Tehran won’t surrender to the U.S., Iranian President Pezeshkian says, as India's Modi urges dialogue and peace

NEW DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) meets Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India, on September 11, 2026.

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A developer emailed Claude Code's creator about AI slop. Boris Cherny wrote back.

A developer emailed Claude Code's creator about AI slop. Boris Cherny wrote back.

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Miss USA contestants sold vacation packages and asked fans to buy votes. It's the CEO's latest effort to stay relevant.

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Contestants at the 2026 Miss USA pageant in Miami on August 27.

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The 2,400-seat Miami theater lit up like a Coldplay concert when the QR code dropped at the Miss USA pageant. A sea of phones — held up by supportive parents, partners, and past pageant queens — trained their cameras on the massive barcode being projected from center stage, ready to vote for their favored contestant.

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New York City's free two-year-old childcare program opened with high demand and a rocky rollout

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A new 2-K student poses for her first day in the program.

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Meet the NYC parents who feel like their toddlers got into Harvard

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A single mom works as a makeup artist and NYC real estate broker. Here's how she affords life in the city.

Violetta Kruglyak

Violetta Kruglyak, 44, is a real estate broker and makeup and hair stylist living in NYC.

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Working in NYC real estate, brokering deals for the rich and famous in one of the most desirable property markets in the world, is a "glamorous" business. Yet, for broker Violetta Kruglyak, that does not translate to a glamorous life.

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I let AI replace my boss. It was sort of helpful but fell flat in the face of workplace politics.

Portrait of Ryan Kailath displayed on a robot's screen face.

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My boss had a proposal: It was time to replace him with AI.

It was late spring, following months of AI-attributed layoffs across the economy that left workers wondering: Am I next? In the name of journalism, my editor and direct manager, Ryan Kailath, agreed to be a guinea pig.

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Indeed's CEO wants to break this 'vicious cycle' in hiring

Indeed's CEO wants to break this 'vicious cycle' in hiring

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Tim Paradis

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job seekers waiting for interview

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United Airlines CEO says he sleeps 8 ½ hours a night and limits meetings to 'no more than 4 hours a day'

United Airlines CEO says he sleeps 8 ½ hours a night and limits meetings to 'no more than 4 hours a day’

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Brent D. Griffiths

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Why everyone in tech is suddenly talking about LARPing

People are pictured LARPing, or Live Action Roleplaying.

The term "LARP" comes from live action role play. Techies use it to denote bad founder behavior.

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It's time to add another word to the founder dictionary.

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I wrote romantasy novels on lunch breaks at my corporate job. Now my books support the whole family.

I used to write between lunch breaks at my corporate job. Now my income as a best-selling romantasy author supports my family

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Katherine Li

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