I was burning out as a founder. My summer interns changed everything about the way I work.

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Tess Martinelli

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Bryan Reed (right) created a close bond with his marketing interns this summer.

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The Best Dog Game You’ve Never Played Is Waiting Patiently for You on PS Plus

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Published Aug 23, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT

Because sometimes you just need a good cry

A beautiful image from Neva, featuring a character jumping from floating rock to rock, with a sky painted shades of pink, purple, and yellow. Image: Nomada Studio/Devolver Digital

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‘These were brave officers’: tributes paid to police among seven killed in A66 crash

Tributes are being paid to two police officers who died on Teesside when a car travelling the wrong way along the A66 crashed head-on into their vehicle, also killing five young men.

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Gen Z, save yourself from nickel-and-diming friends with Venmo.

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Splitting the difference

Most people settle their taxes in April. I used to do a bit of accounting every Sunday morning.

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Steve Hanke says he's an 'old fox' who can sniff out students using AI to cheat

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Theron Mohamed

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Steve Hanke

Steve Hanke says he's an "old fox" when it comes to detecting AI use.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's first beta patch adds a new map and mode, as Infinity Ward responds to complaints about footstep noise and weapon lethality

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The beta for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 kicked off in earnest this weekend this weekend, with Infinity Ward commencing public testing of what we all hope is a return to form after the disappointment of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. And changes are already being made, with the developers releasing a new patch that makes a couple of mechanical tweaks while also adding a new map and mode.

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How the deadliest Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak can be stopped

Each time we travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), we first go to listen.

In Bunia, we have met dozens of community representatives: survivors, women, young people, local organisations, health workers and leaders from affected areas. Their message is direct: involve us. We know our communities. We know where families seek care, how information moves and why trust is breaking down. Give us the means to help drive the response. They are right.

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Noble Audio’s Fokus Artemis Headphones Break The Innovation Logjam

Noble Audio FoKus Artemis

FoKus Artemis are new wireless headphones that break the innovation logjam. Building on the foundation of the award-winning FoKus Apollo, the Artemis design pushes the envelope by adding a balanced armature driver into the mix of dynamic and planar drivers.

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I spent 3 years looking for a car my grandfather would approve of after he left me money

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Chris Astrella drove four hours to buy a car. It saved him thousands, and he'd do it again.

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Where water conflicts pose the biggest threat in 2026

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Water-related conflicts have nearly quadrupled since 2020. As World Water Week begins, Al Jazeera unpacks the data.

The sharp rise in water-related conflicts in recent years is in focus as the World Water Week conference begins on Sunday in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm, and online.

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