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Productivity, and alleged lost productivity, has driven most of the conversation around traffic congestion and sprawl in the United States. While “time is money” is true in some contexts, it’s a terrible starting point for
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The New York Times Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that AI would eliminate many human jobs — and create new ones. Humans won’t be necessary for “the
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In recent months, fans of Burger King appear to have fallen out of love with the chain’s signature sandwich, the Whopper. Social media has been full of complaints about the quality of ingredients and even
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has carefully weighed in on the fight between Anthropic and the Pentagon. He said AI companies need to work with the military, but doesn’t
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Benson Lu’s life revolves around Pokémon. The 26-year-old has played the mobile game Pokémon Go every day for a decade, watches the animated show every week, goes to the local card shop in his Los
I made five popular breakfast recipes in the air fryer. Chelsea Davis I tried making five breakfast recipes in the air fryer to see how they’d turn out. The bacon and French toast came out
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Westend61/Getty Images As a speech-language pathologist, I teach people how to pause strategically. I adapted that technique into a simple trick to avoid arguments. A small, intentional pause can change how conversations unfold. I’m a
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A public showdown between the Trump administration and Anthropic is hitting an impasse as military officials demand the artificial intelligence company bend its ethical policies by Friday or risk damaging its business. Anthropic CEO Dario