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I had a long-distance relationship for 3 years. We now live together, but our situation was perfect for my 20s.
In 2021, I met a handsome Frenchman in the lobby of a Lisbon hostel. At the time, I was 25, and he was 22. We had dinner together, and after a few weeks of flirting over WhatsApp, we agreed to meet again in Paris. Maxime took me to dinner in Montmartre and showed me the
The 20 biggest US airports ranked from worst to best for passenger satisfaction
There are large airports, and then there are “mega airports.” The annual JD Power North America Airport Satisfaction Study measured overall passenger satisfaction at US airports across three size categories: medium (4.5 to 9.9 million passengers a year), large (10 to 32.9 million passengers a…
Researchers play down AI apocalypse fears, citing hurdles to creating a killer virus
Worried about an AI apocalypse? Some researchers say one of the most extreme versions of that scenario is overblown. The debate has reached a fever pitch in the week since Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old researcher, quit Anthropic and warned that it and his other former employer, OpenAI, were “gambling…
I quit my Google software engineering job and became a watercolor artist. Here’s how I’m using — and not using — AI.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sara Wilczynska, a 41-year-old watercolor artist and founder of Swil Arts who lives in San Diego. Prior to her art career, she worked as a software engineer in the finance and tech industries before quitting her job at Google in 2022. The…
AI researcher whose apocalypse warning went viral outlines his disagreements with Anthropic leadership
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon detailed his disagreements with the AI giant during a Tuesday AMA on X. “If the race is inevitable you should not contribute,” Coxon wrote. Coxon said that Anthropic leadership is wrong to follow a “consequentialist philosophy” about why it needs to…
As a local, there are 9 things I wish tourists knew before visiting Salem, Massachusetts
The first time I experienced Salem, Massachusetts, over 15 years ago, I came as a tourist. The 45,000-person town became so near and dear to me that I never stopped returning. It didn’t take long for my husband to fall in love with Salem as well, so we decided to get a Witch City address
Former Google DeepMind researcher says he resigned because ‘I earnestly believe that AI has the potential to kill us all’
A former Google DeepMind researcher said he left the AI lab over fears that AI “has the potential to kill us all” and humanity “might be running out of time to avoid this outcome.” “At Google, I witnessed AI development first hand,” Bilal Chughtai wrote in a statement that he posted on X and other
My daughter is obsessed with Snoopy. I woke up at 3:30 a.m. to hunt down Starbucks’ new viral cup.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Charlotte Mandrier. It has been edited for length and clarity. On Monday, September 14, I was cleaning up my inbox and deleting emails when I saw that Starbucks was collaborating with the Peanuts brand to sell merchandise inspired by “The Great…
Tech giants have a new headache: a looming strike by their security guards
Security workers guarding the California offices of tech companies like Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI are planning to strike this week. The security officers submitted a 72-hour strike notice on Tuesday morning, planning to skip any shift that begins on or after 4:30 a.m. on Friday. The union…
I can’t afford a Dior bag, so I tried their $325 massage instead. Here’s what it was like.
I’m a Christian Dior girl. I’ve had a love affair with the brand for years. Getting laid off this year hasn’t changed that love, but it has changed what part of the brand I can afford. That is, of course, for the time being. Imagine my surprise when I found out that I could get