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President Joe Biden has repeatedly declared that he's not leaving the race,
  • Joe Biden's reelection bid is looking less and less tenable. 
  • Top Democrats, including Barack Obama, are said to be encouraging him to give up. 
  • Biden's holding on, but each new voice weakens him further.

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Google is cracking down on functionally useless Android apps. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Google is raising its minimum quality requirements for Android apps and will soon remove those that don’t meet expectations from the Play Store. According to the company’s latest spam policy update, apps that demonstrate “limited functionality and content” — such as text



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The mining of technology nostalgia is unrelenting. Earlier this week, we had an unofficial return of the iPod, not to mention Tamagotchis and now Discman. Well, not an actual Discman, which is a Sony brand, but the portable CD player is back.

Audiophile brand FiiO has launched the DM13, a portable CD player with modern touches, like high-fidelity wireless and a built-in battery. No more AAs! The



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A global IT outage has caused problems at airports and many other organizations.
  • IT systems across the world are suffering widespread outages.
  • Disruptions have hit everything from airports and banks, to retailers and healthcare providers. 
  • Crowdstrike's CEO blamed a defect in an update for Windows, highlighting the fragility of global IT.

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Elon Musk poked fun at Microsoft by sharing a meme about the global IT outage
  • Elon Musk mocked Microsoft over global IT outage impacting multiple sectors.
  • The X owner posted a laughing emoji in response to a meme poking fun at Microsoft.
  • Microsoft's issues are linked to the CrowdStrike tool, causing widespread disruptions.

Elon Musk poked fun at Microsoft over a global IT



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"Karate Kid" stars Ralph Macchio, William Zabka and Yuji Okumoto will appear in the "Cobra Kai" final season.
  • Netflix's "Karate Kid" sequel show "Cobra Kai" is ending.
  • The final season, which is out now, has been split into three releases.
  • Here's what to know about season six part two and three.

The final season of "Cobra Kai" is out now on Netflix, but fans must wait



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The lawsuit said that the water temperature exceeded 150 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • A jury awarded $2 million to the family of a man who died from 150-degree shower burns at a Kentucky motel.
  • Most adults will suffer third-degree burns if exposed to 150-degree water for even two seconds.
  • The man sustained third-degree burns and died months after the incident.

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An Amazon worker moves boxes on Amazon Prime Day on July 11, 2023 in the East Village of New York City. Amazon holds the annual two-day event, where it offers shopping deals to Prime customers, in the middle of the summer. Amazon Prime Day has brought an estimated 10 billion dollars to the company in each of the last 3 years, as customers look to take advantage of discounts and quick shipping. (Photo by )
Amazon's Prime Day — now multiple days, and even nearly a week in some countries — leads to billions in dollars of sales.
  • Top sellers during this year's Prime Day were household essentials like trash bags — and snail serum.
  • Last year, electronics and cosmetics dominated Amazon's sales.
  • This year's Prime Day sales are expected to break new records amid generally sluggish



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Whoopi Goldberg said she scattered her mother's ashes at Disneyland.
  • Whoopi Goldberg said she scattered her mother's ashes at Disneyland.
  • The TV host said she immediately admitted to park officials what she had done.
  • "I wanted to make sure, actually, that I hadn't done something that was dangerous," she said.

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Eggs, sports tickets, and uncooked beef are among eight expense categories in the consumer price index that rose more than 10% over the past year.
  • The consumer price index rose 3% year-over-year — it hasn't been below 3% since March 2021.
  • However, eight expense categories had price increases of more than 10% over

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