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Ukrainian servicemen check newly built anti-tank fortifications and razor wire near the Russian border in Ukraine's Chernihiv region, in January 2024.
  • Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia recently agreed to build massive fortifications on their borders with Russia and Belarus.
  • Estonia alone plans to spend $65 million on more than 600 bunkers at the border.
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Thanks to AI, rote tasks are ripe for automation. But is that really a good thing?

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Aging is rough. I often joke to my friends that I’m perimenopausal, though I don’t have an official diagnosis. I do have all these new symptoms that have shown up since birthing my child four years ago that have been confirmed by my primary care physician as being part of the journey, as they say. My constantly…

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Google employees at the company's Silicon Valley campus

Almost Friday! Picky eaters beware: More restaurants could add “no substitutions” to their menus after the CEO of Denny's said cutting back on customizations made its restaurants more profitable

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I moved to Japan for my senior year of high school.
  • I grew up in Oregon, but I moved to rural Japan to finish high school when I was 17.
  • Unlike my experience in the US, school commutes were longer and clubs were an even bigger deal. 
  • My unique high-school opportunity helped me pursue a life in Tokyo as an adult.

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A new mission is headed towards the Moon, with hopes of touching down on the lunar surface for a chance at a historic landing. But given the recent string of failures, we’re understandably nervous.

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The Netflix adaptation of beloved David Nicholls novel One Day has hit the public (read: online) consciousness so hard, it’s like we’re bleeding sentimentality and nostalgia. 

A bestselling book, film, and now smash TV show, One Day follows the story of Emma and Dexter (played in the series by Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall), who meet at university and develop a close, perhaps unlikely, friendship. As



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Last month, Bose took an interesting approach to debuting a new product when it launched its Ultra Open Earbuds exclusively through a collaboration with fashion company Kith. Now, Bose is back with its own version, nixing the co-branding while keeping the same price. For both varieties, the $299 Ultra Open Earbuds sit outside of your ear canal and clip onto the ridge of your ear to stay in place



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After a soft launch with fashion / culture brand Kith, Bose is officially announcing its new Ultra Open Earbuds today. Priced at $299, they feature a very unique design that wraps around and attaches to your outer ear instead of extending into your ear canal. A silicone-coated flex arm attaches the “earbud” piece to a round battery barrel that sits behind your



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The Vision Pro app offers a familiar interface. | Image: TikTok

Apple’s Vision Pro headset now has a native TikTok app, the shortform video service has announced.

The interface will look relatively familiar to anyone who has used TikTok’s traditional iOS or Android apps, with a vertically oriented player for videos as well as buttons to like, comment, favorite, and share