I paid $560 for a 7-day Eurail pass to country hop by train across Europe. It was so much better than flying.

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The author traveled around Europe by train and preferred it to flying.

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  • I traveled by train in four European countries using a Eurail pass in October 2022.
  • I preferred the experience of country hopping by train to flying to each place.
  • Traveling by train was more comfortable and sustainable than flying.

Traveling by train beats flying any day — at least in Europe. 

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Apple is bringing back Slide Over in iPadOS 26.1

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The reaction to iPadOS 26 has been mostly positive, but some users have bemoaned the absence of the decade-old Slide Over multitasking feature. Well, Apple just announced that it's coming back as part of iPadOS 26.1. It's actually already available, though just as part of the beta build.

For the uninitiated, Slide Over is a multitasking tool that lets users quickly reveal and hide an app that

OpenAI: You can use third-party apps like Spotify and Canva in ChatGPT

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OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman want ChatGPT to evolve beyond a conversational tool into a full-fledged digital assistant — one that can use other apps for you. The company announced a new initiative to create a "new generation of apps in ChatGPT," allowing users to connect and interact directly with third-party services inside the chatbot.

The new feature was unveiled during OpenAI’s Dev Day, during

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Best AI apps for Android

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AI is infiltrating the apps all over your Android phone. These are the best ones you should be using to streamline productivity, take better photos, and more.

I've worked at Costco for 20 years. Here are 9 of the best things I'm seeing on shelves right now.

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As a longtime employee, I think Kirkland Signature slippers and Panera Bread Southwest-style chicken soup are two of the best things to get at Costco right now.

Veronica Thatcher

  • I've worked at Costco for 20 years and love browsing the aisles for great new products.
  • This month, the retailer is stocking its shelves with cold-weather essentials like cozy clothing.
  • I also saw yummy soups, seasonal
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OpenAI's new chip deals raise a tough question: Where will all the power come from?

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AMD CEO Lisa Su

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  • OpenAI and AMD just signed a multibillion-dollar deal for 6 gigawatts of compute.
  • OpenAI and Nvidia signed a 10-gigawatt deal just last week.
  • The onslaught of new deals highlights the increasing strain AI is putting on the electric grid.

If OpenAI wants to win the AI race, it may need to bring its own power supply.

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