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I told my kids the TV was broken. Four months later, I’m still pretending.
Every time my kids asked to watch TV, I had to prepare myself for battle. My 2-year-old should not be experiencing decision fatigue, yet I watched…
How Cursor recruits elite AI engineers when huge salaries aren’t enough
In the fight for elite AI talent, the salary is the easy part. At Cursor, the $60 billion company behind a suite of popular coding tools recently…
A woman built her parents a 725-square-foot cottage in her backyard so they could be closer to their grandchildren
Because the ADU would be their home, the Christies paid for the build, not the Swanns. “We did not spend a dime of our own personal money,” Swann…
Ikea is growing its resale business. It’s attracting bargain hunters and design nerds.
Your old Ikea bookshelf is part of a growing secondhand market. Ikea has spent five years growing its buyback and resell division, which pays…
An Ivy League whisperer shares her best advice for wealthy parents to get their kids into an elite college
Many wealthy parents obsess about getting their kids into a great college, believing it will set them up for life. Drusilla Blackman specializes in…
AI is shaking software. There’s a new way to spot which companies are built to survive.
If AI really is coming for the software industry, which companies have the best chance of making it through? This has been on my mind again this week…
I wanted my daughter to experience the fun I had growing up. So we went toilet papering.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ciara Jones. It has been edited for length and clarity. My daughter recently turned 13, and…
Taiwan’s war drills showcased a new strike drone class that Ukraine used to smash Russia this year
ZUOYING, TAIWAN — Taiwan’s navy deployed two medium-class strike drones on Saturday for the island’s biggest annual military exercise, and their…
We saw Beta Technologies’ autonomous aircraft for the battlefield. Meet the MV250.
The MV250’s fuselage is bonded together rather than held with conventional fasteners. “That allows us to make this in a panini press, basically,”…
Traveling with just a backpack taught me that I don’t need special clothes to exercise. I wear the same outfit for all my workouts.
One unexpected lesson I learned from traveling with just a backpack is that you can’t make excuses if you want to stay active. If you spend time…