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Bosses loved AI at work — until they drowned in slop

Bosses loved AI at work — until they drowned in slop

Bosses are fed up with your grammatically perfect, needlessly verbose memos....

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Pixar cofounder Ed Catmull, 81, says the smartest AI-era career move is to help build what comes next

Pixar cofounder Ed Catmull, 81, says the smartest AI-era career move is to help build what comes next

Pixar cofounder Ed Catmull explains why he thinks workers should engage with AI, rather than stand on the sidelines....

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Agility Robotics is taking humanoid robots public in a first for Wall Street

Agility Robotics is taking humanoid robots public in a first for Wall Street

The Oregon startup, whose humanoid robots carry heavy materials in factories and warehouses, is expected to begin tradin...

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Cat Wu joins OpenAI from Anthropic in huge product-lead coup

Cat Wu joins OpenAI from Anthropic in huge product-lead coup

Cat Wu left Anthropic last week after becoming one of the company's highest-profile product managers and is now joining ...

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This tiny North Dakota town was the only place to vote against restricting data centers

This tiny North Dakota town was the only place to vote against restricting data centers

Among 45 data center propositions on the ballot during the midterms, only one small town voted against reining them in....

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Grocery workers union calls on newly elected Democrats to ban electronic shelf labels

Grocery workers union calls on newly elected Democrats to ban electronic shelf labels

The largest grocery workers union is taking aim at digital price tags following the success of Democratic candidates in ...

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Who was Ana María Ramírez Cetina, the nanny killed in the Learjet crash?

Who was Ana María Ramírez Cetina, the nanny killed in the Learjet crash?

Ana María Ramírez Cetina, 24, was a biomedical engineering graduate and had moved to the US seeking better opportunities...

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How a blue wave crushed the tech right

How a blue wave crushed the tech right

The Democratic wins that swept America on election night was a backlash against data centers, and a rebuke to Silicon Va...

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The 23-year-old founder of Instinct says people are quick to trust AI with their money

The 23-year-old founder of Instinct says people are quick to trust AI with their money

Instinct founder Noah Shinn says rapid credit card linking shows trust, as AI agent rivals like Meta's Muse and OpenAI's...

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The AI boom has sparked a fiber frenzy, and suppliers like Corning are racing to keep up

The AI boom has sparked a fiber frenzy, and suppliers like Corning are racing to keep up

AI's growth demands denser optical networks. This increases the need for more fiber across data centers....

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Deadly Learjet crash has elites reconsidering private air travel

Deadly Learjet crash has elites reconsidering private air travel

Tech investor Jason Calacanis said he's ditching private jets for commercial travel, writing in an X post: "See you...

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My parents gave me 3 storage units as an early inheritance. They collected vintage toys for decades.

My parents gave me 3 storage units as an early inheritance. They collected vintage toys for decades.

Steph Krim inherited her parents' massive vintage toy collection and drove it from Massachusetts to Chicago to start her...

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Democrats took back the Senate in a massive blue wave. See the 7 states that flipped.

Democrats took back the Senate in a massive blue wave. See the 7 states that flipped.

Some of the states hadn't elected a Democratic senator in more than 30 years....

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Elon Musk's 'vote red' post vanished after Election Day

Elon Musk's 'vote red' post vanished after Election Day

Elon Musk's pre-election X post is no longer on his timeline after Democrats dominated Tuesday's midterms....

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VC firm Sequoia is flattening its partner structure and closing its London office

VC firm Sequoia is flattening its partner structure and closing its London office

Sequoia Capital is closing its London office and embracing a flatter structure, joining Big Tech firms in reducing manag...

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I tried Gordon Ramsay's 15-minute Bolognese pasta. Now my family makes it for dinner every week.

I tried Gordon Ramsay's 15-minute Bolognese pasta. Now my family makes it for dinner every week.

Gordon Ramsay's 15-minute pasta features an easy and delicious sausage Bolognese sauce. The dish is a perfect weeknight ...

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I visited the newest US national park. Here's what it was like, as someone who's now visited all 64 of them.

I visited the newest US national park. Here's what it was like, as someone who's now visited all 64 of them.

I visited the newest US national park, Chiricahua. As someone who's now been to all 64 major US national parks, this one...

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Here's how much you need to earn to be middle class in every US state, ranked

Here's how much you need to earn to be middle class in every US state, ranked

A SmartAsset study revealed the income needed to be considered middle class in every US state. See where yours falls....

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Data centers got a slap in the face at the ballot box. These key votes show how.

Data centers got a slap in the face at the ballot box. These key votes show how.

Dozens of referendums restricted data center construction, as the Democrats flipped Texas and saw big swings in Virginia...

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Ad industry dealmaking is heating up. M&A pros think these 9 companies could be the next big buyers.

Ad industry dealmaking is heating up. M&A pros think these 9 companies could be the next big buyers.

There's been a flurry of acquisitions in the advertising space, with more expected. These are the buyers who could be po...

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The podcast boom is hitting a messy reality for CMOs

The podcast boom is hitting a messy reality for CMOs

Marketers are getting fed up with cluttered, repetitive ad breaks and a lack of measurement standards, according to a ne...

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Netflix just hired an adtech operator who knows how to solve 'gnarly problems'

Netflix just hired an adtech operator who knows how to solve 'gnarly problems'

Former colleagues say Netflix's new ad platform VP, Darshan Kantak, is accustomed to solving complex problems and is wil...

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Tesla and SpaceX shares drop after Elon Musk's election bet backfires

Tesla and SpaceX shares drop after Elon Musk's election bet backfires

Shares in Tesla and SpaceX fell around 4% premarket on Wednesday after the Democrats won a string of midterm victories i...

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Winners and losers from the 2026 midterm elections

Winners and losers from the 2026 midterm elections

Millions of Americans voted in a midterm election with incredible consequences on billionaires, taxes, AI regulation, an...

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I'm the CEO of Cava. I'm obsessively punctual and still work shifts in our restaurants — here's a day in my life.

I'm the CEO of Cava. I'm obsessively punctual and still work shifts in our restaurants — here's a day in my life.

Brett Schulman, the CEO of Cava, describes a day in his life, from early workouts to balancing work and family with effi...

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Democrats’ big night has the internet joking that DEI is back

Democrats’ big night has the internet joking that DEI is back

Election results show huge gains for Democrats. Delighted internet denizens say it means DEI is so back....

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Business leaders react as a 'blunami' sweeps America on Election Night

Business leaders react as a 'blunami' sweeps America on Election Night

Business leaders and tech executives are now weighing in on what the new political landscape could mean for their indust...

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Texas just went blue, and the tech bros are sad

Texas just went blue, and the tech bros are sad

Texas, with its limited red tape and vast resources, drew in the tech crowds. Now, it's politics turned bluer, and the e...

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Airbnb's Brian Chesky says these 3 mistakes made him a 'terrible CEO'

Airbnb's Brian Chesky says these 3 mistakes made him a 'terrible CEO'

Brian Chesky says building Airbnb came naturally. Running it did not. He shared the three mistakes that made him a &quot...

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These college students launched a legal tech startup during finals week. Now, it's business first, school second.

These college students launched a legal tech startup during finals week. Now, it's business first, school second.

Raphael Lim and Jamison Teng have had to sacrifice social life, grades, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training to build up Jam...

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These races matter if you care about money, Musk, and the AI boom as Democrats rack up shocking wins

These races matter if you care about money, Musk, and the AI boom as Democrats rack up shocking wins

AI, tech, and data centers are shaping key 2026 midterm races in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Here are t...

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Cat Wu, a face of the blockbuster app Claude Code, leaves Anthropic

Cat Wu, a face of the blockbuster app Claude Code, leaves Anthropic

Cat Wu exits Anthropic before its IPO. She helped boost Claude Code's success with Boris Cherny, making the AI startup a...

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What the voter records of California's billionaires reveal

What the voter records of California's billionaires reveal

POLITICO matched 166 billionaires who live or have recently lived in California to the state's voter file....

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Canva CEO says a major reorganization will affect 22% of its workforce. Read the memo.

Canva CEO says a major reorganization will affect 22% of its workforce. Read the memo.

Canva CEO Melanie Perkins wrote a memo explaining how a major reorganization will affect 22% of the company's workforce....

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They opened a hotel together. The Learjet crash cut their love story short.

They opened a hotel together. The Learjet crash cut their love story short.

Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr fell in love and opened a boutique hotel in Roatán, Honduras. They were killed in Sunday's ...

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ChatGPT's search volume is now roughly 20% of Google's. Wow, people were really sick of Google, huh?

ChatGPT's search volume is now roughly 20% of Google's. Wow, people were really sick of Google, huh?

OpenAI's Adam Fry told Big Technology that ChatGPT has around a fifth of Google's search query volume. Google can't be t...

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US Space Force Guardians will join Army Rangers, Navy SEALS, and other special forces in a new command

US Space Force Guardians will join Army Rangers, Navy SEALS, and other special forces in a new command

The new command will train and equip Space Force Guardians to special operations around the world....

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An NYC Marathon runner died suddenly at 24. Her family says the cause was rhabdomyolysis, a rare risk that can even affect fit athletes.

An NYC Marathon runner died suddenly at 24. Her family says the cause was rhabdomyolysis, a rare risk that can even affect fit athletes.

A woman died after collapsing near the finish line of the NYC Marathon. Here's what to know about rhabdomyolysis and the...

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A New York Giants co-owner says the NFL can reach new fans in 2 key ways

A New York Giants co-owner says the NFL can reach new fans in 2 key ways

Carolyn Tisch Blodgett believes the NFL can grow by expanding its fan base internationally and through flag football....

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The NYC Marathon costs more than $300 to enter. Here's what it's like to run it.

The NYC Marathon costs more than $300 to enter. Here's what it's like to run it.

Nearly 60,000 runners participated in the 2026 NYC Marathon, starting in Staten Island and finishing 26.2 miles later in...

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