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First, there were collars, then there were microchips. Now, we’re using doorbell cameras to track down lost dogs.Ring, Amazon’s smart doorbell security system, launched Search Party, an AI system that helps locate lost dogs, last fall. In its first three months, the feature has brought home 99 lost dogs in…
I wasn’t supposed to be traveling to Anguilla alone. Two other women were originally part of the plan, but they bailed, leaving me with a decision: Should I go on the trip alone or cancel?At 52, I’m not a natural solo adventurer. I’m the type of person who is nervous…
When our family moved to Oregon from Southern California in 1974 for my husband’s new job, I fell in love with the Pacific Northwest. But there was one problem: There wasn’t enough sunshine or swimming pools — both of which I had enjoyed in California.When the community college where I…
Two years ago, I found myself sitting in my car outside a dance studio for my first ballet class. I laughed a little as I texted a friend that I was nervous to go inside.I was 23, and my last experience with any sort of dance had been many years…
When I lived in the US, Saturday mornings spent standing in long lines to find deals on prepackaged, processed junk were the norm.As an American, the way I shopped for groceries always made me feel like I was stockpiling for a global emergency.My cart would be filled with things like…
Early in its history, Whole Foods got some indirect help from an unlikely source: Walmart.John Mackey, who cofounded Whole Foods in 1980, told podcast host David Senra in an episode released last week that Walmart’s move into groceries in the late ’80s helped the grocery chain find a wider audience.In…
Two US Navy destroyers helped American forces chase down, board, and ultimately seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic after a weekslong chase across the ocean, a defense official told Business Insider on Thursday.The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Bulkeley and USS Paul Ignatius “supported” the operations…
When I got my book deal with HarperCollins UK, I was thrilled that a childhood dream of becoming an author was coming true.Then, reality hit. I had less than a year to research and write an 80,000-word book.I had never taken on anything this big before, and certainly not alongside…
This essay is based on a conversation with Tracy Gunn, 50, who is based in Dublin. In 2021, she cofounded Platform55, which helps businesses create more equal and diverse environments. It has been edited for length and clarity.Before my husband and I had children, I earned more than him.I had…
