The Secret Service code names used by 12 presidents and first ladies — and the stories behind them

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Style
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A Secret Service agent stands guard as US President Barack Obama answers questions during a town hall event at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, March 6, 2015.

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4 coolest TVs at CES 2026 are from Samsung, LG, and TCL and feature wildly different tech

Mashable : Technology
Samsung Micro RGB TV, Samsung Movingstyle TV, and TCL X11L TV on gray backdrop with burst of color

The TV arena at CES 2026 wasn't exactly the batt

CES 2026 offered a lonely vision of the future

Engadget : Environment, Technology

LG opened CES 2026 by outlining its vision to reduce the physical effort and mental burden of life. Buy enough of the devices it’s presently working on and you’ll exist in an environment of “ambient care,” coddled by the machinery in your home.

Spotify is no longer running ICE recruitment ads

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The app of the music streaming provider Spotify can be seen on a smartphone.

Spotify's ICE recruitment ads no longer run

Lego is trying to make tech invisible with Smart Play

Engadget : Style, Technology

$14 billion AI startup Mistral — Europe's answer to OpenAI — lands French military deal as the region bets on homegrown tech

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Mistral scored a major win after France's military picked the homegrown AI startup over US tech giants.

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WEF mapped out 4 AI-driven futures for jobs by 2030, and only one looks good for humanity

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Doctors' cubicles attended to patients virtually in San Salvador, El Salvador, on December 2, 2025.
The World Economic Forum says AI will reshape work by 2030 — and only one future avoids major worker displacement.

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4 Googlers share how they reinvented their careers and pivoted to AI

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Each of the four Google employees Business Insider spoke with spent roughly a year preparing to pivot to an AI team.

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The Waterpik Cordless Pulse is $10 off at Amazon

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The 7 best cordless vacuums for 2026

Engadget : Style, Technology

Old-school, upright vacuums left a lot to be desired, and cordless models are here to right many of those wrongs. These types of vacuums tend to be thinner, lighter and easy to maneuver around a home, and you don’t really have to sacrifice suction power anymore to get those benefits. Dyson isn’t your only option anymore either — like the robot vacuum space, there are dozens of cordless vacuums to choose from today. Variety is great, but it can also lead to decision fatigue and confusion.

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