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• An American Airlines flight returned to Omaha 20 minutes after taking off.
• The pilots declared an emergency after mistaking an intercom issue for a security threat.
• Passengers ultimately reached Los Angeles more than four hours later than expected.

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The AI-generated video competition has heated up with the recent launches of OpenAI's Sora 2 and Google's Veo 3, and it looks like Snapchat is doing everything it can to stay in the race.

The company announced on Wednesday that its Imagine AI, a lens it previously launched in September for paid subscribers, will now be free for all U.S. users. Imagine AI allows users to create AI-generated content

When one of my relatives asked for a $1,000 loan, I felt two emotions immediately: guilt and dread.

Guilt because I had more financial resources than they did — I'm a millionaire who has worked in finance for decades. Dread because I've seen, both

• Nicole Shirvani is a full-time doctor and part-time real estate investor.
• She added short-term rentals to her portfolio for diversification and tax benefits.
• Before buying a short-term rental, she asks a few questions about the location and Airbnb rules.

Nicole Shirvani owns a

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• Toptal CEO Taso Du Val advocates for quarterly in-person meetings over weekly office visits.
• Du Val suggests working remotely 80% of the time and meeting in-person other 20%.
• He highlights remote work's cost-saving and talent advantages if implemented effectively.

Forget weekly visits to the office — Toptal CEO Taso

• You win for now, AI haters. Some big brands are declaring their allegiance.
• Heineken and Aerie are the most recent to have joined the anti-AI trend.
• Humans are really good at detecting inauthenticity — and can easily get the ick.

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• Plastic surgeries, particularly facelifts, are on the rise.
• However, plastic surgeries aren't always regulated — or safe.
• A plastic surgeon shared red flags to look out for, from a surgeon's credentials to their marketing.

Plastic surgery has become both a Gen Z status symbol and a way to get ahead

• Elon Musk said xAI's chatbot Grok will release "watchable" full-length films next year.
• XAI tutors have annotated short videos to train the AI, including Hollywood films, workers say.
• XAI is one of many AI companies that are navigating complex copyright concerns.

Elon Musk wants Grok's name in lights.

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