My Cousin Is About to Become Homeless. How Much Should I Give Up for Him? - The New York Times

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A personal-finance column weighs the tension between decades of retirement sacrifice and the moral obligation to help a cousin facing homelessness.

Two Sisters, Two Husbands, a Toddler and a House in the Bay Area - The New York Times
A family of two sisters, their husbands, and a toddler pooled resources to buy a multifamily house in the Bay Area, navigating the region's expensive housing market.
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The Elusive Cost Savings of the Prefabricated Home
Prefabricated home construction has repeatedly failed to deliver the dramatic cost savings seen in manufacturing, achieving only modest 10-20% reductions or none at all.
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Princeton faculty mandate proctoring for in-person exams, upending 133 years of precedent - The Princetonian
Princeton faculty voted to require proctoring for all in-person exams starting July 1, ending 133 years of trust-based honor system due to AI cheating concerns.
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Sam Altman may control our future – can he be trusted?
A New Yorker investigation reveals that OpenAI board members secretly documented a pattern of lying by Sam Altman, leading to his brief ouster in 2023 due to concerns he could not be trusted with superintelligent AI.
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