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In the mood for a visual treat to brighten your day? Then look no further than the teaser trailer for the upcoming animated film Arco, from French director Ugo Bienvenu and distributor Neon.

The teaser is just one minute long, but it's packed with lush forests, towering sci-fi landscapes, and surreal space imagery, not to mention its fair share of dazzling rainbows.

That's because rainbows are key


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YouTuber Hank Green launched "Focus Friend." The app quickly went No. 1 in the App Store.
  • YouTuber Hank Green's "Focus Friend" app pairs you with a sock-knitting bean, rewarding time spent off your phone.
  • Days after its debut, "Focus Friend" went No. 1 on the App Store, topping ChatGPT.
  • Green shared the origin story of "Focus Friend" and its bean companion in

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You don't have to break the bank to make your wedding feel luxurious.
  • Some couples inadvertently make their weddings look cheap as they plan their dream days.
  • Cash bars, buffets, and evites don't feel high-end, according to luxury planner Laura Ritchie.
  • A smaller guest list can also make it easier to plan a luxurious event.

When planning a wedding, it can feel like every


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Coinbase CEO said he fired some employees who didn't provide a good reason for failing to onboard AI tools at work.
  • Coinbase CEO mandated AI onboarding for engineers, and he fired some who didn't comply.
  • Armstrong emphasized AI's importance at work, aiming for 50% AI-written code by the end of the quarter.
  • AI adoption pressure is growing across

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Captain Benjamin "Ben" Harrow is a decorated US Army Green Beret. A former collegiate lacrosse player, he trained at West Point and served as an infantry officer and special forces detachment commander during deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

In 2012, while serving in Afghanistan, Ben was severely injured by an IED, losing both legs and two fingers. His recovery included a groundbreaking tendon


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(L-R) Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan in "The Thursday Murder Club."
  • Six years ago, Helen Mirren criticized Netflix for its impact on the communal moviegoing experience.
  • Now, she's starring in the streamer's movie, "The Thursday Murder Club."
  • "Ted Sarandos was understanding in what I meant," Mirren told BI of the Netflix CEO's response.

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First came poaching, then restructuring and downsizing, now Meta has implemented a hiring freeze for its AI research team.

A new report from the Wall Street Journal, following an earlier report this week from The New York Times, added new speculation about Meta's whiplash changes to its AI research efforts.

According to the Times report on Tuesday, Meta is overhauling its newly formed


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  • I lived abroad for years, and my partner and I thought Portugal would be our perfect forever home.
  • After three years of different struggles, we felt we couldn't build the future we wanted there.
  • By late 2023, I convinced my Brazilian husband to move back to Canada with me. Now, we're thriving.

For years, living abroad felt like a dream.

In my mid-20s, I'd left my home in Canada


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