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Rift Between Gaming Giants Shows Toll of China’s Economic Crackdown
Activision Blizzard and NetEase could not agree on a new deal to distribute video games in China, cutting millions of players from the games in January.
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How ChatGPT and Bard Performed as My Executive Assistants
Google’s Bard chatbot fared far worse than OpenAI’s ChatGPT, but human assistants might soon be out of their jobs.
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Disney Lays Off Ike Perlmutter, Chairman of Marvel Entertainment
The move, part of a cost-cutting campaign, followed Mr. Perlmutter’s unsuccessful effort to shake up Disney’s board.
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Trump’s Return to Fox News Gets a Cool Reception … on Fox News
The network used to be a safe space for the former president. But Brian Kilmeade, Jason Chaffetz and others had tough words for his appearance on “Hannity,” his first Fox interview in months.
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Can You Bring Kids to Adult Resorts? Many Are Now Open to Families.
Parents fed up with being cooped up have driven a pandemic surge in family trips, and properties from Mexico to the Poconos are getting makeovers to meet the demand.
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For $18,500 (and Up), You, Too, Can Travel Like James Bond
When the (real) world is not enough, new luxury tours offer fans a chance to engage with their favorite film and TV worlds.
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Keep these rude, aggressive plants out of your garden
These plants aren’t necessarily defined as invasive but may be just as undesirable because they overtake everything else.
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A rescue dog and goat are best friends. A shelter put them up for adoption as a pair.
“It’s a weird duo, but it works for them,” said Jennifer Federico, director of animal services at the Wake County Animal Center. “Who are we to judge? They obviously love each other.”
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How to make over your laundry room — whether you have $300 or $3,000
Homeowners share clever laundry room upgrades, in a range of budgets, that have made doing the wash much less of a drag.
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America’s gun violence has changed the way we parent
In 2020 and 2021, guns killed more children than car accidents, formerly the leading cause of death among young people. Parents explain what this has done to them.