Leading Democrat who represents Silicon Valley encourages liberals to stay on X amid Bluesky exodus

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Ro Khanna
Rep. Ro Khanna of California represents large parts of Silicon Valley.

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  • A top Democrat urged fellow liberals to remain on Elon Musk's X platform.
  • This month, millions of users have joined Bluesky, which bills itself as a liberal alternative to X.
  • Khanna told Politico that his relationship with Elon Musk is an example of finding common ground.

Rep. Ro Khanna, a leading progressive

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'Big Four' salaries: How much accountants and consultants make at Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, and EY

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Even an entry-level consultant at the "Big Four" can earn over $200,000.

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  • The "Big Four" accounting firms employ about 1.5 million people worldwide. 
  • Many of these employees make six-figure salaries and are eligible for annual bonuses.  
  • Business Insider analyzed data to determine how much employees are paid at these firms. 

The so called "Big Four" accounting firms —

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Philips Hue’s Festavia string lights are up to $100 off just in time for the holidays

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A tree decorated with Philips Hue’s Festavia smart string lights in a dark room.
Although they look fantastic on a Christmas tree, Philips Hue’s vibrant string lights work great year-round. | Image: Philips Hue

If you were planning on putting up the holiday lights this weekend, then you might want to take a look at the Philips Hue Festavia string lights. Normally $219.99, you can currently pick up a 65-foot string with 250 color-changing LEDs from Amazo

A new game from Tencent looks like a pretty blatant Horizon ripoff

Engadget

Details about an epic-looking upcoming sci-fi adventure game just dropped. The images and teaser trailer depict a post-apocalyptic world in which humans in primitive-style garb battle giant dinosaur-like robots while sweeping orchestral music plays. It all seems a little familiar. But wait, this isn’t the next Horizon game from Guerrilla. Oh, no, no. This is an initial look at a game from a

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Palworld’s new island will be its ‘largest’ and ‘harshest’

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A screenshot from the video game Palworld.
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Pocketpair isn’t letting a major lawsuit slow it down. The developer has announced that its Pokémon-like hit Palworld is getting a big update in December, which will add a new island to the game. It’s described as the “largest, harshest, and most mysterious” location in the game, measuring around six times the size of Sakurajima, an island that was added