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• A psychology researcher said dating apps are mostly unhelpful for finding a compatible partner.
• He said couples build compatibility, rather than automatically being perfect fits for each other.
• Dating apps make it easier to reject people quickly and label benign behaviors as red flags.

Today's dating

• Nick Leeson's unauthorized trades led to Barings Bank's collapse, a major banking scandal in 1995.
• Leeson battled colon cancer during his imprisonment, undergoing surgery and chemotherapy treatment.
• Post-cancer, Leeson emphasizes that mindset and regular checkups are key

A keyboard is one of those pieces of gear you interact with constantly, yet it’s easy to overlook how much it affects your day-to-day comfort. From firing off emails to long coding sessions or late-night gaming, the right keyboard can make everything feel smoother, faster and less fatiguing.

Some setups call for slim, quiet boards that disappear into a workspace, while others benefit from chunky

• Pittsburgh has historically been known as "the Steel City," but is trying to rebrand as a tech hub.
• Pittsburgh's new mayor is personally cold-calling upwards of 20 founders and CEOs every week.
• The city is home to well-known startups, including Gecko Robotics, Abridge, and Skild AI.

Pittsburgh's new mayor is personally cold-calling upwards

Google Home chief Anish Kattukaran announced several updates to the smart home platform that fix a long list of annoyances and idiosyncrasies. There's also one noteworthy new addition: the introduction of "Live Search" for your cameras.

So, instead of Gemini only knowing about things that have

• The Dallas Fed analyzed employment and wage trends in AI-exposed industries.
• Wages in those sectors are still rising — especially in roles that reward experience.
• Entry-level workers appear to be facing a

• Nicky Lazou, a business owner based in Dubai, was in London for work when the Middle East crisis unfolded.
• Her five-year-old son was with his nanny when strikes hit parts of Dubai.
• She paid $2,500 to fly into Oman and cross the land border to the UAE to be with her son.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with

• A new Brooklyn shelter offers apartment-style transitional housing for formerly homeless families.
• The building could be turned into permanent housing if shelter demand falls.
• Notably, the shelter faced little opposition from the community, its owner said.

Across the street from

• Former Block employees congregate in an unaffiliated Slack channel to share support, find new jobs, and trade memes.
• Block laid off over 4,000 employees on Thursday, almost half of the company's workforce.
• Named "Square Mafia," the Slack channel has existed since

A decade ago, I walked into an office to interview for my first newsroom internship. Wearing a millennial-core business casual H&M pencil skirt and Steve Madden flats, I handed my résumé — neatly spaced Arial font, carefully considered, and kept crisp in its designated folder — to the editor. Without looking up from her computer, she said, "I don't read résumés," and flicked the

• Justin Parnell, 39, quit a VP-level role to become an AI consultant.
• He uses AI agents to help with everything from invoicing to building proposals.
• Parnell said he's able to be a "solopreneur" by using AI agents instead of human staff.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Justin Parnell

• Noshene Ranjbar left Iran at age 12 and moved to the US to live with her father in Virginia.
• Since the death of Iran's supreme leader, she envisions going back to help the country rebuild.
• She said many diaspora Iranians like her may say goodbye to loved ones and return home.

This as-told-to essay is