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- It's easy to dunk on Mark Zuckerberg and Meta for burning $80 billion on the metaverse and then moving on.
- But that's not exactly
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It's your birthday? Happy birthday! And in the wise words of Parks and Rec: Treat yourself. But don't worry, that doesn't mean spending money. If you, like me, have spent hours online watching people's birthday freebie hauls, it's time to do one yourself.
With birthday freebies, you could plan a day that gets you a free breakfast, lunch, and dinner. So, where does one get all these birthday

It all comes down to how much time you have and how much effort you’re willing to put in.
eharmony asks you to take a 20-minute Compatibility Quiz (it might take you less or more time depending on how much you think about your answers and how forthcoming you are). It feels a bit like a Rorschach test; there’s a section that asks you to look at
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Amazon's Big Spring Sale is just around the corner. It officially kicks off on Wednesday, March 25 and runs through Tuesday, March 31 in 2026. But like most Amazon shopping events, deals started pouring in days ahead of time on Apple products, Lego, outdoor gear, laptops, and much more.
Avid shoppers keeping their eyes on exclusive deals can enjoy a breezy shopping experience throughout the Big

Fake dating accounts have always been the bane of online dating, but with ubiquitous and cheap generative AI now able to falsify photos, videos, and profile bios, and even plausibly mimic a human in a text-based chat, vigilance is more important than ever.
Because it's one of the world's oldest and largest online dating sites, and because of its adult content, AdultFriendFinder has attracted a lot

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The brilliance of Every Brilliant Thing begins the moment you set foot in the theater.
There is no set to take in, aside from rows of seating along three edges of the stage. Instead, the focus is on the play's star: Daniel Radcliffe, a Tony winner and the face of one of the biggest film franchises of all time, now mingling with the audience.

Riz Ahmed's Bait will hook you from its first scene, with the pop culture lure of all lures. You've probably had the conversation: Who'll play the next James Bond? And how many times has that conversation leaned toward white actors?
It's this recognisable jumping-off point that Riz Ahmed, with co-writers Prashanth Venkataramanujam (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj), Azam Mahmood (Ramy), and Karen

AI is everywhere. But what is AI? We are hearing people tell us that AI is already smarter than humans in a lot of ways. But what does that mean?
AI can be a great tool. It can be our virtual assistant, it can help us fill out emails and meal prep, or perform the mundane, day-to-day tasks that you don't want to do. New use cases for AI are being released every day.
But doesn't it also mean that