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Orders that arrive in 24 hours give me the instant gratification I crave, but being a little impatient about longer shipping times has saved me money.
  • I used to shop on Amazon a lot, but being impatient has saved me money.
  • If my Amazon order doesn't say it can be shipped in 24 hours, I won't buy it anymore.
  • By waiting, I limit my purchases and I usually realize I didn't need the



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When was the last time your friends made you a playlist? | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images

Writing about the decline of Pitchfork made me sad about the music industry — and also about the state of music discovery. Besides the fact that TikTok doesn’t prioritize music as anything other than background noise, it means that artists have to win the viral



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Razer just released the Kishi Ultra mobile gaming controller, a successor to the popular Kishi V2 Pro. It’s filled with improvements, including a larger form factor to accommodate beefier mobile devices like 8-inch tablets and even some foldables like the Galaxy Z Fold 5. The controller also offers USB-C compatibility, so it should work with just about any device out there, as long as it fits



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Netflix has renewed The Witcher for a fifth season, but the company says that will bring the series to an end. The final season will be shot back-to-back with the fourth season, which has just started production. The two seasons will cover the events of the last three books in the series: Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow and Lady of the Lake. The show is a direct adaptation of Andrzej



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  • TSMC sees growth in the microchip industry slowing to 10%, it said in a post-earnings call.
  • The dimmed outlook comes on slowdown expectations for automotive chips.
  • But the firm still projects strong AI-led revenue growth in the second-quarter.

Microchips aren't making the inventory comeback industry optimists have hoped for, compelling the world's top chip producer to dim


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Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order is unlisting and refunding purchases of its controversial Beach Properties asset pack less than a month after its release. It’s also significantly delaying the game's future DLC and console port.

Beach Properties was the first paid DLC for Cities: Skylines 2, and has an “Overwhelmingly Negative” rating on Steam, with just 4 percent of user reviews marked



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Anne Wojcicki, the CEO of 23andme, announced plans to buy the company and take it private.
  • 23andMe cofounder and CEO Anne Wojcicki wants to take the once-hot DNA company private.
  • 23andMe said a Special Committee would evaluate the proposal in light of other options.
  • The company's valuation has tumbled since its stock market debut in 2021.

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When I reviewed the Xbox Series X nearly four years ago, I called the console a “next-gen PC.” Not only did the Xbox look like a PC with its boxy, rectangular, tower-like case but it also felt like one thanks to hardware upgrades that allowed it to run games with a variety of PC-like graphical modes. Now, as we approach the next