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Valve has introduced some changes to Steam that should make it easier to find and install playable game demos. In a new events blog post, Steam said the “Great Steam Demo Update” was based on developer and player feedback, with new functionality that makes demos behave more like standalone games hosted on the platform.

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Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has high hopes for the country's universal basic income program.
Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has a simple but pricey solution to the country's economic woes: Give everyone cash.
  • Thailand has a simple plan to boost its pandemic-hit economy.
  • It will give $275 to about 50 million people, more than two-thirds of the population.
  • The prime minister said the program would cost $13.7 billion and stimulate a struggling economy.

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Superhero movies can be fun for the whole family, especially when parents and guardians have been raising their kids on everything from comics, animated series, and video games to the expansive PG-13-rated action movies offered by the MCU, the DCEU, and the even more kid-friendly Spider-Verse. Hell, even Deadpool 2 got a PG-13 edit with Once Upon a Deadpool. But when the R-rated violence and gore



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Bernard Arnault's wealth fell by $46 billion over a four-month period, per Bloomberg data.
  • Bernard Arnault's wealth fell by about 20% between late March and late July, per Bloomberg data.
  • There's been a drop in demand for luxury goods, and LVMH posted disappointing earnings this week.
  • Arnault is still the world's third-richest person, with an estimated net worth of $185



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The author is 28 and quit his full time job to become a freelancer.
  • I'm 28 and my dad asks me regularly if I'm all right with money.
  • He asks because he knows I'm not fine after quitting my job to become a freelancer.
  • I'm less financially stable as I creep 30 than when I was 21 and fresh out of college.

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Microsoft has started testing a new way to access your Android phone from directly within Windows 11’s File Explorer. Windows Insiders are now able to test this new feature, which lets you wirelessly browse through folders and files on your Android phone.

The integration in File Explorer means your Android device appears just like a regular



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A Ukrainian soldier in a Bradley fighting vehicle, not far away from Avdiivka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.
  • Ukraine's US-supplied Bradley fighting vehicles have become one of its most important weapons. 
  • They're being used for bold attacks, armored combat, and casualty evacuation.
  • Limited numbers and new threats in battle mean Ukraine has to improvise.

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According to one recruiter, volunteering when you're out of work can help structure your day and put the challenges you're facing in context.
  • Volunteering can help job seekers find gratitude and purpose, according to one recruiter.
  • Helping someone else also offers structure and can support mental health during difficult job hunts.
  • Networking and skill-building are crucial, but you can



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Barack Obama says he supports Kamala Harris for president.
  • Barack Obama formally endorsed Kamala Harris in a post early Friday.
  • He held off endorsing Harris for a time, while many other leading Democrats went ahead.
  • But he'd reportedly supported her in private and been in close contact with her this week.

Barack Obama has announced that he's endorsing Kamala Harris as the


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