting Glacier National Park in Montana than anywhere else in the country.

The natural wonder and engineering feat of Going-to-the-Sun Road is jaw-dropping in the best way. The hiking is challenging — with big payoffs — and the wildlife is abundant.

Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona was the first one I wanted to visit alone.

The Grand Canyon may not have been the first national park I visited, but it was the first one I set out to visit solo.

I first traveled to the Grand Canyon nearly 10 years ago while on a long road trip during spring break. I had no idea what I was doing, but it didn't matter.

I could've sat at one lookout all day and been happy. Grand Canyon National Park is truly a place you must see to believe.

Capitol Reef is my favorite of the Utah national parks.

Utah is home to five national parks — Zion, Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, and my personal favorite, Capitol Reef.

This lesser-visited destination is vast, with red rocks surrounding hikes, scenic drives, and even pick-your-own fruit orchards.

Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado is home to the largest sand dunes in North America.

Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Park is home to the largest sand dunes in North America.

I've been visiting this park since I was a kid, when the imposing dunes seemed completely unreal — and they still do today.

I love to climb the dunes, sandboard, wade in the seasonal snowmelt-formed Medano Creek, or grab a book and enjoy the view.

Visiting Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska is a unique experience.

Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park (not to be confused with Glacier National Park in Montana) might be a slightly controversial choice.

As much of the park's visited area is on water, most travelers enter via cruise ship — which is what I did.

Just two ships are given permits to enter the national park waters each day, with park service rangers and naturalists on board.

The experience of waking up in my room surrounded by glaciers was truly incredible. I ordered a pizza and enjoyed it on the balcony — a unique park experience I'll likely never have again and will never forget.

This story was originally published in November 11, 2023 and most recently updated on May 29, 2025.

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced deep cuts at the Pentagon's weapons testing office.
• He said the reorganization is intended so "that warfighters get what they need faster."
• The office acts as an independent review of weapons to ensure they meet the needs of troops.

A sweeping reorganization is weakening the Pentagon's office that tests weapons, an office established by Congress that has met plenty of resistance from the contractors who build weapons and the military leaders who buy them.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the cuts on Wednesday, releasing a memorandum on staff reductions, a leadership change, and pivot in focus.

The Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation underwent "a comprehensive internal review," Hegseth said, which led to identifying "redundant, non-essential, non-statutory functions" not aligned with "operational agility or resource efficiency, affecting our ability to rapidly and effectively deploy the best systems to the warfighter."

The office will "immediately eliminate" any non-statutory or redundant functions and be cut to a staff of 30 civilians and 15 assigned military personnel. Civilian personnel employed by military departments at DOT&E will be transferred back to those departments, and other civilian employees will receive a reduction-in-force notice.

An expert on military reform, Dan Grazier, said these are the largest cuts to this office in its four-decade history and jeopardize its ability to ensure weapons are thoroughly tested before they get in soldiers' hands.

The memo didn't note the previous workforce numbers of DOT&E. Leadership of the office was also changed, with Hegseth appointing Carroll Quade, the deputy for test evaluation for the Navy, as director the office's acting director.

The Pentagon's press office told Business Insider there was no further information on the matter at this time.

In a video posted online, Hegseth said the move is planned to promote efficiency so "that warfighters get what they need faster." The defense secretary also said in his memo that the reorganization "will save more than $300 million per year and reflect the Department's commitment to continued reform and reducing bureaucracy."

In a note released Thursday, Chief Pentagon spokesman and Senior Advisor Sean Parnell said the decision refocuses DOT&E to its "intent as an oversight body," would refocus on the acquisitions of weapons and systems, and "empowers the Services and Combatant Commands with greater trust to ensure the warfighter is efficiently equipped to address emerging challenges and to preserve our decisive advantage."

DOT&E has acted as an independent reviewer of various weapons programs in the Pentagon's portfolio with the goal of ensuring that they're tested to meet the expected conditions of combat and the needs of troops before being purchased in high quantities.

Much of the work of the office is pointing out weapons that are having problems or failing to meet timelines, such as the F-35 stealth figher. It has provided analysis of operational testing useful for Congress. DOT&E was established by Congress in 1983.

The reorganization guts the office's capacity to observe the service's system tests, review the data, and conduct independent analysis, said Grazier, a senior fellow and director of the national security reform program at the Stimson Center think tank. There have been proposed reforms over the decades, some of which would threaten the independence of the office. But this marks the most substantial overhaul since its creation over 40 years ago.

"This policy change," he said, "is going to mean that new weapons systems are not going to face the level of scrutiny that they really need to" in order to "make sure that they are both effective and suitable for use of the troops before they make it into the hands of the troops."

DOT&E's role has been to ensure that personnel not connected to the service's programs or acquisition processes aren't the only ones reviewing the testing. It's a labor-intensive process, Grazier said, and because DOT&E hasn't traditionally had a large workforce, it's often used contractor support.

Without that independent analysis, Grazier has noted, there will be questions around the effectiveness of programs. "Unless the operational testing office maintains its current highly independent status, Congress and the American people may not know if the weapons they purchase for the military actually work as intended," he wrote for Stimson back in February.

There have been some questions over the years from defense officials, lawmakers in Washington, and experts about the defined roles of DOT&E, how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and autonomy can and should be evaluated for warfighter use, and what's required for realistic combat testing of systems.

Hegseth's reorganization of the office falls in line with a broad campaign in the Trump administration to identify what it views as needless bureaucracy, as well as limit independent assessment by officials. Days after taking office in January, President Donald Trump removed 17 inspector generals from across the government, including at the Defense Department; these officials led internal watchdogs charged with investigating wasteful spending and fraud.

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has been a leading effort to rapidly slash government spending, but there have been concerns and criticisms about how DOGE collects its data on government spending and programs — and determines what should be cut.

• Steve Davis is leaving the White House DOGE office.
• Davis, a longtime ally of Elon Musk, was a top official on the team.
• Musk began his process of leaving the White House on Wednesday.

Steve Davis, Elon Musk's right-hand man, is following the Tesla CEO out the DOGE door.

A White House official confirmed to Business Insider that Davis, who is also a leader of Musk's Boring Company, has left the DOGE team. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news of Davis' exit.

On Wednesday, Musk began his off-boarding process as he neared the end of his 130-day mark as a special government employee.

Musk had previously said on a Tesla earnings call that he would be spending more of his time focusing on the company, which has borne the brunt of the backlash to the billionaire's work in the Trump administration.

Musk and Davis' departures signal the beginning of a new era for the "Department of Government Efficiency," Trump's singular effort to reshape the federal workforce.

Davis was among the small handful of DOGE office officials who joined Musk for a March panel interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier. Their appearances came as the White House sought to improve the image of the DOGE team amid significant pushback from congressional Democrats.

It remains to be seen what will become of the DOGE office. Multiple legal challenges to mass layoffs pushed by the DOGE team remain ongoing, as does a separate legal fight over whether the office will be required to make some of its records public under the Freedom of Information Act.

The White House has repeatedly said that Amy Gleason, a federal data cruncher, is leading the DOGE office. After months of speculation about who exactly was in charge of the effort, the White House formally named Gleason the acting DOGE office administrator.

Musk has pushed for Congress to enshrine some of the DOGE office's cuts into law. After multiple delays, Trump is set to send a proposal to Congress asking lawmakers to approve $9.4 billion in cuts.

An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson previously confirmed to BI that the package is expected to include $1.1 billion in cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS.

A representative for the Boring Company did not immediately respond to BI's request for comment.

• I'm a travel planner and have seen even experienced travelers make the same mistakes on cruises.
• It's too risky to fly into your departure city on the same day your ship sets sail.
• Book excursions as early as possible, pack light, and bring cash.

Cruising is one of my favorite ways to see the world.

I've gone on more than 25 myself and have spent several years helping others enjoy them in my work as a travel planner.

Over time, I've learned that even the most experienced cruisers can make mistakes that can end up costing them time and money.

Here are a few things I suggest you avoid doing on your next cruise.

Flying into your departure area the same day your cruise leaves

If your cruise departs at 4 p.m., don't schedule your flight to arrive that morning. That's the No. 1 mistake I see my clients make.

There's so much uncertainty with air travel, and one minor issue could cause you to miss the boat. You also need to give yourself time to pick up your luggage from baggage claim and travel to the cruise terminal from the airport 

Instead, fly into your port city the night before you set sail. This allows you to have a more leisurely morning getting to the cruise port.

Booking your cruise during the "wrong" season

Timing is everything when it comes to cruising — when you go is just as important as where you go.

Rather than choosing dates at random, schedule your cruise intentionally so you can make the most of your time at each destination.

If your bucket list has whale-watching in Alaska on it, take an August cruise. To increase your chances of avoiding hurricanes and large crowds, visit the Caribbean during winter months.

Working with a travel professional can help you find the best time of year to go if you don't want to do the research yourself. 

Not checking if your cruise is all-inclusive before you book

Although there's usually a lot included in cruise fares, like meals and activities, it's not always an all-inclusive vacation.

On some ships, certain restaurants, activities, and excursions cost extra. You'll probably want to budget for those ahead of time, so make sure to check what's included in your package before you leave.

Skipping out on travel insurance

Travel insurance can protect your hard-earned vacation dollars, should you need to cancel or adjust your trip.

It's also wise to ensure that you're covered for any medical situations that can occur while traveling abroad or at sea. Do some research to see which plan works best for you.

Overpacking for the cruise

While thinking about what to pack for a cruise, don't skimp on the necessities, like medicine and other essentials that can't be bought on board. 

Just remember that your cabin will probably be pretty snug — only pack what you need.

I also suggest checking the cruise itinerary for theme parties or formal nights before you pack so you can prepare accordingly.

Buying wine by the glass instead of the bottle — and not asking to save leftovers

If you don't have a beverage package, ordering wine by the glass every night can get expensive.

Bottles can be a better value, and if you don't finish it in one sitting, ask your server to recork it and save it for the next day. I've had luck doing this and it's saved me money.

Pro tip: Some cruise lines also allow you to bring two bottles of wine per stateroom onto the ship.

Not booking high-demand extras in advance

If you want to secure a certain excursion, find out how far in advance your cruise allows you to book them and try to make the reservation that day. 

You don't have to plan your cruise down to the minute, but some things are worth locking down in advance, like sought-after dinner reservations, massages, and cabana rentals.

If you don't book until you board, you might be left on a waitlist.

Plus, sometimes cruise lines offer discounted rates on drink packages, WiFi plans, and shore excursions if you book them before you leave.

Forgetting to bring cash

There are ample opportunities to tip on a cruise, so small bills come in handy. Cash is also good to have at ports with local markets and small vendors.

You'll also want some if you plan to gamble. Every cruise ship I've been on, with the exception of ones from Disney Cruise Line, has had a casino.

Booking a cruise that doesn't fit your vibe and needs

Not all ships are the same, and choosing the wrong cruise could ruin your vacation.

The ship is going to be your home for about a week or longer — so take time to determine what amenities and vibes are most important to you.

With so much variety, there's a cruise line to suit everyone's needs, and the industry is continually expanding to include niche markets.

This story was originally published on March 20, 2023, and most recently updated on May 29, 2025.

• The Trump administration suspended Harvard's certificate to enroll foreign students on May 22.
• International students like David Gayle were left uncertain about their status.
• A temporary stay is in place, but Gayle, a Kennedy Memorial Trust scholar, says his future is unclear.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with David Gayle, a 29-year-old policy advisor from London completing a master's degree in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. It's been edited for length and clarity.

I remember exactly where I was when I saw the news. Finals for my first year in my master's in public policy program had just ended, and I was on a bus going from Boston to New York City. I was excited about a weekend away with my friends and feeling free for the first time in many days.

That's when I saw the alert on my phone: The Trump administration had suspended Harvard's certificate to enroll foreign students, period. In that moment, I could not go back to the university I'd worked so hard to get into.

Suddenly, my NYC vacation weekend turned into me being an illegal alien in the US, over 3,000 miles from home, a stranger in an already threatening country where there are more guns than people.

My mind was thrown into this flux of "What am I going to do next? Where am I right now? Where should I be?"

Everything is up in the air

I've been at Harvard since August 2024 on a Kennedy Memorial Trust scholarship, which provides full funding, health insurance, and a generous stipend to British students pursuing graduate programs at Harvard or MIT.

When the news broke, my phone started blowing up with messages from family and friends from the UK, my fellow students at the Harvard Kennedy School, lawyer friends, and LinkedIn acquaintances. All of us trying — as we have had to do multiple times in recent years — to make sense of an unprecedented event.

It wasn't that we weren't expecting it. The whole idea of potentially suspending the International Enrollee Certificate has been floated for a while, but no one ever thought it would happen.

On one hand, I felt like, "Oh, the inevitable's happened." I'm still shocked that it wasn't just rhetoric anymore. We're just people who want to do our studies and contribute to the US, and we're not able to do that.

It was a big realization of my privilege that I'm not normally worried about these things

Even the soft power norms of my scholarship — a diplomatic scholarship that was set up between the US and the UK after the assassination of John F. Kennedy — didn't protect me.

The cancellation of the Enrollee Certificate is paused for now by a temporary stay that will hopefully get extended after a court hearing on May 29. Even if the Trump administration repeals the order altogether, though, what it means for us is a question mark.

If our status is protected, does that mean we won't face hostile treatment in the US or difficulties at the border? We don't know. There are now all these gray areas between what's possible and not.

If I do get to go back to school, I'll still have to come to terms with the possibility that while the people at Harvard have made me feel at home and created a community of global scholars who are like a family to me, the government may not want me there at all.

I may not be able to complete my summer internship

From talking with other peers and friends, I'm seeing there's a lot of distrust among international students of a government that we thought represented democracy, of a country that is — for better or worse — the leader of the free world.

When the news broke, I'd already booked tickets to return to the UK for summer break. The word around campus among the students was to stay put, but I was afraid that if I stayed, things might escalate, and I could lose my status for some other reason. Some of my friends chose to stay, but for me, going home felt safer.

I have a ticket to return to the US in July when I'm supposed to begin an internship with Gov. Wes Moore in Maryland. Now, I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it.

I have no plan B if I don't get to go back

Any plans for my future were all contingent on me finishing my master's degree on my hard-won scholarship at one of the best public policy schools in the world. There are some things I never thought I'd need to plan for — like an alien invasion of Harvard, or the US canceling international student visas.

Situations like this are why we need people to do the right thing in public policy. This highlights the importance of good governance and consensus-building — things possibly viewed as outdated centrist values, but they matter.

I will continue to pursue public service regardless

Even though I don't know if my career in public policy will continue in the US, last week's events have only inspired me to serve my community and pursue public service.

I think of the work that I'm supposed to do for Gov. Moore and multiply it by about 7,000 of some of the world's brightest minds and their future careers. That's what America will lose. It's all of the research, internship work, investment, career time, and diplomacy. The loss would be substantial.

When you throw something valuable out of the house to make room, you only realize its value in the long term. Humans don't account for interconnectivity very well; what we're dealing with right now is shortsightedness about the value of the students now unable to study in the US.

If it can happen at Harvard, which is widely recognized as one of the world's leading universities, the feeling in the academic community is that it can happen anywhere.

• An ex-assistant of Sean "Diddy" Combs testified that the mogul sexually assaulted and abused her.
• The witness described a "toxic" work environment while on the stand in Combs' criminal trial.
• She also said she saw Combs attack Cassie Ventura, the prosecution's star witness.

Working for Sean "Diddy" Combs was "chaotic," "toxic," yet also "exciting," according to an ex-assistant who testified on Thursday that she was sexually assaulted and physically beaten by the hip-hop mogul.

"The highs were really high and the lows were really low," a government witness using the pseudonym "Mia" told the Manhattan jury at Combs' sex-trafficking and racketeering trial.

Mia — who said she was actor Mike Myers' personal assistant before she started working as Combs' PA in 2009, at the age of about 25 — told the jury that Combs was violent with her.

"He's thrown things at me, he's thrown me against the wall, he's thrown me into a pool, he's thrown an ice bucket on my head, he slammed my arm into a door, and he also, um, sexually assaulted me," Mia testified.

Mia told the jury that during her hiring interview at Combs' home, the music tycoon and "I'll Be Missing You" rapper answered the door "in his underwear."

She said she was ultimately hired by Combs at a base salary of $50,000.

Mia told jurors that she was warned during her interview that the job involved long hours, but that the schedule was more grueling than she anticipated.

She testified that she once worked for five days without sleep and that the Adderall she took for her ADHD helped her to stay awake.

"I had a physical breakdown," Mia testified, describing her exhaustion. "I felt like I was underwater, and I felt like I was seeing things."

"I burst into tears like hysterical," Mia said, adding that Combs, at that point, told her she could finally sleep.

PA duties included 'cracking his knuckles,' she said

During her testimony, Mia was asked by a prosecutor to read aloud from a Nov. 10, 2011, email, in which she had described the duties of a personal assistant to other Combs staffers.

The email said the duties included "everything from cracking his knuckles to doing his taxes to writing his next movie."

"PROTECT HIM AT ALL TIMES," the email said in capital letters.

Mia said she worked as Combs' personal assistant from 2009 to 2011 and then worked for Revolt Films, the media company Combs founded, between 2011 and 2017.

She also told the jury that Combs was "abusive" to R&B singer Cassie Ventura, his ex-girlfriend and the prosecution's star witness who testified during the trial's first week.

Prosecutors allege that for two decades, Combs led a criminal enterprise that involved the sex trafficking of Ventura and another woman.

"I've seen him attack her. I've seen him throw her on the ground, I've seen him, um, crack her head open. I've seen him chase her. Things like that," Mia testified, referring to Combs and Ventura.

Mia is the third witness to describe a brutal 2013 beating at Ventura's Los Angeles home that left Ventura with a deep gash to her left eyebrow. The injury required a rushed trip to an off-duty plastic surgeon and multiple stitches. Ventura told jurors during her testimony that Combs beat her that day for oversleeping.

On Thursday, Mia described Combs throwing her against the wall when she and stylist Deonte Nash tried to intercede.

"He threw me against the wall so quick and so easily, um, I realized we were in real danger," Mia testified, her head bowed and her voice quiet.

"His eyes were black," Mia remembered, as Combs picked Ventura up and flung her, face first, into the sharp wooden corner of Ventura's platform bed.

Mia is the fourth former PA of Combs to take the witness stand in his criminal trial so far. The ex-assistants have all described being berated, cursed at, and forced to work extremely long hours.

The long hours are key to the racketeering charge against Combs, which includes an underlying accusation of forced labor.

If convicted of the sex trafficking and racketeering charges against him, Combs could face up to life in prison.

• At 35 I quit my corporate job and went after my passion for creative writing.
• My girlfriend and I also started talking about having a child.
• Parenting my son made my creativity explode.

I blew up my life at 35, leaving behind a decadelong career as a corporate lawyer to pursue my newly discovered passion for creative writing. When I graduated from my MFA program, I expected to have a completed novel. Instead, I had hundreds of pages with notes in the margins, showing me what could be.

Determined to finish my book, I took a job with reduced hours. Around this time, my girlfriend and I also flirted with the idea of having a child. We agonized about being older parents, but we were also excited about expanding our family. I met with a fertility doctor, who told me I should start trying right away."I was hoping to wait, maybe a year," I said.

Writing a book is often compared to birthing a child, and I knew I wanted to devote all my energy to my book baby first. But the doctor looked at me, puzzled, and then recited some terrifying statistics about how few eggs I had left.

I felt like I was losing something

Afraid to miss out, I took his advice and became pregnant soon after. As my body changed shape, my interest in writing waned. I couldn't help feeling that even as I was gaining something, I was losing something, too.

Shortly before my due date, we turned my office into the baby's room. I packed my novel draft into boxes and asked my wife to bring them up to the attic. I'd made my choice and thought I would have to shelve my creative ambitions.

The early days of parenting left little brain space for anything but taking care of my newborn son. Breastfeeding didn't come easily, and, like all new parents, I was exhausted. One night, I even Googled "having a baby" and "buyer's remorse," just to see if other mothers felt the same.

What kicked me out of my funk wasn't a trip to the attic to revisit my novel. Instead, it was a trip to day care. We visited one that we loved, with an advanced curriculum, bubbly director, and bucolic setting. Then there was the one we could afford, a more modest program located in the basement of an old hospital.

I looked for a more lucrative job

That night, I searched online for a more lucrative job and found one on the communications team of a global company in New York City. I worried about what taking it would mean for my writing, but I worried more about what not taking it would mean for my son. I applied and got an offer.

For months, I worked and pumped breastmilk and mothered. As I bonded more and more with my son, the characters in my novel slipped away like old friends. One day, I commented on this disconnect to another new mom.

She shook her head in a self-satisfied way. "Becoming a mother is the best thing I ever did."

I nodded as if I agreed — I'd often heard that sentiment — but inside, I recoiled. I loved my son, but having him didn't fulfill all of me. I still wanted my book baby.

I started writing again

That revelation changed something inside me. On my long commute, I skipped naps and started writing again. I felt like a female Don Draper, with breastmilk emanating from me instead of vodka as I jotted down notes on the back of a napkin.

What surprised me was all the ideas I had, many of them new preoccupations. One was a romcom based on my experience of getting pregnant; another was a series of parenting essays.

In graduate school, time had moved slowly, but now I felt a sense of urgency. As my son progressed through developmental milestones, I could feel my own development as a writer. I took my creative projects more seriously and found a coach who helped me move past old roadblocks.

My son became a toddler, and I could feel my creativity expand with him. We went to music classes and I sang out loud for the first time in years, a joy from my own childhood that I'd long forgotten. Reading to him reminded me of the building blocks of storytelling. And, like all children, my son's imagination was unencumbered by the judgment of whether work was "good" or "bad." I took this freedom into my writing sessions, along with the understanding that writing a book was only a small part of my creative spirit.

For so long, I was focused solely on finishing my novel, but now I see that the practice of writing helps me stay balanced, the same way that running and eating well do. Writing also allows me to be more present as a mother.

When I look back, it's hard to imagine life without my son or my creativity. It's obvious now that they were both always part of me.

• North Korea has arrested four officials in connection with a botched warship launch.
• State media reaction to the incident signals Kim Jong Un's fury at the disaster.
• Experts say the officials face severe — possibly fatal — consequences.

Four officials detained after a North Korean destroyer was badly damaged on the day of its ceremonial launch into the water face potentially fatal consequences at the hands of Kim Jong Un, North Korean experts told Business Insider.

"I would say there's a very good chance they'd be executed," Joseph S. Bermudez, an analyst in North Korean defense at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, said.

One striking aspect was the speed at which state-controlled North Korean media publicized the incident that damaged its newest warship, and also named the officials.

The highly public nature of the announcements suggests Kim is "very upset," Bermudez added.

How it all went wrong

The arrests came within days of the botched launch of the nameless 5,000-ton destroyer, which saw the ship topple onto its side and its hull damaged. It's believed the mechanism that rolled the ship into the water malfunctioned, leaving the ship's bow stuck on the pier while its aft section lying in the water and flooded.

State-run outlets announced the arrests, placing the blame squarely on the shoulders of the shipyard's chief engineer, the head of the hull construction workshop, and a deputy manager for administrative affairs.

At the top of the list: Ri Hyong Son, a vice director of the Munitions Industry Department of the Korean Workers' Party Central Committee, who was also arrested.

The warship was one of two next-generation Choe Hyon-class destroyers. The first, the titular Choe Hyon, launched a month ago to great fanfare at Nampo Harbor on the peninsula's western coast.

However, the second was constructed at the eastern Chongjin Shipyard, which does not typically produce large warships, Bermudez told BI.

Rather than launching it in drydock or from a slipway, North Korea attempted a sideways launch — something the workers may not have been well-practiced at with a larger vessel, he said.

When it came to the bigger ship, "all of a sudden, you're starting to use a piece that hasn't been used in years," he said.

As of Monday, satellite images showed that the bow of the ship still stuck on the pier, with evidence of a dredging operation at the harbor entrance.

Why Kim is turning up the heat

Following the launch, state media put the "responsible" officials on blast.

This was a choice.

"Normally these things are done quietly," Bermudez said.

Within hours of the disaster, the Pyongyang Times reported Kim denouncing it at length, calling it a "criminal act" that "could not be tolerated." Multiple detailed updates to the recovery operation have followed.

The Choe Hyon-class destroyer is a step towards a major ambition of Kim's: transforming North Korea's primarily coastal navy into a blue-water fleet, Bermudez said.

A setback to that project is a "slap in the face" for Kim, he added.

Although the full capabilities of the new ship are not yet known, its sister ship the Choe Hyon — the first in the class — wields modern capabilities like an air defence system and vertically launched missiles.

State media has claimed it can carry nuclear-capable missiles — in which case, the program is "very much interlinked with North Korea's broader nuclear ambitions," according to Edward Howell, an expert on North Korean politics at the University of Oxford.

"The fact that it failed so miserably was pretty embarrassing for Kim," who is "captivated" by developing naval power, Bruce Bennett, a North Korea-focused defense analyst at the RAND think tank, told BI.

It's even more galling in the wake of large-scale South Korean naval drills in the Yellow Sea earlier this month — which showcased its naval power after the launch of the first Choe Hyon.

And there was another reason to denounce the named officials: In terms of domestic politics, "it puts everybody on notice," Bermudez said.

When big programs that really matter to Kim fail, "he's going to take retribution," he added.

Although officials have now said the damage is not as bad as first assessed — something that BI could not independently verify — it's still going to be treated with utmost seriousness in order to "deal a telling blow to incautiousness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricist attitude prevailing in any field," state media declared.

A generational punishment

It's unclear exactly what will happen to the officials named.

Various punishments are possible through the judicial system, but all too often, "'due process' is a bullet in the head," RAND's Bennett said.

In January, North Korea executed two unnamed nuclear power plant construction researchers for failing to complete their project and improve technological standards, Daily NK reported. Their junior colleagues were transported to what is believed to be a political prison camp, the outlet reported.

Regardless of what punishment is handed down, one thing is likely: it'll also hit the officials' families. In the logic of the North Korean justice system, convictions are "because of a significant family flaw," Bennett said. "Therefore three generations of the family need to be dealt with."

That could mean the officials' spouses, parents, and even kids could be sent to grim prison camps — and could also be downgraded within the country's system of social hierarchy, Songbun.

"We don't know what their fates will be," said Howell. "Their fates don't look to be very pleasant."

"But crucially," he added, "this is going to make no impact on North Korea's broader quest for naval modernization, military modernization."

• I tried making Ina Garten's tuna melt recipe, which was quick and easy to prepare.
• It ended up being one of the best tuna melts I've ever had and was quick and easy to put together.
• I'll also use the recipe in the future to make regular tuna salad sandwiches.

Ina Garten has become a household name for cooking comfort food staples.

As much as I'd love one of her gourmet meals in the middle of each day, using my entire lunch hour to whip up something from the TV personality's arsenal of recipes isn't always realistic.

Fortunately, Garten has a few quick recipes up her sleeves, including a 10-minute take on a tuna melt sandwich.

The recipe uses pantry staple ingredients I usually have on hand, as well as fresh elements like green onions, microgreens, celery, and dill.

As someone who loves a good tuna sandwich, I was curious to see if this dish could replace my expensive lunchtime takeout orders. Here's how it went.

I started by gathering my ingredients.

Garten's recipe says to use imported canned tuna packed in olive oil, so I chose two cans of Genova yellowfin tuna instead of the water-based ones I normally use.

It was also shockingly hard to find Swiss cheese that wasn't in the form of sandwich slices at my Jewel-Osco — let alone the Emmentaler that she suggested. I decided to use a Swiss Gruyere AOP instead, which had a similar flavor.

I also picked up celery, scallions, fresh dill, a lemon, anchovy paste, and bread. I already had avocado oil mayo at home, so I used that for the recipe.

The recipe also called for microgreens, but I left them out since I'm not a fan of their grassy flavor.

My receipt ended up coming out to about $35, or roughly $8.75 per serving — which I found to be a little pricey for a tuna melt sandwich.

I began by draining the oil from the tuna and flaking it with a fork.

Even though I drained most of the oil, the tuna seemed to have a creamy texture and flaked easily.

I chopped the celery into ¼-inch pieces, diced the green onions and dill, and added them to the tuna mixture.

Next, I cut a fresh lemon and squeezed out 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. I then added 1½ teaspoons of salt and ¾ of a teaspoon of pepper, mixing to combine the ingredients.

I added the mayo and anchovy paste to make the mixture creamy.

I added the mayo, which made the mixture creamy, and the anchovy paste, which looked a little unappetizing at first. However, it quickly assimilated into the tuna mixture.

I preheated the broiler and toasted two slices of bread.

After the bread was done toasting, I put the slices in a baking dish and spread a thick layer of the tuna mixture on each piece.

Although Garten suggests using about a quarter of the mixture for each slice of bread, I added a little more tuna since it otherwise seemed to be a small serving.

After grating cheese over the tuna mixture, I popped the sandwiches in the oven.

I grated the cheese on top of the tuna mixture, then placed the open-faced sandwiches in the oven to broil for about three minutes.

I waited until the cheese just started to melt and brown before taking them out of the oven to serve.

My first bite of Garten’s tuna melt was heavenly.

The combination of olive oil, melted cheese, and creamy mayonnaise made the tuna taste much richer than what I'm used to.

The fresh lemon juice cut through some of that richness, while the green onions, fresh dill, and diced celery added some flavor and texture.

I also liked that the bread didn't get soggy, even after I finished up some emails before eating my second slice. I think this was probably because the bread was toasted.

The sandwich was delicious, but I'd make a few changes next time.

The anchovy paste added a little extra savory umami flavor to the sandwich, but it also made it saltier. In the future, I'll reduce the amount of salt I use.

I also think that adding a briney element like capers could make this sandwich even better, even though it was already delicious as is.

I really didn't miss the microgreens, thanks to all the fresh ingredients and crunch in the sandwich, and I think it would have just been an expensive throwaway topping that added to the cost of the meal.

My main complaint was that Garten’s tuna sandwich recipe didn’t yield as much filling as I’d expected.

I was disappointed there wasn't more of the tuna melt left after my boyfriend and I scarfed it down — especially given its relatively high price tag and the fact that it's supposed to be enough for four portions.

However, considering how quick it was to make and how delicious the results were, this tuna melt sandwich will definitely become a regular in my lunch rotation. Next time, I'll just make some adjustments to make it a little more budget-friendly.

This story was originally published on July 5, 2024 and most recently updated on May 29, 2025.

• I've been a bartender for over a decade, but I still get frustrated by certain customer behaviors. 
• Yelling my name and waving money in my face when I'm clearly busy won't get my attention.
• It's usually best not to alter specialty drinks.

I've been bartending for over a decade, and I can tell you it isn't easy.

The job can be physically and mentally demanding while requiring long, late hours — plus, we have to be pretty charming while doing it.

Sometimes customers can make our job better, but at the very least, we'd prefer if they don't make it worse.

Next time you're out having a pint or a margarita with your pals, don't make these mistakes.

Being obnoxious while trying to get a bartender's attention

The most common customer offense, by far, is waving cash at the bartender, yelling their name, or otherwise trying to get their attention while they're doing something else.

Most of the time, simply being at the bar without a fresh drink is enough to let the bartender know you want one.

If you really think the bartender doesn't know you're waiting to order, some eye contact and a nod will suffice.

Stepping up to a busy counter when you don't know what you want 

If the bar is busy and you have to wait to order a drink, take that time to figure out what you're going to get.

Don't lose your spot in line with the bartender by saying "I don't know" or turning around to ask your friends what they want. They don't have time for that.

Assuming a bartender's gender or sexuality

Assuming the bartender's gender or sexuality is a great way to get ignored for the rest of the night.

Also, if they want to flirt with you, you'll know. Otherwise, let's keep it professional. 

Trying to order a drink without an ID

Nobody cares about the story behind why you don't have your ID.

A bartender usually isn't willing to risk their job or get into legal trouble just to help you out.

Altering special cocktails on the menu

If you want to make your own cocktail recipes, do it at home.

Nine times out of 10, the altered cocktail tastes like garbage and gets sent back. Just order a drink that sounds good to you as listed. 

Asking the bartender to play your music

If there isn't a jukebox, the bar is not interested in hearing your playlists.

Don't ask the bartender to change the music, play a song, or adjust the volume. They're not a DJ.

Telling the bartender your first name for your tab

When asked what the name on your tab is, give the bartender your last name.

We know you think you're the only Brandon in here, but you're probably not. 

Relying on the bartender to remember your drink order

They might remember it, or you might be getting them confused with the other bartender.

Either way, it's better if you know your own order. 

Taking up more space than you need

Be mindful of other people's space at the bar.

Don't lean over and take up multiple seats or leave your trash on the patio. And for heaven's sake, don't leave a trail of dirty glasses behind you while you're mingling — just bring your empty cup with you when you come up for your next drink.

The less time the bartender has to spend cleaning up after you, the more time they can spend making everyone's drinks. 

Wasting time by asking what we have

Do you really want me to start listing everything we have? It's a bar.

Read a menu or be more specific. Asking "What pilsners do you have?" or "What gins do you have?" is perfectly fine. That helps us to narrow it down a bit if we're going to have to help you figure out what you feel like drinking.

Leaving only a verbal tip

Bartenders love compliments, but those don't pay the bills.

Remember, we're working for money. If you really think they make the best margarita in town, show them with a big tip.

This story was originally published on January 7, 2023, and most recently updated on May 29, 2025.

• Early signs of colon cancer include rectal bleeding and changes in bowel movements.
• Young patients can feel embarrassed to talk about early symptoms like constipation and diarrhea.
• Normalizing words like "poop" and "stool" can reduce stigma and lead to earlier diagnosis.

When Sarah Beran started noticing blood in her poop, she didn't know how to bring it up to her doctor.

"I felt like I went in there with my tail between my legs, and not only was I talking about poop, but I was talking about my butt and blood and it's just all these things you don't want to talk about," Beran, 39, told Business Insider.

Beran, who was later diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at age 34, went on to talk about bowel movements a lot: she co-founded Worldclass, an apparel brand that donates proceeds to fund colonoscopies for people who are underinsured.

Beran's experience of anal bleeding is not uncommon. It is statistically the most common warning sign of colon cancer in patients under 50. Studies show that many patients, like Beran, feel embarrassed to talk about it with anyone, including their doctors.

More young people are being diagnosed with colon cancer. Part of why it's so difficult to diagnose is that early symptoms like diarrhea and bloating can be caused by everything from hemorrhoids to a gluten allergy. The other hurdle is stigma: people just don't want to talk about seeing blood in the toilet or in their pencil-thin stools.

"Unfortunately, it's something that I see quite frequently," Dr. Fola May, a gastroenterologist and an associate professor of Medicine at UCLA, told BI.

She said it's common for people to ignore and they may avoid sharing their symptoms out of embarrassment. "They delay bringing it up until it gets more and more severe, and they actually can't function or have a normal workday," May added.

By then, their cancer is likely to have progressed to later stages.

Anal bleeding is common with younger patients

Early colon cancer symptoms are easy to miss. Abdominal pain or constipation can be linked to many different conditions, like celiac disease or IBS. That's why rectal bleeding is important to flag.

Joshua Demb, a researcher who studies early-onset colon cancer and an assistant professor at the University of California, San Diego, led a 2024 study on the most common symptoms of colon cancer in young people.

Demb's study found rectal bleeding was the most common sign of colon cancer — more than altered bowel movements or abdominal pain — because it was more specific and harder to explain with lifestyle changes.

It can be hard to know how seriously to take some symptoms. Anal bleeding is often caused by non-life threatening conditions like hemorrhoids. Some patients who are otherwise young, healthy, and who have no family history can be dismissed by doctors, partly because colonoscopies are more involved procedures and can cost a few thousand dollars without insurance.

The difficult work is making sure a symptom is "attributed to the correct condition," Demb said, without preemptively scaring people or overlooking the early signs of colorectal cancer.

Millennials are afraid to talk about stool

Poop has a long history of being taboo, regarded as unsanitary and embarrassing. As societies like Victorian-era England developed indoor plumbing and individual latrines to replace communal ones, defecation became more private — and consequently more shameful to talk about in public.

The stigma has never really gone away.

From interviewing colon cancer patients, Demb learned many young people are afraid to broach the topic of poop and rectal bleeding with their doctor, even though that conversation could be life-saving.

"Part of that apprehension comes from probably not having had to discuss this ever before in their care," he said.

As people enter their 50s and colonoscopies become standard care, talking about bowel movements becomes slightly more normalized.

When Naiké Vorbe started cycling through diarrhea and constipation, she didn't know how to talk about it, and hesitated at first. "You don't really speak about gastrointestinal issues," Vorbe, who grew up in Haiti, told BI.

Vorbe was diagnosed with stage 3B colon cancer at 31. By then, her cancer had spread so much that she needed to have parts of her colon and liver removed.

Chris Rodriguez, who was otherwise fit and healthy when he was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer at 35, remembers feeling embarrassed about sharing his digestive agony with friends, relatives, and even doctors.

He feels from personal experience that younger people are averse to talking about cancer because they feel they're "not supposed to" be worrying about it yet.

"I know that people are too afraid to talk about these things with their doctor, too afraid to talk about these things with anybody around them," Rodriguez, now 37, told BI. "That's pretty scary for me."

Vorbe and Rodriguez both had late-stage cancer and rectal bleeding as a symptom. It makes the symptom all the more important to flag: sometimes, blood in the stool won't show up until the cancer has progressed.

The push to make rectal bleeding less taboo

Brooks Bell, one of the Worldclass co-founders, remembers struggling to share how she was feeling with her husband — they weren't the types to use the bathroom with the door open, for instance.

"Every relationship is different," Bell, 44, said. "Our relationship did not have those features, and so it can be so awkward."

Now, she and Beran are trying to help younger people feel emboldened to talk about colon cancer symptoms and taboo body parts. Their brand, Worldclass, sells merch that says "Ass" and "Colonoscopy Enthusiast."

Bell also founded Lead From Behind, a campaign backed by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance that involved Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney getting colonoscopies on camera to normalize the procedure.

But ultimately, the biggest change might have to start in the doctor's office. Even though she's a GI doctor, May said she still gets patients who blush when they talk about their bowel movements.

May says she tries to shift that dynamic by being intentional about her language. "When I'm in public, I say words like 'rectum' and 'poop' and 'stool,'" she said, adding that she wants her peers to do the same.

Talking about blood in poop should be as normalized as talking about spotting breast cancer lumps, May said. "Until we make them normal in public," she continued, "people will feel uncomfortable producing those words from their mouths."

How to know if you have a colon cancer symptom, or if it's something else

Because early colon cancer symptoms can be so ambiguous, Demb said the more important thing to look out for is deviation from your lifestyle.

For example, if you normally have very consistent bowel movements and suddenly have persistent diarrhea, see a GI. If you have ongoing rectal bleeding for the first time in your life or unusual stomach pain that won't go away, consider booking a colonoscopy.

May also suggested getting a colonoscopy sooner if you have any family history of the cancer. She recommended getting screened at age 40 instead of the standard 45, and for primary care physicians to start bringing up the potential of screening before age 45 in general.

Because colonoscopies can be expensive and inaccessible to people under 45, the best anyone can do is be vigilant, Demb said of symptoms like anal bleeding.

Rodriguez, who is now cancer-free, believes it's important to investigate any warning signs. "You're not being silly by thinking about them," he said. "You're not overreacting by thinking it could be cancer."

Additional reporting by Kim Schewitz and Mia de Graaf.

• The five-story apartment building seen in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is on sale for $15 million.
• The New York City brownstone served as the façade for Holly Golightly's apartment in exterior shots.
• It's one of the most iconic movie homes in the city and features a Tiffany-blue door.

Break out those black sunglasses and pearls, because for the first time in decades, you could own a slice of New York City's cinematic history.

The iconic New York brownstone that served as the façade for Holly Golightly's apartment in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is now up for grabs after hitting the market for $15 million on May 15.

Though the interior scenes of the apartment were filmed on a studio lot, the home is still regarded as one of New York City's most famous movie homes.

It also features one major homage to the 1961 film: a Tiffany-blue door that overlooks a quaint, tree-lined Upper East Side street just steps away from Tiffany's flagship Fifth Avenue store.

Here's a look inside the iconic home.

The Upper East Side home is one of the most famous in New York City, with a price tag to match.

The five-story townhouse on East 71st Street could serve as a two-family home thanks to a separate apartment on the garden level.

The listing said the home was previously sold for $1.88 million in 2000 and for $5.975 million in 2012.

TODAY also reported that the home was sold in 2015 for $7.4 million, making the most recent listing price double what it last sold for.

The home has undergone an extensive three-year renovation and restoration project.

The home, which was built in 1910, features 10-foot ceilings and original architectural details.

"They say you can't buy history. At 169 East 71st, you sort of can," the Corcoran listing reads.

The front sitting room features a marble gas fireplace and chandeliers.

Though the home's exterior is well-known as the site of Holly Golightly's small one-bedroom New York City apartment, filming never actually took place inside the townhouse.

Instead, all of the interior shots, including the famous party scene, were filmed on a studio lot in California.

Still, the home is just a short walk from Tiffany's flagship New York City location at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street, meaning future owners could have breakfast there if they so desired.

The actual townhouse has a layout that includes a parlor-level dining room.

The historic townhouse has renovated details like white-oak herringbone floors and updated light fixtures to blend the home's original architecture with a more modern style.

The kitchen features more herringbone wood flooring and a marble mosaic backsplash imported from Italy.

The chef's kitchen has luxe features like Calacatta Gold marble countertops, a six-burner Wolf range stove with vented hood, a Sub-Zero fridge, and custom cabinets.

It has four bedrooms across its five floors.

The third floor of the townhouse has two bedrooms, both of which have en-suite bathrooms and 9-foot-tall ceilings.

The primary suite occupies the entirety of the fourth floor.

The primary bedroom has a gas fireplace with an antique mantel and a separate dressing area with a vanity.

In "Breakfast at Tiffany's," the main character, Holly, has a bathtub in the middle of her living room.

The primary bathroom of the real-life townhouse has a freestanding soaking tub made with polished nickel, a walk-in shower, and Calacatta Gold Damask-patterned marble.

There's a large terrace off the primary suite.

The terrace spans 247 square feet and overlooks the Upper East Side.

The garden level acts as a secondary residence that future owners could rent out.

The one-bedroom apartment features exposed brick walls, a den, and a full kitchen with stainless-steel appliances.

One impressive feature of the home is the large fenced-in garden.

The townhouse has an elevator to get between the home's multiple stories.

In the basement level, there's a bar area with stone walls and a wine cellar with two Liebherr wine fridges.

Town & Country reported that in 2021, the entire townhouse was available for rent through the rental site Inspirato.

Inspirato Pass holders could rent the home for a $2,500 flat monthly fee. Inspirato Club members were required to pay a nightly fee in addition to their typical $600-a-month subscription to the luxury rental site.

While the price might sound steep, the outlet reported that the rental included concierge services and a "stocked fridge."

New owners will have to stock their own fridge — though for someone buying a home with a listing price of $15 million, that shouldn't be too much of a stretch.

• The website for Victoria's Secret was down as of Thursday morning.
• The company is dealing with a "security incident," per a message to customers.
• The lingerie brand's stores are still open, Victoria's Secret said.

The Victoria's Secret website was down early Thursday due to a cybersecurity issue.

The company says it's "working around the clock" to get it back up and running.

Visitors to the lingerie brand's website saw only a pink message on the homepage stating that Victoria's Secret was facing a "security incident."

"We have taken down our website and some in store services as a precaution," the company's statement read in part.

The company says its brick-and-mortar stores are still open during the incident.

A company spokesperson confirmed the incident and said that Victoria's Secret "immediately enacted our response protocols" and that "third-party experts are engaged" in fixing the issue.

"We are working to quickly and securely restore operations," the spokesperson added.

The incident reportedly affected some internal operations as well.

On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that some Victoria's Secret employees were unable to access their emails, and that some operations at distribution centers were affected by the incident, among other effects.

A company spokesperson did not address questions about how the outage was affecting functions inside Victoria's Secret.