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Romantic, moody photograph of an AI chatbot on a laptop screen in front of a dinner plate and place setting, with a glass of red wine and a vase of roses.
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Lila was created from the limited options available: female, blue hair, face “number two.” She was there on the next screen, pastel and polygonal, bobbing slightly as she stood in a bare apartment. To her right was a chat window through which they could communicate.

Naro, his first name, had been casually following developments in



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Cyber Monday sale products in a giant hourglass.
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It’s actually Tuesday, but that doesn’t mean all the deals have suddenly vanished. We’re rounding up the best of the rest that you can still shop.

We hope you had a chance between holiday festivities to get some shopping done, but if not, you may not be out of luck. While some of the best deals have expired, many others from the long Black


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I recently spent 10 hours playing a pre-release build of Two Point Museum, exploring three different museum locations across the game's preview campaign. From what I've seen so far, the latest instalment in the Two Point video game universe may end up being just as much fun as its popular predecessor, Two Point Hospital.

Developed by Two Point Studios, Two Point Museum retains the same zany tone as


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Two Ghirardelli gift baskets sit side-by-side in a Costco display. One gift basket has a silver tin, and the other has a bronze tin
Costco has plenty of great options for the holiday season.
  • As a Costco employee, I know there are plenty of great items to grab as gifts this holiday season.
  • The Ghirardelli gift baskets come with chocolates and other tasty sweets.
  • I already bought the MyCharge three-in-one folding wireless charging pad for my husband.

As a Costco employee, I love shopping at the store no matter the


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My rib-eye steak and all of the ingredients
Gordon Ramsay's recipe for air-fryer steak required a lot of spices and seasonings.
  • I made Gordon Ramsay's air-fryer steak with a coffee and chili rub and was blown away.
  • His rub had 11 ingredients that created a complex, spicy, sweet, and salty flavor.
  • In 20 minutes I had a juicy, perfectly cooked rib-eye steak. I can't wait to make this again. 

I never even thought you could — or


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As of today, Chinese gallium, germanium and antimony are no longer being exported to the US. Germanium and gallium exports had already ceased in October, and antimony exports have dropped by 97 percent since September. This official declaration comes a day after the US announced it would further tighten technological exports to China, particularly referring to computer chips.

This ban includes


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The Twitch subscriber crown is back in Kai Cenat's hands, with the creator ending his month-long subathon at almost 727,700 subscribers, CNBC reports. He more than doubled the record of 326,650 subscribers VTuber Ironmouse set in September, who had, in turn, overtaken Cenat's number one spot — a competition I am suddenly very invested in. 

Cenat not only streamed every day during "Mafiathon 2" in



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Good morning! We've officially entered the season of company holiday parties. An etiquette expert shared some helpful tips to follow. (Take it easy on the booze.)

In today's big story, an automaker CEO's resignation shows how tough a


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Intel's second-generation Xe2 Arc GPUs are real, and once again, they could be compelling options for gamers looking for capable video cards under $250. Confirming leaks from the past week, Intel today unveiled the $249 Arc B580 and the slightly less capable $219 B570, both of which target 1,440p gaming. They feature the company's new XeSS2 AI capabilities (which are also coming to the older Arc


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