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The author's twins went on a TV show to talk about being siblings. Courtesy of the author A TV producer read my articles about my identical twins and invited them on a national TV show. They described their rivalry on air in a way I hadn't heard before. They've built a whole system I knew nothing about. In the green room before the taping, Thomas and Charlie were debating who would make the other look worse on camera and who would land a Netflix deal first. I was the one worried about what would happen if they froze, but I kept that to myself. A makeup artist worked through the other guests and eventually reached the boys. They tried to wave her off until she explained the studio lights would turn them into two shiny tomatoes. They sat there as toner and blush went on. I stood next to them, taking photos, which I sent to their girlfriends immediately. The author's twins got makeup ahead of their TV debut. Courtesy of the author The audience had been waiting for someone to make them laugh The first 10 minutes of the show were serious and earnest. Other guests shared heavy responses about sibling relationships. Then the host turned to Charlie. He answered the way he answers everything, with a joke, and the whole room laughed. Thomas was also entertaining, and the audience lapped up their stories. I sat there trying not to look like a grinning idiot in case the camera panned over. I failed. It was hard to square the two confident young men onstage with the brothers who'd argued every day about whose turn it was to take the bins out. What I'd written about their rivalry wasn't wrong, but it wasn't the full picture I've written multiple articles about Thomas and Charlie's competitiveness: the injuries, the academic tension, and the constant measuring of one against the other. I thought I understood it. Sitting in the audience, I realized I'd been writing the rivalry like a problem they were stuck with. But they were describing it like a game they'd both signed up for. Thomas told the host he's never felt in Charlie's shadow. Charlie is, in his words, "basically another version of me," so anything Charlie achieves is proof Thomas can do it too. The rivalry I'd been framing as friction for years, they described as something they genuinely enjoy. The dinner table arguments that frustrate my wife and me? They laughed about them. Said there's nothing in it, that it's just how they talk. There's no malice and no grudges. The host asked Thomas how he felt when Charlie tore his ACL and missed most of the football season. Thomas said the injury was bad for Charlie, but he'd enjoyed finally having the spotlight. For the first time, coaches and spectators could tell which twin was on the field. "So no sympathy then?" the host asked. The audience laughed. Charlie shook his head. They both work in the fruit and vegetable section at the same supermarket. To decide who gets the worst jobs, they play rock-paper-scissors. Thomas said it's easy to win because Charlie always picks rock and refuses to change his strategy. I'd never heard any of this. The host asked if they'd live together, and I was surprised by the answer The host's final question was whether they'd live together after they leave home. Thomas said probably. Then he added he'd also be fine if they didn't, because Charlie is the messiest person he's ever met. His bathtub is overflowing with dirty clothes. The author got a new perspective on his twins' lives. Courtesy of the author When the episode aired a few months later, they watched it on their phones at the pub with mates. They weren't going to sit on the couch and make a big deal of it with us. I'd been in the studio, I knew exactly what they'd said, and I still got nervous watching it back. I'd spent years writing the bickering as a problem. It isn't one. So when they do move in together, I'll just come over for dinner, leave my dirty dishes on the table, and let them fight over whose turn it is. Read the original article on Business Insider

Min-Jeong Lee / Bloomberg: SoftBank and its telecom unit launch SB Neo to offer AI chips and cloud services to big companies, aiming to provide 10GW of capacity in the US by around 2030  —  SoftBank Group Corp. and its telecom unit will start renting AI computing resources to US companies next fiscal year …

Microsoft warns that poisoned MCP tool descriptions can steer AI agents into leaking sensitive data through approved tool calls. The post Microsoft Flags MCP Tool Descriptions as Hidden AI Agent Attack Path appeared first on TechRepublic.

The author's kids ask for money differently from how she did when she was young. Daniel B Begiato/Getty Images When I was younger, asking for money required planning ahead. My grandparents had to go to the bank during business hours to secure funds for me. My kids can ask for money with the click of a button. There are pros and cons to this. I hear the question often: "Mom, can I have some money?" Whether it is for a trip to the mall or movies, my kids always seem to want more. I have four kids, two daughters and two sons. My older son, Zach, is 21; my older daughter, Cam, is 19; my younger daughter, Kyle, is 15; and my younger son, Brooks, is 13. Over time, getting them cash (though, let's be real, we rarely use actual cash anymore) has become much easier — and that ease has changed how I think about money. Getting money when I was a kid meant planning When I was growing up, if we needed money, we planned ahead. Debit and credit cards weren't even widely used or accepted in the early 90s — people more commonly paid with checks or cash. I remember planning for Saturday trips to the mall at least a week in advance. The grandparents who raised me actually had to go to the bank, fill out a withdrawal slip, and hand it to the teller, who then checked their account and handed them the cash. They also had to bank during the bank's hours of operation. This was no easy feat as they both held full-time jobs. Often, this meant running an errand on a lunch break from work. The whole process was laborious. This meant we had to also plan our strategy for asking for money in the first place. I would time my request strategically to increase the chances of securing funds. This meant asking at opportune times, such as when they were getting ready for bed and too tired to think much. I remember promising to do everything from cleaning the bathroom to wiping down all of the tile in the kitchen for a few dollars to spend at the mall food court. The adage, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail," rang especially true when I needed to secure money for a teenage adventure. Things changed a bit with my older kids, but not by much Originally, the process worked the same when I was parenting my older kids, who are now 21 and 19. There was one exception: their requests didn't take as much planning. If the bank was closed, I could head to the ATM, which was open 24 hours a day. However, I still had to make time for the trip, fitting it in when I was out or making a separate trip. Even then, getting money still took effort. When my older daughter reached her late teens, she opened a bank account, and I could transfer money to her account because it was linked to mine. She also had Venmo, so I got the app and could send money that way. This simplified life for both of us. Getting money is much easier now, which isn't always a good thing Now, my youngest kids, 15 and 13, don't even need a bank account to request money over the phone. My younger daughter requests a certain amount of money with the click of a button, and I can send her what she needs. I can also adjust the amount. This allows for shrewd negotiations and discussions around the cost of things. She'll ask for $10; I'll talk her down to $5. This, like many aspects of raising teenagers, is both a blessing and a curse. While I no longer have to schlep to the bank every time my kids make a request, they can ask and receive money at any time for any amount. It is too easy. $3 here, $5 there, and it's easy to lose track unless you really pay attention. That convenience is part of the problem. While my kids do not get an allowance, they can ask for money for specific chores. We negotiate via phone or text. They will do certain jobs, like walking the dog, mowing the lawn, or cleaning a specific part of the house. I've also taken the opportunity to help my kids figure out what's really important to them, and how to negotiate and compromise. These are skills that they will need in life. It has also allowed us to talk more openly about money than I was able to with my grandparents. I want them to know that we have limited funds and what that means — that they cannot always get the things they want. When money is so easy to get at the click of a button, they often don't realize how hard it is to make. Like everything in life, the differences between my generation and theirs aren't always easy to navigate. With honest conversations and a few small bumps along the way, we are figuring it out, though. Read the original article on Business Insider

Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: Z.ai launches ZCode, an “Agentic Development Environment” optimized for its new GLM-5.2 model; Z.ai's GLM Coding Plan costs from $16.20 to $144 per month  —  The move marks the company's most aggressive push yet into the fast-growing AI-powered coding tool market …

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Google tries balancing AI data center emissions with clean energy efforts.

Elon Musk denied a report that SpaceX showed investors an AI device prototype, but the Starlink-xAI connection gives IT teams a reason to monitor the platform risk. The post Elon Musk Denies SpaceX AI Device Report as Starlink Strategy Questions Grow appeared first on TechRepublic.

New York Times: Filings: Trump purchased up to $5M each in Broadcom, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia stocks on July 23, the same day he unveiled his AI action plan  —  President Trump and his family reaped vast financial rewards from a memecoin that generated losses for hundreds of thousands of investors.

Investors poured more than $200 billion into startups globally in the just-ended quarter, making Q2 2026 the second-largest quarter on record, our data shows. And, with IPOs and acquisitions returning in force, the second quarter notched one of the strongest periods for venture-backed exits in years.