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Phillip Grant is feeling optimistic. He thinks he’s the best man to operate Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city-run supermarkets. Along with being a former city economic development executive and construction entrepreneur, he’s a New Yorker who’s shocked that an orange costs $2 at his local gas station.We’re walking the perimeter of…
A mysterious new AI model is making the rounds among developers — and nobody is saying who built it.Ox Alpha appeared on OpenRouter on Thursday as a “stealth model” from an anonymous third-party provider. OpenRouter describes it as a “reasoning model designed for coding, sustained agentic work, and production workloads.…
The robot uprising may have to wait. For now, the machines are still running headfirst into walls, both literal and metaphorical.That reality was on grand display at the second iteration of the World Humanoid Robot Games, a five-day competition held in China where robots compete in Olympic-style events, which kicked…
Devonte Duncan, 27, lives in Brooklyn, New York, and works as a software engineer at a tech company, earning $159,000 a year. After reaching a six-figure salary, his spending quickly caught up with his income and led him into debt.Now, Devonte takes a much more deliberate approach to his finances,…
Making this recipe took me from 1 p.m. to 1:24 p.m., including the time it took for the water to start boiling and the several breaks I took to take photos.I really enjoyed this mac and cheese and already plan to make it again for a quick, fulfilling lunch.Moving forward,…
BERLIN — The German government expects it will need almost €12 billion — roughly $14 billion — to build a new arsenal of long-range weapons aimed at deterring Russia, according to defense ministry documents seen by POLITICO.The weapons would give German forces the ability to hit military targets hundreds or…
There’s nothing quite like a warm, hearty bowl of soup when the weather starts to cool down — especially one that’s easy enough to throw together on a busy weeknight.As fall approaches, I’ve been seeing recipes for sausage and tortellini soup all over social media. With savory Italian sausage, cheesy…
Bill Marler’s business is booming — and that’s not great for the rest of us.Marler is a food safety lawyer, defending people who’ve been sickened by foodborne illness. He has been doing this for 33 years, with such high-profile wins that he’s become a towering figure in the food safety…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation for our Cost of Living video series with Devonte Duncan, 27, a software engineer living in Brooklyn, New York City. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I started making six figures, I remember my friends and I would go out…
Back in October, I embarked on a seven-night Royal Caribbean cruise across northern Spain with my mom and aunt.It had been a while since I’d vacationed with my family. Until recently, I’d prioritized traveling with my husband and friends in their late 20s, like me.But I’m extremely close with my…
