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I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons

Nothing does more for your ego than realising you can make a better decision than a bot with all of human knowledge at its digital fingertips

‘Hallucinating inside a Scandinavian kindergarten’: my night alone in Ikea

About 5,000 hopefuls logged on for the chance to sleep over in the furniture store’s Sydney pop-up. Caitlin Cassidy scored a coveted stay, but could she keep her sanity?

Ark Invest owns SpaceX in its venture ETF. It says Starlink alone supports $2 trillion value at IPO

Brett Winton said SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband network is the primary driver of ARK's valuation thesis.

‘I’d rather read a book’: Tarantino criticises ‘flavourless sausage factory’ Hollywood

Pulp Fiction director writes in Sight and Sound that ‘since the pandemic … it seems almost impossible for a new movie to come out that I don’t pick to death’

Bluesky was launched as a Twitter rival

"I think the public square is not the direction we want to go in...we're very inspired by companies like Reddit," Bluesky's Rose Wang told CNBC.

SpaceX plans biggest stock market debut ever

Updated on: June 4, 2026 / 7:01 AM EDT / CBS/AP

Why Reading Is Now Restless

AI has already changed writing. Now the technology is changing what it means to read.

The AI race America can actually win

At the recent summit in Beijing, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping put artificial intelligence on the agenda. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized the leaders’ focus on AI guardrails that balance “the most innovation and the highest level of safety.”

‘A metaphor for a nation gone soft in the head’: the bizarre return of Mr Blobby

He’s pink, dotty and as British as a Boots meal deal. In recent months he’s duetted with pop stars, appeared on Saturday Night Live and been declared the UK’s equivalent of Mickey Mouse. What’s behind this strange comeback?

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The SEC’s Proposed IPO Fix

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My year with the robots: how Joanna Stern let AI into her home, work

In 2025, the tech journalist invited artificial intelligence to do nearly everything for her, including editing the book she was writing about the experiment. Some of it was useful, some not – but it was her time with a chatbot companion that really shook her