Amazon has a new smart remote that's completely programmable by Alexa+

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Amazon may have just unveiled a ton of new products across its Ring, Blink, Echo and Kindle categories, but it still had one more piece of hardware to show. Though it didn't get mentioned during the company's Devices and Services event earlier today, there is a new Smart Remote under the Amazon Basics brand that will be available for pre-order for $19.99 and will ship in October. According to the

Microsoft's Windows 11 2025 update starts rolling out today (but don't expect anything new)

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What good is an update if it doesn’t actually add anything new? That’s the question I’m left asking about Microsoft’s Windows 11 2025 update (AKA Windows 11 25H2), which the company will begin pushing out today. Instead of adding any major new capabilities, Microsoft says it’s an “enablement package” that includes recent features added to last year’s 24H2 release. If anything, it could be a push

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There’s a Kindle Scribe with color, but you won’t like how much it costs

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Amazon is rounding out its Colorsoft collection with a new e-reader. The Kindle Scribe, the only Kindle e-reader with writing abilities, is finally getting a color display. The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft was unveiled at Amazon's Devices & Services event on Tuesday, Sept. 30, in New York City. While we can't wait to get our hands on the device, the price is... nuts.

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I left the Bay Area and moved to Barcelona after my tech layoff. It felt like losing my identity, but I'm so much happier now.

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Steph Kumar relocated her family from the Bay Area to Barcelona after getting laid off and founding her own company.

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  • Steph Kumar spent over 10 years working at Google, Twitter, Pinterest, and Yahoo.
  • After her layoff from Twitter, now X, she found the Bay Area to be very transactional.
  • Kumar started a research company and moved to Barcelona, where she's much happier with her
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I quit investment banking at Citi and professional tennis after burning out. I learned about when to walk away from a job.

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Vitoria Okuyama played tennis professionally before going into investment banking.

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  • Vitoria Okuyama said she burned out as a world-ranking junior tennis player.
  • She said she burned out again working in investment banking for Citi.
  • Okuyama learned that the only way she could fully recover was by knowing when to walk away.

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Chad Powers features a cameo from 2024s most infamous meme

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Hulu's sports comedy Chad Powers is chock-full of cameos from the football world.

Episode 1 kicks off with appearances by sports commentators Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler. Chad Powers' trailer confirms that former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is also slated to make an appearance. Manning is an executive producer on Chad Powers, alongside his brother Peyton Manning. The entire show is

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Cassie tells Diddy judge she's terrified the hip-hop mogul could walk free

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Cassie Ventura spoke on the witness for four days during Sean 'Diddy' Combs' federal sex-trafficking trial.
Cassie Ventura spoke on the witness for four days during Sean 'Diddy' Combs' federal sex-trafficking trial.

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  • Cassie Ventura has urged Sean "Diddy" Combs' judge to consider his abuse in his sentencing decision.
  • Combs was convicted of prostitution-related counts, but acquitted of more serious charges.
  • Ventura, who testified at Combs' trial, told the judge
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