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• Dr. Ruth Westheimer, an internationally renowned sex therapist, has died at age 96.
• Born in Germany to Jewish parents, Westheimer escaped the Holocaust as a child. She never saw her parents again.
• Westheimer became known for her candid sex advice and

Researchers are exploring the existential implications of generative AI, including whether or not the advancing technology will actually make humans more creatively capable — or narrow our views.

The new study, published in Science Advances by two University College London and University of Exeter researchers, tested hundreds of short stories created solely by humans against those created with the

We’re already seeing great deals land on Amazon devices like the Kindle Scribe ahead of Prime Day next week, which makes sense as it’s an Amazon event. It’s possible we’ll see even more Kindle deals arrive soon, but it’s less

NASA and its partners, the European and Canadian space agencies, are celebrating the second year since the James Webb Telescope started sending back photos of the universe by releasing an image of the Penguin and the Egg galaxies. These are interacting galaxies collectively known as Arp 142 located 326 million light-years from Earth, captured by the James Webb in interactive light. 

The galaxies

In Julio Torres’ series Fantasmas, survival in the future is an intricate, corporate-owned game of feeding your identity to the machine.

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• The 2024 Summer Olympics begin in Paris on July 26.
• The estimated cost of the 2024 Olympic Games is $8.2 billion, according to a WalletHub report.
• An estimated $3.2 billion was spent on infrastructure investments.

A lot has changed since Paris last hosted the Olympics 100 years ago.

In 1924, a then

• Laurene Powell Jobs has purchased a $70 million home in San Francisco, The Wall Street Journal reported.
• The mansion is the most expensive home ever sold in the city.
• Powell Jobs bought a $94 million property in Malibu in June.

Billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs has purchased a mansion for around $70 million in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Fransisco — a record price

• When my son was in his sophomore year of high school, he wanted to drop out and teach himself.
• I supported him, and he went on to make films and win awards. 
• He didn't want to go to college either, but he's still living a successful life.

A few weeks before he turned 16, my older son pitched us a plan to leave high school on his

New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention.

Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

Chuck Tingle may be best known for his oft-memed erotica titles, but the author has also been making a name for himself in mainstream horror in recent years. Tingle’s second full-length horror novel, Bury Your Gays, was released this week, and if the title didn’t make it abundantly clear, it

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be