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Global Hot Spots Take Aim at Overtourism
From Barcelona to Bali, higher fees and new rules are targeting overtourism and unruly behavior. Some locals are worried the changes will keep tourists away.
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Paris Olympics: What Restaurants and Shops Will Be Open and Closed
With millions of visitors expected in the city, restaurant and shop owners are hoping they made the right decision to forgo their cherished annual vacations.
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How hardcore mosquito experts fight summer’s most annoying pest
An Everglades wildlife biologist, adventure-travel pros, entomologists and other experts share their best strategies for keeping mosquitoes away.
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Miss Manners: She’s upset that people introduce her as the ‘Bionic Woman’
She’s had her hips, knees and ankles replaced, so some people call her “Bionic Woman.”
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Carolyn Hax: Is it worth proposing with a simple, ‘subpar’ engagement ring?
A reader plans to propose to much-wealthier girlfriend, and worries the gesture will “lose something” with a simple ring.
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Ask Amy: I’m my depressed, widowed mom’s only lifeline. How do I help her?
Letter writer’s widowed mom is depressed but is refusing therapy.
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Spaghetti Aglio e Olio (Spaghetti With Garlic and Olive Oil)
Spaghetti aglio e olio is a classic, humble Italian pasta recipe starring garlic and olive oil.
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AMD and Intel take on Nvidia with new AI chips and pricing strategies
The Computex trade show in Taipei has become the battleground for AI hardware giants as AMD and Intel unveil new products and strategies, challenging Nvidia’s market dominance. AMD has announced the launch of its Instinct MI325X accelerator, set for release in the fourth quarter of 2024. This will be followed by the MI350 series, based…
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Robotics makers embrace Nvidia digital twins to create autonomous AI-run factories
Nvidia this week announced that more than a dozen robotics manufacturers have adopted the company’s digital twin platform to copy physical factories and recreate them in a real-time 3D graphics collaboration platform. The technology lays the ground for a future where autonomous factories run by AI-enabled robots can more efficiently make robots and other equipment…
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Qualcomm marks its foray into Windows PCs with next-gen AI chips
Qualcomm has announced its entry into the PC processor market with its Snapdragon X series chipsets. These new chips — Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus — are designed specifically for Windows PCs and promise to usher in a new era of “Copilot+ PCs” with advanced AI capabilities and extended battery life. “The PC is…