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Pratik Desai’s childhood home in Roselle Park, New Jersey, is full of reminders of his mother, Smruti. After she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in her small intestine, he did what he could to keep her around a little longer.The 34-year-old startup founder used AI platforms NotebookLM and Claude…
“Want to make a Mother’s Day card for Grandma Marion?” my father asked. Loading audio narration… At 5, I was sad that my mom didn’t live with us. But thankfully, my paternal grandmother came to visit often. While most kids drew pictures of their mom, dad, and siblings, my pictures…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lena Hall, a senior director of developer and AI strategy at Akamai Technologies and cofounder of an AI startup. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… My son woke up one morning determined to build a game. It…
