Microsoft could launch the next-generation Xbox console sometime in 2027, AMD CEO Lisa Su has revealed during the semiconductor company’s latest earnings call. Valve is on track to start shipping its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this year, she said, while Microsoft’s development of an Xbox with a semi-custom SOC from AMD is “progressing well to support a launch in 2027.” While it doesn’t
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- Andrew Miller was looking for a way to be more present with his family.
- He decided to quit his job in Big Tech, move back to his hometown, and become a tulip farmer.
- Now, he says his family can take three weeks off in the summer because of how hard they work the rest of the year.
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- Bahama Breeze is a Caribbean-inspired restaurant that was founded in 1996 by Darden Restaurants.
- Darden said it will permanently close 14 Bahama Breeze locations by April 5.
- The other 14 locations will be converted into
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- PayPal's former president slammed the company for repeating mistakes and losing its "mojo."
- David Marcus said on X that PayPal was repeating leadership mistakes that had cost the company its edge.
- PayPal announced that HP's CEO, Enrique Lores, would be joining it as its new chief executive.
PayPal's former
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- Melissa Joan Hart, 49, says she lost 18 pounds by cutting two things from her diet.
- Hart said she started paying attention to her lifestyle because she's on a "longevity journey."
- "I just wanted to feel better. It had nothing to do with losing weight," she said.
Melissa Joan Hart, 49, says she lost 18 pounds last year after eliminating two things
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- OpenAI hired an Anthropic safety researcher for its head of preparedness role.
- Sam Altman said in a post on X that he is "extremely excited" to welcome Dylan Scand to OpenAI.
- The role, which pays up to $555,000 plus equity, generated buzz online last month.
OpenAI has filled a key safety role by hiring from a rival lab.
The company has brought on Dylan

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