At the start of every quarter, I check in with Cloudflare to see how the biggest AI companies are treating the web. The latest data tells a familiar story: Strip-mining…
My son, 11, is a die-hard soccer fan who did the impossible: He got me to love soccer and soccer culture. Long before the World Cup began, he begged me…
Meta could spark a price war in the booming AI coding market.The tech giant announced its latest AI model, Muse Spark 1.1, on Thursday, saying it performs well on industry tests for coding and AI agents. It’s Meta’s first AI…
In June, three of my friends and I embarked on a long, ambitious, and, at times, tiring road trip from Wyoming to Seattle. We had planned to stop at four national parks in six days, spending a few hours in…
Losing a loved one is one of the most painful experiences you will ever go through. Unfortunately, it is also when you are most vulnerable to high-pressure sales tactics. The median cost of a funeral with a viewing and burial…
When was the last time you checked your car insurance to see if your coverage is adequate? You likely bought car insurance years ago, and since then it has auto-renewed every year without you doing anything. You probably aren’t exactly sure what it covers now. Imagine you are driving home…
President Donald Trump’s “Freedom Fuel” gas stations in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey area are drawing attention. The appeal? The Freedom Fuel Network is selling regular gas at $3.47 per gallon (a nod to the 47th president), a handful of change cheaper than other sites in the area. The deal…
Tom Brady, 48, said a piece of advice he received in college helped him reach his potential as a football player.On Wednesday’s episode of the “New Heights with Jason and…
The summer of 2024 came at me all at once: a demanding consulting job in Chicago, a scary health diagnosis, a long-term relationship ending, and friendships shifting.This non-stop stress wasn’t…
When you look at the habits of the financially independent, you notice a pattern. It isn’t just about coupons or deprivation; it’s about a systematic rejection of “wealth leaks.” Frugal people understand that the modern economy is designed to separate…
Arthur Fery, the breakout star of this year’s Wimbledon, stands to make nearly $5 million if he wins the tournament. That pales in comparison to his family’s fortune.Briton Fery has been the surprise package of the Wimbledon Championships in 2026.…
When I asked my parents if they wanted to come along on a trip to France, Denmark, and Norway with my teenage son and me, I was sort of joking. So, Mom surprised me by texting back within seconds: “YES!”The…
NATO is racing to prepare for the next drone war, but officials warn that building millions of drones now could leave the alliance with stockpiles of outdated weapons before a fight even begins.Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion is showing Western…
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When Bijo Thomas logged onto his computer for a job interview this spring, an AI chatbot named Sophie appeared on the screen.Thomas, a 45-year-old tech professional from Austin, said Sophie resembled a real businesswoman from the neck up, with brown…
A few years ago, I decided to take my three kids to Paris on a summer trip. When I started planning our itinerary, I reviewed…
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth shed new light on the data leak that made the company pause its unpopular Model Capability Initiative.In an interview with The…
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The US can no longer win this year’s World Cup, but the country, and its brands, are still winning new fans.Millions of soccer fans have traveled to watch the biggest event in sports, taking over not just the 16 host…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jackie Aina, the 38-year-old founder and CEO of Forvr Mood, a fragrance brand known for its…
Angie Cardona-Nelson has been recycling tech waste and selling refurbished laptops, smartphones, and tech accessories for nearly two decades. When she lists laptops on eBay,…
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Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on MyPerfectResume.com. For years, career success was associated with promotions, bigger salaries, and climbing the corporate ladder. But a new national survey from MyPerfectResume reveals that today’s workers are redefining career success in far…
Fuel shortages that have been ramping up since the summer of 2025 are compounding into a nationwide crisis for Russia, forcing the oil-producing nation to ban energy sales and import instead.In the annexed peninsula of Crimea, one of the first…
Kioxia may have become Japan’s most valuable company amid the AI boom, but South Korea’s chip giants still hold a structural edge, according to the Bain Capital executive who led the company’s buyout from Toshiba.”The reason South Korean companies are…
Jensen Huang says his software engineers love how AI is changing their role.”These agentic systems are new skills, and now we have a lot of software engineers building agents,” the Nvidia CEO said in an interview published by the company…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gu Yichen, a 31-year-old Chinese national who lives in California. After being laid off by Google, he returned to Amazon, where he works on an H-1B visa.His words have been edited…
Meta is bringing a data center to Canada.The company announced on Wednesday that it broke ground for a new AI computing center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, just outside Edmonton. The facility represents an investment of more than CAD $13 billion,…
“It’s Always Sunny’s” lack of awards recognition is so well known that a season nine episode called “The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award” remains as relevant in 2026 as it was in 2013.The other two co-stars of the…
OpenAI wants ChatGPT to stop waiting for its turn.During a Wednesday livestream, the company unveiled GPT-Live, a new voice model powering ChatGPT Voice. OpenAI says the update is built to make talking with AI feel more like talking to a…
None of the retailers had the cheapest item in every category, but if it weren’t for my seemingly lucky week and Kroger card, Walmart would have.Walmart got me the lowest-priced basket this time — though the savings weren’t as big…
Brakes are one of the most important features on your vehicle — so it’s important to keep them in good working condition. Most people don’t realize how many moving parts there are in modern braking systems until they face a…
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The largest maritime gathering in US history offered an impressive display of ships and modern naval alliances. What surprised me, though, were the personal connections.On active-duty US Navy ships, older…
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is raising $10 billion as the rocket startup aims to catch up with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.In a memo sent to employees on Wednesday and seen by…
If your Instagram account is public, your photos — including your profile picture — may now be fair game for other people’s AI creations unless you change a setting buried…
Walmart has lowered the prices on thousands of summer items like beef and other favorites for a barbecue. But were the rollbacks, which were first announced July 6 in a…
If there is one standout Threads meme, it’s: “This is Richard’s wife. He has passed.”It’s not a joke from some clever user; it was a real, grieving widow who apparently logged onto her husband’s account back in December to announce that he’d died. Somehow,…
