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I’ve got a complicated relationship with my Roomba, Keith, who sometimes refuses to charge but also works his wheels off ridding my home of dust. I hate dust, both because I’ve got allergies and because a good chunk of the particulates are toxic microplastics. Modern humans wage an unwinnable battle with dust, which we wipe and sweep and mop—only for it to immediately return. Dust is unseemly, unsanitary, and downright embarrassing for your guests to glimpse.Why, though? Not that long ago, homes didn’t have glass windows,…

Just about all of us have probably had an accident or two that involved technology. Let’s be honest, even the most technically inclined among us have had our share of faux pas in that regard. One such person who’s had an experience like that is acclaimed actress Judi Dench. The titan of cinema, TV and stage stage may know how to thrill an audience with her legendary acting chops, but she recently admitted to making a major tech-related mistake. Apparently, there was an instance in which Dench didn’t know she was on…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 16, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | ReutersThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.What you need to know todayNovember breatherU.S. stocks ended Thursday mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the only major index to fall, snapping a…

In Hollywood, there are plenty of celebrities we all know and love, but sometimes, we might not realize that there are other actors they are related to, such as famous parents who have been around for decades. From new up-and-coming stars to people who have been in the business for some time, here are some celebrities with famous parents that you should know about. (Image credit: New Line Cinema)Gwyneth PaltrowFirst up on this list has to be Gwyneth Paltrow. While the actress has built a career for herself over the last…

SAN FRANCISCO — When San Francisco startup OpenAI unveiled its ChatGPT online chatbot late last year, millions were wowed by the humanlike way it answered questions, wrote poetry and discussed almost any topic. But most people were slow to realize that this new kind of chatbot often makes things up. When Google introduced a similar chatbot several weeks later, it spewed nonsense about the James Webb telescope. The next day, Microsoft’s new Bing chatbot offered up all sorts of bogus information about the Gap, Mexican…

In 2021 more than 3,500 drivers in the U.S. alone died in traffic accidents linked to distracted driving. Using a cell phone is the primary source of distraction, but entering navigational information, trying to eat and performing other such activities can be just as risky. A new study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied suggests that distracted driving is even more unsafe than previously thought. Multitasking has a hidden cost for drivers that past analyses have not taken into account. In two experiments,…

Some gays weren’t feeling the ‘Rush’ after watching the video for Troye Sivan’s new song — and the Australian pop star says he now understands why. Last week, Sivan marked his anticipated musical comeback with the release of sexy, gay, ode-to-poppers earworm “Rush,” and with it arrived a horny, gloryhole-featuring video that had some queer people divided over the body diversity (or lack thereof) within it. Some, including the homosexual journalist writing this story, criticized Sivan for opting for…

Apple may be prepping its extravagant overhaul of the CarPlay interface for WWDC 2023, and potentially leading into the long-awaited Apple Car, but if you have a compatible vehicle there’s plenty you can do already.This very writer recently purchased a new car, and while I wouldn’t consider myself particularly fussy, CarPlay was firmly in the “must-have” column thanks to its continued utility other the last few years - and the fact it’s still getting better.From multitasking to Focus modes, and much more, there’s plenty…

Photo via Marvel Studios I’m not a die-hard Marvel fan but even I was excited to see James Gunn’s last step in an epic anthology — Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. I’m happy to say that all of the hype surrounding this movie is absolutely well-deserved and that anyone still holding out on the film should find a safe way to watch it as soon as possible. However, something hasn’t been sitting right with me since watching it, and upon hearing the words of disability rights advocate Imani Barbarin on TikTok, it…

The human digestive system is much more variable than we tend to think, according to a new study, with significant differences in gut anatomy even among healthy individuals.This includes individual differences from person to person, the researchers report, plus broader differences such as those between women and men.In one noteworthy example, the researchers found that women tend to have longer small intestines than men, by an average of 30.7 centimeters."Because having a longer small intestine helps you extract…