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YouTube star Hank Green sets new AI policy for himself — and urges other content creators to do the same
Hank Green, the popular content creator and YouTube star, announced a new AI policy for himself on Friday — and encouraged others to do the same. In a video posted to the Vlogbrothers YouTube channel that he shares with his brother, author and creator John Green, Green addressed the apology he made…
I made Ina Garten’s easy weeknight Bolognese pasta. The delicious dish was ready in 30 minutes.
The “Barefoot Contessa” star has a knack for giving classic recipes a new twist, and her weeknight Bolognese is no exception. The pasta shells are the perfect vehicle for her sauce, delivering its rich and delicious flavor with every bite. The nutmeg in the Bolognese nicely balances the kick from…
The transfer of millions of student-loan accounts to the Treasury is taking a key step forward
The transfer of student-loan accounts to the Treasury Department is moving forward. On Friday, the Treasury released new plans to take over management of the federal defaulted student-loan portfolio. The plans, first reported by Business Insider, include creating a new “Default Resolution Hub”…
Meta CTO says employees should use AI productivity gains to do more work — not take more time off
Should tech workers supercharged by AI be able to take more time off? Meta’s chief technology officer, Andrew Bosworth, said he doesn’t think so. That’s what Bosworth told employees at a Q&A in early July, according to three people on the call. A Meta employee asked Bosworth if AI productivity…
One of the job market’s biggest engines is stalling
For years, the bounce back in restaurants, hotels, and other in-person services was one of the big engines of the job market. Those days may be over. The US unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July. Two major consumer-facing industries were among the areas contributing to the first monthly loss since…
The 15 best Mediterranean restaurants in the US, according to Yelp
From creamy hummus to inventive shawarma bowls, Mediterranean cuisine continues to grow in popularity across the country. While other cuisines within the fast-casual sector saw sales slow in 2025, Mediterranean concepts experienced significant growth, Restaurant Business reported, citing Technomic…
Watch the OpenAI Hugging Face presentation that people are calling a ‘holy %{*#^’ moment in AI
Experts in AI and tech are cursing in shock after OpenAI’s new revelations about the Hugging Face incident. Earlier this week, OpenAI employees revealed jaw-dropping details about the incident in which OpenAI agents broke out of the company’s internal testing environment and hacked into Hugging…
I took my first overnight Amtrak train from NYC to Miami. Here are 11 ways I made the 30-hour ride more bearable.
I could have flown from New York City to Miami in October 2021. It would have saved me 27 hours and at least $100. But as a lifelong train lover, I’d always wondered what it would be like to spend a night on the rails. So when I realized there was a 30-hour Amtrak route
Satellite images show the damage Ukrainian strikes have inflicted on Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries’ warehouses
Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russia’s largest online retailer have reduced massive warehouses — from the outskirts of Moscow to the Black Sea — to rubble, new satellite imagery shows. The imagery, captured in early August by US spatial intelligence firm Vantor and obtained by Business Insider…
Our Restaurant Burned Down. Now We Make $4 Million a Year.
Smokey John’s has been serving barbecue in Dallas, Texas, since 1976. It was already losing money when a devastating fire destroyed the entire restaurant in 2017. So, brothers Brent and Juan Reaves had to rebuild it from scratch. Their bet paid off. Today, Smokey John’s makes nearly $4 million in…