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Meta said it was reorganizing some of its businesses.
  • Meta reorganized some of its major units, cutting roles at Instagram, Reality Labs, and WhatsApp.
  • A Meta spokesperson said the company was also moving some teams to different locations.
  • Meta has laid off thousands of workers as part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's push for efficiency.

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Google has asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to halt the imminent changes required from Judge James Donato’s recent ruling in Epic v. Google. The company already asked Judge Donato to do the same, but it’s not waiting till Friday to find out if the judge who vowed to “te



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Catfishing is perhaps the only place the work of Tegan and Sara and Erin Lee Carr could collide. After all, the former are a Canadian indie pop duo and the latter is a true crime documentarian. While the titular twin singer/songwriters deliver beautiful and achingly catchy songs about break-ups and sapphic yearning, the latter filmmaker has explored the dark depths of shocking cases like the Bling



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"Modern Family" star Julie Bowen has a trick up her sleeve when it comes to communicating with her teenage sons.
  • "Modern Family" star Julie Bowen struggles to connect with her teenage sons sometimes.
  • Her trick to starting conversations with them is to lurk around the house.
  • "If you just kind of park it, make fake cookies in the kitchen no one's ever going to eat, they start



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Protesters in Mallorca this summer told tourists to "go home."
  • Thousands protested against overtourism in Spain earlier this year, telling tourists to "go home."
  • Spain's tourism is still booming, with record numbers of international visitors.
  • A travel industry expert said mass protests are unlikely on their own to deter travelers.

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Nichole Wischoff, 34, is the founder of Wischoff Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm.
  • Nichole Wischoff screened over 500 applications before making her first hire for her VC fund.
  • Wischoff ended up hiring Neal Mintz, a 26-year-old who impressed her with his enthusiasm and drive.
  • During the interviews, Mintz offered to set up the firm's payroll for free.

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DJI tells The Verge that it currently cannot freely import all of its drones into the United States — and that its latest consumer drone, the Air 3S, won’t currently be sold at retail as a result.

That’s not because the United States has suddenly banned DJI drones — rather, DJI



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Photographer Lydia Koh said a timekeeper could have helped her avoid issues at her own wedding.
  • Lydia Koh is a fine art wedding photographer and founder of a Singapore-based photography company.
  • Koh said a timekeeper can help couples with a less stressful experience — a lesson from her own wedding.
  • She also said couples often stress over preparations and overlook quality time with their



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Carol Surface, Apple's chief people officer, seen in 2007, is leaving the company.
  • Apple Chief People Officer Carol Surface is leaving after less than two years, Bloomberg reports.
  • Surface's exit adds to the number of top-ranking employees set to leave or switch roles soon.
  • Surface reported directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook.

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Apple introduced some new tools to its Apple Business Connect program that could be useful for the everyday consumer. The most notable update is the introduction of Business Caller ID. When this feature rolls out next year, companies of any size can register to have their name, logo and department appear when they contact customers. In practice, that can help people distinguish between a phone



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Meta has begun laying off employees across various departments, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, according to people familiar with the matter. Rather than a mass, companywide layoff, these smaller cuts seem to coincide with reorganizations of specific teams.

Some Meta employees have started



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Liam Payne, formerly of the boy band One Direction, has died at the age of 31.
  • The One Direction singer Liam Payne died at the age of 31, multiple outlets reported.
  • Authorities said the British star fell from a hotel balcony in Argentina.
  • Payne was part of One Direction from 2010 until the group split in 2016.

The former One Direction singer Liam Payne has died after falling