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China's Long March rocket blasted off in a historic launch on Friday. VCG/VCG via Getty Images China has successfully landed a reusable rocket booster for the first time. The country's Long March rocket has now matched Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. China is racing to catch up with Musk's SpaceX by launching powerful reusable rockets and its own Starlink rival. SpaceX is flying high off the back of a record-breaking IPO, but China looks determined to bring Elon Musk back down to Earth. China successfully landed the booster stage of its Long March-10B reusable rocket on Friday, the first time it has launched and partially returned a reusable orbital rocket safely to Earth. It means that China's Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, which built the rocket, joins Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin as the only organizations to have successfully landed a rocket booster. 长征十号乙运载火箭成功实现一子级可控回收，是全球首次运载火箭网系回收BREAKING｜WORLD‑FIRST ACHIEVEMENT! #China's Long March 10B carrier #rocket lifted off from the Hainan commercial space launch site at 12:15 pm on Jul. 10. Approximately six minutes after the separation of the… pic.twitter.com/J3mZGuD9Lk — Beijing Evening News (@BeijingEvening) July 10, 2026 Local media reported that the Long March rocket's first stage touched down on a barge around six minutes after launch and was captured by a large net — reportedly the world's first ever "net-based recovery" of a rocket. Landing a first-stage booster, rather than letting it burn up on reentry, is a key milestone in building reusable rockets, which significantly lowers launch costs. SpaceX landed its first booster in 2015 and has since launched and successfully recovered its Falcon 9 rocket hundreds of times. In 2024, SpaceX wowed the world by catching the nearly 400-foot-tall superheavy booster — which is used to propel its next-generation Starship rocket into orbit — with the chopstick-like arms of its "Mechazilla" launch tower. Blue Origin scored its first booster landing last November, with the first stage of its towering New Glenn rocket successfully landing on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean. Bezos' rocket company has suffered setbacks since then, with New Glenn exploding on the launchpad in May. Landing a booster is a significant step toward China's ambition of catching up with SpaceX, which launches far more material into orbit than any other country or company. China's reusable Long March rocket can't carry as much into orbit as SpaceX's Falcon 9. Ding Yi/VCG via Getty Images The Asian superpower is also attempting to build a rival to SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, with state-backed company SpaceSail launching around 200 satellites into orbit since 2024. That's well behind Starlink, which has an estimated 10,000 satellites in low-earth orbit. China's Long March rocket also lags behind SpaceX's Falcon 9, with a max payload capacity of 16 tons compared to the Falcon's 25 tons and Starship's planned 100+ tons. In a post on X in October, however, Musk said that China's reusable rockets were catching up with SpaceX's workhorse rocket — even if they were still some way behind the cutting edge. "They have added aspects of Starship, such as use of stainless steel and methalox, to a Falcon 9 architecture, which would enable it to beat Falcon 9," he wrote. "But Starship [is] in another league," Musk added. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Israel is developing new interceptors for its high-end Arrow air defense system. US Missile Defense Agency Israel is developing two next-generation interceptors for its Arrow missile defense system. One of them, Arrow 4, is nearing serial production, bringing it closer to eventual service. The interceptors could expand the capabilities of Arrow, Israel's top ballistic missile defense. After repeated battles against Iran, Israel is pushing its top ballistic-missile shield into the next generation, with one interceptor nearing serial production and another moving toward full-scale development. "We are in the very, very advanced stage of development of Arrow 4," Moshe Patel, director and general manager of the Israeli Missile Defense Organization, told Business Insider in an interview this week. Patel, who oversees Israeli air defense developments, said that the Arrow 4 interceptor will "soon be entered [into] serial production capability" and that the process has already begun. He declined to offer specific dates or a timeline. Serial production refers to a repeatable manufacturing process, rather than one-off production of prototypes or test articles. Arrow 4, which will be produced in Israel and the US, is the successor to the Arrow 2 interceptor. Patel said it will be a modernized version of the older variant, equipped with artificial intelligence technology. Arrow is a surface-to-air missile system jointly produced by the state-run Israel Aerospace Industries and the American defense contractor Boeing. Arrow 4 will replace the decades-old Arrow 2 interceptor. US Missile Defense Agency The system, designed for ballistic missile defense, forms the important top layer of Israel's air defense network and has been used extensively over the past three years, primarily in four rounds of fighting with Iran. There are two Arrow interceptors currently in service. Arrow 2 was deployed in 2000 and can intercept missiles in the upper atmosphere. The newer Arrow 3, operational since 2017, can engage them in space, making it one of the few air defenses in the world capable of doing so. In the years since Arrow first entered service, Israel has been pursuing upgrades to the system with new interceptors, as reflected in the introduction of Arrow 3 nearly a decade ago. Boaz Levy, the CEO of IAI, told Business Insider in June 2025 that the early concept work for Arrow 4 began in 2017. He said the new interceptor would have an improved "shoot-look-shoot" capability compared to its predecessors, referring to standard air defense engagement doctrine, which involves firing, reviewing the results, and then engaging a threat again if necessary. Israel is also developing an Arrow 5 interceptor, which will similarly incorporate AI algorithms and capabilities. Patel said Arrow 5 is a project that emerged from IAI's own research and development efforts, but Israel plans to further that work by investing in the interceptor from its own budget. Related information is being shared with the US. Israel has sold Arrow only to one country: Germany. RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP via Getty Images Israel is still discussing specifics with the US Missile Defense Agency, with which it developed the Arrow system. "We still have the process to do so, but at least our intention is to go ahead and get into full-scale development," Patel said. Arrow 5 isn't necessarily being designed to replace Arrow 3, the newest interceptor in service; rather, the intent is to offer an additional defensive layer for future fights. "The plan is that it'll ease our battle in the future," Patel said. Development of Arrow 4 and 5 comes amid a broader global focus on air defense, with countries from the Middle East to Europe racing to produce and purchase high-end missile defense systems and expensive interceptors to go with them. Germany is the only foreign buyer of the Arrow systems so far, but Patel said Israel has received significant interest from others, as European nations set out to bolster their ballistic missile defenses following years of Russian attacks against Ukraine. Israeli officials have commended Arrow for its combat performance against Iranian attacks. During the two most recent clashes — in June 2025 and earlier this year — the system shot down at least 90% of the ballistic missiles it engaged, they told Business Insider. Read the original article on Business Insider

Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram. Bloomberg/Getty Images A boom in AI-generated content has some creators worried the tech could threaten their livelihoods. Instagram's chief says this actually makes human creators more valuable than ever. Adam Mosseri says people will crave real creators as AI-generated content floods social media. The AI boom is rattling the creator economy, but Instagram's head says it could ultimately make human creators more valuable. "In a world where there's an abundance of synthetic content, I actually think people are going to seek out creativity and authenticity and people more, not less. And I think that that will help us," Adam Mosseri said in an episode of Lenny Rachitsky's podcast that aired on Thursday. Mosseri, who has been Meta's Head of Instagram since 2018, says the platform has long invested in creators because users care as much about the person behind the content as the content itself. "I think people are going to really seek out other points of view because Instagram was never just about the content," he said. "It was always about to a certain degree the person behind the content, the point of view, the reason they're sharing it, their perspective. And I think that's going to become more important, not less," he added. Why Instagram isn't afraid of AI content Mosseri's comments come as the creator economy is wrestling with the rise of AI-generated influencers, virtual models, and synthetic videos. Some creators fear the technology could threaten their livelihoods as brands experiment with digital personalities that don't need salaries, vacations, or even sleep. Mosseri, however, has consistently said that AI will ultimately increase the value of authentic human content. In December, he said AI had effectively killed Instagram's polished aesthetic because "flattering imagery is cheap to produce and boring to consume," adding that users increasingly wanted content that "feels real" as social media fills up with "synthetic everything." Even so, Mosseri said he expects AI to be a net positive for Instagram. "I think it's going to be a tailwind, but I think it's going to be a challenge," Mosseri said. Rather than restricting AI-generated posts, Mosseri said Instagram should focus on helping users understand what they're looking at. "I don't think we should filter out AI content," he said. "I think we should let you know if content is AI content or not." Instead, he said that content should be judged by its quality and the person behind it, not the tool used to create it. Mosseri added that Instagram will have to get better at distinguishing high-quality AI content from low-quality AI content. But he said the platform's long-term advantage lies in helping people connect with other people. "I think it'll be a tailwind for us because I think people are going to seek out people," he said. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Berman avoided a car payment for years by driving an old, paid-off truck. Courtesy of Cody Berman Cody Berman categorizes side hustles into four types, from quick cash to scalable income. He says trading time for money is often the easiest way to start earning fast. Today, he focuses on assets that can keep earning after the upfront work is done. After trying more than 30 side hustles — some hits, some flops — Cody Berman has developed what he calls a "side hustle framework." There are essentially four ways to bring in extra income, the financially independent millennial and author of "Retire by 30" told Business Insider. Here are his four types of side hustles, plus the one he says is the easiest to start. Type 1: Trading time for money The first type is the most straightforward: trading time for money. That could mean online freelance work, such as writing, video or podcast editing, website building, or compiling email newsletters. It could also mean in-person work, such as landscaping, driving for Uber, delivering for Instacart, or completing tasks through other gig-economy platforms. "You're just straight up trading your time for money," Berman said. For example: "I make $15 an hour doing this. I work three hours, that's $45." While these side hustles can start producing cash quickly, the trade-off is that income generally ends when the work ends. Plus, there are only so many hours in a day. Type 2: Scalable income streams The second type is a scalable income stream — something that can continue earning after the initial work is done. Examples include a digital product, podcast, YouTube channel, or course. A creator might spend hours making a product or piece of content once, then continue earning through sales, sponsorships, affiliate links, ads, or other monetization strategies for years. Real estate also fits into this bucket, Berman said, because an investor can buy a property, get it rented, and then collect income over time. The appeal of "type two" side hustles is that they're not strictly tied to hours worked — and, for Berman, they've been the most lucrative. The trade-off is that they typically take time to build before they produce meaningful income. "You're not going to start a YouTube channel or create a digital product today and make money with either of those things tomorrow," he said. "But in six months' time, those things might start making serious income." Cody Berman, author of "Retire by 30," and his wife, Lauren. Courtesy of Cody Berman Type 3: Sharing economy The third type, the sharing economy, involves renting out assets you already own. That could mean listing a house or spare room on Airbnb or Vrbo, renting out a car through Turo or Getaround, or using platforms that let people rent out storage space, pools, lawn equipment, photography equipment, power tools, trampolines, or bounce houses. "I see so many people who are just sitting on gold mines," Berman said. "They might have this asset, but they just haven't listed it or set it up for one of those platforms." Bringing in extra cash doesn't always mean building a business from scratch, he said: "You just might need to 'turn on' one of the assets that you already own." Type 4: Agency-style businesses The final type is what Berman calls a hybrid model: turning a time-for-money side hustle into an agency-style business. For example, someone might start as a freelance writer, charge clients by the project, and hire other writers to help complete the work. Or someone might start as a dog walker, then grow it into a dog-walking company by hiring other walkers. "This is taking a type-one side hustle and basically turning it into an agency of some sort," he said. The model can be more scalable than doing all the work yourself, but the trade-off is that it requires managing clients and employees, pricing, and quality control. The easiest way to get started When Berman was trying to leave his corporate job in 2018, he started with type-one side hustles. He took on freelance projects, including writing newsletters, editing videos and podcasts, and managing affiliate programs. "It was literally anything that I could do to make money trading my time," he said. At the same time, he was building type-two income streams, including a blog, podcast, and digital products business. Those took longer to start profiting, but today they are among his largest sources of income. "Today, I exclusively focus on these type-two-style hustles, where I am creating something, building something, buying something that is going to pay me in perpetuity," he said. For someone who needs extra cash quickly, however, Berman said type-one side hustles are often the simplest place to start: "You could literally hop on Taskrabbit tomorrow and go do a couple tasks, or hop on Instacart or drive Uber tomorrow." Read the original article on Business Insider

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Russ Read-Barrow was 39 when he first noticed blood in his poop. Russ Read-Barrow Russ Read-Barrow was 39 when he noticed blood in his poop. A colonoscopy confirmed that he had colon cancer. He's among a growing number of younger people being diagnosed with colon cancer, and living with it long-term. After he saw blood in the toilet bowl maybe half a dozen times over the course of a few weeks, Russ Read-Barrow visited the doctor. He didn't have any other symptoms, but something felt off, he told Business Insider. "I was like, 'Oh, this doesn't seem right,'" he said. Read-Barrow was 39 at the time, and a busy dad of two. He regularly traveled to London for his job in PR, which involved a lot of socializing and a fair amount of drinking, but overall his lifestyle was healthy, he said. The doctor told him he didn't have signs of hemorrhoids or other common causes of rectal bleeding, and sent Read-Barrow for a colonoscopy. The results suggested he had colon cancer, which a biopsy later confirmed. "The last thing I was expecting was for it to be cancer because, obviously, I was 39," Read-Barrow, now 43, said. Cases of colon cancer in younger people have been rising since the mid-90s, and it is now the deadliest cancer form of the disease for under-50s. Rectal bleeding is the most common sign of early-onset colon cancer, followed by abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits. Scientists are trying to understand the cause of the trend, and early research suggests young colon cancer cases may be linked to our modern environment. The only young person on the hospital ward Read-Barrow had chemotherapy for three months, followed by surgery in April 2022 to remove the tumor on his colon. In hospital, Read-Barrow felt isolated. "There was a load of nice old boys on the ward, but it was just a bit depressing because I was so much younger than everyone else," he said. Read-Barrow stayed in hospital for two weeks to recover. "I got really ill because I couldn't eat anything," he said. On the day of his wife's 40th birthday he was sent home, but was barely able to leave his bed for two weeks. "My body just felt like it had been hit by a bus," he said. Three weeks later, he started another three-month round of chemotherapy, but the treatment was cut short when a scan revealed that the cancer had spread to his liver. In June 2022, he had surgery to remove the diseased part of the organ. The operation was a success, but shortly after, Read-Barrow learned that the cancer had also spread to his lungs. He underwent a few rounds of a non-surgical treatment called ablation, which destroys cancer cells using either heat or extreme cold. It removed some cancerous cells, but others remained. "From that point it became more 'manage it' rather than cure it," he said. Russ Read-Barrow with his wife and two kids. Russ Read-Barrow Stage 4 cancer as a chronic illness Read-Barrow is on a treatment plan that has prevented the disease from advancing. "I am hopeful that things may change and that there will be new treatments, but at the moment I am stage four," he said. It's easier emotionally to focus on managing his illness, Read-Barrow said, than living with the uncertainty he experienced during the first year after he was diagnosed. "It feels a bit more like I know where I stand, I suppose," he said. He manages his schedule around a three-month on, three-month off chemotherapy cycle. When he's not having chemo, he goes to the gym four to five times a week, works on his online business, and hangs out with friends and family. During the first and second weeks of chemo, he mainly stays home. Although he would change his health if he could, it has given him a new perspective on life. "I'm like, actually, let's just do what we want to do, prioritize the people that we want to see, and not waste time doing stuff that we don't want to do," Read-Barrow said. Read the original article on Business Insider

Jason Kidd is the chief operating officer at Chipotle. Chipotle Jason Kidd typically visits a dozen Chipotle locations every week, and is always looking for talent. All of Chipotle's regional vice president promotions last year were internal, the COO said. He said he looks for 4 leadership traits, including problem-solving skills, when considering promotions. Chipotle chief operating officer Jason Kidd visits roughly a dozen Chipotle stores every week — and said he's always on the hunt for talent. At the end of each day, Kidd told Business Insider he sits down for a roughly 90-minute dinner with three or four members of the regional team in the market he's visiting. He said these meals help strengthen day-to-day operations and offer him a chance to get to know employees. It also gives him an opportunity to scan for internal promotions. "We're constantly identifying internal talent during these visits, seeing how people show up and see how they react," said Kidd. Last year, Chipotle promoted 23,000 workers. As of March of this year, the restaurant chain had over 4,100 locations globally and employed over 135,000 people. All of the company's regional vice president promotions last year were internal, Kidd said. The company plans to open up to 370 new restaurants this year. Those dinners provide a chance to "get to know people in a different way," said Kidd, who joined Chipotle last year, after serving as COO at Taco Bell. Specifically, the dinners are a chance to learn more about employees — what they want to do and whether they're interested in advancing their careers. When he's considering someone for a promotion, he said he's looking for four key qualities. The first is people who take care of one another and work well in groups. "At the end of the day, we run a people business," Kidd said. "So you need to make sure you take care of your people." As workers climb the leadership ladder, Kidd said, collaboration becomes increasingly important, along with building both personal and professional connections. The second quality he looks for is people who "own the outcome." When he asks them how things are going, they take responsibility — whether the news is good or bad — and give him an honest assessment. "They know how to deliver results," Kidd said, adding that "if somebody can own the outcome of what they're doing, they're likely going to be a good leader." The third trait is the ability to anticipate problems instead of simply reacting to them. "We don't need firefighters; we need people who could be ahead of the issues and anticipate what's going on," he said. The fourth quality is strong problem-solving skills. In the restaurant business, plenty can go wrong. Kidd said he's looking for leaders who don't just flag issues — anyone can identify a problem — but also come up with solutions. Read the original article on Business Insider

Jamilah Lemieux. Courtesy of Aria Askari via Jamilah Lemieux. Jamilah Lemieux is a writer, editor, public speaker, and a former senior editor at Ebony. Her work focuses on the issues of race, gender, and motherhood. This essay is an adapted excerpt from her book "Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging" I announced my daughter Naima's birth with a picture that I snapped just moments after she was handed to me in the delivery room. I didn't notice it immediately, but it looked like she was holding up her middle finger (one of my friends asked if I had done this on purpose, which made me question what kind of person she thought I was). Now that I know my kid, this photo was completely on brand. Right after I had Naima, I hit the ground running. I had to prove to the world that I could still do things besides mothering, even while mothering alone. Professionally, I was flourishing. My popularity as a Twitter personality was growing, and I was booking news appearances and speaking engagements on a regular basis. I felt confident about the life I was building for my child and me. Naima was born on a Friday night, and on Monday afternoon, I did a virtual appearance on a daily talk show. The host, who was a friend, was shocked that I showed up — literally nursing my baby the whole time. I didn't want to miss out on any opportunities. I had called in to an editorial meeting from the hospital. I was not playing. I only took six weeks of leave When she was born, I could afford only six weeks of maternity leave, hardly enough time for a woman and her baby to bond. When it was time to return to work, I still had no childcare. Amazingly enough, my boss told me I could discreetly bring Naima to the office while I searched for options. In other words, I couldn't set up a whole nursery, but a little bouncer was fine. I never would have dreamed of asking for that kind of accommodation unless I had no other options, and I had zero. Childcare was way harder to find — and afford — than I'd imagined. So, for my first three months back in the office at Ebony, Naima traveled with me on the train in her BabyBjörn and relaxed in her bouncer while I worked. My co-workers were incredibly kind, often coming by to hold her, and they never complained on the rare occasions that she got noisy. When Naima was 4 months old, I was able to secure childcare, and she was no longer with me in the office. To this day, I am still stunned at how lucky I was to have that type of support at work. While it would have been nice to have more time at home with Naima, it meant the world to me that I was able to have her by my side as long as I did. Jamilah Lemieux's book, "Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging," is available now. Courtesy of Jamilah Lemieux. The kindness of others helped us along As scary as single motherhood was, in many ways I felt like my daughter and I were living a charmed life. When Naima was about 4 months old, I began searching for a new apartment. Anyone can tell you that apartment hunting in New York City is no small task, especially if you don't have the biggest budget. It seemed like we had looked at every vacant unit in BedStuy and Crown Heights when I put out a call for help on Facebook. A guy I knew casually connected me with a realtor, who quickly said she had the perfect landlord in mind. When I went to see the apartment with my daughter, the landlord immediately took to my daughter and offered to help with childcare while I worked. When she told me her rate was only $100 a week, I could have cried. Naima brought happiness to my life that I couldn't have imagined, and for years, things just went really well for us. When she was 2, we took an all-expenses-paid trip to Disney World through my job. When she was 4, I took her with me to the White House to meet the Obamas at one of their annual holiday parties for the media. The president literally picked my baby up and handed her to the First Lady. The author (third from left) with her daughter and former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama at an event at the White House during the holiday season. Courtesy of Jamilah Lemieux. Naima came to many of my speaking engagements and was with me when I won an award from Planned Parenthood for my writing. Together, we met famous folks like Gabrielle Union and Chadwick Boseman, who chased my little one around the Ebony office. Once, we traveled to Kansas City for me to do a panel with Twitter, and one of my happiest memories is eating barbecue chicken with Naima in our hotel bed. We were living! Life felt good I'd feared that becoming a single mom would ruin my life, but quite the opposite was happening. Things were good. Over time, I brought Naima around my friends more often, and she became an honorary member of our crew. I was flourishing personally and professionally: My profile as an editor at Ebony continued to rise, and for a while, I was a regular on MSNBC (now MS NOW), providing commentary about current events. I began getting booked for regular speaking engagements, and I would travel the country, appearing at colleges and conferences. Naima has been a fixture at every job I've had since she was born. Her picture was in Ebony at least three times, including once with Harry Belafonte. After five years at the magazine, my boss left for a digital media company, and she took me with her. I was delighted to find that Naima was warmly welcomed by my new colleagues, and that people loved it when she came to visit. Years later, I worked as a communications consultant on Cynthia Nixon's campaign for governor of New York. Naima often joined me on the campaign trail and was embraced by Cynthia and her team. I'm happy in a way I didn't know was possible I wish every working parent got to experience what I did for the first six years of Naima's life. Still, it was sometimes difficult for me to cope with baby motherhood. I'd get sad seeing families with parents who were together, especially Black ones. It was often embarrassing for me to meet new people and explain, with such a young child, that my daughter's father and I were not together. I convinced myself that my singleness was a temporary condition, that I would eventually meet a man who'd love us both, have another child , and have the family that I'd always wanted. I may not have grown up dreaming of the life I'd come to have with Naima, but that hasn't made it any less magical. My child is bright, loving, funny, and empathetic — she's the best person I've ever known. Raising her has made me happy in ways I didn't know were possible, especially considering the circumstances. She's always loved her daddy fiercely, but I am her person. I am Naima's friend. We are the best of friends. The connection between us is like that of many single mothers of only daughters; at times, we fight like sisters and laugh like sisters. It may have taken a devastating heartbreak to get us to where we are, but knowing where this journey led us, I wouldn't change a thing. Excerpt adapted from "Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging" by Jamilah Lemieux. Copyright 2026, Lemieux Girls LLC. Published by Roc Lit 101. Read the original article on Business Insider

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