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Mixed reality started as a gimmick but has quickly turned into one of the best ways to experience VR games.



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If you're an Avatar: The Last Airbender fan and have a keen ear and a penchant for heart-wrenching, melancholy moments, you might have heard a devastating musical callback in the live-action Netflix series.

In episode 4, "Into the Dark," the show takes a beat to focus on the cruel impact of war. It's here we learn of the tragic loss suffered by Uncle Iroh (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee), whose son Lu Ten died



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A screenshot from Rivian's teaser video for the R2 compact SUV.
  • Rivian's more affordable R2 can't come soon enough.
  • A tough quarter for the EV startup highlights the importance of the next launch.
  • We'll learn more about the R2 at Rivian's March 7 reveal event.

Rivian's R2 can't come soon enough for the electric truck startup.

Debuting next month, the R2 is a crucial piece of Rivian's future as a



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UPDATE: Feb. 22, 2024, 4:02 p.m. EST T-Mobile reached out to Mashable with a comment stating that it has not experienced any network outages.

Did you wake up this morning and find that your smartphone was in SOS mode?

You're not alone. There appears to be a major cell service outage across the U.S.

What's going on?

On Thursday, hundreds of thousands of smartphone users reported trouble with



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  • A top Trump campaign official torched Ron DeSantis on X.
  • Chris LaCivita, who co-leads Trump's campaign, said DeSantis will only be remembered for "chicken fingers and pudding cups."
  • LaCivita was responding to DeSantis' reported private comments about the former president.

A top Trump campaign official blasted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after the


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  • Goldman Sachs recently established an investment-banking committee within its investment bank.
  • But, according to a new Financial Times report, two top partners in the bank were left off.
  • Their snub fueled an internal row and now the two bankers have warned they may quit, the FT added.

The drama playing out within the upper ranks of Goldman Sachs



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The current CHAPEA crew enters the habitat in Houston.
  • NASA is recruiting four people to live in a Mars habitat simulation in Houston for 378 days.
  • NASA is looking for crew members who best mimic sending real astronauts to Mars.
  • See if you have the experience, character, and health baseline to pretend to be on Mars.

NASA is hiring four people to spend 378 days living inside a simulated Mars



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This year, all eyes are on April 8. That's when a rare total solar eclipse will pass over Mexico, the U.S., and Canada, giving people in the right place at the right time the opportunity to witness the moon completely block out the sun. If you want in on the action, you'll need to get yourself near the path of totality (where you can see the total solar eclipse). Here are the best flight deals to



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Galaxy AI is coming to more Samsung devices, and soon.

On Thursday, Samsung announced that the Galaxy S23 series, S23 FE, Z Fold5, Z Flip5, and Tab S9 series are poised to get Galaxy AI in late March. Galaxy AI, a focal point of this year's Samsung Unpacked, is an AI model on newer Samsung devices that enables features like live translation, summarizing text, drafting messages, and some snazzy



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Because who wants to pay $70 just to develop analog drift in another three months? | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge

I love the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Con, but they develop stick drift way too easily, and people with ham-sized hands like mine can’t play for long before cramps set in. They’re also pretty expensive to replace. I’ve personally settled on Hori’s Split Pad



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Steve Conine (left) and Niraj Shah (right).
  • Wayfair's leaders say several recent rounds of layoffs have made the company better and better. 
  • In January, the home goods company laid off 13% of its workforce, affecting 1,650 employees. 
  • The leaders say the smaller staff has helped the company get more done faster — and cheaper. 

Laying off workers over and over is working out great