2 unconventional secrets to success from brothers who skipped college to chase a dream that became a multimillion-dollar pickleball empire

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The Selkirk co-founders, brothers Rob and Mike Barnes.

Selkirk Sport

I moved back to Australia after decades in the US. The culture shock stunned me

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The author moved back to Australia after living in the US for most of her life.

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For Western forces in the Arctic, the cold itself is one of their toughest enemies

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A NATO soldier rides a snowmobile in northern Finland in January 2026.
In Arctic warfare, surviving the elements is a fight all on its own.

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We rode in dozens of driverless robotaxis in China. Here's what we saw — and our advice for other curious travelers.

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Bryant Walker Smith, the main author, in a Baidu Apollo robotaxi in Wuhan.

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Is this a bad time to look for a job? Companies can wait to hire, but would-be employees can't.

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It's easier to apply for a job, but not so easy to land one.

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Sundance doc 'Ghost in the Machine' draws a damning line between AI and eugenics

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The Sundance documentary Ghost in the Machine boldly declares that the pursuit of artificial intelligence, and Silicon Valley itself, is rooted in eugenics. 

Director Valerie Veatch makes the case that the rise of techno-fascism from the likes of Elon Musk and Peter Thiel is a feature, not a bug. That may sound hyperbolic, but Ghost in the Machine, which is built around interviews with philosophers, AI researchers, historians and computer scientists, leaves little room for doubt.

Google's Project Genie lets you create your own 3D interactive worlds

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This past summer, Google DeepMind debuted Genie 3. It’s what’s known as a world world, an AI system capable of generating images and reacting as the user moves through the environment the software is simulating. At the time, DeepMind positioned Genie 3 as a tool for training AI agents.

I took a last-minute trip to France. Here are 3 things I'm glad I did — and 3 I'd do differently next time.

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I enjoyed visiting France with my cousin last year, but there are a few things I'd do differently next time.

Vaishali Gauba

I've lived in a camper van with my dog for 3 years. Traveling full-time with a pet has been surprisingly wonderful.

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Haley Young

Uber's new plan to deploy 25,000 robotaxis will come from an autonomous trucking company — led by an Uber alum

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Waabi, an autonomous trucking company, is teaming up with Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis.

Waabi

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