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Let's be real, we're damn lucky to live in a time when Simone Biles is competing on our screens. The most decorated gymnast in history and an undisputed embodiment of the term GOAT, the 27-year old athlete has owned the world stage and the medal podium for over a decade now. She's swimming in Olympic medals. Five gymnastic skills have been named after her. And with her return to gymnastics topped



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Our pick for the best budget MacBook is back at its all-time low price. Right now, you can get the 13-inch MacBook Air with an M2 chip for its Prime Day price of $799, down from $999. The deal is available on the 256GB models in Silver, Space Gray or Starlight, but doesn't include AppleCare+.

We dubbed this MacBook Air a "near-perfect Mac" when it debuted in 2022, giving it a 96 in our review



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Tesla has issued a recall for 1.8 million cars in the United States, one of the largest recalls in the company's history.

The issue has to do with the cars' software failing to detect an unlatched hood, Reuters reported on Tuesday. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an unlatched hood can "fully open and obstruct the driver's view and increasing the risk of a



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When people type a question into Perplexity, the two-year-old search engine scours the internet and uses information from multiple sources, including online publishers, to synthesize an answer using AI. Soon, Perplexity will start sharing revenue with some publishers as part of an advertising platform it plans to launch around the end of September, the company announced on Tuesday.

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Tesla has issued a recall on 1.8 million vehicles across the United States, Reuters reports, a sizeable number even for a company that is no stranger to this turn of events. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the recall due to a risk of software failure to notify individuals of a detached hood.

A hood that isn't properly secured could detach while a person is



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London-based Stairpay has raised £750k in Pre-Seed funding to help first-time home buyers navigate the shared ownership process — and ultimately move to full ownership. For individuals facing challenges entering the (overcrowded) UK housing market, shared ownership offers a potential solution. This government scheme allows buyers to purchase a share of a property (usually between 25% and 75%)



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TL;DR: Stream a replay of the artistic gymnastics men’s team final at Paris 2024 for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.


There have been many massive moments at Paris 2024, but the fact that the U.S. men's gymnastics team has won an Olympic medal for the first time in 16 years should not go unnoticed. In fact, we encourage everyone to



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NASA TV is shutting down in August. The space agency is saying goodbye to its cable channel, which is available on Dish, DirecTV and similar services, as well as on local television providers. Going forward, it will put all its focus on NASA+, its on-demand streaming service that will serve as home to all its documentaries and live event coverage.

NASA+ has apparently gained four times more



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In a fireside chat on Monday between NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the SIGGRAPH 2024, the latter dropped the f-bomb. After exchanging leather jackets (apparently two billionaires can’t get custom-made jackets that fit), the two talked about the future of AI, chatbots and open large language models.

Zuckerberg launched into a lengthy rant about his frustrations with



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Kim Jong Un
The state of Kim Jong Un's health has been speculated on for years.
  • North Korea is seeking medicine for Kim Jong Un's obesity, a South Korean spy agency said.
  • Kim, 40, is said to weigh 308 pounds and have high blood pressure and diabetes.
  • Kim's health is crucial for regime stability.

North Korean officials are looking to find new drugs to treat Kim Jong Un's obesity-related


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