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May
11

My son died on Mother's Day weekend. Sometimes I wonder how I've survived all these years.

The author's son died of a heroin overdose around Mother's Day nine years ago. Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images My 25-year-old son Alex died of a heroin overdose.I have a feeling he died on Mother's Day, even though I found out about his death two days later. My husband and I were numb at first, and the tears came later.  Mother's Day is always th...

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The US Army's new plan to counter Russia and China has a glaring problem, experts say

Soldiers in training on a 12-mile ruck march at Fort Moore, Georgia in January. Capt. Stephanie Snyder/US Army The US Army's new structure responds to drones and guided missiles and artillery.But the Army plans to stand up new units at a time its recruiting is struggling.The Army is also basing its plans on untried weapons, the Congressional Resear...

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A bodybuilder ditched his low-carb diet and started eating potatoes 6 times a day. He got in the best shape of his life.

Mark Taylor; Alyssa Powell/BI Bodybuilder Mark Taylor ate a low-carb, high-protein diet for decades.His career never reached the heights he wanted, but everything changed when he started eating carbs.Taylor now eats six portions of potatoes a day and won 'Mr Universe' in 2023. As a competitive bodybuilder, Mark Taylor spent decades training hard an...

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My parents named me Denise, but I never liked it. After my mom died and my dad had dementia, I changed it to Elizabeth.

At the age of 52, Elizabeth Flagg changed her first name from Denise — a name she said she hated. Courtesy of Elizabeth Flagg Elizabeth Flagg — named Denise by her parents — said she always hated her first name.She was desperate to change it but was concerned that her parents would feel insulted.Flagg waited until her mom died and her dad got demen...

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May
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The US military isn't ready for the coming drone war

Rockfinder/Kypros/guvendemir/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez A Russian infantry vehicle darts across a war-torn field, trying to outrun a small Ukrainian drone. But there's no escaping this peculiar weapon: a high-speed, highly maneuverable flying IED. The drone strikes the armor, setting off an explosion. Soldiers inside rush to ditch their wo...

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May
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Clarence Thomas, who has faced scrutiny over his ethics, discusses people who 'bomb your reputation'

Ginni Thomas (left) in 2017 and Clarence Thomas (right) in 2009. Chip Somodevilla, Mark Wilson/Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke at a judicial conference in Alabama on Friday.Thomas told US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle he and his wife have endured "lies."His wife, Ginni Thomas, faced scrutiny for her belief that the...

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May
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Hybrid sales are booming — here's why drivers are buying them over EVs

Toyota has reaped the benefits of its hybrid-friendly lineup. Toyota Hybrid sales are booming in the US. Once dismissed as a "phase," many drivers are now choosing them over EVs.One Toyota exec told BI there are "no compromises" to buying a hybrid anymore.  Hybrids are having a moment. Sales of partially battery-powered vehicles, once ridiculed as ...

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Paul Pelosi attacker could go away for 40 years — on enhanced charges of terrorism

Body camera footage taken at the scene of the attack shows David DePape shortly before he lunged at Paul Pelosi with a hammer. San Francisco District Attorney David DePape is facing a 40-year sentence for his attack on Rep. Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul.Prosecutors have included a terrorism enhancement in their sentencing request.DePape was found gu...

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Trump's worst rebukes from NY judges were all for attacks on women who made him look bad in court

Trump has been rebuked by three Manhattan judges for his attacks on, from left, law clerk Allison Greenfield, Stormy Daniels, and E. Jean Carroll. Left, Jefferson Siegel/Getty Images; center, Ethan Miller/Getty Images; right, Gotham/WireImage. Since October, Donald Trump has attended — as a defendant — three Manhattan trials.During these trials, ju...

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Cisco reimagines cybersecurity at RSAC 2024 with AI and kernel-level visibility

Defending against adversarial AI-based attacks and the torrent of new tradecraft attackers are creating requires a new approach to cybersecurity.Read More

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DeepMind is Google's AI research hub. Here's what it does, where it's located, and how it differs from OpenAI.

Google DeepMind is Google's AI research division focused on building artificial general intelligence, also known as AGI. Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images DeepMind is Google's AI research hub focused on building artificial general intelligence.DeepMind has been applied to real-world problems in healthcare, science, and engineer...

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Xbox’s studio shuttering casts a pall over summer games events | Kaser Focus

The closure of four studio by Xbox is going to make the summer games showcases especially awkward, says Rachel Kaser -- especially Xbox's.Read More

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Airbnbs are primed to take over Miami, which is already facing a housing crunch

Miami, Florida. Getty/Sylvain Sonnet A Florida real-estate firm forecasts that 31 pre-construction condo buildings in the Miami region are ripe for Airbnbs.That amounts to over 10,335 units or more than 50% of projected construction, ISG Group found. Rising population and home prices are already squeezing Miami real estate. A wave of new condo deve...

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Every outfit Taylor Swift wears on the Eras Tour, ranked

Taylor Swift debuted several new outfits during her Eras Tour stop in France. Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images Taylor Swift recently kicked off the European leg of The Eras Tour.She has worn about 60 different outfits onstage, with unique styles for each album.BI's music team ranked them from worst to best, with the original "L...

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We won't be able to retire when we want, and I'm convinced a change to my spending habits could have made the difference

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May
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Sam Altman shoots down rumors of OpenAI search engine

The OpenAI CEO alongside president Greg Brockman took to X on Friday to deny reports and rumors it was introducing a search engine on Monday.Read More

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The developer-first studio concept and why all leaders should strive for it

As Founder and CEO of Bit Reactor, I've witnessed firsthand the transformative power of putting developers at the heart of every decision.Read More

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Perplexity’s latest partnership set to power SoundHound’s voice assistant

For Perplexity, the partnership with SoundHound marks the addition of another strong distribution channel expanding the reach of its LLM-driven search capabilities.Read More

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The AI Beat: Why does OpenAI need a search engine?

Whatever happens, it's clear the era of outbound link-ranked web search ushered in by Google more than 25 years ago is rapidly changing.Read More

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Invoke AI rolls out refined control features for image generation

Invoke AI has rolled out two new features that offer greater control over their generated images: Control Layers and custom Model Training.Read More

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