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See that little circle? That’s a camera. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

All around Meta’s Menlo Park campus, cameras stared at me. I’m not talking about security cameras or my fellow reporters’ DSLRs. I’m not even talking about smartphones. I mean Ray-Ban and Meta’s smart glasses, which Meta hopes we’ll all — one day, in some form — wear.

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The Hambrick family have been on many adventures together.
  • Monet Hambrick, an avid traveler, documents her family vacations on her blog, The Traveling Child.
  • Her kids, Jordyn, 10, and Kennedy, 8, have done activities like hang-gliding, which she's scared of.
  • She's gotten flak online for the activities she lets them do, but she believes fear is taught.

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Jiangnan Shipyard was recently expanded and is now being merged with another yard.
  • China's massive shipbuilding industry is key to its military's naval modernization.
  • Dual commercial and military shipyards and China's national ambitions are major strengths.
  • But military corruption and future maintenance issues raise questions about long-term sustainability.

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Some safety measures are so simple we sometimes forget to take them at all, says former FBI agent Jason Hogg.
  • Former FBI agent Jason Hogg shared five tips to stay safe online.
  • Hogg emphasized the importance of verifying messages and being cautious with social media.
  • He advised using VPNs on public WiFi, restricting credit information, and not reusing passwords.

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Paramedics on a medical evacuation bus check on servicemen wounded in battles in the Donetsk region amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Paramedics checking on servicemen wounded in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.
  • NATO is planning for the mass transport of wounded troops in case of a war with Russia.
  • NATO could use hospital trains and buses to move injured troops in such an event, a German general told Reuters.
  • The general's comments come amid increasing tension between NATO and Russia.

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance will be secondary characters in their own debate.
  • Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off in their long-awaited debate on Oct. 1.
  • The debate comes roughly a month before the hotly-contested November general election.
  • Both Vance and

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The author, not pictured, leans on her husband for support during IVF treatment.
  • Infertility has taken a toll on my husband and me — emotionally, physically, and mentally.
  • My husband, thankfully, has supported me every step of the way during my IVF journey.
  • Throughout this process, I have fallen more in love with him.

Over a year ago, my husband and I learned that we would



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Welcome back to our Saturday edition! You're not alone if you've ever struggled to make a big decision. Shailene Woodley credits George Clooney for accepting a multi-year contract after being "scared to say yes" to the "Divergent" series



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Boxes of Amylu chicken meatballs lined up in rows at Costco.
Because I know exactly what I want to buy, I can be in and out of Costco in under 10 minutes.
  • I make 10-minute weekly Costco runs for protein-heavy, nutritious items for my family of four.
  • The Just Bare breaded-chicken-breast chunks are a great Chick-fil-A dupe.
  • My kids' favorite is the Polly-O string cheese, which is also a sneaky source of protein.

My husband and I have always been Cos



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X only has to pay one last fine in Brazil to get its services reinstated, according to Bloomberg and CNBC. Supreme Court R has ordered the company to pay 10 million Reais, or around $1.9 million, for its non-compliance with Brazil's court order for two days. Moraes added that the company's return "depends solely on the full compliance with Brazilian legislation and the absolute observance of the



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Lennon Torres was 13 when she received her first iPhone. She raced to download the apps all her friends used: Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat, eager to experience social media alongside her peers. 

But Torres, now 25, wasn't the average 13-year-old. She was also a reality show contestant who later regularly guest starred on the show Dance Moms. As she built her social media profile, fans of the