Sunday, July 24, 2022

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The child was trying to make his next move at the Moscow Open when the robot grabbed him.



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Living organisms leave a huge geochemical imprint on the planet, a new taxonomic system reveals. It might help identify other worlds with life.



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Keanu Reeves has spent the last near decade moving from different parts of the entertainment industry. Both The Matrix Resurrections and Cyberpunk 2077 proved that he could hack it in games, he’s had a really good streak of action and comedy films with John Wick and Always Be My Maybe, and he co-wrote the BOOM graphic… Read more...

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The World Health Organization officially declared a global health emergency over monkeypox. Yesterday, WHO director general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus overruled a panel that couldn't come to a consensus, and published a lengthy statement online following the meeting, during which he declared monkeypox a "public health emergency of international concern." The virus has already been detected in



The great equalizer in life - the place where there's no inequality - is dealing with a European airline. Over lost luggage. At New York JFK. Continue reading ...



Witnessing the elusive northern lights flickering across the sky may cause you to gasp, because, take it from me, it’s that cool. The colorful ribbons of green and other hues look like something from outer space — and they are. Auroras appear when charged particles collide with Earth’s atmosphere. Seeing the ethereal display, also known as the aurora borealis, is a bucket list experience for many



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Just like how great power comes great responsibility, a brand new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever comes with toy companies’ ability to finally show off merchandise for it without spoiling anything. But this gallery of Hasbro’s Marvel Legends action figures and the traditional legion of Funko Pops might hold… Read more...



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It’s official. Nearly four years after Netflix canceled Daredevil and the series more recently made its way over to Disney+ , Disney confirmed it’s developing a new 18-episode live-action TV show starring the blind superhero. On Saturday, Marvel announced Daredevil: Born Again and shared that stars Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio would reprise their roles as Daredevil and Kingpin. News that the



This weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con has been nothing short of big, as it likely intended to be as we continue the pandemic age. Read more...



As venture funding continues to slow , founders are scrambling to extend their runways, regardless of how much cash they already have in the bank. But the startups that need the cash infusions the most are running into the most trouble. Last week, I wrote about the current state of bridge financing after multiple pre-seed investors started getting emails from companies — some in a state of desper



Europe has seen record temperatures in recent weeks, with a heat wave that’s disrupted public transportation and fueled wildfires in multiple countries. The historic high temperatures have also put comfort on the mind of travelers with stays in future weeks, as many buildings in Europe — including plenty of hotels and rental properties — do not have air conditioning. Officials in the United Kingd



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NASA and its partners are working hard to get humans back on the moon in a big way, and VIPER plays an important role in that growing effort.



Wordle is wrapping up the weekend with a fairly easy solution, though you'll probably get uncomfortably close to the end of your available guesses to solve it.



Marvel put on quite the show during its San Diego Comic Con panel in Hall H on Saturday with the reveal of the company's next timeline of movies and Disney+ series, a collection they're calling The Multiverse Saga. November's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be the final installment of Phase 4, and Ant-Man: QuantumMania will kickoff the MCU's much anticipated Phase 5. Most of these phase 5 pro



Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) is a lawyer first, superhero second in the Comic-Con trailer for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. The second trailer for Marvel 's series about the green girlboss shows a goofy sequence where Walters' cousin Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) mentors her on her newfound powers. The duo throws rocks, does yoga, and Banner advises her, "Spandex is your best friend." Halfway th



After the Marvel Theatrical panel on Saturday night, Marvel sent out a press release to a bunch of press-release-hungry journalists. On this press release was a cast list for Secret Invasion , a show about shape-shifting aliens, which included Regé-Jean Page’s name. Marvel quickly realized the error after publications… Read more...



Details about Apple’s upcoming high-end variant of the Apple Watch Series 8 have been trickling out in recent weeks. According to a report Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman published at the start of the month, the wearable will feature the largest display Apple has ever shipped on a smartwatch. As a result, it may also include a new design. In his most recent Power On newsletter , Gurman says the Apple Wa



Polish flag carrier LOT is marking the 50th anniversary of its first nonstop flight to America by strengthening its commitment to the transatlantic market. Five decades ago, on May 17, 1972, one of LOT’s long-range Ilyushin Il-62s landed in Chicago for the first visit by a Polish airliner to the United States . Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free biweekly Aviation newsletter .



Whether you want to fix specific website issues or resolve other problems with your browser, it’s easy to clear Microsoft Edge’s cache on your desktop and mobile devices. You can also get the browser to automatically delete your cache on each exit. We’ll show you how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card is an extremely popular travel rewards card — it offers an excellent return on everyday spending, whether you’re making purchases at home or abroad, and also offers some great perks. The card is even offering an improved welcome bonus at the moment. In this post I wanted to take a closer look at the card. In particular, with the introduction of the Capi



Back in 2020, Boom Studios had the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers team up with the Ninja Turtles in the aptly named Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/TMNT . As written by Ryan Parrott and drawn by Simone di Meo and Walter Baiamonte, the crossover did exactly what the title implies, with the highlight of the whole thing being… Read more...



In 2010 the internet changed forever. No, I'm not talking about the launch of Instagram , but the creation of the British boyband One Direction. The band launched thousands of stan accounts and the careers of Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Liam Payne. Each boy auditioned for The X Factor UK separately and were grouped into a boyband by the judges. The rest is history.




A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...



Mirror Line Talk about being extra — the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told engineers and designers he wanted his next architectural project to be as grand as the Egyptian pyramids. According to the WSJ , the plans would make it the world's largest structure. The skyscraper would be a set of two parallel buildings, each 1,600 feet tall, and spa



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Recently I came across a relatively new browser (initially created in 2019), or more like a special version of the main Opera browser, called Opera GX. It touts that it’s a “browser for gamers” and while that’s clearly a bit of an exaggeration, it has plenty of features that gamers would benefit from. Not to mention that the interface alone bears a strong resemblance to anything you’d find in Cyb



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The cast and creative team for Archer put on their annual Indigo Ballroom panel for the upcoming season 13 on FXX. While we got a preview for future events, the panel focused on the absence of beloved cast member Jessica Walter . Read more...



You're losing up to 4,166 points per month if you rent and do not have a Bilt Mastercard . This card offers something literally no other card does and it can mean a huge difference in your points balance. Continue reading ...



You probably wouldn’t suspect one of the best options for booking U.S. travel to be through an airline based in the United Kingdom. Delta Air Lines is one of three juggernauts regarding domestic flights. But the number of miles it charges for its awards is very unpredictable. That’s because it practices “dynamic pricing,” which means Delta reserves the right to charge as many miles as it wants de



If you don’t play a specific game anymore, it makes sense to uninstall it from Steam on your computer. Doing so frees up your storage space and declutters your Steam library. We’ll show you two different ways to do that. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



The famous foam darts are missing from Nerf’s latest product, the Gelfire Mythic blaster. It shoots new “Gelfire” rounds, which are small hydrated balls that explode on impact. And oddly enough, it comes with some eye protection. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



It’s the last day of San Diego Comic-Con, and sadly, our cosplay slideshow. Days one and two had fans go all out with their creativity, and the final day was no exception. Without further ado, here’s the final batch of photos we’ve put together for your viewing pleasure. Read more...



When Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman shockingly passed away in December of 2020 , fans were left with the question of how — or even if — the cinematic world he helped bring to life would be able to carry on. Marvel ultimately chose to continue the series without recasting T’Challa, leaving fans to infer, reasonably, that the events of the new movie would call upon an existing character from t



The Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con made it clear that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to get big in more ways than one. With the newly branded Multiverse Saga laying down nearly all its cards, it’s easy to sometimes forget that in the comics, things are just as tumultuous on page as they are on screen.… Read more...



Nearly a decade after it propelled creator Lucas Pope to indie game stardom , “dystopian document thriller” Papers, Please is finally coming to phones. On Saturday, Pope took to Twitter to announce he’s bringing the game to Android and additional iOS devices next month. “‘ Papers, Please ’ but small. August 5th,” he said. Before Saturday’s announcement, the game had been available on iPads since



Is Spain on your radar next year? You might want to check out these deals for travel to Madrid in early 2023. Between January and April 2023, airfare to the Spanish capital city is priced at around $400 round trip. The deal includes flights out of several eastern U.S. cities. Haven’t quite decided where you might go for next spring’s vacation? From the Spanish capital city’s incredible food, cult



When I spoke to Roblox in 2020, the company was in the midst of rebuilding its entire underlying infrastructure . It had been running into issues with downtime due to insufficient resources to meet demand and needed to build a modern, cloud-native system to handle its growing user base . But beyond the nuts and bolts of that system rebuild, Roblox had some ideas for their developer users as well.



People buy land for a variety of reasons, including as an investment, or to (eventually) build a home. And like everything else right now, cost is a major factor for those determining where to purchase land, or whether they can afford to do so in the first place. Read more...



Many Chromebooks have touchscreen displays, which are great if you like to use your laptop in “tablet mode.” However, if you don’t use the touchscreen, it may just be a source of accidental touches. You can turn it off. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



You may recall that a few months back, DC Comics decided to go ahead and kill off the Justice League as the inciting incident for their big event of the year, Dark Crisis. Over the last several months, DC’s been quick to assure us that there wouldn’t be a big multiversal reboot , but since the thing has “Crisis” in the… Read more...



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Here at TPG, we spend a lot of time focusing on redeeming points for travel, but the savviest points experts are the ones who know how to take advantage of every deal and save money — even when they’re not traveling. One of the best options for saving money and even earning some bonus points on a wide vari



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On this trip I had just 24 hours in Dubai, so I decided to stay at the Dubai EDITION . The 275-room hotel opened in November 2021. There were two reasons I decided to stay here. First of all, it was a good deal (as most hotels in Dubai are in summer). Second of all, I was kind of expecting the hotel to be a hot mess, and I figured OMAAT readers would enjoy that. I assumed that because of the dram



With Evil ’s third season now in its second half , members of the cast assembled at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 to chat about the current state of our favorite spooky spiritual investigators —plus offer a sneak peek at what’s to come as we slither toward the season finale on Paramount+ . Read more...



Status passes both engender loyalty and protect the loyalty relationship. That's a strategy more programs should think through. Continue reading ...



There’s a viral video, which we're sure you’ve seen by now, showing costumed Sesame Street character, Rosita, appearing to ignore two young Black girls during a parade at Sesame Place in Philadelphia after acknowledging and high-fiving a few white children. Posted on Instagram July 16 by Jodi Brown, the mother of one of the girls, the video shows Rosita gesturing "no" and walking away from the tw



While Microsoft Word lets you add and play a video directly in your document, Google Docs doesn’t currently offer this same feature. If you want to embed a video to your Google Doc, we’ll show you a few workarounds to make it happen. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



In February, Nintendo revealed that the Wii U and popular Nintendo 3DS eShops would officially close sometime in 2023, marking the end of purchases. This means gamers can no longer buy any content, including games, apps, wallpapers, themes, and anything else. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Indian online insurer Policybazaar said on Sunday that it was subject to an unspecified security incident but found that “no significant” customer data was exposed — or in other words, some was. Policybazaar, which sells a range of insurance coverage , said in a stock exchange filing that its IT systems were subject to “illegal and unauthorized access” and it is engaging with the authorities to t



China has successfully launched the second of three modules that will eventually make up its Tiangong space station. On Sunday at 2:22 PM local time (2:22 AM ET), the Wentian “Quest for the Heavens” module lifted off from the country’s Wenchang spaceport atop a Long March 5B rocket, Reuters reports . With the launch a “complete success,” Wentian is expected to rendezvous with the Tiangong space s



COVID-19 has fundamentally changed where we live and work, how we socialize, and what we do to earn a living. The pandemic, like past microbic and economic plagues, set off an exodus of well-heeled professionals out of cities to the suburbs, exo-burbs and beyond. But in an era where working from home has become easier than ever — among the privileged classes, at least — will the easing of COVID r



Thanks to regularly scheduled garbage pickup, we’ve gotten used to the idea that if we want to throw something out, we can just pop it in trash bag or can, put it out on the curb, and on a designated day of the week, sanitation workers or waste disposal companies whisk it away. Read more...



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Every now and then, Teen Titans Go loves to bring in a real life celebrity who will either gleefully bully the titular heroes, or let said heroes get viciously bullied by the special guest star. (Assuming they don’t team up to fight a musical dragon or some such.) Next on the list of guest celebrities is Zack Snyder,… Read more...



“I’ll be on a flight during the early afternoon, but will be reachable by internet.” It’s an assurance I gave my boss here at TPG when explaining my schedule for a recent Monday at work. Yes, I had a list of projects to finish, but — like many of my colleagues — I have plenty of experience getting work done at 30,000 feet. Of course, such productivity requires an internet connection. For the flig



Modern LCD TVs rely on LED backlighting to produce the visuals you see on the screen. But their picture quality and price can differ based on their backlighting system. So, what are these backlighting systems, and how are they different? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



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For some teens, the end of summer is an exciting time: maybe starting a new school, getting new classes and teachers, meeting up with friends who have been on hiatus all summer, and working towards getting into the college of your dreams. For others, you may be wishing the break would never end. But the only thing worse than the end of summer is starting the school year unprepared. Whether you’re



Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space t



When you put a load of especially dirty, sweaty, or smelly laundry in your washing machine, you may be tempted to add a little (or a lot) more than the recommended amount of detergent. In theory, this makes sense: Filthier-than-usual laundry could probably use a boost with extra detergent, right? Read more...



One of the best ways to maximize your credit card rewards is to pick a card that offers bonus points in the categories that you spend the most in, whether that’s restaurants , gas stations , or non-bonused categories . In this post I wanted to look at the best credit cards for grocery store & supermarket purchases . While everyone has to eat, people are split on this — some people primarily eat o




We’ve known Chucky would return since late last year —welcome but not entirely surprising news, considering that the series (creator Don Mancini ’s continuation of the campy, creepy Child’s Play movies) was a huge hit in its first season. We got a very brief teaser earlier in July announcing the October 5 premiere date,… Read more...



Advertise one thing, charge something else, is the very problem with resort fees to begin with - but charging a different resort fee than what's published on the hotel website seems next level. Continue reading ...



Portrait of soprano Adele Addison. Handwritten on back: “Musical America, 7-59.” Courtesy of the E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library



Small-business owners looking to earn Capital One miles and leverage multiple travel perks will be excited to hear about the newest card available from Capital One. The Capital One Spark Travel Elite card is not currently available to the public, but those with a business relationship manager can apply to take advantage of a welcome offer that can be worth well over $4,000. Let’s take a look at t



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Marvel's panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con was jam-packed with amazing reveals and heartbreaking trailers (we've heard the Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 trailer was a real tearjerker), but none were as powerful as the reveal for Black Panther : Wakanda Forever . Once again at the helm to direct is Ryan Coogler, a reassuringly steady hand. But the two-minute teaser is packed with peeks at



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The Orville: New Horizon ’s San Diego Comic-Con panel unfortunately didn’t bring much in the way of news—still no word on whether or not the show will be getting a fourth season, for instance—but series creator, writer, producer, and star Seth MacFarlane did drop one promising nugget: the Hulu series will soon also be… Read more...



The Google Pixel Buds Pro aren't supposed to start shipping until July 28, but one lucky buyer who pre-ordered the wireless earphones this week has already received their new gadget through the post – and that gives the rest of us an early glimpse at what's on offer. Reddit user Linkakox posted a thread (via 9to5Google ) on their first impressions of the earbuds, including what the sound quality



Southwest Airlines doesn’t offer your traditional upgrade options. That’s because the airline doesn’t have a first class cabin, and unlike ultra-low-cost competitor Spirit Airlines, Southwest doesn’t have any first-class-sized seats, either. If you’re looking to fly lavishly in lie-flat seats, you’re not going to find those on Southwest. There are some steps you can take before and during your tr



We've established that Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 's 100x Space Zoom is a photographic and technical marvel , but it has one trick up its sleeve that I didn't notice until recently. I've been using Samsung's big-screen Note-in-disguise Android 12 phone for five ( mostly uneventful ) months, but not consistently. The 6.8-inch device is, at 228 grams, a little heavy, especially compared to my 6.1-inc



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The next time someone wants to borrow your device to make a call or take a picture, take these steps to protect your privacy.



There’s a reason that The Game of Life has stuck around since it first published in 1960. It’s great! More than that, though, it’s a game that lends itself well to multiple iterations, just like Clue and Monopoly. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



If you’ve been shopping for an SSD or using memory cards for cameras, you’ll probably encounter the term “flash memory.” But what is flash memory and how does it work? We’ll explain. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Enlarge / The Framework Laptop is back with internal and external upgrades. It largely follows through on its promises of repairability and upgradeability. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) It's one thing to say you're making a fully user-serviceable, upgradeable laptop. It's another thing to actually follow through with it. The original Framework Laptop we reviewed last year did a lot of things right.



When the Toronto Blue Jays opened Sky Dome, the then-name of the team’s monstrous ballpark with more than 50,000 seats, in 1989, the facility contained no shortage of revolutionary elements. Not only was it baseball’s first stadium with a retractable roof, but it also had a hotel literally integrated into the park so fans could watch a game from the comfort of their room. The Rogers Centre in Tor



While airlines will often get involved in planning weddings or engagements for avgeeks, here’s a fun and unconventional twist on that. On July 14, 2022, a woman named Allison was traveling from Vancouver (YVR) to Los Angeles (LAX) for her bachelorette party with WestJet on flight WS1698. Unbeknownst to Allison, her fiancé, Shaun, had been in touch with the airline to plan a special surprise. Spec



What better way to celebrate Shark Week than with shark movies? Real-life sharks may be majestic creatures, but in the movies, they’re terrifying villains. From suspenseful classics to entertainingly dumb B-movies, here are the best shark movies to stream online. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



80,000 miles for Delta travel between New York and Austin. How about 90,000 miles? Those aren't saver award prices, but they're now being charged by Air France KLM's Flying Blue and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. Continue reading ...



The Genesis Communications Network built a lucrative business alongside the radio host, whose show the company has syndicated for more than two decades.



Portrait of soprano Adele Addison. Stamped on back: “S. Hurok presents Adele Addison, soprano. Hurok Attractions, 730 Fifth Avenue, N.Y. 19, N.Y. Martin Feinstein, Publicity Director, Michael Sweeley, Associate, phone Circle 5-0500.” Typed on back: “Adele Addison.” Courtesy of the E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library




While some would say that this guy is a jerk who needs a new hobby, I also kind of appreciate this, especially in an airport context… I think? TSA agents & airline employees don’t understand rules Long Island Audit Inc. produces videos that are posted to Facebook and YouTube, with the intent of doing “First Amendment Audits.” This seems to typically involve the police, but a recent video had an i



Roku is a name that has become so common to see that you probably don’t think much about where it came from. Roku devices can be found in millions of households, but what does “Roku” actually mean? Is it anything? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



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Connected car companies now charge owners to use physical hardware they already bought—but some are pushing back.



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Bring memories back to life by taking your old pictures into the future. We tested three popular photo scanning apps against a scanner.



GPU access in Docker lets you containerize demanding workloads such as machine learning applications. GPUs aren’t automatically available when you start a new container but they can be activated with the --gpus flag for docker run or by adding extra fields to a docker-compose.yml file. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Microsoft says it has fixed an issue that caused some Windows 11 users to experience File Explorer crashes in certain scenarios. In its newest optional Preview cumulative update, KB5015882, the Redmond giant made a total of 20 improvements to its latest operating system. Among them are two that address File Explorer crashes, one in which the program stops working when users press the play and pau



While some questions have been answered about the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 – the launch date is set for August 10, for example – there's still plenty that we don't know, including how much these phones are likely to cost. Retailer listings published ahead of time and picked up by GSMArena show prices for these two phones that are marginally higher than the ones we s



The Genesis Communications Network built a lucrative business alongside the radio host, whose show the company has syndicated for more than two decades.



Competing for rights to broadcast games from the N.F.L. and other leagues could be hard for broadcast and cable companies that “aren’t playing by the same financial rules.”



TL;DR: As of July 24, you can get The 2022 Ultimate Advanced CyberSecurity Professional Certification Bundle for just $69 instead of $1,475 — that's a discount of 95%. Cybersecurity is a rapidly growing industry that demands a diverse knowledge base that can have a steep learning curve. If you want to start learning early and have a certification verifying your mastery of the NIST Framework, and



TL;DR: As of July 24, you can get an HP EliteBook 840G4 (Refurbished) + Microsoft Office Professional 2021 Lifetime License for Windows for just $499.99 instead of $919 — that's a 45% discount. Shopping for a new computer can be an expensive ordeal, but it might be a little cheaper if you stopped looking for 'in-store new' and started looking for something new-to-you. This refurbished HP EliteBoo



TL;DR: As of July 24, you can get a Tykr Stock Screener: Pro Plan Lifetime Subscription for just $119 instead of $900 — that's a discount of 86%. 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 he



TL;DR: As of July 24, you can get an Offcloud Lifetime Subscription for just $39.99 instead of $699.99 — that's a discount of 94%. We’ve come a long way from the days of risky content download links and shady torrent sites, but one thing that hasn’t changed is how nice it can be to have your own copy of all the content you want to watch. Offcloud can help with that. This all-in-one download manag



TL;DR: As of July 24, you can get the LazyApply Job Application: Lifetime Subscription for just $67 instead of $999 — that's a discount of 93%. Applying for jobs is exhausting, especially if you're still working while you're looking. On average, it takes a job seeker anywhere from 21 to 80 applications before securing a job offer , and there’s no guarantee that the offer is worth taking. Save som



There are as many reasons to make a music documentary as there are ways to sing a song. Maybe the director is a fan of a performer and feels they've gone undervalued. Maybe there's a singular performance that cameras have captured that needs to be entered into the historical record. Maybe som


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