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I'm glad I packed a scarf for my trip to Morocco, as it kept me protected from the sun and wind.
  • In December, I was gifted a last-minute trip to Morocco and scrambled to pack all the essentials.
  • I'm glad I brought a scarf to protect myself from the sun and wind.
  • However, I wish I brought bug spray and warmer layers for when the temperatures dropped at night.

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The author has moved several times since college.
  • I expected stability after college, but instead, I faced constant stress and change.
  • Financial pressure made postgrad life feel like one reset after another, so I kept moving homes.
  • These years have taught me hard lessons, yet somehow brought me peace.

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Sure, Valve delayed the Steam Machine, but Samsung, Nintendo, Sony, and more had surprises in store.



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Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. It's Steam Next Fest week, with literally thousands of demos for upcoming games for us to dive into. I'm trying to check out as many as I can before the event wraps up on Monday. However, I made a near-critical error in my planning: I opted to try the Raccoin demo first. I could and would have happily played that all week.

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Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg at a 2026 Prada runway show in Milan.

Zuck's latest moment

It was the question on everyone's mind: Why is Mark Zuckerberg sitting front row at Prada's fashion show?

He and his wife, Priscilla Chan, attended the fall 2026




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Lincoln County, Kansas is paying remote workers $4,500 cash to move to there.
  • Some companies are keeping remote work policies even as other firms call people back to the office.
  • Companies like Atlassian, Dropbox, and Deel report increased job applicants and retention rates.
  • Some firms also credit work flexibility with boosting employee satisfaction.

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A bevy of banks on Wall Street are walking away from the enormous Warner Bros. Discovery deal with hefty fees and newfound bragging rights.
  • Paramount Skydance is set to gain control over Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix withdrew.
  • Many of Wall Street's top bankers had a stake in steering the mega-deal — and a lot on the line.
  • But even a loss for Netflix's investment bankers

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Izabela Oquendo and her children celebrating New Year's Eve.
  • Izabela Oquendo, 36, moved from Connecticut to Spain to embrace a slower, more fulfilling life.
  • Oquendo moved with her husband and their two children, a boy and a girl, ages 4 and 6.
  • While the kids are doing well now, Oquendo said they struggled to adapt to their new lives at first.

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Katy Perry.
  • Katy Perry shared a screenshot of a Claude Pro subscription purchase with a love heart drawn on.
  • The singer didn't provide any context, but some on X took it as a sign of support for Anthropic.
  • The Department of Defense said Friday it would drop Anthropic's AI models in a very public spat.

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Zachary Fox and his son in the woods with a camera in his hands
The author is now a stay-at-home dad after quitting his tech job.
  • I quit my full-time tech job to build a photography business and take care of the house.
  • I then became a stay-at-home dad when we had a baby, and I've had to deal with identity issues.
  • It isn't easy, especially because I don't make money, but I still feel valuable.

My journey from tech worker to unemployed to stay


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