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Rolls-Royce cars have never been more expensive. While a new Rolls-Royce starts at around $370,000, many buyers spend hundreds of thousands, even millions, more on customizations. Some owners, like the car influencer Supercar Blondie, pay aftermarket companies more to modify their cars than they paid for the vehicle itself.Rolls-Royce customizes…
The car, which is 84 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 15 feet tall, was covered with over 1/2 an inch of nickel-steel armor on its sides and featured 3-inch-thick bulletproof glass windows.It was also the heaviest passenger train car built in the US. After it was refurbished for presidential…
If you’re prepping for summer travel, I recommend checking out this eight-piece luggage set from Calpak.It includes everything you need to stay organized while traveling — a 28-inch suitcase, a 20-inch carry on, three packing cubes, a laundry bag, a shoe bag, and a luggage tag.I love that the roller…
This interview is based on a conversation with John Nuar, 34, who lives in Canton, Michigan. Nuar built a home to live in with his father with dementia, where he lived from 2017 to 2019 before moving in with his brother. He lived for three years in memory care before…
California is the US state with the most people moving out, with an estimated 229,077 people leaving for other states from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025, according to the latest Census data. New York was second with 137,586 people leaving.While California still leads the country in residents leaving,…
Americans following soccer for the first time this World Cup may have watched a 6-foot-5 man-mountain help Norway knock Brazil out of the tournament on Sunday and wondered, “Who is that guy?”To soccer fans, Erling Haaland is the unmistakable, 200-pound modern-day Viking seemingly built for soccer. With his combination of…
Elon Musk says AI will create such abundance that governments will provide for all, and work will become a choice. Michael Burry says it’ll be a rocky road to get there.”AI+Robots will be able to do everything, resulting in universal high income,” Musk posted recently on X. “Work will be…
AI-native graduates can have a key edge in the workplace, one startup founder says. Clay Bavor, who cofounded Sierra in 2023, said some of the company’s most effective employees are in their early 20s because they’re more comfortable using AI than many experienced workers.”I can’t remember a time when a…
The World Cup is delivering drama, controversy, and halftime entertainment straight out of science fiction.Sunday’s showdown between Brazil and Norway featured a surreal cameo from Atlas, the humanoid robot built by US robotics firm Boston Dynamics.The ultra-flexible robotic biped kicked off the second half of the game, which Norway won…
I didn’t expect my kids getting older to make me think so much about my parents.When my kids were little, my wife and I were consumed by the immediate demands of parenting. There were diapers to change, lunches to pack, and sleepless nights to survive. The vast majority of my…
