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I Test Nearly 60 Office Chairs to Pick the Best One

I Test Nearly 60 Office Chairs to Pick the Best One

How to Sit Properly at a Desk AccordionItemContainerButton It’s not just about finding a chair you like. We’ve rounded up several tips on how to set up your desk properly here, and how to avoid tech neck, but here are a few highlights. Sitting for too long in a day is not good for your health, no matter what chair …

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The Best Toiletry Bags for Every Kind of Traveler

The Best Toiletry Bags for Every Kind of Traveler

Others We Tested There were multiple great bags we tried whose features or designs just didn’t add up to a place in the top spots above. However, everyone has something different they’re looking for in a toiletry bag, so while not perfect for us, some of these options may still be perfect for you. Photograph: Kat Merck Monos Metro Toiletry …

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Why US Power Bills Are Surging

Why US Power Bills Are Surging

Now, electricity prices are surging in addition to all of the uncorked demand from the Covid-19 pandemic, when the global economic slowdown and pressure from policymakers kept a lid on utility bills. “I think if we were to repeat this analysis for next year, there would probably be a little bit of an uptick this year, but the data that …

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Our Impatient Coffee Lover Found the Best Pod Coffee Maker

Our Impatient Coffee Lover Found the Best Pod Coffee Maker

I was really annoyed when I realized that Nespresso sent me this brewer in black. Champagne problems, I know—but this brewer comes in so many delightful colors, from deep red and orange to pastel lavender and pink. It looks cute on your countertop with its little rounded figure and relatively short stature. The Nespresso Vertuo Pop+ can handle all Vertuo …

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Bezos predicts that millions will live in space kind of soon | TechCrunch

Bezos predicts that millions will live in space kind of soon | TechCrunch

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made a rare public appearance at Italian Tech Week in Turin on Friday and used the opportunity to predict that millions of people will be living in space “in the next couple of decades,” the Financial Times reports. Speaking with John Elkann, a scion of Italy’s Agnelli dynasty, Bezos, who also founded rocket company Blue Origin, …

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With its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is doubling down on personalized consumer AI  | TechCrunch

With its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is doubling down on personalized consumer AI  | TechCrunch

OpenAI has acquired Roi, an AI-powered personal finance app. In keeping with a recent trend in the AI industry, only the CEO is making the jump.   Chief executive and co-founder Sujith Vishwajith announced the acquisition on Friday, and a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch he is the only one of Roi’s four-person staff to join OpenAI. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The …

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Exclusive: Naveen Rao’s new AI hardware startup targets $5B valuation with backing from a16z, sources say

Exclusive: Naveen Rao’s new AI hardware startup targets B valuation with backing from a16z, sources say

Naveen Rao, who was formerly the head of artificial intelligence at Databricks, is in talks to raise $1 billion at a $5 billion valuation for a new startup, called Unconventional, Inc., that’s building a new type of computer, according to four people familiar with discussions.  Andreessen Horowitz has agreed to lead the investment, and Lightspeed and Lux Capital are also …

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