Mark Zuckerberg got his wife a 7-foot statue of herself. A couples therapist said such a lavish gift might be a red flag.

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Mark Zuckerberg, wearing a black suit and tie, looking at his wife, Priscilla Chan, wearing a red lace dress, on a visit to the White House in 2015.
Mark Zuckerberg gifted his wife of 12 years, Priscilla Chan, a 7-foot statue of herself that is dividing the internet.

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  • Mark Zuckerberg revealed he commissioned a seven-foot turquoise statue of his wife, Priscilla Chan.
  • The Meta CEO said he's "bringing back the Roman tradition of making sculptures of your wife."
  • A couples therapist told BI that such an extravagant and

The right-wing side of Silicon Valley is railing against Harris' economic speech before it even happens

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Marc Andreessen was among those to bash the proposal on social media.

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  • Marc Andreessen and David Sacks slammed Kamala Harris' upcoming price-gouging proposals.
  • Harris won't share the plan until Friday, but business-minded dissidents aren't waiting to respond.
  • Regulatory practices have emerged as a key partisan issue in Silicon Valley this election.

After the Harris campaign

Politics, Economy

An exploding star is due to show up in our skies for the first time in almost 80 years — here's how to spot this 'once-in-a-lifetime event'

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An artist's impression shows a star collapsing on itself
An artist's impression of a nova, an exploding star.

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  • A nova 3,000 light-years away is due to become visible from Earth.
  • T Coronae Borealis could be visible to the naked eye in the coming weeks.
  • A few tips can help you see this cosmic burst, which will be a once-a-lifetime event for many.

You might get the chance to see a rare cosmic event in just a few weeks.

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Meta’s VR version of GTA: San Andreas is ‘on hold indefinitely’

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A screenshot from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition.
This is a screenshot from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition. We never saw footage of the VR port. | Image: Rockstar Games

The Quest version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which was first announced nearly three years ago, is “on hold indefinitely,” Meta confirmed to IGN and in a comment on a YouTube video. “GTA: San Andreas is on hold indefinitely

I've been to the 10 most-visited US national parks. The most popular ones weren't necessarily my favorites.

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Emily standing on a rock formation facing a viewpoint of greenery and a body of water as the sun sets at Acadia National Park.
I've been to all of the top 10 most-visited US national parks.

Emily Hart

  • When considering iconic US landscapes, many people envision the most-visited major national parks.
  • As someone who has visited all 10 of them, they're all worth seeing — but I still have my favorites.
  • Great Smoky Mountains came in last due to the crowds, but Grand Teton was my favorite to visit.

After visiting 59 of the 63 major

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Online publishers face a dilemma: Allow AI scraping from Google or lose search visibility

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As the US government weighs its options following a landmark “monopolist” ruling against Google last week, online publications increasingly face a bleak future. (And this time, it’s not just because of severely diminished ad revenue.) Bloomberg reports that their choice now boils down to allowing Google to use their published content to produce inline AI-generated search “answers” or losing