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A cyberattack was behind an incident last year that disabled over 600,000 internet routers across several Midwest states between October 25th and 27th, according to new research published by Lumen Technologies’ threat research arm, Black Lotus Labs. The incident wasn’t disclosed at the time, despite hundreds of thousands of



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OpenAI is making ChatGPT more accessible to schools and nonprofit organizations. In a pair of blog posts, the company shared that it’s launching a version of ChatGPT for universities, along with a program that lets nonprofits access ChatGPT at a discounted rate.

OpenAI says ChatGPT Edu will allow universities to “responsibly deploy AI to students, faculty



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The Google Pixel Watch 2 is on sale for $285 via Wellbots, which is its lowest price ever. That’s $65 off the usual price of $350, though you have to enter a promo code to get it. Just enter “ENGWATCH65” at checkout and you’ll be good to go. The sale covers all available colors, from that stunning matte black model to polished silver and beyond.

The Pixel Watch 2 is Google’s latest and greatest



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I found a lot of what I was looking for while shopping at Lowe's.
  • I shopped at my local Lowe's and Home Depot stores to see which had the better selection.
  • The Lowe's I visited seemed better laid out and had a better selection than the Home Depot.
  • This summer, Lowe's would be my pick for my garden and outdoor shopping needs.

I've lived in Florida for the last seven summers, and even



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  • Steven Piluso, 52, has worked for many years as a marketing operations and strategy consultant.
  • He says the initial social contract that created loyalty to jobs was broken by the employers, not employees.
  • To fix the problem, companies should focus on giving Gen Z and millennials benefits that matter to them.

As a marketing executive and a strategy, management, and operations



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For nearly a decade, a persistent myth has influenced public perception and news coverage of the opioid overdose crisis: the idea that you can get sick or even die from simply touching or being near fentanyl. But there is no strong evidence for this claim, and plenty to argue against it.

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Are teens better off with or without phones?
  • Some parents are resisting giving their kids phones, even in high school.
  • Those teens say they were excluded socially, but ended up just fine.
  • So what, exactly, is a parent of a 12-year-old supposed to do?

The war over teens and phones is being fought on several fronts: in schools, where teachers are at their wits' end over kids



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Costco Wholesale.
  • Costco beat sales expectations in its third-quarter earnings, released Thursday.
  • Newly appointed CEO, Ron Vachris, highlighted some of the items that were driving the bottom line.
  • Wagyu beef, golf clubs, artificial trees, and gold bars are all being snapped up by customers. 

Costco is having a good year, and it has a range of "unique items'" to thank.

Sales hit



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The algorithm that powers Google Search is one of the most important, most complicated, and least understood systems that rule the internet. As of this week, though, we understand it a little better. Thanks to a huge leak of API documentation, we got an unprecedented look at what Google cares about, how it ranks content, and how it thinks the