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California restaurant owner hits parents of bratty kids with hefty fines for trashing his business
A Chinese restaurant in Northern California, Chez Xue, has gone viral for a policy of charging parents for property damage caused by their unruly children. Owner You You Xue, who runs two restaurants south of San Francisco, introduced the damage charges after repeated incidents of disruptive children affecting other diners and burdening his staff, who…
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Rumour suggests Intel is cooking up a 12 Xe desktop Nova Lake CPU
Intel is reportedly working on a desktop version of its upcoming Nova Lake processor family that would feature an integrated graphics unit built from 12 Xe cores, according to an unverified rumour. If accurate, this would represent a notable increase in graphics capability for Intel’s mainstream desktop chips, which have traditionally shipped with far more…
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Knife-wielding Florida man arrested after setting restaurant on fire with flaming propane tank: authorities
A 53-year-old man, Rubiel Maceo Castillo, was arrested in Tampa, Florida, after he allegedly carried a flaming propane tank through a restaurant and brandished two knives at deputies who arrived to detain him. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called at around 8:45am on Tuesday to a report of an assault or battery in progress,…
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Banijay & All3Media Complete Merger, Creating $8BN Production-Distribution Giant
Banijay Entertainment and All3Media have completed their merger, forming a London-based production and distribution company worth around $8 billion (£6bn) that makes and sells shows including The Traitors, Big Brother, MasterChef and Peaky Blinders. The combined group, which retains the name Banijay Entertainment, becomes what its leadership describes as the world’s largest independent media content…
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Microsoft Layoffs Cut id Software’s Game Pitches, Including Perfect Dark Reboot and John Wick-Inspired Cyberpunk Title
Microsoft’s recent mass layoffs impacted id Software with approximately 136 job cuts, affecting the Doom developer as the team was finalising downloadable content for Doom: The Dark Ages. Prior to the redundancies, the s
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Restaurant owners reveal the biggest mistake diners make before ordering
Restaurant professionals have told Fox News Digital that diners often undermine their own meals by asking servers the wrong opening question. Rather than “What should I order?” or “What’s your favourite?”, hospitality experts suggest questions that draw out what a kitchen does best, leading to more personalised and satisfying recommendations. The advice matters because a…
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The Best Food Dehydrators for Self-Sufficient Kitchens (2026)
WIRED has published its 2026 guide to the best food dehydrators, framing the appliances as a compact, quick alternative to canning or freezing for preserving surplus produce, foraged food, wild game or fish. The article, drawing on hands-on testing by the writer and contributing reviewer Lisa Wood Shapiro, argues that dehydrators broaden home food-preservation options…
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One of Meta’s Offices Was Briefly Overtaken by a Rogue Squirrel
A squirrel got loose inside one of Meta’s offices in Bangkok, Thailand, this week, scampering past staff for at least 20 minutes before being caught, according to an internal memo seen by WIRED. The animal minorly injured a janitor during its escapade. The incident matters chiefly as a rare light-hearted moment for a workforce that…