October 3, 2026

Nermeen Nabil

I consume less than an hour of digital media a day. ‘Cheat days’ never helped me cut screen time, but ‘NPC hours’ did. I consume less than an hour of digital media a day. 'Cheat days' never helped me cut screen time, but 'NPC hours' did.

I consume less than an hour of digital media a day. ‘Cheat days’ never helped me cut screen time, but ‘NPC hours’ did.

Nermeen Nabil August 11, 2026
In my quest to cut down on screen time, I’ve had a few key takeaways and breakthroughs....
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You can see both a partial solar eclipse and the Perseid meteor shower peak on the same day this week. Here’s when to look up

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Nermeen Nabil August 11, 2026
Get ready for a rare double feature in the sky on Wednesday, when parts of the United...
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I left Amazon, came back, and was laid off. My old job-search strategies no longer worked — here’s what did. I left Amazon, came back, and was laid off. My old job-search strategies no longer worked — here's what did.

I left Amazon, came back, and was laid off. My old job-search strategies no longer worked — here’s what did.

Nermeen Nabil August 11, 2026
Jack Nguyen spent more than seven years working at Amazon across two stints before being laid off...
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Taiwan packed its new coast guard vessels with anti-ship missiles. Now it’s readying them for a fight with China. Taiwan packed its new coast guard vessels with anti-ship missiles. Now it's readying them for a fight with China.

Taiwan packed its new coast guard vessels with anti-ship missiles. Now it’s readying them for a fight with China.

Nermeen Nabil August 11, 2026
The CG606 Bali is loaded with Hsiung Feng missile launchers. Lin Yen Ting/Taiwan’s Office of the President...
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I was laid off after 10 years at the same company. My $17-an-hour job at a garden center changed how I think about work. I was laid off after 10 years at the same company. My $17-an-hour job at a garden center changed how I think about work.

I was laid off after 10 years at the same company. My $17-an-hour job at a garden center changed how I think about work.

Nermeen Nabil August 11, 2026
A part time job at a garden center helped Leslie Friday cope with getting laid off. Provided...
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Anthropic just rolled out a tool that’ll decimate some people’s dreams of writing AI novels undetected Anthropic just rolled out a tool that'll decimate some people's dreams of writing AI novels undetected

Anthropic just rolled out a tool that’ll decimate some people’s dreams of writing AI novels undetected

Nermeen Nabil August 11, 2026
Anthropic is introducing a new feature to improve transparency on AI-generated content. Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images...
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