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Seven months ago, I left Canada after living in Ottawa my entire life.When my apartment lease was coming to an end, I knew I didn’t want to make another expensive yearlong commitment in the only city I’d ever lived in — especially as the cost of living kept rising.I’d visited…
When my wife and I moved from Calgary to Nelson, British Columbia, in 2017, we were mostly thinking about our kids. We wanted them to have space, freedom, and a childhood spent outdoors in nature rather than in a car seat during rush hour.What I didn’t think much about, though,…
Google’s latest earnings call offered a familiar message: AI is driving growth, and it’s also getting more expensive.On Wednesday, Alphabet reported second-quarter revenue of $119.8 billion, up 24% from a year earlier, while Google Cloud posted another blockbuster quarter as enterprises raced to adopt AI. At the same time, executives…
AI is getting expensive, and companies need to be rational about it, says Jamie Dimon.On a CNBC appearance on Wednesday, the JPMorgan CEO said that companies need to be mindful of token spend and its return on investment.”They all see the costs going up rapidly,” Dimon said. “So, of course,…
The Department of Defense is investing millions of dollars in new laser weapons that can shoot down enemy drones and cruise missiles.Laser weapons are experimental, and the US has spent years developing the concept for land, air, and sea. Officials believe lasers could add to defensive arsenals and help reduce…
Growing up, I always told my parents I was never getting married or having kids. It was a blow to them, because I’m an only child and they were really looking forward to being grandparents.Fast forward many decades, and I met my now-husband, who changed my mind. I saw him…
One night after work in Dublin, Maahir Sharma watched an AI agent that he built call hotels in the United States and negotiate room rates on his behalf.The project wasn’t part of his job. It was one of many AI experiments he pursues outside work to stay current in an…
