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Hollywood exec Ari Emanuel says he treats his to-do list like a 'contract' with himself

WME chairman Ari Emanuel said his "relentless" approach to getting things done helped him get noticed early in his career....

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Russia lost one of its irreplaceable Tu-95 nuclear-capable bombers in a deadly training crash

Six of the seven crew members on board died in the crash in Far Eastern Amur, the defense ministry said....

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OpenAI named its new agent system Dots. It’s already causing confusion.

SpaceXAI is all set to capitalise on any typos that OpenAI users name when looking up Dots....

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Paramount's streaming chief is out ahead of the WBD merger. Read the memo she sent to staff.

Paramount Skydance's streaming head exits ahead of the WBD merger. She told staff CEO David Ellison was "optimizing for HBO stability."...

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These are the 5 most surprising takeaways from Sam Altman at OpenAI's big developer conference

At DevDay 2026, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman weighed in on the job market and called tokens a "terrible" metric. He also shared how he uses the Dots agents....

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Donald Trump orders federal agencies to rename AI ‘Super Intelligence’

Trump directed federal agencies to replace "AI" with "Super Intelligence" and announced the rebrand alongside a lineup of tech CEOs....

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OpenAI says its new AI agents won’t stay a premium product forever as the company launches its priciest plan yet

OpenAI's Dots agents will launch on premium plans, but its executives said the company eventually wants to bring them to billions of users....

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Workday is doing another round of layoffs

The software-as-a-service giant said in a securities filing that it's cutting approximately 2.5% of its workforce....

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Judge rules Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax rollout needs a do-over

New York City plans to place a tax on multi-million-dollar second homes. A judge ruled Tuesday that its rollout needs to be redone....

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2 more Good Good leaders are out in the wake of the YouTube group's ad blow-up

The YouTube golf collective's heads of content and events posted that they had left the organization....

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I flew Iraqi Airways, an airline few Americans have experienced and is banned in the EU. Here were the 4 biggest surprises.

I was surprised to get a full hot meal in economy. But the seats were worn and dirty and I worried about the airline's safety....

1 week ago

Trump revealed the seating chart for his big AI meeting. See who's in — and who's missing.

Donald Trump hosted a lunch for the top AI leaders on Tuesday. Jensen Huang and Elon Musk were by his side on a seating chart....

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Disney is starting its 3rd round of layoffs under CEO Josh D'Amaro

Disney is cutting employees following its April and July downsizing under new CEO Josh D'Amaro....

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We moved to a small island with our 10-month-old after finding a house for $1,000 a month that felt too good to be true

While deciding where to settle down with our baby, we found an affordable home on an island in Maine. We moved there, and it's been great....

1 week ago

I turned down a scholarship at UPenn to attend the more expensive Columbia. I still wonder if I made the right choice.

I chose to attend Columbia because I always loved the idea of living and working in New York City. But I wonder if that dream was too high a price....

1 week ago

My husband and I met at work. Then, I switched careers.

I met my now-husband while we were working together at the same place in similar jobs as teachers. A few years later, I switched careers and fields....

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Ukraine's battlefield supply robots have learned how to swim

Ukraine said an amphibious robot completed a first-of-its-kind logistics mission across land and water....

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Student-loan borrowers now have 3 more months to enroll in a temporary repayment benefit

The Education Department extended the deadline for student-loan borrowers to enroll in autopay and get a 1-percentage-point interest rate reduction....

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I've been to all 50 states. I'm not in a rush to return to these 5, even though I liked visiting them.

Although I've loved traveling to all 50 states, I'm not in a rush to return to places like Indiana, North Dakota, Kansas, and Nevada....

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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry says he's 'more confident than ever' of an AI reckoning in 2027

Michael Burry says he's placed a raft of short bets as he's "more confident than ever before" that an AI reckoning will "play out over the next year."...

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I spent years working on cruise ships. Here are the 8 things I used to wish all cruisers knew about the job.

As a former cruise-ship employee, I wish more passengers knew what it's like to do this job and left notes about crew members on comment cards....

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From the 'Amityville Horror' house to the former Versace mansion, 12 notorious homes that have gone up for sale

Homes linked to famous crimes or notorious criminals have been put on the market throughout the years. Selling these properties isn't always easy....

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A YouTuber says this Muse setting led to the AI agent sharing his address: 'Be careful'

A YouTuber says an "Allow Always" setting led Meta's Muse agent to share his address with a Marketplace buyer who later showed up at his door....

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Here are the tasks that execs from Anduril to Zendesk are giving their personal agents

Top execs at companies like Anduril, Adobe, and KPMG are using personal AI agents for tasks like booking dog walkers and flu shots....

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Strength training changed my relationship with the scale. Now, when I see my weight go down, I'm disappointed.

I think about my body very differently since I've started strength training. Now, when I step on the scale and see a lower weight, I'm disappointed....

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Corgi girls, ugly lawsuits, and cute dogs: Inside a wild $5 billion startup

Corgi reached a $5 billion valuation. Internal messages and documents reveal the drama dogging the insurance startup....

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I landed multiple job offers after college. I feel that being open and honest about an upcoming medical procedure helped.

Krystal Pulaski received multiple job offers while searching for a physical therapy assistant role. She chose the job with the best work-life balance....

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A startup's quixotic quest to fight AI slop

A startup called Taste Labs hired creatives to teach AI what is good and what isn't. It raises the question, do we want AI to define what is great?...

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NBA star Jalen Brunson says his friends knew exactly what not to ask of him in high school

Jalen Brunson said his success was shaped not only by his own discipline, but also by the company he kept....

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Ukrainians say their drone-on-drone war is clocking speeds faster than Formula 1 cars

Ukrainians reported intercepting a Geran-5 at a speed of 264 mph, fast enough to cross the length of a football field in less than a second....

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PwC's huge survey of 50,000 workers says AI is splitting employees into 4 distinct groups

The Big Four firm, PwC, surveyed 50,000 workers globally and found a split emerging between AI 'front-runners' and 'engine room' workers....

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OpenAI scraps GPT-6.1 Astra launch after safety tests raise concerns

OpenAI canceled Astra's October launch after tests found it could exceed its scope, act without permission, and misstate its work....

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One of AI's most influential researchers is joining AMD in an $8 billion deal

AMD is betting big on "world models" that could power robots, factories, and other physical AI systems. It's acquiring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs....

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Palmer Luckey says AI won’t save founders from the hardest part of their jobs

The Anduril founder said AI can automate technical work, but founders will remain on the hook for legal issues, people, and key business decisions....

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Disney wants staffers to use AI for their annual reviews and goal setting

Disney's AI push has extended to annual reviews, as the company encouraged employees to use chatbots to help craft their self-assessments....

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Sorry, Tesla fans. You'll have to wait a little longer to see the new Roadster.

Tesla wanted to rip the covers off its SpaceX-powered Roadster on Thursday. Expected heavy rain and thunderstorms got in the way....

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Thieves stole an Nvidia-branded trailer filled with nothing but 20,000 pounds of sand

Thieves stole two trucks, including an Nvidia-branded trailer, as AI hardware thefts rise. Their haul: 40,000 pounds of sand....

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I turned down MIT to choose a little-known college my mom wanted me to attend. Not everyone understood my choice.

Hannah Mitchell turned down MIT for a the Merchant Marine Academy. Three months in, she says it was the right decision....

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A YouTuber says Meta's Muse gave his address to a Facebook Marketplace buyer: 'A guy just showed up at my door'

Matt Robb said that Muse gave out his address without his knowledge. "Luckily I'm in an apartment with security," he wrote....

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The US Navy’s shipyard overhaul is going to cost billions more and take decades longer than planned, watchdog warns

Unforeseen issues have led to increased costs and extended schedules for the overhaul program of the Navy's four public yards, the GAO said....

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Everything Taylor Swift has worn at the MTV VMAs, ranked from least to most iconic

Taylor Swift has attended the MTV Video Music Awards 12 times since 2008 and worn multiple iconic outfits there. Remember her crystal "naked" dress?...

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Nvidia launched a tool designed to stop AI agents from going rogue. Here’s how it works.

Nvidia has unveiled a two-layer safety system that monitors AI agents and cuts them off when they stray beyond set rules. Here's how it works....

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I tried 8 of Gordon Ramsay's frozen meals and ranked them from worst to best

I tried eight options from Gordon Ramsay's line of frozen meals, By Gordon Ramsay. Some were better than others, but I loved the spicy cheese ravioli....

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11 of the best and worst looks from the 2026 VMAs

Some stars wore eye-catching outfits at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, while others, like Taylor Swift, missed the mark with their looks....

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