In a development that should surprise no one, OpenAI is preparing to release a standalone social app powered by its upcoming Sora 2 video model, Wired reports. The app reportedly "closely resembles" TikTok, with a vertical video feed and swipe-to-scroll navigation. The catch? It will only feature AI-generated content; there's apparently no option for the user to upload photos or videos from their

There's not much of a reason to wait until Black Friday to buy a robot vacuum — not when Amazon treats its October Prime Day sale like Black Friday when it comes to vacuum deals.
In fact, compared to the Prime Day that just happened in July, I'm already seeing many of the same deals live before Prime Big Deal Days even starts next week. Those include a handful of the 2025 Roombas that impressed me
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- I made Ina Garten's outrageous brownies, the most popular dessert from her Barefoot Contessa store.
- Garten said the brownies were such a hit that she would sell "like a thousand" every week.
- The brownies were really easy to make, and they were deliciously rich and decadent.
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Lisa Hufcut-Dupler has always had a knack for spotting dachshunds in the wild.
In fact, the 58-year-old Upper East Sider is so good at it that she created the Instagram account @DachshundsOfNYC a decade ago to document the doxies she'd run into throughout the city.
When the self-appointed "professional stalker of urban weens" first started posting, a dachshund sighting felt

A recent Quinnipiac University poll shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of Kennedy's performance as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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- On a trip to Vienna, I stayed in an Airstream trailer for the first time.
- I found the 22-foot-long trailer on Airbnb and paid $300 for a two-night stay.
- The trailer had a bathtub, toilet, vanity, and bed, but I thought it was too cramped and noisy.
I'm pretty
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- Charlie Javice was sentenced to 7 years in prison for tricking JPMorgan into paying $175M for her startup.
- Javice was convicted of fraud in
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- US Army and Marine Corps vehicle fleets aren't sufficiently ready for war, a watchdog study finds.
- The GAO report highlights a dramatic decline in vehicle readiness due to maintenance and spare parts problems.
- Costs for vehicle repairs have soared, but services are
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- In the early 20th century, deadly conditions on the job killed thousands of US workers each year.
- Railways and mines were dangerous, but so were factories and mills.
- Photos from the era show just how dangerous these workplaces were.
In the early 20th century, it was more dangerous
Reporter Marisa Kabas, founder of The Handbasket, posted on Bluesky today that more than 1.7 million subscribers canceled their paid Disney streaming plans between September 17 and September 23. The total allegedly includes subscriptions to Disney+, Hulu and ESPN. That falloff reportedly marked a 436 percent increase over the usual churn rate for the service. We’ve reached out to Disney+ for
