Apple says AI is cutting into Google search. Google says that’s not true. Who’s right?
Apple says AI engines like ChatGPT are cutting into Google search. Is Google screwed? That’s the $2 trillion question the tech world is trying to understand following Wednesday’s blockbuster news: A top Apple executive said search queries on the company’s Safari browser were declining because people were using AI engines like ChatGPT instead. Investors immediately…
I started tracking my teenagers on Life360. It’s helped us all in more ways than I thought.
The author and her kids track each other using Life360. When my kids first got phones, we had open conversations about safety and agreed to use location-sharing apps like Life360 and Find My Friends. I expected some pushback because what teenager wants their parents tracking their every move? But to my surprise, they were open…
I’m a good mom, even when my kids aren’t. Their behavior doesn’t reflect my parenting skills.
As a therapist, I run a support group for mothers with guilt and low self-esteem related to their children’s mental health or addiction struggles in young adulthood. The mothers blame themselves. They express grief and jealousy when happy photos fill their social media feeds or the neighbors eat together next door. I have celebrated and…
I saw ‘Conclave’ in theaters 5 times. Here’s why Gen Z was so obsessed with it — and the real thing.
Cardinals attending the opening of this year’s conclave. I have a confession. I saw “Conclave,” the movie, five times in the theater. It’s shocking, I know, in an era when movie theater attendance has been tanking, but it meant I was well-prepared for this week’s real-life event and the inner machinations of the cardinals who…
Trump’s deal with Paul Weiss is throwing a wrench into his war on Big Law
Four law firms are suing the Trump administration over executive orders targeting them. So far, they’re all winning. President Donald Trump’s deal with Paul Weiss was his first big win in his war against Big Law. In court, it’s coming back to haunt him. For the law firms choosing to fight Trump’s executive orders targeting…
France is making more of the devastating Hammer bombs that are proving hard for Russia to intercept in Ukraine
Safran’s AASM has helped Ukraine fight back against Russia’s invasion. France is ramping up its production of Hammer bombs, which Ukraine has used to take out Russian military targets. French company Safran Electronics & Defense told B-17 that it is increasing production of AASM Hammer bombs by more than 40% this year. A company spokeswoman…
Russia says it will cut off parts of the country’s internet during its Victory Day celebrations
Military vehicles taking part in Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow in 2024. Russia will restrict internet access across several regions, including Moscow, during its May 9 Victory Day celebrations this year, as the Kremlin imposes ever-tighter controls over its population. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that mobile internet restrictions would be…
India says it targeted Pakistan’s air defenses, as conflict heats up
The site of a reported Indian drone attack in Lahore, Pakistan. India says it targeted Pakistan’s air defenses in strikes on Thursday, in a sign of escalating violence between the two nuclear-armed countries. India’s defense ministry said its forces had “targeted Air Defence Radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan.” “It has…
A 3-year-old flying in business class was served a glass of wine — and his mother is not happy
The incident occurred on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to London. Cathay Pacific apologized to a family after a flight attendant mistakenly served a 3-year-old boy a glass of white wine with his meal. The incident occurred in business class on Flight 255 from Hong Kong to London on April 24. The child’s…
