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2023 was a pretty big, fairly messy year for Dungeons & Dragons. As Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast overstepped in their attempts to make the actual tabletop game into a massive brand, said brand had a pair of significant bright spots in the utterly massive Baldur’s Gate 3 and the pretty good live-action movie Honor…

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• I moved from the US to Ireland years ago and decided to attend college here. 
• My college education cost about 1/4 of what I would've paid going to a popular university in the US.
• We have great, high-quality produce in Ireland and the people here have been very friendly. 

At 15, I embarked on an adventure of a lifetime when my dad's

• Tribeca Festival will feature "Sora Shorts," five short films made with OpenAI's Sora on June 15.
• Filmmakers received early access to Sora and created the films in just weeks.
• Creatives who've used it say it's facilitated their artistic process.

Generative AI is making its debut at the Tribeca Festival, a 20-year

• Realtor.com ranked top retirement spots based on home prices and amenities for older residents.
• Florida is a popular retirement destination, but California and New Jersey had a few in the top 10.
• Many seniors face financial constraints and depend on Social Security for retirement.

As many Americans prepare to retire, many are wondering just how far the

• Iowa recently passed a law banning local governments from providing basic income programs.
• But one providing $500 a month to low-income residents says it will continue using private funds.
• Most participants said they spent the money on food and housing in the first year.

Conserv

• Central Florida's tourism oversight district will soon vote on a development plan with Disney.
• The plan would greenlight $17 billion in development at Walt Disney World over 10 to 20 years.
• It could herald the arrival of the much-rumored "fifth theme park" in Florida.

Rumors that Walt Disney World

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be

• Trump's plans for a universal tariff on all US imports could set off a global trade war, a Peterson Institute fellow said.
• Such a conflict erupted the last time the US applied blanket protectionism in the 1930s.
• Others have warned that a trade war with China could be coming regardless, no matter who is president.

Donald Trump says his trade

Nvidia and AMD are gearing up to launch gaming laptops that include the AI Copilot Plus features that Microsoft just announced for Qualcomm-powered laptops. At Computex today, Nvidia briefly teased that “RTX AI PC” laptops are on the way from Asus and MSI that will eventually include Copilot Plus PC features.

“Newly announced

When Nvidia first announced G-Assist it was an April Fools’ prank in 2017 that joked about an AI assistant being able to help you play a game while you ran to the door for your pizza delivery. Now, seven years later, G-Assist is back as a real demo of a powerful GeForce AI assistant that Nvidia might eventually bring

Nvidia just gave the PC gaming industry a reason to shrink its biggest graphics cards and produce smallish cases. It’s not what I expected, but I think it might actually help. Read before you judge, friends — I was definitely ready to call out some Nvidia BS, but I’ve mostly come around.

When leakers revealed last month that Nvidia would help

• A millennial couple won the New York City affordable-housing lottery after applying about 25 times.
• Brynne McManimie, 35, and Peter Romano, 34, now live in a $2,800-a-month apartment in Brooklyn.
• "It was unusually fast. I don't think that's the case for most people, but we got very lucky," McManimie told BI.

In 2021, Brynne McManimie and Peter Romano lived