Ahead of next week’s Pixel devices event, Google has unveiled its latest product for the living room, the Google TV Streamer. It replaces the Chromecast and is a standalone set-top box as opposed to the dongles we’ve been used to. The tiny wedge-shaped doodad supports all the expected features, including HDR, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos and spatial audio. But Google is also making a big deal of the
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- Jennifer Reinmuth-Birch won $10,000 on a game show, funding her first semester of graduate school.
- She had faced financial struggles and self-doubt, delaying her dream of becoming a doctor.
- At 50, she enrolled in medical school, inspired by the pandemic to help her community.
When my
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- "Love Is Blind: UK" is out now on Netflix and has two new hosts, Matt and Emma Willis.
- The new spin-off features contestants from across the UK and Ireland.
- The Willises told Business Insider they were rooting for the contestants but wondered "how's this gonna go?"

No one was surprised when British actor Neil Newbon won the “Best Performance” category at The Game Awards last year for his role as Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3 — beating Hollywood royalty Idris Elba’s appearance in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. (However, it is safe to assume that Elba, while also British may have been offered significantly more for his role.) Disparities in pay for video game

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- Taco Bell is one of the rare bright spots in the fast food industry right now.
- The Yum! Brands-owned chain has been doubling down on value, and it's paying off.
- Chains are trying to lure diners back in after high fast-food prices have turned many away.
Taco Bell has been going all in on value, and it's
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- Popular tourist destinations in Greece are struggling with overcrowding.
- Athens is plagued by high rents and short-term rentals, while the islands contend with cruise ships.
- The government plans to limit cruise ships to balance tourism and local quality of life.
An anti-cruise rebellion is afoot in popular tourism destinations

Amid an incredible, Olivier Award-winning run on the West End, the Upside Down is heading for Broadway, with the Stranger Things play set to debut next year.
Based on an original story by Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things: The First Shadow blew audiences away in London after premiering at the Phoenix Theatre in Dec. 2023. A technical marvel and Netflix's stage debut, the
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- Kamala Harris selected Tim Walz as her running mate.
- According to someone on the vetting panel, Walz's lack of presidential ambition played a part.
- Josh Shapiro was seen as overly ambitious, contrasting with Walz's

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- Carrie Robinette has stiff person syndrome, a rare disease that causes muscle spasms.
- She said doctors had been unable to help her get treatment or pain management.
- She's planning to live in an RV while traveling to specialists.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Carrie Robinette, a patient advocate with Kyverna
AMD has finally revealed the launch prices for its new range of Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs, and it’s pricing them slightly lower than the Ryzen 7000 launch prices. The flagship Ryzen 9 9950X with 16 cores will be priced at $649, which is $50 less than the $699 Ryzen 9 7950X that launched nearly two years ago. The rest of the lineup are priced between $20 and $50