I thought the internet made parenting easier. It also made me less present.

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The author (not pictured) regrets her heavy phone use around her kids.

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  • I thought I was balancing work and parenting well.
  • My adult children helped me see how often I was mentally elsewhere.
  • I regret the everyday moments I lost to my phone more than my career.

My son was 11 when he volunteered to be the boy soloist at the school Christmas concert. Nobody else would do it

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Netflix bought Ben Afflecks AI startup for $587 million

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Netflix paid over half a billion dollars for Ben Affleck's AI startup InterPositive, which he founded in 2022.

According to Variety, Netflix's Form 10-Q report with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed that it paid $587 million in cash for an acquisition in March. While the company they acquired goes unnamed in the report, the InterPositive acquisition was announced on March 5, and a Bl

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I lost nearly 350 pounds without surgery or GLP-1s. It started with wall pushups and a trainer.

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Henry Gonzalez lost weight without surgery or meds.

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  • Henry Gonzalez is the founder of a San Francisco-based clothing brand.
  • He lost about 350 pounds without surgery or medicine.
  • He's managed to keep the weight off for seven years.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Henry Gonzalez. It has been edited for length and clarity.

I've lost nearly 350 pounds and kep

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2 US troops were killed during an Iranian missile and drone attack, the Pentagon says

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The US said two American troops were killed and several others injured during an Iranian missile attack in Jordan on Friday.

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  • The Pentagon said two US service members were killed in Jordan on Friday during an Iranian attack.
  • A third US service member is missing, and others were injured in a missile and drone attack.
  • The US war on Iran has intensified after a fragile
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This Android phone is giving Nothing in the best way, with a massive battery and cool AI features to boot

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These days, it's hard for me to get particularly excited about a new phone. I've tested so many that it often feels like I'm seeing much of the same thing. The Tecno Pova 8 5G tries to switch things up by borrowing some design cues from other phones while offering a unique feature that I wish more phones had: an Active Matrix display.

I often say that I miss when

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I've lived in one of New England's most popular tourist destinations for over 20 years. It's certainly not for everyone.

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I've been a Newport, Rhode Island, local for a long time now, and I've made peace with a lot of the drawbacks that come with living in a beloved tourist destination.

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  • I've lived in Newport, Rhode Island, for over 20 years. I love it, but it comes with drawbacks.
  • The city gets so crowded with tourists in the summer and fall, which makes day-to-day life tougher.
  • Still
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What to know about Taylor Farms, the Taco Bell lettuce supplier linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak

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Taylor Farms produces packaged salads and supplies fresh produce to retailers, restaurants, and foodservice customers.

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  • Taylor Farms, a lettuce supplier for Taco Bell, has been linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak.
  • Taylor Farms is one of North America's largest fresh-produce companies.
  • Bruce Taylor and several partners founded the company in 1995.

Taylor Farms, a Taco Bell le

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Meet Yang Zhilin, the CEO and founder behind China's buzzy new Kimi K3 AI model

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Yang Zhilin, cofounder of Moonshot AI, the Chinese company behind Kimi K3, speaks at a conference in Beijing.

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  • Yang Zhilin is the CEO and cofounder of Moonshot AI.
  • Moonshot's Kimi K3 is the latest Chinese AI model to rattle Silicon Valley.
  • Yang went to Carnegie Mellon University and worked at Meta and Google before returning to China.

There's a founder making waves in the AI

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