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Millennial parents dream of a golden age gap between kids. It comes with a catch.
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Millennial parents dream of a golden age gap between kids. It comes with a catch.

A 3- or 4- year age gap between kids can help parents cut back on childcare costs. But as millennials have kids later, they're feeling time pressure.

Julia Pugachevsky · 15 Aug, 2026
Sam Altman says 4 years could be too long for college: ‘The way the world has evolved, college just shouldn’t be as long as it is’
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Sam Altman says 4 years could be too long for college: ‘The way the world has evolved, college just shouldn’t be as long as it is’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman left Stanford after two years. He says now that staying longer would have had "vastly diminishing returns."

Brent D. Griffiths · 15 Aug, 2026
The AI boss at a San Francisco store just fired its first human
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The AI boss at a San Francisco store just fired its first human

Andon Labs, which is experimenting with letting an AI have majority control over a retail store, said that it fired an employee with good reason.

Katherine Li · 15 Aug, 2026
These NYC artists turned studio scraps into gallery art. Here’s how they afford to keep creating in the city.
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These NYC artists turned studio scraps into gallery art. Here’s how they afford to keep creating in the city.

Artists in New York, facing rising costs, creatively repurposed studio scraps at the Nose to Tail exhibition at Equity Gallery.

Martina Nacach Cowan Ros · 15 Aug, 2026
Lawsuit alleges Sony investigated WPP's media operation and said it ran a 'global crime scheme'
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Lawsuit alleges Sony investigated WPP's media operation and said it ran a 'global crime scheme'

A legal filing alleges Sony hired investigators to probe WPP, who said the agency improperly withheld rebates from clients.

Lara O'Reilly · 14 Aug, 2026
Anthropic defends and explains its AI watermarking feature
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Anthropic defends and explains its AI watermarking feature

Anthropic addresses concerns about its new watermark, which will affect Claude users globally. It said the watermark is to comply with the EU AI Act.

Stephen Council · 14 Aug, 2026
I made chef Alex Guarnaschelli's favorite 'accidentally vegan' dish. The recipe is now my go-to for an easy dinner.
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I made chef Alex Guarnaschelli's favorite 'accidentally vegan' dish. The recipe is now my go-to for an easy dinner.

I don't follow a plant-based diet, but I loved this celebrity chef's affordable and easy-to-make vegan dinner recipe for cauliflower "steaks."

Paige Bennett · 14 Aug, 2026
EV prices are rising again as automakers pull back on discounts
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EV prices are rising again as automakers pull back on discounts

Car companies slashed thousands off their EV prices as consumer interest waned. Now, prices are slowly inching back up.

Ben Shimkus · 14 Aug, 2026
X reveals the formula for going viral on its platform
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X reveals the formula for going viral on its platform

X released the source code for its algorithm on Thursday. The details reveal how posts end up on the For You page.

Truman Dickerson · 14 Aug, 2026
Claude users are canceling their subscriptions, citing Anthropic’s new AI watermark
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Claude users are canceling their subscriptions, citing Anthropic’s new AI watermark

One developer said they feared Anthropic's watermark could lead clients to flag their work as AI-generated and raise questions about authorship.

Thibault Spirlet · 14 Aug, 2026
VCs are investing more money in social media startups this year after a dismal 2025
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VCs are investing more money in social media startups this year after a dismal 2025

The number of venture capital deals backing social media startup has declined since 2021. The sector is seeing new signs of life, though.

Sydney Bradley · 14 Aug, 2026
Tech analyst Ben Thompson dismisses the 'clearly absurd' concept embedded in AI watermarking
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Tech analyst Ben Thompson dismisses the 'clearly absurd' concept embedded in AI watermarking

Thompson took particular issue with Anthropic adding a watermark even if Claude was used only for proofreading.

Brent D. Griffiths · 14 Aug, 2026