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The author says in Germany there's not as much variety as there is in the US when it comes to groceries.
  • I'm American but have been living in Germany with my family for over a decade. 
  • Here grocery stores are closed on Sundays and close at midday on Saturdays. 
  • You have to bag your own groceries while being mindful of not taking too long. 

If you are planning a trip, a long


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A still of the Instagram app with an AI label.

Meta has already changed how AI-generated content is labelled on its platforms like Instagram and Facebook.

In a statement released on July 1, the tech giant said it relied on "industry standard indicators" to make an informed decision on how to approach AI content. Previously, the label read "Made with AI", but will now say "AI Info", a broader title to encompass how AI is used to create



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My dad is Steve Ballmer. I spent 5 years working as a product manager in the tech industry before becoming a comedian.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 29-year-old Pete Ballmer, a standup comedian and former product manager in San Francisco and one of the sons of billionaire and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. It has been edited for length and clarity.

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There's a new version of macOS coming, but your laptop might not get every new feature.

When macOS Sequoia launches later this year, it will introduce a variety of new features, including iPhone screen mirroring to MacBooks. Importantly, according to MacRumors, it will be compatible with any MacBook that currently supports macOS Sonoma, meaning an upgrade may not be necessary. Or will it?

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A NOAA hurricane hunter craft flew through the eye of Hurricane Beryl on July 2, 2024.

A U.S. reconnaissance plane swooped through Hurricane Beryl — the earliest-recorded Category 5 storm to ever form in the Atlantic Ocean basin.

The powerful hurricane capitalized upon anomalously warm sea surface temperatures and favorable atmospheric conditions to intensify into a powerful cyclone, with winds reaching some 165 mph. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sent a hardy



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TL;DR: Pay only $19 for the Steam key to World War Z and slay zombies on your PC.


Remember the days when zombies were almost everywhere in pop culture? Nearly every company had its own version of the undead. But truth be told, only a few managed to leave a lasting bite, and one of those was World War Z.

If you're still not over Brad Pitt's zombie-slaying spree, you can step into his shoes with the W



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Women using AI

TL;DR: 1minAI puts AI models from OpenAI, Meta, Google, and more at your disposal to generate text, images, or edit audio, and you can get it for life for $39.99. 


ChatGPT was a huge deal when it dropped, but it's not the only big AI model on the playground anymore. GPT-4 is pretty fancy, but it's not always the best option for every type of content you want to create. The only problem is if you



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Rayne Fisher-Quann walking down the aisle of a church in a red dress.

The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, bordering Central Park on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, was a flurry of activity. Staff lugged cases of wine upstairs and placed branded hand fans on the pews. Rayne Fisher-Quann, the 22-year-old Canadian TikTokker turned writer of Internet Princess, a Substack newsletter, stood at the back of the church surveying in a poofy red dress and black sling-back