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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

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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We’ll be seeing Superman again before Batman. Warner Bros. just announced that The Batman Part II, Matt Reeves’ sequel to his 2022 film The Batman, has been delayed a full year, from October 2025 to October 2026.

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• A Chamber of Commerce post using Census Bureau data showed just how bad the pay gap is for women.
• The gap based on median earnings was $18,044 in New Hampshire, the largest among the states.
• Utah had the lowest percentage of women's median earnings as a share of men's among the states.

The median earnings of women in New Hampshire was over $18

• I canceled my appointment with an accountant to file my taxes using the IRS's Direct File tool.
• The free software helped me finish my federal taxes in less than 40 minutes.
• Consider me a convert.

It's the most terrible time of the year: tax season.

On top of a full-time job, house chores, and social

• Costco CFO Richard Galanti received a $6.7 million pay package last year, but can be frugal at dinnertime.
• In an interview with Progressive Grocer, Galanti revealed his menu of choice when he's home alone.
• "I will buy a rotisserie chicken, shrimp cocktail and the Kirkland Signature vanilla ice cream, which is the best," he

Helldivers 2 just got another balancing update — and it's made the galactic-wide fight for democracy even easier.

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Arrowhead Studio's smash hit has a vast array of weapons meant to take on the Termanids and the Automatons. However, as many in the community will note, when it comes to enemies with armor, the arsenal becomes pretty ineffective. Until

Apple has improved Apple Maps frequently over the years. Considering how widely criticized the app was when it first launched, Apple has been successful in rehabilitating its web mapping and direction app for iOS. It may now even be some iPhone users' map app of choice.

However, Google Maps still reigns supreme in the category. Others prefer Waze, another navigation app from Google.

Unfortunately

• War experts warn of eventual degradation of the Russian defense industrial base due to equipment, labor, and resource shortages.
• Russia's war materiel is vulnerable with stockpiles in poor condition and sanctions on supplies.
• The war intensifies Russia's labor shortage

When you think of streaming services, MGM+ doesn’t come to mind until you’ve already listed the likes of Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Peacock. But that doesn’t mean you should overlook this arm of Amazon MGM Studios, which offers original programming and live TV option, as well as a small but intriguing…

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