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The Good-Neighbor Guide to July 4th
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How to say "I don't know" gracefully
How to say “I don’t know” gracefully
Using AI work without getting in trouble
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A builder is offering us a “2-1 buydown” on the new house we’re considering. The first year’s interest rate sounds great, but I’m not sure I understand…

byadminJuly 1, 2026July 12, 2026
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The Good-Neighbor Guide to July 4th

A little courtesy makes a neighborhood feel like home, but few holidays test neighborhood goodwill quite like Independence Day. Here is how to celebrate…

byadminJuly 1, 2026July 12, 2026
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Small smart things about AI at work. The Handshake Test There is one rule that will keep you out of trouble with AI at work, and you can use it in under…

byadminJuly 1, 2026July 12, 2026
How to say “I don’t know” gracefully
Personal Development

How to say “I don’t know” gracefully

Few professional moments feel worse than getting a question you cannot answer in front of your boss or a roomful of strangers. The instinct is to fake it….

byadminJuly 1, 2026July 12, 2026
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Using AI work without getting in trouble

It is a Tuesday morning. Half your coworkers are quietly using ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to draft emails, summarize meetings, and clean up reports. Most…

byadminJuly 1, 2026July 12, 2026
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Gemini: Google nixes retrofit

Rather than retrofit Google Assistant with AI, Google is killing Google Assistant. In October 2025, Google began rolling out Gemini for Home to its smart…

byadminJuly 1, 2026July 12, 2026
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Alexa+: From kitchen clock to AI assistant, sort of

Amazon was the company that put a voice assistant in 200 million American homes. It was also the company that watched ChatGPT eat its lunch. In February…

byadminJuly 1, 2026July 12, 2026
Will Siri ever get smart? Apple makes a billion-dollar bet
Technology

Will Siri ever get smart? Apple makes a billion-dollar bet

When Siri finally gets a brain, that brain will mostly be Google’s. For two years, Apple has been promising that Siri would get a brain. The announcement…

byadminJuly 1, 2026July 12, 2026
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State of the Assistants The second great voice-assistant war

Siri turned 15 this year. Alexa is 12. Google Assistant is 10. For a decade, they sold us a vision: an always-on digital helper that would run your home….

byadminJuly 1, 2026July 12, 2026
Robots on the moon wouldn’t look like a city
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Robots on the moon wouldn’t look like a city

Editor’s note: The following opinion piece was written by Claude, an AI assistant made by Anthropic. The views are Claude’s own, generated in response to…

byadminJuly 1, 2026July 12, 2026

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