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Spotify is officially adding support for music videos, the company announced today. The audio streaming service describes the feature as a “beta” with only a “limited catalog” available as of today in 11 markets. Supported artists include Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, Ice Spice, Aluna, and



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Real-estate agent commissions have barely budged over decades. Critics blame a shady practice known as "steering."

The last month of 2020 should've been a happy time for real-estate agents. The catastrophe of the pandemic had turned into an improbable housing-market boom, as home sales reached 14-year highs. But instead of celebrating


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Ray-Ban's Meta smart glasses are getting smarter.

The camera-equipped spectacles, launched in December, can now use their multimodal AI smarts to retrieve information on popular landmarks.

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth, who shared the news on Threads, shared some examples of how this works in practice. For example, asking the glasses (through the built-in mics) for "a cool fact" about the Golden Gate



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  • Rosalind, 83, moved from New York to Florida three years ago, ad she's struggled to make friends.
  • To mitigate loneliness, she's taken up bridge, a book club, and attended local plays.
  • While she knows it takes time to find lasting friendships, she just wishes it was easier.

Rosalind, 83, spent her whole life living in New York. Her family was there, and while she was single


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Bitcoin is trading above $73,000.
  • Bitcoin and gold have both been hitting new record highs.
  • The cryptocurrency is surging following SEC approval of spot ETFs and a looming "halving" event.
  • Central bank buying sprees seem to have powered the price of gold to surprising levels this year.

Bitcoin and gold are moving in tandem right now, and both the digital currency and the precious



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Sony is rolling out a new PS5 update that improves the speakers and microphone on DualSense controllers, adds pointers and emoji reactions to the Screen Share feature, and includes the ability to adjust the brightness of your PS5 power indicator. The update was first made available to testers last month and is rolling out globally to all



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Brittany Davila quit her job as a teacher and became a virtual assistant.
  • Brittany Davila is a virtual assistant who previously worked as a teacher for seven years. 
  • She quit teaching to spend more time with her son and pursue other goals.
  • She currently has two clients and appreciates the flexibility she has as a virtual assistant. 

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Spotify has taken a sweet chunk out of YouTube by adding full music videos to its audio streaming platform.

Available in beta for Spotify Premium users from today, the feature elevates the company's short looping Canvas videos, instead allowing users to "switch to video" from the album artwork to see the full clip. There's a limited catalogue of artists with music videos available for the beta



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Grace Ryu has eight income streams that make up her six-figure income.
  • Grace Ryu quit her tech job to pursue multiple income streams and now earns over $100,000 a year.
  • Her eight income streams include a luxury picnic business, brand deals, and affiliate marketing.
  • She keeps them all running while only working 40 hours a month and wishes she had started sooner.

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Your PC is likely one of the most crucial pieces of technology in your home, so it behooves you to keep it in good condition. A little bit of proper maintenance every now and then can help you get the most from your computer, not only today, but years down the road. But where to start? Here, we share some quick tips for taking care of your PC. While it’s impossible to cover this topic from every



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The  Vela Supernova Remnant, created 11,000 years ago when a massive star exploded.

Around 11,000 years ago, a giant star exploded. But its corpse remains.

Astronomers used a powerful camera mounted to the National Science Foundation's Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope in the lofty Chilean mountains to snap an extremely detailed view of the "Vela Supernova Remnant" — the leftovers of this ancient cosmic blast. It's now a region of churning gas, expanding further into space.

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