Susan Wojcicki, who served as YouTube's CEO for almost a decade until she stepped down last year, has died. She was 56 years old. Her husband Dennis Troper has shared the news on Facebook, revealing that Wojcicki lived two years with non-small cell lung cancer. "Susan was not just my best friend and partner in life, but a brilliant mind, a loving mother, and a dear friend to many," he wrote in his
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- In work boots or a rumpled suit, Tim Walz has won some fans with his folksy fashion sense.
- Experts told BI his authenticity targets the very voters Harris needs.
- The Trump-Vance ticket is telegraphing more traditional power aesthetics, they said.
In his video introduction to the world as Kamala
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- The Nissan Ariya is a compact electric SUV that debuted in 2023.
- I was impressed by the Ariya's design, a quiet and comfortable cabin, and competitive pricing.
- I was disappointed with its slow charging rate and features that detract from the user experience.
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Welcome back to our Saturday edition, a look at our best lifestyle reads. Now that I'm back from vacation, I'm regretting my poor vacay diet. It reminds me of an Italian doctor who started eating like an American and saw his cholesterol skyrocket.
On
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- Sam Altman posted a photo of a strawberry bush, and AI nerds went wild.
- The AI community speculated that the post references a secret project code-named "strawberry."
- Strawberry aims to give OpenAI's tech autonomous internet navigation and deep research capabilities, Reuters reported.
The tech industry is reading
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- I never saw myself getting married.
- However, when I got pregnant, my feelings about marriage changed.
- Now, my husband Sam and I have been married for almost 10 years.
I've always been a commitment phobe and was never interested in getting married. In fact, whenever someone would ask my partner Sam and me
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- Slowdowns in some industries mean it's taking longer for some workers to land new roles.
- The pandemic helped normalize résumé gaps, with many workers experiencing employment disruptions.
- Career experts advise explaining gaps briefly and then pivoting to relevant skills and strengths.
When Vicki Salemi's father got sick

Black holes are misunderstood.
They're almost inconceivably dense objects, which grants them immense gravitational power. (If Earth was hypothetically crushed into a black hole, it would be under an inch across.) Not even light can escape, if it falls in. But black holes aren't incessantly sucking up everything in space like a vacuum cleaner (if so, we'd likely be in one). Things have to pass
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- Benji Xavier, 28, lost 100 pounds by swapping fast food for healthier home-cooked meals.
- He lost 100 pounds in high school but gained it back because his methods were unsustainable.
- Xavier learned to set himself small, achievable goals, and not worry about "cheat meals."
Benji Xavier lost 100 pounds in just over a
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- Stephen Knox Jones Jr. never felt he could take a break while pursuing a science career in the US.
- He felt guilty taking a vacation and his work-life balance wasn't ideal.
- All that changed after he moved to Lithuania. And the quality of his research is better for it.
This as-told-to essay is based on a
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- Priscilla Torres started planning a big bachelorette party, but it wasn't right for her.
- She ended up going on a solo bachelorette.
- Torres said it felt like the perfect way to "recharge" before her wedding.
When Priscilla (Prissy) Torres got engaged, she assumed she would have a big bachelorette party.
Torres, a 30-year-old Miami
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- Ultra-processed foods have been linked to health problems, including obesity and depression.
- Snacks make up 25% of US calorie intake and people tend to choose UPFs because they're convenient.
- A dietitian shared her go-to minimally processed snacks that stop her from reaching for UPFs.
A dietitian whose research