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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Salahodeen Abdul-Kafi, 35, who owns and operates Kafi BBQ in Irving, Texas. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I spent 14 years working in tech at companies including Microsoft, Google, YouTube, Shopify, and Cruise. At the peak, I was…
Like many Western countries, The Bahamas has a lot of fast-food places like McDonald’s, Burger King, and KFC.Still, I get disheartened when I see tourists eat at these spots in downtown Nassau instead of grabbing a table at a local Bahamian eatery. The Bahamas has a rich cuisine, from fresh fish…
President Donald Trump’s sweeping student-loan repayment overhaul just got dealt a blow in court.On Wednesday night, US District Judge Beryl Howell temporarily blocked a provision that would establish stricter borrowing caps for advanced nursing and other healthcare-related programs.The Department of Education set a $100,000 lifetime cap for graduate students and…
When the sun sets on the French Riviera for the day, the Cannes Lions revelers come out to play.The Cannes party scene has become the proxy battleground for influence, budgets, and status.Spotify’s enormous beach structure is situated at the center of the action. The music streamer’s soirées resembled a festival…
I’ve spent more than two decades visiting Martha’s Vineyard, even though I live in another popular New England destination: Newport, Rhode Island.The island attracts everyone from famous musicians like Carly Simon to A-listers including the Obamas and Oprah Winfrey, all lured by its natural beauty, stunning beaches, and coastal charm.…
UKRAINE — NATO militaries are increasingly developing new naval drone fleets after observing their success in Ukraine, a commander in Kyiv’s military intelligence agency told Business Insider, but some of their designs have left him feeling “uneasy.”Ukraine has used naval drones to devastate Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, damaging and destroying…
Europe is really, really hot right now.Across much of the continent, temperatures have surged to levels once considered exceptional. France recently saw its hottest day since records began, with highs of 108 degrees Fahrenheit in some parts of the country.The UK and Spain have also experienced their hottest June days…
Sazabi has raised $8 million to expand its AI observability platform.The San Francisco-based startup says its monitoring, debugging, and incident response platform is designed for fast-moving engineering teams at startups using AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude Code.Founder and CEO Sherwood Callaway, a former Brex engineer, said he noticed…
If you want to see a person’s eyes light up at a Silicon Valley party, just say the words “pre-IPO equity.” It works.Google’s sudden AI talent losses may have less to do with dissatisfaction and more to do with a timeless Silicon Valley calculation: where the biggest equity upside lives.Bloomberg…
Anthropic accused one of China’s biggest tech companies of exploiting its advanced AI models.Anthropic’s head of policy, Sarah Heck, said in a letter to South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren on June 10 that Alibaba had recently carried out “the largest known distillation attack” on it…
