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In February 2004, a 19-year-old, flip-flop-wearing Mark Zuckerberg released an online directory of Harvard students. In those days, the internet still felt small. It was mostly about finding webpages, not people.

It turned out that the internet was very good for connecting people. More than 1,000 Harvard students signed up for TheFacebook

The Roku smart TV platform is an accessible way to watch your favorite streaming content in a centralized location – either built-in to TVs, or by adding affordable dongles or mini boxes, like the new-for-2024 Roku Ultra, to older televisions. (Look for an Engadget review of that model soon.) One big advantage of the Roku platform is that it's always getting free software updates to keep it

• LVMH reported a 3% decline in sales in its most recent quarter.
• The drop is driven by decreased demand from Chinese consumers, affecting luxury sales.
• Investors were disappointed when Beijing failed to disclose new details about its stimulus plans.

French luxury conglomerate LVMH, the world's largest luxury company, reported a 3% year-on-year decline in sales in its most recent

Apple just announced the seventh-gen iPad mini, three years after its sixth-gen model. It has a faster A17 Pro chip, originally found in the iPhone 15 Pro, which means it’ll be able to handle Apple’s incoming AI features — although it’s not Apple's most powerful mobile chip. There’s more RAM too.

Power aside, it has the same 8.3-inch screen as the previous model and an identical 2,266 x 1,488

Google's next major version of Android operating system is here - if you have a Pixel phone, that is.

On Tuesday, Google launched Android 15, making it available on Pixel devices (more precisely, Pixel 6 and newer).

Some of the biggest new features are focused on privacy and security. Theft Detection Lock, for example, is an interesting feature that uses AI smarts to detect when someone has

• Season three of Netflix's "Monster" series will be about serial killer Ed Gein.
• Charlie Hunnam will play Gein in the show created by Ryan Murphy.
• Gein inspired iconic horror movies including "Psycho" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."

Netflix has whipped subscribers into a frenzy with "M

• Jane Street is one of Wall Street's most lucrative trading firms.
• It's luring in the best talent with some of the most competitive salaries out there, even for its interns.
• Some internships at the firm offer a base salary equivalent to $250,000 annually.

Lucrative trading firm Jane Street is one of Wall Street's leading market-makers.

The technology-driven firm generated $10.6 billion in

• Sean "Diddy" Combs' "white parties" were known for extravagance and celebrity attendance.
• The famed parties held throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s also regularly featured nude women.
• "There's always sexy girls around when there is rich people," a celebrity photographer told BI.

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• Big Tech firms have been telling staff to return to the office.
• Amazon told its corporate employees to work from the office five days a week starting in January.
• Take a look at some of the coolest tech firm offices.

As major tech firms ask staff to return to the office full or part-time, having an appealing workspace can

• Milli Vanilli is the latest act to get a streaming boost from a Netflix show.
• Three songs by the German pop duo feature in "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story."
• Kate Bush and The Cramps have also had songs revived by

• Karen Siwak is a 61-year-old woman in Toronto.
• She was the mother and primary caretaker of her two children, aged 27 and 24.
• While downsizing in preparation for a move, Karen found two large plastic bins full of baby clothes.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Karen Siwak. It has been