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More than 5,000 new words have been added to the 12th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. They include "rizz," "dad bod," and "fanfic." ...

On this special episode of "Uncanny Valley" recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco, our hosts discuss Silicon ...

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"If the open jacket policy is actually implemented—which we in the defense bar hope is the case—it would be a welcome reform, ...