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At 30, I quit my job and took a year off to travel the world. In the span of 365 days, I visited 26 countries. I went to popular spots like Florence, London, and Santorini, but my favorite destination was a place I’d almost missed: Croatia. I decided to visit…
Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, announced on Tuesday that it had created a new brigade, the 45th Armored Brigade, to be stationed in Lithuania.It will be the first long-term deployment of German soldiers to another country since World War II, according to the Associated Press.Brigadier General Christoph Huber, Commander of…
Mistral’s CEO, Arthur Mensch, said countries should develop their own AI infrastructure.Mensch compared AI’s economic impact to how electricity transformed the world.The French startup competes with LLM companies like OpenAI, DeepSeek, and Anthropic.Arthur Mensch said that every country should set up its own artificial intelligence infrastructure because of what he…
Daniel Francis moved from the UK to Stockholm in 2022 with his wife for her job.He has embraced Swedish living and loves the rhythm of life and the benefits for new parents.Francis enjoys the changing seasons but struggles with the limited daylight hours in winter. This as-told-to essay is based…
Ben Gibson moved from Idaho to Washington, DC, to work with the US Department of Veterans Affairs.In five months, DOGE terminated his job along with thousands of other probationary federal workers.Gibson said he just received an email and was let go the same day with no clarity.This as-told-to essay is…
Microsoft cut nearly 2,000 employees deemed low performers this year.The cuts come as the company reevaluates its performance review process, people say.Microsoft had been notoriously tough in reviews, but took a softer stance under CEO Satya Nadella.In 2023, a Microsoft employee asked to take on a lighter workload when his…
