Don't blame Wall Street for jacking up home prices, economist says

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  • Wall Street isn't to blame for the non-stop rise in housing prices, according to Capital Economics.
  • The research firm said any legislation designed to block hedge funds from buying homes won't lower home prices.
  • "Investor purchases make up only a small portion of all home sales," Capital Economics said.

The ongoing rise in home prices shouldn't be blamed on

The bundle is making a comeback

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  • Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a new bundle service. 
  • The new bundle will include Disney+, Hulu, and Max. 
  • The streaming bundle will become available to viewers this summer. 

Disney Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a new streaming bundle service combining Disney+, Hulu, and Max.

The companies unveiled the streaming bundle service on

Dungeons and Dragons is coming to Dead by Daylight

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Dead by Daylight's next chapter isn't too far away and it's another crossover rather than an original creation. Behaviour Interactive likes to keep fans on their toes with some unexpected partnerships and the latest one is no exception. This time around, Dungeons and Dragons is entering the fog. It's a bit of a surprising turn as D&D isn't normally associated with horror, but there's enough

Lego’s new Retro Radio is just for looks

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Lego is releasing a new Retro Radio build that emulates a classic portable sound system. It visually scratches the nostalgic itch with its mechanical tuner knob, a handle, and even an antenna. Jay’s Brick Blog reports the $99.99 set, part of Lego’s Icons collection, can play preloaded sounds or house a smartphone to play whatever — but unfortunately, Lego

Asteroids and Resident Evil join the World Video Game Hall of Fame

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The Strong National Museum of Play has revealed this year's inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima have made the cut. While that means the likes of Guitar Hero, Metroid and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater miss out from the slate of finalists, it would be hard to make a case against any of the five inductees.

Games are selected for the hall of

How to share your location on Google Maps

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If you're meeting up with friends, sharing your location is a hell of a handy way to save you screeching into your phone, "Wait, what can you SEEEEEE?" Switching on Find My has become a staple of Gen Z friendship and location sharing through various apps has long functioned as all-ages safety method, though Taylor Swift's continued location sharing with her ex had us perplexed — you can (and

Tesla executive says he's resigned as recent layoffs hurt morale and throw the company 'out of balance'

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Elon Musk told staff Tesla planned to cut more than 10% of its workforce in April.

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  • Rich Otto, former head of product launches at Tesla, said he resigned last week.
  • The executive said the recent Tesla layoffs have thrown the company "out of balance."
  • Otto's departure follows six other senior-level Tesla executives leaving in recent weeks.

Tesla keeps shedding executives.

Rich Otto, the former