The US Navy’s new Saronic Corsair sea drones are getting a workout in the Middle East, pulling off operational firsts for the American military in both rescue and combat.US Central…
A year ago, OpenAI seemed like it had an untouchable lead in the AI race.It was by far the dominant AI platform for consumers. Competitors like Meta were scrambling —…
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An overseas trip to Canada in 2016 marked the first time that William, Kate, and their kids went on a royal tour as a family of four.During an appearance at a children’s party honoring the military, Charlotte, 1, clutched a…
AI is making a lot of people rich. You might not be one of them, says Palantir CEO Alex Karp — and that’s the problem.In an interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner, Karp said AI will likely raise living standards broadly, but the scale of gains at the very…
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My sister and I spent a week in Santorini to celebrate my 30th birthday. Somehow, that turned into a sacred tradition and, for the next decade, I took a trip…
Between freezing temperatures and blizzards dumping feet of snow that last for weeks, Rhode Island can be brutal in the winter. Once it gets warm enough for ice-cream stands to…
Today is your last day to take part in Bed Bath & Beyond’s Legendary Coupon Hunt. The retailer announced the launch of a nationwide 21-day event that began June 22 and is designed to “uncover the oldest surviving Bed Bath…
Tim Ryan thrives in chaos.Few signs suggest Ryan’s appetite for the messiest problems. An often-smiling, mild-mannered Bostonian, he traded nearly a decade as PwC’s senior partner for one of Wall Street’s toughest turnaround jobs at Citigroup.”I knew that I really…
Paramount Skydance’s plan to buy Warner Bros. Discovery is running into resistance.State attorneys general from California, New York, New Jersey, and nine others have sued David Ellison’s media company, alleging its WBD deal is anticompetitive and harmful for consumers.”The unlawful…
Cow Appreciation Day is back at Chick-fil-A. The fast food chain is bringing back its popular event on July 14 for the first time since 2019 to celebrate its 80th birthday. The company told USA TODAY that the event was…
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View MoreTom Holland walks into a room for an interview to promote “The Odyssey.” Waiting for him is his interviewer, Tom Holland.Last week, Holland, the actor who plays Telemachus in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of the Greek epic, joined Holland, the British classicist…
A record number of people are living past 100 years. It’s also why preserving brain health is more important than ever.Because people are living longer,…
Kirk McKinney was riding bikes near his Massachusetts home about six years ago when he came across a goldmine: A dump filled with plenty of…
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View MoreThere’s an outbreak of a parasite that causes diarrhea in the US, so you may be wondering if your go-to summer salad is safe.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by a microscopic…
Family trips, at least for me at this stage in my life, are very kid-centered. We are big multigenerational travelers, but on a recent trip,…
This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with 33-year-old Cristina Estupiñán of New Providence, New Jersey. Her identity and background have been verified. This story…
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View MoreDimaBerlin / Shutterstock.comHere’s a bill you never agreed to pay. In 2025, the typical American driver lost 49 hours stuck in traffic. That’s more than a full work week — gone. Spent staring at the bumper in front of you.…
Before I die, I have a whole bucket list I want to get through. One item is experiencing what it’s like to be a startup employee whose company goes public. If you’re considering joining a startup, or already at one waiting…
After six long years, Olive Garden’s flagship promotion, the Never-Ending Pasta Pass, is officially returning. For just $100, diners can eat their fill of the American-Italian restaurant chain’s pasta dishes during the promotion’s 13-week run. The catch? There are only…
Meta is expanding its massive data center project in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity, making it one of the largest data centers in history, the company announced Monday. The expansion pushes Meta’s total investment in the…
Lily Meglio’s days are busy, but she never dreads going to work. On most days, the door to Lily’s opens at 10 a.m. Meglio, 22, straightens merchandise, places orders, and helps customers who are often surprised by her age at…
The race to build useful humanoids is coming down to the hands.1X, which builds the home humanoid NEO, unveiled a new robotic hand last week that it says matches or exceeds human performance. The company said the hand can pour…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Antons Davis, the 40-year-old founder of Touch of Humane and Osmo, and a former Nvidia employee, based in the Bay Area. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’m a founder,…
A new open-source AI model from China is drawing comparisons to DeepSeek, the LLM that shook Silicon Valley.Developers, investors, and AI executives have spent the past week praising GLM-5.2, an open-source model built by Beijing-based Z.ai, for coding and agentic…
When Aubrey wrapped up a big work project earlier this year, her manager emailed her with an unusual request. In her presentation to the senior leadership, could she highlight how Claude, the AI chatbot, helped her?Aubrey, a New York-based healthcare…
Ukraine said on Thursday that its forces had conducted over 16,000 missions with ground drones in June alone, more than double its January tally.”From logistics to medical evacuation, UGV units are taking over the most dangerous tasks,” Ukraine’s defense minister,…
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Satya Nadella took a quiet swipe at AI labs like Anthropic for how they train their models.In an X post on Sunday, the Microsoft CEO said that model makers complaining…
The man who spearheaded Trump Accounts said President Donald Trump wants to automatically open accounts for all American children.In an “All-In Podcast” interview released on Saturday, Altimeter Capital CEO Brad…
Warning: Spoilers ahead for “House of the Dragon” season three, episode four, and the book “Fire & Blood.”There are plenty of Targaryens vying for power in “House of the Dragon,”…
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It’s Altman vs. Musk yet again.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the recent bout of attention he’s received from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk must mean his company is doing good work.”There are a lot of benchmarks that suggest 5.6 sol is the best model in…














































