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Colossal Biosciences has generated a flurry of headlines in recent years, as the ‘de-extinction’ company announced plans to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the Tasmanian tiger, and, most…

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• When I landed a job, I started dating a guy from the interview panel shortly after. 
• We were outed as a couple, so the company struggled to promote us; we became targets for ridicule. 
• We eventually got married and left the company together. 

I smoothed down the pink fabric of my blazer as I slid into the

Apple is reportedly holding discussions with OpenAI about using the startup’s AI technology to power some features coming to the iPhone later this year, Bloomberg reported on Friday. This comes roughly a month after reports surfaced that Apple was holding discussions with Google about using Gemini in iOS 18. Either…

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• Icon of the Seas and Wonder of the Seas are Royal Caribbean's newest and largest cruise ships.
• I stayed in both of their balcony staterooms — a $130-per-person-per-day difference.
• Icon's pricier cabin looked more

• Ceramics maker Maruwa is helping cool data centers amid the AI boom.
• The company has seen its shares double over the past year, the FT reported.
• Maruwa's 200-year history in ceramics contributes to its competitive edge.

The AI boom is driving a surge in data center construction that's sucking up tons of

• A three-bedroom, four-bathroom home has hit the market in Connecticut for $2.9 million. 
• The home features the only FAA-approved private paved airstrip in the state. 
• It also features an airplane hangar among other amenities. 

Connecticut's only home with an FAA-approved private paved airstrip is selling for $2.9 million.

The

• Many Fortune 500 CEOs have previously worked at McKinsey.
• These include Google's Sundar Pichai and ex-Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg.
• The firm has become known as a CEO factory, but has sparked controversy in the past, too.

McKinsey is back in the headlines.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the Department of Justice is conducting a

• Chris Pratt and his wife demolished a 1950s LA house to make way for a new mansion.
• The couple paid $12.5 million to acquire the "Zimmerman House," designed by architect Craig Ellwood. 
• Ellwood's daughter said it could have been shown "some honor" before its demolition.

Chris Pratt and his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, faced

It took less than a week for NASA Administrator Bill Nelson's gaffe to make it to social media. 

Over an hour into a budget hearing for the U.S. space agency, a congressman asked Nelson why China is sending spacecraft to the "backside" of the moon. 

"They are going to have a lander on the far side of the moon, which is the side that's always in dark," said Nelson, a former senator and astronaut

• Aisha Canfield is a single mom of two daughters aged 6 years and 22 months
• She moved from California, to Lisbon, Portugal in August 2023.
• She says it's hard to parent in the US when there's so much individualism. 

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Aisha Canfield. It has been edited for

• Fisker has warned it faces the possibility of bankruptcy.
• Fisker Ocean owners are worried their cars might be bricked if the company goes under.
• Some owners have experienced multiple software issues with the car since its release last year.

Fisker is poised to break ground in the

• New regulations will require airlines to provide refunds for delayed or canceled flights.
• The refunds, which airlines have to implement over the next six to 12 months, must be automatic and prompt.
• Passengers can also get refunds for delays to checked bags. Here's