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Meta memo reveals what its new ‘Hatch’ AI agent can do, from booking a restaurant to finding a dog sitter
It can DJ. It can order food. It can book you a table at a restaurant. And of course, it can access your Instagram. These are some things Meta says its coming AI agent can do, according to an internal memo seen by Business Insider. Known internally as “Project Hatch,” the new agent is Meta’s
Dollar General is adding more $1 items. It’s stealing a page from supermarkets’ playbook
Dollar General is doubling down on the $1 price point. A selection of 600 items priced at $1 each, which the chain calls “Value Valley,” had comparable sales growth of 16% during the company’s second quarter — a much faster clip than broader same-store sales growth of 3.5%, it said on Thursday. In…
My mom has Alzheimer’s, and my kids are young. Forget the ‘sandwich generation’ — I feel like I’m in a panini press.
My daughter had just turned 7 years old. Her one request was that we host a birthday party at our house. My husband and I agreed and started preparing. Like many parents, we needed a little help managing the moving pieces. I asked my mother if she wouldn’t mind watching my oldest daughter and our
A social media app that feels like the old Instagram days raised $21 million
There’s a social media app I like using more than Instagram or TikTok — and it’s attracted serious investor interest. The app, called Retro, is an Instagram alternative for sharing photos and videos with close friends or family. The startup behind the app, Lone Palm Labs, has raised at least $21…
540 foreign tourists from more than 30 countries are missing in Nepal’s flash floods
More than 500 foreign tourists are missing after deadly floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday. The flooding began on the morning of August 26, when a surge of water, mud, and debris entered Nepal from the autonomous Chinese region of Tibet via the Bhote Koshi River, Nepal’s Tourism Board…
I’m an American living in Edinburgh. Here are 6 of my favorite underrated places to explore.
As an American living in Edinburgh, I know there are a variety of underrated places to explore. Byjeng/Shutterstock In 2021, my husband and I moved from the United States to Scotland. I’ve loved living in Edinburgh and exploring popular tourist destinations, like Arthur’s Seat. But over the years…
I live in a 410-square-foot studio apartment. The small space has changed the way I spend money.
When I was planning my move to Brooklyn and touring a 410-square-foot space, the first thing I noticed was the lack of, well, space. The place looked small in photos on StreetEasy, but this was something else altogether. Every section of the studio — from the bed area to the kitchenette to the…
I’m a long-term-care nurse. Navigating my dad’s dementia care and the $7,700 monthly cost still overwhelmed me.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tasha Crouse, 55, who is caring for her father with dementia. She lives in Wisconsin but frequently visits her father, who is in a memory care facility in Colorado. Crouse became his conservator as his condition worsened. Crouse’s lawyer and…
I accidentally became a household manager. I make $450 a week and still have time for other side hustles and jobs.
I was fired, frustrated, and, frankly, fed up. After losing my job as a flight attendant, I spent more than a year trying to figure out my next move. I had a communications degree and professional experience, but the bustling career in a newsroom I’d dreamed of hadn’t materialized. Eventually, I…
I was nervous to take on a dream role 2 states away for 3 weeks. My husband and son fully supported my decision.
“I miss him so much,” I sobbed into the phone. “I don’t know if I can do this.” I was surprised my sister could understand me through the tears, but she’d always been good at decoding my words — and what was behind them. I’d been away from home for less than 48 hours, and