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We’re almost out of time — the holidays are just about here, and if you’re still doing your holiday shopping, you’re not alone. Between wrapping things up at work before some well-deserved time off and making sure you have everything you need to host family and friends, it can be hard to find the time to go shop for some gifts. And if you’re going to physical stores right now, you’re probably


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OpenAI gave its AI chatbot a professional makeover with the latest GPT-5.2 release, and some users are already complaining about its tone. For anyone who's finding ChatGPT rude or sassy, OpenAI has some welcome news since it's letting users further customize its personality with extra warmth or enthusiasm. 


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President Donald Trump and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
  • Google and Apple are advising some employees with visas not to travel outside the US, per memos viewed by Business Insider.
  • The companies' law firms recommended that staff who need their visas stamped for re-entry stay in place.
  • A social media screening requirement for visas is causing appointment delays

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$7 five below
It's not all Five Below anymore.
  • I went to Five Below for some last-minute holiday shopping.
  • I was surprised to find that many items didn't live up to the store's name.
  • But Five Below is still affordable and a good spot for cute trinkets.

When you walk into Five Below, you expect things to be below $5. It's right there in the name. Still, that's not entirely true anymore.

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Grocery delivery service Instacart will pay $60 million in consumer refunds to settle a lawsuit over unlawful tactics, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shared on Thursday.

The FTC lawsuit claimed that Instacart engaged in several deceptive methods, including:

  • Falsely advertising "free delivery" to customers' first order when they actually needed to pay a service fee as much as 15 percent

  • Falsely



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There may not be any reports of stick drift with the ROG Xbox Ally yet, but that doesn't mean there won't be. If you'd rather not end up with joysticks that have a mind of their own, GuliKit revealed its latest TMR Electromagnet Joystick Modules made specifically for your Xbox handheld.

GuliKit said it worked directly with Asus to develop these joystick upgrades, which match the exact dimensions



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The author's husband was a pilot, and his schedule made the holidays non-traditional.
  • I learned to embrace non-traditional holidays with my pilot husband's unpredictable schedule.
  • My childhood was filled with consistent Christmas traditions, unlike my adult family life.
  • Creating unique holiday memories taught my kids and me that special moments can happen anytime.

There is so


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Waymo suspended service of its driverless robotaxis in San Francisco during a blackout that hit many of the city's residents on Saturday night.

Around a third of San Francisco residents were without power for hours due to a fire at a Pacific Gas and Electric substation, The San Francisco Standard reported. During the blackout, people noticed that Waymo vehicles appeared to be blocking


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