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Key Takeaways AI startups are increasing base pay to attract top talent. Software engineers at venture-backed startups are now paid a median base salary of $200,000, a 25% increase from 2022, per salary data platform Levels.fyi. One recent graduate was offered $400,000 in base salary for a software engineering position. Silicon Valley is known for its lavish perks to attract top talent, such as nap pods and free slippers in its “no shoes” offices. Now, as competition for top AI talent intensifies, startups are turning to a more straightforward incentive to win talent wars: exceptionally high compensation packages. Levels.fyi, a…

Artificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news.Look no further than the Iran war. Since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, researchers have identified an unprecedented number of false and misleading images that were generated using artificial intelligence and have reached countless people around the world. Among them, fake footage of bombings that never happened, images of soldiers who were supposedly captured and propaganda videos created by Iran that depict President Donald Trump and others as blocky, Lego-like miniatures.Thursday, the 10th annual…

Published April 2, 2026 09:12AMSomewhere between scheduling my first prenatal appointment and Googling the cost of term life insurance, I realized I had become a person who thinks about their longevity. I’m pregnant with my first child and approaching 40. I’ve done the math. I’ll be close to 60 when she is halfway through college. I’ve started doing things I previously considered optional, like tracking my vitamin intake on my phone, starting my mornings with hot water and lemon, and searching for longevity workouts. As existential crises go, mine is not exactly original—humans have been avoiding death since the dawn of…

U.S. egg prices have fallen 60% from last year’s record highs, making it easier for consumers to fill their Easter baskets and Passover Seder plates.Bird flu was to blame for elevated retail prices during the first five months of 2025, and the course of the highly contagious disease is a big reason why prices are much lower now. An outbreak forced farmers and commercial producers to slaughter entire broods of egg-laying hens, but ebbing cases in the second half of last year helped restore egg supplies, said Mark Jordan, the executive director of agricultural research firm LEAP Market Analytics.The stubborn…

President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will keep hitting Iran “very hard” in the next two or three weeks and bring the country “back to the Stone Ages,” even as he touted the success of U.S. operations and argued that all of Washington’s objectives have so far been met or exceeded.Trump said Iran would continue to face a barrage of attacks in the short term.“We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks,” Trump said. “We’re going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong.”Trump didn’t say anything about negotiations with…

Burritos should be celebrated, because they are ingenious inventions that wrap deliciousness in a handy tortilla for extra convenience. National Burrito Day (today, Thursday, April 2, 2026) was created to do just that. Here’s a little history about the origins of the yumminess before we dive into the freebies and deals to observe this glorious unofficial holiday.A brief history of burritosBurritos hail from Northern Mexico and were invented in the early 20th century. The region’s climate was ideal for wheat, so larger tortillas were made out of the crop. This bigger vessel set the scene for a new culinary delight.…

But the symptoms piled on: brain fog, hot flashes, mood swings, dryness, exhaustion. “One minute you are happy and content, then suddenly you are anxious and irritable followed by intense heat and sweating,” Hewson says. At their worst, her hot flashes were happening hourly. The symptoms began to take a toll on her rich and varied responsibilities as a humanitarian activist, fashion entrepreneur, mother of four, daughter to aging parents, and wife to world-famous rock star Bono. Even after deciding to seek relief, Hewson faced challenges in finding the right care. She visited four different gynecologists, each of whom prescribed a…

With last weekend’s opening of World of Frozen in the renamed Disney Adventure World park, Paris became the new leader in advanced technology among the company’s theme parks. It’s a title that shifts hands frequently, but with its robotic Olaf and a new nighttime show that blends airborne and water drones with fountains, fire, and water walls, Adventure World is a technological marvel.Disney tends to downplay the focus on technology in its park attractions. Workers and executives at Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) see the technology as a way to evoke emotion, their primary goal. And with a growing arsenal of…

The “one-rep max” has long been the gold standard of the gym, but new research suggests it’s inaccurate, risky, and unnecessary. Here is why the traditional way of measuring strength is flawed—and a better way to track your progress. (Photo: O2O Creative / Getty)Published April 2, 2026 03:27AMIf there’s one concept in strength training that even an endurance guy like me is familiar with, it’s the one-rep max. It’s the heaviest weight you can lift with a one-off effort for any given exercise. It matters for two reasons. One is that it’s how strength workouts are usually prescribed: you’ll aim…

I’ve been using Claude Cowork extensively over the past month and a half. And not coincidentally, I’ve been more productive than I ever have in that same period. The shift to working agentically is something so profound, you really can’t understand it until you experience it for yourself. Just one example: As the operator of a business selling AI training courses online, email marketing is an important component of getting the word out about them. But much of the work is rote: segmenting my email list, creating templates, writing largely similar drafts, and scheduling them in my email provider—a piece…