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Ryan Borgwardt sentencing: The Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death to meet a woman overseas will now spend 3 months in jail

Ryan Borgwardt sentencing: The Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death to meet a woman overseas will now spend 3 months in jail

Facebook Tweet Email Link Madison, Wisconsin AP  —  A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning while kayaking and left his wife and three children to meet a woman in the country of Georgia was convicted Tuesday of obstructing an officer and sentenced to 89 days in jail – the amount of time he successfully misled law enforcement about his …

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Want to restore your attention span? Spend time outdoors

Want to restore your attention span? Spend time outdoors

Walking in nature for as little as 15 to 20 minutes can improve your attention span — even if you don’t always enjoy it. In his new 324-page book, “Nature and the Mind: The Science of How Nature Improves Cognitive, Physical, and Social Well-Being” (Simon & Schuster), environmental neuroscientist Marc G. Berman lays out how our natural environment can help …

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95% of Companies See 'Zero Return' on $30B Generative AI Spend – Hacker News

95% of Companies See ‘Zero Return’ on $30B Generative AI Spend  Hacker News MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing  Fortune 95% of organizations got zero return on AI investment in MIT study  Axios The ‘shadow AI economy’ is booming: Workers at 90% of companies say they use chatbots, but most of them are hiding it from IT  Yahoo Finance …

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Sam Altman admits OpenAI ‘totally screwed up’ its GPT-5 launch and says the company will spend trillions of dollars on data centers

Sam Altman admits OpenAI ‘totally screwed up’ its GPT-5 launch and says the company will spend trillions of dollars on data centers

Sam Altman wants to rewire the internet, build brain-computer interfaces, and maybe even buy Google Chrome. He even sees a future where sustaining ChatGPT’s growth means building infrastructure so massive it rivals the world’s largest utilities. But first, he’s cleaning up a mess at the center of his empire: GPT-5. The OpenAI CEO told reporters last week—at a rare, hyper-candid …

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North America tops global gaming spend with $325 per player in 2025

North America tops global gaming spend with 5 per player in 2025

Games are getting pricier, but that hasn’t stopped North American players from shelling out hundreds each year on their hobby. Over recent years, gaming habits have shifted as prices climbed. Many big releases now debut at $70, with Activision, Sony, and Nintendo holding firm on premium pricing. Microtransactions, DLC, battle passes, and cosmetics have become major revenue drivers. Circana reports …

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Newzoo: North American gamers spend an average of $325 annually

Newzoo: North American gamers spend an average of 5 annually

North American players spend an average of $325 on gaming annually, accounting for 28% of global market spending, a new report has found. Published on August 12, 2025, the report by Newzoo and Tebex analyzed player behavior and payment trends in the West. According to the findings, the West games market is seeing slowing “payer growth,” with a 1.1% compound …

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