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If you don’t get Labubus, that’s the point
If you find this Labubu cute, you might be susceptible to baby schema. | Getty Images Some creatures only come out at night: vampires, werewolves, and now the latest member of the after-hours club:...

The surprisingly sound financial advice I got from a chatbot
Tools built on top of large language models like ChatGPT stand to transform the world of financial advice and planning. Recently, as an experiment, I gave a bunch of my financial information to an...

The surprisingly sound financial advice I got from a chatbot
Tools built on top of large language models like ChatGPT stand to transform the world of financial advice and planning. Recently, as an experiment, I gave a bunch of my financial information to an...

Can you still love summer when it’s so damn hot?
If you’ve found yourself thinking this summer feels hotter than normal, you’re right. It’s not just the occasional heat dome trapping most of the nation in 90-degree heat; the summers have been...

Uber Eats is adding AI to menus, food photos, and reviews
In examples like those garlic knots on the bottom left, Uber Eats’ AI would have to generate sections of the food itself. The menus on your next Uber Eats order may be embellished using generative...

Democratic voters have turned against Israel. Why won’t their leaders?
Given how far Democratic voters have moved on support for Israel — a more than 60-point swing in the last decade — why has their party’s establishment been so slow to respond? | Getty Images Since...

The terrifying reality behind one of America’s fastest-growing dairy brands
You don’t need me to tell you that the US is in the midst of an obsession with protein. By now, you’ve probably seen extra protein in foods and beverages it once didn’t belong: ice cream, popcorn,...

Hey Microsoft, is it ‘Xbox PC’ or ‘Xbox on PC’?
Microsoft first started using the "Xbox PC" term in a blog post announcing the Gears of Wars remaster in early May. It was a new branding effort designed to signal that games are available on PC...

Meta is playing the AI game with house money
Mark Zuckerberg’s AI hiring spree is costing a lot of money. His investors don’t care. Meta’s stock price shot up over 10 percent on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected...
Apple iOS 26: Is your iPhone compatible? Here's a list which devices can download it today
iPhone devotees, listen up: Tons of new updates are coming to Apple's operating system this fall that you'll be excited to try out. But instead of being named iOS 19, it'll be called...