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• As an interior designer, I know a few simple, cheap ways to make your space look expensive.
• Incorporate the three tiers of lighting and a mixture of luxe textiles into your space.
• Most importantly, remember that any space will look best when you keep it clean and

The return window is up for the folks who bought an Apple Vision Pro on day one, and a lot of folks have said they’re returning their $3,500 headset. The reasons why, and what Apple might need to do to fix them, say a lot about the state of headsets. Also saying a lot about the state of headsets? Mark Zuckerberg, who is apparently a gadget

Epic is one step closer to opening its iOS games store in the European Union. As part of its 2023 year in review, Epic Games announced Apple has reinstated its developer account, which means it will finally be able to let users download Fortnite on iPhones again.

Epic first announced plans to bring its game store and Fortnite to iOS

• New listings of homes in the US fell in January, the first decline since last June. 
• Pending home sales also weakened, rising 1.1% in the month, a big drop from 5.1% in December.
• Stubbornly high mortgage rates and seasonal factors have weighed on housing-market activity. 

After showing stronger signs of life in recent months, activity in the US housing market shifted back to low

Google’s testing a new feature called “Talk to a Live Representative” that will contact businesses for you, navigate their phone trees, wait on hold, and then call you when a real human being is ready to chat. It could solve one of the more frustrating parts of dealing with corporations, and it brings us one step…

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• Sam Altman wants US government approval for his trillion-dollar AI chip venture, Bloomberg reported.
• Altman has been attempting to raise up to $7 trillion to boost his GPU-chip supply.
• Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang, has expressed skepticism about the hefty sum.

Sam Altman is trying to get Washington's backing for

• I've lived in or near Oxford, a historic city in England, for most of my life.
• It's a popular filming location, and it's featured in big movies like "Harry Potter" and "Saltburn."
• There are beautiful (and recognizable) places to visit, but there's so much more to the city.

Oxford, my

Presidents Day is on Monday, February 19th, and many retailers are already showing their patriotism the best way they can: by discounting big-name appliances and gadgets. Jokes aside, there are actually a ton of good deals available, which we’ve highlighted

Paramount is in trouble: The one-time media giant's ad sales are plummeting, and so is its stock price. Would-be buyers are kicking the tires, but no one seems in a hurry to make a deal — the price will surely keep going down. This week, the day after the company broadcast the Super Bowl to a record

• A 30,000-square-foot lot is for sale on Miami's exclusive Palm Island for $23.9 million.
• Mobster Al Capone spent his final years on the property.
• His mansion was torn down in 2023, but the lot has space for a 15,000-square-foot waterfront home.

Al Capone is one of

Both Paramount Plus and Peacock have been working hard to court subscribers in order to further solidify their respective statuses as lasting players in the streaming space, but according to a new report, the platforms’ parent companies could be considering a unique partnership.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Comcast and Paramount have been in recent talks

A decade later, Spike Jonze’s sci-fi love story is still a better depiction of AI than many of its contemporaries.

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