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Meagan Drillinger in Mexico
Writer Meagan Drillinger in Mexico
  • Puerto Vallarta has been travel writer Meagan Drillinger's home base for five years.
  • As she heard from loved ones on the ground about this week's cartel violence, she longed to return.
  • Like any place anywhere, Puerto Vallarta and Mexico are larger than their worst moments, she says.

After cartel violence erupted across the Mexican state


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Actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo are seen on stage at the BAFTAs
  • Google apologized after publishing a news alert about the BAFTAs that contained the N-word.
  • Google said AI was not to blame for the error.
  • During Sunday's British Academy Film Awards, an audience member with Tourette's shouted the N-word.

Google apologized on Tuesday for a news alert


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Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right) have taken their legal battle to the court of public opinion, trading barbs in posts on X.
  • Elon Musk's xAI accused OpenAI of poaching employees for trade secrets.
  • A California judge granted OpenAI's motion to dismiss.
  • Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have been embroiled in a growing legal feud.

A California federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought


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Earlier this month, Discord said it would be enacting an age verification policy. The platform faced some initial concerns from users about turning over their IDs and personal information, particularly given how poorly similar policies have been going elsewhere. Discord announced today it will delay and make some changes to its plans in response to the ongoing backlash.

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  • Matthew Breen is a podcast producer and talent manager who lives between New York and Mexico.
  • He's been wintering in Puerto Vallarta for a few years and says the recent violence is unprecedented.
  • They were planning to stay a few more weeks, but they've rebooked their flights to leave ASAP.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will reportedly give Anthropic until Friday to drop certain guardrails for military use, as reported by Axios. The outlet also reported that CEO Dario Amodei met with Hegseth yesterday as the Pentagon ratcheted up pressure on the AI company to give in to its demands.

The makers of Claude have reportedly been offered an ultimatum: Either yield to the government's


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If there's anything grandparents and older relatives love, it's getting photos of the kids. That's why the Aura Frame has been my favorite gift to give in recent years.

It lets me upload new photos whenever I want and have them show on loved ones' frames, no matter where they are. It's an easy way to help relatives to stay connected across generations, even when we're physically far apart.

I can


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