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US arrests soldier who allegedly made $400k on Maduro Polymarket bets
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US arrests soldier who allegedly made $400k on Maduro Polymarket bets

We knew someone made over $400,000 on suspicious Polymarket bets around the US operation to capture Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, but now we have a name:...

Leak reveals new Xbox Game Pass ‘Starter Edition’ that’s part of Discord Nitro
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Leak reveals new Xbox Game Pass ‘Starter Edition’ that’s part of Discord Nitro

Microsoft started teasing a mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership yesterday, and a new leak appears to have detailed exactly what's coming. Discord...

Claude is connecting directly to your personal apps like Spotify, Uber Eats, and TurboTax
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Claude is connecting directly to your personal apps like Spotify, Uber Eats, and TurboTax

Claude users can access more apps with Anthropic's AI now thanks to new connectors for everything from hiking to grocery shopping. Anthropic already supported c...

Brendan Carr’s war on wokeness targets inclusive children’s television
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Brendan Carr’s war on wokeness targets inclusive children’s television

Under the guidance of consummate bully / chairman Brendan Carr, the FCC is taking steps towards cracking down on children's entertainment that in any way explor...

Microsoft is reportedly offering voluntary buyouts to up to 7 percent of its employees
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Microsoft is reportedly offering voluntary buyouts to up to 7 percent of its employees

Microsoft is planning to get rid of more US employees via its first voluntary buyout program, CNBC reports. The buyout program will reportedly be offered to US...

Sonos’ big sale on refurbished speakers is about to end
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Sonos’ big sale on refurbished speakers is about to end

Portable audio and home theater upgrades can be very pricey, which is why we make a habit out of telling readers when there are good deals happening. With that...

Meta is laying off 10 percent of its staff
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Meta is laying off 10 percent of its staff

Meta is planning to layoff around 10 percent of employees in May, according to a memo from the company's chief people officer, Janelle Gale, published by Bloomb...

Meta is downsizing by about 10 percent
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Meta is downsizing by about 10 percent

Meta is making another steep cut to its staff, this time to the tune of a 10 percent reduction in its workforce. About 8,000 people will be laid off and about 6...

‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future
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‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future

Microsoft's new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has laid out a new strategy for what she describes as a "return of Xbox." In a joint memo to with Xbox Chief Content Office...

Microsoft’s new Xbox chief is ‘reevaluating’ exclusive games
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Microsoft’s new Xbox chief is ‘reevaluating’ exclusive games

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma held an all-hands meeting this morning and laid out her strategy for a "return of Xbox" with employees. While rebranding Microsoft Gaming b...

Titanium Court mashes together genres and cultural references to tell a strange, funny tale
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Titanium Court mashes together genres and cultural references to tell a strange, funny tale

I'd love to tell you everything about my favorite game of the year so far. But that would be doing a great disservice to Titanium Court. I'm not even sure I cou...

Democrats want to ban ICE from turning warehouses into detention centers
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Democrats want to ban ICE from turning warehouses into detention centers

A bill introduced by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from converting warehouses and similar buildings into immigran...

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