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Though it started out pretty chill, over the years, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp steadily became bloated with monetization. There were all kinds of things to spend real money on, including loot boxes for unlocking rare items. When I logged in to the game last week after months away, my screen was dominated by notifications vying for my attention, most of



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Pat Gelsinger is leaving Intel at a moment when its problems have mounted.
  • Pat Gelsinger's successor has big problems to pick up.
  • The departing Intel CEO has struggled with a turnaround and left the company behind on AI.
  • Intel also faces an uphill battle in its bid to outdo its industry rival TSMC.

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Despite Intel’s recent woes, I didn’t expect to see CEO Pat Gelsinger joining 15,000 or so of his colleagues being shown the door. Gelsinger is a storied engineer and business success who laid down an exhaustive rescue plan when he took the helm of the beleaguered chipmaker in 2021. It was never going to be a quick fix, given the company’s long legacy of missteps. Gelsinger may be the public face




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Ford continues to exhibit a dedication to diversifying its EV lineup in Europe — a dedication that, frankly, I wish could also be applied here at home — with the reveal of the new all-electric Puma Gen-E.

The Puma is a familiar nameplate in Europe, as the automaker’s bestselling vehicle there since it surpassed the Fiesta in sales in 2021. Now, it’s getting a



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UPDATE: Dec. 3, 2024, 11:45 a.m. EST We've updated this article now that Cyber Monday is officially over. But that's not necessarily a bad thing because we're still seeing great discounts on Samsung Galaxy devices.

Best Samsung Galaxy deals at Amazon


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Traveling can be expensive, but there are often a lot of ways to easily save money.
  • I've spent years traveling to 94 countries which has taught me some great money-saving travel tips.
  • I don't pay to check a bag when I travel, and I seek out free activities, like walking tours.
  • I get cash when I'm at my destination and use credit cards without foreign transaction fees.

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Gemini, Google's AI assistant, is getting a new feature aimed at making calls and texts easier to manage. You'll soon be able to make a call or send a text without unlocking your phone, thanks to the AI feature.

You can toggle this setting by navigating to "Gemini Settings > Gemini on Lock Screen" then flipping on the "Make calls and send message without unlocking" feature, 9to5Google noted. The



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Jake Paul beat a 58-year-old Mike Tyson in a highly-viewed Netflix live event.
  • Around 60 million households watched Jake Paul fight Mike Tyson on Netflix on Friday night.
  • The matchup was vaguely unsettling — a 58-year-old against a 27-year-old social media star.
  • Jake Paul's talent for attracting attention is undeniable, and that may be good for the sport of

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Interest for David Mayer and ChatGPT has gone so viral that the chatbot now provides a response instead of an error message.

What's more, ChatGPT's response now references the virality of the issue in a strange Streisand Effect and ouroboros hybrid phenomenon of the generative AI era. Prompting ChatGPT with "David Mayer" now generates a web search result saying, "Recently, users have reported that



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In 2024, Netflix emerged as the irrefutable winner of the streaming wars.
  • Netflix emerged as the winner of the streaming wars this year.
  • It's forecasting billions of dollars in profit, and its stock is rocketing.
  • From vast ad ambitions to zeitgeisty true crime fare, here are five of its biggest achievements.

The year 2024 has been one to remember




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Data brokers will be on a tighter leash when handling Americans' personal data, according to a new proposition by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Under the proposed rules, brokers would be blocked from selling personal and financial data that contains identifying information, including Social Security numbers and phone numbers — a move that would also limit the ability of