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After pledging an additional $100 billion to domestic manufacturing in the U.S. following threats from Donald Trump to implement tariffs on the company, Apple CEO Tim Cook had the dubious honor of attending a press event in the White House alongside the president himself — during which he presented Trump with a custom glass plaque on a 24-carat gold stand.

"Not only is it embarrassing for Cook, but

• "Alien: Earth" introduces a handful of disgusting new creatures alongside the iconic Xenomorph.
• One of the monsters, as seen in the trailer, is a slimy eyeball with tentacles.
• The show's creator told Business Insider he designed them by considering "what's the worst thing that could happen?"

The iconic and hideous Xenomorph has ripped, clawed, and

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• Billionaires make it seem that we have all the tech we need to settle on the moon and Mars.
• But the hard part of living in space is adapting the human body to extraterrestrial conditions.
• Business Insider talked to astronauts

There are many things to love about the Alien series besides the drooling "perfect organism" at its center — the tenacious female heroines, the fascinating relationship between humans and the robots they create in their image, and the depiction of capitalism as its own bloodthirsty monster.

Also appreciated by many fans is the future tech cooked up by the franchise's many screenwriters — imagine

• I planned to work all summer on core skills with my kids.
• We didn't stick to daily practice, but we did do a lot of out-of-the-box learning.
• I don't regret how we spent the summer, but I still feel slightly guilty as the school year starts.

My daughter is in first grade and

• We renovated our home in Baltimore in order to rent it out.
• I want to build a portfolio of properties so that I can live off the rental income in retirement.
• I've learned to avoid houses that need extensive work as I continue to build my portfolio.

"No, don't — please STOP!"

The line went dead, and for the first time, I thought, maybe I've

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• Elon Musk's xAI has recruited 14 AI researchers and engineers from Meta since January.
• Meta and other tech giants are offering high compensation to attract AI talent.
• Microsoft has also been actively recruiting AI talent from Google in recent months.

The great AI talent tug-of-war is underway — and xAI is