Amazon scraps its TikTok-style Inspire feed

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Amazon scraps its TikTok-style Inspire feed Amazon has discontinued Inspire, its TikTok-like feed featuring photos and videos of products, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. In a statement to The Verge, Amazon spokesperson Maxine Tagay said the company “regularly evaluate various features to better align with what customers tell us matters most, and as part of that, Inspire is no longe…

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GTA VI: all the news on Rockstar’s next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series

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GTA VI: all the news on Rockstar’s next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series It’s been a decade and two console generations since the release of GTA V. But that time’s over. Rockstar announced that it would reveal the game’s first trailer on Tuesday, December 5th, 2023, at 6AM PT / 9AM ET. Unfortunately, an early leak prompted the company to release the trailer more than half a day

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Rockstar’s working on bringing Roblox creators to GTA VI

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Rockstar’s working on bringing Roblox creators to GTA VI With GTA VI looming over the fall 2025 release schedule, a new report from Digiday claims that Rockstar is going all-in on user-generated content. According to the report, the developer is having discussions with Fortnite, Roblox, and GTA creators about making “custom experiences” inside what’s shaping up to be the biggest gaming release since t…

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Google Meet’s AI transcripts will automatically create action items for you

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Google Meet’s AI transcripts will automatically create action items for you Google Meet’s Gemini-powered note-taking feature is getting a bit more useful for Workspace teams. It will now generate a checklist of suggested next steps at the end of your meetings, going as far as assigning due dates and attaching a primary stakeholder to the task. The note-taking feature was initially launched in August last year.

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Facebook is about to mass delete a lot of old live streams

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Facebook is about to mass delete a lot of old live streams Facebook will start deleting users’ live broadcast recordings after 30 days starting on February 19th. Users who go live after that date must download the videos to save them from getting deleted before their 30-day expiration period ends. Alternatively, you could share the recordings to your profile as Reels, although that means fitting clips i…

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Southern Baptist leaders remain undaunted as legal bills from abuse investigation mount

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Southern Baptist leaders remain undaunted as legal bills from abuse investigation mount NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS)— Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee said they face rising legal bills but defended the nation’s largest Protestant denomination as a force for good. The post Southern Baptist leaders remain undaunted as legal bills from abuse investigation mount appeared first on RNS.

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How much needed to buy a house?

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How much needed to buy a house? Hello, Im a first time home buyer. I wanted to ask how much money I truly need to buy a house. The down payment is obvious however there seems to be a lot of misc costs as well that add up. Im asking here because I wanted to ask if theres any things I’m missing. My sample calculation is based on a 400k home purchase price at 3% down payment: Dow…

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Are there any downsides to rolling over a 401(k) to Vanguard?

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Are there any downsides to rolling over a 401(k) to Vanguard? I have $63K in my previous employer’s 401(k) plan with Principal, split into both pre-tax ($21K) and Roth portions ($42K). I also have a brokerage account with Vanguard and am considering a direct rollover to consolidate my accounts in one place. Note, importantly: I’ve set up a Rollover IRA for pre-tax contributions, and a Roth IRA for Roth con…

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Asset allocation for federal employee about to get laid off and possibly facing long-term unemployment?

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Asset allocation for federal employee about to get laid off and possibly facing long-term unemployment? Hi all. Looks like I will be losing my job unexpectedly, and it will be hard for me to find another one anytime soon for reasons I won’t get into. I may even have to go back to school to re-train in my late 40s. I earn six figures, and the odds of me finding a similar job ever again are slim. Monthly expenses are about $5,000. Planning to retire…

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