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The author moved into her in-laws with her four children.
  • My husband and I became "boomerang kids" when we moved in with his parents and our four kids.
  • This was a temporary move, but it's led to bigger life realizations for me.
  • I'm surprised that part of me misses living under their roof.

In 2024, my husband and I decided we would get a loft extension.

We'd been saving and


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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber lands at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam,Jan. 16, 2018.
  • The US Air Force is updating its B-52 with new radar technology and engines.
  • US President Donald Trump's STATCOM nominee said the upgrades make the B-52 basically "a new airplane."
  • The upgrades are delayed by years and over-budget.

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Google is bringing live lane guidance to Google Maps in cars with the company’s built-in infotainment system, starting with the Polestar 4. Using the vehicle's front-facing camera, Google Maps will be able to "see" the road just as the driver does. It will then create more detailed depictions of which lane a driver should be in and guide them using visual and audio cues.

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Google just made its Chrome browser a little more useful — and for once the update has nothing to do with artificial intelligence.

For years, the autofill feature in Chrome has helped users fill in all the passwords they can't remember. On Monday, the company announced in a blog post that the autofill feature has been expanded to remember even more. Namely, autofill can now remember passport



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We've all had that eerie feeling that our phone is listening to every word we say. And for some users, it really could be.

ESET cybersecurity researchers claim to have identified six malicious Android apps that reportedly spy on users, extract WhatsApp and Signal messages, and record their conversations. One of them, an app called WaveChat, could even record background audio when users weren't



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Grocery and food delivery apps are stepping in as the federal government fails to reinstate food assistance for millions of Americans amid the government shutdown.

DoorDash and Instacart — two of the biggest names in online food delivery — have announced emergency food assistance for users who receive support through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is the country's



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Every year for as long as I can remember, my mother has gifted me a wall calendar featuring photos of my hometown. It’s a lovely thing, and I use it often to keep a note of all the concerts I have coming up. For 2026, though, I’m going to need something different: a Balatro wall calendar that features actor Ben Starr as the game’s mascot, Jimbo, in a variety of scenarios.

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  • Thomson Reuters is playing an aggressive defense game as competition surges.
  • It's plugging AI into its tools that lawyers already use for research, analysis, and drafting.
  • OpenAI's potential entry into legal tech poses a threat to incumbents and startups alike.

Software ate the world. Now AI is eating software, and in the world of legal




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My two favorite concealers are ones that you can easily find at most drugstores.
  • I've tried four drugstore concealers that beauty lovers rave about online.
  • Each costs between $6 and $12.99 and is sold at stores like Ulta Beauty and Target.
  • My two favorites are from e.l.f. and Maybelline. They concealed my blemishes and lasted all day.

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