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Lego Pokémon's Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise set.
  • Lego released its first-ever Pokémon set this month.
  • The presale allocation sold out quickly, and it's already a popular target for resellers.
  • The Lego Pokémon collection is aimed at adults and taps into nostalgia.

Lego released its first-ever Pokémon-themed sets last week, and within hours of preorders beginning, the scalpers had


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A few years ago, HR practitioner T. Tara Turk-Haynes hired yoga instructors and meditation gurus to help employees handle burnout at the media company where she worked.

She's not doing anything like that today.

Wellness perks are no longer "a thing," said Turk-Haynes, now an independent HR consultant in Los Angeles. "Attracting and retaining talent is not a business challenge right now."

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An Allegiant flight attendant.
  • Flight attendants at ultra-low-cost carriers earn a base pay of between $22 and $68 per hour.
  • Allegiant cabin crew earn higher base pay than those at United, as UA contract negotiations drag on.
  • Veteran cabin crew at Frontier make the least among most US airlines.

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Eryn Bostwick, 37, is delaying having kids because of her student loan debt.
  • Eryn Bostwick, 37, is postponing having kids due to her student-loan debt.
  • As a first-generation college student, she believed that a degree would provide financial stability.
  • Many student-loan borrowers have reported putting off big life decisions due to their high debt loads.

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WNBA star Cameron Brink said getting enough protein and carbs has been key to building muscle and staying fueled for games.
  • LA Sparks athlete Cameron Brink said she's lifting weights and eating more protein to build muscle.
  • Brink said her typical breakfast is high-protein overnight oats or chia pudding with lots of fiber.
  • Her game-day routine includes PB&Js for energy. She

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Palmer Luckey says Meta's VR layoffs cut bloated in-house game studios that were quietly undermining the industry's ecosystem.
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  • He said Meta's first-party VR studios were crowding out third-party developers across the industry.
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When the European Commission announced on 15th of January a €307.3 million funding call for AI and related tech under Horizon Europe earlier this year, the press materials presented it as a strategic push toward trustworthy AI and European digital autonomy. The funding targets trustworthy AI, data services, robotics, quantum, photonics, and what Brussels calls “open strategic autonomy.” Viewed in



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Instant cameras have become a popular category for one simple reason: they’re fun. You can whip one out at a party or event and take a snap, then a couple of minutes later you have a real, physical, instant photo that everyone can touch, feel and enjoy instead of staring at a screen. It’s also a lot cooler than a smartphone shot thanks to the retro, nostalgic vibes of analog photography.

Given the