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The Rise of the Golden Idol, the sequel to the excellent point-and-click murder mystery game The Case of the Golden Idol, will be released on November 12th. The game, which was first announced last year, also has a new demo that you can try on Steam right now.
The Rise of the Golden Idol takes place in the 1970s, a time jump of more than 200 years from the mysteries you solve in The Case of the Golden Idol. “The Rise of the Golden Idol follows a tenacious relic...
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Google is testing yet another feature aimed at keeping users on search results pages — this time targeting the popular recipe blog industry.
The company is testing a new feature called Quick View that appears for some cooking recipes. A search for “chocolate chip cookie recipe,” for example, shows a “quick view” button on a recipe from the blog Preppy Kitchen. Clicking it pulls up a full recipe with ingredients, photos, and step-by-step instructions...
Expunging ‘junk fees’ has been a central, and popular, plank of Democratic President Joe Biden’s push to bring down prices.
A crackdown by the U.S. consumer finance watchdog on hidden or excessive financial fees could expand to target billions of dollars in mortgage, credit reporting and other fees if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the presidential election.
She added women in uniform were being abused in the street following the incident.
New Zealand’s Defense Minister on Thursday publicly criticized online trolling of the female captain of a naval vessel that sunk at the weekend, saying while the cause of the incident was unknown, it had nothing to do with the captain’s gender.
Over the course of her career, Judy-Lynn del Rey earned a reputation as a superstar editor among her authors.
Think of your favorite fantasy or science fiction novel. You’ll know the author and title, of course. But can you think of its editor or publisher?
With Americans biting their nails in the lead-up to November 5, some could be putting their travel plans on hold.
On Thursday, Delta Air Lines announced that it expects a minor revenue hit in the fourth quarter due to the upcoming presidential election, and lower demand for travel before and after.
Forever a Dave Rygalski stan.
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While promoting his new book, former Haas boss Guenther Steiner picked Lando Norris to pip Max Verstappen in the F1 Drivers’ Championship race
After a three-week break, Formula 1 is set to return to action next week with the United States Grand Prix.
And with six race weekends left, everything is on the line.
McLaren has taken the lead in the F1 Constructors’ title race, where they lead Red Bull by 41 points. Ferrari sits in third place in the...
The ‘cone’ has been a staple in hurricane communication, but many meteorologists believe it’s misleading.
After the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene and the ongoing impact of Hurricane Milton, it’s clear that extreme weather events won’t stop—and will likely only get worse due to the effects of climate change. Now, more than ever, we need clear communication around the potential impact of storms. To do that, some experts are urging meteorologists to retire one of the most...
According to a new Harris Poll, more than half of workers ages 18 to 43 say debt has impacted their career options.
Even as the job market remains strong—with employers adding 254,000 jobs in September—some workers are still reeling from the impact of ongoing layoffs across the corporate world. A new Harris Poll survey found that 28% of Americans are worried about losing their job before the end of the year, with younger workers showing even greater concern than their older...
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Amazon's fall Prime Day sale is over, but these deals are still going strong.
Is a deal really a deal? Amazon’s ChatGPT competitor, a chatbot it calls Rufus, will now answer some user questions on price changes.
Here are our picks for Week 6.
We’re rounding into the second third of the season and it’s still anyone’s year in the NFL. Even the best, most resolute teams in the league all have glaring weaknesses, and that makes for one of the most fascinating seasons in recent memory.
Picks this week are absolutely brutal and finding some clear winners in a handful of games is near-impossible. In a perfect encapsulation of what 2024 has been the most fascinating game on the slate might be...
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Marriott agreed to pay a $52 million settlement to 49 states and Washington, DC, over a series of data breaches that occurred between 2014 and 2020, affecting more than 334 million customers. As part of a separate agreement, the Federal Trade Commission is also requiring Marriott and its subsidiary, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, to implement an information security program to settle charges over the data breaches.
“Marriott’s poor security practices led...
Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force search a flood-damaged area with a search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 4th in Asheville, North Carolina. | Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images
FEMA employees scrambling to respond to the devastation caused by hurricanes Milton and Helene are facing a new, unexpected challenge: violent threats on social media.
TikTok posts either calling for violence or applauding unverified claims...
Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel rejected former President Donald Trump’s call to revoke CBS’s broadcast license Thursday, saying it a familiar threat that “should not be ignored.”
Trump called for the license to be revoked after the network shared two different edits of a recent 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump criticized the interview as “A giant Fake News Scam” in a Truth Social post Thursday and claimed the...
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The FBI created a cryptocurrency as part of an investigation into price manipulation in crypto markets, the government revealed Wednesday. The FBI’s Ethereum-based token, NexFundAI, was created with the help of “cooperating witnesses.”
As a result of the investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged three “market makers” and nine people for allegedly engaging in schemes to boost the prices of certain crypto assets. The Department of Justice charged...
The storm also may trigger northern lights as far south in the U.S. as the lower Midwest and Northern California.
A severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes, space weather forecasters said Wednesday.
Many companies are cutting costs, which affect those at the very bottom of the AI supply chain who are often highly vulnerable: data labelers.
In dusty factories, cramped internet cafes and makeshift home offices around the world, millions of people sit at computers tediously labeling data.