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4 Beloved 70s Hits You Should Probably Avoid if You’ve Just Had a Breakup
American Songwriter has published a light-hearted list of four popular songs from the 1970s that are best avoided by anyone nursing a fresh breakup. The piece argues that each track, while beloved and often catchy on the surface, carries lyrics or emotional twists that could deepen heartbreak rather than soothe it, making them risky listening…
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Roku Q2 Revenue Up 22% and Net Income Zooms to $164 Million in Huge Beat, Abstains From Providing Outlook Amid Pending Fox Corp. Sale
Roku posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter 2026 results, with revenue up 22% to $1.35 billion and net income surging to a record $164.2 million, marking its fifth consecutive profitable quarter after years of losses. The strong performance comes as the streaming platform prepares for its $22 billion sale to Fox Corp., announced in mid-June, with Roku declining…
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AMD acquires AI chip startup Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models into silicon
AMD has acquired AI chip startup Taalas, aiming to dramatically speed up AI inference by etching model weights directly into silicon rather than storing them in conventional memory. The move is part of AMD’s ongoing effort to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in AI hardware, mirroring the logic behind Nvidia’s own $20 billion licensing deal with Groq…
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HEART’s First New Album In A Decade Is ‘Almost Finished’: ‘I Think It’s Going To Be Great’, NANCY WILSON Says
HEART guitarist Nancy Wilson has confirmed that the band’s first new studio album in a decade is nearly complete, with recording finished and delivery expected by the end of August 2026. It will be the follow-up to 2016’s “Beautiful Broken” and marks a significant return for the veteran rock act, who reunited after a family…
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University of Michigan to nix letter grades for many first-semester students
The University of Michigan will stop recording letter grades on external transcripts for the first semester of many new undergraduates in its College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA). From autumn 2027, those results will instead appear as pass or no credit and will not count towards students’ GPAs, a change intended to help…
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How to marry in Fields of Mistria? All options and more
The full release of farming sim Fields of Mistria has introduced marriage, letting players wed any of 12 NPCs regardless of gender, alongside the ability to start a family, features that were absent from the earlier early-access version. The addition marks a significant expansion of the game’s relationship mechanics, giving players a clearer long-term goal…
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Number of obese adults in England has doubled to 14.3m since UK’s first obesity strategy in 1992, damning analysis reveals
A new analysis has found that the number of obese adults in England has more than doubled since the government launched the UK’s first obesity strategy in 1992, with the figure now standing at 14.3 million. The findings are described as damning, highlighting decades of failed public health policy despite repeated government initiatives aimed at…
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On This Day in 1990, Garth Brooks Released His Signature Hit That Almost Went to Another 90s Country Star
On this day in 1990, Garth Brooks released “Friends in Low Places” as the lead single from his second album, No Fences. The song went on to spend four weeks at number one on the country chart, becoming his second consecutive chart-topper and one of the defining hits of his career, but it very nearly…
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The AirPods Pro are $60 off, their best price since late June
Best Buy has launched a sale on Apple products, with the AirPods Pro 3 dropping to $189.99, a $60 reduction that matches offers at Amazon and Walmart. This marks the earbuds’ lowest price since Prime Day in late June and puts them within $20 of their all-time low, making it a notable opportunity for shoppers…