Supercommuting almost 5 hours a day has become much more popular in expensive cities like New York, Phoenix, and Washington, DC

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More Americans are opting for longer commutes.

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  • Supercommuting is on the rise, with more workers traveling over 75 miles to their jobs.
  • Hybrid work and rising urban housing costs have pushed workers to live farther from cities.
  • New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC, saw big increases in supercommuters since the pandemic.

Americans are on their way to work — and they probably stil

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Pick up Apple AirTag leather loops and keyrings while they're on sale for only $10

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Apple's AirTag is certainly convenient for keeping track of everything from your cat to your keys, but it's lack of a key ring hole is frustrating to say the least. Fortunately, there are tons of great Apple AirTag accessories with a range of functions and prices. Right now, its worth checking out the Apple AirTag leather loop, on sale for $10 from $39 in California Poppy and Meyer Lemon. The 74

Photos show how being LGBTQ+ in the US military has changed

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A US service member demonstrates against "don't ask, don't tell."

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  • The fight for LGBTQ+ equality in the military has spanned decades.
  • "Don't ask, don't tell" forced LGBTQ+ service members to remain closeted. It was repealed in 2010.
  • Trump banned transgender individuals from serving in the military in 2017, but Biden overturned it.

LGBTQ+ individuals in the US have

Watch Boeing Starliner’s third crewed launch attempt

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Boeing’s Starliner will make its third attempt to launch two NASA astronauts into space on Wednesday. The spacecraft is scheduled to lift off at 10:52AM ET from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. You can watch the livestream from NASA’s YouTube channel or in the video embedded below.

With the help of the United Launch Alliance

You can keep your favorite Disney/Pixar characters as virtual pets with the new Bitzee

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The Bitzee virtual pet line is expanding to bring some familiar characters into the family, plus some all new ones. Spin Master, which introduced Bitzee to the US last summer, is now gearing up to release two new versions of the device later this year: Bitzee Disney and Bitzee Magicals. The former will feature 30 characters from the Disney/Pixar universe, including Stitch, Olaf, Nemo and Dory

Sam Altman's OpenAI is paying publishers big money for content. That could be a lifeline — or blow up in their faces.

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Dollar signs dance before Sam Altmans eyes

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  • A slew of publishers are doing deals with OpenAI: They get cash, and the AI company gets their content.
  • Those deals look bad to some critics — a replay of desperate deals publishers have done with Big Tech.
  • But publishers say their eyes are wide open this time.

You've heard this one before: A big tech company is offering a lifeline to distressed media

Archer Aviation gets the green light to operate an electric air taxi service

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Archer Aviation, a leading electric aviation company based in San Jose, California, announced that it has received a Part 135 air carrier certification from the Federal Aviation Administration, which the company will need to operate an on-demand air taxi service.

That puts Archer on the cusp of launching a fully fledged commercial service using its electric