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Meta employee calls out ‘toxic’ rules that ban staff from discussing controversial topics like Israel–Palestine

A Meta employee has expressed fears that an internal ban on controversial political topics is the beginning of censorship across its platforms like...

Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for FTX fraud

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 300 months, or 25 years, in prison for seven counts of conspiracy and fraud charges stemming...

Wendy’s is giving away free breakfast for a year, but only in a handful of states

You could be forgiven for thinking Wendy’s latest promotion is an April Fool’s Day gag. After all, offering a card offering one free...

A woman purchased a vacant Hawaiian lot for about $22,000. She was surprised to see a $500,000 home was built on it by mistake

A woman who purchased a vacant lot in Hawaii was surprised to find out a $500,000 house was built on the property by...

How to watch Major League Baseball’s 2023 Opening Day for free—without cable

More snow is on the way to California and the Pacific Northwest, but the boys of summer aren’t going to wait any longer. It’s...

Stanford economist says forcing people back to the office full time is a costly mistake

The office debate is over: Work from home—in some capacity—is here to stay.  That’s according to the so-called “guru” of the matter, Stanford economist...

Robinhood Gold Card review: Doesn’t even make the podium

Our take: The Robinhood Gold Card might sound like a 24-karat deal, offering a virtually unheard of rewards rate of 3% cash back...

Surprise! Google will let the Pixel 8 run on-device AI after all

We did it, y’all. We bullied Google into letting the Pixel 8 run on-device AI. Starting with the next Pixel feature drop, the...

Meta is adding AI to its Ray-Ban smart glasses next month

Users can activate the glasses’ smart assistant by saying “Hey Meta,” and then saying a prompt or asking a question. It will then...

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9 Double Texting Rules in Dating You Need to Know 

Double texting: the dating faux pas that can...

What Is a PDA Relationship? 19 Types of PDA and When to Use Them

Picture this: you're out with your partner, and...

151 Encouraging Words for Your Husband to Lift Him Up

When life gets tough, you're the one person...

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business

Spring spruce-up: Changes to the Hilton Honors Amex Business Card

Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers....

━ Opinion

Opinion | The True Heroes in Kansas City

Drue Tranquill, a linebacker for the Kansas City...

From Panic to Relief: The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin Recovery

Have you ever experienced the heart-stopping moment of realizing...

Opinion | Biden and Ukraine Need a Senate Deal

The West’s security and his presidency require a...

Opinion | Biden Decides to ‘March In’ on Drug Patents

Apparently not content with destroying the pharmaceutical industry...

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Meta is planning to let people in the EU download apps through Facebook

Meta is planning to let people in the EU directly download apps through Facebook ads, setting the company up to eventually compete with Google and Apple’s app stores.The...

There’s a $75 trillion reason the economy won’t crash into a recession, top economist says: Baby boomers’ pent-up net worth

Predicting business cycles is hard, just ask the experts. For over a year now, Wall Street economists, billionaire investors, and even former Federal Reserve officials have repeatedly predicted...

Opinion | That Other Bidenomics Disaster

Another government report shows the president’s success in blocking reform. Source link

YouTube tests disabling videos for people using ad blockers

YouTube is throwing a major wrench into video playback for viewers who are using ad blockers. The company has confirmed to The Verge that it’s currently running “a...

Aspartame may be a ‘probable carcinogen.’ Here are the 8 most common drinks and foods containing the sweetener

Aspartame, the well-known artificial sweetener 200 times sweeter than table sugar, is responsible for keeping diet beverages seemingly sweet but low-calorie. Now, it’s on track to be labeled...

━ Technology

New York’s first offshore wind hub to be built with union labor

Labor groups inked a first-of-its-kind deal to support local hiring and union jobs with the developer of New York’s first offshore wind port....

Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for FTX fraud

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 300 months, or 25 years, in prison for seven counts of conspiracy and fraud charges stemming...

Surprise! Google will let the Pixel 8 run on-device AI after all

We did it, y’all. We bullied Google into letting the Pixel 8 run on-device AI. Starting with the next Pixel feature drop, the...

Meta is adding AI to its Ray-Ban smart glasses next month

Users can activate the glasses’ smart assistant by saying “Hey Meta,” and then saying a prompt or asking a question. It will then...

Embracer is selling Borderlands developer Gearbox to Take-Two

Swedish gaming conglomerate Embracer Group has entered an agreement to sell Gearbox Interactive to Rockstar parent company Take-Two for $460 million. In a...