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Business Insider's reporter took a Nightjet train from Venice, Italy, to Vienna, Austria. Joey Hadden/Business Insider I spent 11 hours in a shared cabin on an overnight train from Vienna, Austria, to Venice, Italy. For less than $100, I got a bunk in a room of six beds with three other people. I've traveled overnight on Amtrak but in private rooms.

David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown in "Terrifier 3."Jesse Korman/Signature EntertainmentThe ultra-gory "Terrifier" franchise follows a demonic serial killer called Art the Clown. Audience members walked out of a recent "Terrifier 3" screening, and one person vomited. A violent scene in "Terrifier 2" helped create buzz around the movie, helping it make $15 million.

The author is a Yale student who studied abroad in London. Courtesy of Miles KirkpatrickThis summer, I studied abroad in the UK as a Yale student. Some of my classmates were working professionals, which inspired me. After touring Oxford during my semester abroad, I can see myself going to grad school there.

OpenAI and Microsoft are defending lawsuits from publishers, authors, and other creators alleging they ripped off their work. They can reshape the generative AI industry. Jack Guez/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BILawyers for The New York Times are poring through ChatGPT's source code and training material. Copyright cases from publishers and authors are trying to figure out how AI trains on creative work.

The aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on a Russian ammunition depot in September. Ukraine has been striking ammo depots across Russia more and more frequently. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies. Ukraine said it struck a military airfield in Russia overnight, marking the latest deep strike. On Wednesday, Ukrainian forces attacked an ammunition depot and a drone storage facility.

ShutterstockRussia's ruble continued to sag against the dollar and the yuan, hitting its lowest level in a year. That drop comes ahead of a key US Treasury license expiring this month. The license expiring could jeopardize Russia's access to the yuan, Reuters previously reported. Russia's ruble sank to its lowest level in a year against the US dollar and China's yuan this week.