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In October 2025, I packed up my 15-pound hairless Xoloitzcuintli, Troy, and the rest of my belongings and moved from the north of England back to my hometown in California. I was exhausted, relieved, excited, heartbroken, and so hopeful. I’d been living outside the US for 14 years — a year in Taiwan teaching English,

Dario Amodei spent Saturday night arguing with himself on national television. Well, sort of. The Anthropic CEO was spoofed last night by Jane Wickline in her first season as a repertory player on “Saturday Night Live,” playing Amodei as a bumbling megalomaniac struggling to explain why his own technology won’t end the world. In Wickline’s

There’s a specific dread that comes from not knowing if the words in your head are the right ones in that language. I lived inside that fear, not of a school test, but of speaking in class and having the wrong language come out, or the right one come out wrong. I was born in

Major airlines are letting customers rebook flights around the Northeast for free as a nor’easter threatens the region. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, and United Airlines have issued travel advisories for passengers flying this weekend to, from, or through several airports in the area, including LaGuardia Airport in New York and Logan Airport

OpenAI said it had warned dozens of organizations that its AI agents may have behaved improperly on their websites. The transgressions range from using exposed passwords to posting material that could require cleanup, said OpenAI in an update on its blog on Friday. OpenAI separately confirmed in a statement to Business Insider that, during training,

At Greenhorn Ranch in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, my best friend of 15-plus years resembled a stranger. Armed with a disproportionately large rifle, Ellie took aim and nailed three clay pigeons in perfect succession — her first time ever wielding a gun. As our skeet shooting instructor clapped, I stared at Ellie incredulously. “Who are

Focus on what you can control and let the rest go. I’ve heard countless versions of this advice throughout my life, and it gets me through my most stressful moments. Enter the long-haul flight — my least favorite part of any faraway vacation. I can’t make planes leave on time. I can’t change the crowds

When it comes to seafood, Aldi really knows what it’s doing — the store’s Specially Selected jumbo scallops taste like they were just scooped from the sea. I thaw them, pat them dry, and season with salt, pepper, and a bit of smoked paprika. Then, I melt some butter in a stainless-steel pan and give

Australia’s prime minister said a rogue OpenAI agent had hacked into a government website in June. Anthony Albanese said in a Wednesday media briefing in New York that an OpenAI agent had gained unauthorized access to a government Medicare statistics reporting website in June, and public and private files were exposed in the hacking. He

McDonald’s is spending big to bring customers back to its restaurants. The fast-food chain plans to devote $8.5 billion over the next 10 years to improvements to its restaurants, it said on Wednesday. The plan, called McDonald’s Next, includes adding more technology to stores, new training for employees, and increasing the burger chain‘s market share

McKinsey & Company warns companies that AI spending may rise even further as agents become more common. Compared to text-based AI tools, agents can cost much more to run because they are actually completing tasks. Such tasks are often multistep processes, so the same goal can be accomplished in a variety of ways, and costs

If your dream egg is white and fluffy as a cloud with a golden, runny center, this method is for you. “Cloud” eggs involve separating your egg whites from the yolks and whisking egg whites like you’re making meringue. That meringue is cooked, and the yolks are typically added back into the center of the egg “cloud.”

Often used as shorthand for two opposing sides of America, California and Texas have finally found common ground — on data centers breaking ground. The two most populous US states announced limits on data center development on Monday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed a package of new laws regulating data centers. The laws require

I’ve been to Switzerland several times, and it always beckons me back. The iconic Alpine landscape is unmatched in beauty and, unfortunately, also in price. It’s one of the most expensive countries in the world, and traveling there costs a pretty penny. High prices for flights, accommodations, meals, and entertainment mean I can’t afford to

Moving to a new country comes with plenty of adjustments, from language to social rules, but I didn’t expect to feel out of place in my own body. Before moving to Japan from New Zealand, I was mostly content with how I looked, having already survived the body-image hurdles of early motherhood. Despite being a

Whether you’re making it for the Super Bowl, a last-minute party, or an easy weeknight snack, this six-ingredient slow-cooker Buffalo chicken dip shows that crowd-pleasing food doesn’t have to be complicated. Simply toss everything in, let it cook, and you’ll end up with a creamy, spicy dip that disappears almost as fast as it comes

Years ago, I got a call from a friend. “The most amazing thing happened,” she gushed, “we got engaged!” She proceeded to tell me about how her boyfriend proposed. They’re such a loving and compatible couple, I couldn’t have been happier for them. Days later, I saw the picture online, her finger encrusted with an

This story is based on an interview with Craig Celek, 56, a flight attendant from Brooklyn. It has been edited for length and clarity. In February 2026, I embarked on what I call “act three” of my career. Right out of college, I worked for a publishing company in Hong Kong for 15 years before