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  • Google is quietly rolling out a feature that lets some users change their Gmail addresses.
  • The update is detailed on Google's Hindi support page.
  • Users can change their Gmail address up to three times without losing their data.

It looks like you may soon be able to change that old email address you made in high school.

Google account users have long


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Anduril employees are Slack messaging "all day, every day, all the time," COO Matt Grimm said.
  • Anduril COO Matt Grimm said that he sorts for the most recent unread Slack messages.
  • The strategy isn't foolproof, Grimm said, but "it works enough to get the pulse of what's going on."
  • He said he can't read every Slack message, as Anduril has 7,000 employees across 14 time zones.

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Steve Carroll and his family are chasing Mosaic status and 350,000 points as part of JetBlue's "25 for 25" flight challenge.
  • Steve Carroll and his son visited 25 unique JetBlue cities to lock Mosaic status for 25 years.
  • He spent about $7,000 on the adventure and finished it in Fort Myers on December 8.
  • He blazed creative routes, flying to Nantucket for breakfast, DC for lunch

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  • Georg Loewen struggled to get to the office on time due to his daughter's day care drop-off.
  • His manager approved a more flexible schedule than the company's policy typically allowed.
  • Loewen shared the challenges of his commute — and how others might secure similar flexibility.

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Researchers are making headway in the "terrifying robot apocalypse" department.

Yicaiglobal reported (via Interesting Engineering) that specialists from the Chinese cybersecurity research group Darknavy recently showed off a method of compromising commercial humanoid robots that has somewhat terrifying implications if used in a real-world setting. At GEEKcon in Shangai, the researchers took a


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  • As someone born completely blind, I was often told I'd never get to travel the world.
  • Getting my guide dog changed that, and in three years, we've been to over a dozen countries.
  • I feel fortunate, but the biggest challenge is dealing with other people's ignorance.

My life changed when I met Indio, a black Labrador, three years ago.

I am completely blind, and until I got my


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The best iPad accessories can make an aging tablet feel like new again, or give you additional ways to use that new slab you just bought. Whether it's a slim folio case, an Apple Pencil, a docking station or a paper-like screen protector, there are so many iPad accessories out there that can transform how you use your tablet on a regular basis — and make your iPad last longer, too. We've tested a



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  • Ron Telemarque had 11 days to decide: accept severance or return to the office full time.
  • He shared how he decided whether to stay at Paramount — and whether he regrets it months later.
  • In recent years, many workers have had to adapt to return-to-office mandates.

In September, Ron Telemarque was given 11 days to make a difficult decision: leave his job at Paramount