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A new PSVR 2 feature could allow for some game-changing experiences with the upcoming VR headset. PSVR 2 is Sony's dedicated VR headset for PS5 . We've already been made privy to some of the upcoming headset's features – like its streamlined design – but Sony's latest official update has divulged even more juicy details. This includes a brand new see-through mode. This will let PSVR 2 users view



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Two grown-up identical twins secretly sharing each other's lives already sounds tense enough, but in N etflix 's trailer for Echoes things get worse when one of them goes missing. Starring Michelle Monaghan and made by Eden creator Vanessa Gazy, Echoes is a mystery thriller that looks set to double-down hard on the negative PR The Shining gave to identical twins all those years back. Echoes is a



Init containers are a Kubernetes mechanism for initializing new Pods. Init containers start and exit before their Pod’s main application containers, providing a chance to run bootstrap scripts in sequential order. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



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Researchers analysed the gaming habits of 39,000 players of big titles such as Animal Crossing.



That scorching summer weather isn’t going away anytime soon, so Google Maps is introducing a few new features for outdoorsy types. Google announced a trio of additions to its popular GPS navigation app on Wednesday (July 27). The first one was teased back at Google I/O 2022 : 3D aerial views of more than 100 famous landmarks from around the world. New York, Tokyo, and Barcelona are just a few of



Google's 3D "immersive view" isn't completely ready, but you can get a glimpse of it starting today. The company is rolling out updates to Google Maps for Android and iOS that introduce aerial views of close to 100 famous landmarks, including Alcatraz in San Francisco, Big Ben in London and the Empire State Building in New York City. The feature melds AI with billions of images (including satelli



A new report detailing the cost of mobile data in different markets across the world, bears the evidence of why internet use in most of Africa remains low despite the growing broadband internet coverage. The Worldwide Mobile Pricing 2022 report , which surveyed 233 countries, shows that five of the 10 most expensive countries to buy mobile data in the world are in sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile data



Google — facing increasing competition from other apps like Instagram and TikTok when it comes to consumers searching for things — wants to be the first place people go for discovery and planning pastimes. In aid of that, today the company announced three new features for its star navigation app, Google Maps: aerial and more immersive views of 100 landmarks, more detailed cycling routes, and impr



Sari-saris are small neighborhood stores in the Philippines that are often run on pen and paper ledgers. Inspired by a motorcycle journey, Packworks is on a mission to change that, with a mobile enterprise resource planning platform (ERP) that just raised $2 million led by logistics group Fast Group and CVC Capital Partners, with participation from ADB Ventures, Arise, Techstars and Ideaspace Fou



Proving that there’s room in the robotic process automation (RPA) market for another vendor, RPA Supervisor today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Dawn Capital with participation from S16vc and existing investor MMC Ventures. The infusion, which brings the startup’s total raised to $25 million, will be put toward product development and growing RPA Supervisor’s over
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Google is relaunching Street View, the Google Maps feature that allows users to explore an area through 360-degree panoramic street-level images , in India roughly six years after the South Asian nation rejected the feature over national security concerns. The company, which has been attempting to launch Street View in the country for over 10 years , said it has partnered with local giants Genesy



Rumors become reality as the upcoming DJI Avata FPV (first-person view) drone has appeared on the FCC's (Federal Communications Commission) website. You can view the documents by going to the FCC ID website where you can see that Avata was given the grantee code of SS3 and you can read a few documents pertaining to the drone. The reason why this sudden appearance is such a big deal is it could po



Led by Docker, software containers have been one of the most transformational development technologies to emerge over the past decade. While their technical merits are now widely acknowledged, the business benefits of containerization often still go unrecognized. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



When you scroll through Amazon all day, you’re bound to find some weird stuff. And we’ve found some of the strangest things you can imagine. Here’s our collection of the greatest, weirdest, and funniest oddities on Amazon. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Do you regularly open your antivirus program and run scans? Some antivirus programs think you need to, warning you that your computer may be at risk if you haven’t done so in a while. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



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You might not get to play the PlayStation 5 remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic anytime soon: According to Bloomberg , its development has been delayed indefinitely. Sony announced that Aspyr Media, a company known for creating ports out of existing video games, was remaking BioWare's classic Star Wars RPG last year. Aspyr had been working on the remake for three years by then and ha



Spaghettification, a form of gravity pulling, can happen to a star after it moves too close to a black hole.




More evidence has emerged that Windows 10 will be getting a major update, known as 22H2, and that’s great news for people who would want to stick with the older operating system, rather than upgrade to Windows 11 . As Windows Latest reports , references to Windows 10 22H2 have been spotted in a recent update, KB5015684. This update is currently with Windows Insiders, who are testing it before it



TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Tykr Stock Screener is on sale for £98.90, saving you 86% on list price. The truth is, you don’t have to be an expert to start investing in the stock market, and you don’t have to already be rich. Though it might be intimidating starting out, you can get some help from Tykr Stock Screener . This lifetime subscription could help you find low-risk stocks to invest



It is Wednesday, my dudes, and it is time for your recommended daily serving — and solving! — of Wordle . But if you're feeling a little blocked up, we can help with a nudge in the right direction. The answer to the July 27 Wordle, puzzle #403, can be found at the end of this article, or you can simply read on for a few tips, gentle hints, and strategies to help you every day. Where did Wordle co



If you plan to take on a toy line with an established brand that’s been around for almost 25 years, you need to bring something new to the playroom. For Hot Wheels, hoping to take on Tech Deck’s miniature skateboards, that involves partnering with Tony Hawk and introducing tiny finger-worn skate shoes. Sorry, what? Read more...



In a spot of good news for the video editors among us, the specifications for Intel's latest line of high performance workstation-focused processors have apparently leaked online. The Sapphire Rapids-WS processors aren't set to compete with AMD's data center-focused EPYC 7003 (Milan) processors, but rather AMD's Threadripper PRO line of processors. Videocardz speculated that the new Xeon Workstat



Inkas, the Canadian brand that specializes in armoring ultra-luxe vehicles, has given its signature reinforcement treatment to the Cadillac Escalade.



After a series of difficult solutions, Wordle is back with a very easy word, one that features only three letters total, including a duplicate vowel.



New details about the Pixel 7 model's front-facing camera have surfaced, and they indicate a long-awaited security feature may finally arrive soon.



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ByteDance, TikTok's parent company based in China, used its now-defunct news app called TopBuzz to spread pro-China messages, according to BuzzFeed News . Former employees who worked at the English-language news aggregator told the publication that ByteDance ordered staff members to "pin" content that showed China in a positive light or content that promoted the country to the top of the app. The



Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) The software framework has become essential to developing almost all complex software these days. The Django Web framework, for instance, bundles all the libraries, image files, and other components needed to quickly build and deploy web apps, making it a mainstay at companies like Google, Spotify, and Pinterest. Frameworks provide a platform that performs common f



Applying for mortgages is often a time-consuming and disorganized process, with reams of manual paperwork required. Based in Jakarta, IDEAL simplifies the process with a platform that lets users compare mortgage products and apply for them from multiple banks at the same time. The startup announced today it has raised $3.8 million in pre-seed funding led by AC Venture and Alpha JWC, with particip



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Some Pixel 6a units have made their way to consumers, including one teardown channel. Cracking open the handset reveals one big feature that was likely removed.



You now have another option for buying an Xbox console: Verizon. The wireless service provider is offering the Series S and Series X with monthly payment plans.



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Dean Winchester ( The Boys ’ Jensen Ackles , who is also an executive producer) returns to narrate this lengthy trailer for Supernatural prequel The Winchesters , which shows the fateful night Mary (Meg Donnelly) and John (Drake Rodger) met back in 1972 while wailing on a black-eyed beastie—and each other! Check it out: Read more...



Cruise, the General Motors subsidiary dedicated to commercializing autonomous vehicles, saw a jump in expenses during the second quarter as the company launched its first commercial robotaxi service in San Francisco . Cruise’s expenses hit around $550 million compared to $332 million during the same quarter of last year. Operating losses in the second quarter topped $605 million, up from $363 mil



Netflix has released another two free mobile games for its subscribers, these ones joining a third mobile title that was released earlier in July.



One of the challenges for future missions that will send humans to the moon for more than a few days is how to keep them safe from dangerous radiation.



MINI is no stranger to EVs, but the maker's newest concept teases what could easily be its most popular EV so far. The Concept Aceman is a vision of the future




The PlayStation 5 isn't immune to bugs, but most of these problems can be fixed easily at home. If you're experiencing a black screen issue, try these fixes.



Unlike iPhones, Android is a little more complicated when it comes to checking the health of your battery.



Out in the depths of the galaxy are all sorts of unusual exoplanets, from freezing cold ice giants to ultra-hot gas giants — and many have weird weather, too.



When you get a brand new iPad, you should do a quick check to make sure the privacy settings aren't letting apps or sites use data you don't want to share.



Martin Shkreli being photographed for his role as CIO of MSMB Capital Management. (credit: Getty Images) Martin Shkreli—the notorious ex-pharmaceutical executive fresh from prison after his 2017 fraud conviction —announced his latest, eyebrow-raising venture Monday: creating a blockchain-based "Web3 drug discovery platform" that traffics in his own cryptocurrency, MSI, aka Martin Shkreli Inu . Th



Enlarge / The James Webb Space Telescope continues to deliver on its promises on discovering early galaxies. (credit: NASA) Data from the Webb Space Telescope has only gotten into the hands of astronomers over the last few weeks, but they've been waiting for years for this, and apparently had analyses set to go. The result has been something like a race back in time, as new discoveries find objec



Enlarge / Logitech G713 keyboard. (credit: Scharon Harding) In an explosion of color, Logitech today announced a bunch of PC peripherals draped in light shades, wireless options, and, love it or hate it, RGB lighting. Logitech's calling it the Aurora Collection , and while the gadgets are aimed at gamers, high programmability and premium features can make them interesting to general power users,



The city of Seville is trying something new to raise awareness of climate change and save lives. With oppressive heat waves becoming a fact of life in Europe and other parts of the world, the Spanish metropolis has begun naming them. The first one, Zoe, arrived this week, bringing with it expected daytime highs above 109 degrees Fahrenheit (or 43 degrees Celsius). As Time points out, there’s no s



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The company is raising the prices of its VR headsets by $100, creating another potential barrier to mass adoption of the technology.



To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here . What is up, you delightful beings. Today, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about Instagram. Devin wrote about how the platform just keeps getting worse with dark patterns lifted from TikTok , and Amanda made me laugh with her Instagram responds to criticism with s



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David Warner, who sadly passed away earlier this week , is beloved for his villainous turns. From Time After Time to Time Bandits , from Tron to Batman: The Animated Series ’ Ra’s Al Ghul, the actor’s legendary career is paved with them. But perhaps his finest hour on television comes from his third and final Star Trek … Read more...



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The company’s second fully electric car was designed from the ground up to be purely battery-powered, but its sub-300-mile range comes up short.



While much of the automotive industry has suffered a downturn due to a lack of supply to meet pent-up demand, Ford has bucked the trend. At least, in terms of sales goals so far this year. Industry wide, new vehicle sales in the U.S. dropped 20.3% for the second quarter, to 3.53 million, compared with the same period a year ago due to supply chain constraints that caused production bottlenecks. F



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Meta, the company routinely railed against by experts and lawmakers for turbocharging covid-19 lies, wants its hand-picked Oversight Board to weigh in on whether the whole misinformation thing is still that big of a deal. Read more...



A “travel hack” is currently going viral on TikTok, promising to reliably get you to the front of the line when you’re boarding a flight and/or let you pass to the front of TSA security lines. I’m not going to share the videos, because they’re trash, but it works like this: You pretend you’re injured, even going as… Read more...



Popular messaging app JusTalk left a huge database of unencrypted private messages publicly exposed to the internet without a password for months. The messaging app has around 20 million international users, while Google Play lists JusTalk Kids , billed as a child-friendly version of its messaging app, has racked up over 1 million Android downloads. JusTalk says both its messaging apps are end-to



The parent company to Pokémon Go, Niantic has been very clear over the years that it wants us to take a “ stupid walk for our stupid mental health ,” as the meme goes. This week, Pokémon Go is rolling out a “ daily adventure incense ,” which brings “rare” Pokémon to you, so long as you’re in motion. This functions like the incense item that’s been in the game for years, but you get one for free e



The tech giant cited the strong U.S. dollar, falling consumer demand and production slowdowns of PCs for its performance.



You can get to the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta from multiple U.S. cities for less than $300 round trip. Most flights in this deal are for travel from August to October 2022, but flights from Houston are discounted through January 2023. You’ll need to book within the next one to three days to get these rates. Origin cities include Houston, Seattle , New York City and Los Angeles . For m



Meta has proposed doing away with "leap seconds", offering to support an industry effort to stop any future usage of the confusing and potentially dangerous practice. A leap second is a measure used to combat the long-term slowdown in the Earth’s rotation , caused by the constant melting and refreezing of ice caps, and the imprecise nature of observed solar time (UT1). First introduced in 1972, g




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Alex Jones, the disinformation disseminator, InfoWars host, and human incarnation of a burst blood vessel, is facing yet another defamation trial—this time (once again) in Texas, where InfoWars is based. The civil trial began Tuesday, and is meant to determine how much money in damages Jones owes to parents of victims… Read more...



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These days, if you’re single and ready to mingle, there are a wealth of dating apps to choose from—depending on what you’re looking for. For one-night stands, there’s Tinder; for respectful brunch dates, there’s Bumble; and for people who believe in both, there’s Hinge. Oh, but don’t forget Unjected —a dating app for… Read more...



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Buying a used Tesla comes with some inherent risks. A major one is that you can't count on being able to access all of the features the car was originally sold with, in an unfortunate side effect of the increasingly internet-connected vehicles that Tesla itself pioneered. In the latest example, a motorist who bought a used 2013 Model S is now being forced to pay $4,500 to unlock the full range of



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Alzheimer’s disease is one of humanity’s greatest medical enemies. It’s a disease of mental deterioration, gradually stripping away a person’s cognition, their recognition of loved ones, their memories, and eventually, their life. Scientists have endeavored for years to find a definitive cause and cure. But now, serious allegations claim that the past 20 years of research has been based on a stud



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New Addition China has added a new science laboratory module to its growing space station this week, an impressive feat shows the outpost is quickly turning into a worthy alternative to the aging International Space Station, even as the ISS descends into international drama . It's also happening at a breakneck speed. The construction of the ISS took around 12 years. China wants to build its own —



Most of us come into contact with gadgets that use AA batteries every day. They keep clocks, flashlights, smoke alarms, cameras, toys, and more running. It’s also likely that when they eventually go flat, you simply swap them out for whatever you have stashed in a drawer. But although all AA batteries are the same physical size, they don’t all deliver power in the same way. So just grabbing what’



Enlarge (credit: Scharon Harding) If you're not a frequent ChromeOS user, determining an in-hand Chromebook's specs can be tricky. Many Chromebook users are satisfied just using the machines to surf the web and, thus, don't often have a need to check on things like processor model or memory usage. As a result, this information can seem a bit buried. But sometimes you want to know how much RAM a C



Listening to quality audio is a righteous endeavor, but these pieces of audio tech are priced more for their brand name than the resulting quality of sound.



Founded more than 46 years ago on April 1, 1976, Apple had very humble origins. Now a piece of its history is up for auction, and it's worth a small fortune.



The web browser made to make the most of a gaming rig, Opera GX, has the potential to blast users with notifications. Here's how to turn them off.



Researchers have found what might be the most massive neutron star ever discovered: a black widow at its maximum size, on the black hole brink.



Meta has announced plans to increase its Quest virtual reality headset price, spurring complaints and conspiracy theories about the sudden change.



Sony is gearing up to release a next-generation version of its PlayStation VR headset for the PS5, and we've finally gotten a look at some of its new features.



The Economist produces a research report on the top 10 most livable cities in the world. How many have you been to? How do your favorites fare? What Are The World’s Most Livable Cities? This year’s top 10 most livable cities are ranked as: Vienna Copenhagen Zurich + Calgary Vancouver Geneva Frankfurt Toronto Amsterdam Osaka and Melbourne Can this list make any sense at all? Many of these cities a



With more than 8,000 locations nationwide, Family Dollar has stores in every state Wilbur Alaska and Hawaii. In some rural areas, it’s the only game in town—meaning that if you run out of toilet paper, coffee, or toothpaste, your options are either Family Dollar, or a mini road road trip. Read more...



Inflation is up and consumer confidence is down, which is why e-commerce startups that hope to weather the ongoing downturn should expand their product offerings. Does that sound counterintuitive? “The more complementary and additive a product is to your catalog, the larger your cart size and the more likely a customer is to return,” says Bennett Carroccio. Prior to co-founding Canal, he worked w



The Zoox robotaxi has more in common with a supercar than you think. Look past the Zoox’s breadbox-shaped exterior and inside is the same carbon fiber cabin that can be found in a McLaren. “Yes, we know that supplier very well,” Andy Piper, Zoox’s VP of vehicle development, told TechCrunch, when it’s pointed out that the Zoox robotaxi’s carbon fiber cab is similar to what supercar automaker McLar



It seems everything is doom and gloom in the U.S. venture market, between startup layoffs and declining venture deal counts to an essentially moribund exit environment. But there are bright spots, one of which being the Southeast region, which is on track for its best year yet. The Southeast region had its best quarter for funding on record in Q2. More than $5.1 billion was invested across 289 de



Cionic , in partnership with fuseproject designer Yves Behar, have created a potential revolution in human mobility utilizing AI to enable greater independence for those living with mobility differences such as sclerosis, stroke, or cerebral palsy.



Apple has proven itself resistant to the economic challenges a lot of consumer technology companies have faced of late and the opening of a new flagship retail store in one of London's most affluent areas embodies its ongoing success pretty perfectly. We got an early peek inside. The new Brompton Road Apple Store - nestled in Knightsbridge, amidst designer fashion retailers and just along from fa




Two new filings with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) revealed that the next-gen Nvidia and AMD graphics cards will most likely be launched soon. These include the oft-rumored RTX 4090 and RTX 4090 Ti models. According to the filings that were reported by Digital Trends not only are the Nvidia Lovelace RTX 40-series listed in many variations but there are also more listings for the 30-serie



The tech giant cited the strong U.S. dollar, falling consumer demand and production slowdowns of PCs for its performance.



From picking between two restaurants to picking between two job offers, there’s no one foolproof approach to making decisions . We’ve covered our fair share of decision-making hacks in the past: There’s the 37% rule to simplify your gut instincts, or creating a decision matrix in order to prioritize what you need to… Read more...



Until today, I bet you never heard of leap seconds -- seconds, not years. Ever since 1972, we've been occasionally adding a second to our global clock to account for variations in the speed of the earth's rotation. As it slows down, we add a second. So far, we've added 27. You might think this has no impact on you (or be thrilled that you've got an extra second free), but if you remember being un



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Turquoise, pale grey, and sapphire streaks stand out against a dark taupe, earthen background in a satellite image from the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation program. It’s a mesmerizing picture, conjuring more immediate associations with a painting than our planet, but it’s not a welcome sight for climate… Read more...



Formula 1 is trying to clean up its act and ensure its operations have a net-zero carbon footprint by 2030 . An important part of the plan is to use 100 percent sustainable fuel in race cars, and the organization says it's still on schedule to achieve that by 2026. It's currently developing a "drop-in" fully sustainable fuel for use in F1 cars — it claims most road cars would be able to use the f



Meta is meeting backlash for changes that make some of its platforms act more like TikTok.



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Fire in the Sky In the earliest hours of Saturday morning, residents of Indiana and several surrounding states — or at least their video-enabled doorbells — were treated to an awe-inspiring surprise: a massive meteor, hurtling through the atmosphere and so spectacularly bright that it lit the night sky. According to an American Meteor Society (AMS) report by fireball report coordinator Robert Lun



Google Glass didn’t take off, but the concept is sound — pun intended. Smart glasses not only filter out harmful light indoors and out but pack some innovative features into lenses including speakers and cameras. If James Bond were real, this was how he would accessorize when taking a beach trip or simply having a Friday night in, playing “Fortnite” for hours on end. And just in time for the heig



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BAYCused Yuga Labs — the company behind the high-value, celeb-beloved NFT collection Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) — may soon find itself on the other end of a serious lawsuit . Decrypt reports that a New York law firm is organizing a class-action lawsuit against the cryptosphere leader, accusing it of falsely fluffing the worth of both BAYC NFTs and the company's crypto token, ApeCoin , by promoti



Google Workspace has unveiled a much-needed upgrade to some of its most popular software tools aimed at making them easier to use and experience on larger-screen mobile devices. The updates will cover Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Keep on Android, and look to address several key pain points seen by users with larger-screen Android smartphones or business tablets . With more of us now wo



Whether they’re birthday cards, jewelry, or photos on your phone, a lot of people keep mementos of past relationships—but when is it OK to keep hanging onto these things, and when is it time to let go? Here’s what you should consider about holding onto keepsakes from past relationships—especially when you have a new… Read more...



Meta is meeting backlash for changes that make some of its platforms act more like TikTok.



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Fandom can be a wonderful thing , but it can also be enduring through franchises that have lasted for so long, and done so many things in so many mediums, that sometimes just the most unhinged story, character, or factoid about it is all you can think about. Read more...



With the recent changes to IHG’s loyalty program, a lot more guests have access to club lounges. Could we see hotel get creative in order to avoid this, though? The actions of one hotel suggest so… The challenges with IHG’s new elite perks The IHG One Rewards program was recently revamped , and elite perks are much stronger than before. In addition to the general perks of IHG One Rewards Platinum



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Watch out music videos! The metaverse is coming for you. Have you ever attended a concert in the metaverse? Judging by the latest category to be added to the MTV Video Music Awards roster, you probably should. This year's VMAs will hand out a Moon Person for "Best Metaverse Performance," but there's no word on whether the award will be received virtually. SEE ALSO: What is the metaverse? A (kind



Coinbase, the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange that is the third-largest globally, is “facing a U.S. probe into whether it improperly let Americans trade digital assets that should have been registered as securities,” according to a Bloomberg report . The news follows a move by the U.S. De

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