Big Tech has cozied up to nuclear energy

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Major tech firms, in search of carbon pollution-free electricity for data centers, are helping to revive nuclear energy in the US.

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Lego's website was hacked to promote a crypto scam

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People who visited Lego's website on the evening of October 4 were welcomed by a banner with illustrated golden coins bearing the company's logo, claiming that the "Lego coin" is now officially out. It even promised "secret rewards" to those who'd buy some. But Lego wasn't truly launching an official cryptocurrency coin, and according to The Brick Fan, the button to buy led to an external

I struggle to gentle parent my toddler. My traumatic childhood makes it difficult to stay calm during her temper tantrums.

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The author, not pictured, struggles to gentle parent her toddler.

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  • I've been dealing with childhood trauma my entire life, and it affects me as a parent today.
  • I try to gentle parent my toddler, but it's difficult when she throws a temper tantrum.
  • I struggle to regulate my emotions, but I am trying to be gentle toward myself first.

One of my first memories is running to the school

I'm a former Disney Imagineer who helped create the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Here are 3 tips for landing your creative dream job.

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Ann Morrow Johnson now works at Gensler, an architecture and design firm, after spending years as a Disney Imagineer.

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  • Ann Morrow Johnson is the design director at Gensler, a leading architecture firm.
  • Johnson also worked for Disney Imagineering, helping design some of its biggest attractions.
  • She shared tips on how hopeful creatives can get the most coveted jobs.

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Starfield’s big Shattered Space expansion isn’t weird enough

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It’s been a long time coming for Starfield players. Bethesda’s sci-fi take on Skyrim originally launched last summer, and while there have been some updates and improvements since then, it’s taken more than a year for the game to get its first major expansion. This lead-up means there’s a lot riding on Shattered Space — which is a perfectly fine addition to

My partner was in a 10-day medically induced coma after a botched wisdom tooth removal. It was just weeks before our wedding.

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The author's partner was in a coma before their wedding day.

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  • After a botched wisdom tooth removal, my partner spent 10 days in an induced coma.
  • With a few weeks left before our wedding, we decided to go ahead with the ceremony when he woke up.
  • Our wedding looked different to accommodate my partner; he sat down during our vows.

Sometimes, life really does change in an instant

Heather Graham's best career decision? Hiring herself.

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Once upon a time, Heather Graham really wanted to play a murderer.

Fresh off career-making turns as the porn star Rollergirl in "Boogie Nights" and the short shorts-wearing CIA agent Felicity Shagwell in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," Graham wasn't having trouble getting work. It just wasn't necessarily the work she wanted.

When she heard about Patty Jenkins