Factory AI and Cognition, two high-profile San Francisco-based AI startups building coding agents, are publicly feuding over the departure of a former Factory board observer and advisor who is joining…
David Ellison will share the reins of the combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery with former Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz, the company announced on Wednesday.Kreiz looked to turn Mattel, the toy giant…
Twenty years ago, I accepted a short-term teaching job at a university in Los Angeles. As a born-and-raised Midwesterner, I hadn’t considered West Coast living, but I was open to the experience.Though I was there for only four years, I…
She was photographed in Tribeca this June while wearing a red jumpsuit from the New York fashion label Ashlyn.The long-sleeved piece had a peplum waist, flowing capris, and a scoop neckline. Vogue later reported that Hathaway had worn the outfit…
For most Americans, their house is the most valuable asset they will ever own. Yet, of nearly 5,000 homeowners who filed claims after Colorado’s Marshall Fire, 74% lacked enough insurance to rebuild. More than a third fell short by at…
For nearly four and a half hours, Ben Shelton battled Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in a quarterfinals marathon.More than a million viewers tuned in to the late-night match, one of the most-watched at the 2026 US Open. Fans were on the edge of their seats until around 3:30 a.m. on September…
Ted Kaczynski’s decades-long acts of domestic terrorism that led to him being known as the Unabomber have been chronicled in books, documentaries, plays, and movies for years. Now Netflix is taking its swing.In the streaming giant’s original movie “Unabomber,” the story splits between a young Kaczynski (played by Jacob Tremblay)…
New cars are expensive, but you already know that. You might not be thinking about the total cost of ownership, however. An analysis released in September by AAA puts the…
In May 2022, I found myself longing for a new life.I had spent the last 20 years rebuilding my life after my husband’s death in the World Trade Center during…
While Garten’s dish has minimal prep, it gets most of its flavor from soaking the tomatoes in olive oil for four hours before serving. It may seem like a time-consuming step, but I easily whipped up the mix on my lunch…
Consumers may be able to get up to 75% back on their Whirlpool fridge due to a class-action settlement. According to a settlement website, Whirlpool reached an agreement regarding certain side-by-side refrigerators with in-door ice makers, ice dispensers and water…
“I’ve got news,” my 22-year-old son said as he sat across the dinner table from my husband and me on a warm summer night.”I accepted a new job in Indiana, and I’ll be moving there in a month.”I froze. I…
College tuition costs in the US are reaching new heights.Today, a bachelor’s degree at some of America’s top schools can cost upward of nearly half a million dollars over four years. And the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down.In…
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A flight to Tel Aviv was forced to divert on Wednesday morning after suddenly dropping more than 15,000 feet.FlyDubai Flight 1073 took off from Dubai just after 7 a.m. local time and was scheduled to land at Israel’s Ben Gurion…
Marketers have gone all in on AI. Now comes the awkward question: Is it actually paying off yet?The answer is largely “no,” according to new…
It took Larry and David Ellison two years to assemble a media behemoth.Now that they’ve bought Paramount, and are about to add Warner Bros. Discovery,…
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Allow OpenAI to reintroduce itself.After watching an upstart (Instinct) and tech giant’s (Meta) AI agents grab the spotlight, OpenAI has responded. Dots, OpenAI’s “always on” AI agent, got the big reveal at the startup’s annual DevDay conference in San Francisco.It’s…
These 20 airlines are the best in the business. Business class, that is.Skytrax, an aviation rating company, conducted the world’s largest airline passenger satisfaction survey…
Could Meta’s Muse get even more Jolly?By now, you’ve probably seen plenty of cynical hot takes about Meta’s choice to represent its new AI agent…
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The White House has a new helipad on the South Lawn.President Donald Trump took off in Marine One from the helipad after an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday.Trump previously said the White House would receive the granite helipad, paid for…
If you recently picked up a bag of J. HIGGS potato chips at Save A Lot, check the label before you take a bite. An Indiana food manufacturer has recalled certain bags of J. HIGGS Loaded Bacon and Cheddar Potato…
To avoid getting iced out by hiring managers, you might want to leave your iced coffee at home.In a viral TikTok video, recruiter Caitlin Wehniainen discussed Gen Z candidates arriving at interviews with iced coffees and lattes. She thinks this…
Iced coffee has become the latest unlikely subject of workplace controversy.TikTok users are debating whether bringing iced coffee to a job interview is a harmless caffeine fix or a frosty professional faux pas.The discourse became heated enough to reach LinkedIn…
I’ve been a CPA since 1981, and I spent more than a decade advising clients at major Wall Street firms. In all that time I’ve watched people spend months getting a will exactly right — the attorney, the witnesses, the…
As a beer aficionado, I’ve been to my fair share of brew festivals throughout the US, several of which were “Oktoberfest” themed.So, when I booked a trip to visit Oktoberfest in Munich a few years ago, I thought I had…
One of the world’s richest men, and his son, wanted to buy one of the most prestigious assets in the media world.Now they have gotten their wish.That’s the important part about Monday’s news: Larry and David Ellion’s Paramount has settled…
President Donald Trump said the Justice Department has the ability to “rein” AI if need be.”We will be careful, and that’s why we have the Department of Justice, and other Law Enforcement bodies, that will rein things in if we…
Whether they’re founders or heiresses to some of the world’s biggest companies, most of the world’s richest women saw their wealth grow over the past year.The sources of their fortunes span a range of industries, from cosmetics to building supplies,…
Meta’s Muse AI agent is the talk of the tech world.As you’re using the popular new AI agent, there’s an easy way to keep your questions about reservations, managing your calendar, or searching your emails to yourselfMuse offers users a…
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