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Tech tries a new message: You'd love data centers if China wasn't making you hate data centers

There are lots of reasons Americans overwhelmingly oppose data centers. But for some tech types, it's just easier to blame China....

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Walmart is giving shoppers something they've wanted for years: Apple Pay

Walmart said it is adding tap-to-pay to its checkout stations starting this week, allowing contactless cards, as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay....

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Barnes & Noble has staged an unlikely comeback. CEO James Daunt shared 4 key lessons from its turnaround.

Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt said that steady improvement and empowering local booksellers has powered the bookstore chain's comeback....

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Why Anthropic’s AI watermark is going further than its rivals — for now

Anthropic's AI watermark, which can appear in translations, summaries, and more extensively edited text, has prompted some backlash....

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OpenAI’s training pause is convenient. That doesn't make it meaningless.

OpenAI's training pause by CEO Sam Altman after Hugging Face hacking highlights AI safety and cybersecurity issues....

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MrBeast tapped a new studio leader after Corie Henson's departure

Justin Killion was named interim head of Beast Channels, which encompasses YouTuber's Jimmy Donaldson's main channel as well as its gaming vertical....

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NASA's Voyager probes have traveled through space for nearly 50 years. See the remarkable photos from their journeys.

NASA's Voyager 2 is now 49 years old. The probe is more than 13.2 billion miles from Earth, having crossed into interstellar space in 2018....

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Ukraine is teaching NATO troops how ground robots work in war — and where they don't

Ukrainian troops receiving training through Norway-led Operation Legio are telling their trainers how robots work in real war....

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Elon Musk's Starlink is becoming an in-flight must-have. I tried it on Qatar Airways, and it's a game changer.

Starlink's high speeds made it possible to video call without buffering. Bosses may love its productivity, but it's harder to decompress on board....

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The 2 underrated foods dietitians wish you would eat for better gut health and longevity

There's no single best food to improve your health, but dietitians shared 2 favorite high-fiber foods to boost gut health and help prevent disease....

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100 CEOs and top execs told us their email hacks — here are the top 7

We asked leaders in our Power Hours series how they manage email, protect their focus, and keep their inboxes from taking over. Here's what they said....

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Space station startup Vast cuts 4% of employees

The startup, which is developing a commercial replacement for the International Space Station, fired 46 employees on Wednesday....

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My restaurant lost power for 8 days after a storm and lost $19K in sales. The blackout in Gary, Indiana, is still going.

Joslyn Kelly's restaurant lost power for over a week after a storm caused a major ongoing blackout in Gary, Indiana. She's lost $19,000 in sales....

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Taylor Sheridan says he wanted to retire after 'Yellowstone,' but he needed money for his $330 million ranch

"I knew that if I bought this ranch, I was not going to be quitting my day job for a while," Taylor Sheridan said....

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An Apache and Black Hawk drill in Taiwan shows how Ukraine’s drones are changing helicopter warfare

As its helicopters refueled and rearmed, Taiwan deployed anti-drone teams and jamming guns to defend the vulnerable rotorcraft....

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Mark Zuckerberg is king… of an Irish castle near a Meta office

The billionaire's new pad in Ireland, the 440-acre Gothic Strancally Castle, is vast, historic, and looks mildly haunted....

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His robotics company IPO'd this week. He still thinks a humanoid breakthrough will take years.

Even one of robotics' biggest names says that a major breakthrough for the industry could take up to a decade....

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Gwyneth Paltrow is going full meme over that ‘private, off-the-record al-fresco dinner’

Some social media users appeared confused by Gwyneth Paltrow's attempt to address the Sam Altman dinner backlash with spoof invitations....

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Miss USA has been dropped by The CW network a week before the pageant

The CW network will not air the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA finals on August 26 and 27. The pageant had announced a new deal with the network in June....

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Neutrogena responds after Hayden Panettiere's comments about the brand resurfaced following her death: 'We made her feel unsupported'

Hayden Panettiere's death prompted Neutrogena to reflect on their handling of her postpartum depression comments years ago....

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See the long-lost relics unearthed by Europe's drying rivers amid the summer heat wave

Europe's record temperatures this summer has led to several relics from the past re-emerging from the continent's major rivers....

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Burning Man tells AI glasses wearers: Don't be a creep, get permission to record

Burning Man organizers have released their 2026 survival guide. In it, they allow recording-enabled smart glasses, but operators must get permission....

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Here's how the real ages of the cast of 'Outer Banks' compare to their characters

"Outer Banks" has come to an end after five seasons, six years, and many hours of treasure-hunting shenanigans....

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AI startup Micro1 wants to derail Google's winning bid for Spirit Airlines data with a higher offer

AI training startup Micro1 is making a late $12.5 million bid for Spirit Airlines' data, testing whether it can disrupt Google's winning deal....

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Disney is starting an employee stock purchase program and changing its health insurance plans

Disney is starting a stock purchase program and changing its health insurance plans, months after cutting stock-based pay for some tech employees....

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Meta's new app, Pocket, lets you vibe code the memes of your dreams

Meta's new vibe-coding app, Pocket, is a playful social feed. It's now rolling out in the US after it began testing this summer....

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Mark Cuban said 'only idiot' founders would stay in California under a wealth tax. We asked 3 founders if they'd leave.

Mark Cuban says startup founders will flee California if the wealth tax passes in November. Business Insider put Cuban's theory to the test....

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The creator economy's hottest debate: Can influencers post AI ads without alienating their fans?

AI companies are hiring influencers and offering hefty paychecks. Creators are left weighing the cost of backlash from their fans....

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Walmart's $2.9 billion tariff refund is headed back to shoppers

Walmart said it is fulfilling its May promise to direct the bulk of tariff refunds toward improving the value it offers to customers....

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I've been a Costco executive member for 11 years. I'll always stock up on these 7 snacks.

As a longtime executive member and mom of a toddler, I love heading to Costco to buy snacks in bulk. My favorites include trail mix and bananas....

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The states where students are most and least likely to leave home for college, ranked

See which US states send the highest and lowest shares of first-time college students out of state, based on 2024 Department of Education data....

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After I graduated from college in the US, I moved abroad to Thailand. It's nothing like I expected.

Instead of getting a corporate job in the US after graduation, I moved abroad to Thailand, to teach English for a year. It's had surprising benefits....

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We're in our 50s and moved into senior living. Our neighbors average 76.

Amy Leaitu moved into a senior living community when she was 54. The average age of the residents is 76. She can't imagine living anywhere else....

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Mark Cuban says doctors should be teaching patients how to use AI to help with their treatment

In a series of posts about AI's impacts on healthcare, Cuban said it could be used to replace medical middlemen....

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Elon Musk renews his battle with Delta after it snubbed Starlink for Jeff Bezos' Amazon Leo

After some X users posted about choosing rival airlines over Delta due to Starlink internet, Musk said, "I warned them."...

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A tech campus in Malaysia’s $100 billion ghost city got shut down. One crypto executive is on a mission to revive it.

"Silicon Valley's for tech, why not we make Forest City a hub for AI and blockchain?" Jeff Yew, head of Monochrome Asset Management, told BI....

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Microsoft will pay up to $279K for a lawyer who can build AI

Microsoft is seeking a lawyer who can shape how its legal department uses AI. The hire will build agents, sharpen prompts, and train attorneys....

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How to work out with your boss without it being weird

Working out with your boss can give your career a boost: 5 tips from CEOs and trainers....

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Gen Z's new anti-tech rebellion: making eye contact and listening to each other

Members of the Luddite Club in New York City who gave up their smartphones say their lives are richer and allows them to be more present with others....

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