• Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis urged teens to lean into learning about AI.
• Hassabis said learning AI tools and maintaining STEM skills can help them in future jobs.
• He predicts that AI advancements will disrupt some jobs and create "more valuable" ones.

Teens should consider learning AI tools now or risk falling behind, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says.

Just as millennials had the internet and personal computers and Gen Z had smartphones and tablets, generative AI is the transformative technology of Gen Alpha's time — and they should embrace it, the AI leader said on a recent episode of "Hard Fork," a podcast about the future of technology.

"Over the next 5 to 10 years, I think we're going to find what normally happens with big new technology shifts, which is that some jobs get disrupted," he told co-hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton.

However, he said, "new, more valuable, usually more interesting jobs get created" in the wake of that kind of disruption.

The generative AI arms race began in earnest with the release of OpenAI's ChatGPT in 2022. The technology has advanced rapidly ever since, sparking both excitement and concern for how it will revolutionize the workplace and the world at large.

Google DeepMind is the research lab behind Google's AI projects, including Gemini, the company's chatbot. Hassabis is leading Google's charge toward the AI race's ultimate prize — artificial general intelligence.

There is little agreement on a definition for AGI, but generally, it is considered an AI model that can reason in the same way a human does. Hassabis said Tuesday during a live interview at the Google I/O developer conference that DeepMind is less than 10 years away from creating its own.

"Whatever happens with these AI tools, you'll be better off understanding how they work, and how they function, and what you can do with them," Hassabis said, referring to young people.

He advised those headed to college to "immerse yourself now" and strive to "become a sort of ninja using the latest tools." Hassabis said they should spend time "learning to learn" — the same advice he gave to students at the University of Cambridge.

Other AI leaders have also encouraged teenagers anxious about AI to learn about it. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told young people to play with the new technology and learn its weaknesses. In higher education, Rice University announced Tuesday that it will join a growing number of colleges offering AI degrees.

That doesn't mean they should abandon the building blocks that make for a good STEM student, Hassabis said. He still recommends getting good at coding and building up fundamental skills for success.

"Creativity skills, adaptability, resilience. I think all of these, sort of meta skills, are what will be important for the next generation," he said on the podcast.

• Blythe Graham-Jones left a career in advertising to renovate and sell homes in the Hamptons full-time.
• Her first project was a home she purchased for $635,000 that Zillow now values at $1.8 million.
• She partners with brands, promoting their products to her Instagram followers, to help defray renovation costs.

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Blythe Graham-Jones, 39, a former advertising executive who now flips and rents out homes in the Hamptons, documenting her projects for 10,200 Instagram followers @Via_Norfolk. Graham-Jones makes money from renovating Hamptons homes, renting them out on Airbnb, consulting on design projects, and various social media revenue streams, including brand partnerships. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

I used to work in advertising. I worked with some of the most amazing creative minds, but didn't really consider myself a creative. I was the organized, left-brained person for these amazing talents.

My husband Cody was a real estate agent when we started dating back in 2008. Now, he works in tech sales, but we have both always loved real estate. We used to be the ones who'd organize a Montauk share house for our friends. We loved driving around looking at rentals together.

We never believed that your first purchase had to be your primary home. In 2017, we were still renting in Brooklyn and expecting our first child when we bought a three-bedroom home in East Hampton for $635,000.

It wasn't a hot property. The previous owners were in the middle of a divorce, and it was a bit neglected. People just didn't want to deal with the hassle.

There were boxes everywhere. They hadn't even cleaned out the medicine cabinets. It was a weird layout, too: The refrigerator was in the hallway, the living room was in the back of the house, and there was no primary bedroom.

Renovating my first Hamptons home inspired me to change careers

We had renters that first summer. By September, I was on a mission to fix up the house for cheap. I got white paint and Ikea rattan furniture.

For two years, we continued to rent it out on Airbnb and reinvested every penny back into the house. We started out charging $1,000 per night during peak season.

In 2019, we refinanced and pulled out a home equity line of credit, or HELOC, for $250,000. With that money, I finally got to do a big renovation. I ended up opening up one bedroom to make a living room and an open kitchen. I added a bathroom to make a primary bedroom.

Now, the home is valued at $1.8 million, according to Zillow.

I realized that doing this was my thing. I could see the potential in homes. Managing through the chaos was natural for me from my previous role. At the time, I also wanted to spend more time with my kids, who were 1 and 3. I left my corporate role in 2021 to pursue renovations full-time.

I grew my social-media brand early, and it helped make renovations cheaper

One of the first steps I took was hiring a freelance designer on UpWork to build a brand identity. For $2,000, she created my website, brand identity, logos, colors, and official fonts. I think it really helped me land deals with brands.

For instance, I work with home and kitchen fixtures company Kingston Brass. For three properties, they've gifted me an entire house's worth of products — probably $20,000 worth — for showing them off during my renovation videos on Instagram. It definitely helps for the ROI of the eventual sale.

Now, the goal is to sell one house each year while renting out the other two on Airbnb. Last year, our two properties in the Hamptons brought in $360,000 in Airbnb revenue. Both have five bedrooms and pools.

I only invest in homes in East Hampton because I like its rules regarding short-term rentals. There are minimum two-week stays, but with four exceptions you can use them throughout the year, which I usually time around holidays like Thanksgiving.

There's the profit from flipping, our Airbnb rental income, and the brand partnerships I bring in through Instagram. I also offer design consulting that starts around $1,000 or $5,000 a month to work on retainer. I also generate income from my LTK page, where people can shop the products I use in my renovations.

Instead of one job, I have multiple streams of income now.

I arrived at Mexico's Happy Coast stressed, anxious, and, frankly, unhappy.

Within minutes of arriving in Puerto Vallarta, I was standing at the rental car company, utterly confused. Three hundred unplanned dollars later, I was driving three hours on a pothole-filled road to my first resort in Costalegre.

As I crawled behind slow mopeds and put my rental car's suspension to the test on countless speed bumps, I couldn't help but wonder if the nausea from the winding roads and the scratch in my throat from nearby wildfires would be worth it.

I also questioned how a place earned a name like the Happy Coast if it feels impossible to reach.

Situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, Costalegre is a roughly 200-mile stretch of coastline between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo. It's a region of extremes — small seaside towns sit near multimillion-dollar resorts.

For years, it's been a quiet retreat enticing the elite, where everyone from Mick Jagger to Bill Gates has vacationed. The properties — and the thousands of acres surrounding them — are mostly privately owned and developed by families who have promised to keep the ecosystems largely untouched.

I spent a week driving dirt roads, sipping margaritas with strangers, and resort hopping across Costalegre. Before landing in Mexico, luxury vacation destinations were synonymous with extravagance. Costalegre challenged those beliefs.

By the time I said goodbye to the rocky coastline, I was captivated by a remote region that prioritized nature and weaved luxury into every aspect of the stay.

If you know, you know

When I told friends and family I was heading to Mexico, they assumed I was setting off for Cancún or Tulum; maybe Mexico City. Not a single person I spoke to had heard of Costalegre.

"It's still unknown," said Alba Garcia, the director of rooms at the Four Seasons Tamarindo, a luxury hot spot in Costalegre. "It's an 'if you know, you know' kind of vibe."

Maria Campos, the director of client services at Las Rosadas, a collection of private villas and residences along Costalegre, grew up in the small town of Chamela, where she said the coast was typically called Costa Sur. In 1990, the state of Jalisco officially deemed the region a priority tourism area and named it the Costalegre Ecological Tourism Corridor.

Unlike Finland, which has data to support its designation as the happiest country in the world, Costalegre, which translates to "coast of joy," taunts its title casually and confidently.

When asked how guests wind up in the region, I was rarely told it was because they wanted to visit Costalegre. Some people stumbled on a property while researching Puerto Vallarta; most received a rave review from a friend.

Likely, if you've heard of Costalegre, it's because of the private community of Careyes.

In 1968, Italian banker Gian Franco Brignone flew over Mexico's Pacific Coast. Impressed by what he saw from the small Cessna plane, he purchased 13,000 acres of the coastline to build a colorful retreat. (Careyes declined to share how much Brignone paid for the land.)

"There was not anything when my father first started," Emanuela Brignone Cattaneo, Brignone's daughter, told me over dinner one evening. "My father would show friends, and then those friends would buy land."

Careyes now sits on 35,000 acres with a 25,000-acre biosphere, 46 multimillion-dollar villas, 40 casitas, 55 suites, and three bungalows. It's a colorful neighborhood with villas in cobalt blues, highlighter yellows, and dusty pinks. A few dozen permanent residents call it home, but most properties cater to vacationers throughout the year.

"It's Mediterranean meets Mexico," Kim Kessler, a Careyes resident and the founder of KIPR Global, the public relations agency that represents Careyes, explained.

While Careyes' architecture and color palette leave an impression, its visitors are what put it on the map.

It's where Heidi Klum and Seal married and Cindy Crawford posed for Playboy. It's known for its annual Lunar New Year party, and celebrities like Tom Ford, Naomi Campbell, and Uma Thurman have vacationed there.

Careyes might've been the first luxury development, but it certainly wasn't the last.

Two decades later, French-British financier and politician James Goldsmith started building an estate nearby. Today, it's the luxury resort Cuixmala. Following Cuixmala's construction, the 18-suite Las Alamandas opened in 1990. More recently, in 2002, the Four Seasons Tamarindo opened its doors, and the smaller operation Las Rosadas popped up along the coastline in 2005.

For now, there are just a handful of luxury resorts on the rocky coastline. (Xala, a billion-dollar development, is set to open a Six Senses resort in 2026.)

With limited properties, the vacation experience is far from a Cabo, Cancún, or Tulum. Once you arrive at a resort, you won't see other buildings stretching into the sky. There are no middle-tier resorts with crowded pools or clubs bumping the bass late into the night. Souvenir shops are limited to small resort boutiques with local art instead of shot glasses and T-shirts.

Instead, Costalegre is quiet and private.

Multiple times throughout my trip, it was just me and my travel partner on a beach in complete solitude, something that feels impossible to discover in today's world.

This seclusion is exactly what appeals to the residents and vacationers enamored by the Happy Coast.

"I don't think there are too many places in the world where you can walk three kilometers down the coast and there's no one there," Viviana Dean, who lives full-time in Careyes, told me while sipping a margarita overlooking the ocean. "Even after 30 years, I can't believe I'm alone in this beautiful place."

While plenty love Costalegre, Kessler said that's not the case for everyone.

"For people that want Chanel and Gucci and all of that, you won't find that here," Kessler said. "I think it has far more of a refined but understated clientele that appreciates luxury and nature."

A rich realization

By the end of the trip, I realized what makes Costalegre rare is an equation of simplicity, seclusion, and splendor.

Yes, the remote seashell-filled beaches at Las Rosadas were impressive, but having that paired with a private infinity pool made the entire experience luxe.

Sure, the pristine jungle at the Four Seasons Tamarindo was memorable, but fresh pastries and a concierge just a text message away created a five-star experience.

When Kessler invited me to a morning yoga class at Careyes, the setup was simple. We lowered into Warrior 2 and listened as waves crashed nearby.

After class, I overheard a group chatting.

"There are three brands everyone, everyone around the world knows. Versace, Gucci, and Armani," one woman said.

As the debate turned into a story about partying with Gianni Versace, I laughed to myself. This is the quintessential conversation I pictured having on a vacation in this wealthy hot spot.

The group dispersed. Some headed to their private villas, where chefs had breakfast waiting for them. Visitors, on the other hand, might pop between the area's five pools or walk along the coastline to take in the rugged scenery.

For vacationers, itineraries tend to be light. There aren't museums to check off or popular archaeological sites to explore. Unsurprisingly, the focus is on the outdoors.

At Las Alamandas, for instance, afternoons can be spent on horseback navigating the property's 2,000 acres, and evenings picnicking during sunset.

It's a slightly different scene when you reach towns like Barra de Navidad and Melaque, which cater to locals, snowbirds, and regional tourists. Here, you'll find streets lined with colorful beach supplies, buses shuttling in people for day trips, karaoke nights, and beach vendors slinging mangos, pineapples, and coconuts.

There's much more action in these seaside towns, but the wealthy travelers I spoke to rarely had plans to head that far south.

Leaving happy

I ended my trip back at the Puerto Vallarta International Airport, overwhelmed by crowds, noises, and intercom announcements.

It was a harsh welcome back to reality, but I was calm, relaxed, and — you guessed it — happy.

Sitting at my gate waiting for economy class to board, I thought about why Costalegre felt remarkable.

Yes, it was the stunning resorts, but it was also pristine nature and the welcoming people I met.

Families like the Brignones and resort owners like Isabel Goldsmith, who owns Las Alamandas, light up when discussing their properties and the ecosystems that surround them. They said they plan to keep Costalegre's habitats largely undeveloped.

The hope is for it to remain a hidden gem, although each property I visited also shared plans to grow.

Kessler said Careyes would max out at developing 7%. Meanwhile, the Four Seasons, which sits on 3,000 acres, has only developed 2% of the land with plans to cap the number at 3%. A small percentage of Las Alamandas is developed, but Goldsmith said she plans to add residences to the property in the coming years.

Campos said she hopes the area where she grew up will largely remain untouched.

"I pray it will never get overbuilt the way the other places have," Campos said. "I go to Cabo, and it's just exploded."

These moments of solitude, bookended by down duvets, meals by award-winning chefs, and the most breathtaking pools, made me pray, too.

And I'm not a religious person.

• JPMorgan is scaling AI tools across various business lines.
• At its Investor Day, the bank's leaders shared how AI is changing workflows across its main businesses.
• JPMorgan's tech spending is $18 billion, focusing on AI, machine learning, and cloud.

When JPMorgan CFO Jeremy Barnum recently took some time to experiment with "vibe coding," he was amazed.

Computer scientists at the firm told him that using plain-language prompts to generate code with AI — known as vibe coding — has improved their efficiency, too. Barnum told investors and analysts at JPMorgan's 2025 Investor Day on Monday. "We have high hopes for the efficiency gains we might get," he added.

Barnum's remarks on how artificial intelligence is reengineering workflows were far from the only mention of how technology is reshaping America's largest bank. From fraud detection and call center automation to portfolio management and wealth advice, AI is no longer something the bank is just experimenting with through pilot projects; it's now scaling its tools and seeing measurable results.

The first step in adopting AI technology across the firm was rolling out its proprietary, in-house generative AI platform to over 200,000 employees. It has about 100 genAI tools in the pipeline, too, according to Barnum's presentation.

"Certain key subsets of the users tell us they are gaining several hours a week of productivity, and almost by definition, the time savings is coming from less valuable tasks," Barnum said.

The firm's spending outlook for technology is $18 billion, up by $1 billion year over year — the highest among Wall Street banks. As AI, machine learning, and cloud innovation lower the barrier to new features and tools, speed is critical to staying competitive, Barnum said. It's also a way to keep costs down going forward, especially on the hiring front.

"We were early movers in AI," the CFO said. "But we're still in the early stages of the journey."

Here's how that journey is taking shape—business line by business line.

Consumer & Community Banking

Before turning it over to Marianne Lake, CEO of JPMorgan's consumer and community bank, Barnum talked about how AI was being used by the unit's call centers, helping agents service customers more efficiently by anticipating customers' needs or quickly responding to questions.

Lake, the next speaker of the day, followed by saying that the bank reduced servicing costs by nearly 30% in part because of AI, but also because of "good old-fashioned" process automation and organizational efficiency.

"The operations team is at the tip of the spear on using and leveraging new AI tools and capabilities," she said.

She predicted a 10% head count reduction in operations with the help of AI, a division focused on fraud, statement, payment processing, and account services.

"I would take the over on this projection, and I'll bet we will deliver even more as the tools and capabilities just keep getting better and better."

The technology has also played a "very significant" part in reducing fraud, even as hackers and cyberattacks become more sophisticated.

The bank is now looking at ways to use technology to continue personalizing what people see when they open their mobile phone apps in hopes of better promoting relevant products and services. Personalizing for to people's interests and behaviors has helped increase engagement rates by 25% so far, she said.

Asset & Wealth Management

In wealth and asset management, AI is not just a tool, Mary Callahan Erdoes, the unit's CEO, told the audience. "It's reimagining workflows and it's changing the loading capacities for thousands of people on the front line and in the back," she said.

Portfolio managers and analysts at JPMorgan are using Smart Monitor, which the firm has estimated helps reduce time researching a topic by 83% by pulling in data from earnings calls, market moves, and filings, generating tailored alerts and analysis.

"I thought that you would be the last people to use this stuff because you think 'I'm too smart for AI, and I have to do it my way,'" she said, speaking to the investors in the room. "It saves so much time."

She said the tool that's caught the most attention is Connect Coach. The program, which prompts suggestions or recommendations to a wealth manager in real time, was rolled out to private bankers last year, Business Insider reported, and in the last week, it was launched to the banks' 7,600 wealth management advisors.

If a JPMorgan private banker hears from the bank's top researcher about European stocks in a meeting, the tool automatically pulls up who in the banker's client book does not have exposure, Erdoes explained. It'll bring up fund fact sheets, sample emails, or talking points to call clients with.

Advisory productivity is up 3.4 times, thanks to the firm's investments in technology, she said.

Commercial & Investment Bank

AI is being deployed across the workflow in JPMorgan's investment bank, from onboarding new clients — where costs to verify clients are down 40% — to client insights and portfolio optimization, Doug Petno, co-CEO of the commercial and investment bank, said.

He added that the bank now has over 175 AI use cases in production, focusing on predictive analytics and operational efficiency, including helping its bankers with risk—based decision-making.

In its payments business, the firm has used AI and machine learning models to reduce friction in payment transactions. Umar Farooq, cohead of JPMorgan's payments business, said that in the past few years, transaction volumes have gone up by more than 50%. Part of that is down to AI models cutting down on transactions that require human intervention to be resolved, often caused by things like account number mismatches or failed fraud detection checks.

"This is just a small example of how our dataset will be to the future of our business as we expand and lean ever more so into technologies like Generative AI," Umar Farooq, cohead of JPMorgan Payments, said.

• Google's announcements at its I/O developer conference this week had analysts bullish on its AI.
• AI features could be a "Trojan horse" for Google's Android products, Bank of America analysts wrote.
• Apple's AI mess has given Google a major mobile opportunity.

Google's phones, tablets, and, yes, XR glasses are all about to be supercharged by AI.

Google needs to seize this moment. Bank of America analysts this week even called Google's slew of new AI announcements a "Trojan horse" for its device business.

For years, Apple's iOS and Google's Android have battled it out. Apple leads in the US in phone sales, though it still trails Android globally. The two have also gradually converged; iOS has become more customizable, while Android has become cleaner and easier to use. As hardware upgrades have slowed in recent years, the focus has shifted to the smarts inside the device.

That could be a big problem for Apple. Its AI rollouts have proven lackluster with users, while more enticing promised features have been delayed. The company is reportedly trying to rebuild Siri entirely using large language models. Right now, it's still behind Google and OpenAI, and that gap continues to widen.

During Google's I/O conference this week, the search giant bombarded us with new AI features. Perhaps the best example was a particularly grabby demo of Google's "Project Astra" assistant helping someone fix their bike by searching through the bike manual, pulling up a YouTube video, and calling a bike shop to see if certain supplies were in stock.

It was, of course, a highly polished promotional video, but it made Siri look generations behind.

"It has long been the case that the best way to bring products to the consumer market is via devices, and that seems truer than ever," wrote Ben Thompson, analyst and Stratechery author, in an I/O dispatch this week.

"Android is probably going to be the most important canvas for shipping a lot of these capabilities," he added.

Google's golden opportunity

Apple has done a good job of locking users into its ecosystem with iMessage blue bubbles, features like FaceTime, and peripherals like the Apple Watch that require an iPhone to use.

Google's Pixel phone line, meanwhile, remains a rounding error when compared to global smartphone shipments. That's less of a problem when Google has huge partners like Samsung that bring all of its AI features to billions of Android users globally.

While iPhone users will get some of these new features through Google's iOS apps, it's clear that the "universal assistant" the company is building will only see its full potential on Android. Perhaps this could finally get iOS users to make the switch.

"We're seeing diminishing returns on a hardware upgrade cycle, which means we're now really focused on the software upgrade cycle," Bernstein senior analyst Mark Shmulik told Business Insider.

Without major changes by Apple, Shmulik said he sees the gap in capabilities between Android and iOS only widening.

"If it widens to the point where someone with an iPhone says, 'Well my phone can't do that,' does it finally cause that switching event from what everyone has always considered this incredible lock-in from Apple?" Shmulik said.

Beyond smartphones

Internally, Google has been preparing for this moment.

The company merged its Pixel, Chrome, and Android teams last year to capitalize on the AI opportunity.

"We are going to be very fast-moving to not miss this opportunity," Google's Android chief Sameer Samat told BI at last year's I/O. "It's a once-in-a-generation moment to reinvent what phones can do. We are going to seize that moment."

A year on, Google appears to be doing just that. Much of what the company demoed this week is either rolling out to devices imminently or in the coming weeks.

Google still faces the challenge that its relationships with partners like Samsung have come with the express promise that Google won't give its home-grown devices preferential treatment. So, if Google decides to double down on its Pixel phones at the expense of its partners, it could step into a business land mine.

Of course, Google needs to think about more than smartphones. Its renewed bet on XR glasses is a bet on what might be the next-generation computing platform. Meta is already selling its own augmented reality glasses, and Apple is now doubling down on its efforts to get its own smart glasses out by the end of 2026, Bloomberg reported.

Google this week demoed glasses that have a visual overlay to instantly provide information to wearers, which Meta's glasses lack and Apple's first version will reportedly also not have.

The success of Meta's glasses so far is no doubt encouraging news for Google, as a new era of AI devices is ushered in. Now it's poised to get ahead by leveraging its AI chops, and Apple might give it the exact opening it's waited more than a decade for.

"I don't know about an open goal," said Shmulik of Apple, "but it does feel like they've earned themselves a penalty kick."

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• Sabrina Soto made her name transforming homes. Now she wants to transform lives.
• Our homes are closely linked to our mental health, well-being, and success.
• To set ourselves up, she believes our kitchens, offices, and bedrooms should be clutter-free.

Growing up as a "latchkey kid," home became incredibly important to Sabrina Soto.

"Home sort of became my best friend," she told Business Insider. "I had this unspoken agreement with the house: If I'm going to be home alone with you, I'll take care of you if you take care of me."

Soto believes our home environment profoundly impacts mental health and well-being and that little adjustments can make a big difference in our self-development.

She said we should ensure three clutter-free spaces in our homes to set us up for success: our kitchen, bedroom, and office.

"If you are overwhelmed, but you look around and there's constant visual clutter, just start there," Soto said. "The old junk papers, the junk mail, just the piles of stuff that are getting in the way — clearing your desk space up will free up your mind a lot."

Soto told BI it sounds "woo-woo," but homes hold energy.

"Our homes hold our lives and our memories. You should be proud of that space and look forward to being in that space. So whether that means a spring cleaning, decluttering, or moving furniture to refresh, it's a mutual relationship. Those small changes can go a long way."

Soto said cleaning windows and mirrors is another small but effective way of improving our environment.

"I notice in people's bathrooms, if they have a full-length mirror, there's toothpaste on there," Soto said. "When you're getting ready in the morning, having a clear vision of yourself is key."

Her secret, she said, is 70% rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle: "It's streak-free, every single time." It also works on windows, which we "look through every day."

"Natural light brings joy into your life," Soto said. "People who are in a dark mental space usually have their curtains closed, and it's darker in the house. But opening up your curtains, letting the sunlight in could bring a little bit more joy into your life."

Get rid of that stuff

The next thing you can tackle is getting rid of the stuff you don't need, such as clothes you've never worn, because it's all "holding space and holding dust, too," Soto said.

"The more stuff you have, the harder it is for your space to be clean," she said.

Soto built her career by helping people curate a home they loved on HGTV. She's now presenting "The Sabrina Soto Show" on The Design Network, where she digs deeper and helps people find new routines and habits.

On her new show, which premiered in March, Soto speaks with experts to merge home improvement and wellness.

She saw on her previous shows how people's lives and mental health would improve when she helped them transform their physical spaces, and wanted to go further than just fixing a room's aesthetics.

Light at end of the tunnel

Soto finds it ironic that she makes people's homes beautiful because her parents went through a tough financial time when she was younger and were evicted from their house.

"It just goes to show that even when you think you're in a rut or a breakup or loss of a job or whatever the case may be, there's always a light at the end of the tunnel," she said.

Soto, 48, is also divorced and now in what she describes as her first "really healthy relationship."

"Because of my background and having gone through a lot of different changes in my life, I wanted to hold people's hands who are going through the same," she said. "And realize that no matter where you are in your life, the smallest little shifts can impact the much bigger picture."

• United, Delta, American, and Southwest operate the world's largest airline fleets.
• Business Insider compared the age, size, and makeup of the Big Four's planes.
• United and Southwest prefer Boeing planes, while the other two have an even split with Airbus.

US airlines dominate the world's rankings, operating the four largest fleets.

Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and American Airlines also lead the world in revenue, while Southwest isn't far behind, either.

The last of those is a budget airline, and this is evident in its fleet, which consists entirely of Boeing 737s.

While the big three mainline carriers may seem pretty similar, there are some key differences. For example, United Airlines heavily favors Boeing planes, while only Delta operates wide-body Airbus jets.

United also operates the world's largest fleet with more than 1,000 planes. However, it is also has the oldest in the US on average.

Delta, meanwhile, operates the oldest jet that's still flying.

Business Insider has compiled charts and data to show how the Big Four airlines' fleets compare.

United Airlines

With 1,023 planes, United Airlines has the largest fleet in the world, according to data from Ch-aviation.

More than half of those are Boeing 737s, which is unsurprising given that United is the planemaker's biggest customer.

Unlike its legacy competitors, United shows a clear preference for Boeing planes. Airbus jets make up less than a fifth of its fleet.

United's oldest plane that's still flying is a 34-year-old Boeing 767. Registered as N641UA, it was delivered in April 1991.

While this is nearly two years younger than the oldest plane operated by a US airline, United has the oldest fleet with an average age of 15.8 years.

It also has the highest proportion of wide-body planes at 22% of its fleet, showing how its extensive network offers numerous long-haul flights.

Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines has the oldest plane still flying in the US — a Boeing 757 that was delivered just over 35 years ago. It's registered as N649DL and appears to typically operate charter flights.

In fact, Delta also owns the next 21 oldest aircraft, which are a mix of 757s and 767s delivered between 1989 and 1991.

However, the average age of its fleet is still slightly younger than United's, at 15.2 years.

About half its 979 planes were made by Boeing, and half by Airbus, per Ch-aviation data.

Boeing jets make up the bulk of its narrow-body aircraft, but if you're flying long-haul with Delta, it's more likely you'll find yourself on an Airbus.

In fact, Delta is the only carrier on this list to operate wide-body Airbus planes, namely the A330 and the A350.

Tariffs have complicated its orders from the European planemaker. Earlier this month, Airbus sent an A350 from its delivery center in Toulouse, France, to Tokyo, so Delta avoided paying tariffs.

A similar tactic was used five years ago, when the World Trade Organisation permitted tariffs on aircraft as high as 15%, as the US and European Union accused one another of unfair subsidies for Airbus and Boeing.

American Airlines

American Airlines also has a roughly even split between Airbus and Boeing planes.

Although the carrier only uses narrow-body Airbus planes, it has both short and long-haul Boeing jets.

Still, American uses more narrow-body planes than its competitors, representing 87% of its fleet.

Its average jet is also more than a year younger than its two rivals, at 14.1 years old. It has the smallest fleet of the three mainline carriers, totaling 988, per Ch-aviation data.

However, when its regional subsidiaries are included, the American Airlines Group carries the most passengers in the world, totaling 226.4 million last year.

Southwest Airlines

The Dallas-based carrier was the progenitor of the budget airline business model, so its fleet makeup is quite different from that of the mainline carriers.

Southwest's fleet is made up entirely of Boeing 737 jets, numbering 802, according to data from Ch-aviation.

So while it has the smallest fleet of the big four, they all have a similar number of narrow-body planes.

Budget airlines typically only operate one type of aircraft because it saves on maintenance and training costs.

However, its traditional business model has come under threat in recent years. Budget airlines have had to contend with changing consumer habits, increased fuel and labor costs, and domestic overcapacity that has made it harder to fill planes.

So, Southwest has announced an array of changes, scrapping signature policies such as "two bags fly free" and bringing in assigned seating.

• TikTok is laying off staff and instituting cost-saving measures as part of an efficiency push.
• Many of the cuts have focused on its US e-commerce team.
• TikTok Shop sales have slumped in the US this year amid tariffs and other uncertainty.

Belt-tightening is underway at TikTok.

After spending big over the last two years to get its e-commerce business off the ground, TikTok is taking new steps to squeeze out a return.

Since February, TikTok Shop has pushed out staffers based on performance, added stricter return-to-office rules, and had two rounds of layoffs, all while tacking on new measures to keep costs at bay, seven staffers told Business Insider. TikTok has also introduced cost-cutting measures to the broader company, including new budget caps for travel.

On Wednesday, the company began its latest layoffs, targeting e-commerce operations staff and some employees who work with global brands. In emails this week to laid-off workers, the company said it was reducing complexity "to create a more efficient operating model for the team's long-term growth."

TikTok's CEO Shou Chew hinted at a spending crackdown in the pursuit of efficiency in February. He told staff he wanted to review each of the company's teams and remove unnecessary layers, The Information reported.

Chew's directive mirrors similar efforts by executives at Meta, Microsoft, and Google, which have recently stripped away employee perks, trimmed head count, and shifted performance standards in pursuit of cost savings.

TikTok's cost cuts come at a tenuous moment for the company, which could face a US ban if it fails to reach an agreement with the Trump administration over a 2024 divestment law. The company has made broad changes to its US team in recent months, including consolidating control under Chinese leadership, employees previously told BI. And while TikTok videos are as popular as ever, the Shop business has failed to meet expectations. TikTok did not respond to a request for comment.

The workplace changes and broader uncertainty have weighed on some.

"For the past six months, it's been very up and down as far as morale and people's sense of security at work," a laid off staffer said.

How TikTok is cutting costs

In addition to cutting costs through layoffs, some teams have refocused performance goals this quarter around costs, profit, and revenue metrics like gross merchandise value, two staffers said.

The company also plans to stop subsidizing free shipping for TikTok Shop sellers later this month after previous reductions.

The move would bring TikTok's free shipping subsidies more in line with competitors like Amazon, but could irk some seller partners, one staffer said.

There have been signs of broader cost cutting, too. Last week, TikTok told staffers across the company it was instituting a stricter approval process for work travel. The company is asking for more information about travel arrangements to better understand the impact on the budget, and setting spend limits for hotels and airfare.

TikTok spent big on e-commerce in the US

TikTok's e-commerce division was an easy target for cost cutting. The company spent hundreds of millions of dollars getting the business off the ground.

The shopping platform is a big focus for owner ByteDance, which is trying to replicate the e-commerce success of its Chinese sister app, Douyin.

ByteDance's leadership has been disappointed with the progress of its US business, which failed to hit many of its goals in 2024. US sales on the platform have taken a hit this year, due partly to global tariffs. Weekly US order volume on TikTok Shop dropped by around 20% in mid-May compared to mid-April after tariffs went into effect, for example, according to internal data viewed by BI.

In an effort to turn things around, the company has shaken up its e-commerce leadership. The changes gave greater power to executives who have experience working on Douyin.

After several layoff rounds, a string of performance-related cuts and team reorgs, and other unrelated worker attrition, the US TikTok Shop is looking trimmer. BI was unable to determine the extent of the recent cuts, but the impacted teams were consolidated, per a memo sent on Wednesday evening and viewed by BI.

In the wake of organizational changes, the teams would "move faster, operate leaner, and be more efficient," e-commerce leader Mu Qing wrote.

Sitting at her sewing machine, Bernita Clark, 82, guides a piece of blue fabric as the needle bobs up and down. To her side sit scissors, measuring tape, thread, and a skull.

It's for a costume she's designing for a 12-foot-tall skeleton. The labor is painstaking, attaching the fabric such that the soon-to-be well-clad lawn fixture becomes the talk of the town.

But, she said, the work has been one of the most fulfilling parts of retirement.

In her late 40s, Clark didn't think she could ever retire. A divorce at 40 meant she would be on her own, raising her two daughters with little savings and no retirement plan.

At age 46, she said she "set about finding a job that offered good retirement above all else and supplemented it as much as I could."

Clark returned to school and worked as a computer systems analyst for a railroad company with a defined-benefit pension plan, rather than the increasingly common defined-contribution retirement plans offered by many employers.

After developing congestive heart failure, she retired at 64, pursuing travel to national parks, painting, and costume-making. She worked part-time, training railroad dispatchers and working in university admissions. Nowadays, she coordinates neighborhood meetups and maintains a strong social calendar.

"Financially, I'm not wealthy, but I'm not poor either," Clark said. "I own my home and don't have a mortgage. I have more expendable income now than I've ever had in my life, and I'm debt-free."

Over the past few months, hundreds of older Americans told Business Insider that they've struggled to figure out what they really wanted to do in retirement. Some new to retirement said they weren't sure how to spend their time, while others hinted at returning to work. To learn from those with more experience navigating retirement, Business Insider spoke to over a dozen older Americans who have been retired for 15 or more years to pinpoint some common practices that have made retirement fulfilling long-term.

Though not all have had smooth retirements, most agreed that what made retirement worthwhile included maintaining strong social ties, staying physically active, working side gigs, and staying positive amid twists and turns.

For those worried about recent stock market volatility, Rob Williams, a managing director at Charles Schwab, said these kinds of concerns will come and go throughout a lifetime. "Having a financial plan helps, and those who do are more confident than those who don't."

'I've stayed on top of things'

Some of the longtime retirees BI spoke with still do some work to stay active and supplement their finances.

Leslie Giles, 83, didn't expect to return to work in his 80s after retiring 24 years ago. Giles, who lives in Ohio, worked as a statistician and personnel testing specialist, investing and keeping expenses low. He retired in 2001 after his job of three decades was cut.

He and his wife traveled to national parks in the Southwest, and he lived off savings, a state pension, and the one-year buyout he got from his job. To pass the time, he volunteered part-time as a school library assistant. Once his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, he became her primary caregiver before she entered a rehabilitation facility.

When she died in 2020, Giles said he was desperate to get back to work to give himself purpose, so he held shifts as a security guard until recently, sometimes working 10-hour shifts.

For Donald Kimmel, 78, retirement meant slowing down instead of stopping work entirely.

Kimmel, who lives in Florida, retired at 62 after taking a buyout from his full-time position in osteoporosis research. He stayed as a freelance consultant for the next five to six years, flying to conferences and working in areas with less-developed bone research facilities. The morning after he took his buyout, he said he got a call from an attorney asking him to do expert testimony about a patent challenge for a drug company.

"The moment I became a free agent, companies like them were happy to have me," Kimmel said.

Kimmel moved from Pennsylvania to Florida with his wife so they could retire in a calmer and warmer community, though he continued freelancing and managing vacation properties until 2017.

"More than 15 years after retirement, I've stayed on top of things," Kimmel said. "I like to pass down ideas on career moves that students should make. You don't get any pay for that, but you get the joy of helping people get themselves going."

'It's never over until it's over'

Most retirees BI spoke to said they knew retirement would eventually stop being the golden years and would take time to adjust.

When Richard Adelmann, 82, retired early at 52 after a career in accounting, he expected to spend much of his retirement with his wife of over three decades. Just a few years into retirement, she died suddenly at 55.

Adelmann returned to his post-retirement job building affordable housing and married an educator who lost her husband.

He and his second wife worked in their retirement with children at a residential treatment center for endangered youth, although neither had kids of their own. Adelmann navigated health issues, including cancer, over the last two decades, and his home faced severe damage from Hurricane Sandy. He's made the most of rough times, keeping his mind fresh by reading and still remaining active.

"It's never over until it's over," said Adelmann, who lives in New Jersey.

For Elayne Schulman, 82, some of the joys of retirement have evaporated, though there are still silver linings. Schulman retired at 62, a few years after her husband, after a decade supervising educational software development at IBM.

"My husband wanted to jump to retirement as fast as he could," Schulman said. "We didn't think we needed to be in the upper-middle class. We just wanted to do better than our fathers, who both died very young."

Schulman and her husband moved to a waterfront town in Florida, but while on a trip, her husband fell and became partly paralyzed. In January, her husband was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer. She had a stroke in February that temporarily hurt her vision. Their years of financial planning prepared them for emergencies like these, and Schulman said she's learned to cherish the small moments of peace and family times.

"I expect this to be better in a couple of months, but who knows?" Schulman said. "This is the tail end of a very long retirement that has had its ups and downs."

Staying fit, even amid health challenges

Rich Colorado, 87, used to be the youngest in his senior bowling league. Now, he's the second oldest.

Colorado, who was born in El Salvador and lives in California, held two long-term jobs his whole life: 17 years at a bowling alley and 27 years as a scale technician. He retired in 2002 on his 65th birthday despite never having a specific savings plan.

Colorado said the key to his retirement has been staying active. He bowls three times a week, teaches chess, and used to take guitar lessons. He said staying fit and having a routine, coupled with a healthy diet, have gotten him to this age with few health problems.

Staying fit has helped Bill Bengel, 84, endure health challenges. Bengel retired from General Motors over 24 years ago, spent two decades living at his lake house in northern Michigan, and took up woodworking. He put aside 10% of his salary increases toward his retirement and lived frugally without sacrificing travel.

Two years ago, a complication from his vascular disease led to a partial leg amputation. He couldn't spend his winters in Florida or enjoy his lake house, so he and his wife moved back to central Michigan, closer to family.

He walks with a cane and goes to the gym to improve his mobility, and he spends much of his time with his eight grandkids and 14 great-grandkids. While he can't run like he did before the amputation, he said he's still got plenty of years left to improve physically while keeping his mind fresh through reading.

"We still do pretty much what we want," Bengel said.

• Aerobavovna, a Ukrainian startup, is making helium-filled balloons to aid Ukraine's drone attacks.
• Its balloons help to keep drones on the grid when they're on the ground or flying low.
• Aerobavovna's CEO told BI that 50 aerostats are deployed along the frontline.

Against the backdrop of Ukraine's drone-packed skies, one startup is offering a surprisingly low-tech solution to a modern problem.

Aerobavovna, which was founded in 2023, is supplying Ukraine's military with tethered, helium-filled balloons equipped with airborne radio repeaters, extending the range and effectiveness of the country's drones.

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has been defined by drone warfare, but drone operators have faced a number of challenges, including line-of-sight obstacles, which can cause drones to lose contact if radio signals are disrupted, and electronic warfare systems, which can jam communications.

That's where Aerobavovna comes in.

The company's aerostats are designed for surveillance, communication, and first-person-view (FPV) drone signal transmission, and help establish stable communication signals in the battlefield's tricky conditions.

Fitted with antennas and radio repeaters, Aerobavovna's aerostats anchor high over the battlefield to help Ukrainian drones continue operating in spite of obstacles and to maintain comms over much greater distances.

You need "some kind of airborne radio repeater that allows drones to fly closer to the ground," Yuriy Vysoven, Aerobavovna's CEO, told Business Insider.

"For ground drones, it's crucial because their ground-to-ground signal would only reach the first hill; beyond that, you lose direct line of sight and, consequently, the connection," he said, adding that about 50 balloons were deployed "all around the front line" in Ukraine.

While aerostats aren't new technology, Aerobavovna's products have been designed to meet the demands of the modern battlefield, allowing for rapid deployment times.

Aerobavovna's balloons, which the firm says can be deployed in five to 25 minutes, are made with lightweight polymers and can remain airborne for up to seven days. They can lift repeater systems up to a height of 1 km (about 0.6 miles) and carry a payload of up to 25 kg (around 55 lbs), the company said.

The company, which says it produces around 10 to 20 balloons per month, recently announced that it had developed a new aerostat capable of carrying more advanced equipment.

In an interview with the Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi, engineers from Aerobavovna said they had created a new model that can hold a payload of up to 66 lbs, enabling it to carry more powerful equipment such as electronic warfare systems.

While the company has found success supplying tethered aerostats to the Ukrainian military, it continues to grapple with technical and structural hurdles as it scales.

One persistent challenge is maintaining stability and precision in airborne conditions, especially critical for payloads like FPV drone radio repeaters, which require highly accurate antenna positioning.

"Stability is a big problem," Vysoven said. "For FPV drone radio repeaters, you need to position the antennas really, really precisely," but wind and turbulence make that very hard.

Funding also remains a major constraint.

Despite strong demand and a battlefield-proven product, capital is scarce for Ukrainian hardware startups.

Vysoven said the company has received investment offers in the range of $40 million, but considers that far below what's needed and called that figure "a shame."

"In California, you can raise that with just a pitch deck and a latte. I have a real product, 30 engineers building it, and it's already deployed," he said.

"And we still struggle to raise enough to scale," he added.

• The US Army designated Bell's V-280 Valor as its next-generation air assault vehicle, the MV-75.
• The tiltrotor is part of the Army's plan to modernize its aging fleet of military helicopters.
• The Army plans to replace the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk with the MV-75 by the 2030s.

It flies like a helicopter, cruises like a plane, and could redefine how the US Army fights wars within the next decade.

The Army chose the Bell V-280 Valor as its next-generation assault aircraft, designed to fly longer and faster than current rotorcraft. Officially designated the MV-75, the Army is betting on the Bell tiltrotor to modernize its aging fleet of military helicopters.

For nearly 50 years, the UH-60 Black Hawk has been the Army's airborne workhorse. The Army plans to continue flying the Black Hawk for the next several years as it fast-tracks the rollout of the new tiltrotor replacement fleet in the 2030s.

Bell V-280 Valor

Developed by Bell Textron, a Texas-based aerospace company, the V-280 was designed with "transformational increases in speed, range, and maneuverability," the Army said in a 2020 release.

Propelled by two Rolls-Royce turboshaft engines, the V-280's tiltrotor design allows the aircraft to take off and land vertically like a helicopter and fly like an airplane, like the Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey.

In order to be a contender for the Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, the competing aircraft were required to cruise at speeds of up to 322 miles per hour — nearly twice as fast as the Black Hawk's cruising speed of 174 mph.

The aircraft was expected to carry up to 14 fully equipped passengers or accommodate external payloads of up to 10,000 pounds.

The FLRAA also had to be able to operate at 6,000 feet in temperatures up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit and fly at least 1,700 nautical miles without refueling.

A 'leap ahead'

Gen. James Mingus, the Army's vice chief of staff, described the MV-75 as a "leap ahead in technology and capability."

"It delivers operational reach that alters how we close with the enemy," Mingus said at the Army Aviation Association of America conference on May 14. "It brings the right combination of speed, payload, and survivability we've never had in one aircraft."

The concept is that each MV-75 can rush over a dozen heavily loaded troopers onto assault missions that can catch an enemy off guard.

Next-generation military helicopters

Bell's V-280 Valor was selected in 2022 as the Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, chosen over the Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant X. The FLRAA is part of the Army's broader effort to modernize its aerial fleet, known as Future Vertical Lift.

The Army also planned to develop a new armed scout helicopter known as the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, but the program was canceled earlier this year to prioritize the fielding of the MV-75.

The Army is "not just committed to the programme, but how we do it faster as well," Mingus said.

Multimission Vertical Takeoff

The "M" in the aircraft's designation refers to its multimission purpose, and the "V" represents its vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability.

While the MV-75 design has yet to be finalized, the future tiltrotor is expected to have a baseline variant that will incorporate features to adapt it to special operations.

After entering the engineering and manufacturing stage last year, Bell is under contract to build six prototypes of the MV-75. The Texas-based aerospace company projects to complete its first flight in 2026 and low-rate initial production in 2028. The aircraft is slated to be delivered to the Army around 2030.

'Rapid response and enhanced maneuverability'

The next-generation aircraft is expected to serve on missions involving vertical lift, air assault, maritime interdiction, medical evacuation, combat search and rescue, humanitarian relief, and tactical resupply.

101st Airborne Division

The 101st Airborne Division, the only Army division specializing in air assault operations, is set to be the first frontline unit to field the MV-75.

For nearly six decades, the unit's Combat Aviation Brigade has been operating assault helicopters, such as AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters, UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters, and CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters.

"The 101st flies into real-world contested environments, across wide terrain, often without the luxury of fixed support infrastructure," Mingus said. "They need speed, endurance, and reliability."

Preparing for a fight in the Pacific

The modernization of the Army's aerial fleet comes as the US military prepares for a potential conflict with China.

The long-range mobility of the Army's future aircraft fleet is essential for the vast Pacific theater, consisting of island chains separated by long distances and limited Army infrastructure in the region.

The Future Vertical Lift initiative is also focused on enhancing survivability against Chinese and Russian air defenses by equipping future aircraft with high-speed capabilities and reduced radar signatures.

Autonomous and semi-autonomous flight

Amid the Pentagon's push for AI use within its ranks, the Army is also looking to integrate autonomous and semi-autonomous flight technology into its systems, including the MV-75.

"The Army wants to make sure that aircraft can be unmanned," Textron CEO Scott Donnelly said during an earnings call in April.

In December 2019, the V-280 Valor successfully completed an autonomous test flight at the company's research center in Arlington, Texas, though two pilots remained onboard to intervene if necessary.

• The first woman officially ran the Boston Marathon in 1967, despite an official trying to stop her.
• Kathrine Switzer has dedicated her life to making running more accessible to women.
• She thinks anyone can get fit at any age and shared her tips for doing just that.

Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an official competitor, despite a race official trying to physically stop her. Since that day in 1967, she has dedicated her life to other women experiencing the same feeling of empowerment from running, regardless of their age or ability.

In the run-up to the race, Switzer, at the time a 20-year-old journalism student at Syracuse University, trained with her college's cross-country team for a year (it was against collegiate rules for a woman to compete in the sport). She couldn't keep up with most of the men on the team, so the assistant coach, Arnie Briggs, began training with her separately as he recovered from a knee injury.

"We got better and stronger," Switzer told Business Insider. "We got up to five miles and then seven and then 11. The guys on the cross country team wouldn't come out with us after 20 kilometers, but that's when I could keep up with them because they didn't have the endurance I had."

On their runs, Switzer and Briggs discussed marathons — Briggs had run the Boston Marathon 15 times but didn't believe that a woman could run that far.

"But then he said, 'Look, if any woman could, I would believe it was you. But you would have to prove it to me, and then I'd take you to Boston.' I said, 'Hot damn, you're on,'" Switzer said.

They did a trial marathon and ended up running an extra five miles at the end because Switzer suspected the course was shorter than the required 26.2 miles and still had energy.

She and Briggs paid the $2 entry fee and signed up for the 1967 Boston Marathon. (The entry fee was $250 for the 2025 race.)

About two miles into the race, things went awry.

The race manager pulled up in a bus and ran after Switzer. "He grabbed me by the shoulders and threw me back. He tried to pull off my number bib and screamed, 'Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers,'" she said.

When the official grabbed Switzer by the shirt, her boyfriend at the time, who was training to compete in hammer throw at the Olympics, charged at him and sent him flying off to the side of the road, she said.

As she kept running, the press hounded her, asking if she was a suffragette and what she was trying to prove.

"I wasn't trying to prove anything, I was just trying to run," she said. "But they stayed with me a long time and really hassled me, asking me, 'When are you going to quit?' Finally, I said, 'I'm going to finish this race on my hands and my knees if I have to.'"

She did finish (and stayed upright).

She said she felt empowered, and in 1972 organized the first women-only road race, which was 10-kilometer-long, and lobbied for the inclusion of a women's marathon event in the Olympics, which eventually happened in 1984.

In 2024, she worked with Every Woman's Marathon to hold a women's-only marathon, which had 7,000 participants.

Now 78, Switzer still runs six times a week, including one day where she focuses on 800-meter sprints and a day for a longer run that takes at least 1.5 hours. She ramps up her training when she's approaching a marathon.

Switzer set her personal best at the 1975 Boston Marathon with a time of two hours and fifty-one minutes. It now takes her four to five hours, but it isn't about the time, she said. She's happy that she can run a marathon alongside other women, of every age, size, ethnicity, and religion, thanks to her efforts and those of other women who paved the way.

"I believe you can start a fitness program at any age," she said, giving the example of a woman she knows who took up running at 72 and ran her first marathon at 81.

Switzer shared her tips for getting fit, whether you can run for one minute or three hours.

Start slow, but be consistent

"Consistency is everything. You just need to keep running every day and build it up," she said.

She started by running a mile a day around her garden at age 12 and gradually increased the number of laps over time. But it wasn't easy, she said.

"I struggled through that summer, running that mile every single day. Pretty soon, this amazing sense of empowerment came over me," she said. "For some people, this process is going to be faster; for other people, it's going to be slower."

Have a goal

Having a goal provides focus and will motivate you to "put the work in," Switzer said.

Her motivation was to prove Briggs wrong and show that women could run marathons, but your goal doesn't have to be as big, she said.

"There's going to be plenty of days when you don't want to go out," she said.

She still has days when she doesn't want to run after almost 60 years of doing the sport. But having something to aim for means you're less likely to skip a workout.

Accountability is key

Switzer's final tip is to find a way to hold yourself accountable. You could get a training partner or keep a diary of your workouts, she said.

"People should write their workout down every day because when you write it down, it keeps you honest," she said.

"But a buddy is really a nice thing to have. I don't think I ever would have been a runner if it hadn't been for Arnie, my coach," she added.

"And for a lot of women, safety is a really big factor. So run with other women — it also creates a really good community."

• Four top Paul Weiss partners announced Friday that they've resigned to start their own firm.
• Paul Weiss is one of the firms that made a deal with Trump to reverse an EO against the firm.
• The Big Law firms that have negotiated with Trump have faced criticism from others in the profession.

Four partners at Paul Weiss announced Friday that they are leaving the white-shoe firm, which two months ago struck a deal with the Trump administration.

Karen Dunn, a star litigator who has helped Democratic candidates prepare for presidential debates, her longtime partners Bill Isaacson and Jessica Phillips, and the former prosecutor Jeannie Rhee said in an email addressed to "partners and friends" that they are starting their own firm.

The high-profile departures underscore the ongoing turmoil at Big Law firms surrounding the firms' handling of punitive executive actions from President Donald Trump's administration. The departing lawyers did not give a reason for leaving in their statement.

Several major firms — including Perkins Coie and Jenner & Block — chose to challenge the legality of the orders in court, and have so far been successful after two judges declared two different orders unconstitutional. Other firms, including Paul Weiss, chose to make deals with the administration, prompting concern among associates and partners over their willingness to cooperate rather than fight.

The new firm's name isn't clear. Since April, several domain names containing Dunn's name and those of other lawyers have been registered anonymously. None of the websites contains any details, and it's not clear who registered them.

The lawyers have represented prominent clients like Google, Amazon, and Apple over the years. Isaacson is one of the country's top antitrust litigators. Antitrust issues have been a focus for both former President Joe Biden and Trump, who have criticized the power of large tech companies. Rhee managed the firm's Washington, DC, office, and Dunn co-chaired its litigation department.

"It has been an honor to work alongside such talented lawyers and to call so many of you our friends," their departing email said. "We hope to continue to collaborate with all of you in the years to come and are incredibly grateful for your warm and generous partnership."

Paul Weiss's chair, Brad Karp, said in a statement, "We are grateful to Bill, Jeannie, Jessica, and Karen for their many contributions to the firm. We wish them well in their future endeavors."

The departures come several months after the Trump administration began targeting Big Law firms with punitive executive actions. Among them was Paul Weiss, which faced an executive order that revoked the security clearances of the firm's attorneys and ordered a review of its government contracts.

On March 20, Trump announced on Truth Social that he would drop the executive order against Paul Weiss after negotiating a deal that would require the firm to end any diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in its hiring practices and contribute $40 million of pro bono legal services to causes aligned with the administration's priorities, such as veterans affairs issues and the administration's antisemitism task force.

Business Insider previously reported that the copy of the deal shared internally among Paul Weiss partners omitted language regarding DEI that was present in the president's announcement.

Other firms that chose to negotiate with Trump also saw high-profile departures from partners and associates concerned with their firms' decisions not to challenge the administration.

Wilkie Farr lost its longest-serving lawyer in April after Joseph Baio, a partner who'd worked there for 47 years, resigned over the firm's preemptive deal with Trump, The New York Times reported.

Another firm, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, made a preemptive deal with the Trump administration in late March to avoid a similar executive order against it. The decision led to a series of public resignations from several Skadden associates, including Rachel Cohen and Brenna Frey.

Cohen told Business Insider she had not been in touch with the attorneys who had resigned from Paul Weiss on Friday.

• The executive order targeting Big Law firm Jenner & Block was ruled unconstitutional on Friday.
• In his ruling, District Judge John Bates said the EO retaliated against the firm for protected speech.
• This is the second executive order targeting a Big Law firm that has been struck down.

Another of President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting a Big Law firm has been struck down after a US District Judge on Friday said the action against Jenner & Block was unconstitutional.

The entire order, which revoked the security clearances of the firm's attorneys and required a review of its government contracts, was invalidated by the judge's ruling, representing a major win for Jenner & Block.

"The order raises constitutional eyebrows many times over. It punishes and seeks to silence speech 'at the very center of the First Amendment,'" US District Judge John Bates, of the District Court of DC wrote in his ruling, adding that Trump's order did so "via the most 'egregious form of content discrimination — viewpoint discrimination,'" and "in an unacceptable attempt to 'insulate the Government's laws from judicial inquiry.'"

A spokesperson for Jenner & Block directed Business Insider to their public statement following the ruling, which said that the firm is "pleased with the court's decision to decisively strike down an unconstitutional attack on our clients' right to have zealous, independent counsel and our firm's right to represent our clients fully and without compromise."

"Our decision to fight the executive order in court is rooted in Jenner & Block's history and values: we fiercely advocate for our clients under all circumstances," the firm's statement continued. "This ruling demonstrates the importance of lawyers standing firm on behalf of clients and for the law. That is what Jenner will continue to do for our clients — paying and pro bono — as we look to put this matter behind us."

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

The federal government can appeal the decision, in which case the proceedings will be heard in the court of appeals. Any subsequent appeal would be heard by the Supreme Court.

The decision from US District Judge John Bates, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, is the second order striking down an executive order from Trump targeting a law firm.

Earlier this month, another judge blocked an order targeting Perkins Coie, ruling that Trump's use of federal power "an overt attempt to suppress and punish certain viewpoints."

Judges have also temporarily paused executive orders targeting the law firms Susman Godfrey and Wilmer Hale, pending decisions on whether to permanently block them.

At an April hearing for Jenner & Block's case, Bates snapped at the Justice Department lawyer, Richard Lawson, who argued Trump's executive order should stand.

"Give me a break," Bates said, as Lawson argued federal agencies should follow Trump's command because Jenner & Block engaged in "racial discrimination."

In the now-blocked executive order, Trump specifically singled out attorney Andrew Weissmann, a Jenner employee who served as a lead prosecutor in Robert Mueller's special counsel's office, which investigated Trump's ties to Russia in 2016. The order described Weissmann's career as "rooted in weaponized government and abuse of power."

Judge Bates's ruling described Trump's order and the subsequent legal battle over its legality as "no run-of-the-mill retaliation case," adding that the president "has displayed a great deal of animosity toward Jenner."

"Further adverse actions would not be shocking — and could very well offend the Constitution as plainly as Executive Order 14246 does," Bates wrote. "But Article III requires this Court to place its faith in future courts to prevent harm from befalling Jenner if and when that occurs."

• Netflix's "Big Mouth" eighth and final season is available to stream on Netflix.
• The series has featured several stars, including Natasha Lyonne, Megan Thee Stallion, and Jordan Peele.
• Here's a look at the star-studded cast and who they play.

After eight seasons and over 200 guest stars, the adult animated franchise "Big Mouth" premiered its final season on Friday.

Though it never reached the viewership numbers of behemoths like "Bridgerton" or "Stranger Things," it's one of the streamer's longest running original scripted shows.

Across eight years, the series has won five Emmys and inspired the 2022 spin-off, "Human Resources." Season eight concludes the series, which was created by Nick Kroll, his childhood best friend Andrew Goldberg, Jennifer Flackett, and Mark Levin.

The season follows a group of teens entering Bridgeton High School and having to rediscover their identities in the new school.

As with previous seasons, the teens' hormones, feelings, and mental illnesses are personified through various creatures that appear to help guide the teens through the ups and downs of puberty.

Nick Kroll plays Nick and Maury.

Kroll played several human characters, including Nick Birch, the series' lead character, who was inspired by Kroll's childhood.

Kroll also played Lola Skumpy and Coach Steve, Andrew's hormone monster, Maury, and Nick's hormone monster, Rick.

Kroll is known for starring in the FX comedy "The League," creating and starring in his own sketch series "Kroll Show," and creating the "Big Mouth" spinoff series "Human Resources."

John Mulaney plays Andrew Glouberman.

Andrew Glouberman, a boy obsessed with masturbation, is Nick Birch's best friend who joins him on his adventure through puberty.

John Mulaney, a comedian and former "Saturday Night Live" writer, plays the character. Mulaney has starred in other animated movies, including "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" and "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."

Jessi Klein plays Jessi Glaser.

Jessi Klein plays Jessi Glaser, a close friend of Nick and Andrew's who explores her sexuality and struggles with depression and her parents' divorce.

Klein is best known for her writing and producing work, having previously produced "Inside Amy Schumer," "Transparent," and "Dead to Me."

Maya Rudolph plays Connie LaCienega and Diane Birch.

Maya Rudolph plays two characters in the series — Connie LaCienega, the hormone monster for Jessi, and Diane Birch, Nick's mother.

Rudolph, who rose to fame as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live," has won four primetime Emmy Awards for her performance in "Big Mouth" and has starred in numerous movies and TV shows, including "Bridesmaids," "The Good Place," and "The Lego Movie 2."

Ayo Edebiri plays Missy Foreman-Greenwald.

Missy is a nerdy biracial classmate of Andrew, Jessi, and Nick's.

In the first four seasons, Jenny Slate voiced the character, but she stepped down from the role in 2020, announcing on Instagram that black people should play black characters.

Slate was replaced with Ayo Edebiri as Missy began to explore her Black identity in the show.

Edebiri is best known for her breakout roles in the 2020s in "Bottoms" and "The Bear."

Thandiwe Newton plays Mona.

Thandiwe Newton played Missy's British hormone monster, Mona.

Newton is known for starring in "Westworld," "Mission: Impossible II," and "Solo: A Star Wars Story."

Jason Mantzoukas plays Jay Bilzerian.

Jay Bilzerian, a sex-obsessed bisexual boy, is another friend of Andrew, Nick, and Jessi's.

Mantzoukas is a comedian who has previously played equally wacky characters in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "The Good Place," and "The League."

Andrew Rannells plays Matthew MacDell.

Matthew MacDell, a gossipy gay student, was initially a secondary character in the first few seasons but became one of the main characters after season 3, developing relationships with Jay and Jessi.

Broadway and screen actor Andrew Rannells has starred in "The Prom" and "Girls" and has a vibrant voice-acting career, appearing on shows like "Sonic X," "Pokémon," and "Invincible."

David Thewlis plays The Shame Wizard.

David Thewlis joined the cast in season two as the Shame Wizard, who will mock and bully the children to amplify their shame around their mistakes.

Thewlis previously starred in multiple "Harry Potter" movies, "Wonder Woman," and "The Theory of Everything."

Jean Smart plays Depression Kitty.

Depression Kitty first shows up in season two after Jessi starts to develop strong negative emotions amid her parents' divorce. Since then, Depression Kitty has made a few appearances across the show.

Jean Smart, an Emmy-winning actor who stars in "Hacks," played Depression Kitty.

Maria Bamford plays Tito the Anxiety Mosquito.

Tito the Anxiety Mosquito embodies the children's anxiety, first appearing in season four.

Comedian Maria Bamford is known for her comedy specials as well as her Netflix show "Lady Dynamite."

Zazie Beetz plays Danni.

Danni is a student Nick meets in season seven when considering attending a private school.

Zazie Beetz is known for her roles in "Atlanta," "Deadpool 2," "Joker," and "Bullet Train."

Megan Thee Stallion plays Megan.

In season seven, Megan Thee Stallion guest stars as Megan, a hormone monster for Danni.

Megan Thee Stallion is better known for her rapping career, though she has also starred in Disney+'s "She-Hulk: Attorney At Law" and the 2023 movie "Dicks: The Musical."

Jordan Peele plays the ghost of Duke Ellington.

One of Nick's friends is the ghost of jazz pianist Duke Ellington, who lives in the teen's attic.

Jordan Peele is the voice behind the ghost. He also played Missy's father, Cyrus Foreman-Greenwald.

Peele is an Oscar-winning horror director and comedy actor best known for directing "Get Out," "Nope," and "Us" and starring in "Key and Peele."

Brian Tyree Henry plays Elijah.

Elijah, an asexual Christian student, appears in seasons six and seven, building a relationship with Missy. They broke up after graduating from middle school.

Brian Tyree Henry, known for his roles in "Atlanta," "Bullet Train," and Marvel's "Eternals," plays Elijah. Henry has voice acting experience from starring in the "Spider-Verse" movies as Miles Morales' father, Jefferson.

Natasha Lyonne plays Ms. Dunn.

Natasha Lyonne guest stars in the final season as sex-ed teacher Ms. Dunn. Lyonne has also made cameos in previous seasons playing Suzette Saint James, Jay's pillow girlfriend, and Nadia Vulvokov, the character Lyonne plays in Netflix's "Russian Doll."

Lyonne is best known for starring in "American Pie," "Orange is the New Black," and "Poker Face."

Ali Wong plays Ali.

Ali Wong joined "Big Mouth" in season three, playing the pansexual transfer student Ali.

Wong is a comedian who has previously starred in other Netflix originals like "Beef" and "Always Be My Maybe."

Keke Palmer plays Rochelle.

"Big Mouth" season five introduced the concept of Hateworms and Lovebugs, who strengthen the children's emotions. Rochelle, played by Keke Palmer, was Missy's Hateworm but later transformed into her Lovebug.

Palmer is best known for starring in "True Jackson, VP," "One of Them Days," and "Nope."

• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is feuding with Grok, a chatbot created by Elon Musk's xAI.
• "The judgement seat belongs to GOD, not you," she wrote.
• It came after the AI chatbot called her Christian beliefs into question.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has it out for Grok.

The Georgia Republican lit into the AI chatbot, which was created by Elon Musk's xAI and is available to users on X, on Friday after it called her Christian beliefs into question.

"The judgement seat belongs to GOD, not you a non-human AI platform," Greene wrote. "Grok is left leaning and continues to spread fake news and propaganda."

The congresswoman also offered a warning about AI chatbots in general, saying: "When people give up their own discernment, stop seeking the truth, and depend on AI to analyze information, they will be lost."

In response to a post from a user asking whether Greene was "really a Christian," the chatbot said that the question was "subjective," mentioning the congresswoman's prior association with the QAnon conspiracy theory and her self-declared status as a Christian nationalist.

While Greene contends that Groke has a left-leaning bias — a contention that many make about AI — the chatbot took a different turn recently, bringing up the topic of "white genocide" in South Africa in response to unrelated inquiries.

And according to documents previously obtained by BI, xAI has been training the chatbot specifically to avoid being "woke" like other chat bots. "The general idea seems to be that we're training the MAGA version of ChatGPT," one xAI worker told BI in February.

Spokespeople for Greene and xAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The congresswoman has also previously praised Grok, writing on X in September that she was "impressed how much Grok knows"

• Former Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are building a mystery ChatGPT device.
• The interwebs have come alive with gadget guesses, renders, and memes.
• OpenAI is trying to challenge Apple and Google by redefining AI interaction with new hardware.

Let's get something out of the way first: nobody really knows what former Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are building.

That hasn't stopped the internet from bursting at the seams with wild guesses, gorgeous renders, speculative hot takes, and a healthy dose of meme-fueled imagination.

So, what is this mystery device that Ive is cooking up for OpenAI's ChatGPT? A screenless wearable? A next-gen smart assistant? A pocketable AI oracle? A glorified paperweight?

Here's our roundup of the best guesses — serious, speculative, satirical, and everything in between. Thank you to my Business Insider colleagues for contributing to this Friday's fun.

Serious Guesses: Industry Analyst Weighs In

OK fine. We'll start with some serious ideas.

TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is a credible source in the tech hardware and supply-chain space, especially when it comes to Apple. His take on the Ive-OpenAI gadget is valuable:

• Form Factor: Think small. Maybe iPod Shuffle-sized. Portable, minimal, and delightfully Ive-ish.
• Wearable: One of the use cases includes wearing it around your neck. Shades of sci-fi, Star Trek, or perhaps a Tamagotchi on steroids?
• No Screen: It will have cameras and mics for environmental awareness but no display. The idea is to not add another screen to our lives.
• Companion Device: It will connect to your smartphone or laptop for processing and visual output.
• Production Timeline: Mass production is expected in 2027, giving us plenty of time for more leaks, renders, and conspiracy theories.

Kuo suggested on X that the announcement was timed to shift attention away from Google I/O. OpenAI positioned this as a new hardware-software narrative, riding the trend of "physical AI."

He also referenced a great quote from former Apple fellow Alan Kay: "People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware." That's exactly what Altman and OpenAI are trying to do here.

Clues from Altman and WSJ

The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Altman offered OpenAI staff a preview of the devices he's building with Ive:

• The device was described as an AI "companion." Altman wants to ship 100 million of them on day one.
• It will be aware of its surroundings and fit in your pocket or sit on your desk.
• It's not a phone or smart glasses. Ive reportedly wasn't keen on a wearable, though the final design may still flirt with that concept.
• Altman said the device should be the third major object on your desk, alongside a MacBook and iPhone.
• There will be a "family of devices," and Altman even floated the idea of mailing subscribers new ChatGPT-powered computers.

They aim to shift away from screen-based interaction and rethink what AI companionship really means in a day-to-day human context.

Renders, memes, and vibes

The brilliant designer Ben Geskin imagined several cool form factors on X, including this circular disc.

Geskin's ideas blend Apple-grade minimalism with futuristic whimsy, perfectly on brand for Jony Ive.

• Some smart glasses, because of course.
• A dangly dongle, equal parts techie and jewelry.
• Square/rectangular objects with eerie elegance.

Echoing Geskin, another user on X proposed a disc-shaped device, sleek enough to pass as a high-end coaster or futuristic hockey puck. Think of it as an AI desk companion, quietly listening and gently glowing.

One BI colleague mentioned a smart ChatGPT lamp, possibly inspired by "The Sopranos" episode where the FBI bugs Tony's basement. Funny, but not impossible. After all, a lamp fits Altman's desk-friendly criteria.

Another X user joked that the device could resemble those emergency pendants worn by older adults — "Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!" — but with ChatGPT instead of a nurse. A brutal meme, but it raises a valid point: If the device is meant to be always-on, context-aware, and worn, why not market it to older users, too?

Although, if this is for the olds, should it use Google Gemini instead? Burn!

X user Peter Hu proposed an AI-powered nail clipper. Yes, it's absurd, and no, it doesn't make sense. But the design? Low-key fire.

Here's mocked up a vape pen with a ChatGPT twist. Inhale wisdom, exhale existential dread.

Some of the most surreal concepts look like direct plugs into your skull. There's a "Matrix" or "Severance" vibe here, suggesting a future where ChatGPT lives in your head like a helpful parasite.

This one below is cute!

I asked ChatGPT to take a guess. The answer was not impressive. No wonder OpenAI paid $6.5 billion for Ive's hardware design startup.

This last one is a Silicon Valley insider joke. It's also a warning that it's extremely hard to replace smartphones as the go-to tech gadget. It's a riff on the Humane pin, an AI device that bombed already.

Can OpenAI compete with Apple and Google?

This device matters beyond its shape because of what it represents. Right now, Apple and Google dominate the interface layer of computing through iOS and Android devices. If OpenAI wants to define how people interact with ChatGPT, it needs a hardware beachhead.

Humane's AI pin tried and failed. The Rabbit R1 got roasted. The jury's still out on Meta's Ray-Bans. Can Ive and Altman actually crack the code?

Knowing Ive, we'll probably be surprised no matter what. The real product could be something no one predicted.

The race to define the next major computing interface is officially on. With Ive and Altman teaming up, OpenAI is making a major bet that how we interact with AI is just as important as what AI can do.

When the curtain lifts, and Ive whispers "aluminium" in a design video, jaws will probably drop, and competitors will scramble.

Until then, keep your renders weird, your guesses wild, and your brain tuned in to BI. We'll be here to cover every hilarious, ambitious, and brilliant twist along the way.

See you in 2027.

• Tesla's used-EV sales grew by 27% in April, per Cox Automotive data, and the average sale price fell 1.8%.
• While some Tesla owners have said they plan to sell over vandalism concerns or Elon Musk's politics, analysts pointed to Tesla's EV dominance and aging lineup as the key factors.
• Tesla's market share of new EVs increased by over 3% in April, driven by sales of the Model Y, which was recently refreshed.

There's been a rise in people listing their Teslas this year, and it looks like many of the vehicles are finding buyers as the average resale price dipped slightly last month.

Data released on Wednesday from Cox Automotive indicates that the number of used Teslas sold increased by 27% month-over-month in April. The increase brought the automaker's share of the used-EV market to an estimated 47%. Chevrolet and Ford followed, with 8.9% and 6% of the used-EV market, according to the data.

The average sale price for used Teslas in April decreased 1.8% month over month. The overall average listing price for used EVs decreased 2.8%, according to Cox Automotive's data, up from 3.8% from the same period last year.

Tesla's growth in the used-EV market comes as the EV giant has had a tough start to the year. In addition to its first-quarter vehicle deliveries being 13% lower than the same period last year and its worst since 2022, the company has also been mired in months of boycott efforts resulting from Elon Musk's political involvement.

Following harassment and vandalism aimed at Tesla stores and owners of the brand's vehicles, some owners have shared plans to ditch the vehicle, and others have posted TikTok videos of trading in their Teslas for a new EV. Cadillac said this week that it's attracting more Tesla owners, specifically for its Lyriq model.

However, Joseph Yoon, Edmunds' consumer insights analyst, told Business Insider that the increase in used-Tesla sales doesn't necessarily reflect politically motivated offloading. With the value of used Teslas falling dramatically over the past year, Yoon said that many likely can't afford to sell their vehicles if their values don't align with its CEO.

"Tesla buyers, they don't have that kind of just cash to burn for the sake of feeling better about themselves," Yoon said.

Cox Automotive director of industry insights Stephanie Valdez Streaty told BI that Tesla's market share in the used-EV market is correlated with the automaker's dominance in the overall EV market. Up until last year, Tesla held around half of the EV market share, and in 2020, they held close to 80%, Valdez Streaty said.

"They've just been at it a long time," Valdez Streaty said. "So, there's a lot more Teslas in the marketplace that become used Teslas."

Tesla hasn't launched a mass-market vehicle since 2020 when it released the Model Y, which went on to become one of the top-selling vehicles in the country. The Cybertruck, launched in late 2023, currently starts at $69,990, and a March recall filing revealed that fewer than 50,000 had been sold. As the company faces an increasingly aging car line-up, the used EV market is growing.

While it's still notable that some Tesla owners say they are ditching their vehicles because of politics, it's not clear whether it's happening at scale, Yoon said. For context, Tesla held an estimated 53.3% market share in the used-EV market in 2022, 44.5% in 2023, and 44.7% in 2024.

There was a bright spot for Tesla in the Cox Automotive data — sales of new vehicles appear to be on the rise.

While most auto manufacturers saw a monthly decrease in new vehicle sales, Tesla was one of the few that reported sales growth for new vehicles, with a 3% increase driven by Model Y sales. In April, Tesla sold an estimated 25,231 of its Model Y, which was recently refreshed. GM and Nissan were among the other brands highlighted in the report that saw a growth in new EV sales.

The report said that the growth in used EV sales comes at a time when EVs face continued challenges with affordability, availability, and additional uncertainty due to looming tariffs. A recent consumer survey conducted by Cox Automotive indicates that nearly 50% of respondents believe tariffs will significantly impact their decision to buy an EV.

• The latest seasons of shows like "The Studio" and "The Last of Us" are ending this week.
• Netflix's new limited series "Sirens" follows characters at a lavish beachside estate.
• Bong Joon Ho's 2025 sci-fi film "Mickey 17," starring Robert Pattinson, is now available on streaming.

If you can't get enough of shows centered on rich people in picturesque, beachy locales, Netflix has your next binge-watch lined up.

"Sirens," the streamer's new dark comedy series, is about an enigmatic lawyer turned socialite who drives a wedge between two sisters who have a fraught relationship.

Meanwhile, the latest seasons of shows like "The Studio" and "The Last of Us" are coming to a close this week, but others are just getting started.

Here's a complete rundown of all the best movies, shows, and documentaries to stream this weekend, broken down by what kind of entertainment you're looking for.

Season one of "The Studio," Seth Rogen's satire series about Hollywood, concluded this week.

The finale focuses on studio head Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) and his team's efforts to execute a dazzling presentation for CinemaCon that can save Continental Studios from being sold to a tech company. There's more to come, though, since the show is already renewed for a second season.

Streaming on: Apple TV+

"Sirens" follows characters at a ritzy beachside estate over the course of a weekend.

The five-episode limited series centers on the complicated dynamic between Devon DeWitt (Meghann Fahy) and her high-strung younger sister Simone (Milly Alcock), who works as a live-in personal assistant to the frightening but alluring Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore).

When Devon notices Simone and Michaela's eerily close relationship and the cultlike environment at Cliff House, she decides to intervene.

Streaming on: Netflix

Nicole Kidman returns as a wellness guru in season two of "Nine Perfect Strangers."

Kidman is back as health guru Masha Dmitrichenko, and she trades her sunny California retreat for the snowy Austrian Alps as she meets a new group of strangers eager for a transformative experience. The season two cast includes Henry Golding, "The White Lotus" standout Murray Bartlett, "Schitt's Creek" star Annie Murphy, and more.

The first two episodes are now streaming, with the remaining six episodes releasing weekly.

Streaming on: Hulu

Stanley Tucci goes on a culinary adventure in "Tucci in Italy."

The five-episode National Geographic series follows the actor as he travels to Tuscany, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Abruzzo, and Lazio to sample the cuisine and culture of each Italian region.

Streaming on: Disney+ and Hulu

Natalie Portman and John Krasinski play estranged siblings who embark on a treasure hunt in "Fountain of Youth."

Guy Ritchie's latest action movie centers on siblings Charlotte (Natalie Portman) and Luke (John Krasinski), who use their knowledge of history to track down a hidden fountain of youth.

Streaming on: Apple TV+

NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt is the subject of a new four-part docuseries.

"Earnhardt" delves into Dale Earnhardt's life on and off the track and the Earnhardt family's enduring racing legacy.

The first two episodes are now streaming, with the remaining episodes releasing on May 29.

Streaming on: Prime Video

Football fans can watch "Untold: The Fall of Favre."

The sports documentary explores how NFL quarterback Brett Favre's stardom crumbled after controversies like the Mississippi welfare scandal.

Streaming on: Netflix

If you liked Lana Condor in the "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" franchise, check out "Worth the Wait."

The multigenerational romantic comedy centers on the intertwined lives of several Asian-American strangers as they navigate love, family, loss, and other challenges. The film stars Lana Condor, her "To All the Boys" costar Ross Butler, "Fast & Furious" franchise favorite Sung Kang, and more.

Streaming on: Tubi

The final season of "Big Mouth" is here.

Netflix's long-running animated series comes to an end this week with its eighth and final season. In the last batch of episodes, the high schoolers encounter drugs, cancel culture, and, of course, puberty.

Streaming on: Netflix

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael has a new special called "Don't Be Gay."

Three years after coming out as gay in his comedy special "Rothaniel," Jerrod Carmichael reflects on being raised straight, recalls secretly using Grindr, and jokes about his boyfriend's passive-aggressive tendencies.

Streaming on: Max

If you're in the mood for horror, watch "Fear Street: Prom Queen."

The movie is set in May 1988, as Shadyside High School seniors prepare for prom night. But the festivities are terrorized by a masked killer who begins murdering the girls competing for the coveted title of prom queen.

Streaming on: Netflix

Robert Pattinson plays a man who gets cloned every time he dies in Bong Joon Ho's "Mickey 17."

The 2025 sci-fi movie stars Pattinson as Mickey Barnes, a man who takes on a job as an expendable member of a space crew. Each time Mickey dies while on a dangerous assignment, his body is reprinted and his memories get uploaded to the new copy.

Streaming on: Max

Season two of "The Last of Us" ends this weekend.

After a shocking character death in an earlier episode of season two, the latest installment of "The Last of Us" concludes on Sunday.

The end of the road for "TLOU" isn't near, though; the series was already renewed for a third season, and showrunner Craig Mazin is hopeful for a fourth season to wrap up the narrative.

Streaming on: Max

• I've spent 190 hours in the air on long-haul flights from the US to Guam, Europe, and Canada.
• Every long-haul flight I've taken was in economy seating, and I've found ways to stay comfortable.
• This is my long-haul flight survival guide for passengers like me who are always stuck in economy.

I've spent six days of my life traveling between NYC and Guam — days because the journey across the Pacific takes 24 hours.

Each time, the day includes two layovers, two back-to-back long-haul flights, one medium-length flight, and a grueling 14-hour time change. It's exhausting, especially since I always fly economy. But taking these trips when I was younger warmed me up for the job ahead.

I now work as a travel reporter, and I've taken many international flights by myself that were six hours or longer from North America to Europe. I've spent 190 hours in the air on long-haul journeys — all in economy.

Along the way, I've picked up some tips on how to pack, stay comfortable, and remain entertained on a plane.

Here are my long-haul flight tricks to help you survive hours in economy, especially if you're flying solo.

Bring your own food.

If you don't bring your own food, you might end up with nothing but pretzels and Biscoff cookies for several hours. Many long-haul flights include meals, but some don't.

For example, on my most recent long-haul flight from NYC to Vancouver, British Columbia, with JetBlue, I thought I'd get a complimentary meal on the six-hour journey. But I later learned from the JetBlue website that the airline only serves free meals on transatlantic flights. Luckily, the flight had a complimentary self-service snack pantry, so I avoided paying for a full meal, most of which were $13.

But the snacks only curbed my hunger and didn't leave me feeling full, so it's best not to rely on your airline to satisfy your hunger.

Pack your own entertainment.

The same advice goes for entertainment.

Some airlines have been filtering out seatback screens because many people prefer their own devices. And in-flight entertainment systems that take place through apps sometimes stop working during flights.

So, I recommend bringing your own screen and downloading films and shows from streaming services you subscribe to. For example, Netflix has this option in the app.

Make a long, eclectic playlist for the in-between moments.

When traveling for hours on end with multiple layovers, it's nice to have some background jams to keep your spirits up, especially if you're a solo traveler.

I recommend creating a long playlist packed to the brim with all your favorite tracks for all your typical moods to make the trip go by faster.

And don't sit through your layovers.

Speaking of layovers, I suggest staying active through them by walking around and exploring the terminal, if you are able.

Whether your layover is one hour or five, you'll be glad you spent the time on your feet once you're seated for your next flight.

You should also opt for an aisle seat.

Another way to keep moving throughout your trip is to opt for an aisle seat.

I had always been a window seat person, but I've completely changed my mind since traveling solo on long-haul flights in recent years.

I like to stretch my legs often on long flights, so I prefer being able to stand up and walk around whenever I please without the nervousness that comes with waking a sleeping stranger next to me and asking them to move.

You could also opt for a window seat if you know there will be some epic views.

Some views are worth sitting still for. And if you can't get an aisle seat, I think a window seat is your next best bet. Who doesn't enjoy a view and somewhere to rest their head?

I also recommend dressing in layers.

This is especially important if you're traveling through extremely different climates.

And you never know when the airplane will be too hot or cold for comfort.

Pack everything you'd bring to a sleepover in your carry-on.

The priorities for your preciously limited carry-on space should go to overnight essentials: basic toiletries and a change of clothes. Otherwise, you'll end up sitting uncomfortably in your filth for hours, and that'll make the trip feel longer.

A neck pillow is a must.

If you struggle to relax and fall asleep on flights like me, a neck pillow is a total game changer. Economy seats aren't typically very comfortable, so having a soft place to rest my head almost feels like an upgrade.

Bring your own water bottle.

You're already increasing your carbon footprint simply by being on a long-haul flight, so why not avoid using single-use plastics?

Staying hydrated through air travel is crucial, and you'll probably end up buying a plastic bottle if you don't bring your own, at airport prices. So do the world and your wallet a tiny favor.

If you can swing it, splurge for premium economy.

I've never splurged on premium economy, but I was lucky enough to get a free upgrade on a recent JetBlue flight from NYC to Vancouver. Now that I've tried it, I think I will on my next long-haul flight.

The $180 upgrade included a comfier seat with a thick headrest and extra legroom, as well as other perks like early boarding and exclusive snacks.

The seat is still in the coach cabin, so I don't think I'd upgrade on a short flight, but I'd book a premium ticket for six or more hours stuck in a seat.