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Jessica Orwig

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Senior Science Editor at Business Insider

Avid reader, writer and inquisitor of all things science. Senior science editor at Insider Inc.

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  • 6 days ago | businessinsider.com | Jessica Orwig |Oliver Brandt |Henry Blodget

    For years, the single most important thing I could never do without in the mornings was a Starbucks macchiato espresso and a blueberry muffin. Every morning at 7:30 a.m., including weekends, I'd rush out the door with a half-done tie and a productivity podcast playing through my earbuds. I'd speed walk to make it to Starbucks before the line was too long. I became popular in the joint, and sometimes the servers would start my coffee order as soon as I walked through the door.

  • 1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Jessica Orwig |Abby Narishkin |Henry Blodget

    This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shu Cheng, co-founder of New York City's sneaker consignment store .IMAGE. It has been edited for length and clarity. I've loved sneakers since I was in elementary school. In fifth grade, I begged my mom to get me these Air Jordan 13 "He Got Game" sneakers, but they were $100. She got me Filas instead. Air Jordan 13 "He Got Game" Amelia Kosciulek Years later, I saved up and bought the shoes myself.

  • 1 week ago | businessinsider.de | Jessica Orwig

    Misty Miller war unzufrieden mit ihrem verfrühten Ruhestand. Austin Meyer/Business Insider Misty Miller ging frühzeitig in den Ruhestand – ohne einen Plan. Als sie versuchte, ihren Job zurückzubekommen, war das nicht mehr möglich. Spontan ließ sie sich ihre gesamte Rente auszahlen – und bereut es heute.

  • 1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Jessica Orwig |Callie Ahlgrim |Henry Blodget

    OpenAI's CEO and cofounder, Sam Altman, recently said that new AI technology will have a net-positive impact on his infant son and potential future kids. Altman, who announced the birth of his first child on February 22, said his kids will grow up to be more capable — but not more intelligent — because of tools like ChatGPT. "My kids will never be smarter than AI," Altman said on the first episode of the OpenAI Podcast, released on Wednesday.

  • 1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Barbara Corbellini Duarte |Bárbara Duarte |Jessica Orwig |Sarah Andersen |Henry Blodget

    Misty Miller thought she was ready to retire. She'd paid off her mortgage, minimized her monthly expenses to $800, and had over $500,000 saved for retirement. "I did the math. If I retired, my pension check would net me $3,000 per month, and I wouldn't need to touch my savings for years," she said. "So at age 58, I turned in my retirement paperwork. What a mistake that was."Within a week, she was filled with regret. A few years later, she had little left in savings.

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Jessica Orwig
Jessica Orwig @orwigwrites
8 May 23

RT @AJamesMcCarthy: While the planet looks more like a cue ball to the naked eye, Venus looks almost Earth-like in tonight's shot! Captured…

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Jessica Orwig @orwigwrites
24 Mar 23

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Jessica Orwig
Jessica Orwig @orwigwrites
17 Mar 23

Want to write about science for Insider? Send your pitches to [email protected]. What we're looking for: Unique stories and fresh angles that will fascinate and educate readers simultaneously. For more information visit: https://t.co/Vlybd5w91X