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Ever since Overwatch took over in the gaming mainstream, it seems every company wants its piece of the pie within the hero-shooter genre. That's how we've arrived at NetEase Games' Marvel Rivals, the latest live-service hero shooter from the Diabolo Immortal developers.

I was recently invited to the game's closed beta that ran from July 23 to August 5. Featuring a who's who cast of Marvel Comics



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Financially independent couple Carl and Mindy Jensen reside in Colorado.
  • Real estate investors are using a two-part strategy to build equity and sidestep capital gains tax.
  • Step one is buying a fixer-upper with potential. Then, you rehab to add value while living in it.
  • If you live in the home for two years before selling, you can capitalize on an IRS rule.

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Dell laid off employees
  • Dell laid off more workers this week, starting a process that some think may be the biggest in its history.
  • Ten sources at the company shared their reactions to the layoffs with Business Insider.
  • They said the move is all about AI and reducing the workforce to about 100,000 people.

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Tide laundry detergent bottles with a security locking system to prevent theft at a CVS pharmacy in Queens, New York.
  • Major drugstore chains have locked up a lot of merchandise to prevent shoplifting.
  • But the anti-theft strategy is pushing some customers to wonder: Why even shop here?
  • Locking up so many items undermines one of drugstores'



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Victoria Craparotta and Flavio Fabiani tested out living in her home country, Canada, and his, Italy.
  • Victoria Craparotta and Flavio Fabiani fell in love during a study abroad program in Spain. 
  • Craparotta is Canadian, and Fabiani is Italian, so they decided to test out life in both countries.
  • They settled in Rome, where they felt the quality of life

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Maggie Zheng says that tech bros can be persistent and miss social cues.
  • Maggie Zheng works at a tech startup and has noticed patterns in the tech workers she's dated.
  • Tech professionals often approach relationships like work projects, focusing on goals and optimization.
  • She and her fiancé set goals they jokingly call OKRs and hold quarterly planning meetings as a couple.

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TL;DR: This user-friendly Function101 button remote for Apple TV (including Apple TV 4K) is available for just $23.97 (reg. $29.95) through September 3.


Apple TV is a great way to access amazing entertainment. But (you knew a but was coming), the remote is not the best part of the experience. It may be the worst part of the experience. It's too sleek and slippery in the hand, and the buttons are



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There's supposedly nothing special about a blue moon. A full moon is just a moon phase, and a blue moon is just a designation for certain full moons — the ones timed to fall before the end of a month that already had one full moon.

True, unless it's like the bizarro blue moon we're getting in August of 2024, which deserves a fuller explanation.

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For aspiring software developers, the journey from learning to code to landing a job in the industry can seem daunting. However, with the right tools and resources, you can pave a clear path toward a successful career without having to step foot into a



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These days, finding time for anything extra can be a challenge. However, learning and growing as a person is typically a must if you'd like to move ahead at work or generally feel fulfilled in your own life. Of course, with such a busy schedule, there aren



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Here's what people who weren't there don't know about the moment the dot-com bubble burst: there was no single moment.

The date was different for everyone, and the range varies a lot more than you think. So far as I was concerned, the dot-com economy crashed on the morning of January 11, 2000. That's when I entered the Time-Life building, seething because the Time Warner CEO had just sold our