The New Cair Paravel Times Editorial Board Reflects on the First Weeks of the White Witch’s Second Reign

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The New Cair Paravel Times Editorial Board Reflects on the First Weeks of the White Witch’s Second Reign It was, with the somewhat unexpected return of Jadis, White Witch and Queen of Narnia and Empress of the Lone Islands, the hopes of this Editorial Board that Queen Jadis’s second reign would be marked by more understanding and compassion than her first reign was. In some ways, we feel that in the instability of these times, there have been momen…

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Newcastle’s Howe says Isak injury not long term

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Newcastle’s Howe says Isak injury not long term Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe is unsure whether he will have his top scorer Alexander Isak available for Sunday’s FA Cup fifth round match against Brighton, but is positive the striker is not facing a long layoff.

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Apple Provides Reason for iPhone 16e’s Lack of MagSafe

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Apple Provides Reason for iPhone 16e’s Lack of MagSafe Apple has offered a reason why the iPhone 16e doesn’t include MagSafe, one of the more notable omissions from its latest entry-level smartphone. According to Apple representatives who spoke to Daring Fireball’s John Gruber, MagSafe is not included in the iPhone 16e because “most people in the iPhone 16e’s target audience exclusively charge thei…

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Aurzen Zip tri-fold projector review: mirror anything (without DRM)

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Aurzen Zip tri-fold projector review: mirror anything (without DRM) Tri-folds are having a moment. There’s that impressive Huawei device, my favorite 3-in-1 Apple charger, and now this: the Zip tri-fold projector from a company called Aurzen. It’s the most gadgety gadget I’ve tested in a long time. The Zip’s heft, texture, and hinge stiffness evokes quality at first touch and it’s impressively bright f…

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EA open-sources four more Command & Conquer games

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EA open-sources four more Command & Conquer games Electronic Arts (EA) is releasing the source code for four Command & Conquer titles under the open-source GPL license. The original Command & Conquer (since subtitled Tiberian Dawn) is joined by Red Alert, Renegade, and Generals, the code for all of which can now be found on EA’s GitHub page. Only the code has been

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Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia now works for DOGE

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Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia now works for DOGE Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has joined President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) service. Gebbia, a close friend of Elon Musk and fellow billionaire, announced that he’s been tasked with “improving the slow and paper-based retirement process,” though the specifics of his involvement are unclear. “Excited to share I’m b…

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Elon enters the circus

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Elon enters the circus The shadow president paced around the stage after his speech, sunglasses on, mouth frozen in a grin, raising a chainsaw overhead to the delight of an adoring crowd as a large rectangular canvas made its way from the back of the audience toward him. He grabbed the painting, visibly thrilled. On the canvas, as onstage,

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Official: AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT start at $549, ship March 6th

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Official: AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT start at $549, ship March 6th AMD’s answer to Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs is arriving next week — and its new graphics cards are aggressively priced against Nvidia’s $749 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and $549 RTX 5070. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT ship on March 6th for $549 and $599, respectively, one day after the RTX 5070 arrives.

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Meme coins aren’t subject to securities regulations, says SEC

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Meme coins aren’t subject to securities regulations, says SEC According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, meme coins don’t meet the requirements to be protected by federal securities law. In new guidance issued on Thursday, the SEC announced that it doesn’t view most meme coins — cryptocurrencies that originate from internet memes or cultural phenomena — as securities, and that transactions around…

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