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This view shows an interceptor FPV-drone during its flight, in an undisclosed location in Dnipropetrovsk region.
Ukraine is rushing to build new interceptor drones at scale to counter Russia's growing Shahed waves.
  • Ukraine intercepted 150 Russian drones in one night with air defense drones, Zelenskyy said.
  • That's roughly a fifth of the drones Russia launched in its biggest attack yet.
  • It's another sign of Ukraine's all-out push to turn a once-novel concept into a pillar of air defense.

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The Full Moon has passed, which means each night until the New Moon, we'll see less and less moon each night. This happens as we progress through the lunar cycle.

The lunar cycle is a series of eight unique phases of the moon's visibility. The whole cycle takes about 29.5 days, according to NASA, and these different phases happen as the Sun lights up different parts of the moon whilst it orbits



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If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give


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A phone displaying the New York Times game 'Connections.'

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the


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A young Ukrainian boy looks closely at an FPV drone displayed in an open exhibition.
A child looks at an FPV drone during the open-air exhibition organized by the 24th Mechanized Brigade.
  • In Ukraine, crowdfunding foundations play an outsize role in keeping elite units supplied with FPV drones.
  • One renowned group, the Sternenko Foundation, delivers new, updated drones in days or weeks.
  • Drone pilots say it's often the difference between life and death

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Fiona Govan underwater with fish near Greek islands.
Fiona Govan celebrated her 50th birthday by swimming around the Greek islands.
  • Single and child-free, Fiona Govan set out to celebrate her 50th birthday with an adventure.
  • She wanted to travel to Greece, get into shape, and take on a challenge.
  • She booked a swimming trip with two other childless friends, and together they found their tribe.

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Eunice Panopio built a tiny house in the Philippines.
  • Eunice Panopio built a tiny house in the Philippines and turned it into an Airbnb.
  • It cost 750,000 Philippine pesos, which she funded using her savings and with help from a business partner.
  • Nightly rates range between 7,000 and 8,500 Philippine pesos, or about $123 to $150.

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Karima Williams
Karima Williams vibe-coded an emotional support web app without technical training. It's helping people vent, reset, and move on.
  • AI has helped Karima Williams be a better, calmer mom.
  • The 34-year-old from Maryland vibe-coded a web app to help others regulate their emotions.
  • She told BI how she used AI to build the app, despite having no engineering background.

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Geoffrey Hinton
Geoffrey Hinton was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics for his breakthroughs in machine learning.
  • Geoffrey Hinton said his ex-partner used ChatGPT to critique him during their breakup.
  • AI is increasingly used for personal interactions, not just industry applications.
  • Prior research from OpenAI found that the bot increases loneliness in power users.

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  • I moved to Sydney when I was 30 years old because I wanted a fresh start.
  • Now, I'm 43, married with children, and living in the same city.
  • I wouldn't have met my husband and had our kids if I hadn't left my hometown.

When I decided to move cities at the age of 30, I didn't foresee how relocating would have such a huge impact on my life.

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