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Dr Anna Lembke, an addiction researcher and host of a new MasterClass on dopamine, sitting in an armchair in a warmly lit library hall
Dr. Anna Lembke is a Stanford professor of psychiatry who specializes in addiction.
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Taco Bell outperformed the rest of the fast-food segment in Q4, posting growth in same-store sales while other chains struggled to remain flat.
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OpenClaw is taking off in China as cloud giants add support and users embrace the AI agent.
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Rumors are swirling that Anthropic is close to releasing Claude Sonnet 5, a new version of its mid-tier AI model that could significantly shift the competitive landscape for large language models.

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Blizzard is running a series of showcases for several of its major franchises and on Wednesday, it was time for Overwatch to step up to the plate. That’s Overwatch, by the way, and not Overwatch 2. The studio is formally nixing the number from the game's name. 

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Tech execs like Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Sundar Pichai, right, have spoken about their approach to parenting.
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Some employers are favoring more frequent feedback to keep up with rapid business changes.
Engadget : Environment

Stepping into VR is about more than strapping on a headset and loading a game. The best VR headsets today are gateways to fully realized experiences, whether that’s gaming, fitness, creative work or simply spending time inside a richly rendered virtual world. As the hardware has improved, so has the sense of presence, with sharper displays, wider fields of view and tracking systems that make movement feel more natural and responsive. The result is VR that feels less like a novelty and more like a platform you can actually spend time in.