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  • Sequoia partner Jess Lee shared some tips for evaluating partners and employees.
  • Lee said her system measures someone's emotional, intellectual, political, and judgmental ability.
  • No one is good at all of them, she said, so it's all about finding people who complement each other.

The world's top leaders often say they can read people better than anyone else — a


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For roughly the same price as a flagship smartphone, you could instead buy an affordable humanoid robot that's meant for consumer and educational use. Noetix Robotics, a Beijing-based startup, revealed its Bumi robot that's priced at nearly 10,000 yuan, or around $1,400.

Unlike higher-end robots, the inexpensive Bumi stands at around three feet tall and weighs about 26 lbs. You won't find Noetix's



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Starting soon, Neato robovac owners will no longer be able to control their devices using the app. Neato Robotics, which shut down in 2023 due to declining sales, has notified customers that "cloud services are being phased out during Q4 2025," according to an email obtained by The Verge

While Neato's parent company Vorwerk Group initially said cloud support would continue for at least five years



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Happy Friday and welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over



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Just like a minor upgrade in specs, Apple's latest M5 MacBook Pro gets the slightest improvement when it comes to repairability. According to iFixit's teardown, the M5 MacBook Pro is the first of its kind that lets you replace the battery without having to remove the trackpad. However, Apple's official method of replacing the battery still requires navigating an arduous process that may steer most


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The author, shown with her son when he was 6-moths old, said she now thinks she was too focused on losing the weight she gained during pregnancy after her son was born.
  • After I gave birth, I weighed 80 pounds more than I did before I got pregnant.
  • I quickly became fixated on exercising and the food I was eating.
  • Looking back, I know my weight-loss goals distracted me

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Gemini just got easier to access in Google's mobile web browser.

Chrome users on both iOS and Android can now activate "AI Mode" from the page that opens when you try to open a new tab, per 9to5Google. Previously, this page had a Google search bar and icons for some frequently visited websites, but now it has a big old AI Mode button right underneath the search bar.

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Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa attend the 2025 premiere of "Deliver Me From Nowhere."
  • Bruce Springsteen met Patti Scialfa at a New Jersey rock club, the Stone Pony, in the '80s.
  • Scialfa joined Springsteen's E Street Band in 1984, and the two got married in 1991.
  • Here's what we know about their relationship.

The new Bruce Springsteen biopic, "Deliver Me From Nowhere,"


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