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This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews.Everyone needs a convenient, accessible place to socialize. But maintaining a cafe, bar, restaurant, or hybrid space that fits the bill has its challenges. In this three-part series, we’re partnering with Spectrum Business to put a spotlight on third spaces and how their operators make them work.This is the final installment in our series about the people behind some of the most welcoming, innovative, and accessible food businesses operating today.As Jaya Saxena pointed out last year, “third space” as…

Stability AI, the company behind Stable Diffusion, is releasing a new family of audio models, called Stability Audio 3.0. The top model can generate professional-grade music of more than six minutes long, the company claimed. The company is releasing four new models under the Stable Audio 3.0 name: small SFX (459M parameters), small (459M parameters), medium (1.4B parameters), and large (2.7B parameters). The duo of small models is suitable for on-device sound and music generation of up to two minutes. Both medium and large models can create full compositions of 6 minutes 20 seconds long that can maintain musical structure…

US Representative Thomas Massie lost his Republican primary on Tuesday after one of the most expensive and politically charged congressional campaigns in modern United States history. For the Israel lobby and its allies, the result marked a decisive victory. US President Donald Trump deployed his political weight against Massie, endorsing his chosen challenger, Ed Gallrein, and turning a local race into a national confrontation. At the same time, pro-Israel organisations and billionaire donors, including Miriam Adelson, poured extraordinary sums into Kentucky to defeat a congressman whose offence was questioning military aid to Israel and challenging the expanding influence of pro-Israel…

D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges, left, U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, right, and Michael Fanone, a former D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer, arrive for the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol hearing to present previously unseen material and hear witness testimony in Cannon Building on Thursday, June 9, 2022. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesTwo police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot sued President Donald Trump on Wednesday, seeking to block the $1.8 billion “lawfare” fund set up by the Department of Justice…

As I’ve reported previously for Forbes.com, some remote jobs in 2026 pay well into six figures. As Gen Z increasingly questions whether college is the only path to financial security, employers are placing greater value on real-world abilities than formal credentials. Science-backed research continues to show that remote-friendly jobs can boost productivity, retention and employer returns—while opening the door to high-paying opportunities that are hiring now. FlexJobs matches the two trends, announcing 20 remote roles that don’t require a four-year degree, plus, must-know advice for landing a remote, well-paying job without a degree. 20 Remote Jobs That Don’t Require A…

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‘Selling OC’ Alum Alex Hall Next Move … ‘Selling Sunset?!?’ Published May 19, 2026 6:30 PM PDT Alex Hall could be leaving Orange County listings behind for luxury real estate in the Hollywood Hills … ’cause TMZ has learned she’s in talks to join “Selling Sunset” as a full-time cast member for season 10. Sources familiar with the conversations tell TMZ … Hall, Netflix, and the series producers are actively negotiating a deal that would bring her into the flagship franchise as filming begins in Los Angeles within the next week or so. Our sources say Hall makes a natural…

Do you think you’re not getting enough protein? Debbie Fetter, an associate professor in nutrition at the University of California, Davis, likes to ask her students this same question. In a lecture hall of more than 500 people, “almost every hand shoots up”, she says.Protein is top of mind for consumers. A 2024 survey of 3,000 Americans suggests most are trying to eat more of it, and research shows that foods labeled “more protein” are especially appealing to consumers.And as consumers become more aware of their intake, they may wonder whether some sources are better than others.“People should aim to…

Andrew Rea, also known as “Babish,” will be joining the Vox Media Podcast Network with In the Booth with Babish, a new podcast series in collaboration with Eater. Premiering on Tuesday, May 26, with new episodes dropping every other week across platforms, In the Booth with Babish will see Rea joined by chefs and celebrities to make a meal out of chit-chat. Each interview will be structured as a menu, putting a unique spin on the traditional talk show format. For the premiere episode, Rea sat down with Peabody Award-winner and chef Alton Brown.Rea is a chef, filmmaker, and YouTube…

At first, the winners of the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2026 enjoyed the envy of their peers. But since their works of fiction earned this distinction, these authors have found themselves facing harsh scrutiny from the literary community, with several accused of enlisting generative artificial intelligence to write for them.The allegations have come from numerous readers, many of them writers themselves, expressing bafflement and dismay that the prize jury could have overlooked potential signs of inauthentic authorship.Each year, the Commonwealth Foundation, a nongovernmental organization in London, awards its short story prize to one writer in each of five…