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The framed edition of the atomic purple Game Boy Color is nearly $30 off for a limited time. | Image: Grid

Of all the tech-centric artwork I’ve seen over the years, few pieces have grabbed me as much as Grid Studio’s framed gadgets and gizmos. The company has been slinging the collage-like pieces for several years now, taking oft-forgotten devices once destined for the



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career fair
  • Undocumented immigration has boosted the labor market, helping steer the US away from a recession, some experts say.
  • A study from the Brookings Institution argued that total immigration numbers are higher than other major agencies estimate due to undercounting of undocumented individuals.
  • Morgan Stanley's chief US economist has also recently cited

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The SAT is now digital and may be easier.
  • A new digital SAT is now being offered for the first time. 
  • The test is shorter, adaptive, and tests real-world skills.
  • One test expert says it's easier than past versions but clarifies it's still not an easy test. 

In March, the first US high school students took the SAT exam — digitally.

This switch to digital comes as many top-tier



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Discord has been experimenting with embedding apps and games directly in chats for a while, via the Activities feature. Now the company is set to launch a dedicated SDK for developers to join the chat-based fun. The Embedded App SDK rolls out on March 18 and allows devs to build experiences that are embedded in an iframe within Discord.

Putt Party app running on Discord.
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“Plenty of Discord Developers out there have had



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layoffs
  • The economy could be primed for a surge in layoffs by the end of 2024, economic experts say.
  • That's because aggressive Fed rate hikes haven't been fully felt across the economy.
  • Unemployment could rise to around 5% by year-end, according to economist David Rosenberg.

A wave of layoffs could be coming as companies deal with the reality of higher interest rates, economists


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Roku.
Roku.
  • Do you use the same password for multiple online accounts? You need to stop.
  • Roku accounts were breached in a "credential stuffing attack" where hackers reuse your password for multiple sites.
  • Staying vigilant against phishing scams and using unique passwords can help you protect yourself.

If you use your pet's name as the password for all your online accounts: stop it



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Since its inception in 2014, dating app Bumble's schtick was that women users "make the first move" — meaning, only women users can message male matches first, and within 24 hours of matching at that. Over the years, however, the concept has somewhat eroded.

It was always slippery for LGBTQ users, for example. Women can obviously message other women first, while men messaging other men would have



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Elon Musk spoke out against the United States’ potential ban on TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, in a tweet on Tuesday, saying the law is all about “censorship and government control.” Musk has previously expressed discomfort with TikTok’s addictive algorithm, but this stance fits with his “free speech…

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