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With the right perspective, and the right vehicle, you can find Adventure EverywhereListen to this articleListenPublished June 16, 2026 11:57AMThe Pacific Ocean is the obvious draw, but San Diego goes beyond its SoCal-cool image and delivers a community that’s full of culture and surrounded by adventure. Adventure Everywhere with a vehicle that elevates every drive, whether you’re heading to Pearl Street to shop or traveling to a state park. Meet the capable and versatile 2027 Telluride X-Pro and Telluride Turbo-Hybrid. Black’s Beach You want coastal drama? Black’s Beach has drama. This two-mile-long sandy beach in La Jolla is flanked by…
By Jeff KoyenEnterprise IT leaders spent the last two years trying to figure out how to bring AI into the business. As organizations move past experimentation, they must navigate the operational strain AI deployments can create at scale.The puzzles don’t end with model selection; they start there. How do you support the network and infrastructure demands AI suddenly creates? Where should particular workloads run? How do you manage 50,000 employees with different devices and varying needs?Reducing this operational complexity is the job for IT teams. The question of how to best achieve that goal defines the work of technology leaders…
Updated June 16, 2026 11:15AMTrigger warning: This article mentions sexual abuse. If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline toll-free from anywhere in the U.S. at 1-800-656-4673.When Brad Ryan first convinced his grandmother, Joy Ryan, to leave her small hometown of Duncan Falls, Ohio, and see the country, neither imagined the journey would captivate millions. What began as a grandson’s attempt to make up for the adventures his grandmother never had—at age 85, Grandma Joy had never seen a mountain—became one of America’s most beloved travel stories: an octogenarian visiting mountains, oceans, and…
Leaders of the Group of Seven gathered on Tuesday to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine along with a tentative deal struck by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the conflict with Iran.The first full day of the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations is being held in the French town of Evian-les-Bains.Shortly before his arrival, Trump announced an agreement to end the 3 1/2-month-old U.S. war against Iran.“Now that this (Iran) is finished, we’re going to be focusing on that,” Trump said.The leaders will also hold a working session focused on ending crises and ensuring stability in the Middle East.…
Chris Ortbals is Chief Product Officer (CPO) at IT expense management firm Tangoe, leading technology strategy, R&D and engineering.Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies have a rational origin story. They emerged as a practical response to rising mobility demand, rapid device innovation and a workforce that wanted flexibility. For smaller or less regulated organizations, they worked well enough.But enterprise mobility has fundamentally changed since then. Mobile devices no longer sit at the edge of the business. They connect directly to identity systems, regulated workflows, customer data and core applications. In that environment, the governance model, which typically resembles a “convenience-first” approach, matters more…
Fast food company Yum Brands is selling its most iconic brand: Pizza Hut. The deal will see Yum receive a $2.7 billion payout for the pizza chain, which was originally founded in Kansas in 1969. Here’s what you need to know about the sale and how Yum Brands stock (NYSE: YUM) is reacting. What’s happened? Today, Yum Brands announced that its board of directors has approved the sale of its Pizza Hut restaurant chain. The total pre-tax amount that Yum will receive for the sale is $2.7 billion. But Pizza Hut isn’t just going to one buyer. Yum is selling…
The good vibes are over at Xbox. Changes to logo color and console capitalization and refocusing on “the community” have now shifted to focusing on its studios. And not in a good way.Xbox is now on the verge of axing a number of its smaller studios, ones that have produced critical hits and award-winning titles over time, but may fall victim to slash-and-burn cost-cutting at the brand due to a lack of commercial wins. The studios that are in the most danger are:Double Fine, of Kiln, Keeper and Psychonauts 2Compulsion Games, of South of Midnight and We Happy FewArkane, of…
OpenAI ushered in the current AI era with the release of ChatGPT, but a lot of competitors have emerged since that day in November 2022. Now, ChatGPT’s share of the global AI assistant market has fallen to below 50% for the first time. According to the newly released “State of AI 2026” report from data analytics firm Sensor Tower, ChatGPT’s fall came in March, hitting just 46% by May. Sensor Tower measures market share through a “true audience” metric, which looks at usage across desktop, mobile apps, and the mobile web. The news comes just over a week after OpenAI…
Buying a soft-shell rooftop tent to save money seems smart—until you’re scrubbing mildew off the cover.Published June 16, 2026 06:00AMLet’s get one thing clear up front: most of us don’t need a rooftop tent. Legend has it rooftop tents were originally created so adventurers could sleep off the ground away from dangerous wildlife. I live in the Southern Appalachians, so I’m not worried about lions and tigers, and car campers have survived for decades pitching tents on the ground. Rooftop tents aren’t strictly necessary. But they’re appealing for a variety of reasons, the most important of which is that sporting…
Dan L. Dodson, CEO of Fortified Health Security, is a leader in healthcare cybersecurity, privacy and risk, and host of Cyber Survivor.Not long ago, preparing for a worst-case cyber scenario meant bracing for one massive, headline-grabbing breach. One event. One crisis. One very bad week.While still a reality, that’s no longer the only scenario that healthcare leaders are facing today. They also face a relentless, grinding stream of disruptions that has raised the question of whether organizations can continue to deliver care under constant pressure.Why Frequency Now Defines RiskRemember, threat actors aren’t rogue hackers in someone’s basement anymore. They are…