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Even four years on, Sony’s WH-1000XM4 remain a stalwart choice among wireless noise-canceling headphones — especially now that they’ve returned to their lowest price of about $198 ($150 off) at Amazon, B&H Photo, and Best Buy. That’s thanks in large part to their very good sound quality (which may be just a touch bass-y, to be fair), up to

• Viking Global decided to hire more analysts four years ago to keep its talent pipeline strong.
• The Tiger Cub told investors this approach has "borne fruit" as half of its PM ranks have been promoted from within.
• The manager is known for constantly replenishing top talent as many leave to

• Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, died at 56 from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
• NSCLC accounts for 85% of all lung cancer cases, many of which are diagnosed late.
• Symptoms like persistent coughing can be confused with other illnesses, like bronchitis.

Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, died from lung cancer on Friday. She was 56.

In a Facebook post, her

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

• I ordered mozzarella sticks, ribs, and a specialty dessert at both TGI Fridays and Chili's.
• Each chain had its strengths, but I didn't like the mozzarella sticks at Chili's.
• The meals ended up being remarkably close in price, with a mere $0.22 difference between them.

TGI Fridays and Chili's have a lot in common, but both menus have some

• I shop at Costco weekly for my family, which has given me a unique perspective on store operations.
• In my experience, the best days for new deals are Mondays, as sales typically end on Sundays.
• Some Costco stores have manager markdowns and the monthly emails have some amazing deals.

I'm

• Comic-book startup Dstlry announced in August it raised a $5 million seed round.
• Its team used a 36-page pitch deck to tell a story for investors around creator content and tech.
• In the deck, its founders highlighted their work backgrounds and 2023 projects to score new funding.

Comic-book upstart Dstlry announced this month it raised a $5 million seed round, bringing its total funding to $7.4

• The US is accelerating the deployment of an aircraft carrier to the Middle East.
• It is also sending a guided-missile submarine to the region, adding to existing firepower

The head of chatbot maker Replika discusses the role AI will play in the future of human relationships.

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