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Jay Peters Alex Heath

Meta is laying off employees at WhatsApp, Instagram, and more

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Meta has begun laying off employees across various departments, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, according to people familiar with the matter. Rather than a mass, companywide layoff, these smaller cuts seem to coincide with reorganizations of specific teams.

Some Meta employees have started posting that they’ve been laid off. Among them is Jane Manchun Wong, who gained notoriety for reporting on...

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These 61 Budget-Friendly Alternatives Are So Good You’ll Ghost The Pricier Versions

You don't HAVE to spend beaucoup bucks on a Stanely cup to keep your water icy cold.

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Noa Dalzell

All-WNBA First and Second Teams are announced, and Indiana Fever star is biggest snub

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Kelsey Mitchell was the second-leading scorer post-Olympic break, and had a career season that should have been rewarded with an All-WNBA bid.

The WNBA announced the All-WNBA First and Second Team on Wednesday, and there was one notable omission: Kelsey Mitchell. All-WNBA, a annual honor bestowed on the best players in the league after each season, is voted on by sportswriters and broadcasters. The First and Second Team, both positionless, each...

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Jack Milko

PGA Official likens Ryder Cup to World Series and NBA Finals, defends pricey $750 tickets

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Golf fans gasped at the eye-opening prices for the Ryder Cup, but officials defended them for various reasons.

The biggest topic in golf this week has had nothing to do with play itself. Instead, golf fans—and many journalists alike—have expressed agitation over the astonishing prices for next year’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.

If you want to see the Red, White, and Blue take on the best...

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Gaby Del Valle

JD Vance thinks monarchists have some good ideas

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JD Vance is, by his own admission, “plugged into a lot of weird right-wing subcultures.” His much-mocked comments about childless cat ladies and unassimilated Italian immigrants were made on a “masculinist” podcast. He doesn’t eat seed oils, a dietary restriction du jour on the extremely online right. When he was nominated to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate, his X following list included Bronze Age Pervert and...

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Sheena Vasani Jay Peters

Instagram’s ‘social library’ could keep track of that funny video someone sent you

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Instagram appears to be working on a new “Social Library” section in the app where you can easily access things shared in chat threads, your collections, and posts you’ve liked, according to an image shared by developer and leaker Alessandro Paluzzi.

Judging from the looks of the screenshot from Paluzzi, the section will contain posts, Reels, and other media you’ve shared or received in chat threads as well as content you’ve liked or...

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Alan Blinder

Jimmy Carter Casts His Ballot for Harris in Georgia

The 39th president, who entered hospice care in February 2023, submitted an absentee ballot, according to a grandson. His family said he had been eager to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Adam Nagourney

Kamala Harris Is Not the First Democrat to Give an Interview to Fox News

The vice president will take questions from Bret Baier in a session to be broadcast at 6 p.m. She joins a long line of Democratic candidates and elected officials who have ventured into hostile television territory.

Mashable

'Shrinking' Season 2 review: Apple's hilarious, poignant comedy gets in our heads again

One of the best and most surprising shows of 2023 is back for a second season, and it's honestly (and thankfully) like we never left it. 

Created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, and Brett Goldstein, Shrinking Season 1 hilariously and unabashedly harnessed the everyday pain and absurdity of grief, and left most of its characters in a pretty solid place, emotionally, in the finale. In Season 2, Segel's rule-breaking therapist and widowed father Jimmy is understandably still haunted by the past,...

Mashable

The cast of 'Hysteria!' on what makes a society go hysterical

Julie Bowen, Bruce Campbell, Anna Camp, Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia and Kezii Curtis give us the rundown on their 80s-era series about Satanic panic in a small Michigan town.

Mashable

23andMe data breach settlement could give up to $10K to victims

Victims affected by a massive 23andMe data breach could collect a heck of a paycheck. A proposed settlement agreement would offer up to $10,000 to victims.

Under the settlement that still needs court approval, the "company will provide as much as $10,000 to qualifying customers, depending on the hardships they incurred, as well as other security services," reported CNET. The breach, which affected millions, came to light around this time last year.

Most users whose data was hacked could...

Fast Company

Stephanie Vozza

11 Brain Hacks To Learn Anything Faster

Try these techniques and tips to kickstart your learning.

Whether it’s a new technology, a foreign language, or an advanced skill, staying competitive often means learning new things. Being a quick learner can give you an even greater edge. And the good news is that there are ways you can ‘hack’ your brain to accomplish that. 

Fast Company

Brent Franson

Here Is the Email Template To Use When You Want To Ask For An Introduction

Steps, template, and examples to use when you need to ask someone for a professional introduction.

Throughout the course of your career, there will be times when you need to ask for an introduction–even when you don’t want to. Whether you’re a new entrepreneur looking for an “in” with investors or just seeking a career change, you’ll need to tap your network for referrals, connections, and opportunities to chat.

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Jeff Borzello and Paul Biancardi

UConn adds No. 2 center Reibe to 2025 class

Eric Reibe, the second-best center in the senior class, announced his commitment to UConn on Wednesday, giving Dan Hurley and the Huskies their second top-25 recruit in 2025.

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Clark named All-WNBA; Collier, Wilson unanimous

Fever guard Caitlin Clark on Wednesday became the league's first rookie since Candace Parker in 2008 to be named to the All-WNBA first team.

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Max Olson

The midseason Heisman: 11 players for college football's most coveted award

Fourteen ESPN college football writers voted on their top five for the Heisman trophy.

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ESPN

CFB Player Rank: The top 25 players at midseason

These 25 players have defined the first seven weeks of the season.

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Joseph Acosta

Kyler Gordon is the Bears’ secret weapon on defense

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Chicago’s defense is incredible, and Kyler Gordon is a big part of that.

While the Chicago Bears’ offense gets all the attention, it’s their defense that has started the season as one of the best units in the NFL. They’re top five in defensive EPA per play allowed and fourth in defensive EPA per dropback allowed, and they still remain a solid run defending unit. One of their core players is nickelback Kyler Gordon, who is a ball of chaos in...

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Jay Peters

Amazon discontinues the last Kindle with physical buttons

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Amazon has discontinued the Kindle Oasis, which was the only Kindle still available with physical page-turn buttons. The company announced a new Kindle lineup earlier today, but Amazon confirmed to The Verge that it’s moving on from the Oasis.

“Once current inventory of Kindle Oasis sells out online and in stores, we will not restock the device,” Amazon’s Devon Corvasce says in a statement. “Today, all of our devices are...

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