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‘The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep’ review: Geralt meets ‘The Little Mermaid’

The Witcher fans know how to wait. It’s been six months since we farewelled The Witcher in Henry Cavill mode, with Liam Hemsworth’s Geralt gauntlet expected later this year. We’ve been lightly thriving on news of the fourth RPG game in The Witcher franchise, the first since 2015’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, but it’s

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It’s Spring on Mars—and That Means Violently Explosive Geysers and Avalanches

When the frozen carbon dioxide has all melted in the summer, distinctive marks are revealed on the Martian landscape. These are known as “araneidoform terrain,” because they look like spiders when seen from space. Some of these spider-like landforms are more than a kilometer across, and some have hundreds of legs. They are often found

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QED leads $11M investment in Nigerian fintech Raenest

As Africa’s tech ecosystem booms, more people from the region are landing remote jobs with big tech firms and global startups. But getting paid remains a challenge for many of these freelancers and remote workers — they struggle to open accounts that accept U.S. dollars, face slow invoicing and payment processes, and it doesn’t help

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Money Market Account vs Checking Account: Which Is Better?

Money market accounts (MMAs) and checking accounts may share some similar features, such as earning interest, getting FDIC insurance coverage, and allowing check writing and debit card access. However, they differ in terms of yields, withdrawal limits, and transaction flexibility. MMAs typically offer higher returns than checking accounts, which usually provide little to no interest

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Sporting vs. Dortmund 2025 livestream: Watch Champions League for free

TL;DR: Live stream Sporting vs. Dortmund in the Champions League for free on Virgin Media Player. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. The Champions League playoff round brings together eight teams that didn’t quite do enough to secure a spot in the knockout stage of the competition. There are

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14 Best Sexy Gifts for Lovers (2025)

Sex toys and accessories can be a huge benefit to most people’s sex lives, but we don’t talk about them openly enough. That’s a shame, because here at WIRED, we have many thoughts on all the gadgets you can use to spice up your romantic relationships or share your joy with others. Whether you’re buying

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Google changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Maps

Google Maps officially updated the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Monday. Among many other executive orders, President Donald Trump decreed on the day of his inauguration that the Gulf of Mexico would be renamed the Gulf of America. This executive order also reverses an Obama-era move to rename

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Australians Hit With One Cyber Attack Every Second in 2024

A cyber attack hit an Australian user every second in 2024, marking a staggering twelvefold increase from the previous year. This surge contributed to a global cybersecurity crisis, where 5.6 billion accounts were compromised worldwide, equating to 176 breaches per second, according to Surfshark. The global total represents a nearly eightfold surge from 2023 when

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Elon Musk makes $97 billion bid for OpenAI, gets rejected

A group of investors led by Elon Musk made a bid to buy out the leading artificial intelligence company, OpenAI. However, it appears that the offer has already been rejected. According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, Musk and his investor group submitted an unsolicited offer of $97.4 billion to acquire the

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NIH Funding Cuts Appear to Draw on Heritage Foundation Report That Blasts ‘DEI Staff’

The 2022 report includes an analysis of 82 universities, the indirect cost rate they receive from federal grants, and the indirect cost rate they receive from private funders such as the Sloan Foundation, Gates Foundation, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Ten of the schools in the Heritage Foundation analysis did not confirm their indirect cost

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