Beyoncé and Jay-Z own the most expensive mansion in California history. See all the homes in their real-estate empire.

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Jay-Z and Beyoncé pose together in formal attire before a branded event backdrop with Deloitte and Disney logos.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z have built a six-figure portfolio of real estate properties.

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22 candid photos of Prince William, Kate Middleton, and their children over the years

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Prince William, Kate Middleton, and their kids at Trooping the Colour in 2023
The Prince and Princess of Wales, along with their three children, stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in 2023.

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OpenAI employees want everyone to know Sam Altman is totally receptive to pushback

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Sam Altman, chief executive officer and co-founder of OpenAI Inc., arrives for the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, US, on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
Staffers on social media defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's openness to pushback and critique.

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Trump demands shipping vessels pay 20% if they want to get through the Strait of Hormuz

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We went on our first African safari. Our trip would've been better if we'd known these 5 things before we left.

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Author Jackie Longo with her Colours of Africa tour guide's Land Cruiser in Tanzania, Africa
My husband and I went on a luxurious 10-day African safari trip.

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Global phone market dropped in Q2 2026, and the holiday season might not help it later

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What you need to know

  • Omdia's latest research report states Q2 2026 brought a 4% decline in the global smartphone market, and the memory crisis is getting all the blame.
  • Samsung and Apple saw a 2% and 4% increase, respectively, while all others trend downward.
  • Omdia's researchers suspect that the phone market will continue to decline even into the busier holiday season later this year.
  • Budget phones are also expected to take a

Jay-Z's final Yankee Stadium show was a trip down memory lane. See the surprise celebrity guests he brought onstage.

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Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z.

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Hate cleaning your pool? Beatbot robotic vacuums are up to 38% off and do the work for you

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Beatbot Robot Pool Cleaners

Having a pool in the summer is amazing, especially if you like to host World Cup watch parties and backyard hangs. The only downside? Keeping it clean is a chore. 

Storage keeps getting more expensive, but these new Amazon deals should lessen the blow — just in time for Back to School

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External storage devices just keep getting more expensive, which is why every discount is worth considering nowadays, no matter how small. Fortunately, Amazon has just dropped a bunch of storage discounts that aren't small, even if they're not quite to pre-2026 standards. 

BigMe already has competition for its latest E Ink hybrid phone before launch

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What you need to know

  • Hisense has started teasing a 6.1-inch hybrid E Ink phone with a detachable LCD, called the A10.
  • A separate report claims Hisense might sell the LCD separately, meaning users would need to buy the accessory for the A10.
  • This is giving BigMe some early competition and its Hibreak Dual 2 hasn't released yet.

A new trend's getting started in the world of pocketable e-readers.

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