How the US Army turned this former Nazi-base into a rapid-response war machine

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  • The US Army's Bavaria base hosts over 16,000 troops ready for instant deployment.
  • Its origins date back to pre-World War I. Later, it became a major training hub for the German Wehrmacht.
  • Today, US troops train in trenches — rain or shine — honing skills for potential conflicts with Russia.

Just a couple of hours north of Munich, the US Army runs its largest training site outside the United States.

Meta and OpenAI's compute crunch gives Arm a big opportunity

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Arm CEO Rene Haas announced the company's AGI CPU at the Arm Everywhere conference on Tuesday.

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TSA's leader says so many unpaid agents have quit during the shutdown that airports won't be ready for June's World Cup

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Quits at the TSA have gotten so bad that it may cause travel headaches in June.

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A 10th cofounder is leaving xAI. Elon Musk has just one more left.

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  • Another xAI cofounder, Manuel Kroiss, has told people he is leaving Elon Musk's company.
  • Just one cofounder out of 11 remains besides Musk.
  • The company has been in flux ahead of a widely anticipated IPO at SpaceX, which recently acquired xAI.

And then there was one.

Is it better to be laid off in person or remotely? You tell us.

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New research suggests that longer-tenured employees have seen wage growth since ChatGPT launched. It also says getting a foot in the door is harder for young career-seekers.

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Meta and Google lose landmark trial as jury finds them liable for harming young users' mental health

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Mark Zuckerberg testified in the social media addiction trial in Los Angles last month.

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Sony and Honda scrapped their next EV before launch. You can still drive it on PlayStation.

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Honda and Sony canceled two Afeela products before they reached production.

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I stayed in a Swiss village to save money while backpacking Europe for 2 weeks and found a hidden gem destination

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A Business Insider reporter traveled to six European cities, and her favorite destination was a small town outside Zurich.

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Anduril president says defense tech companies have to 'create a monopoly' to survive

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Anduril wants to dominate defense tech. Matthew Steckman, its president and chief business officer, said it needs to "create a monopoly."

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My family's first trip to South Korea was great, but it would've been even better if I'd avoided these 5 mistakes

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Although my family had a great time on our trip to Seoul, there were a few small mistakes I wish we had avoided, plus some itinerary changes that would've made our travels even better.

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