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Nine years after the Oscar-winning original, we’re back inside the mind of Riley. Now 13, she’s got a lot more swirling in her head besides “Joy,” “Anger,” “Sadness,” “Fear,” and “Disgust.”With puberty hitting, there’s now “Envy,” “Boredom,” “Embarrassment,” and “Anxiety.”Like the first movie, the sequel cleverly examines how emotions fuel…
Nothing warned me of the news that awaited at home as I climbed the hill from my bus stop on a Tuesday in the final months of my senior year of high school. Two cars in the driveway were the first sign that the sunny skies above were simply teasing…
What’s “taste” got to do with it?At Vibecon, a conference bringing together “creatives and AI,” it felt like everything came back to “taste.”The two-day conference was put on by the buzzy vibe-coding company Replit at a downtown New York City venue.Amjad Masad, Replit’s CEO, addressed the conference in his afternoon…
Mohamed Kande, the global chairman of PwC, has an optimistic take on what AI means for jobs.In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box at the VivaTech conference in Paris on Thursday, he summarized three ways he thinks AI is reshaping the labor market.Companies adopting AI “at scale” are increasing their…
The grand opening of former President Barack Obama’s presidential center in Chicago was a who’s who of American influence.The guest list at the Obama Presidential Center included former presidents, world leaders, and some of the biggest names in entertainment.The 20-acre campus on Chicago’s South Side, which cost $850 million in…
America’s homebuyers are staying put.As home prices and the cost of essentials climb across the country, households are struggling to keep up — and increasingly looking to their local governments for help. That’s according to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies 2026 State of the Nation’s Housing report. The…
If you’re looking for the best place for a big birthday bash this summer, look no further.America’s birthday, that is.As the United States celebrates two and a half centuries of existence, “America250” celebrations are planned throughout the country, from the lawn of the White House to historic old hotels on Route 66.Hotels,…
High-level talks between the US and Iran that were scheduled for Friday in Switzerland are now off, the Swiss foreign ministry says.”The planned talks between the US, Iran, Qatar and Pakistan have been postponed. Switzerland remains ready to facilitate these talks. The relevant preparatory work at Bürgenstock is continuing. No…
Waymo is recalling 3,871 robotaxis in the US due to a software issue that could cause vehicles to drive into freeway construction zones.According to a recall report filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday, there were 13 instances in which Waymo vehicles entered restricted construction areas.Six incidents…
Vice President JD Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, was initially not interested in having a fourth child, he wrote in his new memoir, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.”Then, “something changed” after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.The vice president and second lady share two sons, Vivek and Ewan, and a…
