Inside the wild, drug-fueled world of celebrity keynote speakers

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A large mouth with legs on a stage giving a speech.
Despite its size and influence, the celebrity-speaker industry has long existed in the shadowy nexus of the entertainment industrial complex, its inner workings invisible to outsiders.

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The rise of a $2 billion industry, from Hunter S. Thompson to Playgirl centerfolds

I used AI to create my professional headshots and the results were either great or hilarious

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AI generated headshots of reporter Rebecca Knight
Some of the author's AI headshots.

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The creepy secret behind online therapy

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Online therapy apps like BetterHelp and Cerebral have shared their patients' data with advertisers and third-party companies.

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Mental-health apps are filling in a critical need — but they have a dark side

Take a look at the wildest vehicles designed by Kittyhawk, Google cofounder Larry Page's failed flying-car company

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Kitty Hawk Flyer
Google founder Larry Page's flying-car company Kittyhawk went through a lot of wacky designs during its eight-year run, including the once-promising Flyer.

Kitty Hawk

I'm a full-time male stripper who makes up to $4,000 a week performing around Australia. Fans have asked me some wild things, but this really is my passion.

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Jaxon Human.

Courtesy of Magic Men Australia

I went to Mexico for bariatric surgery and have zero regrets — it was a third of the cost and I never felt unsafe

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Kasey Spicer and her husband Rob pose after their bariatric surgeries.
Kasey Spicer and her husband, Rob, both got bariatric surgery in Tijuana, Mexico.

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A former Google researcher behind a seminal AI paper describes how the company lost a top chatbot visionary

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Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, the cofounders of Character.ai, standing next to a stairway.
Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, the cofounders of Character.ai.

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Ukrainian woman said her Russian captors mocked her execution and forced her to dig her own grave

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A Ukrainian serviceman stands in a basement which, according to Ukrainian authorities, was used as a torture cell during the Russian occupation, in the retaken village of Kozacha Lopan, Ukraine, Sept. 17, 2022.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in a basement which, according to Ukrainian authorities, was used as a torture cell during the Russian occupation, in the retaken village of Kozacha Lopan, Ukraine, Sept.

Meta's latest round of layoffs will hurt productivity and damage employee morale

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I moved my family from NYC to the suburbs. We're finally able to live in a spacious home and have zero regrets.

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Jordan Frey and his wife
Jordan Frey moved to Buffalo three years ago.

Jordan Frey

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