Some devices easily stand out in their category, and in the case of headphones, that's Sony's WH-1000XM5 model. If you've been coveting our favorite wireless headphones, there's good news: Sony's WH-1000XM5 headphones are currently down to $280 from $400 — a 30 percent discount. Woot is offering them at this low price for the next four days or until they sell out. Though Amazon owns Woot, it doesn

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.
With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.
So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be
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- Kelsey Lam is a zillennial who left Philadelphia to live in the suburbs in 2021.
- She feels the suburbs don't cater to her age group as much as cities do.
- However, she plans to stay for now, saying she'd prefer to raise a family in the suburbs.
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- States are expected to dole out billions of dollars in rebates later this year for heat pumps.
- There's already a 30% tax credit for homeowners who make energy-efficiency upgrades.
- Nine states pledged to boost heat pump sales to 65% of the heating and cooling market by 2030.
This may be the year to install

Sometimes epic television means kingdoms at war, monarchs overthrown, ancient prophecies revealed. But sometimes it means something more akin to our own lives, to everyday, awkward, practical, long-game romances, elevated through cinematic splendour and tracked over decades.
Netflix's One Day makes a magnificent case for the latter. It's an ambitious, wholehearted adaptation of the beloved novel
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The NFL is America's favorite TV show. At a moment when people are tuning out of a lot of what's on broadcast and cable, the league is the one entity that manages to keep Americans glued to their screens. In an age of splintering tastes, football is the

Like many of us, Alisha Fredriksson is terrified about climate change. But unlike many of us, she’s rolling up her sleeves and doing something about it. Two years ago the young entrepreneur co-founded Seabound — a London-based startup on a mission to decarbonise the shipping industry. Unlike other modes of transport like cars or buses, big shipping companies have few technologies at their
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- Justin Stephen Mtui has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro over 300 times as a porter and guide.
- He started his tour company Climbing Kilimanjaro in 2008 to improve the treatment of porters.
- Mtui said even fit, healthy tourists are often unprepared for how difficult the hike can be.
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- Chipotle customers in California should brace themselves for higher menu prices this year.
- Chipotle's CFO said it needed "significant" price increases to offset a new wage law.
- The law will put fast-food workers' wages up to $20 an hour from April.
Chipotle's Californian customers should
A key feature of Apple's Vision Pro VR, er, spatial computing headset is Personas that that lets people see a digital version of themselves during calls, Zoom meetings, etc. At launch, they looked a bit creepy, but Apple has improved them considerably in the latest release, according to posts on X spotted by MacRumors. They're now more realistic, so users look less like impressionist paintings and
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- Nick Burns made a horizontal move at his company and transferred from San Francisco to Singapore.
- The COVID-19 guidelines were strict when he first moved, but he loves his new home.
- Despite missing Mexican food and his car, he plans to stay in Singapore during his earning years.
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- Walmart offered some Spark drivers as little as 52 cents to deliver orders to customers' homes.
- That doesn't even cover the cost of gas for independent contractors, one told Business Insider.
- Walmart said that the offers were "a temporary issue" that it has since corrected.