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Travel is once again a rite of passage for many new grads, and as a parent, you probably want to ensure your child has a great time exploring the world. Visiting a new place can be a little tricky, but a few gadgets can help make the experience easier and more enjoyable for your new grad. These are some of the best travel accessories that always earn a spot in our bag whenever we head out on a new



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Rivian will give you up to around $5,470 in discount if you trade in an eligible gas-powered truck or SUV when you purchase or lease a qualifying R1 electric vehicle package in the US and Canada. As an "Electric Upgrade Offer" for Earth Day, Rivian said it will accept 2018 or newer Ford F-150, Explorer, Expedition and Bronco (excluding Bronco Sport) vehicles, as well as 2018 or newer Toyota Tacoma



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SimpliSafe’s new live guard outdoor protection service allows its agents to monitor your outdoor security cameras for potential intruders. | Image: SimpliSafe

SimpliSafe is bringing live monitoring to its outdoor cameras, adding to the indoor live monitoring service it launched last year. The new live guard outdoor protection service lets SimpliSafe’s human agents view a



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When Tesla releases its first quarter earnings this afternoon, the company’s CEO Elon Musk will field the usual questions about new products, new factories, and progress toward its futuristic vision of self-driving cars and robot workers. But Musk will also face increasingly urgent questions about its current



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Newsletter platform Ghost — a popular rival to the reigning Substack — has confirmed it is joining the fediverse later this year.

This means Ghost is joining the likes of Mastodon, Instagram Threads, Wordpress, Flipboard, and others, in the "federated universe", containing decentralized social networks. Ghost's founder John O’Nolan explained in a post on Threads that users have been requesting



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Celebrity handbag designer Nancy Gonzalez hides under a black umbrella as she walks with her lawyer Andrea Lopez outside the federal courthouse Monday, April 22, 2024, in Miami.
Handbag designer Nancy Gonzalez hides under an umbrella as she walks with her lawyer outside the federal courthouse, April 22, 2024, in Miami.
  • A handbag designer was sentenced to 18 months in prison for importing bags made of rare skins.
  • The bags were made from caiman and python skin, both protected under international trade laws.
  • Nancy Gonzalez made roughly $2 million



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The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be



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Meta announced it’s opening up the Quest’s operating system to third-party companies, allowing them to build headsets of their own. The Quest OS is being rebranded to Meta Horizon OS and already has two companies interested.

ASUS’ Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand is working on new “performance gaming” headsets, while Lenovo’s focus is on devices for “productivity, learning and entertainment.”



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Thousands of planes appear to have run into issues with jammed GPS signals over the Baltics, a new report by The Sun outlines.
  • About 46,000 flights reported navigation problems flying over the Baltics during an eight-month period, The Sun reported.
  • The tabloid reported that many were likely to have been Russian jamming and spoofing attacks.
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There are 170 million Americans on TikTok, and they're stressed about a potential ban.
  • TikTokers are stressed about a potential US ban and are criticizing the intentions behind it.
  • Chinese-owned ByteDance would be forced to sell TikTok to a US company or face a nationwide ban.
  • TikTokers argue a ban would infringe on their freedom of speech and hurt the creator economy.

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