With Help of Lina Khan, Mamdani Looks to Quickly Cut Costs for New Yorkers
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After 23 years working for Jeff Bezos, the CEO of a $1.3 billion skills platform shares lessons he learned from Andy Jassy and the Amazon founder
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A nutritionist cut out ultra-processed foods 2 years ago. Here are the habits he kept, and the ones he ditched.
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Dear Abby: My dead son’s wife has grown distant — and had a grandchild I didn’t know about
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‘He satisfies a lot of my needs’: Meet the women in love with ChatGPT
Stephanie, a tech worker based in the Midwest, has had a few difficult relationships. But after two previous marriages, Stephanie...
Spider Plants Might Have Their Own Version of a Placenta and Umbilical Cord, Study Finds
Spider plants are one of those common household plants you probably have in your home right now. They are demarcated...
Florida man kills wife, shoots stepdaughter over NFL game argument before taking own life
A Florida man shot and killed his wife and shot his stepdaughter earlier this week before fatally shooting himself after an argument...
I spent a year interviewing and listening to over 50 tech leaders talk about AI. Here are the 4 biggest lessons.
This year, I listened to over 50 tech leaders discuss AI across various conferences, podcasts, and interviews. Lee Chong Ming/Business...
We’re Still Waiting on the Juiced Bikes Revival From Lectric
This one’s a bit of old news. In fact, I’ve been waiting for most of 2025 to hear more word...
Woman, 51, and boy, 17, rescued after three-hour paddleboarding ordeal off Melbourne
A woman and teenage boy left adrift in the ocean after setting out for a “beautiful, carefree afternoon” paddleboarding say...
Aspartame Might Be Bad for Your Brain and Heart, Study Finds
Ah, the dream of aspartame. Imagine an artificial sweetener, one of the most widely used in the world, that can...
California Prepares for More Rain After a Soggy Christmas
A record-setting holiday rainstorm disrupted parts of California on Christmas, swamping major highways, shutting down airport runways and prompting tornado...
